pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यत्रैवानुनयः प्रोक्त माधवेनार्जुनस्य हि। प्रतिज्ञापूर्वकं चापि वक्षो दुःशासनस्य च॥ भित्वा वृकोदरो रक्तं पीतवान्यत्र संयुगे। द्वैरथे यत्र पार्थेन हतः कर्णो महारथः॥
English: Krishna's pacification of Arjuna; Bhima's fulfilment of his vow by drinking the heart's blood of Dushasana after ripping open his breast; the slaying of Karna by Arjuna in single combat.
Sanskrit: अष्टमं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतद्भारतचिन्तकैः। एकोनसप्ततिः प्रोक्ता अध्यायाः कर्णपर्वणि॥ चत्वार्येव सहस्राणि नव श्लोकशतानि च। चतुःषष्टिस्तथा श्लोकाः पर्वण्यस्मिन् प्रकीर्तिताः॥
English: The leader of the Bharata calls this Parva the eighth Parva. The number of its chapters is sixty nine and that of the slokas is four thousand nine hundred and sixty four.
Sanskrit: अतः परं विचित्रार्थं शल्यपर्व प्रकीर्तितम्। हतप्रवीरे सैन्ये तु नेता मद्रेश्वरोऽभवत्॥
English: Then is told the wonderful, Parva called Shalya. After the death of all great warriors, the king of Madra became the commander.
Sanskrit: यत्र कौमारमाख्यानमभिषेकस्य कर्म च। वृत्तानि स्थयुद्धानि कीर्त्यन्ते यत्र भागशः। विनाशः कुरुमुख्यानां शल्यपर्वणि कीर्त्यते॥
English: Then is described one after the other the encounters of various charioteer; then the deaths of the chief warrior of the Kuru army.
Sanskrit: शल्यस्य निधनं चात्र धर्मराजान्महात्मनः। शकुनेश्च वधोऽत्रैव सहदेवेन संयुगे॥
English: Then the death of Shalya at the hands of Yudhishthira, the death of Shakuni at the hands of Sahadeva.
Sanskrit: सैन्ये च हतभूयिष्ठे किंचिच्छिष्टे सुयोधनः। ह्रदं प्रविश्य यत्रासौ संस्तभ्यापो व्यवस्थितः॥
English: When only a small remnant of his troops remained alive, Suyodhana retired in to a lake and there creating room for himself, lay hidden.
Sanskrit: प्रवृत्तिस्तत्र चाख्याता यत्र भीमस्य लुब्धकैः। क्षेपयुक्तैर्वचोभिश्च धर्मराजस्य धीमतः॥ ह्रदात्समुत्थितो यत्र धार्तराष्ट्रोऽत्यमर्षणः। भीमेन गदया युद्धं यत्रासौ कृतवान्सह॥
English: The receipt of this news by Bhima from some hunters. Then is related how Duryodhana, ever unable to bear affronts, came out of the water, being angered by the insulting words of Yudhishthira. Then is described the fight of Bhima and Duryodhana with clubs.
Sanskrit: समवाये च युद्धस्य रामस्यागमनं स्मृतम्। सरस्वत्याश्च तीर्थानां पुण्यता परिकीर्तिता॥
English: The arrival of Balarama at the time of the fight is next described. Then is told the sacredness of the Sarasvati.
Sanskrit: गदायुद्धं च तुमुलमत्रैव परिकीर्तितम्। दुर्योधनस्य राज्ञोऽथ यत्र भीमेन संयुगे॥ ऊरू भग्नौ प्रसह्याजौ गदया भीमवेगया। नवमं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतदद्भुतमर्थवत्॥
English: The continuation of the club fight; the breaking of Duryodhana's thighs by Bhima by a fearful hurl of his club. All this has been described in the wonderful ninth Parva.
Sanskrit: एकोनषष्टिरध्यायाः पर्वण्यत्र प्रकीर्तिताः। संख्याता बहुवृत्तान्ताः श्लोकसंख्याऽत्र कथ्यते॥ त्रीणि श्लोकसहस्राणि द्वे शते विंशतिस्तथा। मुनिना संप्रणीतानि कौरवाणां यशोभृता॥
English: The number of chapters in this Parva is fifty-nine and the number of slokas composed by the great Vyasa, the spreader of the fame of the Kuru Dynasty, is three thousand two hundred and twenty.
Sanskrit: अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सौप्तिकं पर्व दारुणम्। भग्नोरं यत्र राजानं दुर्योधनममर्षणम्॥ अपयातेषु पार्थेषु त्रयस्तेऽभ्याययूरथाः। कृतवर्मा कृपो द्रौणि: सायाह्ने रुधिरक्षितम्॥
English: I shall now describe the contents of the terrible tenth Parva, named Sauptika. On the departure of the Pandavas the great car-warrior, Kritavarma. Kripa and the son of Drona (Ashvathama) came in the evening to he place where Duryodhana was lying with the brocken thigh.
Sanskrit: समेत्य ददृशुर्भूमौ पतितं रणमूर्धनि। प्रतिजज्ञे दृढक्रोधो द्रौणिर्यत्र महारथः॥
English: They saw King Duryodhana lying on the ground, his thighs broken and his body covered with blood. The great car-warrior, fearfully angry son of Drona vowed.
Sanskrit: अहत्वा सर्वपञ्चालान् धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमान्। पाण्डवांश्च सहामात्यान्न विमोक्ष्यामि दंशनम्॥
English: "I will not take off my armour without killing all the Panchalas with Dhristadyumna and the Pandavas with their allies."
Sanskrit: यत्रैवमुक्त्वा राजानमपक्रम्य त्रयो स्थाः। सूर्यास्तमनवेलायामासेदुस्ते महद्वनम्॥
English: Having said these words, the three warriors left Duryodhana and entered into the great forest just when the sun was setting.
Sanskrit: न्यग्रोधस्याथ महतो यत्राधस्ताद्व्यवस्थिताः। ततः काकान्बहून् रात्रौ दृष्टवोलूकेन हिंसिताम्॥
English: While they were resting under a large banian tree, they saw owl killing innumerable crows at night.
Sanskrit: द्रौणिः क्रोधसमाविष्टः पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन्। पञ्चालानां प्रसुप्तानां वधं प्रति मनो दधे॥
English: Seeing this, Ashvathama, his heart being full of rage, remembering the death of his father, determined kill the sleeping Panchalas.
Sanskrit: गत्वा च शिविरद्वार दुर्दृशं तत्र राक्षसम्। घोररूपमपश्यत्स दिवमावृत्य धिष्ठितम्॥
English: Going to the gate of the camp, he saw a fearful Rakshasa, his head reaching to the very skies, guarding the door. an to
Sanskrit: तेन व्याघातमस्त्राणां क्रियमाणमवेक्ष्य च। द्रौणिर्यत्र विरूपाक्षं रुद्रमाराध्य सत्वरः॥
English: Seeing also that the Rakshasa obstructed him in his discharge of weapons, he began to worship the three-eyed divinity and it pacified him.
Sanskrit: प्रसुप्तान्निशि विश्वस्तान् धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमान्। पञ्चालान्सपरीवारान्द्रौपदेयांश्च सर्वशः॥ कृतवर्मणा च सहितः कृपेण च निजनिवान्। यत्रामुच्यन्त ते पार्थाः पञ्च कृष्णबलाश्रयात्॥ सात्यकिश्च महेष्वासः शेषाश्च निधनं गताः। पञ्चालानां प्रसुप्तानां यत्र द्रोणसुताद्वधः॥
English: Then accompanied by Kripa and Kritavarma, he entered the camp and killed all the sons of Draupadi and all the family of Panchalas, including Dhristadyumna, when they were all unsuspectingly sleeping on their beds. Only Satyaki and the five Pandavas escaped through the counsel of Krishna.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नश्च सूतेन पाण्डवेषु निवेदितः। द्रौपदी पुत्रशोकार्ता पितृभ्रातृवधार्दिता॥
English: The charioteer of Dhristhadyumna brought to the Pandavas the news of the massacre of the slumbering Panchalas by the son of Drona. Draupadi, grieved by the death of her father, brother and sons.
Sanskrit: कृतानशनसंकल्पा पत्र भर्तृनुपाविशत्। द्रौपदीवचनाद्यत्र भीमो भीमपराक्रमः॥
English: Sat before her husbands and resolved to die of fasting. Then Bhima of fearful deed, being moved by the words of Draupadi.
Sanskrit: प्रियं तस्याचिकीर्षन्वै गदामादाय वीर्यवान्। अन्वधावत्सुसंक्रुद्धो भारद्वाजं गुरोः सुतम्॥
English: Determined to please her, he speedily took up his club and ran in pursuit of the son of his preceptor.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनभयाद्यत्र दैवेनाभिप्रचोदितः। अपाण्डवायेति रुषा द्रौणिरस्त्रमवासृजत्॥
English: The son of Drona, out of fear of Bhima and as fate would have it discharged the celestial weapon, crying “Let it make the world free of all the Pandavas."
Sanskrit: मैवमित्यब्रवीत्कृष्णः शमयंस्तस्य तद्वचः। यत्रास्त्रमस्त्रेण च तच्छमयामास फाल्गुनः॥
English: Krishna neutralised the words by saying, “This shall not be," and Arjuna neutralised the weapon by one of his own.
Sanskrit: द्रौणेश्च द्रोहबुद्धित्वं वीक्ष्य पापात्मनस्तदा। द्रौणिद्वैपायनादीनां शापाश्चान्योन्यकारिताः॥
English: Seeing the wicked intention of Ashvathama, Dvaipayana cursed him and he too cursed Dvaipayana.
Sanskrit: मणिं तथा समादाय द्रोणपुत्रान्महारथात्। पाण्डवाः प्रददुहृष्टा द्रौपद्यै जितकाशिनः॥
English: The Pandavas took the Jewel on the head of Ashvathama and they with much pleasure presented it to the aggrieved and sorrowing Draupadi.
Sanskrit: एतद्वैदशमं पर्व सौप्तिकं समुदाहृतम्। अष्टादशास्मिन्नध्यायाः पर्वण्युक्ता महात्मना॥ श्लोकानां कथितान्यत्र शतान्यष्टौ प्रसंख्यया। श्लोकाश्च सप्ततिः प्रोक्ता मुनिना ब्रह्मवादिना॥
English: These matters are dwelt with in this tenth Sauptika Parva. The great Vyasa composed it in eighteen chapters. The numbers of slokas composed in it by the great reciter of the sacred truths, is eight hundred and seventy.
Sanskrit: सौप्तिकैषीके संबद्ध पर्वण्युत्तमतेजसी। अत ऊर्ध्वमिदं प्राहुः स्त्रीपर्व करुणोदयम्॥
English: The great Rishi has put together two Parvas, namely Sauptika and Aishika in this Parva. Then the most pathetic Parva called Stree is next told.
Sanskrit: पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्तः प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नराधिपः। कृष्णोपनीतां यत्रासावायसी प्रतिमां दृढाम्॥ भीमसेनद्रोहबुद्धिधृतराष्ट्रो बभञ्ज ह। तथा शोकाभितप्तस्य धृतराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः॥ संसारगहनं बुद्ध्या हेतुभिर्मोक्षदर्शनैः। विदुरेण च यत्रास्य राज्ञ आश्वासनं कृतम्॥
English: Then greatly wise Dhritarashtra, being much afflicted by the death of his sons, moved with vengeance, crushed into pieces an iron statute, the substitute for Bhima, placed before him by Krishna. Then Vidura consoled the great king by removing his worldly affections with reasons pointing to final emancipation.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्रस्य चात्रैव कौरवायोधनं तथा। सान्तःपुरस्य गमनं शोकार्तस्य प्रकीर्तितम्॥
English: Then is described the journey of Dhritarashtra with the ladies of his house to the field of battle.
Sanskrit: विलापो वीर पत्नीनां यत्रातिकरुणः स्मृतः। क्रोधावेशः प्रमोहश्च गान्धारीधृतराष्ट्रयोः॥
English: Then were the pathetic and heartrending lamentations of the wives of the heroes. The wrath of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra and their falling into a swoon.
Sanskrit: यत्र तान् क्षत्रियाः शूरान्संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनः। पुत्रान् भ्रातॄन् पितंश्चैव ददृशुनिहतान् रणे॥
English: Then did the ladies see those heroes, their slain sons, brothers and father, lying on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: पुत्रपौत्रवधार्तायस्तथात्रैव प्रकीर्तिता। गान्धार्याश्चापि कृष्णेन क्रोधोपशमनक्रिया॥
English: The pacification by Krishna of the wrath of Gandhari, who was greatly afflicted by the death of her sons and grandsons.
Sanskrit: यत्र राजा महाप्राज्ञः सर्वधर्मभृतां वरः। राज्ञां तानि शरीराणि दाहयामास शास्त्रतः॥
English: The cremation of the chiefs and potentates by king Yudhishthira, the greatly wise and the foremost of all virtuous men, according to due rites.
Sanskrit: तोयकर्माणि चारब्धे राज्ञामुदकदानिके। गूढोत्पन्नस्य चाख्यानं कर्णस्य पृथयात्मनः॥
English: When the presentation of water to the deceased princes was commenced, Kunti acknowledged Karna as her son born in secret.
Sanskrit: सुतस्यैतदिह प्रोक्तं व्यासेन परमर्षिणा। एतदेकादशं पर्व शोकवैक्लव्यकारणम्॥
English: All this has been described by the great Rishi Vyasa in the most pathetic eleventh Parva.
Sanskrit: प्रणीतं सज्जनमनो वैक्लव्याश्रुप्रवर्तकम्। सप्तविंशतिरध्यायाः पर्वण्यस्मिप्रकीर्तिताः॥ श्लोकसप्तशती चापि पञ्चसप्ततिसंयुता। संख्यया भारताख्यानमुक्तं व्यासेन धीमता॥
English: Its perusal moves every heart and draws tears from every eye. It contains twenty-seven chapters and its number of slokas is seven hundred and seventy-five.
Sanskrit: अतः परं शान्तिपर्व द्वादशं बुद्धिवर्धनम्। यत्र निर्वेदमापन्नो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Then comes the Shanti Parva, the twelfth in number, which increases the understanding. It relates the despondency of Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: घातयित्वा पितॄन् भ्रातॄन् पुत्रान् संबन्धिमातुलान्। शान्तिपर्वणि धर्माश्च व्याख्याताः शारतल्पिकाः॥ राजभिर्वेदितव्यास्ते सम्यग्ज्ञानबुभुत्सुभिः। आपद्धर्माश्च तत्रैव कालहेतुप्रदर्शिनः॥
English: On his having slain his fathers, brothers, sons, maternal uncles and relations by marriage. There is related how Bhishma taught laws and duties, worth the study of kings who desire to possess knowledge.
Sanskrit: यान्बुध्वा पुरुषः सम्यक्सर्वज्ञत्वमवाप्नुयात्। मोक्षधर्माश्च कथिता विचित्रा बहुविस्तराः॥
English: If a person understands them, he attains to, consummate knowledge. The mysteries of final emancipation is also elaborately discussed.
Sanskrit: द्वादशं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतत्प्राज्ञजनप्रियम्। अत्र पर्वणि विज्ञेयमध्यायानां शतत्रयम्॥
English: This twelfth Parva, the favourite of the wise, contains three hundred and thirty nine chapters.
Sanskrit: त्रिंशच्चैव तथाध्याया नव चैव तपोधनाः। चतुर्दश सहस्राणि तथा सप्त शतानिच॥ सप्त श्लोकास्तथैवात्र पञ्चविंशतिसंख्यया। अत ऊर्ध्वं च विज्ञेयमनुशासनमुत्तमम्॥
English: O Rishis, the wise son of Parashara has described this Parva in fourteen thousand seven hundred and thirty two slokas. Next comes the excellent Anushasana Parva.
Sanskrit: यत्र प्रकृतिमापन्नः श्रुत्वा धर्मविनिश्चयम्। भीष्माद्भागीरथीपुत्रात्कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: The king of the Kurus, Yudhishthira was consoled by hearing the expositions of duties by the son of the Bhagirathi, Bhishma.
Sanskrit: व्यवहारोऽत्र कात्स्येन धर्मार्थीयः प्रकीर्तितः। विविधानां च दानानां फलयोगाः प्रकीर्तिताः॥
English: It then treats of the rules Dharma and Artha in detail, then the various rules of charity and its different merits.
Sanskrit: तथा पात्रविशेषाश्च दानानां च परो विधिः। आचारविधियोगश्च सत्यस्य च परागतिः॥
English: The different merits of charity according to the subjects of charity; the rules of living, the ceremonials of individual duty and the matchless merits of truth.
Sanskrit: महाभाग्यं गवां चैव ब्राह्मणानां तथैव च। रहस्यं चैव धर्माणां देशकालोपसंहितम्॥
English: It describes the great merit of Brahmanas and kine and it reveals the duties in relation to time and place.
Sanskrit: एतत्सुबहुवृत्तांतमुत्तमं चानुशासनम्। भीष्यस्यात्रैव संप्राप्तिः स्वर्गस्य परिकीर्तिता॥
English: All these excellent matters have been treated in this Anushasana Parva containing variety of incidents. It also describes ascension of Bhishma to heaven.
Sanskrit: एतत्त्रयोदशं पर्व धर्मनिश्चयकारकम्। अध्यायानां शतं त्वत्र षट्चत्वारिंशदेव तु॥
English: This is the thirteenth Parva which describe the certainty of righteousness. It contains one hundred and forty six chapters.
Sanskrit: श्लोकानां तु सहस्राणि प्रोक्तान्यष्टौ प्रसंख्यया। ततोऽश्वमेधिकं नाम पर्व प्रोक्तं चतुर्दशम्॥
English: The number of slokas in it is eight thousand. Then comes the fourteenth Parva, called Ashvamedhika.
Sanskrit: तत्संवर्तमरुत्तीयं यत्राख्यानमनुत्तमम्। सुवर्णकोशसंप्राप्तिर्जन्म चोक्तं परीक्षितः॥
English: It relates the beautiful story of Samvarta and Marutta; the discovery of treasures (by the Pandavas). Then is described the birth of Parikshit.
Sanskrit: दग्धस्यास्त्राग्निना पूर्वं कृष्णात् संजीवनं पुनः। चर्यायां हयमुत्सृष्टं पाण्डवस्यानुगच्छतः॥
English: Who was burnt by the weapon of Ashvathama and therefore almost dead, but he was revived by Krishna; Arjuna's journey with the sacrificial horse let loose.
Sanskrit: तत्र तत्र च युद्धानि राजपुत्रैरमर्षणैः। चित्राङ्गदाया: पुत्रेण पुत्रिकाया धनंजयः॥
English: And his fight with various chiefs and potentates who seized it in wrath, the encounter of Arjuna with the son of Chitrangada.
Sanskrit: संग्रामे बभ्रुवाहेन संशयं चात्र दर्शितः। अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे नकुलाख्यानमेव च॥
English: And his great risk in the fight with Babhruvahana. Then follows the story of the mongoose in the horse-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: इत्याश्वमेधिकं पर्व प्रोक्तमेतन्महाद्भुतम्। अध्यायानां शतं चैव त्रयोऽध्यायाश्च क्रीर्तिताः॥
English: Thus is described the wonderful Parva, called Ashvamedhika. Its number of chapters is one hundred and three.
Sanskrit: त्रीणि श्लोकसहस्राणि तावन्त्येव शतानि च। विंशतिश्च तथा श्लोकाः संख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना।।
English: The number of slokas, composed by the greatly wise Rishi, is three thousand three hundred and twenty.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्वाश्रमवासाख्यं पर्व पञ्चदशं स्मृतम्। यत्र राज्यं समुत्सृज्य गान्धार्या सहितो नृपः॥ धृतराष्ट्रोश्रमपदं विदुश्च जगाम ह। यं दृष्ट्वा प्रस्थितं साध्वी पृथाप्यनुययौ तदा॥ पुत्रराज्यं परित्यज्य गुरुश्रुश्रूषणे रता। यत्र राजा हतान्पुत्रान्यौत्रानन्यांश्च पार्थिवान्॥
English: Then comes the fifteenth Parva, named Ashramvasika, in which, abdicating the kingdom and accompanied by Gandhari and Vidura, the King Dhritarashtra went to the forest. Seeing this, virtuous Pritha (Kunti) ever engaged in serving her superiors, left the kingdom of her sons and followed the old couple.
Sanskrit: लोकान्तरगतान्वीरानपश्यत्पुनरागतान्। ऋषेः प्रसादात्कृष्णस्य दृष्ट्वाश्चर्यमनुत्तमम्॥
English: His wonderful seeing of the spirits of the slain heroes through the favour of Vyasa.
Sanskrit: त्यक्त्वा शोकं सदारश्च सिद्धि परमिकां गतः। यत्र धर्मं समाश्रित्य विदुरः सुगतिं गतः॥
English: On this the old monarch abandoned his sorrow and acquired with his wife the highest fruits of his virtuous deeds Vidura also attained to the highest state, having learned on virtue all his life.
Sanskrit: संजयश्च सहामात्यो विद्वान्गावल्गणिर्वशी। ददर्श नारदं यत्र धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: The learned son of Gavalgana the wise and learned Sanjaya also, attained to the highest state. Then it relates the meeting of the just king Yudhishthira with Narada.
Sanskrit: नारदाच्चैव शुश्राव वृष्णीनां कदनं महत्। एतदाश्रमवासाख्यं पर्वोक्तं महदद्भुतम्॥
English: Yudhishthira heard from Narada destruction of the Vrishni race. Thus is described this wonderful Parva, called Ashramvasika.
Sanskrit: द्विचत्वारिंशदध्यायाः पर्वैतदभिसंख्यया। सहस्रमेकं श्लोकानां पञ्च श्लोकशतानि च॥ घडेव च तथा श्लोकाः संख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना। अतः परं निबोधेदं मौसलं पर्व दारुणम्॥
English: The number of chapters in it is forty two and the number of slokas, composed by the great Rishi, learned in truth, is one thousand five hundred and six. Then is told the terrible Mausala Parva.
Sanskrit: यत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः शस्त्रस्पर्शहता युधि। ब्रह्मदण्डविनिष्पिष्टाः समीपे लवणाम्भसः॥ आपाने पानकलिता दैवेनाभिप्रचोदिताः। एरकारूपिभिर्वर्जेनिजरितरेतरम्॥
English: It relates how on account of the Brahmana a curse, when they were all deprived of their senses with drink, those tigers of men (belonging to the Vrishni race), with many scars of battle on their bodies, slew one another on the shores of the salt-sea with Eraka grass which became deadly thunders in their hands,
Sanskrit: यत्र सर्वक्षयं कृत्वा तावुभौ रामकेशवौ। नातिचक्रामतुः कालं प्राप्तं सर्वहरं महत्॥
English: It then relates that Rama and Krishna, after destroying their race, did not rise superior to the way of all-destroying time.
Sanskrit: यत्रार्जुनो द्वारवतीमेत्य वृष्णिविनाकृताम्। दृष्ट्वा विषादमगमत्परां चार्तिं नरर्षभः॥
English: Then is described the arrival of Arjuna, the foremost of men, at Dwarka and his sorrow and affliction seeing the city destitute of the Vrishnis.
Sanskrit: स संस्कृत्य नरश्रेष्ठं मातुलं शौरिमात्मनः। ददर्श यदुवीराणामापाने वैशसं महत्॥
English: Performing the funeral ceremony of his maternal uncle Vasudeva, the foremost man of the Yadu dynasty, he saw the Yadu heroes lying dead where they had been drinking.
Sanskrit: शरीरं वासुदेवस्य रामस्य च महात्मनः। संस्कारं लम्भयामास वृष्णीनां च प्रधानतः॥
English: He then performed the cremation ceremonies of the illustrious Krishna and Balarama and of the other chief men of the Yadu race.
Sanskrit: स वृद्धबालमादाय द्वारवत्यास्ततो जनम्। ददर्शापदि कष्टायां गाण्डीवस्य पराभवम्॥
English: Then is described the journey of Arjuna from Dwarka with the women and children, the old and the decrepit and the great calamity he met with on the way. He also saw the overthrow of his Gandiva.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां चैव दिव्यानामस्तत्राणामप्रसन्नताम्। नाशं वृष्णिकलत्राणां प्रभावानामनित्यताम्॥
English: He also saw unpropitiousness of his celestial weapons. Seeing that it was impossible to protect the Yadu women.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा निर्वेदमापन्नो व्यासवाक्यप्रचोदितः। धर्मराजं समासाद्य संन्यासं समरोचयत्॥
English: And seeing all this, he went to Yudhishthira by the advice of Vyasa and asked permission to adopt the life of an ascetic.
Sanskrit: इत्येतन्मौसलं पर्व षोडशं परिकीर्तितम्। अध्यायाष्टौ समाख्याताः श्लोकानां च शतत्रयम्।। श्लोकानां विंशतिश्चैव संख्याता तत्त्वदर्शिना। महाप्रस्थानिकं तस्मादूर्ध्वं सप्तदशं स्मृतम्॥
English: Thus is described the sixteenth Parva, called Mausala Parva. Its number of chapters is eight and the number of slokas, composed by Vyasa, learned in truth, is three hundred and twenty. The next is Mahaprasthanika, the seventeenth Parva.
Sanskrit: यत्र राज्यं परित्यज्य पाण्डवाः पुरुषर्षभाः। द्रौपद्या सहिता देव्या महाप्रस्थानमास्थिताः॥
English: It relates that the best of men, the Pandavas, abdicating their kingdom went with Draupadi in their great journey (Mahaprasthana.)
Sanskrit: यत्र तेऽग्नि ददृशिरे लौहित्यं प्राप्य सागरम्। यत्राग्निना चोदितश्च पार्थस्तस्मै महात्मने॥
English: They met with Agni when they arrived at the sea of red waters. Asked by Agni, the highsouled Partha.
Sanskrit: ददौ संपूज्य तद्दिव्यं गाण्डीवं धनुरुत्तमम्। यत्र भ्रातृन्निपतितान् द्रौपदी च युधिष्ठिरः॥ दृष्ट्वा हित्वा जगामैव सर्वाननवलोकयन्। एतत्सप्तदशं पर्व महाप्रस्थानिकं स्मृतम्॥
English: After worshipping him duly, returned to him the great celestial bow Gandiva. Yudhishthira went on his journey and did not look back when one afier the other of his brothers, including Draupadi dropped down dead. Thus is told the seventeenth Parva, called, Mahaprasthanika.
Sanskrit: यत्राध्यायास्त्रयः प्रोक्ताः श्लोकानां च शतत्रयम्। विंशतिश्च तथा श्लोकाः संख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना॥३६७।
English: There are three chapters in it and the number of slokas, composed by all truthknowing Vyasa, is three hundred and twenty.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गपर्व ततो ज्ञेयं दिव्यं यत्तदमानुषम्। प्राप्तं दैवस्थं स्वर्गान्नेष्टवान्यत्र धर्मराट्॥
English: Know, the Parva that comes next is called Svarga, full of heavenly matters; in which is related how the celestial car came to take Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: आरोढुं सुमहाप्राज्ञ आनृशंस्याच्छुना विना। तामस्या विचला ज्ञात्वा स्थिति धर्मे महात्मनः॥ श्वरूपं यत्र तत्त्यक्त्वा धर्मेणासौ समन्वितः। स्वर्ग प्राप्तः स च तथा यातना विपुला भृशम्॥
English: He however, declined to ascend it without the dog that accompanied him. Seeing the steady adherence of the illustrious Yudhishthira to virtue Dharma giving up the from of the dog, showed himself to the king. Then Yudhishthira, attaining to the celestial regions, felt much pain.
Sanskrit: देवदूतेन नरकं यत्र व्याजेन दर्शितम्। शुश्राव यत्र धर्मात्मा भ्रातृणां करुणा गिरः॥
English: The celestial messenger showed him hell by deception, where the virtuous minded king heard the heart-rending lamentations of his brothers,
Sanskrit: निदेशे वर्तमानानां देशे तत्रैव वर्तताम्। अनुदर्शितश्च धर्मेण देवराज्ञा च पाण्डवः॥
English: Suffering in that region by the laws of Yama. This was shown to Yudhishthira by Indra and Dharma.
Sanskrit: आप्लुत्याकाशगङ्गायां देहं त्यक्त्वा स मानुषम्। स्वधर्मनिर्जितं स्थानं स्वर्गे प्राप्य स धर्मराट्॥
English: Then Yudhishthira, after bathing in the celestial Ganga, gave up his human body and gained that state which his acts merited.
Sanskrit: मुमुदे पूजितः सर्वैः सेन्द्रैः सुरगणैः सह। एतदष्टादशं पर्व प्रोक्तं व्यासेन धीमता॥
English: He lived in happiness, honoured by Indra and the celestial. This is the eighteenth Parva narrated by the illustrious Vyasa.
Sanskrit: अध्यायाः पञ्च संख्याताः पर्वण्यस्मिन्महात्मना। श्लोकानां द्वे शते चैव प्रसंख्याते तपोधनाः॥ नव श्लोकास्तथैवान्ये संख्याताः परमर्षिणा। अष्टादशैवमेतानि पर्वाण्येतान्यशेषतः॥
English: The number of chapters in it is five and its numbers of slokas, O Rishis, composed by the great Vyasa, is two hundred and nine. These are the contents of the eighteen Parvas.
Sanskrit: खिलेषु हरिवंशश्च भविष्यं च प्रकीर्तितम्। दश श्लोकसहस्राणि विंशच्छ्लोकशतानि च॥ खिलेषु हरिवंशे च संख्यातानि महर्षिणा। एतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं भारते पर्वसंग्रहः॥
English: There are Harivansha and Bhavishya in its appendix. The number of slokas, composed by the great Rishi in the Harivansha, is twelve thousand. These are the contents of the chapters called Parva Sangraha in the Bharata.
Sanskrit: अष्टादश समाजग्मुरक्षौहिण्यो युयुत्सया। तन्महादारुणं युद्धमहान्यष्टादशाभवत्॥
English: Eighteen Akshauhinis of soldiers assembled to fight and the battle raised for eighteen days.
Sanskrit: यो विद्याच्चतुरो वेदान् साङ्गोपनिषदो द्विजः। न चाख्यानमिदं विद्यान्नैव स स्याद्विचक्षणः॥
English: He who is learned in the four Vedas with all the Angas and Upanishads, but does not know this history, cannot be considered to be wise.
Sanskrit: अर्थशास्त्रमिदं प्रोक्तं धर्मशास्त्रमिदं महत्। कामशास्त्रमिदं प्रोक्तं व्यासेनामितबुद्धिना॥
English: The greatly intelligent Vyasa has spoken it as a treatise on Dharma, Artha and Kama.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा त्विदमुपाख्यानं श्राव्यमन्यन्न रोचते। पुंस्कोकिलगिरं श्रुत्वा रूक्षा ध्वांक्षस्य वागिव॥३८२
English: Those who have heard it can never listen to other histories, as those who have heard the sweet voice of the male Kokila (bird) can never listen to the harsh cawing of the crows.
Sanskrit: इतिहासोत्तमादस्माज्जायन्ते कविबुद्धयः। पञ्चभ्य इव भूतेभ्यो लोकसंविधयस्त्रयः॥
English: As the three worlds have been created from the five elements, so inspiration of all poets proceeds from this excellent work.
Sanskrit: अस्याख्यानस्य विषये पुराणं वर्तते द्विजाः। अन्तरिक्षस्य विषये प्रजा इव चतुर्विधाः॥
English: O Brahmanas, as four kinds of creatures depend on space for their existence so all the Puranas depend on this history,