pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स तामुपादाय विजित्य रङ्गे द्विजातिभिस्तैरभिपूज्यमानः। रङ्गानिरक्रामदचिन्त्यकर्मा पत्न्या तया चाप्यनुगम्यमानः॥
English: That accomplisher, of inconceivable feats, having won her in the arena, was saluted with reverence by all the Brahmanas. He soon after left arena and was followed by her who thus became his wife.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्मै दित्सति कन्यां तु ब्राह्मणाय तदा नृपे। कोप आसीन्महीपानामालोक्यान्योन्यमन्तिकात्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When the king expressed his desire to bestow his daughter on that Brahmana, all the assembled kings looked at one another and were filled with wrath.
Sanskrit: अस्मानयमतिक्रम्य तृणीकृत्य च संगतान्। दातुमिच्छति विप्राय द्रौपदी योषितां वराम्॥
English: The kings said : Passing us by and regarding the assembled potentates as straw, this Draupada desires to bestow his daughter, the best of women, on a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: अवरोप्येह वृक्षं तु फलकाले निपात्यते। निहन्मैनं दुरात्मानं योऽयमस्मान् न मन्यते॥
English: Having planted the tree, he cuts it down when it is about to bear fruits. The wretch does not respect us, therefore let us kill him.
Sanskrit: न ह्यर्हत्येष सम्मानं नापि वृद्धक्रमं गुणैः। हन्मैनं सह पुत्रेण दुराचारं नृपद्विषम्॥
English: He does not deserve our respect or he veneration due to his age. On account of such conduct, we shall kill this wretch who insult kings with their sons.
Sanskrit: अयं हि सर्वानाहूय सत्कृत्य च नराधिपान्। गुणवद् भोजयित्वान्नं ततः पश्चान्न मन्यते॥
English: After inviting all the kings and entertaining them with excellent food, he at last insult them all.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन् राजसमावाये देवानामिव संनये। किमयं सदृशं कञ्चित्रपतिं नैव दृष्टवान्॥
English: In this assemblage of monarchs which is like a conclave of the celestials, does he not find a single king who is equal to himself?
Sanskrit: न च विप्रेष्वधीकारो विद्यते वरणं प्रति। स्वयंवरः क्षत्रियाणामितीयं प्रथिता श्रुतिः॥
English: The Shruti says that the Svaimvara is for the Kshatriyas; the Brahmanas have no claim in a selection of husband (by a Kshatriyas lady).
Sanskrit: अथवा यदि कन्येयं न च कञ्चिद् बुभूपति। अग्नावेनां परिक्षिप्य याम राष्ट्राणि पार्थिवाः॥
English: O kings, if this maiden does not desire to select one of us as her husband, let us throw her into fire and return to our kingdoms.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणो यदि चापल्याल्लोभाद् वा कृतवानिदम्। विप्रियं पार्थिवेन्द्राणां नैष बध्यः कथंचन॥
English: Though this Brahmana has done this injury to the kings out of his officiousness or avarice, he should not be still killed.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणार्थं हि नो राज्यं जीवितं हि वसूनि च। पुत्रपौत्रं च यच्चान्यदस्माकं विद्यते धनम्॥
English: For our kingdoms, lives, wealth, sons and grandsons and whatever other wealth we have (in this world) all exist for the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: अवमानभयाच्चैव स्वधर्मस्य च रक्षणात्। स्वयंवराणामन्येषां मा भूदेवंविधा गतिः॥
English: Something must be done (however) so that from the fear of disgrace and from the desire of maintaining that which properly belongs to the respective orders, (the impertinent interference of Brahmanas) may not cause other Svaimvaras to end thus.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा राजशार्दूला हृष्टाः परिघवाहवः। द्रुपदं तु जिघांसन्तः सायुधाः समुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Having said this, those best of kings, having arms like the spiked iron maces, took up their weapons and rushed upon Drupada to kill him.
Sanskrit: तान् गृहीतशरावापान् क्रुद्धानापततो बहून्। द्रुपदो वीक्ष्य संत्रासाद् ब्राह्मणाञ्छरणं गतः॥
English: Seeing those kings all rushing upon him in anger with bows and arrows, Drupada sought the protection of the Brahmanas from fear.
Sanskrit: वेगेनापततस्तांस्तु प्रभिन्नानिव वारणान्। पाण्डुपुत्रौ महेष्वासौ प्रतियातावरिंदमौ॥
English: But those great bowmen, those two sons of Pandu (Bhima and Arjuna), those chastisers of foes, (at once) advanced to oppose those kings rushing towards Drupada like mad elephants.
Sanskrit: ततः समुत्पेतुरुदायुधास्ते महीक्षितो वद्धगोधामुलित्राः। वमर्षयन्तोऽर्जुनभीमसेनौ।॥
English: Thereupon all those kings and princes with their figures cased in leather and their weapons upraised, rushed in anger towards the Kuru princes, Bhima and Arjuna.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु भीमोऽद्भुतभीमकर्मा महाबलो वज्रसमानसारः। उत्पाट्य दोर्थ्यां दुममेकबीरो निष्पत्रयामास यथा गजेन्द्रः॥
English: Then the powerful Bhima of extraordinary deeds, possessing the strength of thunder, tore up a large tree like an elephant and then desisted in of its all leaves.
Sanskrit: तं वृक्षमादाय रिपुप्रमाथी दण्डीव दण्डं पितृराज उग्रम्। तस्थौ समीपे पुरुषर्षभस्य पार्थस्य पार्थः पृथुदीर्घबाहुः॥
English: Taking that tree, the mighty-armed Bhima, the son of Pritha, the chastiser of all foes, stood, like Yama with his fearful staff, near that best of man Partha (Arjuna.)
Sanskrit: जिष्णुः स हि भ्रातुरचिन्त्यकर्मा। विसिष्मिये चापि भयं विहाय तस्थौ धनुर्गृह्य महेन्द्रकर्मा॥
English: Seeing that feat of his brother, the greatly intelligent Jishnu (Arjuna), himself being of inconceivable feats, became very much astonished. Being equal to Indra in achievements, he cast off all his fears; and he stood ready with his bow to receive those assailants.
Sanskrit: जिष्णोः सहभ्रातुरचिन्त्यकर्मा। दामोदरो भ्रातरमुग्रवीर्य हलायुधं वाक्यमिदं बभाषे॥
English: Seeing the feats of both Jishnu (Arjuna) and his brother, Damodara (Krishna) of superhuman intelligence and in conceivable feats, spoke thus to his brother Halayudha (Balarama) of fearful energy.
Sanskrit: य एष सिंहर्षभखेलगामी महद्धनुः कर्षति तालमात्रम्। एषोऽर्जुनो नात्र विचार्यमस्ति यद्यस्मि संकर्षण वासुदेवः॥
English: O Sankarshana, that hero who has the gait like that of a great lion, who draws the large bow in his hand, which is full four cubits in length, is undoubtedly Arjuna. If I am the son of Vasudeva there is no doubt about it.
Sanskrit: यस्त्वेष वृक्षं तरसावभज्य राज्ञां निकारे सहसा प्रवृत्तः। वृकोदरान्नान्य इहैतदद्य कर्तुं समर्थः समरे पृथिव्याम्॥
English: That hero, who has suddenly torn up the tree and who has within a moment become ready to drive away the monarchs, is undoubtedly Vrikodara (Bhima). None else in the world could have performed today such after in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: योऽसौ स्तनुर्महासिंहगतिविनीतः। गौरः प्रलम्बोज्ज्वलचारुघोणो विनिःसृतः सोऽच्युत धर्मपुत्रः॥
English: O Achyuta, the other youth, having eyes like lotus leaves, who is full four cubits tall, who has the gait of mighty lion, who is humble, fair-complexioned, with prominent and shinning nose, who a moment before has left the arena, is undoubtedly the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira).
Sanskrit: यौ तौ कुमाराविव कार्तिकेयौ द्वावश्विनेयाविति मे वितर्कः। न्मया श्रुताः पाण्डुसुताः पृथा च॥
English: The two other youths, each as handsome as Kartikeya, are, I am sure, the son of the twin Ashvinis. I heard that sons of Pandu and Pritha had escaped from the fire of the lac house.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीन्निर्जलतोयदाभो हलायुधोऽनन्तरजं प्रतीतः। प्रीतोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा हि पितृष्वसारं पृथां विमुक्तां सह कौरवावयैः॥
English: Then Halayudha of the complexion of clouds charged with rains spoke thus to his younger brother in joy, "I am glad to hear that our father's sister Pritha, with the foremost of the Kuru princes (the Pandavas) has escaped (from the lac-house).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच गत्वा तु तां भार्गवकर्मशाला पार्थो पृथां प्राप्य महानुभावौ। तां याज्ञसेनी परमप्रतीतौ भिक्षेत्यथावेदयतां नरावयौ॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Then those two illustrious sons of Pritha, returning to the Potter's house, came to their mother. And those best of men represented Yajnaseni to their mother as the “Alms” they had obtained that day.
Sanskrit: कुटीगता सा त्वनवेक्ष्य पुत्रौ प्रोवाच भुङ्क्तेति समेत्य सर्वे। पश्चाच्च कुन्ती प्रसमीक्ष्य कृष्णां कष्टं मया भाषितमित्युवाच॥
English: Kunti who was within the room did not see her sons. She, therefore, replied saying. “Enjoy all of you (what you have got.") A moment after she saw Krishna (Draupadi) and said, "Alas! what have I said?
Sanskrit: साधर्मभीता परिचन्तयन्ती तां याज्ञसेनी परमप्रतीताम्। पाणौ गृहीत्वोपजगाम कुन्ती युधिष्ठिरे वाक्यमुवाच चेदम्॥
English: Being anxious with the fear of sin and reflecting how every one could be extricated from the situation, she took the cheerful Yajnaseni by the hand and coming to Yudhishthira, she said.
Sanskrit: कुन्त्युवाच इयं तु कन्या दुपदस्य राज्ञः तवानुजाभ्यां मयि संनिविष्टा। यथोचितं पुत्र मयापि चोक्तं समेत्य भुङ्क्तेति नृप प्रमादात्॥
English: Kunti said: This daughter of the king Yajnasena, upon being represented to me by your younger brothers as the “Alms” they had obtained, O king, from ignorance I said what was proper, namely, “Enjoy all of you what you have got.”
Sanskrit: मया कथं नानृतमुक्तमद्य भवेत् कुरूणामृषभ ब्रवीहि। पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतामधर्मो न चोपवर्तेत न विभ्रमेच्च॥
English: O best of the Kurus, tell me how my speech may not become futile, how sin may not touch the daughter of the Panchala king and how she may not become unhappy.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स एवमुक्तो मतिमान् नृवीरो मात्रा मुहूर्तं तु विचिन्त्य राजा। कुन्ती समाश्वास्य कुरुप्रवीरो धनंजयं वाक्यमिदं बभाषे॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed by his mother, that foremost of the Kuru race, that hero, the intelligent king. (Yudhishthira) consoling Kunti, thus addressed Dhananjaya,
Sanskrit: फाल्गुन याज्ञसेनी त्वयैव शोभिष्यति राजपुत्री। त्वया जिता प्रज्वाल्यतामग्निरमित्रसाह गृहाण पाणिं विधिवत् त्वमस्या:॥
English: "O Falguni, Yajnaseni has been won by you. It is proper therefore that you should marry this princess. O with stander of all foes, therefore kindle the sacred fire and marry her with all due rites."
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच मा मां नरेन्द्र त्वमधर्मभाज कृथा न धर्मोऽयमशिष्टदृष्टः। भवान् निवेश्यः प्रथमं ततोऽयं भीमो महाबाहुरचिन्त्यकर्मा॥
English: Arjuna said: O king, do not hurl me into sin your command is not in consonance with the precepts of virtue. That is the path followed by the sinful. You should marry her first then the mighty armed Bhima of inconceivable feats.
Sanskrit: अहं ततो नकुलोऽनन्तरं मे पश्चादयं सहदेवस्तरस्वी। नियं च कन्या भवतो नियोज्याः॥
English: Then myself, then Nakula and then last of all the greatly energetic Sahadeva. O king, Vrikodara, myself, the twins and the maiden all await your command.
Sanskrit: एवं गते यत् करणीयमत्र धर्म्यं यशस्यं कुरु तद् विचिन्त्य। पाञ्चालराजस्य हितं च यत् स्यात् प्रशाधि सर्वे स्म वशे स्थितास्ते॥
English: When such is the state of things, after due reflection do that which is proper, consonant with virtue, productive of fame and beneficial to the Panchala king. We all obedient to you; command us as you like.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच जिष्णोर्वचनमाज्ञाय भक्तिस्नेहसमन्वितम्। दृष्टिं निवेशयामासुः पाञ्चाल्यां पाण्डुनन्दनाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having these words of Jishnu (Arjuna), so full of respect and affection, the sons of Pandu all glanced at the Panchala princess.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा ते तत्र पश्यन्तीं सर्वे कृष्णां यशस्विनीम्। सप्रेक्ष्यान्योन्यमासीना हृदयैस्तामधारयन्॥
English: She too looked at them all. Glancing at the illustrious Krishna (Draupadi), they looked at one another and taking their seats, they thought of her alone.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु द्रौपदी दृष्ट्वा सर्वेषामितौजसाम्। सम्प्रमथ्येन्द्रियग्रामं प्रादुरासीन्मनोभवः॥
English: When those immeasurably effulgent heroes looked at Draupadi, the god of love invaded their hearts and continued to grind all their senses.
Sanskrit: काम्यं हि रूपं पाञ्चाल्या विधात्रा विहितं स्वयम्। बभूवाधिकमन्याभ्यः सर्वभूतमनोहरम्॥
English: The charming beauty of the Panchala princess was modelled by the Creator himself. It was superior to all and charming to all creatures.
Sanskrit: तेषामाकारभावज्ञः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। द्वैपायनवचः कृत्स्नं सस्मार मनुजर्षभः॥
English: Seeing their demeanour and knowing what was passing through their minds, that best of men, the son of Kunti, Yudhishthira recollected the words of Dvaipayana.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीत सहितान् भ्रातॄन् मिथोभेदभयानृपः। सर्वेषां द्रौपदी भार्या भविष्यति हि नः शुभा॥
English: Fearing that there might arise disunion amongst the brothers, the king (Yudhishthira) thus spoke, “This blessed Draupadi will be the wife of all of us."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच भ्रातुर्वचस्तत् प्रसमीक्ष्य सर्वे ज्येष्ठम्य पाण्डोस्तनयास्तदानीम्। तमेवार्थं ध्यायमाना मनोभिः। सर्वे च ते तस्थुरदीनसत्त्वाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Hearing these words of their eldest brother, the sons of Pandu began to ponder over them in their mind in great joy.
Sanskrit: नाशंसमानः सहरौहिणेयः। जगाम तां भार्गवकर्मशाला यत्रासते ते पुरुषप्रवीराः॥
English: The chief of the Vrishnis (Krishna), with the son of Rohini (Balarama) suspecting them to be the chief of the Kurus, came to the potter's house where those best of men (the Pandavas) were living.
Sanskrit: तत्रोपविष्टं पृथुदीर्घबाहुं ददर्श कृष्णः सहरौहिणेयः। प्युपोपविष्टाङ्ग्वलनप्रकाशान्॥
English: Krishna with the son of Rohini (Balarama) saw there seated Ajatashatru of well developed and long arms and sitting round him were his younger brothers, surpassing the splendour of fire.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीद् वासुदेवोऽभिगम्य कुन्तीसुतं धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठम्। कृष्णोऽहमस्मीति निपीड्य पादौ युधिष्ठिरस्याजमीढस्य राज्ञः॥
English: Going to that foremost of all virtuous men, the son of Kunti and touching the feet of that prince of the Ajamida race Yudhishthira, Vasudeva (Krishna) then said, “I am Krishna”.
Sanskrit: स्तौ चापि हृष्टाः कुरवोऽभ्यनन्दन्। वगृहणतां भारतमुख्य पादौ॥
English: And the son of Rohini (Baladeva) also coming to Yudhishthira did the same. Seeing Krishna and Baladeva, the Pandavas expressed their great delight. O foremost of the Bharata race, those chiefs of the Yadu race (Krishna and Balarama) then touched the feet of (Kunti), the sister of their father.
Sanskrit: अजातशत्रुश्च कुरुप्रवीरः पप्रच्छ कृष्णं कुशलं विलोक्य। कथं वयं वासुदेव त्वयेह गूढा वसन्तो विदिताश्च सर्वे॥
English: Seeing Krishna, Ajatashatru, that foremost of the Kuru race, asked him his well-fare and said “O Vasudeva, how have you been able to trace us, living as we are in disguise?”
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीद् वासुदेवः प्रहस्य गूढोऽष्यग्निर्ज्ञायत एव राजन्। तं विक्रम पाण्डवेयानतीत्य कोऽन्यः कर्ता विद्यते मानुषेषु॥
English: Vasudeva smilingly replied, “O king, fire even if it is covered can easily be known. Who else among men except the Pandavas can perform such feats?
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या सर्वे पावकाद् विप्रमुक्ता यूयं घोरात् पाण्डवाः शत्रुसाहाः। दिष्ट्या पापो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रः सहामात्यो न सकामोऽभविष्यत्॥
English: O Pandavas, O with standers of foes, you have by sheer good fortune escaped from that fearful fire (of the lac house) and also by sheer good fortune the sinful son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana) with his ministers have not succeed in their (evil) wishes.
Sanskrit: भद्रं वोऽस्तु निहितं यद् गुहायां विवर्धध्वं ज्वलना इवैधमानाः। मा वो विदुः पार्थिवाः केचिदेव यास्यावहे शिविरायैव तावत्। सोऽनुज्ञातः पाण्डवेनाव्ययश्री: प्रायाच्छीघ्रं बलदेवेन सार्धम्॥
English: Be blessed, Grow in prosperity as a fire in a cave gradually grows and spreads itself all around. Lest any of the kings recognise you, give us permission to return to our camp. Then obtaining the permission of the Pandavas, Krishna of undying prosperity, accompanied with Vasudeva, soon went away.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तथोक्तः परिहृष्टरूपः पित्रे शशंसाथ स राजपुत्रः। धृष्टद्युम्न: सोमकानां प्रवों वृत्तं यथा येन हृता च कृष्णा॥
English: Vulshanipayana said : Having been thus addressed, that foremost of the lunar race, the prince Dhrishtaduymna, cheerfully said to his father all that had happened and by whom Krishna (Draupadi) had been won.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्न उवाच योऽसौ युवा व्यायतलोहिताक्षः कृष्णाजिनी देवसमानरूपः। यः कार्मुकाग्र्यं कृतवानधिज्यं लक्ष्यं च यः पातितवान् पृथिव्याम्॥ असज्जमानश्च ततस्तरस्वी वृतो द्विजाग्र्यैरभिपूज्यमानः। चक्राम वज्रीव दितेः सुतेषु सर्वेश्च देवै ऋषिभिश्च जुष्टः॥
English: Dhrishtaduymna said : The Youth with large and red eyes, who was attired in back deer skin and looked like a celestials in beauty, who stringed the foremost of bows and brought down on earth the mark set on high, was soon surrounded by all the foremost of Brahmanas, who offered him their homage for the feat he had achieved. Incapable of bearing the sight of the foes and endued with great activity, he(the youth) displayed his prowess. Surrounded by the Brahinanas he resembled like the celestials and the Rishis.
Sanskrit: कृष्णा प्रगृह्याजिनमन्वयात् तं नागं यथा नागवधूः प्रहृष्टा। अमृष्यमाणेषु नराधिपेषु क्रुद्धेषु वै तत्र समापतत्सु॥
English: As a female elephant follows the leader of a herd so Krishna cheerfully followed him, catching hold of his deer skin. Being unable of bearing that sight the assembled kings rose up in anger and advanced to fight.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरः पार्थिवसङ्घमध्ये प्रवृद्धमारुज्य महीप्ररोहम्। प्रकालयन्नेव स पार्थिवौघान् क्रुद्धोऽन्तकः प्राणभृतो यथैव॥
English: O king, then there rose in the arena another hero, who tore up a large tree and rushed against the kings (felling them right and left), as angry Yama smites down all living creatures.
Sanskrit: तौ पार्थिवानां मिषतां नरेन्द्र कृष्णामुपादाय गतौ नराग्यौ। विभ्राजमानाविव चन्द्रसूर्यो बाह्यां पुराद् भार्गवकर्मशालाम्॥
English: O king, the assembled kings stood motionless looking at these two best of heroes among men. While they, resembling like the sun and the moon, took Krishna with them and went away to a potter's house (situated) outside the city.
Sanskrit: तत्रोपविष्टार्जिरिवानलस्य तेषां जनित्रीति मम प्रतर्कः। रुपोपविष्टैस्त्रिभिरग्निकल्पैः॥
English: There (in the potter's house) sat a lady, as effulgent as a flame of fire, who I believe, is their mother. Around her also sat three foremost of men, each of when was like a fire.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्ततस्तावभिवाद्य पादौ उक्ता च कृष्णा त्वभिवादयेति। स्थितां च तत्रैव निवेद्य कृष्णां भिक्षाप्रचाराय गता नराग्र्याः॥
English: Coming to her, the two heroes paid homage to her feet and asked Krishna "To do homage to her.” Keeping Krishna there, those foremost of men all went out in their begging tour.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु भैक्षं प्रतिगृह्य कृष्णा दत्त्वा बलिं ब्राह्मणसाच्च कृत्वा। तां चैव वृद्धां परिवेष्य तांश्च नरप्रवीरान् स्वयमष्यभुक्त।॥
English: (When they returned), Krishna took from them the food (that they had obtained in alms) and offered a portion to the gods and gave away another portion to the Brahmanas. She gave a portion to that venerable lady and distributed the rest to those foremost of men; she herself ate last of all.
Sanskrit: सुप्तास्तु ते पार्थिव सर्व एवं कृष्णा च तेषां चरणोपधाने। आसीत् पृथिव्यां शयनं च तेषां दर्भाजिनानास्तरणोपपन्नम्॥
English: O king, they then all laid themselves down for sleep, Krishna lying like their nether pillow. The bed on which they lay was made of Kusha grass, on which they spread their deer skins.
Sanskrit: ते नर्दमाना इव कालमेधाः कथा विचित्राः कथयाम्बभूवुः। न वैश्यशूद्रौपयिकी: कथास्ता न च द्विजानां कथयन्ति वीराः॥
English: They talked on various subjects in voices deep as those heroes were such that neither Vaishyas, nor Shudras, nor Brahmanas could talk in that way.
Sanskrit: नि:संशयं क्षत्रियपुङ्गवास्ते यथा हि युद्धं कथयन्ति राजन्। आशा हि नो व्यक्तमियं समृद्धा मुक्तान् हि पार्थाञ्छृणुमोऽग्निदाहात्॥
English: O king, there is no doubt that they are foremost of Kshatriyas, their conversations being on all military subjects. Our hope has been fulfilled. We have heard that the sons of Pritha escaped from the conflagration.
Sanskrit: यथा हि लक्ष्यं निहतं धनुश्च सज्यं कृतं तेन तथा प्रसा। यथा हि भापन्ति परस्परं ते छन्ना ध्रुवं ते प्रचरन्ति पार्थाः॥
English: From the way in which the mark was shot down by the youth, the strength with which the bow was stringed by him and the manner in which they talked to one another, it is certain they are the sons of Pritha wandering in disguise.
Sanskrit: ततः स राजा दुपदः प्रहृष्टः पुरोहितं प्रेषयामास तेषाम्। विद्याम् युष्मानिति भाषमाणो महात्मानः पाण्डुसुतास्तु कच्चित्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon the king Drupada became exceedingly pleased and he sent to then his priest, directing him to ascertain who they were and whether they were (really) the sons of the illustrious Pandu.
Sanskrit: गृहीतवाक्यो नृपतेः पुरोधा गत्वा प्रंशसामभिधाय तेषाम्। दुवाच चानुक्रमविक्रमेण॥
English: As directed by the king, the priest went to them; and applauding them all, he told them duly in detail all that he was commanded by the monarch to say.
Sanskrit: विज्ञातुमिच्छत्यवनीश्वरो वः पाञ्चालराजो वरदो वरार्हाः। लक्ष्यस्य वेद्धारमिमं हि दृष्ट्वा हर्षस्य नान्तं प्रतिपद्यते सः॥
English: The Priest said: O men that deserve first worship, the boon giving king of the earth, the lord of Panchala, (Drupada) is desirous to know who you are. Seeing this (hero) who has shot down the mark, his joy knows no bound.
Sanskrit: आख्यात च ज्ञातिकुलानुपूर्वी पदं शिरस्सु द्विषतां कुरुध्वम्। प्रह्लादयध्वं हृदयं ममेदं पाञ्चालराजस्य च सानुगस्य॥
English: Giving us all particulars of your family and tribe, place your feet on the heads of your enemies and gladden the hearts of the Panchala king and his men and of mine also.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुर्हि राजा द्रुपदस्य राज्ञः प्रियः सखा चात्मसमो बभूव। तस्यैष कामो दुहिता ममेयं स्नुषां प्रदास्यामि हि कौरवाय॥
English: King Pandu was a dear friend of king Draupada who regarded him as his counter self. He had all along cherished the desire of bestowing his this daughter on that Kuru prince (Pandu) as his daughter-in-law.
Sanskrit: अयं हि कामो दुपदस्य राज्ञो हदि स्थितो नित्यमनिन्दिताङ्गाः। धर्मेण विन्देत सुतां ममैताम्॥
English: O heroes of faultless features, it was the wish in the heart of the king Drupada that the long and strong armed Arjuna should marry in due religious form his this daughter.
Sanskrit: कृतं हि तत्स्यात् सत्कृतं ममेदं यशश्च पुण्यं च हितं तदेतत्। अथोक्तवाक्यं हि पुरोहितं स्थितं ततो विनीतं समुदीक्ष्य राजा॥ समीपतो भीममिदं शशास प्रदीयतां पाद्यमर्थ्य तथास्मै। मान्यः पुरोधा द्रुपदस्य राज्ञः तस्मै प्रयोज्याभ्यधिका हि पूजा॥
English: If that has become possible, nothing could be better, nothing more beneficial and nothing more conductive to fame and virtue than that incident. Having said this, the priest became silent. The king (Yudhishthira) seeing him thus sitting with humility said, “Let water to wash his fact and the Arghya be offered to this Brahmana. He is king Drupada's priest and therefore he is worthy of our respect. We should worship him with more than ordinary reverence.”
Sanskrit: भीमस्ततस्तत् कृतवान् नरेन्द्र तां चैव पूजां प्रतिगृह्य हर्षात्। सुखोपविष्टं तु पुरोहितं तदा युधिष्ठरो ब्राह्मणमित्युवाच॥
English: O king, Bhima then did as directed. Accepting the worship thus offered to him, he (the priest) became exceedingly glad; and then Yudhishthira thus addressed that priest sitting in comfort.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चालराजेन सुता निसृष्टा स्वधर्मदृष्टेन यथा न कामात्। प्रदिष्टशुल्का द्रुपदेन राज्ञा सा तेन वीरेण तथानुवृत्ता॥ न तत्र वर्णेषु कृता विवक्षा न चापि शीले न कुले न गोत्रे। कृतेन सज्येन हि कार्मुकेण विद्धन लक्ष्येण हि सा विसृष्टा॥
English: Yudhishthira said: By fixing a special kind of dower the Panchala king, has given away his daughter according to the practice of his order. He has not done it freely. Therefore, he has nothing to say in regard to the race, tribe, family and character of him who has performed the feat. This hero has won the princess by satisfying the demand of the king Drupada. All his queries have been answered by the stringing of the bow and the shooting down the mark.
Sanskrit: सेयं तथानेन महात्मनेह कृष्णा जिता पार्थिवसङ्घमध्ये। नैवंगते सौमकिरद्य राजा संतापमहत्यसुखाय कर्तुम्॥
English: It is by doing that which he had directed this illustrious hero has won Krishna in the assembly of kings. Under these circumstances, the king of the lunar race should not indulge in any regret which can only make him unhappy.
Sanskrit: कामश्च योऽसौ दुपदस्य राज्ञः स चापि सम्पत्स्यति पार्थिवस्य। मिमामहं ब्राह्मण साधु मन्ये॥
English: The desire that the king Drupada has all along entertained will (surely) be fulfilled, for O Brahmana, I believe this princess in endued with all auspicious marks.
Sanskrit: न तद् धनुर्मन्दबलेन शक्यं मौळ समायोजयितुं तथा हि। न चाकृतास्त्रेण न हीनजेन लक्ष्यं तथा पातयितुं हि शक्यम्॥
English: None that is weak in strength could string that bow and none of low birth or unaccomplished in arms could have shot down the mark.
Sanskrit: तस्मान्न तापं दुहितुर्निमित्तं पाञ्चालराजोऽर्हति कर्तुमद्या न चापि तत्पातनमन्यथेह कर्तुं हि शक्यं भुवि मानवेन॥
English: It is, therefore, not proper for the Panchala king to grieve today for his daughter. There is no man in the world who can (now) undo that act of shooting down the mark.