pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कृशानार्थांस्ततः केचिदकृशांस्तत्र कुर्वते। अकृशांश्च कृशाश्चर्हेतुभिः शास्त्रानिश्चयैः॥
English: Some amongst the disputants made the weaker arguments to appear stronger, and the stronger ones the weaker by their arguments based on Shastras.
Sanskrit: तत्र मेधाविनः केचिदर्थमन्यैरुदीरितम्। टिचिक्षिपुर्यथा धेना नमोगतमिवामिषम्॥
English: Some greatly intelligent disputants fell upon the position urged by others as hawks dart at meat thrown into the air.
Sanskrit: केचिद् धर्मार्थकुशलाः केचित् तत्र महाव्रताः। रेमिरे कथयन्तश्च सर्वभाष्यविदां वरा:॥
English: Some amongst them, learned in the interpretations of Shastras, and some others of rigid vows, well acquainted with every commentary and gloss, engaged themselves in pleasant conversations.
Sanskrit: सा वेदिर्वेदसम्पन्नैवद्विजमहर्षिभिः। आबभासे समाकीर्णा नक्षत्रैद्यौरिवायता॥
English: That (sacrificial) plate for, crowded with the celestialss, Brahmanas and the great Rishis, all endued with the Vedas, looked as beautiful as the sky studded with the stars.
Sanskrit: न तस्यां संनिधौ शूद्रः कश्चिदासीन चाव्रती। अन्तर्वेद्यां तदा राजन् युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने॥
English: O king, there was no Shudra or any man without vows near the inner (sacrificial) platform of Yudhishthira's palace.
Sanskrit: तां तु लक्ष्मीवतो लक्ष्मी तदा यज्ञविधानजाम्। तुतोष नारदः पश्यन् धर्मराजस्य धीमतः॥
English: Seeing the prosperity of the prosperous and intelligent Dharamraja which was the result of that sacrifice, Narada became exceedingly happy.
Sanskrit: अथ चिन्तां समापेदे च मुनिर्मनुजाधिप। नारदस्तु तदा पश्यन् सर्वक्षत्रसमागमम्॥
English: O ruler of men, seeing the assemblage of all Kshatriyas, (in that sacrifice), the Rishi Narada became thoughtful.
Sanskrit: सस्मार च पुरा वृत्तां कथां तां पुरुषर्षभ। अंशावतरणे यासौ ब्रह्मणो भवनेऽभवत्॥
English: O best of men, he recollected the words he had heard in the abode of Brahma; regarding the Angshavatarana, (incarnations of portions of every deity).
Sanskrit: देवानां संगमं तं तु विज्ञाय कुरुनन्दन। नारदः पुण्डरीकाक्षं सस्मार मनसा हरिम्॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, knowing that assembly was an assembly of the celestialss, Narada thought in his mind the lotus-eyed Hari.
Sanskrit: साक्षात् स विबुधारिघ्नः क्षत्रे नारायणो विभुः। प्रतिज्ञां पालयंश्चमां जातः परपुरंजयः॥ संदिदेश पुरायोऽसौ विबुधान् भूतकृत् स्वयम्। अन्योयमभिनिघ्नन्तः पुनर्लोकानवाप्स्यथ॥
English: He knew that the creator of every object, the exalted god of all gods, Narayana, who had formerly commanded the celestialss saying, “Take your births on earth and kill one another and then come back to heaven," that chastiser of all the enemies of the celestialss, that subjugator of all hostile towns, had taken his birth in the Kshatriya order to fulfil his own purpose.
Sanskrit: इति नारायणः शम्भुर्भगवान् भूतभावनः। आदित्यविबुधान् सर्वानजायत यदुक्षये॥
English: The illustrious lord of the universe, Shambhu, Narayana, having thus commanded all the celestialss, had taken his birth in the race of Yadu.
Sanskrit: क्षितावन्धकवृष्णीनां वंशे वंशभूतां वरः। परया शुशुभे लक्ष्या नक्षत्राणामिवोडुराट्॥
English: Having been born in the Andhaka Vrishni race on earth, that foremost of all perpetuator of races was graced with great good fortune and was shinning like the moon among the stars.
Sanskrit: यस्य बाहुबलं सेन्द्राः सुराः सर्व उपासते। सोऽयं मानुषवन्नाम हरिरास्तेऽरिमर्दनः॥
English: He whose prowess of arms was adored by the celestialss with Indra, that Hari, that chastiser of foes, was then living in the world of men in a human form.
Sanskrit: अहो बत महद्भूतं स्वयंभूर्यदिदं स्वयम्। आदास्यति पुनः क्षत्रमेवं बलसमन्वितम्॥
English: "Oh! what could be greater wonder than that the self-creates himself will take away (from earth) all these Kshatriyas endued with great strength.
Sanskrit: इत्येतां नारदश्चिन्तां चिन्तयामास सर्ववित्। हरि नारायणं ध्यात्वा यज्ञैरीज्यन्तमीश्वरम्॥
English: Thus reflected the omniscient Narada who knew that Hari, Narayana, (Krishna) was no other than the Supreme Being, whom every body worships with sacrifices.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठो धर्मराजस्य धीमतः। महाध्वरे महाबुद्धिस्तस्थौ स बहुमानतः॥
English: That foremost of all men, learned in the precepts of virtue, that greatly intelligent man (Narada), (thinking of all this), sat in the sacrifice of the intelligent Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira) with feelings of awe.
Sanskrit: ततो भीष्मोऽब्रवीद् राजन् धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरम्। क्रियतामहणं राज्ञां यथाहमिति भारत॥
English: O king, Bhishma then thus spoke to Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, “O descendant of Bharata, now offer Arghyas to the kings as each deserves".
Sanskrit: आचार्यमृत्विजं चैव संयुजं च युधिष्ठिर। स्नातकं च प्रियं प्राहुः षडार्हान् नृपं तथा॥ एतानानभिगतानाहुः संवत्सरोषितान्। त इमे कालपूगस्य महतोऽस्मानुपागताः॥
English: O Yudhishthira, hear, the preceptor, the sacrificial priest, the relative,, the Snataka, the friend and the king, these are the six (classes of persons) who deserve to get the Arghya. The wise men have said that when any of there live with one for a full one year, he deserves to be worshipped with the presentation of Arghya. These kings have been staying with us for a very long time,
Sanskrit: एषामेकैकशो राजन्नय॑मानीयतामिति। अथ चैषां वरिष्ठाय समायोपनीयताम्॥
English: Therefore, O king, bring Arghya for each of them; and let the Arghya be first presented to him who is the foremost of all of them.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच कस्मै भवान् मन्यतेऽर्घ्यमेकस्मै कुरुनन्दन। उपनीयमानं युक्तं च तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said O descendant of Kuru, O grandsire, whom do you consider to be the foremost of these (men present here), and to whom should the Arghya be presented first. Tell me this.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो भीष्मः शान्तनवो बुद्ध्याद् निश्चित्य वीर्यवान्। अमन्यत तदा कृष्णमहणीयतमं भुवि॥
English: Vaishampayana said O Descendant of Bharata, the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, settled it by his great intelligence that Krishna was the foremost of all on earth.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एष ह्येषां समस्तानां तेजोवलपराक्रमः। मध्ये तपन्निवाभाति ज्योतिषामिव भास्करः॥
English: Bhishma said As sun shines among all luminous objects, so shines this (Krishna) among all (these kings and potentates) by his effulgence, strength and prowess.
Sanskrit: असूर्यमिव सूर्येण निर्वातमिव वायुना। भासितं ह्लादितं चैव कृष्णेनेदं सदो हि नः॥
English: This sacrificial ground is illuminated and gladdened by Krishna like a sunless region by the sun and a airless region by the air.
Sanskrit: तस्मै भीष्माभ्यनुज्ञातः सहदेवः प्रतापवान्। उपजह्वेऽथ विधिवद् वार्ष्णेयायार्घ्यमुत्तमम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then commanded by Bhishma, the powerful Sahadeva proceeded to present in due form the excellent Arghya to the prince of the Vrishni race, (Krishna).
Sanskrit: प्रतिजग्राह तत् कृष्णः शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा। शिशुपालस्तु तां पूजां वासुदेवे न चक्षमे॥
English: Krishna also (agreed to) accept that worship according to the forms of the ordinance. But Shishupala could not bear that worship (proposed to be) offered to Vasudeva (Krishna),
Sanskrit: स उपालभ्य भीष्मं च धर्मराजं च संसदि। अपाक्षिपद् वासुदेवं चेदिराजो महाबलः॥
English: The greatly powerful Chedi-king (Shishupala), after reproving Bhishma and Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira) in the presence of that assembly, began to censure Vasudeva (Krishna).
Sanskrit: शिशुपाल उवाच नायमर्हति वार्ष्णेयस्तिष्ठत्स्विह महात्मसु महीपतिषु कौरव्य राजवत् पार्थिवाहणम्॥
English: Shishupala said O descendant of Kuru, when so many illustrious kings are present here, this man of the Vrishni race does not deserve a royal worship like a king.
Sanskrit: नायं युक्तः समाचार: पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु। यत् कामात् पुण्डरीकाक्षं पाण्डवार्चितवानसि॥
English: Your this conduct in willfully making this lotus-eyed hero worshipped by the Pandavas is not worthy of the illustrious Pandavas.
Sanskrit: बाला यूयं न जानीध्वं धर्मः सूक्ष्मो हि पाण्डवाः। अयं च स्मृत्यतिक्रान्तो ह्यापगेयोऽल्पदर्शनः॥
English: O sons of Pandu, you are children; you do now know what Dharma is, for it (the ways of Dharma) is very subtle. This son of the river (Bhishma) has but little knowledge, and therefore he has transgressed the Smriti (rules of morality).
Sanskrit: त्वादृशो धर्मयुक्तो हि कुर्वाणः प्रियकाम्यया। भवत्यभ्यधिकं भीष्म लोकेष्ववमत: सताम्॥
English: O Bhishma, if a man like you, possessing virtue and morality, acts from motives of pleasing others, he (surely) becomes worthy of censure among all the honest and wise men.
Sanskrit: कथं डराजा दाशार्हो मध्ये सर्वमहीक्षिताम्। अर्हणामर्हति तथा यथा युष्माभिरर्चितः॥
English: How does this man of the Dasarha race, who is not a king, deserve to be worshipped among these kings that you have worshipped him?
Sanskrit: अथ वा मन्यसे कृष्णं स्थविरं कुरुपुङ्गव। वसुदेवे स्थिते वृद्धे कथमर्हति तत्सुतः॥
English: O foremost man of the Puru race, if you consider him to be the eldest, why, here is Vasudeva. How can his son be worshipped before him?
Sanskrit: अथ वा वासुदेवोऽपि प्रियकामोऽनुवृत्तवान्। दुपदे तिष्ठति कथं माधवोऽर्हति पूजनम्॥
English: If you consider him your well-wisher and supporter, why, when Drupada is here, how can he get the (first) worship?
Sanskrit: आचार्यं मन्यसे कृष्णमथ वा कुरुनन्दन। द्रोणे तिष्ठति वार्ष्णेयं कस्मादर्चितवानसि॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, if you consider Krishna your preceptor, when Drona is here, how have you worshipped the Vrishni prince?
Sanskrit: ऋत्विजं मन्यसे कृष्णमथ या कुरुनन्दन। द्वैपायने स्थिते वृद्धे कथं कृष्णोऽर्चितस्त्वया॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, if you consider Krishna as the Ritvija, when old Dvaipayana is here, how have you worshipped Krishna?
Sanskrit: भीष्मे शान्तनवे राजन् स्थिते पुरुषसत्तमे। स्वच्छन्दमृत्युके राजन् कथं कृष्णोऽर्चितस्त्वया॥
English: O king, when that best of men, the son of Shantanu, old Bhishma, who can die only at his will, is here, why have you worshipped Krishna?
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थाम्नि स्थिते वीरे सर्वशास्त्रविशारदे। कथं कृष्णस्त्वया राजन्नर्चितः कुरुनन्दन॥
English: O king, O descendant of Kuru, when the hero Ashvathama who is learned in every branch of knowledge is here, why has Krishna been worshipped by you.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधने च राजेन्द्रे स्थिते पुरुषसत्तमे। कृपे च भारताचार्ये कथं कृष्णस्त्वयार्चितः॥
English: When that best of men, that king of kings, Duryodhana, and also that preceptor of the Kuru race, Kripa, are present here, why Krishna has been worshipped?
Sanskrit: दुमं किम्पुरुषाचार्यमतिक्रम्य तथार्चितः। भीष्मके चैव दुर्धर्षं पाण्डुवत् कृतलक्षणे॥
English: Passing over the preceptor of the Kimpurushas, he (Krishna) has been worshipped by you. When the invincible Bhishmaka, auspicious marked king of Paundrya.
Sanskrit: नृपे च रुक्मिणि श्रेष्ठे एकलव्ये तथैव च। शल्ये मद्राधिपे चैव कथं कृष्णस्त्वयार्चितः॥
English: That best of kings, Rukmi, and Ekalavya, and the king of the Madras, Shalya, are present, why Krishna has been worshipped?
Sanskrit: अयं च सर्वराज्ञां वै बलश्लाघी महाबलः। जामदग्न्यस्य दयितः शिष्यो विप्रस्य भारत॥ येनात्मबलमाश्रित्य राजानो युधि निर्जिताः। तं च कर्णमतिक्रम्य कथं कृष्णस्त्वयार्चितः॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, this greatly powerful hero whose prowess is the pride amongst all kings, who is the favourite disciple of the son of the Brahmana Jamadagni, the hero who defeated all the kings by his prowess alone, that Karna being present here, passing over him, why Krishna has been worshipped?
Sanskrit: नैवविंग् नैव चाचार्यो न राजा मधुसूदनः। अर्चितश्च कुरुश्रेष्ठ किमन्यत्प्रियकाम्यया॥
English: O best of the Kuru race, the slayer of Madhu (Krishna) is neither a sacrificial priest, nor a preceptor, nor a king, why have you worshipped Krishna with the motive of pleasing others?
Sanskrit: अथ वाभ्यर्चनीयोऽयं युष्माकं मधुसूदनः। किं राजभिरिहानीवैरवमानाय भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, if it was your intention to offer the first worship to the slayer of Madhu, why were these kings brought here to be insulted?
Sanskrit: वयं तु न भयादस्य कौन्तेयस्य महात्मनः। प्रयच्छामः करान्सर्वे न लोभान्न च सान्त्वनात्॥
English: We have not paid tribute to the illustrious son of Kunti out of fear of temptation (the desire of gain) or conciliation:
Sanskrit: अस्य धर्मप्रवृत्तस्य पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षतः। करानस्मै प्रयच्छामः सोऽयमस्मान् न मन्यते॥
English: We have paid him tribute only because he was desirous of obtaining the imperial dignity from the motive of virtue. He it is who is now insulting us.
Sanskrit: किमन्यदवमानाद्वि यदेनं राजसंसदि। अप्राप्तलक्षणं कृष्णमयेणार्चितवानसि॥
English: What else could be your motive, except that of insult, that in the midst of this assembly of kings, you have worshipped Krishna, who does not possess the insignia of royalty, with the Arghya?
Sanskrit: अकस्माद् धर्मपुत्रस्य धर्मात्मेति यशो गतम्। को हि धर्मच्युत पूजामेवं युक्तां नियोजयेत्॥
English: The tile of "virtuous" achieved by the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira), has been obtained without any cause. Who will offer such unworthy worship to one who has failed from religion?
Sanskrit: योऽयं वृष्णिकुले जातो राजानं हतवान् पुरा। जरासंधं महात्मानमन्यायेन दुरात्मवान्॥
English: This wretch, born in the Vrishni race, formerly most unrighteously killed the illustrious king Jarasandha.
Sanskrit: अद्य धर्मात्मता चैव व्यपकृष्टा युधिष्ठिरात्। दर्शितं कृपणत्वं च कृष्णेऽय॑स्य निवेदनात्॥
English: Righteousness has today left Yudhishthira, and his meanness only has been displayed by his offering the Arghya to Krishna.
Sanskrit: यदि भीताश्च कौन्तेयाः कृपणाश्च तपस्विनः। ननु त्वयापि बोद्धव्यं यां पूजां माधवार्हसि॥
English: O Janardana, if the helpless sons of Kunti are frightened, and if they have become mean for their asceticism, you ought to have enlightened them as to your claim to the first worship.
Sanskrit: अथ वा कृपणैरेतामुपनीतां जनार्दना। पूजामनर्हः कस्मात् त्वमभ्यनुज्ञातवानसि॥
English: O Janardana, why did you accept the worship of which you are not worthy, although it was offered to you by these mean-minded princes?
Sanskrit: अयुक्तामात्मनः पूजां त्वं पुनर्बहु मन्यसे। हविषः प्राप्य निष्यन्दं प्राशिता श्वेव निर्जने॥
English: You (surely) think much of the worship so unworthy of freed to you, as a dog (joyfully) licks in solitude a quantity of Ghee which he has obtained.
Sanskrit: न त्वयं पार्थिवेन्द्राणामपमानः प्रयुज्यते। त्वामेव कुरवो व्यक्तं प्रलम्भन्ते जनार्दन॥
English: OJanardana, this is no insult to the kings, but it is you whom the Kurus have insulted.
Sanskrit: क्लीबे दारक्रिया यादृगन्धे वा रूपदर्शनम्। अराज्ञो राजवत् पूजा तथा ते मधुसूदन॥.
English: O slayer of Madhu, as a wife is to an impotent man and a beautiful sight to a blind man, so is this worship to you who are not a king (at all).
Sanskrit: दृष्टो युधिष्ठिरो राजा दृष्टो भीष्मश्च यादृशः। वासुदेवोऽप्ययं दृष्टः सर्वमेतद् यथातथम्॥
English: What (sort of man) Yudhishthira is, it has been (well) seen today; what (sort of man) Bhishma is, it has (also) been seen: what (sort of man) Vasudeva is, it has been also seen. all these men have been seen as they (really) are.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा शिशुपालस्तानुत्थाय परमासनात्। निर्ययौ सदसस्तस्मात् सहितो राजभिस्तदा॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having said this, Shishupala rose from the excellent seat (on which he was seated). He then went out of the assembly accompanied by the kings.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीष्मो विरराम् महाबलः। व्याजहारोत्तरं तत्र सहदेवोऽर्थवद् वचः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having said this, the greatly strong Bhishma stopped. Then Sahadeva gave this reply(to Shishupala) of grave import.
Sanskrit: केशवं केशिहन्तारमप्रमेयपराक्रमम्। पूज्यमानं मया यो वः कृष्णं न सहते नृपाः॥
English: "If there is any king(present here) who cannot bear the worship offered by me to Keshava, the slayer of Keshi, and the possessor of immeasurable energy.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां बलिनां मूर्ध्नि भयेदं निहितं पदम्। एवमुक्ते मया सम्यगुत्तरं प्रब्रवीतु सः॥
English: On the head of such heroes I place my foot. When I say this, let that one give me the proper reply.
Sanskrit: स एव हि मया वध्यो भविष्यति न संशयः। मतिमन्थश्च ये केचिदाचार्यं पितरं गुरुम्॥ अर्घ्यमर्चितम_हमनुजानन्तु ते नृपाः। ततो न व्याजहारैषां कश्चिद् बुद्धिमतां सताम्॥ मानिनां बलिनां राज्ञां मध्ये वै दर्शिते पदे। ततोऽपतत् पुष्पवृष्टिः सहदेवस्य मूर्धनि॥
English: Let those kings who possess intelligence approve the worship of the preceptor, the father, and the Guru (Krishna) who (fully) deserves the Arghya and the worship.” When Sahadeva thus showed his foot, no one among those intelligent, wise, proud and powerful kings said anything. Thereupon, showers of flowers fell upon the head of Sahadeva.
Sanskrit: अदृश्यरूपा वचाश्चाप्यब्रुवन् साधु साध्विति। आविध्यदजितं कृष्णं भविष्यद्भूतजल्पकः॥
English: An invisible voice said, “Excellent, Excellent!" Clad in a black deer skin, the speaker of both the past and the future,
Sanskrit: सर्वसंशयनिर्मोक्ता नारदः सर्वलोकवित्। उवाचाखिलभूतानां मध्ये स्पष्टतरं वचः॥
English: The dispeller of all doubts, Narada learned in(the mysteries) of all the world, then said in the midst of innumerable creatures these words of the clearest import.
Sanskrit: कृष्णं कमलपत्राक्षं नार्चयिष्यन्ति ये नराः। जीवन्मृतास्तु ते ज्ञेया न सम्भाष्याः कदाचन॥
English: Those men, who will not worship the lotus-eyed Krishna, should be considered as dead though living. He should never be talked to."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पूजयित्वा च पूजार्हान् ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशेषवित्। सहदेवो नृणां देवः समापद्यत कर्म तत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having worshipped those that deserved worship, then that god among men, Sahadeva, well-acquainted with the difference between a Brahmana and a Kshatriya competed the ceremony.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्नभ्यर्चिते कृष्णे सुनीथः शत्रुकर्षणः। अतिताप्रेक्षणः कोपादुवाच मनुजाधिपान्॥
English: When Krishna received the first worship, that slayer of foes, Sunitha (Shishupala), with eyes red as copper in anger, thus addressed the kings (present there).
Sanskrit: स्थित: सेनापतिर्योऽहं मन्यध्वं किं तु साम्प्रतम्। युधि तिष्ठाम संना समेतान् वृष्णिपाण्डवान्॥
English: “When I am here to be the generalissimo, what are you thinking now? In battle array let us stand against the assembled Vrishnis and the Pandavas".
Sanskrit: इति सर्वान् समुत्साह्य राज्ञस्तांश्चेदिपुङ्गवः। यज्ञोपघाताय ततः सोऽमन्त्रयत राजभिः॥
English: Having thus stirred up the kings, that best of the Chedis (Shishupala) began to consult with them how to obstruct the completion of the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तत्राहूता गताः सर्वे सुनीथप्रमुखा गणाः। समदृश्यन्त संक्रुद्धा विवर्णवदनास्तथा॥
English: The invited kings, who had come to the sacrifice, all with Sunitha (Shishupala) at their head, looked angry, and their face became pale.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिराभिषेकं च वासुदेवस्य चाहणम्। न स्याद् यथा तथा कार्यमेवं सर्वे तदाब्रुवन्॥
English: They all said, “We must act in such a way as the final sacrificial rites to be performed by Yudhishthira and this worship of Krishna may not be supposed to have our acquiescence”.
Sanskrit: निष्कर्षानिश्चयात् सर्वे राजानः क्रोधमूर्छिताः। अब्रुवंस्तत्र राजानो निर्वेदादात्मनिश्चयात्॥
English: Having been impelled by a belief in their great power and confidence, and having been also deprived of all sense by anger, all the kings began to talk in this way.
Sanskrit: सुहृद्भिर्वार्यमाणानां तेषां हि वपुराबभौ। आमिषादपकृष्टानां सिंहानामिव गर्जताम्॥
English: Though they were appeased by their friends, their faces glowed with anger, and they roared like lions driven away from their prey.
Sanskrit: तं बलौघमपर्यन्तं राजसागरमक्षयम्। कुर्वाणं समयं कृष्णो युद्धाय बुबुधे तदा॥
English: Krishna understood that the undeteriorating great sea of kings with its countless waves of soldiers was making preparation for a fight.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सागरसंकाशं दृष्ट्वा नृपतिमण्डलम्। संवर्तवाताभिहतं भीमं क्षुब्धमिवार्णवम्॥ रोषात् प्रचलितं सर्वमिदमाह युधिष्ठिरः। भीष्मं मतिमतां मुख्यं वृद्धं कुरुपितामहम्। बृहस्पतिं बृहत्तेजाः पुरुहूत इवारिहा॥ असौ रोषात् प्रचलितो महान् नृपतिसागरः। अत्र यत् प्रतिपत्तव्यं तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Vaishampayana said Seeing that assembly of kings agitated by anger, as the fearful ocean is agitated by the winds at the time of the universal dissolution, Yudhishthira thus spoke to that foremost of all intelligent men, the grandsire of the Kurus, the aged Bhishma, as that slayer of foes, Purohita (Indra) of extraordinary prowess, speaks to Brihaspati. “This.vast ocean of kings have been agitated by wrath. O grandsire, tell me what should be done now.
Sanskrit: यज्ञस्य च न विघ्नः स्यात् प्रजानां च हितं भवेत्। यथा सर्वत्र तत् सर्वं ब्रूहि मेऽद्य पितामह॥
English: O grandsire, tell me what I should do now that my sacrifice may not be obstructed and my subjects may not be injured”.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तवति धर्मज्ञे धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे। उवाचेदं वचो भीष्मस्ततः कुरुपितामहः॥
English: When Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, learned in morality, said this, the grandsire of the Kurus Bhishma thus spoke to him.
Sanskrit: मा भैस्त्वं कुरुशार्दूल श्वा सिंहं हन्तुमर्हति। शिवः पन्थाः सुनीतोऽत्र मया पूर्वतरं वृतः॥
English: "O best of the Kurus, do not be alarmed. can the dog kill the lion? I have already settled some means that is both beneficial and conformable to policy.
Sanskrit: प्रसुप्ते हि यथा सिंहे श्वानस्तस्मिन् समागताः। भषेयुः सहिताः सर्वे तथेमे वसुधाधिपाः॥
English: As a pack of dogs bark all together at a sleeping lion, so do all these rulers of the earth.
Sanskrit: वृष्णिसिंहस्य सुप्तस्य तथामी प्रमुखे स्थिताः। भषन्ते तात संक्रुद्धाः श्वान: सिंहस्य संनिधौ॥
English: O child, like the dogs at the lion, these (kings) are angrily barking before the sleeping lion of the Vrishni race (Krishna).
Sanskrit: न हि सम्बुध्यते यावत् सुप्तः सिंह इवाच्युतः। तेन सिंहीकरोत्येतान् नृसिंहश्चेदिपुङ्गवः॥
English: Achyuta (Krishna) is now like a lion that is asleep. So long he does not wake up this king of the Chedis, this foremost of men, makes these monarchs look like the lions.
Sanskrit: पार्थिवान् पार्थिवश्रेष्ठः शिशुपालोऽप्यचेतनः। सर्वान् सर्वात्मना तात नेतुकामो यमक्षयम्॥
English: O best of kings, O child, this Shishupala possesses but little intelligence. He is desirous of taking along (with him) all these monarchs to the abode of Yama through the agency of him who is the soul of this universe.
Sanskrit: नूनमेतत् समादातुं पुनरिच्छत्यधोक्षजः। यदस्य शिशुपालस्य तेजस्तिष्ठति भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, Krishna has been surely desirous of taking back to himself the effulgence and prowess that now lives in Shishupala.
Sanskrit: विप्लुता चास्य भद्रं ते बुद्धिर्बुद्धमतां वर। चेदिराजस्य कौन्तेय सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्॥
English: O son of Kunti, O foremost of all intelligent men, the intelligence of this wicked king of the Chedis, as well as that of all these kings, have become perverse.
Sanskrit: आदातुं च नरव्याघ्रो यं यमिच्छत्ययं तदा। तस्य विप्लवते बुद्धिरेवं चेदिपतेर्यथा॥
English: The intelligence of all men whom this best of men (Krishna) desires to take to himself become as perverse as that of this Chedi king.
Sanskrit: चतुर्विधानां भूतानां त्रिषु लोकेषु माधवः। प्रभवश्चैव सर्वेषां निधनं च युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: O Yudhishthira, Madhava is the creator and destroyer of all the four kinds of beings existing in the three worlds.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ततश्चेदिपतिनृपः। भीष्मं रुक्षाक्षरा वाचः श्रावयामास भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, having heard his words, the king of the Chedis spoke thus to Bhishma in stem and harsh words.
Sanskrit: शिशुपाल उवाच विभीषिकाभिर्बह्वीभिर्भीषयन् सर्वपार्थिवान्। न व्यपत्रपसे कस्माद् वृद्धः सन् कुलपांसन॥
English: Shishupala said Old and infamous wretch of your race, are you not ashamed to frighten all these kings by these false terrors?
Sanskrit: युक्तमेतत् तृतीयायां प्रकृतौ वर्तता त्वया। वक्तुं धर्मादपेतार्थं त्वं हि सर्वकुरूत्तमः॥
English: You are the foremost of the Purus-living as you do in the third state (celibacy), it is but fit that you should give such advice, which is so void of morality.
Sanskrit: नावि नौरिव सम्बद्धा यथान्धो वान्धमन्वियात्। तथाभूता हि कौरव्या येषां भीष्म त्वमग्रणीः॥
English: O Bhishma, when you are their leader the Purus are like a boat tied to a boat, or like a blind man following a blind man.
Sanskrit: पूतनाघातपूर्वाणि कर्माण्यस्य विशेषतः। त्वया कीर्तयतास्माकं भूयः प्रव्यथितं मनः॥
English: You have once again given pains to our hearts by reciting the deeds of this (Krishna), such as his killing Putana and others.
Sanskrit: अवलिप्तस्य मूर्खस्य केशवं स्तोतुमिच्छतः। कथं भीष्म न ते जिह्वा शतधेयं विदीर्यते॥
English: O Bhishma, arrogant and fool as you are, and also desirous of praising Krishna, why does not your tongue split into a hundred parts?