pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भूतात्मानं महात्मानमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्। अपि देवा न जानन्ति गुह्यमाद्यं जगत्पतिम्॥ नारायणं परं देवं परमात्मानमीश्वरम्। ज्ञानयोनि हरि विष्णुं मुमुक्षूणां परायणम्। परं पुराणं पुरुषं पुराणानां परं च यत्॥
English: Yours is top and undisclosed mystery. You are the foremost cause and supreme lord of this universe. You yourself are supreme god, Narayana, supreme soul (Paramatama) and Ishvara. You yourself are Sri Hari in the form of knowledge, the supreme shelter to the people desirous of emancipation, Vishnu. Gods even are alien to your real form. You yourself are beyond Puranas and supreme Purusha of Purana.
Sanskrit: एवमादिगुणानां ते कर्मणां दिवि चेह च। अतीतभूतभव्यानां संख्यातात्र न विद्यते॥ सर्वतो रक्षणीयाः स्म शक्रेणेव दिवौकसः। यैस्त्वं सर्वगुणोपेतः सुहन्न उपपादितः॥
English: Nobody either on this or heaven is capable to make a record of the acts executed in past, present and future and to calculate yours such qualities (gunas). All of us are always defendable by you as lord Indra provides the gods with proper defence. We have got you as a meritorious friend.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं धर्मराजेन हरिरुक्तो महायशाः। अनुरूपमिदं वाक्यं प्रत्युवाच जनार्दनः॥
English: The great illustrious god Janardana reciprocated Yudhishthira the Dharmaraja in the following words as per his appreciation made.
Sanskrit: भवता तपसोग्रेण धर्मेण परमेण च। साधुत्वादर्जवाच्चैव हतः पापो जयद्रथः॥
English: O Dharmaraja! The evildoer Jayadratha has met to death because of your acute penance, supreme religion, gentleness and simplicity.
Sanskrit: अयं च पुरुषव्याघ्र त्वदनुध्यानसंवृतः। हत्वा योधसहस्त्राणि न्यहन् जिष्णुर्जयद्रथम्॥
English: O chivalrous man (Purusha Simha)! your always sacrosanct feelings for all creatures has provided Arjuna with an impenetrable shield and he could kill Jayadratha after beheading several thousand warriors.
Sanskrit: कृतित्वे बाहुवीर्य च तथैवासम्भ्रमेऽपि च। शीघ्रतामोधबुद्धित्वे नास्ति पार्थसमः क्वचित्॥
English: Nobody anywhere is comparable to Arjuna, the son of Kunti in respect of his knowledge in weaponry, physical stamina, smartness and target hitting savvy etc. qualities.
Sanskrit: तदयं भरतश्रेष्ठ भ्राता तेऽद्य यदर्जुनः। सैन्यक्षयं रणे कृत्वा सिन्धुराजशिरोऽहरत्॥
English: Othe best in Bharata's dynasty! Owing to these qualities, your younger brother Arjuna has today beheaded Sindhuraja and killed the army of enemy in fierce battle.
Sanskrit: ततो धर्मसुतो जिष्णुं परिष्वज्य विशाम्पते। प्रसृज्य वदनं तस्य पर्याश्वासयत प्रभुः॥
English: Oking! King Yudhishthira, Dharmaputra (son of Dharma) then embraced in tight grip to Arjuna, wiped his face and told the following worlds in consolation.
Sanskrit: अतीव सुमहत् कर्म कृतवानसि फाल्गुन। असह्यं चाविषह्यं च देवैरपि सवासवैः॥
English: O Phalguna! You have executed a rare act today as god Indra including all gods were unable to execute or take-one this anus on their shoulders (viz. it was impossible even for the king of gods).
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या निस्तीर्णभारोऽसि हतारिश्चासि शत्रुहन्। दिष्ट्या सत्या प्रतिज्ञेयं कृता हत्वा जयद्रथम्॥
English: O enemy suppressor! You have discharged today the burden of commitment as you have killed your enemy. It is really a matter of good luck. It is really pleasing to see that you have fulfilled the commitment by killing Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा गुडाकेशं धर्मराजो महायशाः। पस्पर्श पुण्यगन्धेन पृष्ठे हस्तेन पार्थिवः॥
English: The great illustrious king Yudhishthira with these words to Arjuna, the conqueror of sheep, patted on his back with his hand with sheer love.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तौ महात्मानावुभौ केशवपाण्डवौ। तावबूतां तदा कृष्णौ राजानं पृथिवीपतिम्॥
English: On his so delivered statement, Sri Krishna and Arjuna reciprocated the king in following words-
Sanskrit: तव कोपाग्निना दग्धः पापो राजा जयद्रथः। उत्तीर्णं चापि सुमहद् धार्तराष्ट्रबलं रणे॥
English: O king! The evildoer king Jayadratha was burnt into ashes in the fire of your fury and it was your grace that enabled us to suppress the huge army of Duryodhana in the battle-field.
Sanskrit: हन्यस्ते निहताश्चैव विनश्यन्ति च भारत। तव क्रोधहता ह्येते कौरवाः शत्रुसूदन॥
English: O Bharata! all these Kauravas have been killed owing to your fury, these are killed and will killed in future too as the fire of your fury is blazing in fierce flames.
Sanskrit: त्वां हि चक्षुर्हणं वीरं कोपयित्वा सुयोधनः। समित्रबन्धुः समरे प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यति दुर्मतिः॥
English: Duryodhana, the wicked will finally die in the battle-field with his friends, relatives and siblings as a result of furiating you, the gallant capable to burn in ashes the enemy merely by a furious gaze.
Sanskrit: तव क्रोधहतः पूर्वं देवैरपि सुदुर्जयः। शरतल्पगतः शेते भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः॥
English: Bhishma, the grandfather of Kuru family who earlier was tough to win even by gods, is now sleeping on the cot made of arrows owing to your destructive fury.
Sanskrit: दुर्लभो विजयस्तेषां संग्रामे रिपुसूदन। याता मृत्युवशं ते वै येषां क्रुद्धोऽसि पाण्डव॥
English: O son of Pandu! You are suppressor of enemy and victory in battle is scarce for those on whom your curse befallen. They have definitely enslaved to the death.
Sanskrit: राज्यं प्राणाः श्रियः पुत्राः सौख्यानि विविधानि च। अचिरात् तस्य नश्यन्ति येषां क्रुद्धोऽसि मानद॥
English: O honour giving king! The persons on being victim of your anger shall shortly see their kingdom, life, property, son and a number of luxuries destroyed.
Sanskrit: विनष्टान् कौरवान् मन्ये सपुत्रपशुबान्धवान्। राजधर्मपरे नित्यं त्वयि क्रुद्धे परंतप॥
English: O pain giver to enemies! Being yours abiding to Rajadharma (the nationalism), I consider the Kauravas destroyed with sons, animals and siblings automatically in the fire of your anger.
Sanskrit: ततो भीमो महाबाहुः सात्यकिश्च महारथः। अभिवाद्य गुरुं ज्येष्ठं मार्गणैः क्षतविक्षतौ॥ क्षितावास्तां महेष्वासौ पाञ्चाल्यैः परिवारितौ। तौ दृष्ट्वा मुदितौ वीरौ प्राञ्जली चाग्रतः स्थितौ॥
English: The long armed Bhimasena and great chariot holder Stayaki with their bodies injured of arrows then bowed their heads on the feet of Yudhishthira and stood on the ground. Having seen those great archers with folded hands and in charms on their faces; Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti greeted them heartily.
Sanskrit: अभ्यनन्दत कौन्तेयस्तावुभौ भीमसात्यकी। दिष्ट्या पश्यामि वां शूरौ विमुक्तौ सैन्यसागरात्॥ द्रोणग्राहदुराधर्षाद्धार्दिक्यमकरालयात्।
English: He said-it is very opportuned time to see. both of you duly crossed the ocean of enemy's army. That ocean of army is inaccessible due to presence of the crocodile Dronacarya and the Kritavarma etc. crags are dwelling in that Ocean.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या विनिर्जिताः संख्ये पृथिव्यां सर्वपार्थिवाः॥५५ युवां विजयिनौ चापि दिष्ट्या पश्यामि संयुगे।
English: It is the time to laugh in exhilaration as all kings defeated in battle and I am seeing both of you as conqueror in this battle-field.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या द्रोणो जित: संख्ये हार्दिक्यश्च महाबलः॥५६ दिष्ट्या विकर्णिभिः कर्णो रणे नीतः पराभवम्। विमुखश्च कृतः शल्यो युवाभ्यां पुरुषर्षभौ॥
English: It was our destiny that supported and we could defeat Acarya Drona and Kritavarma in the battle. It was another support of destiny that Karna too was defeated in battle-field by virtue of your archery. O best gallants! Both of you have pressed Shalya to leave the battle-field.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या युवां कुशलिनौ संग्रामात् पुनरागतौ। पश्यामि रथिनां श्रेष्ठावुभौ युद्धविशारदौ॥
English: It is pleasing to see you both warriors, best in chariot holders and efficient in war-craft returned safely from the battle-field.
Sanskrit: मम वाक्यकरौ वीरौ मम गौरवयन्त्रितौ। सैन्यार्णवं समुत्तीर्णौ दिष्ट्या पश्यामि वामहम्॥
English: It is high time to feel gaiety when I am seeing you both warriors duly crossed the army ocean. You hold obligation of my dignity and honour the directions issued by me.
Sanskrit: समरश्लाघिनौ वीरौ समरेष्वपराजितौ। मम वाक्य समौ चैव दिष्ट्या पश्यामि वामहम्॥
English: You both warriors keep my words while competing with rivals and undefeated in the battle field. It is my high destiny to see you safe here.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा पाण्डवो राजन् युयुधानवृकोदरौ। सखजे पुरुषव्याघ्रौ हर्षाद् वाष्पं मुमोच ह॥
English: Having said these words, these words, o king! Yudhishithira, the son of Pandu embraced Satyaki and Bhimasena both and his eyes started shedding tears of joy.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रमुदितं सर्वं बलमासीद् विशाम्पते। पाण्डवानां रणे हृष्टं युद्धाय तु मनो दधे॥
English: O majesty! The whole army of Pandavas then encouraged, gaiety brought new zeal to them and it concentrated whole-hearted on battling.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच सैन्धवे निहते राजन् पुत्रस्तव सुयोधनः। अश्रुपूर्णमुखो दीनो निरुत्साहो द्विषज्जये॥
English: Sanjaya said O monarch, the king of Sindhu being slain, your son Suyodhana, with his eyes full of tears, became (greatly) dejected and despaired of defeating his enemies.
Sanskrit: दुर्मना निःश्वसन् दुष्टो भग्नदंष्ट्र इवोरगः। आगस्कृत् सर्वलोकस्य पुत्रस्तेऽऽर्तिं परामगात्॥
English: (And) with his mind weighted down with sorrow and breathing hot sighs like a snake whose (poison) tooth has been broken that offender, against the whole world, felt excruciating agony (if mind).
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तत्कदनं घोरं स्वबलस्य कृतं महत्। जिष्णुना भीमसेनेन सात्वतेन च संयुगे।॥
English: Seeing that Jishnu, Bhimasena and Satvatta were making a great and dreadful havoc of his army.
Sanskrit: स विवर्णः कृशो दीनो वाष्पविप्लुतलोचनः। अमन्यतार्जुनसमो न योद्धा भुवि विद्यते॥
English: He turned thin and pale and became (greatly) dispirited. And with his eyes filled with tears he began to think that there was no warrior on earth who mighty be match for Arjuna.
Sanskrit: न द्रोणो न च राधेयो नाश्वत्थामा कृपो न च। क्रुद्धस्य समरे स्थातुं पर्याप्ता इति मारिष॥
English: Neither Drona, nor the son of Radha, nor Ashvatthama nor Kripa is capable of standing before him (Arjuna) when he is angry, O worshipful one.
Sanskrit: निर्जित्य हि रणे पार्थः सर्वान् मम महारथान्। अवधीत् सैन्धवं संख्ये न च कश्चिदवारयत्॥
English: (And Suyodhana, thought within himself.) No was able to resist him when having defeated all the great car-warriors on my side, Partha slew the king of Sindhus.
Sanskrit: सर्वथा हतमेवेदं कौरवाणां महद् बलम्। न ह्यस्य विद्यते त्राता साक्षादपि पुरंदरः॥
English: The son of Pandu has totally destroyed my vast army. (I think) even Purandara himself in person cannot protect it.
Sanskrit: यमुपाश्रित्य संग्रामे कृतः शस्त्रमुद्यमः। स को निर्जितः संख्ये हतश्चैव जयद्रथः॥
English: Even Karna, depending upon whom, I had engaged in this passage at arms in battle, has been defeated in encounter and Jayadratha slain.
Sanskrit: यस्य वीर्यं समाश्रित्य शमं याचन्तमच्युतम्। तृणवत् तमहं मन्ये स कर्णो निर्जितो युधि॥
English: Relying upon whose prowess 1 regarded that undeteriorating one (i.e., Krishna) who sued for peace, (something) like a straw, that Karna has been defeated in battle.
Sanskrit: एवं कान्तमना राजन्नुपायाद् द्रोणमीक्षितुम्। आगस्कृत् सर्वलोकस्य पुत्रस्ते भरतर्षभ॥
English: Thus dejected at heart, O king, O the most exalted of the Bharatas, your son, the offender against the whole world, came to seen Drona.
Sanskrit: ततस्तत्सर्वमाचख्यौ कुरूणां वैशसं महत्। परान् विजयतश्चापि धार्तराष्ट्रानं निमजतः॥
English: He then told (Drona) all about the great slaughter of the Kurus, the victory of the enemies and the great disaster of the followers of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: पश्य मूर्धाभिषिक्तानामाचार्य कदनं महत्। कृत्वा प्रमुखतः शूरं भीष्मं मम पितामहम्॥
English: “O Preceptor," (Duryodhana (continued), "Behold this great carnage of those whose heads have undergone the sacred coronation bath, headed by my heroic grandsire Bhisma,
Sanskrit: तं निहत्य प्रलुब्धोऽयं शिखण्डी पूर्णमानसः। पाञ्चाल्यैः सहितः सर्वैः सेनाग्रमभिवर्तते॥
English: The covetous Shiknandi, having killed him, has got his desire fulfilled and is (now) stationed at the head of his troops together with all the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: अपरश्चापि दुर्धर्षः शिष्यस्ते सव्यसाचिना। अक्षौहिणी: सप्त हत्वा हतो राजा जयद्रथः॥
English: Having destroyed seven Akshauhinis (of our army), another invincible disciple of yours, viz., Savyasachi has killed king Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: अस्मद्विजयकामानां सुहृदामुपकारिणाम्। ॥ गन्तास्मि कथमानृण्यं गतानां यमसादनम्॥
English: Those allies of ours, desirous of our victory and welfare, have gone to the abode of Yama. How can I repay the debt (of obligation) that I owe to them?
Sanskrit: ये मदर्थं परीप्सन्ते वसुधां वसुधाधिपाः। ते हित्वा वसुधैश्वर्यं वसुधामधिशेरते॥
English: Those lords of the earth, who desired for me the sovereignty of the earth, having abandoned all earthly prosperity, are lying on the earth.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं कापुरुषः कृत्वा मित्राणां क्षयमीदृशम्। अश्वमेधसहस्रेण पावितुं न समुत्सहे॥
English: Coward that I am I have caused this great slaughter of my friends, and (therefore) cannot encourage myself to believe that I shall be able to purify myself by celebrating even a hundred horse-sacrifices.
Sanskrit: मम लुब्धस्य पापस्य तथा धर्मापचायिनः। व्यायामेन जिगीषन्तः प्राप्ता वैवस्वतक्षयम्॥
English: Desirous of securing victory (for me who am covetous and sinful and a rebel against virtue, these (kings) have gone to the abode of the sons of Vivasvata.
Sanskrit: कथं पतितवृत्तस्य पृथिवी सुहृदां दुहः। विवरं नाशकद् दातुं मम पार्थिवसंसदि।॥
English: I have fallen from virtue; an evil-minded and an enemy to my friends as I am why does not the earth yield me a hole (to bury me in).
Sanskrit: योऽहं रुधिरसिक्ताङ्गं राज्ञां मध्ये पितामहम्। किं वक्ष्यत्ति हि दुर्धर्षः समेत्य परलोकजित्॥
English: Among the kings, my grandsire with bloodred eyes (lies on an arrowy bed) what will that invincible hero, who has conquered the next world, say when he will meet me?
Sanskrit: जलसंधं महेष्वासं पश्य सात्यकिना हतम्। मदर्थमुद्यतं शूरं प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा महारथम्॥
English: See that the great bowman Jalasandha has been slain by Satyaki. That hero and mighty car-warrior exerting his utmost for my sake, has (at last) lain down his life.
Sanskrit: काम्बोज निहतं दृष्ट्वा तथालम्बुषमेव च। अन्यान् बहूंश्च सुहृदो जीवितार्थोऽद्य को मम॥
English: Beholding the king of Kamboja, Alambusha and many other friends lose their lives, what is the good of preserving my life?
Sanskrit: न्यायच्छन्तो हताः शूरो मदर्थे येऽपराङ्मुखाः। यतमानाः परं शक्त्या विजेतुमहितान् मम॥
English: Those unretreating warriors after exerting their utmost to vanquish my enemies and fighting for my sake have (at last) sacrificed their lives.
Sanskrit: तेषां गत्वाहमानृण्यमद्य शक्त्या परंतप। तर्पयिष्यामि तानेव जलेन यमुनामनु॥
English: I will today repay the debts I owe them by exerting my utmost in the battle) and will then offer oblation of Jamuna water to them.
Sanskrit: सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वर। इष्टापूर्तेन च शपे वीर्येण च सुतैरपि॥
English: O the foremost of those that wield weapons, I promise truly and swear by my good acts, my prowess and my sons.
Sanskrit: निहत्य तान् रणे सर्वान् पञ्चालान् पाण्डवैः सह। शान्ति लब्धास्मि तेषां वा रणे गन्ता सलोकताम्॥
English: That I will either obtain peace of mind by destroying the Panchalas together with the Pandavas or I will depart to the regions where they (i.e., my) friends have gone by being myself slain in battle.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं तत्र गमिष्यामि यत्र ते पुरुषर्षभाः। हता मदर्थे संग्रामे युध्यमानाः किरीटिना॥
English: I will go there whither those foremost of men, slain for may sake in battle by the fighting Kiriti, have departed.
Sanskrit: न हीदानीं सहाया मे परीप्सन्त्यनुपस्कृताः। श्रेयो हि पाण्डून् मन्यन्ते न तथास्मान् महाभुज॥
English: Seeing they are not well protected our partisans are no longer desirous of supporting use. They deem the sons of Pandu are preferable to us, O mighty armed one.
Sanskrit: स्वयं हि मृत्युर्विहितः सत्यसंधेन संयुगे। भवानुपेक्षां कुरुते शिष्यत्वादर्जुनस्य हि॥
English: That truth-abiding one (Bhishma) himself ordained his own death in battle. And your respectable self too does not exert your best because Arjuna is your disciple.
Sanskrit: अतो विनिहताः सर्वे येऽस्मजयचिकीर्षवः। कर्णमेव तु पश्यामि सम्प्रत्यस्मजयैषिणम्॥
English: It is, on this account, that all those who were desirous of our victory have been slain. At present I seen that Karna alone is anxious for our success.
Sanskrit: यो हि मित्रमविज्ञाय याथातथ्येन मन्दधीः। मित्रार्थे योजयत्येनं तस्य सोऽर्थोऽवसीदति॥
English: That man, of dull understanding who without the exercise of proper discretion, takes one for a friend and employs him in actions which can only be performed by real friends, has his object frustrated.
Sanskrit: तादृग् रूपं कृतमिदं मम कार्यं सुहृत्तमैः। मोहाल्लब्धस्य पापस्य जिह्मस्य धनमीहतः॥
English: Covetous, sinful, crooked-minded and greedy of riches that I am, this affair of mine has been managed in this way by (so-called) best friend.
Sanskrit: हतो जयद्रथश्चैव सौमदत्तिश्च वीर्यवान्। अभीषाहा शूरसेनाः शिबयोऽथ वसातयः॥
English: King Jayadratha, that powerful monarch, the son of Somadatta, the Ameeshahas, the Surasenas, the Curas and the Vysatis have (all) been slain.
Sanskrit: सोऽहमद्य गमिष्यामि यत्र ते पुरुषर्षभाः। हता मदर्थे संग्रामे युध्यमानाः किरीटिना॥
English: I will today go there whither those best of the Bharatas, slain for my sake in battle by the fighting Kiriti, have gone.
Sanskrit: न हि मे जीवितेनार्थस्तानृते पुरुषर्षभान्। आचार्यः पाण्डुपुत्राणामनुजानातु नो भवान्॥
English: There is no good of my life without those foremost of men. O preceptor of the sons of Pandu, permit me to do this.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच सिन्धुराजे हते तात समरे सव्यसाचिना। तथैव भूरिश्रवसि किमासीद् वो मनस्तदा॥
English: Dhritarashtra said What, O Sanjaya, was the state of your mind when the king of Sindhu was slain in battle by Savyasachi and Bhurisrava (by Satyaki)?
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनेन च द्रोणस्तथोक्तः कुरुसंसदि। किमुक्तवान् परं तस्मै तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: Relate to me, O Sanjaya, what Drona did say after he had been thus addressed by Duryodhana in the midst of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच निष्टान को महानासीत् सैन्यानां तव भारत। सैन्धवं निहतं दृष्ट्वा भूरिश्रवसमेव च॥
English: Sanjaya said Seeing the king of Sindhu and Bhurisrava slain, there arose a great tumult among your troops, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: मन्त्रितं तव पुत्रस्य ते सर्वमवमेनिरे। येन मन्त्रेण निहताः शतशः क्षत्रियर्षभाः॥
English: All of them censured the policy of your son, in virtue of which hundreds of foremost of men were destroyed.
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्तु तद् वचः श्रुत्वा पुत्रस्य तव दुर्मनाः। मुहूर्तमिव तद् ध्यात्वा भृशमार्तोऽभ्यभाषत॥
English: Drona too, hearing those words of your son, became sad at heart. Then, O king of kings, reflecting a moment he said very sorrowfully (these words).
Sanskrit: द्रोण उवाच दुर्योधन किमेवं मां वाक्शरैरपि कृन्तसि। अजय्यं सततं संख्ये ब्रुवाणं सव्यसाचिनम्॥
English: Drona said O Duryodhana, why are you piercing me with words (keen) as darts? I have told you (repeatedly) that Savyasachi is uncognizable in battle.
Sanskrit: एतेनैवार्जुनं ज्ञातुमलं कौरव संयुगे। यच्छिखण्ड्यवधीद् भीष्मं पाल्यमानः किरीटिना॥
English: We have got (sufficient) proofs of what Arjuna is, when protected by Kiriti, Sikhandi slew Bhisma in battle, O Kaurava.
Sanskrit: अवध्यं निहतं दृष्ट्वा संयुगे देवदानवैः। तदैवाज्ञासिषमहं नेयमस्तीति भारती॥
English: Seeing that Bhishma, who could not be defeated by the celestials and the Danavas in battle, was slain (by Sikhandi), I understood that the Bharata army was doomed.
Sanskrit: यं पुंसां त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वशूरममंस्महि। तस्मिन् निपतिते शूरं किं शेषं पर्युपास्महे॥
English: That person, whom we looked upon as the foremost of all the heroes in the three worlds, being slain, who else there that can inspire us with confidence?
Sanskrit: यान् स्म तान् ग्लहते तात शकुनिः कुरुसंसदि। अक्षान् न तेऽरक्षा निशिता बाणास्ते शत्रुतापनाः॥
English: The dice with which Shakuni played in the assembly-hall of the Kurus, O affecnate one, are not (real) dice but their arrows destructive of foes, has ever been able to achieve.
Sanskrit: त एते मन्ति नस्तात विशिखा: पार्थचोदिताः। तांस्तदाऽऽख्यायमानस्त्वं विदुरेण च बुद्धवान्॥
English: Those arrows, O child, now discharged by aya are destroying us; you did not then understand when Vidura told you what those (dice) were.
Sanskrit: यास्ता विजयतश्चापि विदुरस्य महात्मनः। धीरस्य वाचो नाश्रौषीः क्षेमाय वदतः शिवाः॥
English: You did not then pay heed to those auspicious words, which the magnanimous wise Vidura with tearful eyes said for your good.
Sanskrit: तदिदं वर्तते घोरमागतं वैशसं महत्। तस्यावमानाद् वाक्यस्य दुर्योधन कृते तव॥
English: In consequence of your disregard for those words, O Duryodhana, this dire, terrible and impending disaster has overtaken you.
Sanskrit: योऽवमन्य वचः पथ्यं सुहृदामाप्तकारिणाम्। स्वमतं कुरुते मूढः स शोच्यो नचिरादिव॥
English: That stupid person, who disregarding the wholesome advice of his trusted friends, follows his own inclinations, is very soon reduced to a pitiable plight.
Sanskrit: यच नः प्रेक्षमाणानां कृष्णामानाय्य तत्सभाम्। अनर्हन्ती कुले जातां सर्वधर्मानुचारिणीम्॥
English: (You) had dragged Krishna to the assembly hall in our very presence who was unworthy of such treatment, was born of a noble line and was devoted to every act of righteousness.
Sanskrit: तस्याधर्मस्य गान्धारे फलं प्राप्तमिदं महत्। नो चेत् पापं परे लोके त्वमर्छथास्ततोऽधिकम्॥
English: O son of Gandhari, this (calamity which you are now in) is the bitter fruit of that sinful act on your part. This (punishment) is but insignificant for in the world to come you will be visited with direr calamities.
Sanskrit: यच्च तान् पाण्डवान् द्यूते विषमेण विजित्य ह। प्रावाजयस्तदारण्ये रौरवाजिनवाससः॥
English: (This disaster is also the outcome of) your deceit by means of which you defeated the Pandavas at the game of dice and exiled them to the forest clad in deer-skin.
Sanskrit: पुत्राणामिव चैतेषां धर्ममाचरतां सदा। दुह्येत् को नु नरो लोके मदन्यो ब्राह्मणब्रुवः॥
English: Is there, in the world, any other Brahmana besides myself that would injure the (Pandavas) who devoted to righteousness and are (as dear) to me as my (own) sons.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवानामयं कोपस्त्वया शकुनिना सह। आहृतो धृतराष्ट्रस्य सम्मते कुरुसंसदि॥
English: The wrath that you excited in the Pandavas with the assent of Dhritarashtra and associated with Shakuni in the midst of the Kurus,
Sanskrit: दुःशासनेन संयुक्तः कर्णेन परिवर्धितः। क्षत्तुर्वाक्यमनाहृत्य त्वयाभ्यस्तः पुनः पुनः॥
English: are ever Has been fostered by Dushasana together with Karna and had been repeatedly fanned by you who never paid regard to the words of Khattva.
Sanskrit: यत्ताः सव्रे पराभूताः पर्यवारयताऽर्जुनम्। सिन्धुराजानमाश्रित्य स वो मध्ये कथं हतः॥
English: How was it that you, who stood by the ruler by the Sindhu and tried your utmost to withstand Arjuna, were all defeated and why was he (Jayadratha) slain in your midst?
Sanskrit: कथं त्वयि च कर्णे च कृपे शल्ये च जीवति। अश्वत्थानि च कौरव्य निधनं सैन्धवोऽगमत्॥
English: How is it, O Kaurava prince, that when you, Karna, Kripa, Shalya and Ashvatthama are (all) alive, the king of Sindhu has been slain?
Sanskrit: युध्यन्तः सर्वराजानस्तेजस्तिग्ममुपासते। सिन्धुराजं परित्रातुं स वो मध्ये कथं हतः॥
English: How was it that the king of Sindhu was slain in their midst, since for the purpose of rescuing him all the kings fought with fiery energy.
Sanskrit: मय्येव हि विशेषेण तथा दुर्योधन त्वयि। आशंसत परित्राणमर्जुनात् स महीपतिः॥
English: That lord of the earth looked especially to yourself and me for his rescue from Arjuna, O Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिन् परित्राणमलब्धवति फाल्गुनात्। न किंचिदनुपश्यामि जीवित स्थानमात्मनः॥
English: But he failed to have that rescue from (the clutches of) Arjuna. I too do not find any hope for my own life.
Sanskrit: मजन्तमिव चात्मानं धृष्टद्युम्नस्य किल्बिषे। पश्याम्यहत्वा पञ्चालान् सह तेन शिखण्डिना॥
English: I see that I am (fast) sinking into the mire of Dhristadyumna's (cunning) until I can slay the Panchalas together with Sikhandi.
Sanskrit: तन्मां किमभितप्यन्तं वाक्शरैरेव कृन्तसि। अशक्तः सिन्धुराजस्य भूत्वा त्राणाय भारत॥
English: Since I myself am tormented with grief, wherefore are you piercing me with words (poignant) as an arrow, you who failed to rescue the king of Sindhu, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: सौवर्णं सत्यसंधस्य ध्वजमकिष्टकर्मणः। अपश्यन् युधि भीष्मस्य कथमाशंससे जयम्॥
English: How can you hope for success, since you do not longer seen the golden standard of Bhishma endued with untiring energy and (ever) firm in truth.
Sanskrit: मध्ये महारथानां च यत्राहन्यत सैन्धवः। हतो भूरिश्रवाश्चैव किं शेषं तत्र मन्यसे॥
English: Since the ruler of Sindhu and Bhurisrava have been slain from the very midst of the mighty-car-warriors, you can (very well) anticipate what the result will be.