pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ननु त्वमार्ये धर्मज्ञा त्रैलोक्यविदिता शुभे। यद् घातयित्वा पुत्रेण भर्तारं नानुशोचसि॥
English: O righteous lady, you know piety. You are, O blessed one, known (for your virtues) over the three worlds! How is it that having caused your husband to be killed by your son, you do not indulge in grief?
Sanskrit: नाहं शोचामि तनयं हतं पन्नगनन्दिनि। पतिमेव तु शोचामि यस्यानिध्यमिदं कृतम्॥
English: O daughter of the Snake-Chief, I do not grieve for my killed son! I grieve for only my husband who has received this hospitality form his son.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा देवीमुलूपी पन्नगात्मजाम्। भर्तारमभिगम्येदमित्युवाच यशस्विनी॥ उत्तिष्ठ कुरुमुख्यस्य प्रियमुख्य मम प्रिय। अयमश्वो महाबाहो मया ते परिमोक्षितः॥
English: Having said these words to the queenly Ulupi the daughter of the Snake-King, the illustrious Chitrangada went to where her husband lay on the Earth and addressing him, said, Rise, O dear husband, you occupy the King (Yudhishthira)! Here is that horse of yours! It has been liberated by me.
Sanskrit: ननु त्वया नाम विभो धर्मराजस्य यज्ञियः। अयमश्वोऽनुसर्तव्यः स शेष किं महीतले॥
English: Indeed, O powerful one, this sacrificial horse of king Yudhishthira the just, should be followed by you. Why then do you lie still on the Earth.
Sanskrit: त्वयि प्राणा ममायत्ता: कुरुणां कुरुनन्दन। स कस्मात् प्राणदोऽन्येषां प्राणान् संत्यक्तवानसि॥
English: My life-breaths depend on you, O delighter of the Kurus. How is it that he who is the ver of other people's life-breaths, renounces his own life-breaths today?
Sanskrit: उलूपि साधु पश्येमं पतिं निपतितं भुवि। पुत्रं चेमं समुत्पाद्य घातयित्वा न शोचसि॥
English: See, O Ulupi, this beautiful form of your husband lying prostrate on the ground. How is it that you do not grieve, having cause him to be killed through your son whom you did excite with your words?
Sanskrit: कामं स्वपितु बालोऽयं भूमौ मृत्युवशं गतः। लोहिताक्षो गुडाकेशो विजयः साधु जीवतु॥
English: It is fit that this boy should yield to the power of death and lie thus on the ground besides his own father. Oh, let Vijaya, let him that is called Gudakesha, let this hero with reddish eyes return to life.
Sanskrit: नापराधोऽस्ति सुभगे नराणां बहुभार्यता। प्रमदानां भवत्येष मा तेऽभूद् बुद्धिरीदृशी॥
English: O blessed lady, polygamy is no fault with men. Women only commit sin by taking more than one husband. Do not, therefore, cherish such thoughts (of vengeance).
Sanskrit: सख्यं चैतत् कृतं धात्रा शश्वदव्ययमेव तु। सख्यं समभिजानीहि सत्यं सङ्गतमस्तु ते॥
English: This relationship was ordained by the Supreme Creator himself. It is besides, an eternal and unchangeable one. Do you attend to that relationship. Let your union (with Dhananjaya) be made true.
Sanskrit: पुत्रेण घातयित्वैनं पतिं यदि न मेऽद्य वै। जीवन्तं दर्शयस्यद्य परित्यक्ष्यामि जीवितम्॥
English: If, having killed your husband through your son, you do not revive him today before my eyes, I shall then renounce my own lifebreaths.
Sanskrit: साहं दुःखान्विता देवि पतिपुत्रविनाकृता। इहैव प्रायमाशिष्ये प्रेक्षन्त्यास्ते न संशयः॥
English: Forsooth, O reverend lady, afflicted as I am with grief and deprived as I am of both husband and son, I shall sit here today in Praya-vow before your presence.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा पन्नगसुतां सपत्नी चैत्रवाहनी। ततः प्रायमुपासीना तूष्णीमासीज्जनाधिप॥
English: Having said so to the daughter of the Snake-Chief, who was a co-wife with her to Arjuna, the princess Chatravahini sat in Praya, O king, restraining speech.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो विलप्य विरता भर्तुः पादौ प्रगृह्य सा। उपविष्टाभवद् दीना सोच्छ्वासं पुत्रमीक्षती॥
English: Vaishampayana said Ceasing to lament, the cheerless queen, taking upon her lap the feet of her husband, sat there, sighing heavily and desiring also for the restoration of her son to life.
Sanskrit: ततः संज्ञा पुनर्लध्वा स राजा बभ्रुवाहनः। मातरं तामथालोक्य रणभूमावथाब्रवीत्॥ इतो दुःखतरं किं नु यन्मे माता सुखैधिता। भूमौ निपतितं वीरमनुशेते मृतं पतिम्॥
English: King Babhruvahana then, regaining consciousness, saw his mother seated in that guise on the field of battle. Addressing her he said, What can be more painful than the sight of my mother, who has been brought up in luxury, lying on the naked Earth beside her heroic husband stretched thereon.
Sanskrit: निहन्तारं रणेऽरीणां सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम्। मया विनिहतं संख्ये प्रेक्षते दुर्मरं बत॥
English: Alas, this destroyer of all enemies, this foremost of all wielders of weapons, has been killed by me in battle. It is clear that men do die, till their hour comes.
Sanskrit: अहोऽस्या हृदयं देव्या दृढं यन्न विदीर्यते। व्यूढोरस्कं महावाहुं प्रेक्षन्त्या निहतं पतिम्॥
English: Oh, the heart of this princess seems to be very hard since it does not break even on seeing her mighty-armed and broad-chested husband lying dead on the ground.
Sanskrit: दुर्मरं पुरुषेणेह मन्ये ह्यध्वन्यनागते। यत्र नाहं न मे माता विप्रयुज्येत जीवितात्॥
English: It is clear that one does not die till one's hour comes, since neither myself, nor my mother is deprived of life.
Sanskrit: हा हा धिक् कुरुवीरस्य संनाहं काञ्चनं भुवि। आविद्धं हतस्येह मया पुत्रेण पश्यत॥
English: Alas, alas, the golden coat of mail of this foremost hero of Kuru's race, killed by me, his son, knowingly, is lying on the ground, cut off from his body.
Sanskrit: भो भो पश्यत मे वीरं पितरं ब्राह्मणा भुवि। शयानं वीरशयने मया पुत्रेण पातितम्॥
English: Alas, you Brahmanas, see my heroic father lying prostrate on the Earth, on a hero's bed, killed by his son.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणा: कुरुमुख्यस्य ये मुक्ता हयसारिणः। कुर्वन्ति शान्ति कामस्य रणे योऽयं मया हतः॥
English: What benefit is done to this hero, killed by me in battle, by those Brahmanas who were commissioned to attend upon this foremost one of Kuru's race engaged in following the horse?
Sanskrit: व्यादिशन्तु च किं विप्राः प्रायश्चित्तमिहाद्य मे। सुनृशंसस्य पापस्य पितृहन्तू रणाजिरे॥
English: Let the Brahmanas direct what expiation should now be done by me, a cruel and sinful wretch, who has killed his own father in battle.
Sanskrit: दुश्चरा द्वादशसमा हत्वा पितरमद्य वै। ममेह सुनृशंसस्य संवीतस्यास्य चर्मणा॥
English: Having killed my own father, I should, suffering every sort of misery, wonder over the Earth, cruel that I am, covering myself with his skin.
Sanskrit: शिर:कपाले चास्यैव युञ्जतः पितुरद्य मे। प्रायश्चितं हि नास्त्यन्यद्वन्वाऽद्य पितरं मम॥
English: Give me the two halves of my sire's head today, for there is no other expiation for me who have killed my own father.
Sanskrit: पश्य नागोत्तमसुते भर्तारं निहतं मया। कृतं प्रियं मया नेऽद्य निहत्य समरेऽर्जुनम्॥
English: See, O daughter of the foremost of Snakes, your husband killed by me. Indeed, by killing Arjuna in battle I have accomplished what is pleasant to you.
Sanskrit: सोऽहमद्य गमिष्यामि गतिं पितृनिषेविताम्। न शक्नोप्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानमहं धारयितुं शुभे॥
English: I shall today follow in the track by which my father has gone. O blessed one, I cannot comfort myself.
Sanskrit: सा त्वं मयि मृते मातस्तथा गाण्डीवधन्वनि। भव प्रीतिमती देवि सत्येनात्मानमालभे॥
English: Be happy today, O mother, seeing myself and the wielder of Gandiva both, embrace death today. I swear to you by truth itself.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा स ततो राजा दुःखशोकसमाहतः। उपस्पृश्य महाराज दुःखाद् वचनमब्रवीत्॥ शृण्वन्तु सर्वभूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च। त्वं च मातर्यथ सत्यं ब्रवीमि भुजगोत्तमे॥
English: Having said these words, the king, sorely afflicted with grief, O monarch, touched water, and exclaimed in sorrow, Let all creatures, mobile and immobile, listen to me! Do you also listen to me, O mother! I say the truth, O best of all daughters of the snakes.
Sanskrit: यदि नोत्तिष्ठति जयः पिता मे नरसत्तमः। अस्मिन्नेव रणोद्देशे शोषयिष्ये कलेवरम्॥
English: If this best of men, Jaya, my father does not rise up, I shall emaciate my own body, sitting on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: न हि मे पितरं हत्वा निष्कृतिर्विद्यते क्वचित्। नरकं प्रतिपत्स्यामि ध्रुवं गुरुवधार्दितः॥
English: Having killed my father, there is not rescue for me. Afflicted as I am with the sin of patricide, I shall, forsooth, have to sink in Hell.
Sanskrit: वीरं हि क्षत्रियं हत्वा गोशतेन प्रमुच्यते। पितरं तु निहत्यैवं दुर्लभा निष्कृतिर्मम॥
English: By killing a heroic Kshatriya one becomes cleansed by a gift of a hundred kine. By killing my father, however, so dreadful has been my sin that my rescue is impossible.
Sanskrit: एष एको महातेजाः पाण्डुपुत्रो धनंजयः। पिता च ममधर्मात्मा तस्य मे निष्कृतिः कुतः॥
English: This Dhanajaya, the son of Pandu, was the one hero gifted with mighty energy. Possessed of righteous soul, he was the creator of my being. How can I be rescued after having killed him?
Sanskrit: इन्येवमुक्त्वा नृपते धनंजयसुतो नृपः। उपस्पृश्याभवत् तूष्र्णी प्रायोपेतो महामतिः॥
English: Having bewailed thus, the great son of Dhananjaya, king Babhruvahana, touched water and became silent, vowing to starve himself to death.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रायोपविष्टे नृपतौ मणिपूरेश्वरे तदा। पितृशोकसमाविष्टे सह मात्रा परंतप॥ उलूपी चिन्तयामास तदा संजीवनं मणिम्। स चोपातिष्ठत तदा पन्नगानां परायणम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said When the king of Manipura, that chastiser of enemies, afflicted with grief, along with his mother, sat down to starve himself to death, Ulupi then thought of the gem that has the virtue of reviving a dead man. The gem, the great refuge of the Snakes, thus thought of, arrived there.
Sanskrit: तं गृहीत्वा तु कौरव्य नागराजपतेः सुता। मन:प्रह्लादनीं वाचं सैनिकानामथाब्रवीत्॥
English: The daughter of the Prince of Snakes, taking it up, uttered these words which highly gladdened the combatants standing on the field.
Sanskrit: उत्तिष्ठ मा शुचः पुत्र नैव जिष्णुस्त्वया जितः। अजेयः पुरुषैरेष तथा देवैः सवासवैः॥
English: Rise up, O son! Do not grieve! Jishnu has not been vanquished by you! This hero is incapable of being defeated by men as also by the celestials headed by Vasva himself.
Sanskrit: मया तु मोहनी नाम मायैषा सम्प्रदर्शिता। प्रियार्थं पुरुषेन्द्रस्य पितुस्तेऽद्य यशस्विनः॥
English: I have exhibited this illusion, deceiving your senses, for the benefit of this foremost of men, viz., your illustrious father.
Sanskrit: जिज्ञासुह्येष पुत्रस्य बलस्य तव कौरवः। संग्रामे युद्ध्यतो राजन्नागतः परवीरहा।॥
English: O you of Kuru's race, desirous of ascertaining the prowess of yourself, his son, this destroyer of hostile heroes, O king, came here for fighting with you.
Sanskrit: तस्मादसि मया पुत्र युद्धाय परिचोदितः। मा पापमात्मनः पुत्र शङ्केथा ह्यण्वपि प्रभो॥
English: It was, therefore, O son, that you were urged by me to fight. O powerful king, O son, do not suspect that you have committed any, even the least, fault, by his challenge.
Sanskrit: ऋषिरेष महानात्मा पुराणः शाश्वतोऽक्षरः। नैनं शक्तो हि संग्रामे जेतुं शक्तोऽपि पुत्रक॥
English: He is a Rishi, of powerful soul, eternal and indestructible. O dear son, Shakra himself is incapable of defeating him in battle.
Sanskrit: अयं तु मे मणिर्दिव्यः समानीतो विशाम्पते। मतान् मृतान् पन्नगेन्द्रान् यो जीवयति नित्यदा॥
English: This celestial gem has been brought by me, O king. It always revives the snakes as often as they die.
Sanskrit: एनमस्योरसि त्वं च स्थापयस्व पितुः प्रभो। संजीवितं तदा पार्थं सत्वं द्रष्टासि पाण्डवम्॥
English: O powerful king, do you place this gem on the breast of your father. You shall then see the son of Pandu revive.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स्थापयामास तस्योरसि मणिं तदा। पार्थस्यामिततेजाः स पितुः स्नेहादपापकृत्॥
English: Thus addressed, the prince who had committed no sin, moved by love for his father, then placed that gem on the breast of Pritha's son of incomparable energy.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् न्यस्ते मणौ वीरो जिष्णुरुज्जीवितः प्रभुः। चिरसुप्त इवोत्तस्थौ मृष्टलोहितलोचनः॥
English: After the gem had been placed on his breast, the heroic and powerful Jishnu become revived. Opening his red eyes, he rose up like one who had slept long.
Sanskrit: तमुत्थितं महात्मानं लब्धसंज्ञं मनस्विनम्। समीक्ष्य पितरं स्वस्थं ववन्दे बभ्रुवाहनः॥
English: Seeing his father, the great hero of in exhaustible energy, restored to consciousness and quite at his case, Babhruvahana adored him with respect.
Sanskrit: उस्थिते पुरुषव्याघ्र पुनर्लक्ष्मीवति प्रभो। दिव्याः सुमनसः पुण्या ववृषे पाकशासनः॥
English: When that foremost of men, O powerful one, awake from the slumber of death with every auspicious sign of life the chastiser of Paka rained down celestial flowers.
Sanskrit: अनाहता दुन्दुभयो विनेदुर्मेघनिःस्वनाः। साधु साध्विति चाकाशे बभूव सुमहान् स्वनः॥
English: Kettle-drums struck by nobody, produced their music deep as the muttering of the clouds. A loud uproar was heard in the sky consisting of the words-Excellent, Excellent.
Sanskrit: उत्थाय च महाबाहुः पर्याश्वस्तो धनंजयः। बभ्रुवाहनमालिङ्ग्य समाजिघ्रत मूर्धनि॥
English: The mighty-armed Dhananjaya, rising up and well-comforted, embraced Babhruvahana and smelled his head.
Sanskrit: ददर्श चापि दूरेऽस्य मातरं शोककर्शिताम्। उलूप्या सहतिष्ठन्तीं ततोऽपृच्छद् धनंजयः॥ किमिदं लक्ष्यते सर्वे शाकविस्मयहर्षवत्। रणाजिरममित्रघ्न यदि जानासि शंस मे॥
English: He saw sitting at a distance from his son, this latter's mother stricken with grief, in the company of Ulupi. Dhanajaya asked, Why is it that every thing in the field of battle seems to bear the marks of grief, wonder and joy? If O destroyer of enemies, you know the cause, do you then tell me.
Sanskrit: जननी च किमर्थं ते रणभूमिमुपागता। नागेन्द्रदुहिता चेयमुलूपी किमिहागता॥
English: Why has your mother come to the field of battle? Why, also has Ulupi the daughter of the Prince of Snakes, come here?
Sanskrit: जानाम्यहमिदं युद्धं त्वया मद्वचनात् कृतम्। स्त्रीणामागमने हेतुमहमिच्छामि वेदितुम्॥
English: I know that you had fought this battle with me at my own command. I wish to know what the cause is which has brought out the ladies.
Sanskrit: तमुवाच तथा पृष्टो मणिपूरपतिस्तदा। प्रसाद्यशिरसा विद्वानुलूपी पृच्छ्यतामियम्॥
English: Thus questioned by Dhananjaya the intelligent king of Manipura gratified him by bending his head in respect, and then said, Let Ulupi be asked.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच किमागमनकृत्यं ते कौरव्यकुलनन्दिनि। मणिपूरपतेर्मातस्तथैव च रणाजिरे।।।।
English: What brings you here, O daughter (in-law) of Kuru's race, and what, also, is the cause of the arrival on the field of battle of her who is the mother of the king of Manipura?
Sanskrit: कच्चित् कुशलकामासि राज्ञोऽस्य भुजगात्मजे। मम वा चपलापाङ्गि कच्चित् त्वं शुभमिच्छसि॥
English: Do you entertain friendly motives towards this king, O daughter of a snake? O you of restless glances, do you wish good to me too?
Sanskrit: कच्चित् ते पृथुलश्रोणि नाप्रियं प्रियदर्शने। अकार्षमहमज्ञानादयं वा बभ्रुवाहनः॥
English: I hope, O you of ample hips, that neither I, nor this Babruvahana here, have, O beautiful lady, donc any injury to you unconsciously?
Sanskrit: कच्चिन्नु राजपुत्री ते सपत्नी चैत्रवाहनी। चित्राङ्गदा वरारोहा नापराध्यति किंचन॥
English: Has Chitrangada of faultless limbs, descended from the line of Chitravahana, done you any wrong?
Sanskrit: तमुवाचोरगपतेर्दुहिता प्रहसन्निवा न मे त्वमपराद्धोऽसि न हि मे बभ्रुवाहनः॥
English: To him, the daughter of the Prince of Snakes answered sinilingly, You have not offended me, nor has Babhruvahana done me any wrong.
Sanskrit: न जनित्री तथास्येयं मम या प्रेष्यवत् स्थिता। श्रूयतां यद् यथा चेदं मया सर्वं विचेष्टितम्॥
English: Nor this prince's mother who is always obedient to me as a hand-maid. Listen, how all this has been caused by me.
Sanskrit: न मे कोपस्त्वया कार्य: शिरसा त्वां प्रसादये। त्वत्प्रियार्थं हि कौरव्य कृतमेतन्मया विभो॥
English: You should not be angry with me. Indeed, I seek to please you by bending my head in respect. O you of Kuru's race, all this has been done by me for your good, O powerful one!
Sanskrit: यत्तच्छृणु महाबाहो निखिलेन धनंजय। महाभारतयुद्धे यत् त्वया शान्तनवो नृपः॥ अधर्मेण हतः पार्थ तस्यैषा निष्कृतिः कृता। न हि भीष्मस्त्वया वीर युद्ध्यमानो हि पातितः॥
English: O mighty-armed Dhananjaya, Hear all that I have done. In the great battle of the BharataPrinces, you had killed the royal son of Shantanu by unfair ways. What I have done has expiated your sin. You did not overthrow Bhishma while fighting with you!
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिना तु संयुक्तस्तमाश्रित्य हतस्त्वया। तस्य शान्तिमकृत्वा त्वं त्यजेथा यदि जीवितम्॥ कर्मणा तेन पापेन पतेथा निरये ध्रुवम्। एषा तु विहिता शान्तिः पुत्राद् यां प्राप्तवानसि।
English: He was engaged with Shikandin. Relying on him as your help, you did bring about the overthrow of Shantanu's son. Of you had died without having expiated your sin, you would then have fallen, forsooth, into Hell on account of that sinful deed of yours. Even this which you have got from your son is the expiation of that sin!
Sanskrit: वसुभिर्वसुधापाल गङ्गया च महामते॥ पुरा हि श्रुतमेतत् ते वसुभिः कथितं मया।
English: Formerly, o king, I heard this said by the Vasus while they were in the company of Ganga, O you of great intelligence.
Sanskrit: गङ्गायास्तीरमाश्रित्य हते शान्तनवे नृप॥ आप्लुत्य देवा वसवः समेत्य च महानदीम्। इदमूचुर्वचो घोरं भागीरथ्या मते तदा॥ एष शान्तनवो भीष्मो निहतः सव्यसाचिना।
English: After the fall of Shantanu's son, those celestials, viz., the Vasus, coming to the banks of Ganga, bathed in her waters, and calling the goddess of that stream, they uttered these terrible words having the sanction of Bhagirati herself, viz., Shantanu's son Bhishma has been killed by Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: अयुध्यमानः संग्रामे संसक्तोऽन्येन भाविनि। तदनेनानुषङ्गेण वयमद्य धनंजयम्॥
English: Indeed, O goddess, Bhishma then was engaged with another, and had ceased to fight. For this fault we shall today imprecate a curse on Dhananjaya!
Sanskrit: शापेन योजयामेति तथास्त्विति च साब्रवीत्। तदहं पितुरावेद्य प्रविश्य व्यथितेन्द्रिया॥
English: To this, the goddess Ganga readily agreed, saying, Be it so! Hearing these words I became very much distressed and penetrating into the nether regions represented everything to my father.
Sanskrit: अभवं स च तच्छ्रुत्वा विषादमगमत् परम्। पिता त मे तु मे वसून् गत्वा त्वदर्थे समयाचत॥ पुनः पुनः प्रसाद्यैतांस्त एनमिदमब्रुवन्। पुत्रस्तस्य महाभाग मणिपूरेश्वरो युवा॥
English: Informed of what had taken place, my father became plunged in grief. Going to the Vasus, he begged them for your sake, again and again gratifying them by every means in his power. They then said to him, Dhananjaya has a highly blessed son who, youthful as he is, is the king of Manipura.
Sanskrit: स एनं रणमध्यस्थः शरैः पातयिता शुवि। एवं कृते स नागेन्द्र मुक्तशापो भविष्यति॥
English: He will, standing on the field of battle, cast Dhananjaya down on the Earth. When this will take place, O Prince of Snakes, Arjuna will be freed from our curse!
Sanskrit: गच्छेति वसुभिश्चोक्तो मम चेदं शशंस सः। तच्छ्रुत्वात्वं मया तस्माच्छापादसि विमोक्षितः॥
English: Do you return! Thus addressed by the Vasus, he came back and informed me of what had taken place. Having learnt all this, O hero, I have freed you from the curse of the Vasus in thus.
Sanskrit: न हि त्वां देवराजोऽपि समरेषु पराजयेत्। आत्मा पुत्रः स्मृतस्तस्मात् तेनेहासि पराजितः॥
English: The king of the celestials himself, incapable of defeating you in battle. The son is one's own self. It is for this that you have been defeated by him.
Sanskrit: न हि दोषो मम मतः कथं वा मन्यसे विभो। इत्येवमुक्तो विजयः प्रसन्नात्माब्रवीदिदम्॥ सर्वे मे सुप्रियं देवि यदेतत् कृतवत्यसि।
English: I cannot be held, O powerful one, to have committed any sin. How, indeed, would you hold me censurable? Thus addressed (by Ulupi), Vijaya became cheerful of heart and said to her, All this you have done, O goddess, is highly agreeable to me.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा सोऽब्रवीत् पुत्रं मणिपूरपतिं जयः॥ चित्राङ्गदायाः शृण्वत्याः कौरव्यदुहितुस्तदा। युधिष्ठिरस्याश्वमेधः परिचैत्री भविष्यति॥ तत्रागच्छेः सहामात्यो मातृभ्यां सहितो नृप॥
English: After this, Jaya addressed his son, the king of Manipura, and said to him in the hearing of Chitrangada, the daughter (-in-law) of Kuru's race, the Horse-Sacrifice of Yudhishthira will take place on the day of full moon in the coming month of Chaitra.Come there, O king, with your mother and your counsellors and officers!'
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्तः पार्थन स राजा बभ्रुवाहनः। उवाच पितरं धीमानिदमस्राविलेक्षणः॥ उपयास्यामि धर्मज्ञ भवतः शासनादहम्। अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे द्विजातिपरिवेषकः॥
English: Thus addressed by Partha, king Babhruvahana of great intelligence, with tearful eyes, said these words to his father, 'O you who are conversant with every duty, I shall certainly go, at your command, to the great Horse-Sacrifice, and take upon myself the task of distributing food among the twice-born ones!
Sanskrit: मम त्वनुग्रहार्थाय प्रविशस्व पुरं स्वकम्। भार्याभ्यां सह धर्मज्ञ मा भूत् तेऽत्र विचारणा॥
English: For, however, showing your grace towards me, do you enter your own city with your two wives. Do not cherish any scruple about this, O you who are fully acquainted with every duty!
Sanskrit: उषित्वेह निशामेकां सुखं स्वभवने प्रभो। पुनरश्वानुगमनं कर्तासि जयतां वर॥
English: O lord, having lived for one night in your own palace in happiness, you may then follow the horse, O foremost of victorious warriors!
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स तु पुत्रेण तदा वानरकेतनः। स्मयन् प्रोवाच कौन्तेयस्तदा चित्राङ्गदासुतम्॥ विदितं ते महाबाहो यथा दीक्षां चराम्यहम्। न स तावत् प्रवेक्ष्यामि पुरं ते पृथुलोचन॥
English: The ape-bannered son of Kunti, thus addressed by his son, answered the child Chitrangada, saying, You know, mighty-armed one, what vow I am observing? O you of large eyes, till the termination of this my vow, I cannot enter your city.
Sanskrit: यथाकामं व्रजत्येष यज्ञियाश्वो नरर्षभा स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि न स्थानं विद्यते मम॥
English: O foremost of men, this sacrificial horse wanders at will. Blessings on you. I must go away. I have no place to rest for even a short while!
Sanskrit: स तत्र विधिवत् तेन पूजित: पाकशासनिः। भार्याभ्यामभ्यनुज्ञातः प्रायाद् भरतसत्तमः॥
English: The son of the chastiser of Paka then, duly adored by his son and obtaining the permission of his wives, left the spot and proceeded on his way.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच मागधेनार्चितो राजन पाण्डवः श्वेतवाहनः। दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय चारयामास तं हयम्॥
English: Vaishampayana continued : Adored by the king of Magadha, Pandu's son having white horses yoked to his car, proceeded along the south, following the (sacrificial) horse.
Sanskrit: ततः स पुनरावर्त्य हयः कामचरो बली। आससाद पुरीरम्यां चेदीनां शुक्तिसाह्वयाम्॥
English: Turning round in course of his wanderings at will, the strong horse came upon the beautiful city of the Chedis called after the oyster.
Sanskrit: शरभेणार्चितस्तत्र शिशुपालसुतेन सः। युद्धपूर्वं तदा तेन पूजया च महाबलः॥
English: Sharabha, the son of Shishupala, gifted with great strength, first met Arjuna in battle and then adored him with due honours.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्चितो ययौ राजस्तदा स तुरगोत्तमः। काशीनगान् कोसलांश्च किरातानथ तेगणान्॥
English: Adored by him, O king, that best of horses then proceeded to the kingdom of the Kashis, the Angas, the Kosalas, the Kiratas, and the Tanganas.
Sanskrit: पूजां तत्र यथान्यायं प्रतिगृह्य धनंजयः। पुनरावृत्य कौन्तेयो दशार्णानगमत् तदा॥
English: Receiving due honours in all those kingdoms Dhananjaya turned his course. Indeed, the son of Kunti then proceeded to the country of the Dasharnas,
Sanskrit: तत्र चित्राङ्गदो नाम बलवानरिमर्दनः। तेन युद्धमभूत् तस्य विजयस्यातिभैरवम्॥
English: The ruler of that people was Chitrangada who was gifted with great strength and was a crusher of enemies. Between him and Vijaya took place a very dreadful battle.
Sanskrit: तं चापि वशमानीय किरीटी पुरुषर्षभः। निषादराज्ञो विषयमेकलव्यस्य जग्मिवान्॥
English: Bringing him under his control the diademdecked Arjuna, that foremost of men, went to the kingdom of the Nishada king, viz., the son of Ekalavya.
Sanskrit: एकलव्यसुतश्चैनं युद्धेन जगृहे तदा। तत्र चक्रे निषादैः स संग्राम लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: The son of Ekalavya received Arjuna in battle! The encounter took place between the Kuru hero and the Nishadas was so furious as to make the hairs stand erect.
Sanskrit: ततस्तमपि कौन्तेयः समरेष्वपराजितः। जिगाय युधि दुर्धर्षो यज्ञविघ्नार्थमागतम्॥
English: Unvanquished in battle, the brave son of Kunti defeated the Nishada king who proved an impediinent to the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: स तं जित्वा महाराज नैषादि पाकशासनिः। अर्चितः प्रययौ भूयो दक्षिणं सलिलार्णवम्॥
English: Having subjugated the son of Ekalavya, O king, the son of Indra, duly adored by the Nishadas, then proceeded towards the southern Ocean.
Sanskrit: तत्रापि द्रविडैरान्नै रौद्रैर्माहिषकैरपि। तथा कोल्लगिरेयैश्च युद्धमासीत् किरीटिन:॥
English: In those regions battles took place between the diadem-decked hero and the Dravidas and Andhras and the dreadful Mahishakas and the hillmen of Kolwa.