pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्य मां राक्षसेन्द्रस्य भगिनीं विद्धि भाविनी। भ्रात्रा सम्प्रेषितामार्ये त्वां सपुत्रां जिघांसता॥
English: O amiable lady, know me as being the sister of the Rakshasas chief. O respected madarn, I was sent by my brother to kill you with your sons.
Sanskrit: क्रूरबुद्धेरहं तस्य वचनादागता त्विह। अद्राक्षं नवहेमाभं तव पुत्रं महाबलम्॥
English: Coming here at the command of that cruelminded (Rakshasas), I saw your greatly powerful son of the colour of pure gold.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं सर्वभूतानां भावे विचरता शुभे। चोदिता तव पुत्रस्य मन्मथेन वशानुगा॥
English: O blessed lady, I was brought under the control of your son by the god of love who pervades the nature of everything.
Sanskrit: ततो वृतो मया भर्ता तव पुत्रो महाबलः। अपनेतुं च यतितो न चैव शकितो मया॥
English: I then chose your greatly powerful son as my husband. Through I tried to suppress this passion, I could not.
Sanskrit: चिरायमाणां मां ज्ञात्वा ततः स पुरुषादकः। स्वयमेवागतो हन्तुमिमान् सर्वांस्तवात्मजान्॥
English: Finding my delay, the cannibal, came in person here to kill all these your sons.
Sanskrit: स तेन मम कान्तेन तव पुत्रेण धीमता। बलादितो विनिष्पिष्य व्यपनीतो महात्मना॥
English: But he has been dragged away by your illustrious and intelligent son and my (chosen) husband.
Sanskrit: विकर्षन्तौ महावेगौ गर्जमानौ परस्परम्। पश्यैवं युधि विक्रान्तावेतौ च नरराक्षसौ॥
English: Behold the man and the Rakshasas, both endued with great strength and prowess, (now) engaged in combat, pressing each other with great force and filling the whole region with their roars.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्याः श्रुत्वैव वचनमुत्पपात युधिष्ठिरः। अर्जुनो नकुलश्चैव सहदेवश्च वीर्यवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Hearing her these words, Yudhisthira, Arjuna, Nakula and the powerful Sahadeva hastily rose up.
Sanskrit: तौ ते ददृशुरासक्तौ विकर्षन्तौ परस्परम्। काडक्षमाणौ जयं चैव सिंहाविव बलोत्कटौ॥
English: They saw those two (Bhima and Hidimba) already engaged in fight; they were dragging each other, (both) eager to overcome each other like two greatly strong lions.
Sanskrit: अथान्योन्यं समाश्लिष्य विकर्षन्तौ पुनः पुनः। दावाग्निधूमसदृशं चक्रतुः पार्थिवं रजः॥
English: They clasped and pressed each other again and again. The dust of the earth rose like the smoke of the forest fire.
Sanskrit: वसुधारेणुसंवीतौ वसुधाधरसंनिभौ। बभ्राजतुर्यथा शैलौ नीहारेणाभिसंवृतौ॥
English: Covered with the dust of the earth, they, who were like mountains looked like two cliffs enveloped in mists.
Sanskrit: राक्षसेन तदा भीमं क्लिश्यमानं निरीक्ष्य च। उवाचेदं वचः पार्थः प्रहसञ्छनकैरिव॥
English: Seeing Bhima oppressed by the Rakshasas, Partha, Arjuna, slowly said with smiles on his lips-
Sanskrit: भीम मा भैर्महाबाहो न त्वां बुध्यामहे वयम्। समेतं भीमरूपेण रक्षसा श्रमकर्शितम्॥
English: "O Bhima, O mighty armed (hero) fear nothing. we did not know that in the fight with the terrible Rakshasas you are tired.
Sanskrit: साहाय्येऽस्मि स्थितः पार्थ पातयिष्यामि राक्षसम्। नकुलः सहदेवश्च मातरं गोपयिष्यतः॥
English: O son of Pritha, I stand here to help you. I shall kill the Rakshasas. Nakula and Sahadeva will protect our mother.
Sanskrit: भीम उवाच उदासीनो निरीक्षस्व न कार्यः समभ्रमस्त्वया। न जात्वयं पुनर्जीवेन्मबाह्वन्तरमागतः॥
English: Bhima said: Look on this combat with unconcern. You need not take part in it. When he has come to my clutches, he will not escape with life.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच किमनेन चिरं भीम जीवता पापरक्षसा। गन्तव्ये न चिरं स्थातुमिह शक्यमरिंदम॥
English: Arjuna said : O Bhima, what need is there to keep this wicked Rakshasas alive any longer? O chastiser of foes, we are to go from this place as soon as possible; and therefore we can stay here no longer.
Sanskrit: पुरा संरज्यते प्राची पुरा संध्या प्रवर्तते। रौद्रे मुहूर्ते रक्षांसि प्रबलानि भवन्त्युत॥
English: The east is reddening; the morning twilight is about to set in. At Raudra Muhurata (just at the break of day), the Rakshasas become most powerful.
Sanskrit: त्वरस्व भीम मा क्रीड जहि रक्षो विभीषणम्। पुरा विकुरुते मायां भुजयोः सारमर्पय॥
English: O Bhima, be quick. Do not play (with him); kill the fierce Rakshasas. He can display Maya delusions, hereafter. Therefore, show the strength of you arms.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अर्जुनेनैवमुक्तस्तु भीमो रोषाज्ज्वलन्निव। बलमाहारयामास यद् वायोर्जगतः क्षये॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed by Arjuna, Bhima blazed up in anger. He summoned the strength that Bahu puts forth at the time of the universal dissolution.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्याम्बुदाभस्य भीमो रोषात् तु रक्षसः। उत्क्षिप्याभ्रामयद् देहं तूर्णं शतगुणं तदा॥
English: He quickly raised up the cloud like Rakshasas in anger and he then whirled him one hundred times.
Sanskrit: भीम उवाच वृथामांसैर्वृथापुष्टो वृथावृद्धो वृथमतिः। वृथामरणमर्हस्त्वं वृथाद्य न भविष्यसि॥
English: Bhima said: (O Rakshasas), your body has in vain grown and thriven on unsanctified meat. Your intelligence is in vain, your sense is in vain. You deserve, therefore, an unholy death. I shall reduce you today to nothing.
Sanskrit: क्षेममद्य करिष्यामि यथा वनमकण्टकम्। न पुनर्मानुषान् हत्वा भक्षयिष्यसि राक्षस॥
English: I shall make this forest blessed today, O Rakshasas, completely shorn of prickly plant (which you were in it); so that you shall no longer kill men in order to eat them.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच यदि वा मन्यसे भारं त्वमिमं राक्षसं युधि। करोमि तव साहाय्यं शीघ्रमेष निपात्यताम्॥
English: Arjuna said : If you think it a heavy task to kill the Rakshasas in battle, let me assist you. Kill him without (any further) loss of time.
Sanskrit: अथवाप्यहमेवैनं हनिष्यामि वृकोदर। कृतकर्मा परिश्रान्तः साधु तावदुपारम॥
English: O Vrikodara, let me kill him alone. You are tired and you have almost finished the work and you well deserve rest (now).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा भीमसेनोऽत्यमर्षणः। निष्पिष्यैनं बलाद् भूमौ पशुमारममारयत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : having heard these words (of Arjuna) Bhimasena was inflamed with rage; and dashing him on the ground with all his might, he killed him like beast.
Sanskrit: स मार्यमाणो भीमेन ननाद विपुलं स्वनम्। पूरयंस्तद् वनं सर्वं जलाई इव दुन्दुभिः॥
English: When he was thus killed by Bhima, he sent forth a terrible roar like the sound of a wet drum which filled the whole forest.
Sanskrit: बाहुभ्यां योक्त्रयित्वा तं बलवान् पाण्डुनन्दनः। मध्ये भक्त्वाा महाबाहुर्हर्षयामास पाण्डवान्॥
English: Then the strong son of Pandu (Bhima), holding the body with his hands, broke it in the middle and the mighty armed hero greatly pleased the Pandavas (by his this great deed).
Sanskrit: हिडिम्बं निहतं दृष्ट्वा संहृष्टास्ते तरस्विनः। अपूजयन् नरव्याघ्रं भीमसेनमरिंदमम्॥
English: Seeing Hidimba slain, they were filled with joy and lost on time to congratulate that best of men, that chastiser of foes, Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: अभिपूज्य महात्मानं भीमं भीमपराक्रमम्। पुनरेवार्जुनो वाक्यमुवाचेदं वृकोदरम्॥ न दूरं नगरं मन्ये वनादस्मादहं विभो। शीघ्रं गच्छाम भद्रं ते न नो विद्यात् सुयोधनः॥
English: Thus congratulating the illustrious and greatly powerful Bhima, Arjuna thus again addressed Vrikodara, "O lord, I believe there is a town not far off from this forest. O blessed one, let us soon go from this place, so that Duryodhana may not trace us."
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वे तथेत्युक्त्वा सह मात्रा महारथाः। प्रययुः पुरुषव्याघ्रा हिडिम्बा चैव राक्षसी॥
English: Those best of men (the Pandavas), those great car warriors, saying “Be it so," proceeded with their mother. And Rakshasi Hidimba also (followed them.)
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ते वनेन वनं गत्वा जन्तो मृगगणान् बहून्। अपक्रम्य ययू राजंस्त्वरमाणा महारथाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, hose mighty car-warriors the heroes (the Pandavas), went from forest of forest, killing many beasts. In course of their travel and they crossed many forests (came to).
Sanskrit: मत्स्यांस्त्रिगर्तान् पञ्चालान् कीचकानन्तरेण च। रमणीयान् वनोद्देशान् प्रेक्षमाणाः सरांसि च॥
English: The countries of the Matsyas, Trigartas and Panchalas, then to that of the Kichakas, where they saw mane beautiful woods and lakes.
Sanskrit: जटाः कृत्वाऽऽत्मनः सर्वे वल्कलाजिनवाससः। सह कुन्त्या महात्मानो बिभ्रतस्तापसं वपुः॥ क्वचिद् वहन्तो जननीं त्वरमाणा महारथाः। क्वचिच्छन्देन गच्छन्तस्ते जग्मुः प्रसभं पुनः॥
English: They all made matted locks and wore the barks of trees. Those illustrious (heroes) assumed the form of ascetics with their mother. Those car-warriors some times proceeded in haste, carrying their mother, (on their back) sometimes they proceeded slowly; they then went in great haste.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्यं वेदमधीयाना वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वशः। नीतिशास्त्रं च सर्वज्ञा ददृशुस्ते पितामहम्॥
English: They studied the Brahma (Rik) and the Vedangas and all other sciences of morals. (When they were thus engaged), they saw their grandfather (Vyasa).
Sanskrit: तेऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं कृष्णद्वैपायनं तदा। तस्थुः प्राञ्जल्यः सर्वे सह मात्रा परंतपाः॥
English: Having respectfully saluted the illustrious Krishna Dvaipayana those chastisers of foes with their mother stood before him with joined hands.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच मयेदं व्यसनं पूर्वं विदितं भरतर्षभाः। यथा तु तैरधर्मेण धात्रारष्टैर्विवासिताः॥ तद् विदित्वास्मि सम्प्राप्तश्चिकीर्षुः परमं हितम्। न विषादोऽन्न कर्तव्यः सर्वमेतत् सुखाय वः॥
English: Vyasa said : O best of the Bharata race, I knew beforehand of your this affection, your this unjust banishment by the sons of Dhritarashtra. Knowing this I have come to do you some great good. You ought not to grieve. Know all this is for your (future) happiness.
Sanskrit: समास्ते चैव मे सर्वे यूयं न संशयः। दीनतो बालतश्चैव स्नेहं कुर्वन्ति मानवाः। तस्मादभ्यधिकः स्नेहो युष्मासु मम साम्प्रतम्॥ स्नेहपूर्वं चिकीर्षामि हितं वस्तन्निबोधत। इदं नगरमभ्याशे रमणीयं निरामयम्। वसतह प्रतिच्छन्ना ममागमनकाक्षिणः॥
English: There is no doubt that you and they all are equal in my eyes; but men love more those that are in misfortune or in tender years. Therefore my love for you is now greater (then before) and in consequence of the love, I wish to do you some good. Listen to me. Not far from this place there is a beautiful town which is a safe place for you. There live you all in disguise, waiting for my return.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं स तान् समाश्वस्य व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः। एकचक्रामभिगतः कुन्तीमाश्वासयत् प्रभुः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having thus comforted them, the son of a Satyavati, Vyasa, led them to (the town of) Ekachakra. The lord (Vyasa) comforted Kunti also.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच जीवत्पुत्रि सुतस्तेऽयं धर्मनित्यो युधिष्ठिरः। धर्मेण पृथिवीं जित्वा महात्मा पुरुषर्षभः। पृथिव्यां पार्थिवान् सर्वान् प्रशासिष्यति धर्मराट्॥
English: Vyasa said: O daughter, live your this son, the illustrious and the best of men, Yudhisthira, ever devoted to virtue, conquering the word by his virtue will virtuously rule over all the kings of the world.
Sanskrit: पृथिवीमखिलां जित्वा सर्वां सागरमेखलाम्। भीमसेनार्जुनबलाद् भोक्ष्यते नात्र संशयः॥
English: Conquering the whole earth bounded by the belt of the sea by the prowess of Bhima and Arjuna, there is no doubt (he will rule the world).
Sanskrit: पुत्रास्तव च माद्याश्च सर्व एव महारथाः। स्वराष्ट्रे विहरिष्यन्ति सुखं सुमनसः सदा॥
English: Your sons and those of Madri, all great car warriors, will sport in their own kingdom at pleasure.
Sanskrit: यक्ष्यन्ति च नरव्याघ्रा निर्जित्य पृथिवीमिमाम्। राजसूयाश्वमेधाद्यैः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः॥
English: Conquering the whole world, these best of men will perform Rajasuya and Ashvamedha and other sacrifices in which Dakshina (presents to the Brahmanas) will be very large.
Sanskrit: अनुगृह्य सुहृद्वर्ग भोगैश्वर्यसुखेन च। पितृपैतामहं राज्यमिमे भोक्ष्यन्ति ते सुताः॥
English: Maintaining their friends and relatives in luxury and affluence, these your so will rule over the kingdom of their forefathers.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा निवेश्यैनान् ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने। अब्रवीत् पाण्डवश्रेष्ठमृषिद्वैपायनस्तदा॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this, he took them to the house of a Brahmana and then Rishi Dvaipayana spoke thus to the eldest Pandava-
Sanskrit: इह मासं प्रतीक्षध्वमागमिष्याम्यहं पुनः। देशकालौ विदित्वैव लप्स्यध्वं परमां मुदम्॥
English: “Wait here for me. I shall come back to you. You will be able to obtain great happiness by adopting yourself to the place and time (in which you are now).”
Sanskrit: स तैः प्राञ्जलिभिः सर्वैस्तथेत्युक्तो नराधिप। जगाम भगवान् व्यासो यथागतमृषिः प्रभुः॥
English: O king, they all said with joined hands, "Be it so." (Thereupon) the illustrious lord, the Rishi Vyasa, went away from whence he came.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच एकचक्रां गतास्ते तु कुन्तीपुत्रा महारथाः। अत ऊर्ध्वं द्विजश्रेष्ठ किमकुर्वत पाण्डवाः॥
English: Janamejaya said : O best of twice-born, what did the Pandavas, those great car-warriors, the sons of Kunti, do when they went to Ekachakra?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एकचक्रां गतास्ते तु कुन्तीपुत्रा महारथाः। ऊषुर्नातिचिरं कालं ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने॥
English: Vaishampayana said : These great car-warriors, the sons of Pandu, going to Ekachakra, lived for a short time in a Brahmana's house.
Sanskrit: रमणीयानि पश्यन्तो वनानि विविधानि च। पार्थिवानपि चोद्देशान् सरितश्च सरांसि च॥ चेसर्भेक्षं तदा ते तु सर्व एव विशाम्पते। बभूवुर्नागराणां च स्वैर्गुणैः प्रियदर्शनाः॥
English: O king, they saw many beautiful woods and countries, rivers and lakes, as they roamed about bagging their bread. O account of their many accomplishments they became (great) favourites of all men.
Sanskrit: निवेदयन्ति स्म तदा कुन्त्या भैक्षं सदा निशि। तया विभक्तान् भागांस्ते भुञ्जते स्म पृथक् पृथक्॥
English: They offered to Kunti every night all the food (that they got during the day) and it (the food) was divided (by Kunti) and they each ate separately the share of each.
Sanskrit: अर्धं ते भुञ्जते वीराः सह मात्रा परंतपाः। अर्धं सर्वस्य भैक्षस्य भीमो भुङ्क्ते महाबलः॥
English: Those heroes, those chastisers of foes, with their mother, ate half of the food collected, the greatly strong Bhima alone ate the other half.
Sanskrit: तथा तु तेषां वसतां तस्मिन् राष्ट्रे महात्मनाम्। अतिचक्राम सुमहान् कालोऽथ भरतर्षभ॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, the illustrious men thus passed some days in that country.
Sanskrit: ततः कदाचिद् भैक्षाय गतास्ते पुरुषर्षभाः। संगत्या भीमसेनस्तु तत्रास्ते पृथया सह॥
English: One day, when those best of men went out food, Bhima (alone) was (at home) with Pritha This mother.
Sanskrit: अथार्तिजं महाशब्दं ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने। भृशमुत्पतितं घोरं कुन्ती शुश्राव भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, Kunti heard loud and heart-rending lamentations in the house of the Brahmana.
Sanskrit: रोरूयमाणांस्तान् दृष्ट्वा परिदेवयतश्च सा। कारुण्यात् साधुभावाच्च कुन्ती राजन् न चक्षमे॥ मथ्यमानेन दुःखेन हृदयेन पृथा तदा। उवाच भीमं कल्याणी कृपान्वितमिदं वचः॥ वसाम सुसुखं पुत्र ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने। अज्ञाता धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सत्कृता वीतमन्यवः॥
English: O king, seeing them weeping and piteously lamenting, she could not bear it from her compassion and form her goodness of heart. Being sorry in mind, the amiable Pritha spoke to Bhima these words full of compassion. "O son, our grief being gone we were happily living in this Brahmana's house, unknown to Dhritarashtra's son and much respected by him.
Sanskrit: सा चिन्तये सदा पुत्र ब्राह्मणस्यास्य किं न्वहम्। प्रियं कुर्यामिति गृहे यत् कुर्युरुषिताः सुखम्॥
English: O son, I always think what might be good for the Brahmana and what good I can do to him, as men who live in others, house (ought to) try to do.
Sanskrit: एतावान् पुरुषस्तात कृतं यस्मिन् न नश्यति। यावच्च कुर्यादन्योऽस्य कुर्यादभ्यधिकं ततः॥
English: O child, he is truly a man who pays back the benefit received. Such an act is never destroyed. One should do more (good) than others do him.
Sanskrit: तदिदं ब्राह्मणस्यास्य दुःखमापतितं ध्रुवम्। तत्रास्य यदि साहाय्यं कुर्यामुपकृतं भवेत्॥
English: This Brahmana has certainly fallen into a great distress. If we can be of any help to him (in his present distress), we should by (somewhat) repay his services.
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच ज्ञायतामस्य यद् यतश्चैव समुत्थितम्। विदित्वा व्यवसिष्यामि यद्यपि स्यात् सुदुष्करम्॥
English: Bhima said: Learn what distress and from what cause that distress has befallen him. Having learnt it, I shall try to remove it (his distress), however difficult its achievement may be.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं तौ कथयन्तौ च भूयः शुश्रुवतुः स्वनम्। आर्तिजं तस्य विप्रस्य सभार्यस्य विशाम्पते॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king when those two (Kunti and Bhima) were thus talking, they heard a cry of sorrow proceeding from the Brahmana and his wife.
Sanskrit: अन्तःपुरं ततस्तस्य ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः। विवेश त्वरिता कुन्ती बद्धवत्सेव सौरभी॥
English: As the Kamadhenu (the all-boon giving cow) runs at her tethered calf, so Kunti ran in all hurry to the inner apartment of the highsouled Brahmana.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं ब्राह्मणं तत्र भार्यया च सुतेन च। दुहित्रा चैव सहितं ददर्शावनताननम्॥
English: She saw there the Brahmana, his wife, his son and his daughter, all sitting with cast-down faces.
Sanskrit: दुःखानामागमो ब्राह्मण उवाच धिगिदं जीवितं लोके गतसारमनर्थकम्। दुःखमूलं पराधीनं भृशमप्रियभागि च॥
English: The Brahmana said: Fie on the life in this world which is hollow as the read. It is full of misery; it is a slave to others; it is based on great sorrow.
Sanskrit: जीविते परमं दुःखं जीविते परमो ज्वरः। जीविते वर्तमानस्य ध्रुवः॥
English: To live is to suffer great misery; to live is to suffer great diseases. Life is certainly a record of sorrows.
Sanskrit: आत्मा ह्येको हि धर्मार्थो कामं चैव निषेवते। एतैश्च विप्रयोगोऽपि दुःखं परमनन्तकम्॥
English: The soul is one, but it has to serve Dharma, Artha and Kama. By simultaneous pursuit of these, great misery is occasioned.
Sanskrit: आहुः केचित् परं मोक्षं स च नास्ति कथंचन। अर्थप्राप्तौ तु नरकः कृत्स्न एवोपपद्यते॥
English: Some say salvation is our highest object of attainment, but it can never be attained. The acquisition of wealth is hell; it is attended with misery.
Sanskrit: अर्थेप्सुता परं दुःखमर्थप्राप्तौ ततोऽधिकम्। जातस्नेहस्य चार्थेषु विप्रयोगे महत्तरम्॥
English: Great misery is for those that desire wealth, greater for him who has (already) acquired it. Great affection is engendered on the acquired wealth; and when it goes away, the misery is great.
Sanskrit: न हि योगं प्रपश्यामि येन मुच्येयमापदः। पुत्रदारेण वा सार्धं प्राद्रवेयमनामयम्॥
English: I do not see by what means I can escape from this danger and how can I fiy away (from this place) with my son and wife?
Sanskrit: यतितं वै मया पूर्वं वेत्थ ब्राह्मणि तत् तथा। क्षेमं यतस्ततो गन्तुं त्वया तु मम न श्रुतम्॥
English: O Brahmani, (wife), remember, I tried to go to some other place where we could be happy, but you did not listen to my words.
Sanskrit: इह जाता विवृद्धास्मि पिता चापि ममेति वै। उक्तवत्यसि दुर्मेधे याच्यमाना मयासकृत्॥
English: When I repeatedly asked you to go, you, O foolish woman, said, "I am born here; I have grown old here; this is my ancestral homestead."
Sanskrit: स्वर्गतोऽपि पिता वृद्धस्तथा माता चिरं तव। बान्धवा भूतपूर्वाश्च तत्र वासे तु का रतिः॥
English: Your father is dead, your old mother died long ago. Your friends and relatives are also dead, why do you (then) desire to live here?
Sanskrit: सोऽयं ते बन्धुकामाया अशृण्वत्या वचो मम। बन्धुप्रणाशः सम्प्राप्तो भृशं दुःखकरो मम॥
English: From you affection towards your relatives and friends, you did not then listen to my words. The great misery for the loss of a relative and friend has now come to us.
Sanskrit: अथवा मद्विनाशोऽयं न हि शक्ष्यामि कंचन। परित्यक्तुमहं बन्धं स्वयं जीवन् नृशंसवत्॥
English: Oh, how can I bear it? The time has come for my own death. I shall not be able to live like a cruel wretch by abandoning my own relatives and friends.
Sanskrit: सहधर्मचरी दान्तां नित्यं मातृसमां मम। सखायं विहितां देवैर्नित्यं परमिकां गतिम्॥
English: You are always my heip-mate in all virtuous acts, you are like a mother to me. The gods have given you to me as my friend; you are my chief stay.
Sanskrit: पित्रा मात्रा च विहितां सदा गार्हस्थ्यभागिनीम्। वरयित्वा यथान्यायं मन्त्रवत् परिणीय च॥ कुलीनां शीलसम्पन्नामपत्यजननीमपि। त्वामहं जीवितस्यार्थे साध्वीमनपकारिणीम्॥ परित्यक्तुं न शक्ष्यामि भार्यां नित्यमनुव्रताम्। कुत एव परित्यक्तुं सुतं शक्ष्याम्यहं स्वयम्॥ बालमप्राप्तवयसमजातव्यञ्जनाकृतिम्। भर्तुरर्थाय निक्षिप्तां न्यासं धात्रा महात्मना॥ यया दौहित्रजॉल्लोकानाशंसे पितृभिः सह। स्वयमुत्पाद्य तां बालां कथमुत्स्रष्टुमुत्सहे॥
English: You were made by my parents as a partner of my domestic life; you are nobly-born and of good disposition; you are a mother of children; you are ever devoted to me; you are innocent, ever constant to your vows; you have chosen and wed me in due rites, how can I abandon you for the sake of saving my own life? How shall I be able to abandon my own son? (He is) a child of tender years, having no bcard (yet on his chin). How shall I sacrifice my daughter whom I have begotten myself, who has been given to me by the illustrious creator for bestowing her on a husband and through whom I am to enjoy, along with my ancestors, these regions attainable by those only who possess daughter's sons.
Sanskrit: मन्यते केचिदधिकं स्नेहं पुत्रे पितुर्नराः। कन्यायां केचिदपरे मम तुल्यावुभौ स्मृतौ॥
English: Some men think that father's affection for his son is greater; others (think that father's affection) for his daughter (is greater); but mine is equal.
Sanskrit: यस्यां लोकाः प्रसूतिश्च स्थिता नित्यमथो सुखम्। अपापां तामहं बालां कथमुत्स्रष्टुमुत्सहे॥
English: How can I abandon the innocent girl upon whom rests the region of internal bliss and my own lineage and perpetual happiness?
Sanskrit: आत्मानमपि चोत्सृज्य तप्स्यामि परलोकगः। त्यक्ता ह्येते मया व्यक्तं नेह शक्ष्यन्ति जीवितुम्॥
English: If I sacrifice myself and go to the other world, I shall still be repentant, for being abandoned by me, they would not be able to live.
Sanskrit: एषां चान्यतमत्यागो नृशंसो गर्हितो बुधैः। आत्मत्यागे कृते चेमे मरिष्यन्ति मया विना॥
English: To abandon any of these (my wife son or daughter) will be a cruel and most wicked act. If I sacrifice myself, they will (also) die without me.
Sanskrit: स कृच्छ्रामहमापन्नो न शक्तस्तर्तुमापदम्। अहो धिक् कां गतिं त्वद्य गमिष्यामि सबान्धवः। सर्वैः सह मृतं श्रेयो न च मे जीवितं क्षमम्॥
English: The distress into which I have fallen is great; I do not know the means of escape (from it). Alas! What means shall I adopt with my friends and relatives! It is better that I should die with them; I am unable to live (any longer).
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण्युवाच न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः प्राकृतेनेव कर्हिचित्। न हि संतापकालोऽयं वैद्यस्य तव विद्यते॥
English: The Brahmani said: You should not grieve like ordinary men. This is not the time for lamentation. You are learned.
Sanskrit: अवश्यं निधनं सर्वैर्गन्तव्यमिह मानवैः। अवश्यम्भाविन्यर्थे वै संतापो नेह विद्यते॥
English: All men must die. None should grieve for that which is inevitable.
Sanskrit: भार्या पुत्रोऽथ दुहिता सर्वमात्मार्थमिष्यते। व्यथां जहि सुबुद्ध्या त्वं स्वयं यास्यामि तत्र च॥ एतद्धि परमं नार्याः कार्यं लोके सनातनम्। प्राणानपि परित्यज्य यद् भर्तृहितमाचरेत्॥
English: Man desires son, daughter and wife for himself. Therefore abandon grief, for you are greatly intelligent; I shall myself go there. It is the highest and eternal duty of women, namely to sacrifice their lives and to seek the good of their husbands.
Sanskrit: तच्च तत्र कृतं कर्म तवापीदं सुखावहम्। भवत्यमुत्र चाक्षय्यं लोकेऽस्मिंश्च यशस्करम्॥
English: Such an act done by me will give you pleasure; it will (also) bring me fame in this world and eternal bliss hereafter.
Sanskrit: एष चैव गुरुर्धर्मो यं प्रवक्ष्याम्यहं तव। अर्थश्च तव धर्मश्च भूयानत्र प्रदृश्यते॥
English: What I speak to you is the highest virtue. You can acquire by it (by my sacrificing myself) both virtue and profit.
Sanskrit: यदर्थमिष्यते भार्या प्राप्तः सोऽर्थस्त्वया मयि। कन्या चैका कुमारश्च कृताहमनृणा त्वया॥
English: The object for which one desires a wife has already been achieved by you from me. I have borne you a daughter and a son, by which I have been freed from the debt I owe you.
Sanskrit: समर्थः पोषणे चासि सुतयो रक्षणे तथा। न त्वहं सुतयोः शक्ता तथा रक्षणपोषणे॥
English: You are able to support and protect your children. I cannot support and protect the children as you can (do it).
Sanskrit: मम हि त्वद्विहीनायाः सर्वप्राणधनेश्वर। कथं स्यातां सुतौ बालौ भरेयं च कथं त्वहम्॥
English: You are my life, wealth and lord; having been abandoned by you, how these children to tender years and how myself, can live?
Sanskrit: कथं हि विधवानाथा बालुपत्रा विना त्वया। मिथुनं जीवयिष्यामि स्थिता साधुगते पथि॥
English: Being a helpless widow with two children of tender years depending on me how shall I be able to live leading my life in the path of virtue.