pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच कर्णस्य बाहुवीर्येण प्रणयेन दमेन च। तुतोष भृगुशार्दूलो गुरुशुश्रूषया तथा॥
English: Narada said That foremost of Bhrigu's race Rama was well pleased with the power of Karna's arms, his love (for him), his self-restraint, and the services he rendered to his preceptor.
Sanskrit: तस्मै स विधिवत् कृत्स्नं ब्रह्मास्त्रं सनिवर्तनम्। प्रोवाचाखिलमव्यग्रं तपस्वी तत् तपस्विने॥
English: Ever practising ascetic penances, Rama cheerfully communicated, with due forms, to his disciple who practised penances everything about the Brahma weapon with the Mantras for withdrawing it.
Sanskrit: विदितास्त्रस्ततः कर्णो रममाणोऽऽश्रमे भृगोः। चकार वै धनुर्वेदे यत्नमद्भुतविक्रमः॥
English: Having acquired a knowledge of that weapon, Karna began to live happily in Bhrigu's retreat, and highly powerful as he was, he devoted himself with great energy to the science of arms.
Sanskrit: ततः कदाचिद् रामस्तु चरन्नाश्रममन्तिकात्। कर्णेन सहितो धीमानुपवासेन कर्शितः॥
English: One day the highly intelligent Rama, while walking with Karna in the vicinity of his retreat, felt himsclf very weak for the fasts he had undergone.
Sanskrit: सुष्वाय जामदग्न्यस्तु विश्रम्भोत्पन्नसौहृदः। कर्णस्योत्सङ्ग आधाय शिरः क्लान्तमना गुरुः॥
English: From affection created by confidence, the tired son of Jamadagni, placing his head on Karna's lap, slept soundly.
Sanskrit: अथ कृमिः श्लेष्ममेदोमांसशोणितभोजनः। दारुणो दारुणस्पर्शः कर्णस्याभ्याशमागतः॥
English: While his preceptor was thus sleeping (with head] on his lap, a dreadful worm, whose bite was very painful and which lived on phlegm and fat and flesh and blood, appeared before Karna.
Sanskrit: स तस्योरुमथासाद्य बिभेद रुधिराशनः। न चैनमशकत् क्षेप्तुं हन्तुं वापि गुरोर्भयात्॥
English: Getting at Karna's thigh, that blooddrinking worm began to pierce it. Lest his preceptor might get up, Karna could neither throw away nor kill that animal.
Sanskrit: संदश्यमानस्तु तथा कृमिणा तेन भारत। गुरोः प्रबोधनाशङ्की तमुपैक्षत सूर्यजः॥
English: Though his limb was cut through by that worm, O Bharata, the son of Surya, lest his preceptor should awake, allowed it to do its pleasure.
Sanskrit: कणस्तु वेदनां धैर्यादसह्यां विनिगृह्य ताम्। अकम्पयन्नव्यथयन् धारयामास भार्गवम्॥
English: Though the pain was unbearable, Karna endured it with heroic patience, and continued to hold Bhrigu's son on his lap, without trembling in the least and without displaying any sign of pain.
Sanskrit: यदास्य रुधिरेणाङ्ग परिस्पृष्टं भृगूद्वहः। तदाबुद्ध्यत तेजस्वी संत्रस्तश्चेदमब्रवीत्॥ अहोऽस्म्यशुचितां प्राप्तः किमिदं क्रियते त्वया। कथयस्व भयं त्यक्त्वा याथातथ्यमिदं मम॥
English: When at last Karna's blood touched the body of the highly energetic Rama, the latter awoke and said these words in fear,-Alas, I have been polluted. What are you doing. Tell me, without any fear, what is the truth of this matter.
Sanskrit: तस्य कर्णस्तदाऽऽचष्ट कृमिणा परिभक्षणम्। ददर्श रामस्तं चापि कृमि सूकरसंनिभम्॥
English: Then Karna informed him of that worm's bite. Rama saw that worm which was like a hog in shape.
Sanskrit: अष्टपादं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्र सूचीभिरिव संवृतम्। रोमभिः संनिरुद्धाङ्गमलर्कं नाम नामतः॥
English: It had eight feet and very sharp teeth, and was covered with bristles pointed like needles. Its name was 'Alarka, its limbs were then shrunk [with fear].
Sanskrit: स दृष्टमात्रो रामेण कृमि: प्राणानवासृजत्। तस्मिन्नेवासृजि क्लिन्नस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: As soon as Rama looked at it, the worm died melting in that blood which it had drawn. All this appeared wonderful.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्तरिक्षे ददृशे विश्वरूपः करालवान्। राक्षसो लोहितग्रीवः कृष्णाङ्गो मेघवाहनः॥
English: A Rakshasa of terrible form, dark in hue, of a red neck, capable of assuming forms at will, and staying on the clouds was seen in the sky.
Sanskrit: स रामं प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा बभाषे पूर्णमानसः। स्वस्ति ते भृगुशार्दूल गमिष्येऽहं यथागतम्॥ मोक्षितो नरकादस्माद् भवता मुनिसत्तम। भद्रं तवास्तु वन्दे त्वां प्रियं मे भवता कृतम्॥
English: His object fulfilled, the Rakshasa, with joined palms addressed Rama, saying, O best of ascetics, you have saved me from this hell! Blessed by you, I worship you have donc me good.
Sanskrit: तमुवाच महाबाहुर्जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्। कस्त्वं कस्माच्च नरकं प्रतिपन्नो ब्रवीहि तत्॥
English: The highly energetic and the mighty armed son of Jamadagni said to him,-Who are you? And why did you fall into hell? Tell me all this.
Sanskrit: सोऽब्रवीदहमासं प्राग्दंशो नाम महासुरः। पुरा देवयुगे तात भृगोस्तुल्यवया इव॥
English: He answered,-Formerly I was a great Asura by the name of Dansha. In the Krita cycle, O sire, I was of the same age with Bhrigu.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं भृगोः सुदयितां भार्यामपहरं बलात्। महर्षेरभिशापेन कृमिभूतोऽपतं भुवि।॥
English: I ravished the dearly-loved wife that sage. Cursed by him I fell down on the Earth in the form of a worm.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीद्धि स मां क्रुद्धस्तव पूर्वपितामहः। मूत्रश्लेष्माशनः पाप निरयं प्रतिपत्स्यसे॥
English: In anger your ancestor said to me, living on urine and phlegm, O wretch, you will live in hell.
Sanskrit: शापस्यान्तो भवेद् ब्रह्मन्नित्येवं तमथाब्रवम्। भविता भार्गवाद् रामादिति मामब्रवीद् भृगुः॥
English: I then begged him, saying-When, O Brahmana, will this curse end?-Bhrigu replied, saying-This curse shall end through Rama of my family.
Sanskrit: सोऽहमेनां गतिं प्राप्तो यथा न कुशलं तथा त्वया साधो समागम्य विमुक्तः पापयोनितः॥
English: It was for this I had led a life like one of uncleaned soul! O righteous one, by you, however, I have been rescued from that sinful life.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा नमस्कृत्य ययौ रामं महासुरः। रामः कर्णं च सक्रोधमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Having said so, the great Asura, bowing to Rama, went away. Then Rama wrathfully addressed Karna, saying.
Sanskrit: अतिदुःखमिदं मूढ न जातु ब्राह्मणः सहेत्। क्षत्रियस्येव ते धैर्यं कामया सत्यमुच्यताम्॥
English: O fool, no Brahmana could bear such a pain! Your patience is like that of a Kshatriya! Tell me the truth, without fear.
Sanskrit: कर्णः शापाद् ब्रह्मक्षत्रान्तरे जातं सूतं मां विद्धि भार्गव॥ तमुवाच ततः भीतः प्रसादयन्।
English: Thus asked, Karna, fearing to be cursed, and trying to please him, said, O you of Bhrigu's race know me for a Suta, a race originating from the intermixture of Brahmanas with Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: राधेयः कर्ण इति मां प्रवदन्ति जना भुवि। प्रसादं कुरु मे ब्रह्मन्नस्त्रलुब्धस्य भार्गव॥
English: People call me Karna the son of Radha! O you of Bhrigu's race, be propitiated with my poor self who have thus behaved for mastering the weapons.
Sanskrit: पिता गुरुर्न संदेहो वेदविद्याप्रदः प्रभुः। अतो भार्गव इत्युक्तं मया गोत्रं तवान्तिक॥
English: Forsooth, a reverend preceptor in the Vedas and other branches of learning is one's father! It was for this that I introduced myself to you as a person of your family.
Sanskrit: तमुवाच भृगुश्रेष्ठः सरोषः प्रदहन्निवा भूमौ निपतितं दीनं वेपमानं कृताञ्जलिम्॥ यस्मान्मिथ्योपचरितो ह्यस्त्रलोभादिह त्वया। तस्मादेतन ते मूढ ब्रह्मास्त्रं प्रतिभास्यति॥
English: Unto the cheerless and trembling Karna, that foremost one of Bhrigu's race, smiling though angry, said to the cheerless and trembling Karna who was lying on Earth with joined hands, since you have from avarice of weapons, behaved here falsely, therefore, O wretch, this Brahma weapon shall not remain in your remembrance.
Sanskrit: अन्यत्र वधकालात् ते सदृशेन समीयुषः। अब्राह्मणे न हि ब्रह्म ध्रुवं तिष्ठेत् कदाचन॥
English: Since you are not a Brahmana, this Brahma weapon shall not, up to the time of your death, live in you when you will be engaged with a warrior equal to yourself.
Sanskrit: गच्छेदानीं न ते स्थानमनृतस्येह विद्यते। न त्वया सदृशो युद्धे भविता क्षत्रियो भुवि॥
English: Go hence, this is not the place for a person who behaves falsely. On Earth, no Kshatriya will be your equal in battle.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स रामेण न्यायेनोपजगाम हा दुर्योधनमुपागम्य कृतोस्त्रोऽस्मीति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Thus addressed by Rama, Karna came away, having duly taken his permission. Arriving then before Duryodhana, he informed him, saying-I have learnt all weapons.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच कर्णस्तु समवाप्यैवमस्त्रं भार्गवनन्दनात्। दुर्योधनेन सहितो मुमुदे भरतर्षभ।॥
English: Narada Said Having thus learnt the use of weapons from Rama of Bhrigu's race, Karna began to live happily in the company of Duryodhana, O foremost of Bharata's race.
Sanskrit: ततः कदाचिद् राजानः समाजग्मुः स्वयंवरे। कलिङ्गविषये राजन् राज्ञश्चित्राङ्गदस्य च॥
English: Once on a time, O monarch, many kings went to a Svayamvara at the capital of Chitrangada, the king of the Kalingas.
Sanskrit: श्रीमद्राजपुरं नाम नगरं तत्र भारत। राजानः शतशस्तत्र कन्यार्थे समुपागमन्॥
English: That prosperous city, O Bharata, was known by the name of Rajapura. Hundreds of kings went there for securing the hand of the maiden.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा दुर्योधनस्तत्र समेतान् सर्वपार्थिवान्। रथेन काञ्चनाङ्गेन कर्णेन सहितो ययौ॥
English: Hearing that various kings had come there, : Duryodhana also, on his golden car, proceeded there, accompanied by Karna.
Sanskrit: ततः स्वयंवरे तस्मिन् सम्प्रवृत्ते महोत्सवे। समाजग्मुर्नृपतयः कन्यार्थे नृपसत्तम॥
English: When the festivities commenced in that Svayamvara various kings, O best of kings, came there for the hand of the maiden.
Sanskrit: शिशुपालो जरासंधो भीष्मको वक्र एव च। कपोतरोमा नीलश्च रुक्मी च दृढविक्रमः॥ शृगालश्च महाराजः स्त्रीराज्याधिपतिश्च यः। अशोकः शतधन्वा च भोजो वीरश्च नामतः॥
English: There were amongst them Shisupala, Jarasandha, Bhishmaka, Vakra, Kaportroman, Nila, Rukmi of steady prowess, Shrigala who was ruler of the kingdom of females, Ashoka, Satadhanvan and the heroic king of the Bhojas.
Sanskrit: एते चान्ये च बहवो दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रिताः। म्लेच्छाचार्याश्च राजानः प्राच्योदीच्यास्तथैव च॥
English: Besides these, many others who lived in the Deccan and many preceptors of the Mlechchha tribes, and many kings from the East and the North, O Bharata, came there.
Sanskrit: काञ्चनाङ्गदिनः सर्वे शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभाः। सर्वे भास्वरदेहाश्च व्याघ्रा इव वलोत्कटाः॥
English: All of them were bedecked with golden Angadas and shone resplendent like pure gold. Of shining persons they were like tigers of fierce might.
Sanskrit: ततः समुपविष्टेषु तेषु राजसु भारत। विवेश रङ्गं सा कन्या धात्रीवर्षवरान्विता॥
English: After all those kings had taken their seats, O Bharata, the maiden entered the arena, accompanied by her nurse and a guard of eunuchs.
Sanskrit: ततः संश्राव्यमाणेषु राज्ञां नामसु भारत। अत्यकामद् धार्तराष्ट्र सा कन्या वरवर्णिनी॥
English: The names of the kings being mentioned to her that fair maiden passed by the son of Dhritarashtra as she had passed others before him.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तु कौरव्यो नामर्षयत लङ्घनम्। प्रत्यषेधच्च तां कन्यामसत्कृत्य नराधिपान्॥
English: Duryodhana, however, of Kuru's race could not bear that insult of self. Disregarding all the kings, he ordered the maiden to stop.
Sanskrit: स वीर्यमदमत्तत्वाद् भीष्मद्रोणावुपाश्रितः। रथमारोप्य तां कन्यामाजहार नराधिपः॥
English: Elated with the pride of power and relying upon Bhishma and Drona, king Duryodhana taking up that maiden on his car, carried her away forcibly.
Sanskrit: तमन्वगाद् रथी खड्गी बद्धगोधाङ्गद्धलित्रवान्। कर्णः शस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठः पृष्ठतः पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: Armed with sword, clad in mail, and his fingers cased in leathern fences, Karna, that foremost of all holders of weapons, riding on his car, followed Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: ततो विमर्दः सुमहान् राज्ञामासीद् युयुत्सताम्। संनह्यतां तनुत्राणि रथान् योजयतामपि॥
English: A great tumult then took place among the kings, all the whom were bent upon fighting.-Put on your coats of mail. Get the cars ready!-(These were the words that were heard).
Sanskrit: तेऽभ्यधावन्त संक्रुद्धाः कर्णदुर्योधनावुभौ। शरवर्षाणि मुञ्चन्तो मेघाः पर्वतयोरिव॥
English: Filled with ire, they pursued Karna and Duryodhana, pouring their shafts upon them like masses of clouds pouring rain upon a couple of hills.
Sanskrit: कर्णस्तेषामापततामेकैकेन शरेण ह धषि च शरवातान् पातयामास भूतले॥
English: As they thus pursued them, Karna struck down their bows and arrows on the ground, each with a single arrow.
Sanskrit: ततो विधनुष: कांश्चित् कांश्चिदुद्यतकार्मुकान्। कांश्चिच्चोद्वहतो बाणान् रथशक्तिगदास्तथा॥
English: Amongst them some were deprived of bow, some rushed bow in hand, some were on the point of discharging their arrows, and some pursued them, armed with darts and maces.
Sanskrit: लाघवाद् व्याकुलीकृत्य कर्णः प्रहरतां वरः। हतसूतांश्च भूयिष्ठानवजिग्ये नराधिपान्॥
English: Endued with great lightness of hands, Karna, that foremost of all strikers, assailed them all. He deprived many kings of their drivers, and thus defeated them.
Sanskrit: ते स्वयं वाहयन्तोऽश्वान् पाहि पाहीति वादिनः। व्यपेयुस्ते रणं हित्वा राजानो भग्नमानसाः॥
English: They then themselves took up the reins of their horses, and saying.-Go away, go away-turned away from the battle with depressed hearts.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तु कर्णेन पाल्यमानोऽभ्ययात् तदा। हृष्टः कन्यामुपादाय नगरं नागसाह्वयम्॥
English: Protected by Karna, Duryodhana also came away, with a gladdened heart, bringing with him the maiden to Hastinapura.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच आविष्कृतबलं कर्णं श्रुत्वा राजा स मागधः। आह्वयद् द्वैरथेनाजी जरासंधो महीपतिः॥ तयोः समभवद् युद्धं दिव्यास्त्रविदुषोईयोः। युधि नानाप्रहरणैरन्योन्यमभिवर्षतोः॥
English: Narada said Hearing of Karna's power the king of the Magadhas, Jarasandha, challenged him to a single combat. Both of them were masters of celestial weapons. A dreadful battle took place between them in which they struck each other with various kinds of weapons.
Sanskrit: क्षीणबाणौ विधनुषौ भग्नखड्गौ महीं गतौ। बाहुभिः समसज्जेतामुभावपि बलान्वितौ॥
English: At last when their arrows were run out, and bows and swords were broken, and they both lost their cars, they began, powerful as they were, to fight with bare arms.
Sanskrit: बाहुकण्टकयुद्धेन तस्य कर्णोऽथ युध्यतः। बिभेद सन्धिं देहस्य जरया श्लेषितस्य हि॥
English: While engaged with him a dreadful encounter with bare arms, Karna was about to cut the two portions of his antagonist's body that had been joined by Jara.
Sanskrit: स विकारं शरीरस्य दृष्ट्वा नृपतिरात्मनः। प्रीतोऽस्मीत्यब्रवीत् कर्णं वैरमुत्सृज्य दूरतः॥
English: Feeling himself very much pained, and giving up desire of hostility, the king of Magadha addressed Karma, saying,-I am pleased.
Sanskrit: प्रीत्या ददौ स कर्णाय मालिनी नगरीमथ। अड्रेषु नरशार्दूल स राजाऽऽसीत् सपत्नजित्॥ पालयामास चम्पां च कर्णः परबलार्दनः। दुर्योधनस्यानुमते तवापि विदितं तथा॥
English: Out of friendship he then gave to Karna the town Malini. Before this, that foremost of men and subjugator of all enemies (Karna), had been king of the Angas only, but from that time that grinder of hostile forces, began to rule over Champa also, as desired by Duryodhana, as you know.
Sanskrit: एवं शस्त्रप्रतापेन प्रथितः सोऽभवत् क्षितौ। त्वद्धितार्थं सुरेन्द्रेण भिक्षितो वर्मकुण्डले॥ स दिव्ये सहजे प्रादात् कुण्डले परमार्जिते। सहजं कवचं चापि मोहितो देवमायया।॥
English: Thus Karna became known on Earth for the strength of his arms. When, for your well-being the king of gods begged of him his (natural) coat-of-mail and ear-rings, stupefied by celestial illusion, he gave away those precious things.
Sanskrit: विमुक्तः कुण्डलाभ्यां च सहजेन च वर्मणा। निहतो विजयेनाजौ वासुदेवस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Deprived of his ear-rings and his natural armour, he was killed by Arjuna before Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणस्याभिशापेन रामस्य च महात्मनः। कुन्त्याच वरदानेन मायया च शतक्रतोः॥ भीष्मावमानात् संख्यायां रथस्यार्धानुकीर्तनात्। शल्यात् तेजोवधाच्चापि वासुदेवनयेन च॥॥ रुद्रस्य देवराजस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च। कुबेरद्रोणयोश्चैव कृपस्य च पहात्मनः॥ अस्त्राणि दिव्यान्यादाय युधि गाण्डीवधन्वना। हतो वैकर्तनः कर्णो दिवाकरसमद्युतिः॥
English: On account of a Brahmana's curse, as also of the curse of the great Rama, of the boon granted to Kunti and the illusion practised on him by Indra, of his being belittled by Bhishma as only half-a car-warrior, behind Rathas and Atirathas, of the destruction of his energy caused by Shalya, of Vasudeva's policy, and, lastly, of the celestial weapons acquired by Arjuna from Rudra and Indra and Yama and Varuna and Kuvera and Drona and the illustrious Kripa, Arjuna succeeded in killing. Vikartana's son Karna of solar effulgence.
Sanskrit: एवं शप्तस्तव भ्राता बहुभिश्चापि वञ्चितः। न शोच्यः पुरुषव्याघ्र युद्धेन निधनं गतः॥
English: Thus had your brother been cursed and beguiled by many! As, however, he has fallen in battle, you should not grieve for that foremost of man.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एतावदुक्त्वा देवर्षिविरराम स नारदः। युधिष्ठिरस्तु राजर्षिर्दथ्यौ शोकपरिप्लुतः॥
English: Saying so the celestial Rishi Narada became silent. the royal sage Yudhishthira, filled with sorrow began to meditate.
Sanskrit: तं दीनमनसं वीरं शोकोपहतमातुरम्। निःश्वसन्तं यथा नागं पर्यश्रुनयनं तथा॥ कुन्ती शोकपरीताङ्गी दुःखोपहतचेतना। अब्रवीन्मधुराभाषा काले वचनमर्थवत्॥
English: Seeing that hero cheerless and unnerved by grief, sighing like a snake and shedding profuse tears, Kunti, herself filled with grief and almost beside herself with sorrow, addressed him in these sweet but weighty
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो नैनं शोचितुमर्हसि। जहि शोकं महाप्राज्ञ शृणु चेदं वचो मम॥
English: O mighty-armed Yudhishthira, you should not give way to sorrow thus! O you of at wisdom, destroy this grief and listen to what I say.
Sanskrit: यातितः स मया पूर्वं भ्राज्यं ज्ञापयितुं तव। भास्करेण च देवेन पित्रा धर्मभृतां वर॥
English: I tried formerly to inform Karna of his being your brother. The god Surya also, O best of all righteous men, did the same.
Sanskrit: यद्वाच्यं हितकामेन सुहृदा हितमिच्छता। तथा दिवाकरेणोक्तः स्वप्नान्ते मम चाग्रतः॥
English: That god said to Karna in a dream and once more in my presence, all that a well-wishing friend, from desire of good, should say.
Sanskrit: न चैनमशकद् भानुरहं वा स्नेहकारणैः। पुरा प्रत्यनुनेतुं वा नेतुं वाप्येकतां त्वया॥
English: Neither by affliction nor by reasons could Surya or myself succeed in pacifying him or inducing him to join you.
Sanskrit: ततः कालपरीतः स वैरस्योद्धरणे रतः। प्रतीपकारी युष्माकमिति चोपेक्षितो मया॥
English: Yielding to the influence of Time, he was determined on creating enmity with you. As he was determined upon doing injuries to you all, I myself gave up the attempt.'
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो धर्मराजस्तु मात्रा बाष्पाकुलेक्षणः। उवाच वाक्यं धर्मात्मा शोकव्याकुलितेन्द्रियः॥
English: Thus addressed by his mother, king Yudhishthira, with tearful eyes and heart shaken by grief, said:-
Sanskrit: भवत्या गूढमन्त्रत्वात् पीडितोऽस्मीत्युवाच ताम्॥ शशाप च महातेजाः सर्वलोकेषु योषितः। न गुह्यं धारयिष्यन्तीत्येवं दुःखसमन्वितः॥
English: 'For you having concealed your counsels, this great calamity has befallen me.' The highly energetic and the righteous king then, in sorrow, cursed all the women of the world, saying,-'Henceforth no woman shall succeed in keeping a secret."
Sanskrit: स राजा पुत्रपौत्राणां सम्बन्धिसुहृदां तदा। स्मरन्नुद्विग्नहृदयो बभूवोद्विग्नचेतनः॥
English: Recollecting his sons and grandsons and kinsmen and friends, the king then became filled with anxiety and grief.
Sanskrit: ततः शोकपरीतात्मा सधूम इव पावकः। निर्वेदमगमद् धीमान् राजा संतापपीडितः॥
English: Stricken with sorrow, the intelligent king, resembling a fire covered with smoke, was filled with despair. Then the wise king endued with grief like the fire covered in the grip of dense smoke and thus he sank in agony.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच युधिष्ठिरस्तु धर्मात्मा शोकव्याकुलचेतनः। शुशोच दुःखसंतप्तः स्मृत्वा कर्णं महारथम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said The righteous Yudhishthira, with an agitated heart and burning with grief, began to grieve for that powerful car warrior Karna.
Sanskrit: आविष्टो दुःखशोकाभ्यां निःश्वसंश्च पुनः पुनः। दृष्ट्वाऽर्जुनमुवाचेदं वचनं शोककर्शितः॥ युधिष्ठिर उवाच यफ्रेक्ष्यमाचरिष्याम वृष्णयन्धकपुरे वयम्। ज्ञातीन् निष्पुरुषान् कृत्वा नेमां प्राप्स्याम दुर्गतिम्॥
English: Sighing repeatedly, he addressed Arjuna, saying,-'If, O Arjuna, we had lived like mendicants in the cities of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, then we would not have been visited by this miserable end, for our having exterminated our kinsmen.
Sanskrit: अमित्रा नः समृद्धार्था वृत्तार्थाः कुरवः किलः। आत्मानमात्मना हत्वा किं धर्मफलमाप्नुमः॥
English: Our enemies, the Kurus, have gained in prosperity, while we have been deprived of all the objects of life, for what fruits of righteousness can be ours when we have been guilty of self-destruction?
Sanskrit: धिगस्तु क्षात्रमाचारं धिगस्तु बलपौरुषम्। धिगस्त्वमर्षं येनेमामापदं गमिता वयम्॥
English: Fie on the practices of Kshatriyas, fie on might and valour, and fie on anger, since through these such a calamity has overtaken us.
Sanskrit: साधु क्षमा दमः शौचं वैराग्यं चाप्यमत्सरः। अहिंसा सत्यवचनं नित्यानि वनचारिणाम्॥
English: Blessed are forgiveness, and self-control, and purity, with renunciation and humility and abstention from injury, and truthfulness which are all practised by hermits dwelling in forests.
Sanskrit: वयं तु लोभान्मोहाच्च दम्भं मानं च संश्रिताः। इमामवस्थां सम्प्राप्ता राज्यलाभबुभुत्सया॥
English: Full of pride and haughtiness, we however, through covetousness and folly and from desire of enjoying the kingdom, have fallen into this plight.
Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्यस्यापि राज्येन नास्मान् कश्चित् प्रहर्षयेत्। बान्धवान् निहतान् दृष्ट्वा पृथिव्यां विजयैषिणः॥
English: Seeing those kinsmen of ours that were determined on acquiring the sovereignty of the world killed on the field of battle, we have been so much laden with grief that one cannot gladden us by giving us even the sovereignty of the three worlds.
Sanskrit: ते वयं पृथिवीहेतोरवध्यान् पृथिवीश्वरान्। सम्परित्यज्य जीवामो हीनार्था हतबान्धवाः॥
English: Alas, having killed for the sake of the Earth, such kings as deserved not to be slain by us, we are carrying on the burden of existence, deprived of friends and of the very objects of life.
Sanskrit: आमिषे गृध्यमानानामशुभं वै शुनामिव। आमिषं चैव नो हीष्टमामिषस्य विवर्जनम्॥
English: Like a pack of dogs fighting one another for a piece of meat, a great calamity has befallen us. That piece of meat is no longer dear to us. On the other hand, it shall be thrown aside.
Sanskrit: न पृथिव्या सकलया न सुवर्णस्य राशिभिः। न गवाश्वेन सर्वेण ते त्याज्या य इमे हताः॥
English: They who have been killed should not have been killed for the sake of even the whole Earth of mountains of gold, or all the horses and kine in this world.
Sanskrit: काममन्युपरीतास्ते क्रोधहर्षसमन्विताः। मृत्युयानं समारुह्य गता वैवस्वतक्षयम्॥
English: All of them filled with envy and seeking all earthly objects, and influenced by anger and pleasure, following the road of Death, have repaired to the regions of Yama.
Sanskrit: बहुकल्याणसंयुक्तानिच्छन्ति पितरः सुतान्। तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन च तितिक्षया॥
English: Practising asceticism, Brahmacharya, truth and renunciation, fathers wish for sons endued with every kind of prosperity.
Sanskrit: उपवासैस्तथेज्याभिव्रतकौतुकमङ्गलैः। लभन्ते मातरो गर्भान्मासान् दश च बिभ्रति॥
English: Likewise by facts and sacrifices and vows and sacred rites and sacred ceremonies, mothers conceive. They then hold the foetus for ten months.
Sanskrit: यदि स्वस्ति प्रजायन्ते जाता जीवन्ति वा यदि। सम्भाविता जातबलास्ते दधुर्यदि नः सुखम्॥ इह चामुत्र चैवेति कृपणाः फलहेतवः।
English: Passing their days in misery and in expectation of fruit, they always ask themselves-Shall these come out of the womb safely? Shall these live after birth? Shall they grow in power and be honoured on Earth? Will they give us happiness in this and the next world?
Sanskrit: तासामयं समुद्योगो निर्वृत्तः केवलोऽफलः।१६।। यदासां निहताः पुत्रा युवानो मृष्टकुण्डलाः। अभुक्त्वा पार्थिवान् भोगानृणान्यनपहाय च॥ पितृभ्यो देवताभ्यश्च गता वैवस्वतक्षयम्॥
English: But, all these acts became fruitless. Alas, since their young sons, wearing shining carrings, have been killed, therefore, their hopes have not been realised. Without having enjoyed the sweets of this world, and without having paid off the debts they owed to their fathers and the gods, they have gone to Yama's abode.
Sanskrit: यदैषामम्ब पितरौ जातकामावुभावपि। संजातधनरत्नेषु तदैव निहता नृपाः॥
English: Alas, O mother, those kings have been killed just at that time, when their parents expected to reap the fruits of their power and riches.
Sanskrit: संयुक्ताः काममन्युभ्यां क्रोधहर्षासमञ्जसाः। न ते जयफलं किंचिद् भोक्तारो जातु कर्हिचित्॥
English: They were always envious and hankered after earthly objects, and always yielded to anger and joy. Therefore they could never expect to enjoy at any time or any place the fruits of victory.