pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कृष्णान् भङ्गिमतः केशान् श्वेतेनोद्ग्रथ्य वाससा। अथासौ प्राङ्मुखो भूत्वा शुचिः प्रयतमानसः। अभिदध्यौ महाबाहुः सर्वास्त्राणि रथोत्तमे॥ ऊचुश्च पार्थं सर्वाणि प्राञ्जलीनि नृपात्मजम्।
English: He then tied his black and curling locks with a piece of white cloth. Then seated on that excellent car with his face turned towards the east the mighty-armed hero, purifying his body and controlling his mind, thought of all his weapons. Then all the weapons said to the prince, the son of Pritha.
Sanskrit: इमे स्म परमोदाराः किंकराः पाण्डुनन्दन॥ प्रणिपत्य ततः पार्थः समालभ्य च पाणिना। सर्वाणि मानसानीह भवतेत्यभ्यभाषत॥
English: "We are here, O illustrious one, we are your servants, O son of Pandu.” Then saluting and taking them with his hands he said "Do you all live in my memory." Then taking all those weapons he became of delighted countenance.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य ततोऽस्त्राणि प्रहृष्टवदनोऽभवत्। अधिज्यं तरसा कृत्वा गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपद् धनुः॥ तस्य विक्षिप्यमाणस्य धनुषोऽभून्महाध्वनिः। यथा शैलस्य महतः शैलेनैवावजघ्नतः॥
English: Quickly stringing his bow Gandiva he twanged it. Then from the twang of the bow was produced a great sound like that of a mountain clashed by another mighty one. Dreadful was the sound that filled the earth and impetuous was the wind that blew on all sides.
Sanskrit: स निर्घातोऽभवद् भूभिद् दिक्षु वायुर्ववौ भृशम्। पपात महती चोल्का दिशो न प्रचकाशिरे। भ्रान्तध्वजं खं तदासीत् प्रकम्पितमहाद्रुमम्॥
English: Big fire-brands fell down, quarters were not clear, birds began to move about in the skies and the trees began to tremble.
Sanskrit: तं शब्दं कुरवोऽजानन् विस्फोटमशनेरिवा यदर्जुनो धनुःश्रेष्ठं बाहुभ्यामाक्षिपद् रथे॥
English: From that sound great as it was like that of thunder, the Kurus came to know that Arjuna drew, with his hands, the string of the best of his bows from the car.
Sanskrit: उत्तर उवाच एकस्त्वं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ बहूनेतान् महारथान्। कथं जेष्यसि संग्रामे सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपारगान्॥
English: Uttara said You are alone, O best of Pandavas, and those powerful car-warriors are many. How will you vanquish in battle those who have mastered all art of fighting?
Sanskrit: असहायोऽसि कौन्तेय ससहायाश्च कौरवाः। अतएव महाबाहो भीतस्तिष्ठामि तेऽग्रतः॥
English: You have none to help you, O son of Kunti, but Kurus have many to help them. Therefore, O mighty-armed hero, I wait before you afraid.
Sanskrit: उवाच पार्थो मा भैषीः प्रहस्य स्वनवत् तदा।३५॥ युध्यमानस्य मे वीर गन्धर्वैः सुमहाबलैः। सहायो घोषयात्रायां कस्तदाऽऽसीत्सखा मम॥ तथा प्रतिभये तस्मिन् देवदानवसंकुले। खाण्डवे युध्यमानस्य कस्तदाऽऽसीत्सखा मम॥ निवातकवचैः सार्धं पौलोमैश्च महाबलैः। युध्यतो देवराजार्थे कः सहायस्तदाभवत्॥ स्वयंवरे तु पाञ्चाल्या राजभिः सह संयुगे। युध्यतो बहुभिस्तात कः सहायस्तदाभवत्॥ उपजीव्य गुरुं द्रोणं शक्रं वैश्रवणं यमम्। वरुणं पावकं चैव कृपं कृष्णं च माधवम्॥ पिनाकपाणिनं चैव कथमेतान् न योधये। रथं वाहय मे शीघ्रं व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः॥
English: Then smiling Partha said to him-"What friendly follower I had, O hero, while fighting with the powerful Gandharvas on the occasion of Ghoshayatra? Who was my friend while fighting at a terrible battle at Khandava with so many celestials and Danavas? Who was my friend, when I fought for the celestials with the powerful Nivatakavachas and the Paulamas? And who was my friend when I fought with the numberless kings at the Svayamvara of the princess of Panchala? Learning the art of fighting from the preceptor Drona, Shakra, Vaishravana, Yama, Varuna, Agni, Kripa, Krishna of Madhu's race and the holder of trident why shall I not fight with these? Drive this car speedily-and let the fears of your heart be removed.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच उत्तरं सारथि कृत्वा शमीं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्। आयुधं सर्वमादाय प्रययौ पाण्डवर्षभः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Making Uttara his charioteer and going round the Shami tree the son of Pandu taking all his weapons set out.
Sanskrit: ध्वजं सिंहं स्थात् तस्मादपनीय महारथिः। प्रणिधाय शमीमूले प्रायादुत्तरसारथः॥
English: Having taken down the banner with the lion's figure and placed it at the foot of the Shami tree the mighty car-warrior set out with Uttara as his charioteer,
Sanskrit: दैवीं मायां रथे युक्तां विहितां विश्वकर्मणा। काञ्चनं सिंहलाङ्गलं ध्वजं वानरलक्षणम्॥
English: He hoisted on his chariot the golden flag having the emblem of a monkey which was a celestials illusion created by Vishvakarman.
Sanskrit: मनसा चिन्तयामास प्रसादं पावकस्य च। स च तच्चिन्तितं ज्ञात्वा ध्वजे भूतान्यदेशयत्॥
English: As soon as he thought of the favour of Agni in his mind the deity, knowing his desire, ordered the creatures (to sit) on the flag.
Sanskrit: सपताकं विचित्राङ्गं सोपासङ्गं महाबलम्। खात् पपात रथे तूर्णं दिव्यरूपं मनोरमम्॥
English: A celestial and charming flag-staff adorned with gold, furnished with a handsome banner and quivers attached to it, immediately fell on the car from the sky.
Sanskrit: रथं तमागतं दृष्ट्वा दक्षिणं प्राकरोत् तदा। रथमास्थाय बीभत्सुः कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः॥ बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणः प्रगृहीतशरासनः। ततः प्रायादुदीचिं च कपिप्रवरकेतनः॥
English: Seeing the banner reach his car the hero went round it reverentially. Then getting on his car, Bibhatsu, the son of Kunti, having white steeds and the emblem of a monkey on his banner, having his fingers protected by the gloves of Inguana skin, and taking up his bow and arrows, started in a northerly direction.
Sanskrit: स्वनवन्तं महाशङ्ख बलवानरिमर्दनः। प्राधमद् बलमास्थाय द्विषतां लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: Then that highly powerful repressor of foes, energetically blew his large conch-shell of thundering sound, capable of making the hairs of the body of his enemies stand erect.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते जवना धुर्या जानुभ्यामगमन्महीम्। उत्तरश्चापि संत्रस्तो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्॥
English: At that sound the quick-coursing horses dropped down their knees on earth. Uttara too, stricken with fear, sat down on the car.
Sanskrit: संस्थाप्य चाश्वान् कौन्तेयः समुद्यम्य च रश्मिभिः। उत्तरं च परिष्वज्य समाश्वासयदर्जुनः॥
English: Then raising the horses up with reins and keeping them in their proper places and embracing Uttara, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, consoled him.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच मा भैस्त्वं राजपुत्राग्य क्षत्रियोऽसि परंतप। कथं तु पुरुषव्याघ्र शत्रुमध्ये विषीदसि॥
English: Arjuna said O foremost of princes, O slayer of foes, be not afraid; you are a Kshatriya; why do you look sorry, O foremost of men, in the midst of enemies?
Sanskrit: श्रुतास्ते शङ्खशब्दाश्च भेरीशब्दाश्च पुष्कलाः। कुञ्चराणां च नदतां व्यूढानीकेषु तिष्ठताम्॥
English: You have heard enough of the sound of my conch shells as well as that of trumpets and the roar of many elephants in the midst of soldiers arranged for battle.
Sanskrit: स त्वं कथमिहानेन शङ्खशब्देन भीषितः। विवर्णरूपो वित्रस्तः पुरुषः प्राकृतो यथा॥
English: Why are you therefore, so dispirited agitated and terrified by the sound of the conch like an ordinary man.
Sanskrit: उत्तर उवाच श्रुता मे शङ्खशब्दाश्च भेरीशब्दाश्च पुष्कलाः। कुट्ठाराणां निनदतां व्यूढानीकेषु तिष्ठताम्॥ नैवंविधः शङ्खशब्दः पुरा जातु मया श्रुतः। ध्वजस्य चापि रूपं मे दृष्टपूर्वं न हीदृशम्॥
English: Uttara said I have heard the sound of many a conch and many a trumpet and the roar of many an elephant in the battle field but never have I heard the sound of such a conch. Never have I seen before a flag like this.
Sanskrit: धनुष्श्चैव निर्घोषः श्रुतपूर्वो न मे क्वचित्। अस्य शङ्खस्य शब्देन धनुषो निस्वनेन च॥ अमानुषाणां शब्देन भूतानां ध्वजवासिनाम्। रथस्य च निनादेन मनो मुह्यति मे भृशम्॥
English: Never have I heard before the twang of such a bow. With the blowing of this conch, the twang of this bow, the superhuman cries of creatures placed on the banner, and with the rattle of this chariot my mind has been greatly agitated.
Sanskrit: व्याकुलाश्च दिशः सर्वा हृदयं व्यथतीव मे। ध्वजेन पिहिताः सर्वा दिशो न प्रतिभान्ति मे॥ गाण्डीवस्य च शब्देन की मे बधिरीकृतौ। स मुहूर्त प्रयातं तु पार्थो वैराटिमब्रवीत्॥
English: All the quarters have been agitated and my mind has been pained; all the quarters have been covered with flags and thus do not come to my view. With the twang of the Gandiva my ears have been deafened.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच एकान्तं रथमास्थाय पद्भ्यां त्वमवपीडयन्। दृढं च रश्मीन् संयच्छ शङ्खध्मास्याम्यहं पुनः॥
English: Arjuna said Stand you firmly on this chariot, pressing your feet on it. Get hold lightly of the reins for I will blow the conch again.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः शङ्खमुपाध्मासीद् दारयन्निव पर्वतान्। गुहा गिरीणां च तदा दिशः शैलांस्तथैव च।
English: Vaishampayana said Arjuna blew the conch again which caused grief in the enemies and increased the delight of the friends.
Sanskrit: उत्तरश्चापि संलीनो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्॥ तस्य शङ्खस्य शब्देन स्थनेमिस्वनेन च।
English: (It seemed to rend) the caves of the mountains, hills and the quarters. Uttara too, clinging to it, sat on the car.
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवस्य च घोषेण पृथिवी समकम्पत॥ तं समाश्वासयामास पुनरेव धनंजयः॥
English: The earth shook with the sound of the conch, rattle of the car and the twang of the Gandiva. And Dhananjaya again consoled him.
Sanskrit: द्रोण उवाच यथा रथस्य निर्घोषो यथा मेघ उदीर्यते। कम्पते च यथा भूमि षोऽन्यः सव्यसाचिनः॥
English: Drona said From the rattle of the car, from the way in which the clouds have appeared, and in which the earth shakes he is none other than Savyasachin.
Sanskrit: शस्त्राणि न प्रकाशन्ते न प्रहृष्यन्ति वाजिनः। अग्नयश्च न भासन्ते समिद्धास्तन्न शोभनम्॥
English: Our arms do not shine, our horses are dispirited and our fires, although fuel is added to them, do not blaze up.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यादित्यं च नः सर्वे मृगा घोरप्रवादिनः। ध्वजेषु च निलीयन्ते वायसास्तन्न शोभनम्॥
English: All the animals, looking towards the sun, are yelling dreadfully and the crows are perching on our banners. This is not auspicious.
Sanskrit: शकुनाश्चापसव्या नो वेदयन्ति महद् भयम्॥ गोमायुरेष सेनांयां रुदन् मध्येन धावति।
English: The vultures and kites are in the right path and presage a great danger. And the jackal too crying runs about in the midst of the army.
Sanskrit: अनाहतश्च निष्क्रान्तो महद् वेदयते भयम्॥ भवतां रोमकूपाणि प्रहृष्टान्युपलक्षये।
English: An they go out openly. It presages a great calamity. The hairs of your bodies are seen to stand on their ends.
Sanskrit: ध्रुवं विनाशो युद्धेन क्षत्रियाणां प्रदृश्यते॥ ज्योतींषि न प्रकाशन्ते दारुणा मृगपक्षिणः।
English: Forsooth this presages a great destruction of the Kshatriyas in battle; the shining objects do not come in view and the birds and beasts appear frightful.
Sanskrit: उत्पाता विविधा घोरा दृश्यन्ते क्षत्रनाशनाः॥ विशेषत इहास्माकं निमित्तानि विनाशने।
English: Many portents are seen presaging the destruction of the Kshatriyas. And this particularly portends a great havoc amongst ourselves.
Sanskrit: उल्काभिश्च प्रदीप्ताभिर्बाध्यते पृतना तव। वाहनान्यप्रहृष्टानि रुदन्तीव विशाम्पते॥
English: Your army is assailed by these burning meteors and the animals, O king, seem to be shorn of cheerfulness and are as if weeping.
Sanskrit: उपासते च सैन्यानि गृध्रास्तव समन्ततः। तप्स्यसे वाहिनीं दृष्ट्वा पार्थवाणप्रपीडिताम्। पराभूता च वः सेना न कश्चिद् योद्भुमिच्छति॥
English: Vulture and kites are moving all around your army. You will repent when you will see your soldiers assailed by Partha's shafts.
Sanskrit: विवर्णमुखभूयिष्ठाः सर्वे योधा विचेतसः। गाः सम्प्रस्थाप्य तिष्ठामो व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः॥
English: Our army is already defeated for, none wishes to fight. All the soldiers appear pale and dispirited. Placing the kine before, we should all stand here arranged in battle array, and ready to strike.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच सर्वानायुष्मतो भीतान् संत्रस्तानिव लक्षये। अयुद्धमनसश्चैव सर्वांश्चैवानवस्थितान्॥
English: Karna said I see all of you looking as if terrified and panic-stricken, not resolute and reluctant to fight.
Sanskrit: यद्येष राजा मत्स्यानां यदि बीभत्सुरागतः। अहमावारयिष्यामि वेलेव मकरालयम्॥
English: If he be the king of Matsya's or Bibhatsu that has come I shall resist him as the banks resist the waving sea.
Sanskrit: मम चापप्रयुक्तानां शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। नावृत्तिर्गच्छतां तेषां सर्पाणामिव सर्पताम्॥
English: These straight and shooting shafts, like gliding snakes that are discharged from my bow, never miss their aim.
Sanskrit: रुक्मपुङ्खाः सुतीक्ष्णाग्रा मुक्ता हस्तवता मया। छादयन्तु शराः पार्थं शलभा इव पादपम्॥
English: Discharged by my light hand these shafts, having highly sharpened points and feathered in gold, shall cover Partha like locusts covering a tree.
Sanskrit: शराणां पुखसक्तानां मौर्व्याभिहतया दृढम्। श्रूयतां तलयोः शब्दो भेर्योराहतयोरिव॥
English: Struck firm by these winged shafts the bow string will cause these gloves to produce a sound that will be heard to resemble that of a couple of kettle-drums.
Sanskrit: समाहितो हि बीभत्सुर्वर्षाण्यष्टौ च पञ्च च। जातस्नेहश्च युद्धेऽस्मिन् मयि सम्प्रहरिष्यति॥
English: Bibhatsu was engaged in religious meditation for the last thirteen years and so he will strike me mildly in the conflict.
Sanskrit: पात्रीभूतश्च कौन्तेयो ब्राह्मणो गुणवानिव। शरौघान् प्रतिगृह्णातु मया मुक्तान् सहस्रशः॥
English: Like a Brahmana, gifted with good qualities the son of Kunti has become the proper person to receive quietly thousands of arrow shot by me.
Sanskrit: एष चैव महेष्वासस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः। अहं चापि नरश्रेष्ठादर्जुनान्नावरः क्वचित्॥
English: This powerful bowman is known all over the three worlds and I am by no means inferior to Arjuna, that best of men.
Sanskrit: इतश्चेतश्च निर्मुक्तैः काञ्चनैर्गार्धवाजितैः। दृश्यतामद्य वै व्योम खद्योतैरिव संवृतम्॥
English: Golden arrows having the wings of vultures being discharged on all sides let the sky today appear as filled with fire flies.
Sanskrit: अद्याहमृणमक्षय्यं पुरा वाचा प्रतिश्रुतम्। धार्तराष्ट्राय दास्यामि निहत्य समरेऽर्जुनम्॥
English: Killing Arjuna in battle I shall satisfy, to day, the debt which it is hard to repay, I made formerly to Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: अन्तराच्छिद्यमानानां पुडानां व्यतिशीर्यताम्। शलभानामिवाकाशे प्रचारः सम्प्रदृश्यताम्॥
English: Who is there even amongst the celestials and Asura who is capable of withstanding the straight arrows discharged from my bow? Let my shooting arrows, winged and depressed at the middle, present the view of the fire flies passing through the sky.
Sanskrit: इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शेर्महेन्द्रसमतेजसम्। अर्दयिष्याम्यहं पार्थमुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम्॥
English: Like a person assailing an elephant with fire-brands I shall grind Partha, hard as Indra's thunderbolt and equally equally energetic like Mahendra.
Sanskrit: रथादतिरथं शूरं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम्। विवशं पार्थमादास्ये गरुत्मानिव पन्नगम्॥
English: From my car I shall get hold of the unresisting Partha, a heroic car-warrior and the foremost of the holders of weapon like Garuda catching snakes.
Sanskrit: तमग्निमिव दुर्धर्षमसिशक्तिशरेन्धनम्। पाण्डवाग्निमहं दीप्तं प्रदहन्तमिवाहितम्॥ अश्ववेगपुरोवातो रथौघस्तनयित्नुमान्। शरधारो महामेघः शमयिष्यामि पाण्डवम्॥
English: Irrepressible like fire, excited by the fuel of swords, darts and arrows, that burning Pandava fire that consumes all enemies, I shall put out myself who am like a hue cloud continually pouring showers of arrows-the number of cars forming its thunder, and the speed of my horses being the wind going before.
Sanskrit: मत्कार्मुकविनिर्मुक्ता: पार्थमाशीविषोपमाः। शराः समभिसर्पन्तु वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः॥
English: Shot from my bow the arrows, resembling venomous snakes, will pierce Partha like serpents going through ant hills.
Sanskrit: सुतेजनै रुक्मपुकैः सुधौतेर्नतपर्वभिः। आचितं पश्य कौन्तेयं कर्णिकारिवाचलम्॥
English: Struck by gold-feathered, strong, straight and powerful arrows, behold the son of Kunti adorned like a hill covered with Karnikara flowers.
Sanskrit: जामदग्न्यान्मया शस्त्रं यत् प्राप्तमृषिसत्तमात्। तदुपाश्रित्य वीर्यं च युध्येयमपि वासवम्॥
English: Having obtained from that foremost of ascetic, the son of Jamadagni, my weapons, I would, depending upon their strength, fight even with the celestials.
Sanskrit: ध्वजाग्रे वानरस्तिष्ठन् भल्लेन निहतो मया। अद्यैव पततां भूमौ विनदन् भैरवान् रवान्॥
English: Struck with javelin, the monkey placed on his banner, shall fall down on the earth, uttering dreadful cries.
Sanskrit: शत्रोर्मया विपन्नानां भूतानां ध्वजवासिनाम्। दिशः प्रतिष्ठमानानामस्तु शब्दो दिवंगमः॥
English: The sky will be filled with the cries of the animals placed on the enemy's flag-staff and assailed by me they will fly away in all directions.
Sanskrit: अद्य दुर्योधनस्याहं शल्यं हृदि चिरस्थितम्। समूलमुद्धरिष्यामि बीभत्सुं पातयन् रथात्॥
English: I shall eradicate today the dart from Duryodhana's heart existing for a long time by dislodging Bibhatsu from his car.
Sanskrit: हताश्वं विरथं पार्थं पौरुषे पर्यवस्थितम्। निःश्वसन्तं यथा नागमद्य पश्यन्तु कौरवाः॥
English: The Kauravas will see today Partha with his car broken, steeds killed, the bravery gone and himself sighing like a serpent.
Sanskrit: कामं गच्छन्तु कुरवो धनमादाय केवलम्। रथेषु वापि तिष्ठन्तो युद्धं पश्यन्तु मामकम्॥
English: Let the Kauravas at their own will go away with the precious kine; if they wish let them remain on the chariot and behold the encounter.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामोवाच न च तावज्जिता गावो न च सीमान्तरं गताः। न हास्तिनपुरं प्राप्तास्त्वं च कर्ण विकत्थसे॥
English: Ashvathama said The kine have not yet been acquired. Nor have they gone over the boundary. Nor have they gone to Hastinapur. Why do you, Karna, boast?
Sanskrit: संग्रामांश्च बहूञ्जित्वा लब्ध्वा च विपुलं धनम्। विजित्य च परां सेनां नाहुः किंचन पौरुषम्॥
English: Even having won many a battle, amassed a vast fortune, vanquished their enemies, armies, truly heroic men do not utter a single word of their prowess.
Sanskrit: दहत्यग्निरवाक्यस्तु तूष्णीं भाति दिवाकरः। तूष्णीं धारयते लोकान् वसुधा सचराचरान्॥
English: Fire burns silently and silently does the sun shine. And the earth does bear creatures mobile and immobile without a single word.
Sanskrit: चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य कर्माणि विहितानि स्वयम्भुवा। धनं यैरधिगन्तव्यं यच्च कुर्वन् न दुष्यति॥
English: The actions of the four orders have been ordained by the Self Sprung (Brahma) so that they may acquire wealth without committing a sinful act.
Sanskrit: अधीत्य ब्राह्मणो वेदान् याजयेत यजेत वा। क्षत्रियो धनुराश्रित्य यजेच्चैव न याजयेत्॥
English: Having studied the Vedas, the Brahmanas should perform sacrifices and officiate as priests. Resorting to their vows the Kshatriyas should perform sacrifices and never officiate as priests.
Sanskrit: वैश्योऽधिगम्य वित्तानि ब्रह्मकर्माणि कारयेत्। शूद्रः शुश्रूषणं कुर्यात् त्रिषु वर्णेषु नित्यशः। वन्दनायोगविधिभिर्वैतसी वृत्तिमास्थितः॥
English: Having amassed wealth the Vaishyas should perform the Vedic rites there with. A Shudra should always attend to and serve the other three orders, having recourse to flattery as the means of livelihood and behaving (cringlingly) like the cane.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाना यथाशास्त्रं प्राप्य चापि महीमिमाम्। सत्कुर्वन्ति महाभागा गुरून् सुविगुणानपि॥
English: Duly following the the scriptures they obtained this entire earth and those great men always act respectfully to their elders even if the latter prove adverse to them,
Sanskrit: प्राप्य द्यूतेन को राज्यं क्षत्रियस्तोष्टुमर्हति। तथा नृशंसरूपोऽयं धार्तराष्ट्रश्च निघृणः॥
English: What Kshatriya on this earth expresses joy for having acquired a kingdom by gambling like this wicked and shameless son of Dhritarashtra?
Sanskrit: तथाधिगम्य वित्तानि को विकत्थेद् विचक्षणः। निकृत्या वञ्चनायोगैश्चरन् वैतंसिको यथा।॥
English: Having acquired riches in this way by deceit and fraud like a seller of meat what wise man would boast of it?
Sanskrit: कतमद् द्वैरथं युद्धं यत्राजैषीर्धनंजयम्। नकुलं सहदेवं वा धनं येषां त्वया हतम्॥
English: In what single combat did you ever defeat Dhananjaya, Nakula or Sahadeva although you have robbed them of their riches?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरो जित: कस्मिन् भीमश्च बलिनां वरः। इन्द्रप्रस्थं त्वया कस्मिन् संग्रामे निर्जितं पुरा॥
English: Has Yudhishthira, or Bhima the foremost of the strong, been defeated by you? In what battle was Indraprastha conquered by you?
Sanskrit: तथैव कतमद् युद्धं यस्मिन् कृष्णा जिता त्वया। एकवस्त्रा सभां नीता दुष्टकर्मन् रजस्वला॥
English: By what battle did you win Krishna, that, O you of wicked deeds, you did drag her to the assembly when she was in her course and had one cloth on?
Sanskrit: मूलमेषां महत् कृत्तं साराथी चन्दनं यथा। कर्म कारयिथाः सूत तत्र किं विदुरोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: You have cut the great root of the Sala tree. Actuated by greed when you made them work as slaves what did Vidura say?
Sanskrit: यथाशक्ति मनुष्याणां शममालक्षयामहे। अन्येषामपि सत्त्वानामपि कीटपिपीलिकैः।
English: Men and others, even insects and ants show forgiveness as much as lies in their power.
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्याः सम्परिक्लेशं न क्षन्तुं पाण्डवोऽर्हति॥ क्षयाय धार्तराष्ट्राणां प्रादुर्भूतो धनंजयः।
English: The Pandava can never forgive your distressing Draupadi. Dhananjaya is born for the destruction of Dhritarashtra's sons.
Sanskrit: त्वं पुनः पण्डितो भूत्वा वाचं वक्तुमिहेच्छसि॥ वैरान्तकरणो जिष्णुर्न नः शेषं करिष्यति॥
English: Appearing as a learned man you are making speeches, but will not Bibhatsu, the slayer of enemies, exterminate us all?
Sanskrit: नैष देवान् न गन्धर्वान् नासुरान् न च राक्षसान्। भयादिह न युध्येत कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः॥
English: Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, never from fear, withdraws himself from fighting even if it be with the Gandharvas, Asuras or Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: यं यमेषोऽतिसंक्रुद्धः संग्रामे निपतिष्यति। वृक्षं गरुत्मान् वेगेन विनिहत्य तमेष्यति॥
English: On whom he will fall enraged in battle he will over-throw him like a tree by the velocity of Garuda.
Sanskrit: त्वत्तो विशिष्टं वीर्येण धनुष्यमरराट्समम्। वासुदेवसमं युद्धे तं पार्थं को न पूजयेत्॥
English: Who will not praise Partha, who is superior to yourself in prowess, equal to the king of the gods in bowmanship and equal to Vasudeva himself in battle?
Sanskrit: देवं दैवेन युध्येत मानुषेण च मानुषम्। अस्त्रं ह्यस्त्रेण यो हन्यात् कोऽर्जुनेन समः पुमान्।।२०
English: What man is equal to Arjuna who counteracts the celestials weapons with celestials and human weapons with human?
Sanskrit: पुत्रादनन्तरं शिष्य इति धर्मविदो विदुः। एतेनापि निमित्तेन प्रियो द्रोणस्य पाण्डवः॥
English: Persons conversant with virtue say that a disciple is not different from a son. It is for this reason Arjuna is favourite with Drona.
Sanskrit: यथा त्वमकरो तमिन्द्रप्रस्थं यथाऽऽहरः। यथाऽऽनैषीः सभां कृष्णां तथा युध्यस्व पाण्डवम्॥
English: Do you fight with the Pandavas in the same way by which you defeated them at dice, by which you conquered Indraprastha and dragged Krishna to the assembly hall.
Sanskrit: अयं ते मातुल: प्राज्ञः क्षत्रधर्मस्य कोविदः। दुर्दूतदेवी गान्धारः शकुनियुध्यतामिह॥
English: Let your uncle the deceitful gambler Shakuni, the prince of Gandhara, fully versed in the duties of the Kshatriyas, fight now.
Sanskrit: नाक्षान् क्षिपति गाण्डीवं न कृतं द्वापरं न च। ज्वलतो निशितान् बाणांस्तांस्तान् क्षिपति गाण्डिवम्॥
English: The Gandiva (bow) does not cast dice such as, the Krita or Dwapara but it discharges burning and sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: न हि गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्ता गार्धपक्षाः सुतेजनाः। नान्तरेष्ववतिष्ठन्ते गिरीणामपि दारणाः॥
English: The dreadful arrows, shot from Gandiva of great might and winged like vultures, can rend even the mountains.
Sanskrit: अन्तकः पवनो मृत्युस्तथाग्निर्वडवामुखः। कुर्युरेते क्वचिच्छेषं न तु क्रुद्धो धनंजयः॥
English: The regent of Dead, the god of air and the horse-faced god of fire, leave some thing behind but Dhananjaya, worked up with anger, never does so.
Sanskrit: यथा सभायां द्यूतं त्वं मातुलेन सहाकरोः। तथा युध्यस्व संग्रामे सौबलेन सुरक्षितः॥
English: As backed by your uncle you played at dice in the assembly hall so do you now fight well-protected by Subala's son?
Sanskrit: युध्यन्तां कामतो योधा नाहं योत्स्ये धनंजयम्। मत्स्यो ह्यस्माभिरायोध्यो यद्यागच्छेद् गवां पदम्॥२८।
English: Let any one else, if he likes, fight, I shall not fight with Dhananjaya. We shall fight with the king of Matsya's if he comes following the track of kine.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच कलाः काष्ठाश्च युज्यन्ते मुहूर्ताश्च दिनानि च। अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहास्तथा॥ ऋतक्श्चापि युज्यन्ते तथा संवत्सरा अपि।
English: Bhishma said The wheel of time revolves with various divisions such as Kalas, Kashthas, Muhurtas, days, fortnights months, stars, planets, seasons and years.
Sanskrit: एवं कालविभागेन कालचक्र प्रवर्तते॥ तेषां कालातिरेकेण ज्योतिषां च व्यतिक्रमात्। पञ्चमे पञ्चमे वर्षे द्वौ मासावुपजायतः॥
English: On account of the excess of time and the constellations going on their courses there is an increase of two months in every five years.
Sanskrit: एषामभ्यधिका मासाः पञ्च च द्वादश क्षपाः। त्रयोदशानां वर्षाणामिति मे वर्तते मतिः॥
English: I think, calculating in this way, there will be an addition of five months and twelve nights within thirteen vears.