pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच नास्मि लभ्या विराटेन न चान्येन कदाचन। गन्धर्वाः पतयो मह्यं युवानः पञ्च भामिनि॥
English: Draupadi said Neither by Virata nor by any other man I am to be won, O fair lady, for I have five youthful husbands who are all Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: पुत्रा गन्धर्वराजस्य महासत्त्वस्य कस्यचित्। रक्षन्ति ते च मां नित्यं दुःखाचारा तथा ह्यहम्॥
English: They are the sons of certain Gandharva king of extra-ordinary strength; they always protect me. Also my mode of living is very hard.
Sanskrit: यो मे न दद्यादृच्छिष्टं न च पादौ प्रधावयेत्। प्रीणेरंस्तेन वासेन गन्धर्वाः पतयो मम॥
English: My Gandharva husbands wish me to serve only such person as will not give me to eat food already partaken of by another or ask me to wash their feet.
Sanskrit: यो हि मां पुरुषो गृद्ध्येद् यथान्याः प्राकृताः स्त्रियः। तामेव निवसेद् रात्रिं प्रविश्य च परां तनुम्॥
English: The person who will desire me like any other woman, will surely encounter destruction that very night.
Sanskrit: न चाप्यहं चालयितुं शक्या केनचिदङ्गने। दुःखशीला हि गन्धर्वास्ते च मे बलिनः प्रियाः॥
English: O lady of sweet smiles, no one is able to decay me from the paths of rectitude; those beloved Gandharvas of exceeding prowess always protect me secretly.
Sanskrit: सुदेष्णोवाच प्रच्छन्नाश्चापि रक्षन्ति ते मां नित्यं शुचिस्मिते। एवं त्वां वासयिष्यामि यथा त्वं नन्दिनीच्छसि॥ न च पादौ न चोच्छिष्टं स्प्रक्ष्यसि त्वं कथंचन।
English: Sudeshna said O charming one, it being so, I will allow you a residence in my palace) according to your desire. You will never have to touch food partaken of by another nor even to wash another's feet.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं कृष्णा विराटस्य भार्यया परिसान्त्विता॥ उवास नगरे तस्मिन् पतिधर्मवती सती। न चैनां वेद तत्रान्यस्तत्त्वेन जनमेजय॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thus assured by the wife of Virata the chaste Krishna, devoted to her lords, began to live in that city. O Janamejaya, no one of that place could know who she really was.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सहदेवोऽपि गोपानां कृत्वा वेषमनुत्तमम्। भाषां चैषां समास्थाय विराटमुपयादथ॥
English: Vaishampayana said Wearing an excellent dress of a cowherd and learning the dialect of the same, Saladeva also arrived at the city of the king Virata.
Sanskrit: गोष्टमासाद्य तिष्ठन्तं भवनस्य समीपतः। राजाथ दृष्ट्वा पुरुषान् प्राहिणोज्जातविस्मयः॥
English: Then the king, seeing him standing in the cow pasture in the vicinity of the royal palace, became amazed and sent for him.
Sanskrit: तमायान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य भ्राजमानं नरर्षभम्। समुपस्थाय वै राजा पप्रच्छ कुरुनन्दनम्॥
English: The king, seeing that best of men shining in splendour, coming, asked the son of Kuru.
Sanskrit: कस्य वा त्वं कुतो वा त्वं किंवा त्वं तु चिकीर्षसि। न हि मे दृष्टपूर्वस्त्वं तत्त्वं ब्रूहि नरर्षभ॥
English: To whom do you belong? Whence are you come and what do you seek? You were not seen by me before, tell me in sooth all about you, O best of men.
Sanskrit: सम्प्राप्य राजानममित्रतापनं ततोऽब्रवीन्मेघमहौघनिःस्वनः। गोसंख्य आसं कुरुपुङ्गवानाम्॥
English: Having come to the king, the repressor of foes Sahadeva said with a voice deep as the roar of the clouds, "I am a Vaishya known by the name Arishtanemi, I served as an enumerator of the cows of those best of the Kuru race.
Sanskrit: वस्तुं त्वयीच्छामि विशां वरिष्ठ तान् राजसिंहान् न हि वेद्मि पार्थान्। न शक्यते जीवितुमप्यकर्मणा न च त्वदन्यो मम रोचते नृपः॥
English: O foremost of men, I do no know where the sons, of Pritha the foremost among men, are; I want to live with you. I can not keep myself without service. I do not like to serve any other king except you.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच त्वं ब्राह्मणो यदि वा क्षत्रियोऽसि समुद्रनेमीश्वररूपवानसि। आचक्ष्व मे तत्त्वममित्रकर्शन न वैश्यकर्म त्वयि विद्यते क्षमम्॥
English: Virata said You must either be a Brahmana or a Kshatriya, you are as graceful as the lord of the entire earth girt by the sea. Tell me truly, O afflicter of enemies, the offlice of a Vaishya does not become you.
Sanskrit: कस्यासि राज्ञो विषयादिहागतः किं वापि शिल्पं तव विद्यते कृतम्। कथं त्वमस्मासु निवत्स्यसे सदा वदस्व किं चापि तवेह वेतनम्॥
English: Tell me from the dominion, of what king you are come here, what knowledge of art you are versed with, in what capacity you will remain with us and what your pay will be.
Sanskrit: सहदेव उवाच पञ्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां ज्येष्ठो भ्राता युधिष्ठिरः। तस्याष्टशतसाहस्रा गवां वर्गाः शतं शतम्॥ अपरे शतसाहस्रा विस्तावन्तस्तथा परे। तेषां गोसंख्य आसं वै तन्तिपालेति मां विदुः॥
English: Sahadeva said Of the five sons of Pandu Yudhishthira is the eldest. He had one division of kine the number where of amounts to eight hundred and ten thousand and another ten thousand, and another twenty thousand and so forth. I was employed as an enumerator of cows under them; people used to call me Tantipala.
Sanskrit: भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च यच्च संख्यागतं गवाम्। न मेऽस्त्यविदितं किंचित् समन्ताद् दशयोजनम्॥
English: Nothing is unknown to me about the cows that live within ten Yojanas and whose tale has been taken in reference to their present past and future.
Sanskrit: गुणाः सुविदिता ह्यासन् मम तस्य महात्मनः। असकृत् स मया तुष्टः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: My merits were known to that high-souled one, and the Kuru king Yudhishthira was pleased with me.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्रं च गावो बहुला भवन्ति न तासु रोगो भवतीह कश्चना देतानि शिल्पानि मयि स्थितानि॥
English: I am perfectly aware of the arts by means of which the kine may increase in number within a short time and no disease may come upon them.
Sanskrit: ऋषभाँश्चापि जानामि राजन् पूजितलक्षणान्। येषां मूत्रमुपाघ्राय अपि वन्ध्या प्रसूयते॥
English: O king, I also know the bulls having marks for which they are adored by people and by smelling whose urine even the barren may be fruitful.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच शतं सहस्राणि समाहितानि सवर्णवर्णस्य विमिश्रितान् गुणैः। पशून् सपालान् भवते ददाम्यहं त्वदाश्रया मे पशवो भवन्त्विह॥
English: Virata said I have a hundred thousand kine of various classes the merits of which have not yet been brought to light. I give you the charge of these beasts with their keepers. Let my beasts be henceforth in your keep.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच रुवास तत्रैव सुखं नरोत्तमः। न चैनमन्येऽपि विदुः कथंचन प्रादाच्च तस्मै भरणं यथेप्सितम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said The best of men began to live there happily without being recognized by the king, the lord of men, nor did any one else know him; the king also allowed him a stipend as much as he desired. A
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथापरोऽदृश्यत रूपसम्पदा स्त्रीमाणलङ्कारधरो बृहत्पुमान्। प्राकारवप्रे प्रतिमुच्य कुण्डले दीर्घ च कम्बूपरि हाटके शुभे॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then there was seen at the gate of the ramparts another person of colossal form, rich in the wealth of beauty, adorned with the ornaments of woman, and putting on large earrings and fine conch bracelets set with gold.
Sanskrit: बाहू च दीर्घान् प्रविकीर्य मूर्धजान् महाभुजो वारणतुल्यविक्रमः। गतेन भूमि प्रतिकम्पयंस्तदा विराटमासाद्य सभासमीपतः॥
English: That long armed one, having the gait like that of an elephant, with long and abundant tissues hanging about, came to Virata shaking the earth with his tread and stood in his court.
Sanskrit: तं प्रेक्ष्य राजोपगतं सभातले व्याजात् प्रतिच्छन्नमरिप्रमाथिनम्। विराजमानं परमेण वर्चसा सुतं महेन्द्रस्य गजेन्द्र विक्रमम्॥ सर्वानपृच्छच्च सभानुचारिणः कुतोऽयमायाति पुरा न मे श्रुतः। न चैनमूचुर्विदितं तदा नराः सविस्मयं वाक्यमिदं नृपोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Beholding him, the son of the great Indra, resembling an elephant in gait, him capable of crushing foes, having his real form hidden in disguise, entering the court chamber and stepping forward to the king, he (Virata) asked all his courtiers "whence does this man come; I have never heard of him before.” The people thereof said of the person as one unknown to them. Thereupon the king said wonderingly.
Sanskrit: सत्त्वोपपन्नः पुरुषोऽमरोपमः श्यामो युवा वारणयूथपोपमः। आमुच्य कम्बूपरि हाटके शुभे विमुच्य वेणीमपिना कुण्डले॥ स्रग्वी सुकेशः परिधाय चान्यथा शुशोभ धन्वी कवची शरीयथा। आरुह्य यानं परिधावतां भवान् सुतैः समो मे भव वा मया समः॥
English: Endowed with might you appear like a celestials; you are are young and of dark complexion and resemble the leader of a herd of elephants. Although you have worn fine conch-bracelets beset with gold ear-rings and loosened your braid, yet you shine as one decked with garlands and fine hairs and equipped with bow, bow, mail and arrows; ascending the car you wander at your pleasure. Be you like my son or like myself.
Sanskrit: वृद्धो ह्यहं वै परिहारकामः सर्वान् मत्स्यांस्तरसा पालयस्व। नैवंविधाः क्लीपरूपा भवन्ति कथंचनेति प्रतिभाति मे मनः॥
English: I am decrepit, and desirous of cast-off my burden. Rule you cheerfully the whole of the Matsya territory, I cannot believe that such persons may even be of the neuter sex.”
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच गायामि नृत्याम्यथ वादयामि भद्रोऽस्मि नृत्ये कुशलोऽस्मि गीते। त्वमुत्तरायै प्रदिशस्व मां स्वयं भवामि देव्या नरदेव नर्तकः॥
English: Arjuna said I sing, dance and play on instruments. I am skilled in dancing and expert in singing. O god among men, assign me to Uttara. I shall be the dancing-master to the princess.
Sanskrit: इदं तु रूपं मम येन किं तव प्रकीर्तयित्वा भृशशोकवर्धनम्। बृहन्नलां मां नरदेव विद्धि सुतं सुतां वा पितृमातृवर्जिताम्॥
English: It will be of no avail to describe how I have come by this form. It will merely augment my pain, O lord of men; know me to be Brihannala, a son or daughter without parents.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच ददामि ते हन्त वरं बृहन्नले सुतां च मे नर्तय याश्च तादृशीः। इदं तु ते कर्म समं न मे मतं समुद्रनेमि पृथिवीं त्वमर्हसि॥
English: Virata said O Brihannala, I grant you the boon you seek for; instruct my daughter and those like her in dancing; me-seems this office is not worthy of you, you deserve the whole earth surrounded by seas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच बृहन्नलां तामभिवीक्ष्य मत्स्यराट कलासु नृत्येषु तथैव वादिते। सम्मन्त्र्य राजा विविधैः स्वमन्त्रिभिः परीक्ष्य चैनं प्रमदाभिराशु वै॥ अपुस्त्वमप्यस्य निशम्य च स्थिरं ततः कुमारीपुरमुत्ससर्ज तम्। स शिक्षयामास च गीतवादितं सुतां विराटस्य धनंजयः प्रभुः॥ सखींश्च तस्याः परिचारिकास्तथा प्रियश्च तासां स बभूव पाण्डवः॥
English: Vaishampayana said The king of the Matsya's, having tested Brihannala in dancing, in playing on instruments also in other fine arts, sent him to the quarters of the maidens, after consulting with his different ministers having him examined by women and being assured of his impotency of a permanent type. There the mighty Dhananjaya began to teach singing and playing on instruments to the daughter of Virata, and her friends and serving maids. The Pandava soon became their favorite.
Sanskrit: तथा स सत्रेण धनंजयो वसन् प्रियाणि कुर्वन् सह ताभिरात्मवान्। तथा च तं तत्र न जज्ञिरे जना बहिश्चरा वाप्यथ चान्तरेचराः॥
English: There the self-subdued Dhananjaya began to live in disguise behaving amiably with them. The people within or without the palace could not recognize him.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच विराटराजं तरसा समेयिवान्। तमापतन्तं ददृशे पृथग्जनो विमुक्तमभ्रादिव सूर्यमण्डलम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then there was seen another mighty son of Pandu approaching king Virata in haste; the common people thereof saw him coming like solar orb freed from the clouds.
Sanskrit: स वै हयानैक्षत तांस्ततस्ततः समीक्षमाणं स ददर्श मत्स्यराट्। ततोऽब्रवीत् ताननुगान् नरेश्वरः कुतोऽयमायाति नरोऽमरोपमः॥
English: He began to observe the horses around; the king of the Matsya's, the lord of people, seeing him observing his horses minutely asked his followers "whence is this man lustrous like a celestials, coming"?
Sanskrit: स्वयं हयानीक्षति मामकान् दृढं ध्रुवं हयज्ञो भविता विचक्षणः। प्रवेश्यतामेष समीपामाशु मे विभाति वीरो हि यथामरस्तथा॥
English: This person looks closely at my horses. Must he be proficient in horse-lore. Let him quickly enter into my presence. This heroic one seems to me as much as a celestials.
Sanskrit: ज्जयोऽस्तु ते पार्थिव भद्रमस्तु वः। हयेषु युक्तो नृप सम्मतः सदा तराश्वसूतो निपुणो भवाम्यहम्॥
English: That slaughterer of enemies, having approached the king addressed him thus "O king, let victory be to you and good betide you all. I am always esteemed by kings for my ability as a horse-painter. I will be an expert keeper of your horses.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच ददामि यानानि धनं निवेशनं ममाश्वसूतो भवितुं त्वमर्हसि। कुतोऽसि कस्यासि कथं त्वमागतः प्रब्रूहि शिल्पं तव विद्यते च यत्॥
English: Virata said I give you vehicles, wealth and quarters; you deserve to be the keeper of my horses. But tell me whence you are come, whose you are, and how you came here, also tell me of the arts you are versed with.
Sanskrit: नकुल उवाच पञ्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां ज्येष्ठो भ्राता युधिष्ठिरः। तेनाहमश्वेषु पुरा नियुक्तः शत्रुकर्शन॥
English: Nakula said O repressor of foes, of the five sons of Pandu, Yudhishthira is the eldest brother, by him I was formerly employed as a keeper of his horses.
Sanskrit: अश्वानां प्रकृति वेद्मि विनयं चापि सर्वशः। दुष्टानां प्रतिपत्तिं च कृत्स्नं चैव चिकित्सितम्॥
English: I know the temper of horses, and the art of breaking them completely. I know how to correct the wicked steeds and the treatment of all kinds.
Sanskrit: न कातरं स्यान्मम जातु वाहनं न मेऽस्ति दुष्टा वडवा कुतो हयाः। जनस्तु मामाह स चापि पाण्डवो युधिष्ठिरो ग्रन्थिकमेव नामतः॥
English: Under my care hardly does any animal fall ill. What to speak of horses even mares in my hands are not to be found wicked. People called me by name, Granthika so also Yudhishthira the son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच यदस्ति किंचिन्मम वाजिवाहनं तदस्तु सर्वं त्वदधीनमद्य वै। स्त्वदाश्रयाः सारथयश्च सन्तु मे॥
English: Virata said Let all my horses that belong to me be entrusted to your care from today. Let all my charioteers and those to yoke my horses, be henceforth subordinate to you.
Sanskrit: इदं तवेष्टं यदि वै सुरोपम ब्रवीहि यत् ते प्रसमीक्षितं वसु। न तेऽनुरूपं हयकर्म विद्यते प्रभासि राजेव हि सम्मतो मम॥
English: If this be your desire, O god-like one, tell me what remuneration is sought by you. This office of horse-training does not become you, because you look like a king and you are agreeable to me.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्येव हि दर्शनेन मे समं तवेदं प्रियमत्र दर्शनम्। कथं तु भृत्यैः स विनाकृतो वने वसत्यनिन्द्यो रमते च पाण्डवः॥
English: Here, the very sight of you is as much pleasing to me as that of Yudhishthira himself. Oh how does that faultless son of Pandu, dwell and divert himself in the forest without his servants.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथा स गन्धर्ववरोपमो युवा विराटराज्ञा मुदितेन पूजितः। न चैनमन्येऽपि विदुः कथंचन प्रियाभिरामं विचरन्तमन्तरा॥
English: Vaishampayana said That youthful one resembling the chief of the Gandharvas was thus honoured by the delighted king of Virata, and no one recognized him conducting himself agreeably in the city.
Sanskrit: एवं हि मत्स्ये न्यवसन्त पाण्डवा यथाप्रतिज्ञाभिरमोघदर्शनाः। अज्ञातचर्यां व्यचरन् समाहिताः समुद्रनेमीपतयोऽतिदुःखिताः॥
English: Thus the son of Pandu, whose very sight never proved abortive, began to live in the kingdom of Matsya; and in conformity with their pledge, the lords of the earth surrounded by seas although stricken with woe began to pass their days of non-discovery with composure.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रत्याख्यातो राजपुत्र्या सुदेष्णां कीचकोऽब्रवीत्। अमर्यादेन कामेन घोरेणाभिपरिप्लुतः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Rejected thus by the princess Kichaka, over-pressed with fearful lust capable of making one forgetful of all sense of propriety, said to Sudeshna.
Sanskrit: यथा कैकेयि सैरन्ध्री समेयात् तद् विधीयताम्। येनोपायेन सैरन्ध्री भजेन्मां गजगामिनी। तं सुदेष्णे परीप्सस्व प्राणान् मोहात् प्रहासिषम्॥
English: O Kaikeyi, do that by which Sairandhri may be united with me. O Sudeshna, device a plan by which that Sairandhri of elephant-gait may accept me. Otherwise I intend putting end to my life.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य सा बहुशः श्रुत्वा वाचं विलपतस्तदा। विराटमहिषी देवी कृपां चक्रे मनस्विनी॥
English: Hearing the words of his thus lamenting in manifold terms the intelligent lady, Virata's queen, took pity on him.
Sanskrit: स्वमन्त्रमभिसंधाय तस्यार्थमनुचिन्त्य च। उद्योगं चैव कृष्णायाः सुदेष्णा सूतमब्रवीत्॥
English: Holding counsel with her own self and pondering over his desire and over the perturbation of Krishna, Sudeshna said to Suta's son (Kichaka).
Sanskrit: पर्वणि त्वं समुद्दिश्य सुरामन्नं च कारय। तत्रैनां प्रेषयिष्यामि सुराहारी तवान्तिकम्॥
English: Taking the advantage of some festival, better have wines and viands prepared. I shall then send her to you to bring some wine.
Sanskrit: तत्र सम्प्रेषितामेनां विजने निरवग्रह। सान्त्वयेथा यथाकामं सान्त्व्यमाना रमेद् यदि॥
English: Thus sent thereto you should, in uninterrupted solitude, humour her according to your will. Thus cajoled most likely she may be attached to you.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्तः स विनिष्क्रम्य भगिन्या वचनात् तदा। सुरामाहारयामास राजाहाँ सुपरिष्कृताम्॥
English: Thus addressed he, in pursuance of his sister's words, came out and procured very fine wines worthy of a king.
Sanskrit: भक्ष्यांश्च विविधाकारान् बहूंचोच्चावचांस्तदा। कारयामास कुशलैरन्नं पानं सुशोभनम्॥
English: Then he had various kinds of food, diverse sorts of meat of excellent degree and delicious drinks, and dishes prepared by the cooks skilled in the business.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् कृते तदा देवी कीचकेनोपमन्त्रिता। सुदेष्णा प्रेषयामास सैरन्ध्रीं कीचकालयम्॥
English: This being done Sudeshna as previously intimated by Kichaka sent her Sairandhri to the abode of Kichaka, saying.
Sanskrit: सुदेष्णोवाच उत्तिष्ठ गच्छ सैरन्ध्र कीचकस्य निवेशनम्। पानमानय कल्याणि पिपासा मां प्रबाधते॥
English: Sudeshna said O Sairandhri, get up and repair to the abode of Kichaka. O gentle one, bring wine for ime, for thirst afflicts me.
Sanskrit: सैरन्ध्युवाच न गच्छेयमहं तस्य राजपुत्रि निवेशनम्। त्वमेव राज्ञि जानासि यथा स निरपत्रपः॥
English: Draupadi said O princess, I shall not go to his house; O queen, you know yourself how shameless he is.
Sanskrit: न चाहमनवद्याङ्गि तव वेश्मनि भामिनि। कामवृत्ता भविष्यामि पतीनां व्यभिचारिणी॥
English: O beautiful lady of excellent limbs, in your house, I shall never prove myself faithless to my husband and lead a life of chastity.
Sanskrit: त्वं चैव देवि जानासि यथा स समयः कृतः। प्रविशन्त्या मया पूर्वं तव वेश्मनि भामिनि॥
English: O beautiful lady, you know full well the condition I made before I had entered your palace.
Sanskrit: कीचकस्तु सुकेशान्ते मूढो मदनदर्पितः। सोऽवमंस्यति मां दृष्ट्वा न यास्ये तत्र शोभने॥
English: O you of beautiful hairs having good curls at the end, on seeing me that wicked Kichaka, rendered insolent by the god of desire, will dishonour me. O beautiful one, I shall not repair thither.
Sanskrit: सन्ति बयस्तव प्रेष्या राजपुत्रि वशानुगाः। अन्यां प्रेषय भद्रं ते स हि मामवमंस्यते॥
English: O princess, you have good many obedient maids, pray send one of them. Let good betide you, for surely he will insult me.
Sanskrit: सुदेष्णोवाच नव त्वां जातु हिंस्यात् स इतः सम्प्रेषितां मया। इत्युक्त्वा प्रददौ पात्रं सपिधानं हिरण्मयम्॥
English: Sudeshna said "Dispatched by me from my palace he will hardly do any harm to you"; saying this she handed out to her a golden pot with a cover.
Sanskrit: सा शङ्कमाना रुदती दैवं शरणमीयुषी। प्रातिष्ठत सुराहारी कीचकस्य निवेशनम्॥
English: Filled with fear and shedding tears she asked for the divine protection, an then departed for Kichaka's house for fetching wine.
Sanskrit: सैरभ्युवाच यथाहमन्यं भर्तृभ्यो नाभिजानामि कंचन। तेन सत्येन मां प्राप्तां मा कुर्यात् कीचको वशे।।१८।
English: Draupadi said As I do not know any other save and except my husband, let not Kichaka, by strength of that virtue, be able to bring me into his power.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच उपातिष्ठत सा सूर्यं मुहूर्तमबला ततः। स तस्यास्तनुमध्यायाः सर्वं सूर्योऽवबुद्धवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then that helpless one worshipped the sungod for a moment and the deity understood all the prayers of her of slender waist.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्हितं ततस्तस्या रक्षो रक्षार्थमादिशत्। तच्चैनां नाजहात् तत्र सर्वावस्थास्वनिन्दिताम्॥
English: Then he ordered a Rakshasa to protect her invisibly and from that time that Rakshasas also never left that blameless lady alone under any circumstances whatever.
Sanskrit: तां मृगीमिव संत्रस्तां दृष्ट्वा कृष्णां समीपगाम्। उदतिष्ठन्मुदा सूतो नावं लब्वेव पारगः॥
English: Beholding Krishna come to his presence like a terrified doe, the Suta rose up just like a person wishing to go to the other end of a river when he obtains a boat.
Sanskrit: कीचक उवाच स्वागतं ते सुकेशान्ते सुव्युष्टा रजनी मम। स्वामिनी त्वमनुप्राप्ता प्रकुरुष्व मम प्रियम्॥
English: Kichaka said O fair one of beautiful tresses with curls at the end, you are welcome; very luckily for me the night has passed. I have got you as the mistress of my house, pray do what is good to me,
Sanskrit: सुवर्णमालाः कम्बूश्च कुण्डले परिहाटके। नानापत्तनजे शुभ्रे मणिरत्नं च शोभनम्॥
English: Let golden chains, couches, brilliant golden ear-rings of different countries, beautiful gems and jewels, silken garments and dcer skins be gathered for you.
Sanskrit: आहरन्तु च वस्त्राणि कौशिकान्यजिनानि च। अस्ति मे शयनं दिव्यं त्वदर्थमुपक्लिपतम्। एहि तत्र मया सार्द्धं पिबस्व मधुमाधवीम्॥
English: I have a very fine bed prepared only for you; pray come there and drink with me the honeyed wine.
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच अप्रैषीद् राजपुत्री मां सुराहारी तवान्तिकम्। पानमाहर मे क्षिप्रं पिपासा मेऽति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Draupadi said The princess has sent me to you for taking away wine; give it to me quickly, she said to ine she has a great thirst.
Sanskrit: कीचक उवाच अन्या भद्रे नयिष्यन्ति राजपुत्र्याः प्रतिश्रुतम्। इत्येतां दक्षिणे पाणौ सूतपुत्रः परामृशत्॥
English: Kichaka said O gentle one, others will take the wine that has been wromised to the princess, Saying this the Suta's son seized her by the right arm.
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच यथैवाहं नाभिचरे कदाचित् पतीन् मदाद् वै मनसापि जातु। तेनैव सत्येन वशीकृतं त्वां द्रष्टास्मि पापं परिकृष्यमाणम्॥
English: Draupadi said As I have never acted faithlessly towards my husbands, even at heart through infatuation; by virtue of that truth, O sinful one, I shall behold you overpowered and completely hurled down on the ground.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स तामभिप्रेक्ष्य विशालनेत्रां जिघृक्षमाणः परिभर्सयन्तीम्। जग्राह तामुत्तरवस्त्रदेशे स कीचकस्तां सहसाऽऽक्षिपन्तीम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Wishing thus to take hold of her Kichaka, seeing that large-eyed lady reproaching him in this wise, seized her by the end of her upper garment while she was about to run away.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्यमाणा तु महाजवेन मुहुर्विनिःश्वस्य च राजपुत्री। तया समाक्षिप्ततनुः स पापः पपात शाखीव निकृत्तमूलः॥
English: But seized with great force the princess of excellent limbs began to pant and unable to put up with it, she, with a frame trembling in wrath, hurled him hard on the ground. Being thus thrown down by her that sinful one fell to the ground like a tree whose root has been cut.
Sanskrit: सा गृहीता विधुन्वाना भूमावाक्षिप्य कीचकम्। सभां शरणमागच्छद् यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Having thus thrown Kichaka down on the ground while seized by him she ran trembling to the court, where the king Yudhishthira was, to seek protection.
Sanskrit: तां कीचकः प्रधावन्ती केशपाशे परामृशत्। अथैनां पश्यतो राज्ञः पातयित्वा पदावधीत्॥
English: Kichaka seized her by the locks while she was running with speed and struck her down by a kick in the very presence of the king.
Sanskrit: तस्य योऽसौ तदार्केण राक्षसः संनियोजितः। स कीचकमपोवाह वातवेगेन भारत॥
English: 0 Bharata, the Rakshasa that was appointed by the sun-god for her protection, gave a push to Kichaka with as much force as that of the wind.
Sanskrit: स पपात तदा भूमौ रक्षोबलसमाहतः। विघूर्णमानो निश्चेष्टश्छिन्नमूल इव दुमः॥
English: Then he, completely overpowered by the Rakshasa might, fell down on the ground, reeling and motionless like a tree whose root has been cut.
Sanskrit: तां चासीनौ ददृशतुर्भीमसेनयुधिष्ठिरौ। अमृष्यमाणौ कृष्णायाः कीचकेन पराभवन्॥
English: Both Bhimasena and Yudhishthira, who were seated there, beheld with unforgiving attitude, that outrage on Krishna committed by Kichaka.
Sanskrit: तस्य भीमो वधं प्रेप्सुः कीचकस्य दुरात्मनः। दन्तैर्दन्तांस्तदा रोषान्निष्पिपेष महामनाः॥
English: Desiring the death of that wicked Kichaka the high-minded Bhima began to knash his teeth in wrath.
Sanskrit: धूमच्छाया ह्यभजतां नेत्रे चोच्छ्रित श्मणी। सस्वेदा भृकुटी चोग्रा ललाटे समवर्तत॥
English: His eyes with their lashes upraised, assumed the aspect of smoky dark, and terrible wrinkles covered with sweat appeared on his forehead.