pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सूचीमुखमनीकं स्यादल्पानां बहुभिः सह। अस्माकं च तथा सैन्यमल्पीयः सुतरां परैः॥
English: When a few have to fight with many, the Vyuha should be made the Needle mounted. Our troops in comparison to those of our enemies are but few.
Sanskrit: एतद् वचनमाज्ञाय महर्षेव्यूह पाण्डव। एतच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मराजं प्रत्यभाषत पाण्डवः॥
English: O son of Pandu, keeping always in mind this precept of the great Rishi, array our troops". Having heard this, the Pandava thus spoke to Dharmaraja Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: एष व्यूहामि ते व्यूहं राजसत्तम दुर्जयम्। अचलं नाम वज्राख्यं विहितं वज्रपाणिना॥
English: O foremost of kings, that immovable Vyuha called Vajra which was designed by the wielder of thunderbolt (Indra), that impenetrable Vyuha I shall make today.
Sanskrit: यः स वात इवोद्भूतः समरे दुःसहः परैः। स नः पुरो योत्स्यते वै भीमः प्रहरतां वरः॥
English: He who is like a raging tempest, he who is irresistible in battle by any foe, that foremost of heroes. Bhima, will fight at the head of our troops.
Sanskrit: तेजांसि रिपुसैन्यानां मृद्नन् पुरुषसत्तमः। अग्रऽग्रणीर्योत्स्यति नो युद्धोपायविचक्षणः॥
English: That foremost of men who knows all the appliances of battle, becoming our leader, will stand in front of our army, and crush the prowess of the enemy's troops.
Sanskrit: यं दृष्ट्वा कुरवः सर्वे दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः। निवर्तिष्यन्ति संत्रस्ताः सिहं क्षुद्रमृगा यथा॥ तं सर्वे संश्रयिष्यामः प्राकारमकुतोभयाः। भीमं प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठं देवराजमिवामराः॥
English: That foremost of all warriors, Bhima, will lead us, seeing whom all the warriors, headed by Duryodhana, will fly in terror as small animals fly at the sight of a lion. Our fears being all dispelled, we shall all seck his shelter as if he were a wall, as the celestial seeks the shelter of Indra."
Sanskrit: न हि सोऽस्ति पुमाँल्लोके य: संक्रुद्धं वृकोदरम्। द्रष्टुमत्युग्रकर्माणं विषहेत नरर्षभम्॥
English: There breathes none in the world who can cast his eye on the foremost of men, Vrikodara of fearful deeds, when he is enraged.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनो गदां बिभ्रद् वज्रसारमयीं दृढाम्। चरन् वेगेन महता समुद्रमपि शोषयेत्॥ कैकयो धृष्टकेतुश्च चेकितानश्च वीर्यवान्। एते तिष्ठन्ति सामान्याः प्रेक्षन्तस्ते जनाधिप॥
English: Along with the Kaikeya brothers and Dhrishtaketu and the greatly courageous Chekitana. Bhimasena the wielder of the mace made of the hardest metal, moving with fearful speed, can dry up even the sea.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्रस्य दायादा इति बीभत्सुरब्रवीत्। भीमसेनं तदा राजन् दर्शयस्व महाबलम्॥
English: "O king (look) the sons of Dhritarashtra with their counsellors look on him". O king, pointing out Bhimasena, this was what Bibhatsu (Arjuna) spoke.
Sanskrit: ब्रुवाणं तु तथा पार्थं सर्वसैन्यानि भारत। अपूजयंस्तदा वाग्भिरनुकूलाभिराहवे॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, when Partha (Arjuna) was thus speaking, all the troops worshipped him on the field of battle with congratulatory words.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुस्तथा चक्रे धनंजयः। व्यूह्य तानि बलान्याशु प्रययौ फाल्गुनस्तथा॥
English: Having said this, the mighty-armed Dhananjaya (Arjuna), did as he said. Phalguna (Arjuna) quickly placing his troops in battlearray, marched against the enemy.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रयातान् कुरून् दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानां महाचमूः। गङ्गेव पूर्णा स्तिमिता स्पन्दमाना व्यदृश्यत॥
English: Seeing the Kuru army on the march, the great Pandava army appeared like the full, immovable and rolling and surging Ganga.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनोऽग्रणीस्तेषां धृष्टद्युम्नश्च वीर्यवान्। नकुलः सहदेवश्च दृष्टकेतुश्च पार्थिवः॥
English: Bhimasena, the greatly powerful Dhrishtadyumna, Nakula and Sahadeva and king Dhrishtaketu become the several leaders of the (Pandava) force.
Sanskrit: विराटश्च ततः पश्चाद् राजाऽथाक्षौहिणीवृतः। भ्रातृभिः सह पुत्रैश्च सोऽभ्यरक्षत पृष्ठतः॥
English: The king Virata, accompanied by his brothers and sons, and surrounded by one Akshauhini of soldiers, marched in the rear and protected the army from behind.
Sanskrit: चक्ररक्षौ तु भीमस्य माद्रीपुत्रौ महाद्युती। द्रौपदेयाः ससौभद्राः पृष्ठगोपास्तरस्विनः॥ धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पाञ्चाल्यस्तेषां गोप्ता महारथः। सहितः पृतनाशूरै रथमुख्यैः प्रभद्रकैः॥ शिखण्डी तु ततः पश्चादर्जुनेनाभिरक्षितः। यत्तो भीष्मविनाशाय प्रययौ भरतर्षभ॥
English: The greatly effulgent twin sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva) became the protectors of Bhima's chariot. The sons of Draupadi and the son of Subhadra, all possessing great heroism, protected him from behind. Behind him stood Shikhandin, who was protected by Arjuna. O best of the Bharata race, he advanced with the firm determination to kill Bhishma.
Sanskrit: पृष्ठतोऽप्यर्जुनस्यासीद् युयुधानो महाबलः। चक्ररक्षौ तु पाञ्चाल्यौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ॥
English: Behind Arjuna stood the mighty Yuyudhana; and the two Panchala princes, Yudhamanyu add Uttamaujas protected Arjuna's chariot.
Sanskrit: राजा तु मध्यमानीके कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। बृहद्भिः कुञ्चरैर्मत्तैश्चलद्भिरचलैरिव॥
English: Then king Yudhishthira, surrounded by huge and various elephants each resembling a moving hill, took up his position in the centre of the army.
Sanskrit: अक्षौहिण्याथ पाञ्चाल्यो यज्ञसेनो महामनाः। विराटमन्वयात् पश्चात् पाण्डवार्थं पराक्रमी॥
English: The illustration Yajnasena the greatly powerful Panchala king placed himself behind Virata (king) with one Akshauhini of soldiers.
Sanskrit: तेषामादित्यचन्द्राभाः कनकोत्तमभूषणाः। नानाचित्रधरा राजन् रथेष्वासन् महाध्वजाः॥
English: O king, the standards of those kings, cars bore various devices. They were all adorned with excellent ornaments of gold. They were as effulgent as the moon or the sun.
Sanskrit: समुत्सार्य ततः पश्चाद् धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथः। भ्रातृभिः सह पुत्रैश्च सोऽभ्यरक्षद् युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Asking the kings to move onward the great car-warrior Dhrishtadyumna accompanied by his brothers and sons, protected Yudhishthira from behind.
Sanskrit: त्वदीयानां परेषां न रथेषु विपुलान् ध्वजान्। अभिभूयार्जुनस्यैको रथे तस्थौ महाकपिः॥
English: Shadowing all the great standards of the cars on your side, a huge ape stood (as standard) on Arjuna's car.
Sanskrit: पादातास्त्वग्रतोऽगच्छन्नसिशक्त्वृष्टिपाणयः। अनेकशतसाहस्रा भीमसेनस्य रक्षिणः॥
English: Many hundreds and thousands of footsoldiers, armed with swords, spears and scimitars, marched ahead protecting Bhimsena.
Sanskrit: वारणा दशसाहस्राः प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः। शूरा हेममयैर्जालैर्दीप्यमाना इवाचलाः॥ क्षरन्त इव जीमूता महार्हाः पद्मगन्धिनः। राजानमन्वयुः पश्चाज्जीमूता इव वार्षिकाः॥
English: Ten thousand elephants with juice trickling down their checks and mouth, each endued with great courage, each as huge as a hill, each blazing with golden caparisons, each emitting the fragrance of lotuses, followed the king like so many moving mountains.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनो गदां भीमा प्रकर्षन् परिघोपमाम्। प्रचकर्ष महासैन्यं दुराधर्षो महामनाः॥
English: The illustrious and invincible Bhimasena, whirling his fearful mace loO king like a parigha (weapon), seemed to crush your sons' sons' army.
Sanskrit: तमर्कमिव दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं तपन्तमिव वाहिनीम्। न शेकुः सर्वयोधास्ते प्रतिवीक्षितुमन्तिके॥
English: He was incapable of being looked at like the sun. He was scorching, as it were, the enemy army. None of the warriors could even look at him from a near point.
Sanskrit: वज्रो नामेष स व्यूहो निर्भयः सर्वतोमुखः। चापविद्युद्ध्वजो घोरो गुप्तो गाण्डीवधन्वना॥
English: This Vyuha, called Vajra, with its face turned to all sides, had, as it were, the bows (of the warriors) as its lightnings. This extremely fearful Vyuha was protected by the wielder of Gandiva (Arjuna).
Sanskrit: यं प्रतिव्यूह्य तिष्ठन्ति पाण्डवास्तव वाहिनीम्। अजेयो मानुषे लोके पाण्डवैरभिरक्षितः॥
English: Thus placing their troops in this counterarray, the Pandavas waited for battle, Protected as it was by the Pandavas that Vyuha became impenetrable in the world.
Sanskrit: संध्यां तिष्ठत्सु सैन्येषु सूर्यस्योदयनं प्रति। प्रावात् सपृषतो वायुर्निरभ्रे स्तनयित्नुमान्॥
English: At the dawn of day when the armies were waiting for the sunrise, a wind began to blow with drops of water. Though there were no clouds, yet the roars of thunder were heard.
Sanskrit: विष्वग्वाताश्च विवर्नीचैः शर्करकर्षिणः रजश्योद्भूयत महत् तम आच्छादयज्जगत्॥
English: Dry winds began to blow from all sides, carrying showers of sharp pointed stones and pebbles. A thick dust rose and covered the world with darkness.
Sanskrit: पपात महती चोल्का प्राङ्मुखी भरतर्षभ। उद्यन्तं सूर्यमाहत्य व्यशीर्यत महास्वना॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, large meteors fell, and striking the rising sun, they fell in fragments with loud noise.
Sanskrit: अथ संनह्यमानेषु सैन्येषु भरतर्षभ। निष्प्रभोऽभ्युद्ययौ सूर्यः सघोषं भूश्चचाल च॥ व्यशीर्यत सनादा च भूस्तदा भरतर्षभ। निर्घाता बहवो राजन् दिक्षु सर्वासु चाभवन्॥
English: O foremost of the Bharata race, when the armies thus stood in battle-array the sun rise bereft of its splendor and the earth trembled with loud sounds. The roars of thunder were again and again heard on all sides.
Sanskrit: प्रादुरासीद् रजस्तीवं न प्राज्ञायत किंचन। ध्वजानां धूयमानानां सहसा मातरिश्वना॥ किङ्किणीजालबद्धानां काञ्चनस्रग्वराम्बरैः। महतां सपताकानामादित्यसमतेजसाम्॥ सर्वं झणझणीभूतमासीत् तालवनेष्विव। एवं ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः पाण्डवा युद्धनन्दिनः॥ व्यवस्थिताः प्रतिव्यूह्य तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम्। असन्त इव मज्जा नो योधानां भरतर्षभ॥ दृष्ट्वाऽग्रतो भीमसेनं गदापाणिमवस्थितम्॥
English: So thick was the dust that rose that nothing could be seen. The high standards (on the cars) adorned with strings of bells, decked with golden ornaments, garlands of flowers and rich cloths and graced with banners, and loO king like the sun in splendor, being suddenly shaken by the wind gave out a loud jingling noise like that of a forest of palmyra trees. having thus placed their troops in battle-array against the army of your son, and sucking, as it were, the marrow of our warriors and warriors and loO king at Bhimsena who stood at the head of the army with his mace in hand, it was thus that those foremost of men, the Pandavas, who over take delight in battle, stood.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच सूर्योदये संजय के नु पूर्व युयुत्सवो हृष्यमाणा इवासन्। मामका वा भीष्मनेत्रा: समीपे पाण्डवा वा भीमनेत्रास्तदानीम्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, when the sun rose, of the two armies, one commanded by Bhishma and the other by Bhima, which first cheerfully met the other, desirous as they were both to fight?
Sanskrit: केषां जघन्यौ सोमसूर्यो सवायू केषां सेनां श्वापदाश्चाभषन्त। केषां यूनां मुखवर्णाः प्रसन्नाः सर्वं ह्येतद् ब्रूहि मेवं यथावत्॥
English: To which side were the sun, the moons and the wind adverse? Against whom did the beasts of prey utter inauspicious sounds? Who were those young heroes whose countenances were ever cheerful? Tell me all this in detail.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच उभे सेने तुल्यमिवोपयाते उभे व्यूहे हृष्टरूपे नरेन्द्र। उभे चित्रे वनराजिप्रकाशे तथैवोभे नागरथाश्वपूर्णे॥
English: Sanjaya said O king, when placed in battle-array, both the armies were equally cheerful. Both the armies looked equally beautiful. They looked like two blossoming woods, and they were full of elephants, cars and horses.
Sanskrit: उभे सेने बृहत्यौ भीमरूपे तथैवोभे भारत दुर्विषो। तथैवोभे स्वर्गजयाय सृष्टे तथैवोभे सत्पुरुषोपजुष्टे॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, both the armies were huge and fearful. None of the them could bear the other. Both of them were arrayed as if they would conquer the very heavens. Both of them consisted of excellent soldiers.
Sanskrit: पश्चान्मुखाः कुरवो धार्तराष्ट्राः स्थिताः पार्थाः प्राङ्मुखा योत्स्यमानाः। दैत्येन्द्रसेनेव च कौरवाणं देवेन्द्रसेनेव च पाण्डवानाम्॥
English: The armies of Dhritarashtra's party stood facing the west, the Pandavas stood facing the cast, all ready for fight. The Kuru troops looked like the army of the Danava chief, while the Pandava troops looked like the army of the celestial.
Sanskrit: चक्रे वायुः पृष्ठतः पाण्डवानां धार्तराष्ट्राश्वापदा व्यारहन्त। गजेन्द्राणां मदग्न्धांश्च तीव्रान् न सेहिरे तव पुत्रस्य नागाः॥
English: The wind blew from behind the Pandavas. The beasts of prey yelled, from behind the troops of your sons. The elephants, belonging to your son, could not bear the strong odour of the juice emitted by the large (Pandava) elephants.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनो हस्तिनं पद्मवर्णं सुवर्णकक्षं जालवन्तं प्रभिन्नम्। समास्थितो मध्यगतः कुरूणां संस्तूयमानो वन्दिभिर्मागधैश्च॥
English: Duryodhana rode on a lotus-complexioned elephant with its temples rent, adorned with a golden Kaksha and clad in steel armour. He was in the very centre of the Kurus. He was being adored by eulogists and bards.
Sanskrit: चन्द्रप्रभ श्वेतमथातपत्रं सौवर्णस्रग् भ्राजति चोत्तमाङ्गे। तं सर्वतः शकुनिः पर्वतीयैः सार्धं गान्धारैर्याति गान्धारराजः॥ भीष्मोऽग्रतः सर्वसैन्यस्य वृद्धः श्वेतच्छत्र: श्वेतधनुः सखङ्गः। श्वेतोष्णीषः पाण्डुरेण ध्वजेन श्वेतैरश्चैः श्वेतशैलप्रकाशैः॥
English: A white umbrella adorned with a golden chain, as effulgent as the moon, was held over his head. The ruler of Gandhara, Shakuni, followed him with innumerable mountaineers of Gandhara. The venerable Bhishina was at the head of the army. With a white umbrella held over his head with a white head dress (on his head) with a white bow and sword in his hand), with a white banner (on his car) and with white horses (yoked to his car) he looked like a (great) white mountain.
Sanskrit: तस्य सैन्ये धार्तराष्ट्राश्च सर्वे बाह्रीकानामेकदेशः शलश्च। स्तथा सौवीराः पञ्चनदाश्च शूराः॥
English: In the division that was under Bhishma's direct command, were all the of Dhritarashtra, also Sala who was a countryman of the Balhikas, also all those Kshatriya called Ambashtas, also the heroic dwellers of the country of the five rivers.
Sanskrit: शौणैर्हयै रुक्मरथो महात्मा द्रोणो धनुष्पाणिरदीनसत्त्वः। आस्ते गुरुः प्रायशः सर्वराज्ञां पश्चाच्च भूमीन्द्र इवाभियाति॥
English: The illustrious Drona, the preceptor of almost all the kings, with a bow in hand and with never-falling heart, stationed on a golden sons car yoked with red horses, remained behind all the troops thus protecting them like Indra.
Sanskrit: वार्धक्षत्रिः सर्वसैन्यस्य मध्ये भूरिश्रवाः पुरुमित्रो जयश्च। शाल्वा मत्स्याः केकयाश्चेति सर्वे गजानीकैर्धातरो योत्स्यमानाः॥
English: In the midst of all the troops fought Vardhakshatri, Bhurishrava, Purumitra, Jaya, and the Shalvas, the Matsyas and all the Kaikeyas with their elephants crops.
Sanskrit: शारद्वतकोत्तरधूर्महात्मा महेष्वासो गौतमश्चित्रयोधी। शकैः किरातैर्यवनैः पल्हवैश्छ सार्धं चमूमुत्तरतोऽभियाति॥
English: The son of Sharadvata, the warrior who ever fights in the front, that illustrious great bow-man called Gautama, learned in all the modes of warfare, took up his position in the northern portion of the army with the Shakas, the Kiratas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas.
Sanskrit: महारथैर्वृष्णिभोजैः सुगुप्तं सुराष्ट्रकैर्विहितैरात्तशस्त्रैः। बृहद् बलं कृतवर्माभिगुप्तं बलं त्वदीयं दक्षिणेनाभियाति॥
English: That large force which was well protected by the great car-warriors of the Vrishni and the Bhoja race and also by the warriors of Saurashtra, all well armed and well-skilled in the use of arms, the force which was under the command of Kritavarmana marched to the south of your army.
Sanskrit: संशप्तकानामयुतं रथानां मृत्युर्जयो वाऽर्जुनस्येति सृष्टाः। येनार्जुनस्तेन राजन् कृतास्त्राः प्रयातारस्ते त्रिगर्ताश्च शूराः॥
English: Ten thousand Sanshaptaka car-warriors who were created for cither the death of the fame of Arjuna, who were all greatly accomplished in arms, who intended to follow. Arjuna at every step, marched out with the Trigartas.
Sanskrit: साचं शतसहस्रं तु नागानां तव भारत। नागे नागे रथशतं शतमश्वा रथे रथे॥ अश्वेऽश्वे दश धानुष्का धानुष्के शतचर्मिणः। एवं व्यूढान्यनीकानि भीष्मेण तव भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata in your ariny, there were one hundred thousand elephants of the greatest fighting powers. To each elephant was assigned one hundred car-warriors, to each car was assigned one hundred horse men, to each horsemen, ten bowmen, to each bow-men, ten soldiers armed with shield. Thus, O descendant of Bharata, were your troops placed by Bhishma in battle array.
Sanskrit: संव्यूह्य मानुषं व्यूहं दैवं गान्धर्वमासुरम्। दिवसे दिवसे प्राप्ते भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽग्रणीः॥
English: On every succeeding morning your generalissimo Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, sometimes placed your troops in the human sometime in the celestial, sometimes in the Gandharva and sometimes in the Asura Vyuhas.
Sanskrit: महारथौघविपुलः समुद्र इव घोषवान्। भीष्मेण धार्तराष्ट्राणां व्यूहः प्रत्यङ्मुखो युधि॥
English: With innumerable great car-warriors, roaring like the very ocean, the arıny of Dhritarashtra's son, arrayed by Bhishma, stood ready for battle, facing the west.
Sanskrit: अनन्तरूपा ध्वजिनी नरेन्द्र भीमात्वदीया न तु पाण्डवानाम्। तां चैव मन्ये बृहती दुष्प्रधर्षां यस्या नेता केशवश्चार्जुनश्च॥
English: O king, your army looked terrible but the Pandava army appeared to me very large and invincible, for Arjuna and Krishna were its leaders.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच वृहती धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सेनां दृष्ट्वा समुद्यताम्। विषादमगमद् राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Sanjaya said Seeing the vast army of Dhritarashtra's son, the son of Kunti, king Yudhishthira, was filled with grief.
Sanskrit: व्यूह भीष्मेण चाभेद्यं कल्पितं प्रेक्ष्य पाण्डवः। अभेद्यमिव सम्प्रेक्ष्य विवर्णोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Having seen the impenetrable Vyuha formed by Bhishma and having concluded it to be really impenetrable, the king became pale and he thus spoke to Arjuna.
Sanskrit: धनंजय कथं शक्यमस्माभिर्यो माहवे। धार्तराष्टैर्महाबाहो येषां योद्धा पितामहः॥
English: "O mighty armed hero, O Dhananjaya, how shall be able to fight with the Dhritarashtra's son's army when the grandfather himself commands it.
Sanskrit: अक्षोभ्योऽयमभेद्यश्च भीष्मेणामित्रकर्षिणा। कल्पितः शास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना भूरिवर्चसा॥
English: Immovable and impenetrable in this Vyuha, formed according to the rules of the Shastras, by that chastiser of foes, Bhishma of unfading glory.
Sanskrit: ते वयं संशयं प्राप्ताः ससैन्याः शत्रुकर्षण। कथमस्मान्महाव्यूहादुस्थानं नो भविष्यति॥
English: O chastiser of foes, we are doubtful of success. How can victory be ours in the face of this (Kuru) army?
Sanskrit: अथार्जुनोऽब्रवीत् पार्थं युधिष्ठिरममित्रहा। विषण्णमिव सम्प्रेक्ष्य तव राजन्ननीकिनीम्॥
English: O king, that chastiser of foes, Arjuna, thus spoke of your army to the son of Pritha, Yudhishthira, who was in great grief.
Sanskrit: प्रज्ञयाभ्यधिकाञ्शूरान् गुणयुक्तान् बहूनपि। जयन्त्यल्पतरा येन तन्निबोध विशाम्पते॥
English: we O majesty! I tell you the manner by which handful warriors conquer the wiser and meritorious majority of warriors. Please, listen to it carefully.
Sanskrit: तत्र ते कारणं राजन् प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे। नारदस्तमृषिर्वेद भीष्मद्रोणौ च पाण्डव॥
English: O king, you are without malice. I shall therefore tell you of the means. The Rishi Narada as well as Bhishma and Drona know it.
Sanskrit: एनमेवार्थमाश्रित्य युद्धे देवासुरेऽब्रवीत्। पितामहः किल पुरा महेन्द्रादीन् दिवौकसः॥
English: In the days of yore, at the battle between the celestial and the Danavas, the Grandfather himself said (the following) to Indra and the other celestial.
Sanskrit: न तथा बलवीर्याभ्यां जयन्ति विजिगीषवः। यथा सत्यानृशंस्याभ्यां धर्मेणैवोद्यमेन च॥
English: They that are desirous of victory do not so much conquer by might and prowess as by truth, compassion, piety and virtue
Sanskrit: त्यक्त्वाधर्मं च लोभं च मोहं चोद्यममास्थिताः। युद्ध्यध्वमनहंकारा यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः॥
English: Therefore knowing the difference between piety and impiety and understanding what is meant by covetousness and having recourse to only be exertion, fight without any arrogance, for victory is certain to be there, where righteousness is.
Sanskrit: एवं राजन् विजानीहि ध्रुवोऽस्माकं रणे जयः। यथा तु नारदः प्राह यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः॥
English: O king, for this reason, know that victory is certain to us in this battle. Narada said, "Victory is certainly there where Krishna is".
Sanskrit: गुणभूतो जयः कृष्णे पृष्ठतोऽभ्येति माधवम्। तद् यथा विजयश्चास्य सन्नतिश्चापरो गुणः॥
English: Victory is inherent to Krishna; it follows Madhava (Krishna); victory is one of his attributes, so is humility.
Sanskrit: अनन्ततेजा गोविन्दः शत्रुपूगेषु निर्व्यथः। पुरुषः सनातनमयो यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः॥
English: Govinda (Krishna) possess might which is infinite. Even in the midst of countless foes, he is without any beyond all pains. He is the most eternal Purusha. Victory is certainly there where Krishna is.
Sanskrit: पुरा ह्येष हरिभूत्वा विकुण्ठोऽकुण्ठसायकः। सुरासुरानवस्फूर्णन्नब्रवीत् के जयन्त्विति॥ कथं कृष्णं जयेमेति यैरुक्तं तत्र तैर्जितम्। तत् प्रसादाद्धि त्रैलोक्यं प्राप्तं शक्रादिभिः सुरैः॥
English: In the days of yore, indestructible and invincible. Hari appeared and thus spoke loudly to the celestial and the Asuras, “who amongst you would be victorious?” The conquered (the celestial) said, “With Krishna in front we shall win victory”. It was through the grace of Hari that the celestial headed by Indra obtained (the sovereignty) of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: तस्य ते न व्यथां काञ्चिदिह पश्यामि भारत। यस्य ते जयमाशास्ते विश्वभुक् त्रिदिवेश्वरः॥
English: Therefore I do not find any cause for sorrow., You have the lord of the universe and the lord of the celestial to which victory to you.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच धार्तराष्ट्रबलं दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम्। अर्जुनस्य हितार्थाय कृष्णो वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Sanjaya said Having seen the army of Dhritarashtra's son approach with the desire to fight, Krishna spoke these words to Arjuna for his benefit.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच शुचिर्भूत्वा महाबाहो संग्रामाभिमुखे स्थितः। पराजयाय शत्रूणां दुर्गास्तोत्रमुदीरय॥
English: The Deity said “O mighty-armed hero, purifying yourself, utter, on the even of battle, the hymn to Durga, so that you may defeat the foe".
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमुक्तोऽर्जुन: संख्ये वासुदेवेन धीमता। अवतीर्य रथात् पार्थः स्तोत्रमाह कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: Sanjaya said Being thus addressed by the greatly wise Vasudeva, the son of Pritha, Arjuna alighted from his car and chanted the following hymn with joined hands.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच नमस्ते सिद्धसेनानि आर्ये मन्दरवासिनि। कुमारि कालि कापालि कपिले कृष्णपिङ्गले॥
English: Arjuna said O lord of the Yogins, O dweller of Mandara forest, O identified Deity with Brahma, I bow to you. O Goddess free from decrepitude and decay, O Kali, O wife of Kapala, O Deity of black and brown colour,
Sanskrit: भद्रकालि नमस्तुभ्यं महाकालि नमोऽस्तु ते। चण्डि चण्डे नमस्तुभ्यं तारिणि वरवर्णिनि॥
English: I bow to you. O giver of benefits to your devotecs, O Mahakali, I bow to you. O wife of the universal destroyer, I bow to you. O proud one, O rescuer from dangers, O possessor of every auspicious attribute, I bow to you.
Sanskrit: कात्यायनि महाभागे करालि विजये जये। शिखिपिच्छध्वजधरे नानाभरणभूषिते॥
English: O goddess who has sprung from the Katar ace, O worshipped of all, O fearful one, O giver of victory, O victory itself, O bearer of the banner of peacocks plumes, O wearer of ornaments.
Sanskrit: अट्टशूलप्रहरणे खगखेटकधारिणि। गोपेन्द्रस्यानुजे ज्येष्ठे नन्दगोपकुलोद्भवे॥
English: O wielder of fearful spear, O holder of sword and shield, O the younger sister of the cowherd chief, O eldest one, O goddess born in the race of Nandagopa,
Sanskrit: महिषासक्प्रिये नित्यं कौशिकि पीतवासिनि। अट्टहासे कोकमुखे नमस्तेऽस्तु रणप्रिये॥
English: O lover of buffalo's blood, o deity born in the race of Kushika, O wearer of yellow robes, O devourer of Asuras, O lover of battle, I bow to you.
Sanskrit: उमे शाकम्भरि श्वेते कृष्णे कैटभनाशिनि। हिरण्याक्षि विरूपाक्षि सुधूम्राक्षि नमोऽस्तु ते॥ वेदश्रुति महापुण्ये ब्रह्मण्ये जातवेदसि। जम्बूकटकचैत्येषु नित्य सन्निहितालये॥
English: O Uma, O Shakambhari, O white-coloured deity, O black-coloured goddess, O destroyer of Kaitabha Asura, O yellow-eyed one, O various eyed one, O smoke coloured eyed one, I bow to you. You are the Vedas, you are the Shrutis, you are the highest virtue. You are propitious to Brahmanas who are engaged in sacrifices, you posses the knowledge of the past, you are ever present in the sacred abodes erected in your honour in the Jambudvipa.
Sanskrit: त्वं ब्रह्मविद्या विद्यानां महानिद्रा च देहिनाम्। स्कन्दमातर्भगवति दुर्गे कान्तारवासिनि॥
English: You are the science of Brahma among sciences, you are that sleep of creatures, which has no waking, C_mother of Skanda, O possessor of the six attributes, O Durga, O dweller of inaccessible regions,
Sanskrit: भवतु मे नित्यं स्वाहाकारः स्वधा चैव कला काष्ठा सरस्वती। सावित्रि वेदमाता च तथा वेदान्त उच्यते॥
English: You are described as svaha, as svadha as Kala, as Kashta, as Sarasvati, as Savitri, the mother of the Vedas and as the science of the Vedanta.