pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ते विनीय तमायासं धृतराष्ट्रवियोगजम्। शनैः शनैस्तदान्योन्यमब्रुवन् सम्मतान्युत॥
English: Checking that agitation of heart due to the announcement of Dhritarashtra's desire of going to the forest, they gradually were able to address one another, expressing their wishes.
Sanskrit: ततः संधाय ते सर्वे वाक्यान्यथ समासतः। एकस्मिन् ब्राह्मणे राजन् निवेश्योचुनराधिपम्॥
English: Setting their words briefly, O king, they charged a certain Brahmana therewith and thus replied to the old king.
Sanskrit: ततः स्वाचरणो विप्रः सम्मतोऽर्थविशारदः। साम्बाख्यो बढ्चो राजन् वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे॥
English: That learned Brahinana, of good conduct, chosen by unanimous consent, conversant with all subjects, master of all the Rics, and named Samba, tried to speak.
Sanskrit: अनुमान्य महाराजं तत् सदः सम्प्रसाद्य च। विप्रः प्रगल्भो मेधावी स राजानमुवाच ह॥
English: Taking the permission of the whole assembly and with its full approbation, that learned Brahmana of great intelligence, conscious of his own powers, said these words to the king.
Sanskrit: राजन् वाक्यं जनस्यास्य मयि सर्वं समर्पितम्। वक्ष्यामि तदहं वीर तज्जुषस्व नराधिप॥
English: O monarch, the answer of this assembly has been committed to my care. I shall speak it out, O hero! Do you receive it, O king.
Sanskrit: यथा वदसि राजेन्द्र सर्वमेतत् तथा विभो। नात्र मिथ्या वचः किंचित् सुहत्त्वं नः परस्परम्॥
English: What you say, O king of kings, is all true, O powerful one. There is nothing in it that is in even slightly tinctured with untruth, you are our well-wisher, as, indeed, we are yours.
Sanskrit: न जात्वस्य च वंशस्य राज्ञां कश्चित् कदाचन। राजाऽऽसीद् यः प्रजापाल: प्रजानामप्रियोऽभवत्।।१५।
English: Indeed, in this royal family, there never was a king who coming to rulc his subjects, became unpopular with them.
Sanskrit: पितृवद् भ्रातृवच्चैव भवन्तः पालयन्ति नः। न र दुर्योधन: किंचिदयुक्तं कृतवान् नृपः॥
English: You have ruled us like fathers or brothers. King Duryodhana never did us any wrong.
Sanskrit: यथा ब्रवीति धर्मात्मा मुनिः सत्यवतीसुतः। तथा कुरु महाराज स हि नः परमो गुरुः॥
English: Do that, O king, which that righteoussouled ascetic, the son of Satyavati, has said. He is, indeed out foremost of instructors.
Sanskrit: त्यक्ता वयं तु भवता दुःखशोकपरायणाः। भविष्यामश्चिरं राजन् भवद्गुणशतैर्युताः॥
English: Left by you, O king, we shall have to pass our days in grief and sorrow, remembering hundreds of virtues possessed by you.
Sanskrit: यथा शान्तनुना गुप्ता राज्ञा चित्राङ्गदेन च। भीष्मवीर्योपगूढेन पित्रा तव च पार्थिव॥ भवदुद्वीक्षणाच्चैव पाण्डुना पृथिवीक्षिता। तथा दुर्योधनेनापि राज्ञा सुपरिपालताः॥
English: We were well-protected and ruled by king Duryodhana even as we had been ruled by king Shantanu, or by Chitrangada, or by your father, O monarch, who was protected by the prowess of Bhishma, or by Pandu, that ruler of Earth, who was overlooked by you in all is deeds.
Sanskrit: न स्वल्पमपि पुत्रस्ते व्यलीकं कृतवान् नृद! पितरीव सुविश्वस्तास्तस्मिन्नपि नराधिपे॥
English: Your son, O monarch, never did us the slightest wrong. We lived, depending on that king as trustfully as on our own father.
Sanskrit: वयमास्म यथा सम्यग् भवतो विदितं तथा। तथा वर्षसहस्राणि कुन्तीपुत्रेण धीमता॥
English: It is known to you how we lived (under that ruler). Similarly we have enjoyed great happiness, O king, for thousands of years, under the rule of Kunti's son of great intelligence and wisdom.
Sanskrit: पाल्यमाना धृतिमता सुखं विन्दामहे नृप। राजर्षीणां पुराणानां भवतां पुण्यकर्मणाम्॥ कुरुसंवरणादीनां भरतस्य च धीमतः। वृत्तं समनुयात्येष धर्मात्मा भूरिदक्षिणः॥
English: This righteous-souled king who celebrates sacrifices with profuse gifts, follows the conduct of the royal sages of old, belonging to our race, of meritorious decds, having Kuru and Samavara and other sand the highly intelligent Bharata among them.
Sanskrit: नात्र वाच्यं महाराज सुसूक्ष्ममपि विद्यते। उषिताः स्म सुखं नित्यं भवता परिपालिताः॥
English: There is nothing, O monarch, that is even slightly censurable in the matter of this Yudhishthishta's rule. Protected and ruled by you, we have all lived in great happiness.
Sanskrit: सुसूक्ष्मं च व्यलीकं ते सपुत्रस्य न विद्यते। यत् तु ज्ञातिविमर्देऽस्मिन्नात्थ दुर्योधनं प्रति॥ भवन्तमनुनेष्यामि तत्रापि कुरुनन्दन।
English: The slightest omission cannot be laid at your doors and yours sons. Regarding what you have said about Duryodhana in the matter of this destruction of kinsmen, I beg you, O delighter of the Kurus, (to listen to me).
Sanskrit: न तद् दुर्योधनकृतं न च तद् भवता कृतम्॥ न कर्णसौबलाभ्यां च कुरवो यत् क्षयं गताः।
English: The carnage that has overtaken the Kurus was not caused by Duryodhana. It was not brought about by you. Nor was it brought about by Karna and Subala's son.
Sanskrit: दैवं तत् तु विजानीमो यन्न शक्यं प्रवाधितुम्॥ दैवं पुरुषकारेण न शक्यमपि बाधितुम्।
English: We know that it was encompassed about by Destiny, and that it was incapable of being counteracted. Destiny is not capable of being resisied by human exertion.
Sanskrit: अक्षौहिण्यो महाराज दशाष्टौ च समागताः॥ अष्टादशाहेन हताः कुरुभिर्योधपुगवैः। भीष्मद्रोणकृपाद्यैश्च कर्णेन च महात्मना॥ युयुधानेन वीरेण धृष्टद्युम्नेन चैव ह। चतुर्भिः पाण्डुपुत्रैश्च भीमार्जुनयमैस्तथा॥ न च क्षयोऽयं नृपते ऋते दैवबलादभूत्।
English: Eighteen Akshauhinis of soldiers, O monarch, were collected. In eighteen days that army was destroyed by the foremost of Kuru warriors, viz., Bhishma and Drona and others, and the great Karna, and the heroic Yuyudhana and Dhritadyumna, and by the four sons of Pandu, that is, Bhima and Arjuna and the twins. This destruction, O kiing, could not happen without the influence of Destiny.
Sanskrit: अवश्यमेव संग्रामे क्षत्रियेण विशेषतः॥ कर्तव्यं निधनं काले मर्तव्यं क्षत्रबन्धुना। तैरियं पुरुषव्याप्रैर्विद्याबाहुबलान्वितैः॥ पृथिवी निहता सर्वा सहया सरथद्विपा।
English: Forsooth, by Kshatriyas in particular, should enemies be killed and death encountered in battle. By those foremost of men, gifted with science and might of arms, the Earth has been exterminaled with her horses and cars and elephants.
Sanskrit: न स राज्ञां वधे सूनुः कारणं ते महात्मनाम्॥ न भवान् न च ते भृत्या न कर्णो न स सौबलः।
English: Your son was not the cause of that destruction of great kings. You were not the cause, nor your servants, nor Karna, nor Subala's son.
Sanskrit: यद् विशस्ताः कुरुश्रेष्ठ राजानश्च सहस्रशः॥ सर्वं दैवकृतं विद्धि कोऽत्र किं वक्तुमर्हति।
English: The destruction of those for-most ones of Kuru's race and of kings by thousands know, was engendered by Destiny. Who can say anything else in this.
Sanskrit: गुरुर्मतो भवानस्य कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभुः॥ धर्मात्मानमतस्तुभ्यमनुजानीमहे सुतम्।
English: You are regarded as the preceptor and the master of the whole world. We, therefore, in you presence, absolve your righteous-souled son.
Sanskrit: लभतां वीरलोकं स ससहायो नराधिपः॥ द्विजाग्र्यैः समनुज्ञातस्त्रिदिवे मोदतां सुखम्।
English: Let that king, with all his associates, obtain the regions reserved for herocs Permitted by foremost of Brahmanas, let him sport blissfully in the celestial region.
Sanskrit: प्राप्स्यते च भवान् पुण्यं धर्मे च परमां स्थितिम्॥३८ वेद धर्मं च कृत्स्नेन सम्यक् त्वं भव सुव्रतः।
English: You, also shall attain to great merit, and unswerving steadiness in virtue. O you of excellent vows, follow fully the duties laid down in the Vedas.
Sanskrit: दृष्टिप्रदानमपि ते पाण्डवान् प्रति नो वृथा॥ समर्थास्त्रिदिवस्यापि पालने किं पुनः क्षितेः।
English: It is not necessary for either you or ourselves to look after the Pandavas. They are capable of ruling the very Heavens, what need then be said of the Earth?
Sanskrit: अनुवय॑न्ति वा धीमन् समेषु विषमेषु च।॥ प्रजाः कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवाशीलभूषणान्।
English: O you of great intelligence, in weal as in woe, the subjects of this kingdom, O foremost one of Kuru's race, will obey the Pandavas who have conduct for their ornament.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदेयाग्रहारांश्च पारिवहश्चि पार्थिवः॥ पूर्वराजाभिपन्नांश्च पालयत्येव पाण्डवः।
English: The son of Pandu makes those valuable gifts which are always to be made to foremost of twice-born persons in sacrifices and in obscquial rites, after the manner of all the great kings of yore.
Sanskrit: दीर्घदर्शी मृदुर्दान्तः सदा वैश्रवणो यथा॥ अक्षुद्रसचिवश्चायं कुन्तीपुत्रो महामनाः।
English: The great son of Kunti is mild, and selfcontrolled, and is always disposed to spend as if he were a second Vaishravana. He has great ministers who attend on him.
Sanskrit: अप्यमित्रे दयावांश्च शुचिश्च भरतर्षभः॥ ऋजु पश्यति मेधावी पुत्रवत् पालितः सदा।
English: He is compassionate to even his enemies. Indeed, that foremnost one of Bharata's race is of pure conduct. Gifted with great intelligence, he is perfectly straightforward in his dealings and rules and protects us like a father his children.
Sanskrit: विप्रियं च जनस्यास्य संसर्गाद् धर्मजस्य वै॥ न करिष्यन्ति राजर्षे तथा भीमार्जुनादयः।
English: From association with him who is the son of Dharma, O royal sage, Bhima and Arjuna and others will never wrong us in the least.
Sanskrit: मन्दा मृदुषु कौरव्य तीक्ष्णेष्वाशीविषोपमाः॥ वीर्यवन्तो महात्मानः पौराणां च हिते रताः।
English: They are mild, O you of Kuru's race, to them that are inild, and fierce like snakes of dreadful poison to them who are fierce. Endured with great energy, those high-souled ones are always devoted to the well-being of the people.
Sanskrit: न कुन्ती न च पाञ्चाली न चोलूपी न सात्वती।।४६ अस्मिन् जने करिष्यन्ति प्रतिकूलानि कर्हिचित्।
English: Neither Kunti, nor your (daughter-in-law) Panchali, nor Ulupi, nor the princess of the Satvata race, will do the least wrong to these people.
Sanskrit: भवत्कृतमिमं स्नेहं युधिष्ठिरविवर्धितम्॥ न पृष्ठतः करिष्यन्ति पौरा जानपदा जनाः।
English: The affection which you have shown towards us and which in Yudhishthira is seen to exist in a still larger measurc, is incapable of being forgotten by the people of the city and the provinces.
Sanskrit: अधर्मिष्ठानपि सतः कुन्तीपुत्रा महारथाः॥ मानवान् पालयिष्यन्ति भूत्वा धर्मपरायणाः।
English: Those powerful car-warriors, viz., the sons of Kunti, themselves devoted to the duties of virtue, will protect and cherish the people even if these happen to be unrighteous.
Sanskrit: स राजन् मानसं दुःखमपनीय युधिष्ठिरात्॥ कुरु कार्याणि धाणि नमस्ते पुरुषर्षभ।
English: Do you, therefore, O king, reinoving all anxiety of heat on account of Yudhishthira, set yourself to the accomplishment of all meritorious deeds, O foremost of men.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं धर्म्यमनुमान्य गुणोत्तरम्॥ साधु साध्विति सर्वः स जनः प्रतिगृहीतवान्।
English: Hearing these words, fraught with virtue and merit, of that Brahmana and approving of them every person in that assembly said, 'Excellent, Excellent' and accepted them as his own.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्रश्च तद्वाक्यमभिपूज्य पुनः पुनः॥ विसर्जयामास तदा प्रकृतीस्तु शनैः शनैः।
English: Dhritarashtra, also, repeatedly speaking highly of those words, slowly dismissed that assembly of his subjects.
Sanskrit: स तैः सम्पूजितो राजा शिवेनावेक्षितस्तथा॥ प्राञ्जलिः पूजयामास तं जनं भरतर्षभ।
English: Thus honoured by them and looked upon with auspicious looks, the old king, O chief of Bharata's race, joined his hands and honoured them all in returi.
Sanskrit: ततो विवेश भवनं गान्धार्या सहितो निजम्।। व्युष्टायां चैव शर्वर्यां यच्चकार निबोध तत्॥
English: He, then, entered his own palace with Gandhari, Listen now to what he did after that night had passed away.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो रजन्यां व्युष्टायां धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः। विदुरं प्रेषयामास युधिष्ठिर निवेशनम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said After that night had passed away, Dhritarashtra, the son of Ambika, sent Vidura to Yudhishthira's place.
Sanskrit: स गत्वा राजवचनादुवाचाच्युतमीश्वरम्। युधिष्ठिरं महातेजाः सर्वबुद्धिमतां वरः॥ धृतराष्ट्रो महाराजो वनवासाय दीक्षितः। गमिष्यति वनं राजन्नागतां कार्तिकीमिमाम्॥
English: Gifted with great energy and the foremost of all persons endued with intelligence, Vidura. having arrived at at Yudhishthira's palace, addressed that foremost of men, that king of undecaying glory, in these words:—King Diritarashtra has perforined the preliminary rites for accomplishing his purpose of retiring into the forest. He will start for the woods, O king, on the coming day of full moon of the month of Kartika.
Sanskrit: स त्वां कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ किंचिदर्थमभीप्सति। श्राद्धमिच्छति दातुं स गाङ्गेयस्य महात्मनः॥ द्रोणस्य सोमदत्तस्य बालीकस्य च धीमतः। पुत्राणां चैव सर्वेषां ये चान्ये सुहृदो हताः॥ यदि चाप्यनुजानीषे सैन्धवापसदस्य च।
English: He now solicits from you, O foremost of Kuru's race, some money. He wishes to perform the Shraddha of the great son of Ganga, as also of Drona and Somadatta and Vallika of great intelligence, and of all his sons as also of all other wishers of his who have been killed, and, if you permit it, of that wicked king of the Sindhus.
Sanskrit: नरर्षभम्। एतच्छुत्वा तु वचनं विदुरस्य युधिष्ठिरः॥ हृष्टः सम्पूजयामास गुडाकेशश्च पाण्डवः।
English: Hearing these words of Vidura, both Yudhishthira, and Pandus' son Arjuna of curly hair, became very glad and applauded them highly.
Sanskrit: न च भीमो दृढक्रोधस्तद्वचो जगृहे तदा॥ विदुरस्य महातेजा दुर्योधनकृतं स्मरन्। अभिप्रायं विदित्वा तु भीमसेनस्य फाल्गुनः॥ किरीटी किंचिदानम्य तमुवाच भीम राजा पिता वृद्धो वनवासाय दीक्षितः॥
English: Bhima, however, of great energy and an unappeasable anger, did not accept those words of Vidura in good spirits, recollecting the acts of Duryodhana. Understanding the thoughts of Bhimasena, the diadem-decked Phalguna, slightly bending bending his face downwards, addressed that foremost of men in these words: 'O Bhima, our royal lather who is old, has resolved to retire into the forest.
Sanskrit: दातुमिच्छति सर्वेषां सुहृदामौर्ध्वदेहिकम्। भवता निर्जितं वित्तं दातुमिच्छति कौरवः॥
English: He wishes to make gifts for advancing the happiness of his killed kinsmen and wellwishers now in the other world. O you of Kuru's race, he wishes to give away wealth that belongs to you by conquest.
Sanskrit: भीष्मादीनां महाबाहो तदनुज्ञातुमर्हसि। दिष्ट्या त्वद्य महाबाहो धृतराष्ट्रः प्रयाचते॥ याचितो यः पुरास्माभिः पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम्। योऽसौ पृथिव्याः कृत्स्नाया भर्ता भूत्वा नराधिपः॥१२ परैर्विनिहतामात्यो वनं गन्तुमभीप्सति। मा तेऽन्यत् पुरुषव्याघ्र दानाद् भवतु दर्शनम्॥
English: Indeed, O mighty-armed one, it is for Bhishma and others that the old king is desirous of making those gifts. You should grant your permission. By good luck it is, O you of mighty arms, that Dhritarashtra today begs wealth of us, he who was formerly begged by us. Mark the reverses brought about by time. That king who was before the lord and protector of the whole Earth, now wishes to go into the forest, his kinsmen and associates all killed by enemies. O king, let not your views deviate from granting the permission asked.
Sanskrit: अयशस्यमतोऽन्यत् स्यादधर्मश्च महाभुज। राजानमुपशिक्षस्व ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरमीश्वरम्॥
English: O mighty-armed one, refusal, besides bringing infamy, will yield demerit. Do you learn your duty in this matter from the king, your eldest brother, who is lord of all.
Sanskrit: अर्हस्त्वमपि दातुं वै नादातुं भरतर्षभ। एवं ब्रुवाणं वीभत्सुं धर्मराजोऽप्यपूजयत्॥
English: You should give instead of refusing, O chief of Bharata's race!' Bibhatsu who was saying so was applauded by king Yudhishthira the just.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तु सक्रोधः प्रोवाचेदं वचस्तदा। वयं भीष्मस्य दास्यामः प्रेतकार्यं तु फाल्गुन॥ सोमदत्तस्य नृपते रिश्रवस एव च। बाह्रीकस्य च राजर्षेनॊणस्य च महात्मनः॥ अन्येषां चैव सर्वेषां कुन्ती कर्णाय दास्यति। श्राद्धानि पुरुषव्याघ्र मा प्रादात् कौरवो नृपः॥
English: Yielding to anger Bhimasena said these words :-O Phalguna, it is we that shall make gifts in the matter of Bhishma's obsequies, as also of king Somavatta and of Bhurishravas, of the royal sage Valhika, and of the great Drona, and of all others. Our mother Kunti shall make such obsequial offerings for Karna. O foremost of men, let not Dhritarashtra perform those Sharaddhas.
Sanskrit: इति मे वर्तते बुद्धिर्मा नो निन्दन्तु शत्रवः। कष्टात्कष्टतरं यान्तु सर्वे दुर्योधनादयः॥
English: This is what I think. Let not our enemies be gladdened. Let Duryodhana and others sink from a miserable to a more miserable position.
Sanskrit: यैरियं पृथिवी कृत्स्ना घातिता कुलपांसनैः। कुतस्त्वमसि विस्मृत्य वैरं द्वादशवार्षिकम्॥ अज्ञातवासं गहनं द्रौपदीशोकवर्धनम्। क्व तदा धृतराष्ट्रस्य स्नेहोऽस्मन्द्रोचरो गतः॥ सार्धं पाञ्चालपुत्र्या
English: Alas, it was those wretches of their family who caused the whole Earth to be exterininated? How have you been able to forget that anxiety of twelve long years and out living in deep forest in cognite that was so painful to Draupadi? Where was Dhritarashtra's affection for us then?
Sanskrit: कृष्णाजिनोपसंवीतो हृताभरणभूषणः। त्वं राजानमुपजग्मिवान्।॥
English: Clad in a black deer-skin and divested of all your ornaments, with the Princess of Panchala in your company, did you not follow this king?
Sanskrit: क्व तदा द्रोणभीष्मौ तौ सोमदत्तोऽपि वाऽभवत्। यत्र त्रयोदशसमा वने वन्येन जीवथ॥
English: Where were Bhishma and Drona then, and where was Somadatta? You had to live for thirteen years in the forest depending on the products of the wilderness.
Sanskrit: न तदां त्वां पिता ज्येष्ठः पितृत्वेनाभिवीक्षते। किं ते तद् विस्मृतं पार्थ यदेष कुलपांसनः॥ दुर्बुद्धिर्विदुरं प्राह द्यूते किं जितमित्युत। तमेवं वादिनं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। उवाच वचनं धीमान् जोषमास्वेति भर्त्सयन्॥
English: Your eldest father did not then look at you with eyes of parental affection. Have you forgotten, O Partha, that it was this wretch of our family, of wicked understanding, who enquired of Vidura, when the match at dice was going on, 'What has been won?' Hearing thus far, king Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, gifted with great intelligence, rebuked him and told him to be silent.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच भीम ज्येष्ठो गुरुर्मे त्वं नातोऽन्यद् वक्तुमुत्सहे। धृतराष्ट्रस्तु राजर्षिः सर्वथा मानमर्हति॥
English: Arjuna said O Bhima, you are my elder brother and, therefore, my senior and preceptor. I dare not say anything more than what I have already said. The royal sage Dhritarashtra deserves to be honoured by us in every way.
Sanskrit: न स्मरन्त्यपराद्धानि स्मरन्ति सुकृतान्यपि। असम्भिन्नार्यमर्यादाः साधवः पुरुषोत्तमाः॥
English: They who are good, they who are distinguished above the common level, they who break not the distinctions which characterise the good, remember which characterise the good, remember not the wrongs done to them but only the benefits they have got.
Sanskrit: इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा फाल्गुनस्य महात्मनः। विदुरं प्राह धर्मात्मा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ इदं मद्वचनात् क्षत्तः कौरवं ब्रूहि पार्थिवम्। यावदिच्छति पुत्राणां श्राद्धं तावद् ददाम्यहम्॥ भीष्मादीनां च सर्वेषां सुहृदामुपकारिणाम्। मम कोशादिति विभो मा भूद् भीम: सुदुर्मनाः॥
English: Hearing these words of the great Phalguna, the righteous-souled Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, addressed Vidura and said these words, "Instructed by me, O Kshatri, do you say to the Kuru king that I shall give him as much wealth from my treasury as he wishes to give away for the obsequies of his sons, and of Bhishma and others among his well-wishers and benefactors, let not Bhima be dispirited at this.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त्वा धर्मराजस्तमर्जुनं प्रत्यपूजयत्। भीमसेनः कटाक्षेण वीक्षां चक्रे धनंजयम्॥
English: Having said these words, king Yudhishthira the just highly applauded Arjuna. Meanwhile Bhimasena began to cast angry looks at Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: ततः स विदुरं धीमान् वाक्यमाह युधिष्ठिरः। भीमसेने न कोपं स नृपतिः कतुमर्हति॥
English: Then Yudhishthira, gifted with great intelligence, once more addressed Vidura said, King Dhritarashtra should not be angry with Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: परिक्लिष्टो हि भीमोऽपि हिमवृष्ट्यातपादिभिः। दुःखैर्बहुविधैर्धीमानरण्ये विदितं तव॥
English: This Bhima of great intelligence was greatly afflicted by cold and rain and heat and by a thousand others griefs while living in the forest. All this you know.
Sanskrit: किं तु मद्वचनाद् ब्रूहि राजानं भरतर्षभ। यद् यदिच्छसि यावच्च गृह्यतां मद्गृहादिति॥
English: Do you, however, instructed by me, say to the king, O foremost one of Bharata's family, that he may take from my house whatever articles he wishes and in whatever measure also he likes.
Sanskrit: यन्मात्सर्यमयं भीमः करोति भृशदुःखितः। न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यमिति वाच्यः स पार्थिवः॥
English: You shall also tell the king that he should not suffer his heart to remember this show of pride in which Bhima, deeply afflicted, has indulged.
Sanskrit: यन्ममास्ति धनं किंचिदर्जुनस्य च वेश्मनि। तस्य स्वामी महाराज इति वाच्यः स पार्थिवः॥
English: Whatever wealth I have and whatever Arjuna has in his house, the owner thereof is king Dhritarashtra. This you should tell him.
Sanskrit: ददातु राजा विप्रेभ्यो यथेष्टं क्रियतां व्ययः। पुत्राणां सुहृदां चैव गच्छत्वानृण्यमद्य सः॥
English: Let the king made gifts to Brahmanas! Let him spend as largely as he likes. Let him liberate himself from the debt he owes to his sons and well-wishers.
Sanskrit: इदं चापि शरीरं मे तवायत्तं जनाधिप। धनानि चेति विद्धि त्वं न मे तत्रास्ति संशयः॥
English: Let him be told besides, 'O monarch this very body of mine is at your disposal, and all the riches I have! Know this and let there be no doubt in this.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु राज्ञा स विदुरो बुद्धिसत्तमः। धृतराष्ट्रमुपेत्यैवं वाक्यमाह महार्थवत्॥ उक्तो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भवद्वचनमादितः। स च संश्रुत्य वाक्यं ते प्रशशंस महाद्युतिः॥
English: Thus addressed by king Yudhishthira, Vidura, that foremost of intelligent persons, returned to Dhritarashtra and said to hin these words of great significance, 'I at first reported your message to king Yudhishthira, Reflecting on your words, Yudhishthira of great splendour spoke highly of them.
Sanskrit: बीभत्सुश्च महातेजा निवेदयति ते गृहान्। वसु तस्य गृहे यच्च प्राणानपि च केवलान्॥
English: The highly energetic Bibhatsu, also, places all his places with all the riches therein, as also his very lifc-breaths, at your disposal.
Sanskrit: धर्मराजश्च पुत्रस्ते राज्यं प्राणान् धनानि च। अनुजानाति राजर्षे यच्चान्यदपि किंचन॥
English: Your son, king Yudhishthira, too, offers you, O royal sage, his kingdom and life-breaths and riches and all else which belongs to him.
Sanskrit: भीमश्च सर्वदुःख नि संस्मृत्य बहुलान्युत। कृच्छ्रादिव महाबाहुरनुजज्ञे विनिःश्वसन्॥
English: Bhima, however, of mighty-arins, recollecting all his numberless sorrows has with difficulty given his consent, breathing many heavy sighs.
Sanskrit: स राजन् धर्मशीलेन राज्ञा बीभत्सुना तथा। अनुनीतो महाबाहुः सौहृदे स्थापितोऽपि च॥
English: That mighty-armed hero, O monarch, was solicited by the righteous king as also by Bibhatsu, and induced to treat you cordially.
Sanskrit: न च मन्युस्त्वया कार्य इति त्वां प्राह धर्मराट्। संस्मृत्य भीमस्तद्वैरं यदन्यायवदाचरत्॥ एवं प्रायो हि धर्मोऽयं क्षत्रियाणां नराधिप। युद्धे क्षत्रियधर्मे च निरतोऽयं वृकोदरः॥
English: King Yudhishthira the just has prayed you not to be displeased for the improper conduct which Bhima has shown at the recollection of foriner hostilities. This is generally the conduct of Kshatriyas in battle, O king, and this Vrikodara is devoted to battle and the practices of Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: वृकोदरकृते चाहमर्जुनश्च पुनः पुनः। प्रसीद याचे नृपते भवान् प्रभुरिहास्ति यत्॥ तद् ददातु भवान् वित्तं यावदिच्छसि पार्थिव। त्वमीश्वरोऽस्य राज्यस्य प्राणानामपि भारत॥
English: Both myself and Arjuna, O king, repeatedly beg you for pardoning Vrikodara. Be gracious to us. You are our lord, O king, you can give away as you like whatever money we have. You, O Bharata, are the master of this kingdom and of all lives in it.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदेयाग्रहारांश्च पुत्राणामौर्ध्वदेहिकम्। इतो रत्नानि गाश्चैव दासीदासमजाविकम्॥ आनयित्वा कुरुश्रेष्ठो ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छतु। दीनान्धकृपणेभ्यश्च तत्र तत्र नृपाज्ञया॥
English: Let the foremost one of the Kuru race give away for the obsequial rites of his sons, all those foremost of gifts which should be given to the Brahmanas. Indeed, let him make those gifts to persons of the twice-born caste, taking away from our places jewels, gems, and kine, and slaves both male and female, and goats and sheep. Let gifts be made to also those who are poor or blind or in great distress, selecting the objects of his charity as he likes.
Sanskrit: बह्वन्नरसपानाढ्याः सभा विदुर कारय। गवां निपानान्यन्यच्च विविधं पुण्यकं कुरु॥
English: Let, O Vidura, large pavilions be made, rich with food and drink of various tastes collected in abundance. Let reservoirs of water be made for enabling kine to drink, and let other meritorious works be done.