pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: गजा विंशतिसाहस्रा ईषादन्ताः प्रहारिणः। कुलीना भिन्नकरटा मेघा इव विसर्पिणः॥
English: And twenty thousand elephants who smote with their tusks resembling plowshares all of good breed, and with spit temples and moving about like masses of clouds.
Sanskrit: षष्टि गसहस्राणि दशान्यानि च भारत। युधिष्ठिरस्य यान्यासन् युधि सेना महात्मनः॥
English: And besides these, O Bharata, thousand elephants which were in the seven divisions of the army of Yudhishthira in that battle,
Sanskrit: क्षरन्त इव जीमूताः प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः। राजानमन्वयुः पश्चाच्चलन्त इव पर्वताः॥
English: With temporal juice flowing down and with the temples rent, followed the king like so many moving mountains.
Sanskrit: एवं तस्य बलं भीमं कुन्तीपुत्रस्य धीमतः। यदाश्रित्याथ युयुधे धार्तराष्ट्र सुयोधनम्॥
English: Such was the terrible array of forces of that wise son of Kunti, relying on the help of which he fought with Suyodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्ये शतशः पश्चात् सहस्रायुतशो नराः। नर्दन्तः प्रययुस्तेषामनीकानि सहस्रशः॥
English: And above these, other men, by hundreds and thousands and tens of thousands of groups o thousands, followed their (sons of Pandu) forces, roaring loudly.
Sanskrit: तत्र भेरीसहस्राणि शङ्खानामयुतानि च। न्यवादयन्त संहृष्टाः सहस्रायुतशो नराः॥
English: And those men by thousands and tens of thousand, filled with joy, beat their drums by thousands, and blew their conches by tens of thousands.
Sanskrit: नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम्। देवी सरस्वतीं चैव ततो जयमुदीरयेत्।।
English: Having saluted the Supreme Deity (Narayana), and the highest of all male beings (Nara) and also the goddess of Learning (Sarasvati), let us cry success!
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच कथं युयुधिरे वीराः कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः। पार्थिवाः सुमहात्मानो नानादेशसमागताः॥
English: Janamejaya said How did those great warriors, the Kurus, the Pandavas and the Somakas and the other illustrious kings who assembled from various countries fight?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच यथा युयुधिके वीराः कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः। कुरुक्षेत्रे तपःक्षेत्रे शृणु त्वं पृथिवीपते॥
English: Vaishampayana said ruler of carth, hear how those great warriors, the Kurus, the Pandavas and the Somakas foughton the holy field of Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: तेऽवतीर्य कुरुक्षेत्रं पाण्डवाः सहसोमकाः। कौरवाः समवर्तन्त जिगीषन्तो महाबलाः॥
English: Arriving at Kurukshetra, the powerful Pandavas, accompanied with the Somakas, advanced against the Kurus with the desire of victory.
Sanskrit: वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिनः। आशंसन्तो जयं युद्धे बलेनामिमुखा रणे॥
English: Learned in the Vedas, they all took great delight in battle. Being eager to secure success in the battle, they with their soldiers advanced to the fight.
Sanskrit: अभियाय च दुर्धर्षां धार्तराष्ट्रस्य वाहिनीम्। प्राङ्मुखाः पश्चिमे भागे न्यविशन्त ससैनिकाः॥
English: Coming near the army of Dhritarashtra's son those invincible heroes encamped with their troops on the Western part (of the field), their faces turned towards the East.
Sanskrit: समन्तपञ्चकाद् बाह्यं शिविराणि सहस्रशः। कारयामास विधिवत् कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: The son of Kunti Yudhishthira ordered tents to be pitched duly be thousands beyond the region called Samantapanchaka.
Sanskrit: शून्या च पृथिवी सर्वा बालवृद्धावशेषिता। निरश्वपुरुषेवासीद् रथकुञ्जरवर्जिता॥
English: The whole earth appeared to be empty, having been destitute of men and horses, and of chariots and elephants. Only the children and the old remained (in their houses).
Sanskrit: यावत्तपति सूर्यो हि जम्बूद्वीपस्य मण्डलम्। तावदेव समायातं बलं पार्थिवसत्तम॥
English: O foremost of kings, from all parts of Jambudvipa over which the sun shines was collected that great force.
Sanskrit: एकस्थाः सर्ववर्णास्ते मण्डलं बहुयोजनम्। पर्याक्रामन्त देशांश्च नदी: शैलान् वनानि च।॥
English: Men of all races assembled there, and they occupied an area extending many Yojanas over fields, rivers, hills and woods.
Sanskrit: तेषां युधिष्ठिरो राजा सर्वेषां पुरुषर्षभ। व्यादिदेश सबाह्यानां भक्ष्यभोज्यमनुत्तमम्॥
English: That foremost of men, king Yudhishthira ordered to be supplied to them in excellent edibles and other things of enjoyment.
Sanskrit: शय्याश्च विविधास्तात तेषां रात्रौ युधिष्ठिरः। एवंवेदी वेदितव्यः पाण्डवेयोऽयमित्युत॥
English: Yudhishthira fixed various appellation so that by uttering them they might be known to others that they belong to the Pandava force.
Sanskrit: अभिज्ञानानि सर्वेषां संज्ञाश्चाभरणानि च। योजयामास कौरव्यो युद्धकाल उपस्थिते॥
English: That Kuru prince also fixed names and emblems for all of them, so that they might be recognised at the time of battle.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा ध्वजाग्रं पार्थस्य धार्तराष्ट्रो महामनाः। सह सर्वैर्महीपालैः प्रत्यव्यूहत पाण्डवम्॥ पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि। मध्ये नागसहस्रस्य भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः॥
English: Seeing (from a distance) the top of the flatstaff of Pritha's son, the illustrious son of Dhritarashtra with a white umbrella held over his head stood surrounded by his one hundred brothers in the midst of a thousand elephants and began with all the kings to array his troops against the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनं हृष्टाः पञ्चाला युद्धनन्दिनः। दध्मुः प्रीता महाशवान् भेर्यश्च मधुरस्वनाः॥
English: Seeing the Duryodhana, the Panchalas, who ever liked fighting, were filled with delight, They blew their loud-sounding conchs and sweet sounding cymbals.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहृष्टां तां सेनामभिवीक्ष्याथ पाण्डवाः। बभूवुर्हष्टमनसो वासुदेवश्च वीर्यवान्॥
English: Seeing the (Panchala) troops in great delight, the Pandavas and the greatly effulgent Vasudeva (Krishna) were filled with joy.
Sanskrit: ततो हर्ष समागम्य वासुदेवधनंजयौ। दध्मतुः पुरुषव्याघ्रौ दिव्यौ शङ्खौ रथे स्थितौ॥
English: Those lion of men, Vasudeva and Arjuna who were seated on one car felt the greatest joy and both blew their celestial conchs.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चजन्यस्य निर्घोषं देवदत्तस्य चोभयोः। श्रुत्वा तु निनदं योधाः शकृन्मूत्रं प्रसुस्रुवुः॥
English: Having heard the loud sound of the conchs of those two heroes, the soldiers passed urine and excrete.
Sanskrit: यथा सिंहस्य नदतः स्वनं श्रुत्वेतरे मृगाः। त्रसेयुर्निनदं श्रुत्वा तथाऽसीदत तद्बलम्॥
English: As animals are afflicted with fear in hearing the voice of the roaring lion, so were that force on hearing those sounds.
Sanskrit: उदतिष्ठद् रजो भौमं न प्राज्ञायत किंचन। अस्तगत इवादित्ये सैन्येन सहसाऽऽवृते॥
English: A fearful dust arose and every thing became invisible. The sun, becoming suddenly shrouded by it appeared as if it had set.
Sanskrit: ववर्ष तत्र पर्जन्यो मांसशोणितवृष्टिमान्। दिक्षु सर्वाणि सैन्यानि तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: A black clouds of flesh and blood showered a down pour over that vast assemblage of troops. Every thing appeared to be wonderful.
Sanskrit: वायुस्ततः प्रादुरभून्नीचैः शर्करकर्षणः। विनिस्तान्यनीकानि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: A fearful wind blow carrying over the earth innumerable stones and afflicting thousands and thousands of soldiers.
Sanskrit: उभे सैन्ये च राजेन्द्र युद्धाय मुदिते भृशम्। कुरुक्षेत्रे स्थिते यत्ते सागरक्षुभितोपमे॥
English: O king, both armies stood for battle in the field of Kurukshetra like two agitated oceans.
Sanskrit: तयोस्तु सेनयोरासीदद्भुतः स तु संगमः। युगान्ते समनुप्राप्ते द्वयोः सागरयोरिव॥
English: That great battle of the two enemies was exceedingly wonderful, like two oceans at the end of the Yuga.
Sanskrit: शून्याऽऽसीत् पृथिवी सर्वा वृद्धबालावशेषिता। निरश्वपुरुषेवासीद् रथकुञ्जरवर्जिता॥
English: The whole earth was empty for only the children and the old remained in their houses, others having joined the Kuru armies.
Sanskrit: तेन सेनासमूहेन समानीतेन कौरवैः। ततस्ते समयं चक्रुः कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, then the Kurus, the Pandavas and the Somakas made certain agreements and settled some rules regarding the different kinds of fight.
Sanskrit: धर्मान् संस्थापयामासुर्युद्धानां भरतर्षभ। निवृत्ते विहिते युद्धे स्यात् प्रीतिर्नः परस्परम्॥
English: (Such as) men equally situated should only fight with one another with all fairness. If having fought with fairness, the combatants withdraw, that would be preferred.
Sanskrit: यथापरं यथायोगं न च स्यात् कस्यचित् पुनः। वाचा युद्धप्रवृत्तानां वाचैव प्रतियोधनम्। निष्क्रान्ताः पृतनामध्यान्न हन्तव्याः कदाचन॥
English: Those who engaged in a battle of words should be fought against with only words. those that left the fight should never be killed.
Sanskrit: रथी च रथिना योध्यो गजेन गजधूर्गतः। अश्वेनाश्री पदातिश्च पादातेनैव भारत॥
English: A car-warrior should fight only with a car warrior. He who rode on an elephant should fight only with another such combatant. O descendant of Bharata, a horse man must fight with a horse man and a foot-soldier with a footsoldier.
Sanskrit: यथायोगं यथाकामं यथोत्साहं यथाबलम्। समाभाष्य प्रहर्तव्यं न विश्वस्ते न विह्वले॥
English: Always being led by consideration of fitness, willingness, bravery and strength, one should strike another after having challenged him. None should strike another who is confiding or who is panic-stricken.
Sanskrit: एकेन सह संयुक्तः प्रपन्नो विमुखस्तथा। क्षीणशस्त्रो विवर्मा च न हन्तव्यः कदाचन॥
English: One fighting with another, one seeking refuge, one retreating, one whose weapon is broken and one who is not clad in armour should never be struck.
Sanskrit: न सूतेषु न धुर्येषु न च शस्त्रोपनायिषु। न भेरीशङ्खवादेषु प्रहर्तव्यं कथंचन॥
English: Charioteers, animals, men engaged in carrying weapons, those who play on drums and those who blow conchs should never be smitten.
Sanskrit: एवं ते समयं कृत्वा कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः प्रेक्षमाणाः परस्परम्॥
English: Having made these agreements, the Kurus, the Pandavas and the Somakas, staring at one another were filled with surprise.
Sanskrit: निविश्य च महात्मानस्ततस्ते पुरुषर्षभाः। हृष्टरूपाः सुमनसो बभूवुः सहसैनिकाः॥
English: Having thus placed their troops those foremost of men, those illustrious heroes were filled with delight, their appearance indicating joy.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच खरा गोषु प्रजायन्ते रमन्ते मातृभिः सुताः। अनार्तवं पुष्यफलं दर्शयन्ति वनदुमाः॥
English: Vyasa said Asses are being born of cows. Sons hold sexual intercourse with their mothers. The forest trees produce unseasonable flowers and fruits.
Sanskrit: गर्भिण्योऽजातपुत्राश्च जनयन्ति विभीषणान्। क्रव्यादाः पक्षिभिश्चापि सहाश्नन्ति परस्परम्॥
English: Women who are pregnant and those that are not, are giving birth to monsters, Carnivorous beasts mingle with birds and are feeding together.
Sanskrit: त्रिविषाणाश्चतुर्नेवाः पञ्चपादा द्विमेहनाः। द्विशीर्षाश्च द्विपुच्छाश्च दंष्ट्रिणः पशवोऽशिवाः॥
English: Inauspicious beasts, some having three horns, some having four eyes, some five legs, some two sexual organs, some two heads, some two tails, and some fearful teeth.
Sanskrit: जायन्ते विवृतास्याश्च व्याहरन्तोऽशिवा गिरः। त्रिपदाः शिखिनस्तााश्चतुर्दष्ट्रा विषाणिनः॥
English: Are born with mounts wide open : they are emitting fearful cries. Horses with three legs, with crests, with four teeth and with horns are also born.
Sanskrit: तथैवान्याश्च दृश्यन्ते स्त्रियो वै ब्रह्मवादिनाम्। वैनतेयान् मयूरांश्च जनयन्ति पुरे तव॥
English: O king, the wives of many Brahmavadins in your city are seen to give birth to Garuda's and pea-cocks.
Sanskrit: गोवत्सं वडवा सूते श्वा शृगालं महीपते। कुक्कुरान् करभाश्चैव शुकाश्चाशुभवादिनः॥
English: O king, the mare gives birth to calves the bitch to jackals. Cooks, antelopes and parrots are all sending forth inauspicious notes.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियः काश्चित्प्रजायन्ते चतस्रः पञ्चकन्यकाः। जातमात्राश्च नृत्यन्ति गायन्ति च हसन्ति च॥
English: Women give birth to four or five daughters all at a time, and these, as soon as born, dance, sing, and laugh.
Sanskrit: पृथग्जनस्य सर्वस्य क्षुद्रकाः प्रहसन्ति च। नृत्यन्ति परिगायन्ति वेदयन्तो महद् भयम्॥
English: The men of the lowest castes laugh, and dance and sign and thus indicate fearful evils.
Sanskrit: प्रतिमाश्चालिखन्त्येताः सशस्त्रा: कालचोदिताः। अन्योन्यमभिधावन्ति शिशवो दण्डपाणयः॥
English: Infants as if drawn by death are painting armed images. They are running against one another with maces in their hands.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यमभिमृद्नन्ति नगराणि युयुत्सवः। पद्मोत्पलानि वृक्षेषु जायन्ते कुमुदानि च॥
English: Being desirous of battle, they are breaking down the towns (they have made in sports). Lotuses and lilies are growing on trees.
Sanskrit: विष्वग्वाताश्च वान्त्युग्रा रजो नाप्युपशाम्यति। अभीक्ष्णं कम्पते भूमिरर्कं राहुरुपैति च॥
English: Strong winds are fearfully blowing and the dust is unceasingly flying. The earth is often quaking and Rahu advances towards the sun.
Sanskrit: श्वेतो ग्रहस्तथा चित्रां समतिक्रम्य तिष्ठति। अभावं हि विशेषेण कुरूणां तत्र पश्यति॥
English: Ketu (the white planet) stops on passing beyond the constellation Chitra. All this forebodes the total destruction of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: धूमकेतुर्महाघोरः पुष्यं चाक्रम्य तिष्ठति। सेनयोरशिवं घोरं करिष्यति महाग्रहः॥
English: A fearful comet is rising, and is distressing the constellation Pushya. This great planet will cause terrible harm to both the armies.
Sanskrit: मघास्वङ्गारको वक्रः श्रवणे च बृहस्पतिः। भगं नक्षत्रमाक्रम्य सूर्यपुत्रेण पीड्यते॥
English: Mars advances towards Magha and Brihaspati towards Shravana. the sun's offspring (Shani) advances towards Phalguni and afflicts it.
Sanskrit: शुक्रः प्रोष्ठपदे पूर्वे समारुह्य विरोचते। उत्तरे तु परिक्रम्य सहितः समुदीक्षते॥
English: The planet Shukra rises towards Purva Bhadra. Shining brilliantly and shooting towards the Uttara Bhadra, it looks towards it.
Sanskrit: श्वेतो ग्रहः प्रज्वलित: सधूम इव पावकः। ऐन्द्रं तेजस्वि नक्षत्रं ज्येष्ठामाक्रम्य तिष्ठति॥
English: Ketu, blazing up like smoky fire, stops and afflicts the effulgent constellation of Indra.
Sanskrit: ध्रुवं प्रज्वलितो घोरमपसव्यं प्रवर्तते। रोहिणी पीडयत्येवमुभौ च शशिभास्करौ। चित्रास्वात्यन्तरे चैव विष्ठितः परुषग्रहः॥
English: The constellation Dhruva, fearfully blazing, advances towards the right. Both the sun and the moon distress Rohini. The terrible planet Rahu has taken up its position between Chitra and Svati (constellations).
Sanskrit: वक्रानुवनं कृत्वा च श्रवणं पावकप्रभः। ब्रह्मराशि समावृत्य लोहिताङ्गो व्यवस्थितः॥
English: Three-bodied planct, effulgent like fire passing in a round and round way stops encircling Shravana over ridden by Brihaspati.
Sanskrit: सर्वसस्यपरिच्छन्ना पृथिवी सस्यमालिनी। पञ्चशीर्षा यवाश्चापि शतशीर्षाश्च शालयः॥
English: O great king, the earth that always produce particular crops at particular seasons is simultaneously being overgrown with crops of every season. Every stalk of barely has five years and every stalk of paddy has a hundred.
Sanskrit: प्रधानाः सर्वलोकस्य यास्वायत्तमिदं जगत्। ता गाव: प्रस्तुता वत्सैः शोणितं प्रक्षरन्त्युत॥
English: Those animals that are the best of all creatures in the world and upon whom depends the preservation of the whole universe, namely kine, when milked after the calves have sucked them give only blood.
Sanskrit: निश्चरुरर्चिषश्चापात् खङ्गाश्च ज्वलिता भृशम्। व्यक्तं पश्यन्ति शस्त्राणि संग्रामं समुपस्थितम्॥
English: Rays of light are coming out from bows and swords produce great luster. It is evident these weapons see before them the battle as if it has already begun.
Sanskrit: अग्निवर्णा यथा भासः शस्त्राणामुदकस्य च। कवचानां ध्वजानां च भविष्यति महाक्षयः॥
English: The shine of weapons, of the water, of the armours and of the standards looks like fire. A great slaughter of men and beasts is sure to take place.
Sanskrit: पृथिवी शोणितावर्ता ध्वजोडुपसमाकुला। कुरूणां वैशसे राजन् पाण्डवैः सह भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, O king, in this battle of the Kurus and the Pandavas the earth will appear like a river of blood with the standards as so many rafts.
Sanskrit: दिक्षु प्रज्वलितास्याश्च व्याहरन्ति मृगद्विजाः। अत्याहितं दर्शयन्तो वेदयन्ति महद् भयम्॥
English: Animals and birds, on all sides, utter harsh cries with their mouths burning like fire. This forebode fearful evils.
Sanskrit: एकपक्षाक्षिचरणः शकुनिः खचरो निशि। रौद्रं वदति संरब्धः शोणितं छर्दयनिव॥
English: A bird, with only one wing, one eye and onc leg ranges in the sky in the night. It fearfully screamed in anger, as if it wants every body to vomit blood.
Sanskrit: शस्त्राणि चैव राजेन्द्र प्रज्वलन्तीव सम्प्रति। सप्तर्षीणामुदाराणां समवच्छाद्यते प्रभा॥
English: O king of kings, it appears that all weapons are now blazing in great brilliance. But the effulgence of the constellation of the seven Rishis has become dim.
Sanskrit: संवत्सरस्थायिनौ च ग्रहौ प्रज्वलितावुभौ। विशाखायाः समीपस्थौ बृहस्पतिशनैश्चरौ॥
English: Those two burning planets namely Brihaspati and Shani have become fixed for a year.
Sanskrit: चन्द्रादित्यावुभौ ग्रस्तावेकाह्रा हि त्रयोदशीम्। अपर्वणि ग्रहं यातौ प्रजासंक्षयमिच्छतः॥
English: Three lunation's, meeting twice or thrice in one and the same fortnight and on the thirteenth day, therefore, from the first luxation, according as it is the day of the fullmoon or the new-moon, the moon and the sun are devoured by Rahu. This forebodes a great slaughter (of creatures).
Sanskrit: अशोभिता दिशः सर्वाः पांसुवर्षेः समन्ततः। उत्पातमेघा रौद्राश्च रात्रौ वर्षन्ति शोणितम्॥
English: All direction of the earth, covered by showers of dust appears greatly inauspicious. Fearful clouds, foreboding evil, pour showers of blood in the night.
Sanskrit: कृत्तिकां पीड़यंस्तीक्ष्णैर्नक्षत्रं पृथिवीपते। अभीक्ष्णवाता वायन्ते धूमकेतुमवस्थिताः॥
English: O king, Rahu of terrible deeds also afflicts Krittika. Rough winds, foreboding terrible danger, are continually blowing.
Sanskrit: विषमं जनयन्त्येत आक्रन्दजननं महत्। त्रिषु सर्वेषु नक्षत्रनक्षत्रेषु विशाम्पते। गृध्रः सम्पतते शीर्ष जनयन् भयमुत्तमम्॥
English: All these bring in a war, which is characterised by many weeping. The constellations are divided into three classes. Upon one or the other of each class evil planet has shed its influence. All this forebodes terrible consequences.
Sanskrit: चतुर्दशी पञ्चदशी भूतपूर्वां च षोडशीम्। इमां तु नाभिजानेऽहममावास्यां त्रयोदशीम्। चन्द्रसूर्यावुभौ ग्रस्तावेकमासी त्रयोदशीम्॥
English: A lunar fortnight has hither to consisted of fourteen days, or fifteen days or sixteen days. But on the thirteenth day and in the course of the same month two eclipses have taken place.
Sanskrit: अपर्वणि ग्रहेणैतौ प्रजाः संक्षपयिष्यतः। मांसवर्ष पुनस्तीव्रमासीत् कृष्णचतुर्दशीम्। शोणितैर्वक्त्रसम्पूर्णा अतृप्तास्तत्र राक्षसाः॥
English: The sun and the moon therefore undergoing eclipses on unusual days willing in a great slaughter of all creatures on earth. Even the Rakshasas drinking mouthful of blood are not satiated.
Sanskrit: प्रतिस्रोतो महानद्यः सरितः शोणितोदकाः। फेनायमानाः कूपाश्च कूर्दन्ति वृषभा इव॥
English: The great rivers flow in opposite directions. The waters of rivers have turned into blood,
Sanskrit: पतन्त्युल्का सनिर्घाताः शक्राशनिसमप्रभाः। अद्य चैव निशां व्युष्टामनयं समवाप्स्यथ॥
English: Meteors, as effulgent as Indra's thunder, fall on earth with loud sound. When this night passes away, a great danger will fall on you.
Sanskrit: विनिःसृत्य महोल्काभिस्तिमिरं सर्वतोदिशम्। अन्योन्यमुपतिष्ठद्भिस्तत्र चोक्तं महर्षिभिः॥
English: Men with lighted torches in their hands will meet great difficulty to meet together, for a thick gloom will cover all space.
Sanskrit: भूमिपालसहस्राणां भूमिः पास्यति शोणितम्। कैलासमन्दराभ्यां तु तथा हिमवता विभो॥
English: Great Rishis have said that in such circumstances, the earth drinks the blood of thousands of kings. From the mountains of Kailasa, Mandara and Himalayas.
Sanskrit: सहस्रशो महाशब्दः शिखराणि पतन्ति च। महाभूता भूमिकम्पे चत्वारः सागराः पृथक्।
English: Thousands of sounds are heard thousands of mountain-summits are falling down. Earth trembles, and in consequence the four oceans.
Sanskrit: वेलामुद्वर्तयन्तीव क्षोभयन्तो वसुंधराम्॥ वृक्षानुन्मथ्य वान्त्युग्रा वाताः शर्करकर्षिणः।
English: Having exceedingly swelled, seem ready to overflow their banks in order to afflict the earth. Fearful winds with stones are blowing crushing all the trees.
Sanskrit: आभग्नाः सुमहावातैरशनीभिः समाहताः॥ वृक्षाः पतन्ति चैत्याश्च ग्रामेषु नगरेषु च।
English: Bcing crushed by the high wind and stuck by lightning, sacred and common trees in villages and towns are falling down.
Sanskrit: नीललोहितपीतश्च भवत्यग्निर्हतो द्विजैः॥ वामाचिर्दुष्टगन्धश्च मुञ्चन् वै दारुणं स्वनम्।
English: When the Brahmanas pour sacrificial libations on fire, it now becomes blue or red or yellow. Its flame turns towards the left, and produces a bad odor accompanied by loud sounds.
Sanskrit: स्पर्शा गन्धा रसाश्चैव विपरीता महीपते॥ धूम ध्वजाः प्रमुञ्चन्ति कम्पमाना मुहुर्मुहुः। मुञ्चन्त्यङ्गारवर्षं च भेर्यश्च पटहास्तथा॥
English: O kings, touch, smell and taste have become quite the contrary. The standards of the warriors often tremble and they send forth smoke. Drums and cymbals cast off showers of coat dust.
Sanskrit: शिखराणां समृद्धानामुपरिष्टात् समन्ततः । वायसाश्च रुवन्त्युग्रं वामं मण्डलमाश्रिताः॥ पक्वापक्वेति सुभृशं वावाश्यन्ते वयांसि च।
English: From the top of tall trees crows fly away in circles from the left. They are ultering terrible cries. All of them are sending forth fearful cries of pakka, pakka.
Sanskrit: निलीयन्ते ध्वजाग्रेषु क्षयाय पृथिवीक्षिताम्॥ ध्यायन्तः प्रकिरन्तश्च व्याला वेपथुसंयुताः। दीनास्तुरङ्गमा: सर्वे वारणा: सलिलाश्रयाः॥
English: They are sitting on the tops of standards foreboding the destruction of the kings. Poor elephants run hither and thither throwing off urine and excreta. The horses all melancholy, while the elephants are going into the water.
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा भवानत्र प्राप्तकालं व्यवस्यताम्। यथा लोकः समुच्छेदं नायं गच्छेत भारत॥
English: Having heard all this, O descendant of Bharata, do what is proper, so that the world may not meet with extermination. are
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पितुर्वचो निशम्यैतद् धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीदिदम्। दिष्टमेतत् पुरा मन्ये भविष्यति नरक्षयः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said Having heard the words of father Dhritarashtra said: It is my belief that all this has been previously ordained.
Sanskrit: राजानः क्षत्रधर्मेण यदि वध्यन्ति संयुगे। वीरलोकं समासाद्य सुखं प्राप्स्यन्ति केवलम्॥
English: If the kings according to the duties of Kshatriyas die in battle, they will then go to the regions reserved for heroes and thus obtain eternal happiness only.
Sanskrit: इह कीर्ति परे लोके दीर्घकालं महत् सुखम्। प्राप्स्यन्ति पुरुषव्याघ्राः प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा महाहवे॥
English: If these foremost of men abandon their lives in a great battle, they will acquire fame in this world and great and eternal happiness in the world ncxi.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तो मुनिस्तत्त्वं कवीन्द्रो राजसत्तम। धृतराष्ट्रेण पुत्रेण ध्यानमन्वगमत् परम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said O foremost of kings, having been thus addressed by his son Dhritarashtra, that best of poets, that Rishi Vyasa, concentrated his mind in great meditation.
Sanskrit: स मुहूर्त तथा ध्यात्वा पुनरेवाब्रवीद् वचः। असंशयं पार्थिवेन्द्र कालः संक्षियते जगत्॥
English: Having meditated for a moment, Vyasa thus again spoke, O king of kings, “there is no doubt that Time destroys the Universe.
Sanskrit: सृजते च पुनर्लोकान् नेह विद्यति शाश्वतम्। ज्ञातीनां वै कुरूणां च सम्बन्धिसुहृदां तथा॥ धयं देशय पन्थानं समर्थो ह्यसि वारणे। क्षुद्रं जातिवधं प्राहुर्मा कुरुष्व ममाप्रियम्॥
English: It is Time also which creates the worlds. There is nothing here on earth which is everlasting. Therefore show the path of virtue। to the Kurus, to your relations, your kinsmen and friends. You are the proper person to restrain them. It is said that slaughter of kinsmen is sinful. Do not act in a way which would be disagreeable to me.
Sanskrit: कालोऽयं पुत्ररूपेण तव जातो विशाम्पते। न वधः पूज्यते वेदे हितं नैव कथंचन॥
English: O king, Death himself, has taken birth in the form of your son. Slaughter is never spoken high of in the Vedas. It can never produce any good.
Sanskrit: हन्यात् स एनं यो हन्यात् कुलधर्मं स्विकां तनुम्। कालेनोत्पथगन्ताऽसि शक्ये सति यथाऽऽपदि॥ कुलस्यास्य विनाशाय तथैव च महीक्षिताम्। अनर्थो राज्यरूपेण तव जातो विशाम्पते॥
English: The custom of a family brings about his own ruin who destroys it resembling his own body. For the destruction of this race as well as that of kings, it is (no doubt). Time that leads you to this wrong path although you are capable to withstand it. O king, in the shape of a kingdom, a great calamity has befallen you.
Sanskrit: लुप्तधर्मा परेणासि धर्मं दर्शय वै सुतान्। किं ते राज्येन दुर्धर्ष येन प्राप्तोऽसि किल्बिषम्॥
English: Your virtue suffers a great diminution. Show to your son what is virtuous. O invincible hero, of what value is a kingdom that brings in sin?