pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्मै पूजां प्रयोक्ष्यामि दाशार्हाय महात्मने। प्रत्यक्षं तव धर्मज्ञ तां मे कथयतः शृणु॥
English: That large-souled scion of the Dasharha race shall I worship in your immediate presence. O you conversant with mediate presence. O you conversant with virtue, listen to me speaking of that worship.
Sanskrit: एकवर्गः सुक्लृप्तार्बाह्निजातैहयोत्तमैः। चतुर्युक्तान् रथांस्तस्मैरौक्मान् दास्यामिषोडश॥
English: I shall present to him sixteen golden chariots, each drawn by excellent horses of the same colour bred of the Bahlika species and all well equipped.
Sanskrit: नित्यप्रभिन्नान् मातङ्गानीषादन्तान् प्रहारिणः। अष्टानुचरमेकैकमष्टौ दास्यामि कौरव॥
English: O son of Kuru, I shall also present him eight elephants capable of working havoc among the enemy, whose juice shall be ever flowing from their temples and whose tusk shall be equal to sloughs, each with eight human attendants.
Sanskrit: दासीनामप्रजातानां शुभानां रुक्मवर्चसाम्। शतमस्मै प्रदास्यामि दासानामपि तावताम्॥
English: A hundred of maid servants beautiful and without issue and beauty of gold, shall I give to him; and the same number of man-servants.
Sanskrit: आविकं च सुखस्पर्श पार्वतीयैरुपाहृतम्। तदप्यस्मै प्रदास्यामि सहस्राणि दशाष्ट च॥
English: Blankets pleasant to touch and procured from hilly tracts shall I give to him eighteen thousand in number.
Sanskrit: अजिनानां सहस्राणि चीनदेशोद्भवानि च। तान्यप्यस्मै प्रदास्यामि यावदर्हति केशवः॥
English: Thousands of deer skins produced in the country of China shall I give to him and whatever else may be fitting gifts to Keshava.
Sanskrit: दिवा रात्रौ च भात्येष सुतेजा विमलो मणिः। तमप्यस्मै प्रदास्यामि तमर्हति हि केशवः॥
English: I shall give him this pure and very bright gem that shines day and night; for Keshava is the proper recipient of these.
Sanskrit: एकनाभिपतत्यह्रा योजनानि चतुर्दश। यानमश्वतरीयुक्तं दास्ये तस्मै तदप्यहम्॥
English: This chariot drawn by excellent horses that traverses fourtcen yojanas in a single day, that too shall I give him.
Sanskrit: यावन्ति वाहनान्यस्य यावन्तः पुरुषाश्च ते। ततोऽष्टगुणमप्यस्मै भोज्यं दास्याम्यहं सदा॥
English: I shall present to him eight times the eatables that all his attendants and animals in the army may consume.
Sanskrit: मम पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च सर्वे दुर्योधनादृते। प्रत्युद्यास्यन्ति दाशार्ह रथैर्पष्टैः स्वलंकृताः॥
English: All my sons and grandsons with the exception of Duryodhana will go forward, mounted on chariots and with ornaments on to receive the scion of the Dasharha race.
Sanskrit: स्वलंकृताश्च कल्याण्यः पादैरेव सहस्रशः। वारमुख्या महाभागं प्रत्युद्यास्यन्ति केशवम्॥
English: Blessed damsels, the foremost among dancing girls, by thousands with ornaments on will go out on foot to receive Keshava of large parts.
Sanskrit: नगरादपि याः काश्चिद् गमिष्यन्ति जनार्दनम्। द्रष्टुं कन्याश्च कल्याणयस्ताश्च यास्यन्त्यनावृताः॥
English: The beautiful girls, that will go out from this ten to see Janardana, will go with out their veils drawn.
Sanskrit: सस्त्रीपुरुषबालं च नगरं मधुसूदनम्। उदीक्षतां महात्मानं भानुमन्तमिव प्रजाः॥
English: Let my subjects in this town, including women, men and children, behold the largesouled slayer of Madhu like the rising sun.
Sanskrit: महाध्वजपताकाश्च क्रियन्तां सर्वतो दिशः। जलावसिक्तो विरजाः पन्थास्तस्येति चान्वशात्॥
English: Let the points of the earth be filled with large flags and banners and let the rods through which he will pass be drenched with water so as to remove the dust.
Sanskrit: दुःशासनस्य च गृहं दुर्योधनगृहाद् वरम्। तदद्य क्रियतां क्षिप्रं सुसम्पृष्टमलंकृतम्॥
English: The house of Dushasana is better than that of Duryodhana. Let that be now furnished and well cleansed quickly.
Sanskrit: एतद्धि रुचिराकारैः प्रासादैरुपशोभितम्। शिवं च रमणीयं च सर्वर्तुसुमहाधनम्॥
English: This one (the abode of Dushasana) is graced with many palaces beautiful to look at; and it is comfortable, enchanting and rich during every season of the year.
Sanskrit: सर्वमस्मिन् गृहे रत्नं मम दुर्योधनस्य च। यद् यदर्हति वार्ष्णेयस्तत् तद् देयमसंशयम्॥
English: All my wealth and that of Duryodhana are in this house. Whatever is fitting for the scion of the Vrishni race should be given to him without doubt TARAAVML+V40
Sanskrit: विदुर उवाच राजन् बहुतमश्चासि त्रैलोक्यस्यापि सत्तमः। सम्भावितश्च लोकस्य सम्मतश्चासि भारत॥
English: Vidura said O king, you are thought very well of in the there worlds, indeed as, the best of men. You are beloved by the world and respected as well, OBharata.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वमेवंगते ब्रूयाः पश्चिमे वयसि स्थितः। शास्त्राद् वा सुप्रतर्काद् वा सुस्थिरः स्थविरोह्यसि॥
English: Having reached the setting part of your life, whatever you say under these circumstances can never be against the holy books, nor against the dictates the dictates of reason; for your mind is clam, as you are aged.
Sanskrit: लेखा शशिनि भा: सूर्ये महोर्मिरिव सागरे। धर्मस्त्वयि तथा राजनिति व्यवसिताः प्रजाः॥
English: The subjects are confident that virtue resides in you, O king permanently even as marks on the stone or as rays in the sun and waves in the sea.
Sanskrit: सदैव भावितो लोको गुणौघेस्तव पार्थिव। गुणानां रक्षणे नित्यं प्रयतस्व सबान्धवः॥
English: O ruler of the earth one is ever beloved in this world owing to your large number of good qualities. Take pains always, therefore, with your friends in the preservation of your noble traits.
Sanskrit: आर्जवं प्रतिपद्यस्व मा बाल्याद् बहु नीनशः। राजन् पुत्रांश्च पौत्राश्च सुहृदश्चैव सुप्रियान्॥
English: Be simple-minded. Do not out of childishness destroy, o king, your sons and grandsons and good and dearly beloved friends.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वमिच्छसि कृष्णाय राजन्नतिथये बहु। एतदन्यश्च दाशार्हः पृथिवीमपि चार्हति॥
English: What you desire to present your guest Krishna with is much; but the scion of the Dasharha race deserves all this and much more or indeed the whole earth.
Sanskrit: न तु त्वं धर्ममुद्दिश्य तस्य वा प्रियकारणात्। एतद् दित्ससि कृष्णाय सत्येनात्मानमालभे॥
English: For the sake of virtue or for desire of pleasing him however you do not give all this to Krishna; and I speak truly that you do this for the gain of yourself.
Sanskrit: मायैषा सत्यमेवैतच्छौतद् भूरिदक्षिण। जानामि त्वन्मतं राजन् गूढं बाह्येन कर्मणा॥
English: It is true that this proceeds out of deception and insincerity and therefore it is cxceedingly improper. I know your secret intentions, O king from your outward acts.
Sanskrit: पञ्च पञ्चैव लिप्सन्ति ग्रामकान् पाण्डवा नृप। न च दित्ससि तेभ्यस्तांस्तच्छा न करिष्यसि॥
English: The five Pandavas, O king desire only five villages. If you do not give them those they will not conclude peace.
Sanskrit: अर्थेन तु महाबाहुं वार्ष्णेयं त्वं जिहीर्षसि। अनेन चाप्युपायेन पाण्डवेभ्यो विभेत्स्यसि॥
English: You desire to win the son of Vrishnis to your own side by wealth; and by this means you want to create gull between himself and the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: न च वित्तेन शक्योऽसौ नोद्यमेन न गर्हया। अन्यो धनंजयात् कर्तुमेतत् तत्त्वं ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: He cannot, however be separated from Dhananjaya by wealth or by exertions, nor by speaking all about the Pandavas. I tell this you in all sincerity.
Sanskrit: वेद कृष्णस्य माहात्म्यं वेदास्य दृढभक्तिताम्। अत्याज्ययस्य जानामि प्राणैस्तुल्यं धनंजयम्॥
English: I know the noble-mindedness of Krishna and I know his firm devotion and I know that Dhananjaya is inseparable from him even as life itself.
Sanskrit: अन्यत् कुम्भादपां पूर्णादन्यत् पादावसेचनात्। अन्यत् कुशलम्प्रश्नान्नैवेक्ष्यति जनार्दनः॥
English: On anything else besides a pot full water and water for washing his feet and interrogations on his health even cast his eyes.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वस्य प्रियमातिथ्यं मानार्हस्य महात्मनः। तदस्मै क्रियतां राजन् मानार्होऽसौ जनार्दनः॥
English: Show him however, that hospitality which is acceptable to that large-souled one deserving of honour. O king, that Janardana is the proper party for showing honour to.
Sanskrit: आशंसमानः कल्याणं कुरूनभ्येति केशवः। येनैव राजन्नर्थेन तदेवास्मा उपाकुरु॥
English: Keshava comes here expecting to do good to the Kurus. Do that, О king, by which that object may be gained.
Sanskrit: शममिच्छति दाशार्हस्तव दुर्योधनस्य च। पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र तदस्य वचनं कुरु॥
English: The scion of the Dasharha race desires peace for yourself and for Duryodhana and for the Pandavas as well, O chief among kings; do you therefore, what he says.
Sanskrit: पितासि राजन् पुत्रास्ते वृद्धस्त्वं शिशवः परे। वर्तस्व पितृवत् तेषु वर्तन्ते ते हि पुत्रवत्॥
English: O king you are father and they are your sons. you are aged and others are children. Act therefore as befits a father and let them act as your children.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच यदाह विदुरः कृष्णे सर्वं तत् सत्यमच्युते। अनुरक्तो ह्यसंहार्यः पार्थान् प्रति जनार्दनः॥
English: Duryodhana said What Vidura has said regarding Krishna has been truly spoken; for Janardana is firmly attached to the son of Pritha and inseparable from them.
Sanskrit: यत् तत् सत्कारसंयुक्तं देयं वसु जनार्दने। अनेकरूपं राजेन्द्र न तद् देयं कदाचन॥
English: The diverse kinds of wealth therefore that is proposed to be bestowed on Janardana for his honour, O chief among kings, should on no account be given.
Sanskrit: देशः कालस्तथाऽयुक्तो न हि नार्हति केशवः। मंस्यत्यधोक्षजो राजन् भयादर्चति मामिति॥
English: Though Keshava is worthy of all that, yet place and time render it in-expedient; for he will come to think on receiving our worship, O king, that we are honoring him out of fear.
Sanskrit: अवमानश्च यत्र स्यात् क्षत्रियस्य विशाम्पते। न तत् कुर्याद् बुधः कार्यमिति मे निश्चिता मतिः॥
English: O Lord of the world, what would conduce to the disgrace of the Kshatriya race should not be done by a wise man. Such is my decided opinion.
Sanskrit: स हि पूज्यतमो लोके कृष्णः पृथुललोचनः। त्रयाणामपि लोकानां विदितं मम सर्वथा॥
English: Krishna of big eyes is most worthy of worship in this world by all the three worlds. This fact is always present in my mind.
Sanskrit: न तु तस्मै प्रदेयं स्यात् तथा कार्यगतिः प्रभो। विग्रहः समुपारब्धो न हि शाम्यत्यविग्रहात्॥
English: But circumstances are such, my lord, that nothing should be given him. War having been decided on will not turn into peace by delaying the former.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः। वैचित्रवीर्यं राजानमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Bhishma, the grandfather of the Kurus, having heard these words of his said these words to the royal son of Vichitravirya.
Sanskrit: सत्कृतोऽसत्कृतो वापि न क्रुद्ध्येत जनार्दनः। नालमेनमवज्ञातुं नावज्ञेयो हि केशवः॥
English: Janardana will not get angry, whether he is properly received or not. He cannot be insulted; for Keshava is not capable of being SO.
Sanskrit: यत् तु कारयं महाबाहो मनसा कार्यतां गतम्। सर्वोपायैर्न तच्छक्यं केनचित् कर्तुमन्यथा॥
English: Whatever act, O you with long arms, is fructified in his mind's eye cannot be prevented by any man by every mean in his power.
Sanskrit: स यद् ब्रूयान्महाबाहुस्तत कार्यमविशङ्कया। वासुदेवेन तीर्थेन क्षिप्रं संशाम्य पाण्डवैः॥
English: What that being with long arms says, should be done without hesitation. Effect peace quickly with the Pandavas through the instrumentality of Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: धर्म्यमर्थ्यं च धर्मात्मा ध्रुवं वक्ता जनार्दनः। तस्मिन् वाच्याः प्रिया वाचो भवता बान्धवैः सह।॥
English: Janardana, inclined to virtue, will surely say what is conducive to morality as well as worldly profit; and he should be spoken to in agreeable words by yourself along with your friends.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच न पर्यायोऽस्ति यद् राजश्रियं निष्केवलामहम्। तैः सहेमामुपाश्नीयां यावज्जीवं पितामह॥
English: Duryodhana said Since, O king, there is no likelihood of my being the sole enjoy of royalty and since, O grandsire, I cannot share it for life with them.
Sanskrit: इदं तु सुमहत् कार्यं शृणु मे यत् समर्थितम्। परायणं पाण्डवानां नियच्छामि जनार्दनम्॥
English: Listen to this great deed which I have fixed in my mind. I shall make Janardana-the refuge of the Pandavas, the captive.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् बद्धे भविष्यन्ति वृष्णयः पृथिवी तथा। पाण्डवाश्च विधेया मे स च प्रातरिहैष्यति॥
English: On his imprisonment, the Vrishnis and the Pandavas, in fact the whole world, will be at my disposal. Krishna, too, will be here tomorrow morning.
Sanskrit: अत्रोपायान् यथा सम्यगन बुद्ध्येत जनार्दनः। न चापायो भवेत् कश्चित् तद् भवान् प्रब्रवीतु मे॥
English: Some means for executing this in such a way that Janardana may not at all anticipate it; and so that we way not fall into any danger, should be told me by you.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा घोरं कृष्णाभिसंहितम्। धृतराष्ट्रः सहामात्यो व्यथितो विमनाऽभवत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing these words of terrible import, namely of making of making Krishna a captive, Dhritarashtra with his ministers became oppressed with pain.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनमिदं धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीद् वचः। मैवं वोचः प्रजापाल नैष धर्मः सनातनः॥
English: Dhritarashtra then said these words to Duryodhana, do not say so, O you protector of men. This is against eternal virtue.
Sanskrit: दूतश्च हि हृषीकेशः सम्बन्धी च प्रियश्च नः। अपापः कौरवेयेषु स कथं बन्धमर्हति॥
English: Hrishikesha is an ambassador; and in relation he is dear to ourselves. He has done no wrong to the Kurus. How then is it proper that he should be made a captive?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच परीतस्तव पुत्रोऽयं धृतराष्ट्र सुमन्दधीः।। वृणोत्यनर्थं नैवार्थं याच्यमानः सुहृज्जनैः॥
English: Bhishma said This wicked son of yours, O Dhritarashtra, is on the verge of eternity. He selects the evil and not what is good, though begged by persons who wish well to him.
Sanskrit: इममुत्पथि वर्तन्तं पापं पापानुबन्धिनम्। वाक्यानि सुहृदां हित्वा त्वमप्यस्यानुवर्तसे॥
English: Instead of listening to the advice of your well-wishers, you too follow him, who is established on this unrighteous path and whose surroundings are sinful.
Sanskrit: कृष्णमक्लिष्टकर्माणमासाद्यायं सुदुर्मतिः। तव पुत्रः सहामात्यः क्षणेन न भविष्यति॥
English: This son of Dhritarashtra of exceedingly wicked purposes, along with his advisers, will cease to exist in a moment when he comes against Krishna, who can do a work without the least trouble.
Sanskrit: पापस्यास्य नृशंसस्य त्यक्तधर्मस्य दुर्मतेः। नोत्सहेऽनर्थसंयुक्ताः श्रोतुं वाचः कथंचन॥
English: I dare not listen to any words of this man of wicked purpose, who has abandoned virtue and who is cruel and sinful.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा भरतश्रेष्ठो वृद्धः परममन्युमान्। उत्थाय तस्मात् प्रातिष्ठद् भीष्मः सत्यपराक्रमः॥
English: Having said this, the foremost of aged men among the Bharata Bhishma of true prowess got up and went away from that place, fired with great rage.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथोपगम्य विदुरमपराह्ने जनार्दनः। पितृष्वसारं स पृथामभ्यगच्छदरिंदमः॥
English: Vaishampayana said After his visit to Vidura, Janardana, the subduer of enemies, went in the afternoon to Pritha, his mother's sister.
Sanskrit: सा दृष्ट्वा कृष्णमायान्तं प्रसन्नादित्यवर्चसम्। कण्ठे गृहीत्वा प्राक्रोशत् स्मरन्ती तनयान् पृथा॥
English: Seeing Krishna approaching and effulgent like the radiant sun, Pritha clasped his neck with her arms and poured forth her loud lamentations, remembering her sons.
Sanskrit: तेषां सत्त्ववतां मध्ये गोविन्दं सहचारिणम्। चिरस्य दृष्ट्वा वार्ष्णेयं बाष्पमाहारयत् पृथा॥
English: Seeing Govinda after a long time, the action of the Vrishni race, companion of her sons, endued with prowess, Pritha shed tears.
Sanskrit: साब्रवीत् कृष्णमासीनं कृतातिथ्यं युधां पतिम्। बाष्पगद्गदपूर्णेन मुखेन परिशुष्यता॥
English: She said to Krishna, the best of warriors who had seated himself after receiving the rites of hospitality, with her face dried up with woe and in a voice choked up with tears.
Sanskrit: ये ते बाल्यात् प्रभृत्येव गुरुशुश्रूषणे रताः। परस्परस्य सुहृदः सम्मताः समचेतसः। निकृत्या भ्रंशिता राज्याज्जनार्हा निर्जनं गताः॥
English: 'Those, who ever since their childhood are attached to the service of their elders, those who are endued with humility and those who are of similar hearts, were deprived of their kingdom by deceit and sent into exile, through they were desirous of remaining in the society of men.
Sanskrit: विनीतक्रोधहर्षाश्च ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यवादिनः। त्यक्त्वा प्रियसुखे पार्था रुदतीमपहाय माम्॥
English: They, who have brought under control wrath and joy, who are devoted to the Brahmanas, who are speakers of truth, those sons of mine abandoning their dear enjoyments and leaving behind them myself weeping for them.
Sanskrit: अहापुंश्च वनं यान्तः समूलं हृदयं मम। अतदर्हा महात्मानः कथं केशवं पाण्डवाः॥
English: Have gone to the forest, rendering the very bottom of my heart. These large-souled sons of Pandu undeserving of these miserieshow did they, O Keshava.
Sanskrit: ऊषुर्महावने तात सिंहव्याघ्रगजाकुले। बाला विहीनाः पित्रा ते मया सततलालिताः॥
English: Live in that great forest, O child, abandoning, as it was, in lions, tigers and elephants. Losing their father in their boyhood, they were even reared and brought up by myself.
Sanskrit: अपश्यन्तश्च पितरौ कथमूषुर्महावने। शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैर्मृदङ्गैर्वेणुनिःस्वनैः॥
English: Without seeing their parents, how did they live in the great forest? By the sounds of conches and drums and the music of flutes.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाः समबोध्यन्त बाल्यात् प्रभृति केशव। ये स्म वारणशब्देन हयानां हेषितेन च॥ रथनेमिनिनादैश्च व्यबोध्यन्त तदा गृहे। शङ्खभेरीनिनादेन वेणुवीणानुनादिना॥ पुण्याहघोषमिश्रेण पूज्यमाना द्विजातिभिः। वस्त्रै रत्नैरलंकारैः पूजयन्तो द्विजन्मनः॥ गीर्भिर्मङ्गलयुक्ताभिर्ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्। अर्चितैरर्चनाहश्च स्तुवद्भिरभिनन्दिताः॥ प्रासादाचेष्वबोध्यन्त राङ्कवाजिनशायिनः। क्रूरं च निनदं श्रुत्वा श्वापदानां महावने॥
English: Were the Pandavas awakened from their sleep ever since their infancy, O Keshava; who again, were by the roar of elephants and neighing of horses and by the rattles of the wheels of the chariots awakened from sleep at home-also by the sound of conches and cymbals accompanied with the music of flutes and lyres; and whose praises were sung by the twice-born at the break of day in high sounding songs; and who worshipped the deserving Brahmanas with the raiment's, gems and jewels; who, worthy of respect, themselves were blessed and done homage to by the largesouled Brahmanas by laudatory hymns and worshipped as well. How could they, lying on soft blankets and skin of the Ranku deer in the best parts of the palace, be awakened by hearing the loud roar of animals in the great forest?
Sanskrit: न स्मोपयान्ति निद्रां ते न तदर्हा जनार्दन। भेरीमृदङ्गनिनदैः शङ्खवैणवनिस्वनैः॥ स्त्रीणां गीतनिनादैश्च मधुरैर्मधुसूदन्। वन्दिमागधसूतैश्च स्तुवद्भिबौधिताः कथम्॥
English: It does not seem possible to me that they obtained sleep, though they did not at all deserve this, O Janardana, those who by the sound of cymbals and drums and the conches and flutes and by the sweet music of songs by woman, O slayer of Madhu, were awakened and praised by the prisoners and professional bards-how could they.
Sanskrit: महावनेष्वबोध्यन्त श्वापदानां रुतेन च। ह्रीमान् सत्यधृतिर्दान्तो भूतानामनुकम्पिता॥ कामद्वेषो वशे कृत्वा सतां वानुवर्तते। अम्बरीषस्य मान्धातुर्ययातेर्नहुषस्य च॥ भरतस्य दिलीपस्य शिबेरौशीनरस्य च। राजर्षीणां पुराणानां धुरं धत्ते दुरुद्वहाम्॥ शीलवृत्तोपसम्पन्नो धर्मज्ञः सत्यसंगरः। राजा सर्वगुणोपेतस्त्रैलोक्यस्यापि यो भवेत्॥ अजातशत्रुर्धर्मात्मा शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभः। श्रेष्ठः कुरुषु सर्वेषु धर्मतः श्रुतवृत्ततः। प्रियदशों दीर्घभुजः कथं कृष्ण युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: In the great forest be awakened at the roar of animals? The one endowed with modesty, truth, patience, self-control and kindness to animals and who bringing his desire and malice under control walks on the path followed by the good, he was capable of bearing the heavy burden of the ancient sages of royal descentnamely Amvarisha, Mandhatta, Yayati, Nahusha, Bharata, Dilipa, Shibi, the son of Ushanara; he who followed good habits of life and conversant with virtue, of true prowess, he who endued with all the virtuous uses, the king of all the three worlds, viz., the virtuous-souled Ajatashatru of a pious complexion and having a complexion like that of gold, chief among the Kurus and among all in respect of virtue and those who shape their habits of life to the ways indicated in the holy book, who is of handsome appcarance and of long arms, how is that Yudhishthira, O Krishna?
Sanskrit: यः स नागायुतप्राणो वातरंहा महाबलः। सामर्षः पाण्डवो नित्यं प्रियो भ्रातुः प्रियंकरः॥ कीचकस्य तु सज्ञातेर्यो हन्ता मधुसूदन। शूरः क्रोधवशानां च हिडिम्बस्य बकस्य च॥ पराक्रमे शक्रसमो मातरिश्वसमो बले। महेश्वरसमः क्रोधे भीमः प्रहरतां वरः॥ क्रोधं बलममर्षं च यो निधाय परंतपः। जितात्मा पाण्डवोऽमर्षी भ्रातुस्तिष्ठति शासने॥ तेजोराशिं महात्मानं वरिष्ठममितौजसम्। भीमं प्रदर्शनेनापि भीमसेन जनार्दनम्॥
English: He who is of as great strength as ten thousand elephants and of speed equal to the wind, that is, one of great prowess and ever wrathful among the sons of Pandu, who ever does good to his dear brothers; who sicw Kichaka with his cousins, 0 slayer of Madhu and Krodhavasha and of Hidimba and of Vaka; who is in strength equal to Shakra and in prowess equal to the god of wind, who is in wrath equal to the great Shiva, namely Bhima, foremost among smiters, that chastiser of foes, that wrathful son of Pandu, who controlling his rage and strength and wrath, stays with his soul under restraint, under the rule of his brother, that great-souled one, that man of energy, that foremost among men, that one of immeasurable prowess, that Bhima in appearance, too, is terrible looking (i.e. justifies his name), O Janardana.
Sanskrit: तं ममाचक्ष्व वार्ष्णेय कथमद्य वृकोदरः। आस्ते परिघबाहुः स मध्यमः पाण्डवो बली॥
English: Tell me, O scion of the Vrishni race, how Vrikodara is doing now, the one having macelike arms, that mighty second son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनेनार्जुनो यः स कृष्ण बाहुसहस्रिणा। द्विबाहुः स्पर्धते नित्यमतीतेनापि केशव॥ क्षिपत्येकेन वेगेन पञ्च बाणशतानि यः। इष्वस्त्रे सदृशो राज्ञः कार्तवीर्यस्य पाण्डवः॥ तेजसाऽऽदित्यसदृशो महर्षिसदृशो दमे। क्षमया पृथिवीतुल्यो महेन्द्रसमविक्रमः॥ आधिराज्यं महद् दीप्तं प्रथितं मधुसूदन। आहृतं येन वीर्येण कुरूणां सर्वराजसु॥ यस्य बाहुबलं सर्वे पाण्डवाः पर्युपासते। स सर्वरथिनां श्रेष्ठः पाण्डवः सत्यविक्रमः॥ यं गत्वाऽभिमुखः संख्ये न जीवन् कश्चिदाव्रजेत्। यो जेता सर्वभूतानामजेयो जिष्णुरच्युत।॥ योऽपाश्रयः पाण्डवानां देवानामिव वासवः। स ते भ्राता सखा चैव कथमद्य धनंजयः॥
English: That two armed Arjuna, O Krishna, who is ever proud of being superior to that Arjuna of ancient days, who had a thousand arms, who with one of his arms darts with violence five hundred arrows, that son of Pandu, who in the use of arrows is equal to the royal son of Kartavirya, equal in energy to Aditya, in selfcontrol equal to a great Rishi, in forbearance equal to the Earth and in prowess equal to the great Indra, that strength by which all kings, the descendants of Kuru, have acquired this large territory of great effulgence; whose strength of arms all the sons of Pandu respect, that son of Pandu, foremost among all the carwarriors, of true prowess; going to whose front no one returns with his life, he, O Achyuta, who is accustomed to victories over all creatures and himself being invincible; who is the refuge of the Pandu's and even of the godsbe your brother and your friend, how is he at present, that Dhananjaya?
Sanskrit: दयावान् सर्वभूतेषु ह्रीनिषेवो महास्त्रवित्। मृदुश्च सुकुमारश्च धार्मिकश्च प्रियश्च मे॥ सहदेवो महेष्वासः शूरः समिति शोभनः। भ्रातृणां कृष्ण शुश्रूषुधर्मार्थकुशलो युवा॥
English: The one who is kind to all creatures endued with modesty and having a large knowledge of the nature and use of weapons, mild, delicate, virtuous and beloved by me; that great bow-man and hero Sahadeva, that ornament of assemblies, that youth, O Krishna, who is skillful at both religious deeds and profitable from an earthly point of view and properly waiting on his brothers.
Sanskrit: सदैव सहदेवस्य भ्रातरो मधुसूदन। वृत्तं कल्याणवृत्तस्य पूजयन्ति महात्मनः॥ ज्येष्ठोपचायिन वीरं सहदेवं युधां पतिम्। शुश्रूषु मम वार्ष्णेय माद्रीपुत्रं प्रचक्ष्व मे॥
English: Those large-souled brothers of Sahadeva, O Krishna, ever respect the habits of life of Sahadeva, who follows a good course of life-Tell me, O scion of the Vrishni race, of that son of Madri, of that heroic and veteran warrior, Sahadeva, the chief of warriors, who used to wait on me.
Sanskrit: सुकुमारो युवा शूरो दर्शनीयश्च पाण्डवः भ्रातृणां चैव सर्वेषां प्रियः प्राणो बहिश्चरः॥
English: That heroic and delicate youth, that son of Pandu, well worth a gaze, is the life itself to all his brothers, though he has a different body.
Sanskrit: चित्रयोधी च नकुलो महेष्वासो महाबलः। कच्चित् सकुशली कृष्ण वत्सो मम सुखैधितः॥
English: My son, that great bow-man, Nakula of great prowess, that veteran warrior, brought up in luxury, is he well, O Krishna?