pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: बिभ्रती विपुलौ बाहू शक्रध्वजसमुच्छ्यौ। पात्री च परूजी घण्टी स्त्रीविशुद्धा च या भुवि॥ पाशं धनुर्महाचक्रं विविधान्यायुधानि च। कुण्डलाभ्यां सुपूर्णाभ्यां कर्णाभ्यां च विभूषिता॥ चन्द्रविस्पर्द्धिना देवि मुखेन त्वं विराजसे। मुकुटने विचित्रेण केशबन्धेन शोभिना॥
English: O goddess, you appear with a countenance that vies with the moon, vith a pair of well shaped ears decorated with excellent rings, having a pair of large arms like Indra's pole; you are the only female in the world endowed with the attributes of piety, purity-you are the one holding a vessel a lotus, a bell, a noose, a bow and a large discus and various other weapons.
Sanskrit: भुजङ्गाभोगवासेन श्रोणिसूत्रेण राजता। विभ्राजसे चाबद्धेन भोगेनेवेह मन्दरः॥ ध्वजेन शिखिपिच्छानामुच्छ्रितेन विराजसे।
English: With a beautiful crown and graceful tresses, with dresses made of the hoods of serpents and an ornament fascinating your hip, you appear to be like the mount Mandara girded with serpents; also you shine with peacock-plumes standing high on your crest.
Sanskrit: कौमारं व्रतमास्थाय त्रिदिवं पावितं त्वया।॥ तेन त्वं स्तूयसे देवि त्रिदशैः पूज्यसेऽपि च।
English: Having accepted the vow of maiden hood you have sanctified the heaven; therefore, O goddess, you are praised and adorned by the gods.
Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्यरक्षणार्थाय महिषासुरनाशिनि। प्रसन्ना मे सुरश्रेष्ठे दयां कुरु शिवा भव॥
English: For the protection of the three worlds, you have slain the demon Mahisha (buffalo); O foremost of deities, be propitious to me; give me your grace and be the cause of my wellbeing.
Sanskrit: जया त्वं विजया चैव संग्रामे च जयप्रदा। ममापि विजयं देहि वरदा त्वं च साम्प्रतम्॥
English: You are Jaya and Vijaya and capable of giving victory in battle, as you are also capable of granting boons, now be pleased to grant me victory.
Sanskrit: विन्ध्ये चैव नगरश्रेष्ठे तव स्थानं हि शाश्वतम्। कालि कालि महाकालि खड्गखट्वाङ्गधारिणि॥
English: O Kali, Kali, O Mahakali, fond of wine, meat and animal-sacrifice your eternal abode is on the Vindhya, the chief of the mountains
Sanskrit: कृतानुयात्रा भूतैस्त्वं वरदा कामचारिणि। भारावतारे ये च त्वां संस्मरिष्यन्ति मानवाः॥ प्रणमन्ति च ये त्वां हि प्रभाते तु नरा भुवि। न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचित् पुत्रतो धनतोऽपि वा।॥ दुर्गात् तारयसे दुर्गे तत् त्वं दुर्गा स्मृता जनैः।
English: O giver of boon, capable of ranging every where at will, you are followed by celestials beings (in your journey). Persons who, for the purpose of shaking off their burdens, bow down to, or call upon, you in the morning on earth, attain all either in respect of children or riches. O Durga, as you rescue people from danger, you are called by them Durga.
Sanskrit: कान्तारेष्ववसन्नानां मग्नानां च महार्णवे॥ दस्युभिर्वा निरुद्धानां त्वं गतिः परमा नृणाम्।
English: You are the greatest refuge of people who are groping in the wilderness, getting drowned in the great ocean, and are taken captives by high-way-men.
Sanskrit: जलप्रतरणे चैव कान्तारेष्वटवीषु च॥ ये स्मरन्ति महादेवि न च सीदन्ति ते नराः।
English: 0 great goddess, the persons who remember you in the crossing of waters and in the forest and wilderness are never afflicted with calamity.
Sanskrit: त्वं कीर्तिः श्रीतिः सिद्धिीविद्या संततिर्मतिः॥ संध्या रात्रिः प्रभा निद्रा ज्योत्स्ना कान्तिः क्षमा दया।
English: O great fame, and prosperity, you are fortitude and success, you are modesty and knowledge, you are offspring and intellect, you are evening and night, you are light and sleep, you are lunar beam and beauty, and you are forgiveness and mercy.
Sanskrit: नृणां च बन्धनं मोहं पुत्रनाशं धनक्षयम्॥ व्याधिं मृत्यु भयं चैव पूजिता नाशयिष्यसि।
English: When worshipped, you remove men's fetters ignorance, loss of sons, loss of wealth and disease, death and dread.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं राज्यात् परिभ्रष्टः शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नवान्॥ प्रणतश्च यथा मूर्धा तव देवि सुरेश्वरि।
English: I have been deprived of my kingdom and seek your refuge. O supreme goddess, I make obeisance to you with bended head.
Sanskrit: त्राहि मां पद्मपत्राक्षि सत्ये सत्या भवस्व नः॥ शरणं भव मे दुर्गे शरण्ये भक्तवत्सले।
English: O possessor of eyes like the petals of lotuses, be truth to us who are seeking after truth. O Durga, O refuge of all, O affectionate to devotees, be pleased to grant me protection.
Sanskrit: एवं स्तुता हि सा देवी दर्शयामास पाण्डवम्॥ उपगम्य तु राजानमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।
English: Thus praised the goddess showed herself to the Pandavas and having addressed him thus said.
Sanskrit: देव्युवाच शृणु राजन् महाबाहो मदीयं वचनं प्रभो॥ भविष्यत्यचिरादेव संग्रामे विजयस्तव।
English: O Lord endowed with massive arms, listen to my words; shortly you shall get victory in battle.
Sanskrit: मम प्रसादानिर्जित्य हत्वा कौरवाहिनीम्॥ राज्यं निष्कण्टकं कृत्वा भोक्ष्यसे मेदिनीं पुनः।
English: Having defeated and slaughtered the Kaurava forces through my benediction and rendered the kingdom destitute of thorns you shall enjoy the earth again.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजन् प्रीतिं प्राप्स्यसि पुष्कलाम्।। मत्प्रसादाच्च ते सौख्यमारोग्यं च भविष्यति।
English: O king, you shall with your brothers again enjoy an abundance through my grace, health and happiness.
Sanskrit: ये च संकीर्तयिष्यन्ति लोके विगतकल्मषाः॥ तेषां तुष्टा प्रदास्यामि राज्यमायुर्वपुः सुतम्।
English: I propitiated, will confer, kingdom longevity, goodly form and offspring on those stainless persons who will chant my attributes aloud to the world,
Sanskrit: प्रवासे नगरे चापि संग्रामे शत्रुसंकटे॥ अटव्यां दुर्गकान्तारे सागरे गहने गिरौ। ये स्मरिष्यन्ति मां राजन् यथाहं भवता स्मृता॥ न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचिदस्मिस्मल्लोके भविष्यति।
English: To persons who will remember me, as you have done, in exile, in the town in battle, in danger by foes, in forest, in unapproachable deserts, in seas or in mountains, there will be nothing unattainable in this world.
Sanskrit: इदं स्तोत्रवरं भक्त्या शृणुयाद् वा पठेत वा॥ तस्य सर्वाणि कार्याणि सिद्धिं यास्यन्ति पाण्डवाः।
English: O sons of Pandu, he who will listen to, or recite with faith this excellent hymn, shall attain success in all his undertakings.
Sanskrit: मत्प्रसादाच्च वः सर्वान् विराटनगरे स्थितान्॥ न प्रज्ञास्यन्ति कुरवो नरा वा तन्निवासिनः।
English: Through my grace neither the Kurus nor the people inhabiting the city of Virata, will be able to recognize you all during your stay in that city.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा वरदा देवी युधिष्ठिरमरिंदमम्। रक्षां कृत्वा च पाण्डूनां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥
English: Having said this to Yudhishthira the repressor of foes and bestowed protection on the sons of Pandu the Goddess disappeared.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो विराटं प्रथमं युधिष्ठिरो राजा सभायामुपविष्टमाव्रजत्। नक्षान् स कक्षे परिगृह्य वाससा॥ नराधिपो राष्ट्रपति यशस्विनं महायशाः कौरववंशवर्धनः। महानुभावो नरराजसत्कृतो दुरासदस्तीक्ष्णविषो यथोरगः॥ नपूर्वरूपेण यथामरस्तथा। र्यथानलो भस्मवृतश्च वीर्यवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then having tied up in his cloth dice made of gold set with sapphires and placed them under his arm-pit, the king Yudhishthira, the lord of men, of great glory, founder of the Kuru family, of great soul, respected by kings, hard to be approached like a serpent of virulent venom. The best of men, great in might and beauty, resembling a deity in form, appearing like the sun enveloped with thick clouds, and like the mighty fire covered with ashes, first presented himself before the illustrious king Virata while he was seated in the court.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं प्रसमीक्ष्य पाण्डवं विराटराडिन्दुमिवाभ्रसंवृतम्। समागतं पूर्णशशिप्रभाननं महानुभावं न चिरेण दृष्टवान्॥
English: The king Virata first saw the Pandava coming like the moon covered with clouds and then in a moment found him arrived at the court, with a countenance like the full moon and possessed of a great splendour.
Sanskrit: मन्त्रिद्विजान् सूतमुखान् विशस्तथा ये चापि केचित् परितः समासते। पप्रच्छ कोऽयं प्रथम समेयिवान् नृपोपमोऽयं समवेक्षते सभाम्॥
English: The king Virata asked his counsellors, the Brahmanas, the charioteers, the Vaishyas and all others who took their seats about him, "who might be the man that has come first, and just like a king appears in my court.
Sanskrit: न तु द्विजोऽयं भविता नरोत्तमः पतिः पृथिव्या इति मे मनोगतम्। न चास्य दासो न रथो न कुढारः समीपतो भ्राजति चायमिन्द्रवत्॥
English: This best of men can not be a Brahmin; me-thinks he is a lord of earth, though he has neither a slave, nor a car, nor an elephant with him, yet he shines just like Indra.
Sanskrit: शरीरलिङ्गैरूपसूचितो ह्ययं मूर्द्धाभिषिक्त इति मे मनोगतम्। समीपमायाति च मे गतव्यथो यथा गजस्तामरसी मदोत्कटः॥
English: By the marks on his person it is indicated that he is no other than one whose head has gone through the ceremony of coronal baths, and that is my belief. He approaches me as fearless as an elephant in a ruttish frenzy approaches a lotus.”
Sanskrit: वितर्कयन्तं तु नरर्षभस्तथा युधिष्ठिरोऽभ्येत्य विराटमब्रवीत्। सम्राड्विजानात्विह जीवनार्थिनं विनष्टसर्वस्वमुपागतं द्विजम्॥
English: Yudhishthira, the best of men, having come near the king Virata while he was thus indulging in thoughts, addressed him saying "O great king, know me to be a Brahmin, who having lost all, have come to you, solicitous for his livelihood.
Sanskrit: इहाहमिच्छामि तवानघान्तिके वस्तुं यथा कामचरस्तथा विभो। तमब्रवीत् स्वागतमित्यनन्तरं राजा प्रहृष्टः प्रतिसंगृहाण च॥
English: O sinless one, I wish to reside with you just like one obeying the voice of his master 0 Lord!" After having accorded him a due welcome the king well pleased said “accept the post you seek for."
Sanskrit: तं राजसिंहं प्रतिगृह्य राजा प्रीत्याऽऽत्मना चैनमिदं बभाषे। कामेन ताताभिवदाम्यहं त्वां कस्यासि राज्ञो विषयादिहागतः॥ गोत्रं च नामापि च शंस तत्त्वतः। किं चापि शिल्पं तव विद्यते कृतम्॥
English: Having appointed him the best of kings, O king, glad at heart addressed him saying “O worshipful one I bow down to you" from the dominions of what king you are come here? Please tell me truly what your name is and what family you belong to and whether you have knowledge of any art.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच युधिष्ठिरस्यासमहं पुरा सखा वैयाघ्रपद्यः पुनरस्मि विप्रः। अक्षान् प्रयोक्तुं कुशलोऽस्मि देविनां कङ्केति नाम्नास्मि विराट विश्रुतः॥
English: Yudhishthira said I was formerly a friend of Yudhishthira, I am a Brahmin belonging to the family named Vaiayghara, I am expert in casting dice. O Virata, I am known by the name of Kanka.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच ददामि ते हन्त वरं यमिच्छसि प्रशाधि मत्स्यान् वशगो ह्यहं तव। प्रियाश्च धूर्ता मम देविनः सदा भवांश्च देवोपम राज्यमर्हति॥
English: Virata said I grant you the boon which you may desire. Rule over the Matsyas. Know me to be your obedient. Even the cunning gamblers are always beloved of me, you, like a king, deserve a kingdom.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच प्राप्तो विवादः प्रथमं विशाम्पते न विद्यते कं च न मत्स्य हीनतः। न मे जितः कश्चन धारयेद् धनं वरो ममैषोऽस्तु तव प्रसादजः॥
English: Yudhishthira said O Matsya, O lord of people, I shall never pick a quarrel, from the play at dice, with low people, nor shall any person be defeated by me. Let this boon be granted to me through your grace.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच हन्यामवश्यं यदि तेऽप्रियं चरेत् प्रव्राजयेयं विषयाद् द्विजांस्तथा। शृण्वन्तु में जानपदा: समागताः कङ्को यथाहं विषये प्रभुस्तथा॥
English: Virata said Surely shall I kill him who may do wrong to you. Should he be a Brahmin I shall banish him from my kingdom. Let my assembled subjects hear, Kanka, is as much lord of this my dominion as I myself.
Sanskrit: समानयानो भवितासि मे सखा प्रभूतवस्त्रो बहुपानभोजनः। पश्येस्त्वमन्तश्च बहिश्च सर्वदा कृतं च ते द्वारमपावृतं मया॥
English: You (Kanka) shall be my friend, your vehicle shall be the same as mine, you shall have plenty of clothes and sundry sorts of drinks and dishes. You shall look into both ins and outs of my affair, I shall always keep my doors open for you.
Sanskrit: ये त्वानुवादेऽयुरवृत्तिकर्शिता ब्रूयाश्च तेषां वचनेन मां सदा। दास्यामि सर्वं तदहं न संशयो न ते भयं विद्यति संनिधौ मम॥
English: When the people pressed by the want of employment, will apply to you, you shall at all hours tell me all their words. I shall undoubtedly give them all that they will ask for, before iny presence there will be no fear to you.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं स लब्वा तु वरं समागम विराटराजेन नरर्षभस्तदा। उवास धीरः परमार्चितः सुखी न चापि कश्चिच्चरितं बुबोध तत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having thus obtained the boon from the king Virata he too the best of men began to live there happily, highly respected by all. Nor could any one discover him.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच त्रुपाययौ सिंहविलासविक्रमः। नसिं च कालाङ्गमकोशमव्रणम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then there came another of dreadful strength and of shining beauty, with a gait as pleasant as that of a lion; holding in hand a cooking laddle and a spoon and an unsheathed sword of azure body and without a spot on the blade.
Sanskrit: स सूदरूपः परमेण वर्चसा रविर्यथा लोकमिमं प्रकाशयन्। स्तं मत्स्यराजं समुपेत्य तस्थिवान्॥
English: Although in the guise of a cook he endued with the strength of the lord of mountains, and attired in dark garments, reached the king of the Matsya's and stood before him illuming, with his great splendour, all around him like the sun revealing the world.
Sanskrit: तं प्रेक्ष्य राजा रमयन्नुपागतं ततोऽब्रवीज्जानपदान् समागतान्। सिंहोन्नतांसोऽयमतीव रूपवान् प्रदृश्यते को नु नरर्षभो युवा॥
English: Beholding hiin like a king present before him Virata asked the people assembled there "who is this young man seen, the best of men, exceedingly beautiful, and having shoulders as high as those of a lion.
Sanskrit: अदृष्टपूर्वः पुरुषो रविर्यथा वितर्कयन् नास्य लभामि निश्चयम्। तथास्य चित्तं ह्यपि संवितर्कयन् नरर्षभस्यास्य न यामि तत्त्वतः॥
English: This man, not seen before, is like one seen; thinking and thinking over I cannot come to a definite conclusion (who he may be); nor do I, with a serious deliberation, understand the intention of that best of men.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वैव चैनं तु विचारयाम्यह गन्धर्वराजो यदि वा पुरंदरः। जानीत कोऽयं मम दर्शने स्थितो यदीप्सितं तल्लभतां च मा चिरम्॥
English: Beholding him I do not deem it worth while to discuss whether he is the king of the Gandharvas or Purandara himself; ascertain who it is standing before my eyes, let him have in no time what he desires.
Sanskrit: विराटवाक्येन च तेन चोदिता नरा विराटस्य सुशीघ्रगामिनः। उपेत्य कौन्तेयमथाब्रुवंस्तदा यथा स राजावदताच्युतानुजम्॥
English: Thus commissioned by the words of Virata, his quick-paced messengers went to the son of Kunti and told that younger brother of Yudhishthira all that the king had said.
Sanskrit: स्त्वदीनरूपं वचनं महामनाः। उवाच सूदोऽस्मि नरेन्द्र बल्लवो भजस्व मां व्यढानकारमुत्तमम्॥
English: Then the high-souled son of Pandu approaching the king Virata spoke in words not poorly on the occasion "O king, I am a cook named Ballava; appoint me, pray, an expert in culinary arts."
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच न सूदतां बल्लव श्रद्दधामि ते सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमो विराजसे। श्रिया च रूपेण च विक्रमेण च प्रभाससे त्वं नृवरो नरेष्विव॥
English: Virata said I do not believe that cooking is your business, you shine like a thousand-eyed deity amongst men; you seem to be the best in grace, beauty and prowess.
Sanskrit: भीम उवाच नरेन्द्र परिचारकोऽस्मि ते जानामि सूपान् प्रथमं च केवलान्। आस्वादिता ये नृपते पुराभवन् युधिष्ठिरेणापि नृपेण सर्वशः॥ सूदः
English: Bhima said O king, I am your cook and servant; it is not so that I have only the knowledge of curries, although O king, they were always tasted, in days gone by, by the king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: बलेन तुल्यश्च न विद्यते मया नियुद्धशीलश्च सदैव पार्थिवा गजैश्च सिंहैश्च समेयिवानहं सदा करिष्यामि तवानघ प्रियम्॥
English: O ruler of the earth, I am also a wrestler, there is no equal to me in strength. O sinless one, I shall always entertain you by fighting with elephants and lions.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच ददामि ते हन्त वरान् महानसे तथा च कुर्याः कुशलं प्रभाषसे। न चैव मन्ये तव कर्म यत् समं समुद्रनेमि पृथिवीं त्वमर्हसि॥
English: Virata said I grant you the boons; you will take possession of the kitchen in which you say you are skilled. I do not think this office is worthy of you. You deserve the whole earth having seas for its walls, (girt by the seas).
Sanskrit: तथा हि कामो भवतस्तथा कृतं महानसे त्वं भव मे पुरस्कृतः। नराश्च ये तत्र समाहिताः पुरा भवांश्च तेषामधिपो मया कृतः॥
English: I have done what you desire, you are appointed in my kitchen. I place you at the head of those who have been appointed there before by me.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथा स भीमो विहितो महानसे विराटराज्ञो दयितोऽभवद् दृढम्। उवास राज्ये न च तं पृथग् जनो बुबोध तत्रानुचराश्च केचन॥
English: Thus appointed in the kitchen Bhima became a great favorite of the king Virata. O king, he began to live there, but neither the servants of Virata nor other people recognized him.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः केशान् समुत्क्षिप्य वेल्लिताग्राननिन्दितान्। कृष्णान्सूक्ष्मान्मृदुन्दीर्घान् समुद्ग्रथ्य शुचिस्मिता॥ जुगूहे दक्षिणे पार्श्वे मृदूनसितलोचना।
English: Vaishampayana said Then Draupadi, of pleasant smile and of dark eyes, bending her black; glossy, soft, long and fine tresses of crispy ends into a twisted braid, threw it on her right side and kept it concealed (under her cloth).
Sanskrit: वासश्च परिधायैकं कृष्णा सुमलिनं महत्॥ कृत्वा वेषं च सैरन्ध्रयास्ततो व्यचरदार्तवत्। तां नराः परिघावन्ती स्त्रियश्च समुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Having put on a very big dirty piece of cloth and dressed herself as a Sairandhri, Krishna began to ramble hither and thither like one in a miserable plight. All males and females came running to her wandering about.
Sanskrit: अपृच्छंश्चैव तां दृष्ट्वा का त्वं किं च चिकीर्षसि। सा तानुवाच राजेन्द्र सैरर्थ्यहमिहागता॥ कर्म चेच्छामि वै कर्तुं तस्य यो मां युयुक्षति।
English: Beholding her they asked "who are you and what you want to do”? O king, she said to them "I am a Sairandhri; here have I come to do his work who will maintain me."
Sanskrit: तस्या रूपेण वेषेण श्लक्ष्णया च तथा गिरा। न श्रद्दधत तां दासीमन्नहेतोरूपस्थिताम्॥
English: The people, seeing her beauty and dress, hearing her voice so sweet, could not believe her to be in a position of a maid servant come in quest of livelihood.
Sanskrit: विराटस्य तु कैकेयी भार्या परमसम्मता। आलोकयन्ती ददृशे प्रासादाद् द्रुपदात्मजाम्॥
English: While going abroad from the root of the palace Virata's beloved wife, the daughter of Kaikeyi, beheld the daughter of Drupada.
Sanskrit: सा समीक्ष्य तथारूपमनाथामेकवाससम्। समाहूयाब्रवीद् भद्रे का त्वं किं च चिकीर्षसि॥
English: Beholding her thus plighted, unprotected and clad in a single piece of cloth, she (Virata's wife) addressed her saying “O gentle one, who are you and what you desire to do.”
Sanskrit: सा तामुवाच राजेन्द्र सैरन्ध्यहमुपागता। कर्म चेच्छाम्यहं कर्तुं तस्य यो मां युयुक्षति॥
English: O king, she said to her “I am a Sairandhri, I desire to do his work who will maintain me.'
Sanskrit: सुदेष्णोवाच नैवंरूपा भवन्त्येव यथा वदसि भामिनि। प्रेषयन्तीव वै दासीर्दासांश्च विविधान् बहून्॥
English: Sudeshna said It cannot be so as you say, O beautiful one, (but on the contrary) it seems you can appoint numerous servants both male and female.
Sanskrit: नोच्चगुल्फा संहतोरुस्त्रिगम्भीरा षडुन्नता। रक्ता पञ्चसु रक्तेषु हंसगद्गदभाषिणी॥
English: You are such a one as your heels are not high, thighs touch each other, deep are your intelligence, voice and navel, highly developed are your soles, palms, tongue, upper and neither lips and your voice is as sweet as that of a swan.
Sanskrit: सुकेशी सुस्तनी श्यामा पीनश्रोणिपयोधरा। तेन तेनैव सम्पन्ना काश्मीरीव तुरङ्गमी॥
English: You are one of beautiful tresses, good breasts and possessed of high graces; and plump are your buttock and breasts. Being furnished with all these beautiful signs, you appear like a Kashmirean woman.
Sanskrit: अरालपक्ष्मनयना बिम्बोष्ठी तनुमध्यमा। कम्बुग्रीवा गूढशिरा पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानना॥
English: You are one with eyes having its line of hairs gracefully bent, lips scarlet as Bimba, waist slender, neck having the lines like those on the conch, veins scarcely visible and countenance like the full moon.
Sanskrit: शारदोत्पलपत्राक्ष्या शारदोत्पलगन्धया। शारदोत्पलसेविन्या रूपेण सदृशी श्रिया॥
English: In beauty you are Sri (goddess of beauty) herself with eyes resembling the petals of the autumnal lotus, with a person fragrant as the autumnal lotus chief, and seated on the autumnal lotus.
Sanskrit: का त्वं ब्रूहि यथा भद्रे नासि दासी कथंचना यक्षी वा यदि वा देवी गन्धर्वी यदि वाप्सराः॥ देवकन्या भुजङ्गी वा नगरस्याथ देवता। विद्याधरी किन्नरी वा यदि वा रोहिणी स्वयम्॥ अलम्बुषा मिश्रकेशी पुण्डरीकाथ मालिनी। इन्द्राणि वारुणी वा त्वं त्वष्टुर्धातुः प्रजापतेः। देव्यो देवेषु विख्यातास्तासां त्वं कतमा शुभे॥
English: O gentle one, tell me who you are; you cannot be a maid-servant; are you a Yakshi or a goddess, a Gandharvi or an Apsara (nymph)? are you the daughter of a celestials or female Naga? is a presiding deity of the city? Are you a Vidyadhari or a Kinnari or Rohini herself? Are you Alambusha or Mishrakeshi Pundarika or Malini or the queen of Indra or Varuna, or are you the wife of Vishvakarma or of the Prajapati himself? These goddesses are renowned in the regions of celestials; of these who are you, O beautiful one?
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच नास्मि देवी न गन्धर्वी नासुरी न च राक्षसी। सैरन्ध्री तु भुजिष्यास्मि सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: or Draupadi said I am neither a goddess nor a Gandharvi nor an Asuri nor a Rakshasi; I am a maid-servant of the Sairandhiri class; I tell you this truth.
Sanskrit: केशाञ्जानाम्यहं कर्तुं पिंधे साधु विलेपनम्। मल्लिकोत्पलपद्मानां चम्पकानां तथा शुभे॥ ग्रथयिष्ये विचित्राश्च स्रजः परमशोभनाः। आराधयं सत्यभामां कृष्णस्य महिषीं प्रियाम्॥ कृष्णां च भार्यां पाण्डूनां कुरूणामेकसुन्दरीम्। तत्र तत्र चराम्येवं लभमाना सुभोजनम्॥ वासांसि यावन्ति लभे तावत् तावद् रमे तथा।
English: I know how to dress the hair, pound (fragrant staff) to make unguents. O auspicious lady, I know also how to make beautiful and variegated garlands of Jasamines, lotuses, lilies and Champakas. Formerly served Satyabhama, the beloved queen of Krishna, and also Krishna the wife of the Pandavas, and the only beauty of the Kuru race. I serve in those places where I may get good food and clothes; as long as I get them I continue to serve.
Sanskrit: मालिनीत्येव मे नाम स्वयं देवी चकार सा। साहमद्यागता देवि सुदेष्णे त्वन्निवेशनम्॥
English: Draupadi herself called me by name Malini, O lady Sudeshna, I, her serving maid, have come to your house today.
Sanskrit: सुदेष्णोवाच मूर्ध्नि त्वां वासयेयं वै संशयो मे न विद्यते। न चेदिच्छति राजा त्वां गच्छेत् सर्वेण चेतसा॥
English: Sudeshna said I can place you on my head, and there is no doubt in that, provided that the king does not desire you and be not captivated with his whole heart.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियो राजकुले याश्च याश्चेमा मम वेश्मनि। प्रसक्तास्त्वां निरीक्षन्ते पुमांसं कं न मोहयेः॥
English: Charmed by your beauty even the females of the royal house hold and as well as those in my own seraglio are gazing at you. What male person is there whom you will not captivate?
Sanskrit: वृक्षांश्चावस्थितान् पश्य य इमे मम वेश्मनि। तेऽपि त्वां संनमन्तीव पुमांसं कं न मोहयेः॥
English: Look again, even the very trees that stand in my palace seem to bend low as if by way of paying homage to you, what male person is there that will not be attracted by you?
Sanskrit: राजा विराटः सुश्रोणि दृष्ट्वा वपुरमानुषम्। विहाय मां वरारोहे गच्छेत् सर्वेण चेतसा॥
English: O you of well-shaped hips; o you girl of surpassing beauty, beholding your superhuman form, king Virata, will surely forsake me and will turn to you with his whole heart.
Sanskrit: यं हि त्वमनवद्याङ्गि तरलायतलोचने। प्रसक्तमभिवीक्षेथाः स कामवशगो भवेत्॥
English: O you of expanded eyes, of nimble glances, the person, on whom you endued with faultless limbs, will cast a look with desire, will surely fall a victim to the God of Love.
Sanskrit: यश्च त्वां सततं पश्येत् पुरुषश्चारुहासिनि। एवं सर्वानवद्याङ्गि स चानङ्गवशो भवेत्॥
English: 0 you of sweet smiles, O you of perfectly faultless form, the man who will behold you often and often will surely be subject to that formless deity.
Sanskrit: अध्यारोहेद् यथा वृक्षान् वधायैवात्मनो नरः। राजवेश्मनि ते सुभ्रु गृहे तु स्यात् तथा मम॥
English: As a person climbs up a tree for his own destruction, so, O you of graceful eyebrows, your stay in this royal house-hold will bring out the same result to me.
Sanskrit: यथा च कर्कटी गर्भमाधत्ते मृत्युमात्मनः :1 तथाविधमहं मन्ये वासं तव शुचिस्मिते॥
English: As a crab conceives for her own death so. O you of pleasant smiles, my desire for your stay here will surely be ruinous to me.