pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: जयद्रथ उवाच एहि मे रथमारोह सुखमाप्नुहि केवलम्॥ गतश्रीकांश्च्युतान् राज्यात् कृपणान् गतचेतसः। अरण्यवासिनः पार्थान् नानुरोढुं त्वमर्हसि॥ नैव प्राज्ञा गतश्रीकं भर्तारमुपयुञ्जते। युञ्जानमनुयुञ्जीत न श्रियः संक्षये वसेत्॥
English: Jayadratha said: "All well with me; by offering us breakfast you have already done it. Come ride my chariot and be completely happy. It does not behoove you to regard the wretched sons of Pritha who are living in the forest, whose prowess has been spoiled, whose kingdom has been taken away and whose prosperity is gone. A woman of your good sense does not devote herself to a poor husband. She should follow her husband in prosperity and relinquish him when he is in adversity.
Sanskrit: श्रिया विहीना राष्ट्राच्च विनष्टाः शाश्वतीः समाः। अलं ते पाण्डुपुत्राणां भक्त्या क्लेशमुपासितुम्॥
English: The sons of Pandu have forever fallen from their high dignity and have lost their kingdom? You should not therefore, out of regard, participate in their miseries.
Sanskrit: भार्या मे भव सुश्रोणि त्यजैनान् सुखमाप्नुहि। अखिलान् सिन्धुसौवीरानाप्नुहि त्वं मया सह॥
English: O you of beautiful hips, renouncing them, be happy by becoming my wife and share with me the kingdoms of Sindhu and Sauvira."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्ता सिन्धुराजेन वाक्यं हृदयकम्पनम्। कृष्णा तस्मादपाक्रामद् देशात् सभृकुटीमुखी॥
English: Being thus addressed by the king of Sindhu with those heart-rending words, Krishna went away from that place with a frowning face.
Sanskrit: अवमत्यास्य तद् वाक्यमाक्षिप्य च सुमध्यमा। मैवमित्यब्रवीत् कृष्णा लज्जस्वेति च सैन्धव॥
English: Disregarding his words and remonstrating with him that youthful Krishna said to the king of Saindhava, “Do not speak this again. Are you not ashamed?”
Sanskrit: सा काक्षमाणा भर्तृणामुपयातमनिन्दिता। विलोभयामास परं वाक्यैर्वाक्यानि युञ्जती॥
English: Then expecting the return of her husbands that lady of irreproachable character, began to beguile him completely with intricate words.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सरोषरागोपहतेन वल्गुना सरागनेत्रेण नतोन्नतभ्रुवा। मुखेन विस्फूर्य सुवीरराष्ट्रपं ततोऽब्रवीत् तं दुपदात्मजा पुनः॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Having her naturally handsome face suffused with crimson arising from ire, with eyes inflamed and eye brows bent in anger the daughter of Drupada remonstrated with the king of Sauviras and again said,
Sanskrit: नभिब्रुवन् मूढ न लज्जसे कथम्। महेन्द्रकल्पान् निरतान् स्वकर्मसु स्थितान् समूहेष्वपि यक्षरक्षसाम्॥
English: O fool, are you not ashamed to use such insulting words to those illustrious and dreadful heroes, each like Indra himself, who all abide by their duties and never wave in fight even with hosts of Yakshas and Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: न किंचिदीड्यं प्रवदन्ति पापं वनेचरं वा गृहमेधिनं वा। तपस्विनं सम्परिपूर्णविद्यं भषन्ति हैवं श्वनराः सुवीरा॥
English: O Sauvira, (the wise) never speak ill of learned persons carrying on devout penances, no matter whether they live in forest or houses; it is only the mean like dogs who speak so.
Sanskrit: देतादृशे क्षत्रियसंनिवेशे। यस्त्वाद्य पातालमुखे पतन्तं पाणौ गृहीत्वा प्रतिसंहरेत्॥
English: Me-thinks, there is none in this assemblage of Kshatriyas who can hold you by hand to save from falling into the pit you have dug under your feet.
Sanskrit: मुपत्यकां हैमवती चरन्तम्। दण्डीव यूथादपसेधसि त्वं यो जेतुमाशंससि धर्मराजम्॥
English: Expecting to defeat the pious Yudhishthira, you really hope to separate, with a stick in hand, the leader of elephants, huge as a mountain peak, with temporal juice trickling down from its rent temple, from a herd ranging in the Himalayan valleys.
Sanskrit: बाल्यात् प्रसुप्तस्य महाबलस्य सिंहस्य पक्ष्माणि मुखाल्लुनासि। पदा समाहत्य पलायमानः क्रुद्धं यदा द्रक्ष्यसि भीमसेनम्॥
English: Out of childishness, you are arousing a sleeping lion to pluck the hair from off his face. You shall however have to run away when you shall sec the enraged Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: महाबलं घोरतरं प्रवृद्धं जातं हरिं पर्वतकन्दरेषु। प्रसुप्तमुचं प्रपदेन हंसि यः क्रुद्धमायोत्स्यसि जिष्णुमुचम्॥
English: Your attempt at an encounter with the dreadful Jishnu is like arousing a powerful, dreadful, full grown and furious lion asleep in a mountain cave.
Sanskrit: कृष्णोरगौ तीक्ष्णमुखौ द्विजिह्वौ मत्तः पदाऽऽक्रामसि पुच्छदेशे। यः पाण्डवाभ्यां पुरुषोत्तमाभ्यां जघन्यजाभ्यां प्रयुयुत्ससे त्वम्॥
English: The combat that you wish to have with those two youthful younger Pandavas is like the act of a fool of wantonly trampling on the tails to two venomous black cobras with bifurcated tongues.
Sanskrit: यथा च वेणुः कदली नलो वा फलन्त्यभावाय भूतयेऽऽत्मनः। मादास्यसे कर्कटकीव गर्भम्॥
English: As the bamboo, the reed and the plantain bear fruit only to die and not to grow in size, as a crab conceives only to perish so you will by laying your hands on me who am protected by these powerful heroes.
Sanskrit: जयद्रथ उवाच जानामि कृष्णे विदितं ममैतद् यथाविधास्ते नरदेवपुत्राः न त्वेवमेतेन विभीषणेन शक्या वयं त्रासयितुं त्वयाद्य॥
English: Jayadratha said : I know all this, O Krishna, as also how those princes are. You shall not be able to frighten me now with these threats.
Sanskrit: वयं पुनः सप्तदशेषु कृष्णे कुलेषु सर्वेऽनवमेषु जाताः। घड्भ्योगुणेभ्योऽभ्यधिका विहीनान् मन्यामहे द्रौपदि पाण्डुपुत्रान्॥
English: We too, O Krishna, are born in the seventeen races and are endowed with six royal qualities. We consider, O Draupadi, Pandavas as inferior men.
Sanskrit: सा क्षिप्रमातिष्ठ गजं रथं वा न वाक्यमात्रेण वयं हि शक्याः। आशंस वा त्वं कृपणं वदन्ती सौवीरराजस्य पुनः प्रसादम्॥
English: Therefore soon ride this elephant or car for you cannot dissuade us with mere words; speaking less boastfully better seek the mercy of the king of Sauviras.
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच महाबला किंत्विह दुर्बलेव सौवीरराजस्य मताहमस्मि। नाहं प्रमाथादिह सम्प्रतीता सौवीरराजं कृपणं वदेयम्॥
English: Draupadi said : Although so powerful, why I am taken by the king of Sauvira to be so powerless? I cannot for fear of violence do mean act myself before that king.
Sanskrit: यस्या हि कृष्णौ पदवी चरेतां समास्थितावेकरथे समेतौ। न्मनुष्यमात्रः कृपणः कुतोऽन्यः॥
English: Even Indra himself cannot abduct her for whose protection Krishna and Arjuna, riding in the saine chariot, would follow; what to speak of any other weak human beings?
Sanskrit: यदा किरीटी परवीरघाती निघ्नन् रथस्थो द्विषतां मनांसि। मदन्तरे त्वद्ध्वजिनीं प्रवेष्टा कक्षं दहनग्निरिवोष्णगेषु॥
English: When Arjuna, the slayer of hostile heroes, riding on his car, on my behalf, shall enter your ranks, striking terror into every heart, he will destroy everything on all sides like fire consuming a pack of dry grass in summer.
Sanskrit: जनार्दनः सान्धकवृष्णिवीरो महेष्वासाः केकयाश्चापि सर्वे। एते हि सर्वे मम राजपुत्राः प्रहृष्टरूपाः पदवी चरेयुः॥
English: Janardana, with heroes of Andhaka and Vrishni race, the mighty bowmen of the Kaikeya tribe, all these princes will follow me arduously.
Sanskrit: मौर्वीविसृष्टाः स्तनयित्नुघोषा गाण्डीवमुक्तास्त्वतिवेगवन्तः। हस्तं समाहत्य धनंजयस्य भीमाः शब्दं घोरतरं नदन्ति॥
English: The dreadful shafts of Dhananjaya shot from the string of Gandiva and propelled by his arms shoot through the air with grcat force and create a dreadful sound.
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवमुक्तांश्च महाशरौघान् पतंगसङ्घानिव शीघ्रवेगान्। यदा द्रष्टास्यर्जुनं वीर्यशालिनं तदा स्वबुद्धिं प्रतिनिन्दितासि॥
English: When you shall see the collection of dreadful shafts discharged by Arjuna from Gandiva, quick-coursing and like locusts you shall repent for your own folly.
Sanskrit: सशङ्खघोषः सतलत्रघोषो गाण्डीवधन्वा मुहुरुद्वहंश्च। यदा शरानर्पयिता तवोरसि तदा मनस्ते किमिवाभविष्यत्॥
English: Think yourself what will then happen when that heroes, armed with Gandiva and with gloves reverberating with the strokes of his bow string, will repeatedly pierce your breast with arrows.
Sanskrit: गदाहस्तं भीममभिद्रवन्तं माद्रीपुत्रौ सम्पतन्तौ दिशश्च। अमर्षजं क्रोधविषं वमन्तौ दृष्ट्वा चिरं तापमुपैष्यसेऽधम॥
English: Beholding Bhima advance towards you with mace in his hands and the two sons of Madri range in all quarters vomiting forth the venom of their ire, you shall meet with everlasting repentance.
Sanskrit: यथा वाहं नातिचरे कथंचित् पतीन् महार्हान् मनसापि जातु। तेनाद्य सत्येन वशीकृतं त्वां द्रष्टास्मि पाथैः परिकृष्यमाणम्॥
English: As I have never proved false even in my mind to my worthy husbands, so by that merit I shall see you today vanquished and dragged by the sons of Pritha.
Sanskrit: न सम्भ्रमं गन्तुमहं हि शक्ष्ये त्वया नृशंसेन विकृष्यमाणा। समागताहं हि कुरुप्रवीरैः पुनर्वनं काम्यकमागतास्मि॥
English: Ruthless as you are, you cannot terrify me by seizing me violently; for as soon as those Kuru heroes will see me they will bring me back to the Kamyaka forest.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सा ताननुप्रेक्ष्य विशालनेत्रा जिघृक्षमाणानवभर्ल्सयन्ती। प्रोवाच मा मा स्पृशतेति भीता धौम्यं प्रचुक्रोश पुरोहितं सा॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon seeing them ready to seize her violently that of expansive eyes reinonstrated with him and said, "Do not one pollute me by your touch." Then terrified she called for her spiritual guide Dhaumya.
Sanskrit: जग्राह तामुत्तरवस्त्रदेशे जयद्रथस्तं समवाक्षिपत् सा। तया समाक्षिप्ततनुः स पाप: पपात शाखीव निकृत्तमूलः॥
English: Jayadratha caught hold of her by her upper garment but she pushed him with great force; pushed by her, that sinful wretch fell down on earth like an uprooted tree.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्यमाणा तु महाजवेन मुहुविनिःश्वस्य च राजपुत्री। सा कृष्यमाणा रथमारोह धौम्यस्य पादावभिवाद्य कृष्णा॥
English: But being seized by him again with great force the princess sighed again and again; then dragged by him Krishna, worshipping the feet of Dhaumya, ascended the car.
Sanskrit: धौम्य उवाच नेयं शक्या त्वया नेतुमविजित्य महारथान्। धर्मं क्षत्रस्य पौराणमवेक्षस्व जयद्रथ॥
English: Dhaumya said : Without defeating the mighty car-warriors she should not be taken away by you; O Jayadratha, you should observe this ancient custom of the Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: क्षुद्रं कृत्वा फलं पापं त्वं प्राप्स्यसि न संशयः। आसाद्य पाण्डवान् वीरान् धर्मराजपुरोगमान्॥
English: Forsooth you shall reap the fruit of your this mean action when you shall meet the heroic Pandavas with the pious Yudhishthira at their head.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त्वा ह्रियमाणां तां राजपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्। अन्वगच्छत् तदा धौम्यः पदातिगणमध्यगः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this and entered into his rank of infantry he followed that princes, who was being carried away.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच संतिष्ठत प्रहरत तूर्णं विपरिधावत। इति स्म सैन्धवो राजा चोदयामास तान् नृपान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: In the interval, the king of Sindhu was commanding the princes saying, “Halt, strike, march quick."
Sanskrit: ततो घोरतमः शब्दो रणे समभवत् तदा। भीमार्जुनयमान् दृष्ट्वा सैन्यानां सयुधिष्ठिरान्॥
English: Then there arose a dreadful noise in the encounter when the soldiers saw, Bhima, Arjuna and the twin brothers with Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: शिबिसौवीरसिन्धूनां विषादश्चाप्यजायत। तान् दृष्ट्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रान् व्याघ्रानिव बलोत्कटान्॥
English: Seeing those powerful heroes like dreadful tigers the heroes of Shibi, Sauvira and Sindhu tribes lost heart.
Sanskrit: हेमचित्रसमुत्सेधां सर्वशैक्यायसीं गदाम्। प्रगृह्याभ्यद्रवद् भीम: सैन्धवं कालचोदितम्॥
English: Then armed with a mace made entirely of Shaikya iron and coated with gold, Bhimasena rushed towards the Saindhava king doomed to death.
Sanskrit: तदन्तरमथावृत्य कोटिकास्योऽभ्यहारयत्। महता रथवंशेन परिवार्य वृकोदरम्॥
English: Thereupon quickly encircling Vrikodara with mighty charioteers Kotikasya interposed between and separated the combatants.
Sanskrit: शक्तितोमरनाराचैर्वीरबाहुप्रचोदितैः। कीर्यमाणोऽपि बहुभिर्न स्म भीमोऽभ्यकम्पत॥
English: And although assailed by many clubs and iron shafts hurled at him by the mighty arms of hostile heroes, Bhima did not waver for a moment.
Sanskrit: गजं तु सगजारोहं पदातींश्च चतुर्दश। जघान गदया भीमः सैन्धवध्वजिनीमुखे॥
English: But he slew, with mace, an elephant with its driver and fourteen foot-soldiers fighting in front of a Jayadratha's chariot.
Sanskrit: पार्थः पञ्च शतान् शूरान् पर्वतीयान् महारथान्। परीप्समानः सौवीरं जघान ध्वजिनीमुखे॥
English: Wishing to seize the Sauvira king, Partha too killed five hundred brave mountaineers fighting in the van of the Sindhu army.
Sanskrit: राजा स्वयं सुवीराणां प्रवराणां प्रहारिणाम्। निमेषमात्रेण शतं जघान समरे तदा॥
English: In the twinkling of an eye the king himself destroyed, in that encounter, the flowers of the Sauviras.
Sanskrit: ददृशे नकुलस्तत्र स्थात् प्रस्कन्ध खड्गधृक्। शिरांसि पादरक्षाणां बीजवत् प्रवपन् मुहुः॥
English: And Nakula was seen there coming down from the chariot, with a sword in hand and scattering in no time the heads of the battalions fighting on the rear like a cultivator sowing seeds.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्तु संयाय रथेन गजयोधिनः। पातयामास नाराचैर्दुमेभ्य इव बर्हिणः॥
English: From his chariot, Sahadeva began to cut down with his iron arrows, many heroes fighting on elephants like birds dropped from the branches of a tree.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्रिगर्तः सधनुरवतीर्य महारथात्। गदया चतुरो वाहान् राज्ञस्तस्य तदावधीत्॥
English: Thereupon descending from his huge car Trigarta, with bow in hand, slew the four horses of the king with his mace.
Sanskrit: तमभ्याशगतं राजा पदाति कुन्तिनन्दनः। अर्धचन्द्रेण बाणेन विव्याधोरसि धर्मराट्॥
English: Seeing the enemy approach so near and fighting on foot the pious king Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, pierced his breast with a crescent-shaped shaft.
Sanskrit: स भिन्नहृदयो वीरो वक्त्राच्छोणितमुद्वमन्। पपाताभिमुखः पार्थं छिन्नमूल इव दुमः॥
English: Thus struck on the breast that hero began to vomit blood and fell down on earth like an uprooted tree by the side of Pritha's son.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रसेनद्वितीयस्तु रथात् प्रस्कन्ध धर्मराट्। हताश्वः सहदेवस्य प्रतिपेदे महारथम्॥
English: Having his horse thus slain the pious king, with Indrasena, descended from his chariot and got upon the huge car of Sahadeva.
Sanskrit: नकुलं त्वभिसंधाय क्षेमङ्करमहामुखौ। उभावुभयतस्तीक्ष्णैः शरवर्षैरवर्षताम्॥
English: Then singling out Nakula, the two heroes Kshemankara and Mahamukha began to hurl at him from both sides with keen-edged arrows.
Sanskrit: तोमरैरभिवर्षन्तौ जीमूताविव वार्षिको। एकैकेन विपाठेन जघ्ने माद्रवतीसुतः॥
English: With two arrows however the son of Madri succeeded in killing those two heroes who had been pouring on him a shower of arrows like clouds in rains.
Sanskrit: त्रिगर्तराजः सुरथस्तस्याथ रथधूर्गतः। रथमाक्षेपयामास गजेन गजयानवित्॥
English: Going to the front of Nakula's chariot, Suratha, the king of Trigarta, expert in driving elephants, caused it to be dragged by the elephant of which he mounted.
Sanskrit: नकुलस्त्वपभीस्तस्माद् रथाच्चर्मासिपाणिमान्। उद्भ्रान्तं स्थानमास्थाय तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः॥
English: Little afraid at this, Nakula jumped out of his car and securing an advantageous position, stood, shield and sword in hand immoveable as a hill.
Sanskrit: सुरथस्तं गजवरं वधाय नकुलस्य तु। प्रेषयामास सक्रोधमत्युच्छ्रितकरं ततः॥
English: Thereupon desiring to kill Nakula at once Suratha goaded his huge and infuriated elephant with its trunk upraised (to rush towards him).
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तस्य नागस्य समीपपरिवर्तिनः। सविषाणं भुजं मूले खड्न निरकृन्तत॥
English: But he with his sword cut off from his head both trunk and tusks when the elephant came near him.
Sanskrit: स विनद्य महानादं गजः किङ्किणभूषणः। पतन्नवाक्शिरा भूमौ हस्त्यारोहमपोथयत्॥
English: Then emitting a loud noise that elephant, clad with mail, fell headlong upon the ground crushing its riders by its fall.
Sanskrit: स तत् कर्म महत् कृत्वा शूरो माद्रवतीसुतः। भीमसेनरथं प्राप्य शर्म लेभे महारथः॥
English: Performing that great exploit the heroic and mighty car-warrior, son of the Madri, ascending Bhimasen's car, got some rest.
Sanskrit: भीमस्त्वापततो राज्ञः कोटिकास्यस्य सङ्गरे। सूतस्य नुदतो वाहान् क्षुरेणापाहरच्छिरः॥
English: Beholding the prince Kotikasya rush to the battle, Bhima, with a horse shoe shaft, sundered the head of his charioteer.
Sanskrit: न बुबोध हतं सूतं स राजा बाहुशालिना। तस्याश्वा व्यद्रवन् संख्ये हतसूतास्ततस्ततः॥
English: The king could not perceive that his charioteer had been slain by the mighty-armed (enemy). The horses, no longer restrained by the driver, ran about hither and thither in the battle field.
Sanskrit: विमुखं हतसूतं तं भीमः प्रहरतां वरः। जघान तलयुक्तेन प्रासेनाभ्येत्य पाण्डवः॥
English: The Pandava Bhima, the foremost of heroes, slew, with a bearded arrow, that prince who had lost his chariot and was flying from the battle-field.
Sanskrit: द्वादशानां तु सर्वेषां सौवीराणां धनंजयः। चकर्त निशितैर्भल्लैर्धनूंषि च शिरांसि च॥
English: With his sharp crescent-shaped shafts Dhananjaya also cut off the heads and bows of all the twelve Sauvira heroes.
Sanskrit: शिबीनिक्ष्वाकुमुख्यांश्च त्रिगर्तान् सैन्धवानपि। जघानातिरथः संख्ये बाणगोचरमागतान्॥
English: That great warrior slew with shafts in battle, the leader of the Ikshvakus, the army of the Shibis, Trigarta and Saindhava.
Sanskrit: सादिताः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त बहवः सव्यसाचिना। सपताकाच मातङ्गाः सध्वजाश्च महारथाः॥
English: Many elephants with flags and great cars with standards were to have been destroyed by Savyasachi. seen
Sanskrit: प्रच्छाद्य पृथिवीं तस्थुः सर्वमायोधनं प्रति। शरीराण्यशिरस्कानि विदेहानि शिरांसि च॥
English: There lay covering the entire field of battle heads without trunks and trunks without heads.
Sanskrit: श्वगृध्रकङ्ककाकोलभासगोमायुवायसाः। अतृप्यंस्तत्र वीराणां हतानां मांसशोणितैः॥
English: Dogs, heroes, ravens, crows, falcons, jackals and vultures feasted on the flesh and blood of the heroes killed in the battle-field.
Sanskrit: हतेषु तेषु वीरेषु सिन्धुराजो जयद्रथः। विमुच्य कृष्णां संत्रस्त: पलायनपरोऽभवत्॥
English: Beholding his warriors slain, Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu became terrified and anxious to run away leaving Krishna behind.
Sanskrit: स तस्मिन् संकुले सैन्ये द्रौपदीमवतार्य ताम्। प्राणप्रेप्सुरुपाधावद् वनं येन नराधमः॥
English: Getting Draupadi down, the wretch, in the confusion, fled away for life following the same forest path by which he had come.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदी धर्मराजस्तु दृष्ट्वा धौम्यपुरस्कृताम्। माद्रीपुत्रेण वीरेण रथमारोपयत् तदा॥
English: Beholding Draupadi with Dhaumya walking before, the pious king Yudhishthira made her taken up on the car by the heroic Sahadeva, the son of Madri.
Sanskrit: ततस्तद् विद्रुतं सैन्यमपयाते जयद्रथे। आदिश्यादिश्य नाराचैराजघान वृकोदरः॥
English: After Jayadratha had fled away Vrikodara, with Narachas, slew all those soldiers who were running away, marking (each one of them).
Sanskrit: सव्यसाची तु तं दृष्ट्वा पलायन्तं जयद्रथम्। वारयामास निघ्नन्तं भीमं सैन्धवसैनिकान्॥
English: Beholding Jayadratha fled, Savyasachi asked Bhima to desist from killing the remnant of the Saindhava army.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच यस्यापचारात् प्राप्तोऽयमस्मान् क्लेशो दुरासदः तमस्मिन् समरोद्देशे न पश्यामि जयद्रथम्॥
English: Arjuna said: I do not see Jayadratha in the battle-field through whose folly we have met with this misfortune.
Sanskrit: तमेवान्विष भद्रं ते किं ते योधैर्निपातितः। अनामिषमिदं कर्म कथं वा मन्यते भवान्॥
English: Seek him out; may good betide you. What is the use of killing these soldiers? Why are you bent upon this useless business?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्तो भीमसेनस्तु गुडाकेशेन धीमता। युधिष्ठिरमभिप्रेक्ष्य वाग्मी वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Being thus accosted by the intelligent Gudakesha, Bhimasena, skilled in speech, turning to Yudhishthira, said,
Sanskrit: हतप्रवीरा रिपवो भूयिष्ठं विदुता दिशः। गृहीत्वा द्रौपदी राजन् निवर्ततु भवानितः॥
English: "Many of the enemy's heroes have been slain; others have fled away to various directions; taking Draupadi with you, O king, return home.
Sanskrit: यमाभ्यां सह राजेन्द्र धौम्येन च महात्मना। प्राप्याश्रमपदं राजन् द्रौपदी परिसान्त्वय॥
English: O king of kings, O king, reaching hermitage with the twins and the high-souled Dhaumya console Draupadi.
Sanskrit: न हि मे मोक्ष्यते जीवन मूढः सैन्धवको नृपः। पातालतलसंस्थोऽपि यदि शक्रोऽस्य सारथिः॥
English: I shall not let along the stupid king of Sindhu even if he finds shelter in the nether world or is supported by Indra himself.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच न हन्तव्यो महाबाहो दुरात्मापि स सैन्धवः। दुःशलामभिसंस्मृत्य गान्धारीं च यशस्विनीम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said: O you of mighty arms, remembering our sister Dushala and the illustrious Gandhari, the wicked-minded Saindhava should not be slain by you.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा द्रौपदी भीममुवाच व्याकुलेन्द्रिया। कुपिता ह्रीमती प्राज्ञा पती भीमार्जुनावुभौ॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Hearing those words Draupadi was excited; that bashful, angry and intelligent (lady) said to her husbands Bhima and Arjuna.
Sanskrit: कर्तव्यं चेत् प्रियं मह्यं वध्यः स पुरुषाधमः। सैन्धवापसदः पापो दुर्मतिः कुलपांसनः॥
English: “If you wish to encompass my pleasure, that vile, wretch of a man, the wicked-minded, infamous and despicable king of the Saindhava race should be killed by you.
Sanskrit: भार्याभिहर्ता वैरी यो यश्च राज्यहरो रिपुः। याचमानोऽपि संग्रामे न मोक्तव्यः कथंचन॥
English: The enemy who carries away one's wife or wrests his kingdom, should by no means be forgiven in battle even if he craves for mercy.”
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तौ तौ नरव्याघ्रौ ययतुर्यत्र सैन्धवः। राजा निववृते कृष्णामादाय सपुरोहितः॥
English: Having been thus addressed those two foremost of men went where Saindhava was; taking Draupadi with him, the king alone with his priest returned.
Sanskrit: स प्रविश्याश्रमपदमपविद्धबृसीमठम्। मार्कण्डेयादिभिर्विप्रैरनुकीर्णं ददर्श ह॥
English: Entering the hermitage he saw it covered with the seats for the ascetics, filled with their disciples and graced with the presence of Markandeya and other Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदीमनुशोचद्भिाह्मणैस्तैः समाहितैः। समिमाय महाप्राज्ञः सभार्यो भ्रातृमध्यगः॥
English: While those self-controlled Brahmanas where lamenting for Draupadi, the greatly wise (king) with his wife and brothers joined them.
Sanskrit: ते स्म तं मुदिता दृष्ट्वा पुन: प्रत्यागतं नृपम्। जित्वा तान् सिन्धु सौवीरान् द्रौपदीं चाहतां पुनः॥
English: Beholding the king then return, having vanquished the Sindhu and Sauvira princes and taken Draupadi, they were delighted.
Sanskrit: स तैः परिवृतो राजा तत्रैवोपविवेश ह। प्रविवेशाश्रमं कृष्णा यमाभ्यां सह भाविनी॥
English: Encircled by them the king sat there and the good Krishna, alone with the twins, entered the hermitage.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनार्जुनौ चापि श्रुत्वा क्रोशगतं रिपुम्। स्वयमश्वांस्तुदन्तौ तौ जवेनैवाभ्यधावताम्॥
English: Hearing that the enemy has gone only two miles Bhima and Arjuna spurred their horses to greatest speed in pursuit of him.
Sanskrit: इदमत्यद्भुतं चात्र चकार पुरुषोऽर्जुनः। कोशमात्रगतानश्वान् सैन्धवस्य जघान यत्॥
English: The heroic Arjuna performed a wonderful fcat by killing the horses of Saindhava, which were at a distance of two miles.
Sanskrit: स हि दिव्यास्त्रसम्पन्नः कृच्छ्रकालेऽप्यसम्भ्रमः। अकरोद् दुष्करं कर्म शरैरस्त्रानुमन्त्रितैः॥
English: Armed with celestials weapons and undaunted by difficulties he performed this difficult work with weapons inspired with Mantras.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभ्यधावतां वीरावुभौ भीमधनंजयौ। हताश्वं सैन्धवं भीतमेकं व्याकुलचेतसम्॥
English: Then the two heroes Bhima and Arjuna rushed towards the terror-stricken king of Sindhu whose horses had been killed and who was perplexed in mind.
Sanskrit: सैन्धवस्तु हतान् दृष्ट्वा तथाश्वान् स्वान् सुदुःखितः। अतिविक्रमकर्माणि कुर्वाणं च धनंजयम्॥
English: Beholding his own horses slain and Dhananjaya perform such a greatly powerful exploits Saindhava was greatly sorry.
Sanskrit: पलायनकृतोत्साहः प्राद्रवद् येन वै वनम्। सैन्धवं त्वभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य पराक्रान्तं पलायने॥
English: Determined on flying away he followed the same forest path by which he had come. Beholding Saindhava thus engaged in flying away.
Sanskrit: अनुयाय महाबाहुः फाल्गुनो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। अनेन वीर्येण कथं स्त्रियं प्रार्थयसे बलात्॥
English: The mighty-armed Falguna, following him, said "with such prowess how could you desire to take away a female by force?
Sanskrit: राजपुत्र निवर्तस्व न ते युक्तं पलायनम्। कथं ह्यनुचरान् हित्वा शत्रुमध्ये पलायसे॥
English: Desist, O princes it does not behoove you, leaving your followers in the midst of enemies, to take to your heels?
Sanskrit: इत्युच्यमानः पार्थेन सैन्धवो न न्यवर्तत। तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति तं भीमः सहसाभ्यद्रवद् बली। मा वधीरिति पार्थस्तं दयावान् प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: (Although) addressed by Partha thus Saindhava did not return. Saying "Wait, wait! the mighty Bhima all on a sudden overtook him. But the merciful Partha said, "Don't kill him."