pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: न त्वियं मादृशेर्नीतिस्तस्य वाच्या कथंचन) सा त्वियं साधु वक्तव्या न त्वनीतिः कथंचन॥
English: Know that I say nothing out of ill will towards you. I shall never give such counsels to him who is dishonest.
Sanskrit: वृद्धानुशासने तात तिष्ठता सत्यशीलिना। अवश्यं त्विह धीरेण सतां मध्ये विवक्षता॥
English: Good counsels should be given and never evil. O child, one following the words of the aged and truthful.
Sanskrit: यथाहमिह वक्तव्यं सर्वथा धर्मलिप्सया। तत्र नाहं तथा मन्ये यतायमितरो जनः॥
English: And calm, while speaking in the midst of an assembly, should always speak the truth if he wishes to acquire virtue.
Sanskrit: निवासं धर्मराजस्य वर्षेऽस्मिन् वै त्रयोदश। तत्र तात न तेषां हि राज्ञां भाव्यमसाम्प्रतम्॥ पुरे जनपदे चापि यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः।
English: I think differently from all these ordinary people here regarding the whereabouts of the pious Yudhishthira in this thirteenth year of his exile.
Sanskrit: दानशीलो वदान्यश्च निभृतो ह्रीनिषेवकः। जनो जनपदे भाव्यो यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Wherever the king Yudhishthira lives o my child, the rulers, either of cities or of provinces there never meet with calamity. The people, of the country where the king Yudhishthira lives, become charitable, liberal, humble and modest.
Sanskrit: प्रियवादी सदा दान्तो भव्यः सत्यपरो जनः। हृष्टः पुष्टः शुचिर्दक्षो यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Where the king Yudhishthira lives the people become sweet-speeched, selfcontrolled, observant of truth, cheerful, healthy, pure in conduct and expert in works.
Sanskrit: नासूयको न चापीर्नाभिमानी न मत्सरी। भविष्यति जनस्तत्र स्वयं धर्ममनुव्रतः॥
English: The people of the place where Yudhishthira lives envious, malicious, vain or proud but they always perform their respective duties.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मघोषाश्च भूयांसः पूर्णाहुत्यस्तथैव च। क्रतवश्च भविष्यन्ति भूयांसो भूरिदक्षिणाः॥
English: There the Vedic hymns are chanted all over, sacrifices are performed, the last full libations are offered to clarified butter and the gifts to Brahmanas are always abundant.
Sanskrit: सदा व तत्र पर्जन्यः सम्यग्वर्षी न संशयः। सम्पन्नसस्या च मही निरातङ्का भविष्यति॥
English: are never There undoubtedly the clouds always pour heavy showers; the earth, filled with crops, shall be freed from fear.
Sanskrit: गुणवन्ति च धान्यानि रसवन्ति फलानि च। गन्धवन्ति च माल्यानि शुभशब्दा च भारती॥
English: There the paddy is full of grain and the fruits are juicy-the garlands are fragrant and the conversation is full of auspicious words.
Sanskrit: वायुश्च सुखसंस्पर्शो निष्प्रतीपं च दर्शनम्। न भयं त्वाविशेत् तत्र यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Where the king Yudhishthira lives the breezes are sweet, the meetings of men are friendly and there exists no cause of fear.
Sanskrit: गावश्च बहुलास्तत्र न कृशा न च दुर्बलाः। पयांसि दधिसपीषि रसवन्ति हितानि च॥
English: The kine there are plentiful, none of them being weak or lean and milk, curd and butter are all savoury and nutritious.
Sanskrit: गुणवन्ति च पेयानि भोज्यानि रसवन्ति च। तत्र देशे भविष्यन्ति यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Where the king Yudhishthira lives the drinks and edibles are sweet and wholesome.
Sanskrit: रसाः स्पर्शाश्च गन्धाश्च शब्दाश्चापि गुणान्विताः। दृश्यानि च प्रसन्नानि यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Where the king Yudhishthira lives the objects of taste, touch, smell and hearing are all of excellent quality and the views are all delightful.
Sanskrit: धर्माश्च तत्र सर्वैस्तु सेविताश्च द्विजातिभिः। स्वैः स्वैर्गुणैश्च संयुक्ता अस्मिन् वर्षे त्रयोदश॥
English: In those places, religious duties are observed by twice-born ones endued with all their respective qualities in this thirteenth year.
Sanskrit: देशे तस्मिन् भविष्यन्ति तात पाण्डवसंयुते। सम्प्रीतिमाढानस्तत्र संतुष्टः शुचिरव्ययः॥
English: O my child, in countries where the Pandavas will live, people will all be contented, cheerful, pure and of eternal virtue.
Sanskrit: देवतातिथिपूजासु सर्वभावानुरागवान्। इष्टदानो महोत्साहः स्वस्वधर्मपरायणः॥
English: Whole-mindedly devoted to the worship of guests and deities they, with great energy, perform charities and shall be devoted to eternal virtue.
Sanskrit: अशुभाद्धि शुभप्रेप्सुरिष्टयज्ञः शुभव्रतः। भविष्यति जनस्तत्र यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Where the king Yudhishthira lives people, discarding all that is evil, acquire what is good only, they always perform sacrifices and observe pure vows.
Sanskrit: त्यक्तवाक्यानृतस्तात शुभकल्याणमङ्गलः। शुभार्थेप्सुः शुभमतिर्यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Where the king Yudhishthira is, people, renouncing untruth, shall acquire what is good, auspicious and beneficial and thus good mind shall be inclined towards the good.
Sanskrit: भविष्यति जनस्तत्र नित्यं चेष्टप्रियव्रतः। धर्मात्मा शक्यते ज्ञातुं नापि तात द्विजातिभिः॥ किं पुनः प्राकृतैस्तात पार्थो विज्ञायते क्वचित्। यस्मिन् सत्यं धृतिर्दानं परा शान्तिधूवा क्षमा॥ ह्रीः श्रीः कीर्तिः परं तेज आनृशंस्यमथार्जवम्। तस्मात् तत्र निवासं तु छन्नं यत्नेन धीमतः। गतिं च परमां तत्र नोत्सहे वत्तुक्कमन्यथा॥
English: People there shall daily perform sacrifices and observe holy vows. O child, the pious son of Pritha, in whom exist, truth fortitude, intelligence, excellent forgiveness, highest tranquility, modest, prosperity, fame, great energy, simplicity and love for all creatures, cannot with be known by Brahmanas, what to speak of ordinary people.
Sanskrit: एवमेतत् तु संचिन्त्य यत्कृते मन्यसे हितम्। तत् क्षिप्रं कुरु कौरव्य यद्येवं श्रद्दधासि मे॥
English: I have with great care described the secret habitation of that intelligent one; about his excellent mode of life I do not dare speak anything more. Thinking well of this do you without any loss of time what you think proper, foremost of Kurus, if you have any faith in my words. eveni care
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तत: शारद्वतो वाक्यमित्युवाच कृपस्तदा। युक्तं प्राप्तं च वृद्धेन पाण्डवान् प्रति भाषितम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thereupon Sharadvata's son Kripa said the following words: “What the aged Bhishma has said about the Pandavas is reasonable and suited to the occasion.
Sanskrit: धर्मार्थसहितं श्लक्ष्णं तत्त्वतश्च सहेतुकम्। तत्रानुरूपं भीष्मेण ममाप्यत्र गिरं शृणु।॥
English: Consistent with Dharma and Artha, praise worthy, reasonable, truthful and is worthy of him. Hear my words on this.
Sanskrit: तेषां चैव गतिस्तीर्थैर्वासश्चैषां प्रचिन्त्यताम्। नीतिर्विधीयतां चापि साम्प्रतं या हिता भवेत्॥
English: It is proper for you to find out the way they have followed and their whereabouts through spies and adopt what may conduce to your well-being.
Sanskrit: नावज्ञेयो रिपुस्तात प्राकृतोऽपि बुभूषता। किं पुनः पाण्डवास्तात सर्वास्त्रकुशला रणे॥
English: O my child, one seeking his welfare should not disregard an enemy, even if he be an ordinary man, what to speak of the Pandavas, well-versed in forms of warfare.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् सत्रं प्रविष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु। गूढभावेषु छन्नेषु काले चोदयमागते॥ स्वराष्ट्र परराष्ट्रे च ज्ञातव्यं बलमात्मनः। उदयः पाण्डवानां च प्राप्ते काले न संशयः॥
English: When the time for the return of the highsoul Pandavas comes, who are now passing their days in close disguise in woods you should gauge your own strength in your own kingdom and in those of other kings. Forsooth, the time of the return of the Pandavas is near at hand.
Sanskrit: निवृत्तसमयाः पार्था महात्मानो महाबलाः। महोत्साहा भविष्यन्ति पाण्डवा ह्यमितौजसः॥
English: When the time of their exile shall be over, the high-minded and the greatly powerful son of Pritha, of incomparable prowess, shall be brimful with energy.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् बलं च कोषश्च नीतिश्चापि विधीयताम्। यथा कालोदये प्राप्ते सम्यक् तैः संदधामहे॥
English: Therefore (replenish) your treasury and (increase) your forces; and take recourse to a sound policy to conclude an advantageous treaty with them, when the proper time of their return comes.
Sanskrit: तात बुद्ध्यापि तत् सर्वं बुध्यस्व बलमात्मनः। नियतं सर्वमित्रेषु बलवत्स्वबलेषु च॥
English: Knowing all this, determine your own strength, O my child, with respect to your allies, weak and powerful.
Sanskrit: उच्चावचं बलं ज्ञात्वा मध्यस्थं चापि भारत। प्रहृष्टमप्रहृष्टं च संदधाम तथा परैः॥
English: Determining the efficiency, weakness or indifference of your forces, as well as who amongst them are satisfied and dissatisfied we should enter into fight with our enemies or form a treaty.
Sanskrit: साम्ना दानेन भेदेन दण्डेन बलिकर्मणा। न्यायेनाक्रम्य च परान् बलाच्चानभ्य दुर्बलान्॥ सान्त्वयित्वा तु मित्राणि बलं चाभाष्यतां सुखम्। सुकोषबलसंवृद्धः सम्यक् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: Resorting to the expedients of conciliation, disunion, chastisement, bribery, presents and fair conduct attack your-enemies and vanquish the weak by strength and reconcile the allies and soldiers by sweet speeches. When you shall be able to reinforce your army and replenish your treasury success shall be yours.
Sanskrit: योत्स्यसे चापि बलिभिररिभिः प्रत्युपस्थितैः। अन्यस्त्वं पाण्डवैर्वापि हीनैः स्वबलवाहनैः
English: You shall then be able to fight with the powerful enemies who will come-what of Pandavas, weak in soldiers and animals.
Sanskrit: एवं सर्वं विनिश्चित्य व्यवसायं स्वधर्मतः। यथाकालं मनुष्येन्द्र चिरं सुखमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: Having determined all these expedients according to the practice of your order, you shall, O king of men, acquire lasting happiness in due time.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ राजा त्रिगर्तानां सुशर्मा रथयूथपः। प्राप्तकालमिदं वाक्यमुवाच त्वरितो बली॥ असकृनिकृताः पूर्वं मत्स्यशाल्वेयकैः प्रभो। सूतेनैव च मत्स्यस्य कीचकेन पुनः पुनः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Vanquished repeatedly by the Matsya king's charioteer, Kichaka, backed by other Matsya's, the powerful king of Trigartas, Susharma, owning many cars, gave vent to the following words at the opportune moment.
Sanskrit: बाधितो बन्धुभिः सार्धं बलाद् बलवता विभो। स कर्णमभ्युदीक्ष्याथ दुर्योधनमभाषत॥
English: O King of the powerful, being forcibly defeated along with his relatives, he, looking askance at Karna, said to Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: असकृन्मत्स्यराज्ञा मे राष्ट्र बाधितमोजसा। प्रणेता कीचकस्तस्य बलवानभवत् पुरा॥
English: My kingdom has been again and again forcibly invaded by the king of Matsya's. Formerly the mighty Kichaka was his general.
Sanskrit: क्रूरोऽमर्षी स दुष्टात्मा भुवि प्रख्यातविक्रमः। निहतः स तु गन्धर्वैः पापकर्मा नृशंसवान्॥
English: Crooked, wrathful, wicked-minded, having his powers kuown all over the world, that crucl and vicious one has been slain by the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विनिहते राजा हतदर्पो निराश्रयः। भविष्यति निरुत्साहो विराट इति मे पतिः॥
English: He being slain, the king Virata, me-thinks, shorn of pride an refugc, will lose energy.
Sanskrit: तत्र यात्रा मम मता यदि ते रोचतेऽनघ। कौरवाणां च सर्वेषां कर्णस्य च महात्मनः॥
English: I think, O sinless one, we should go there, if it pleases you as well as all the Kauravas and the high-souled Karna.
Sanskrit: एतत् प्राप्तमहं मन्ये कार्यमात्ययिकं हि नः। राष्ट्रं तस्याभियास्यामो बहुधान्यसमाकुलम्॥
English: I consider, this accident, which has occurred, as favorable to us. Let us all go to his kingdom abounding in corn.
Sanskrit: आददामोऽस्य रत्नानि विविधानि वसूनि च। ग्रामान राष्ट्राणि वा तस्य हरिष्यामो विभागशः॥
English: We will all take his various jewels and wealth and divide amongst ourselves his villages and provinces.
Sanskrit: अथवा गोसहस्राणि शुभानि च बहूनि च। विविधानि हरिष्यामः प्रतिपीड्य पुरं बलात्॥
English: Invading his city by force we shall carry away his thousands of excellent kine of varicus kinds.
Sanskrit: कौरवैः सह संगत्य त्रिगर्तेश्च विशाम्पते। गास्तस्यापहरामोऽद्य सर्वेश्चैव सुसंहताः॥
English: O emperor, uniting the Kaurava army with Trigarta, we will today carry away his collections of kine with all.
Sanskrit: निबनीमोऽस्य पौरुषम्। हत्वा चास्य चमूं कृत्स्नां वशमेवानयामहे॥
English: Arranging our army we shall destroy his manliness; or completely destroying his army we shall bring him under our subjection.
Sanskrit: तं वशे न्यायतः कृत्वा सुखं वत्स्यामहे वयम्। भवतां बलवृद्धिश्च भविष्यति न संशयः॥
English: Having brought him under our control by lawful means we shall live happily in our kingdom and undoubtedly your power shall increase.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कर्णो राजानमब्रवीत्। सूक्तं सुशर्मणा वाक्यं प्राप्तकालं हितं च नः॥ संविभागेन कृत्वा तु
English: Hearing those words Karna said to the king Susharman has spoken well; it is a good opportunity and is likely to be beneficial to us.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् क्षिप्रं विनिर्यामो योजयित्वा वरूथिनीम्। विभज्य चाप्यनीकानि यथा वा मन्यसेऽनघ॥
English: If you like, O sinless one, we shall speedily issue out by collecting our forces and arranging them in divisions.
Sanskrit: प्राज्ञो वा कुरुवृद्धोऽयं सर्वेषां नः पितामहः। आचार्यश्च यथा द्रोणः कृपः शारद्वतस्तथा। मन्यन्ते ते यथा सर्वे तथा यात्रा विधीयताम्॥
English: Or so arrange the expedition, as is liked by Sharadvata's son Kripa, the preceptor Drona and the wise and the aged grand-father of the Kurus; O king of the earth, consulting with each other we shall speedily start to gainour end.
Sanskrit: सम्मन्त्र्य चाशु गच्छामः साधनार्थं महीपतेः। किं च नः पाण्डवैः कार्यं हीनार्थबलपौरुषैः॥
English: What business have we with the Pandavas who have been shorn of wealth, army and manliness. They have either gone away for good or repaired to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: अत्यन्तं वा प्रणष्टास्ते प्राप्ता वापि यमक्षयम्। यामो राजन् निरुद्विग्ना विराटनगरं वयम्। आदास्यामो हि गास्तस्य विविधानि वसूनि च॥
English: Shorn of anxiety, O king, we will repair to the city of Virata and bring his kine and diverse wealth.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो दुर्योधनो राजा वाक्यमादाय तस्य तत्। वैकर्तनस्य कर्णस्य क्षिप्रमाज्ञापयत् स्वयम्॥ शासने नित्यसंयुक्तं दुःशासनमनन्तरम्। सह वृद्धस्तु सम्मन्त्र्य क्षिप्रं योजय वाहिनीम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thereupon accepting the words of Karna, the son of Vikartana, the king Duryodhana, himself speedily commanded Dushasana, born immediately after him, and always obeying his behest: “Consulting with our elders, arrange our army without any delay."
Sanskrit: ते यथोद्देशं च गच्छामः सहितास्तत्र कौरवैः। सुशर्मा च यथोद्दिष्टं देशं यातु महारथः।
English: We, with all the Kauravas will go to the place, appointed. Let the mighty car-warrior Susharma also go as commanded.
Sanskrit: त्रिगर्तेः सहितो राजा समग्रबलवानहः॥ प्रागेव हि सुसंवीतो मत्स्यस्य विषयं प्रति।
English: Accompanied by Trigartas and the entire army and conveyances to the kingdom of Matsya concealing his intention.
Sanskrit: जघन्यतो वयं तत्र यास्यामो दिवसान्तरे! विषयं मत्स्यराजस्य सुसमृद्धं सुसंहताः॥
English: Following them, we will start the next day, well-prepared, for the prosperous territory of the king of Matsya's.
Sanskrit: यान्तु सहितास्तत्र विराटनगरं प्रति। क्षिप्रं गोपान् समासाद्य गृह्णन्तु विपुलं धनम्॥
English: Let them with (Trigarta) go to the city of Virata and securing speedily his kine, let them take his immense wealth.
Sanskrit: गवां शतसहस्राणि श्रीमन्ति गुणवन्ति च। वयमप्यनुगृहीमो द्विधा कृत्वा वरूथिनीम्॥
English: Going there in two detachments we will also take his thousand excellent kine endued with all qualities.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ते स्म गत्वा यथोद्दिष्टां दिशं वह्वेर्महीपते। संनद्धा रथिनः सर्वे सपदाता बलोत्कटाः॥ प्रति वैरं चिकीर्षन्तो गोषु गृद्धा महाबलाः। आदातुं गा: सुशर्माथ कृष्णपक्षस्य सप्तमीम्॥ अपरे दिवसे सर्वे राजन् सम्भूय कौरवाः। अष्टम्यां ते न्यगृह्णन्त गोकुलानि सहस्रशः॥
English: king, those heroes, Trigartas, accompanied by their terribly powerful infantry, proceeded towards the south east। wishing to fight with Virata in order to take possession of his kine. Susharma also started on the dark half of the month. Then on the day following the Kauravas, accompanied by their army, began to seize kine by thousands.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तेषां महाराज तत्रैवामिततेजसाम्। छद्मलिङ्गप्रविष्टानां पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्॥ व्यतीतः समयः सम्यग् वसतां वै पुरोत्तमे। कुर्वतां तस्य कर्माणि विराटस्य महीपतेः। :॥
English: Vaishampayana said O great king, entering the service of the king Virata and living in that excellent city, the high-souled Pandavas of immeasurable prowess, passed the promised period in disguise, without being detected.
Sanskrit: कीचके तु हते राजा विराटः परवीरहा। परां सम्भावनां चक्रे कुन्तीपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे॥
English: After the death of Kichaka, the powerful king Virata, the slayer of hostile heroes, began to form great expectations of the sons of Kunti.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्रयोदशस्यान्ते तस्य वर्षस्य भारत। सुशर्मणा गृहीतं तद् गोधनं तरसा बहु॥
English: Thereupon, O descendant of Bharata, after the expiration of the thirteenth year, Susharma by force seized many of his kine.
Sanskrit: ततो जवेन महता गोपः पुरमथाव्रजत्। स दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यराजं च रथात् प्रस्कन्ध कुण्डली॥५। शूरैः परिवृतं योधैः कुण्डलाङ्गदधारिभिः। संवृतं मन्त्रिभिः सार्धं पाण्डवैस्च महात्मभिः॥
English: Then a herdsman came with great speed to the city; coming down from the car and seeing the king of Matsya with ear-rings, consulting with his counsellors, the high-souled Pandavas and surrounded by heroes and warriors, adorned with ear-rings and bracelets,
Sanskrit: तं सभायां महाराजमासीनं राष्ट्रवर्धनम्। सोऽब्रवीदुपसंगम्य विराटं प्रणतस्तदा॥
English: And approaching the great king Virata, the enhancer of kingdom, seated in the court, he, with humility, said.
Sanskrit: अस्मान् युधि विनिर्जित्य परिभूय सबान्धवान्। गवां शतसहस्राणि त्रिगर्ताः कालयन्ति ते॥
English: Vanquishing and humiliating us with our relatives in battle, the Trigartas are taking away thousands of your kine.'
Sanskrit: तान् परीप्सस्व राजेन्द्र मा नेशुः पशवस्तव। तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतिः सेनां मत्स्यानां समयोजयत्।।९।
English: O king of kings, "rescue them speedily so that they may not be lost.” Hearing his words the king collected his Matsya, army.
Sanskrit: रथनागाश्वकलिलां पत्तिध्वजसमाकुलाम्। राजानो राजपुत्राश्च तनुत्राण्यथ भेजिरे॥
English: Consisting of cars, elephants, horses, infantry and pennons. The kings and princes put on their respective armours.
Sanskrit: भानुमन्ति विचित्राणि शूरसेव्यानि भागशः। सवज्रायसग तु कवचं तत्र काञ्चनम्॥ विराटस्य प्रियो भ्राता शतानीकोऽभ्यहारयत्। सर्वपारसवं वर्म कल्याणपटलं दृढम्॥ शतानीकादवरजो मदिराक्षोऽभ्यहारयत्। शतसूर्यं शतावर्ती शतबिन्दु शताक्षिमत्॥ अभेद्यकल्पं मत्स्यानां राजा कवचमाहरत्। उत्सेधे यस्य पद्मानि शतं सौगन्धिकानि च॥ सुवर्णपृष्ठं सूर्याभं सूर्यदत्तोऽभ्यहारयत्। दृढमायसगर्भं च श्वेतं वर्म शताक्षिमत्॥ विराटस्य सुतो ज्येष्ठो वीरः शङ्खोऽभ्यहारयत्। शतशश्च तनुत्राणि यथास्वं ते महारथाः॥ योत्स्यमाना अनह्यन्त देवरूपाः प्रहारिणः। सूपस्करेषु शुभ्रेषु महत्सु च महारथाः॥
English: Brilliant, variegated and worthy of being worn by heroes according to their respective divisions. Virata's beloved brother Shatanika put on an armour made of adamant and adorned with gold. Madiraksha, next born to Shatanika, put on a strong armour plaited with gold and capable of withstanding every weapon. The armour, which the king of Matsya's himself wore, invincible, adorned with a hundred suns, a hundred was circles, a hundred spots, and a hundred eyes. The armour, that Suryadatta put on, was radiant like the sun, plaited with gold and broad like a hundred fragrant lotuses. The one, that Virata's eldest son Sankasha put on, was invulnerable, inade of burnished steel and adorned with a hundred golden eyes. In this way hundreds of god-like and powerful heroes, mighty carwarriors, adorned with weapons, put on their coats of mail.
Sanskrit: पृथक् काञ्चनसंनाहान् रथेष्वश्वानयोजयन्। सूर्यचन्द्रप्रतीकाशे रथे दिव्ये हिरण्मये॥ महानुभावो मत्स्यस्य ध्वज उच्छिश्रिये तदा। अथान्यान् विविधाकारान् ध्वजान् हेमपरिष्कृतान्।।१९ यथास्वं क्षत्रियाः शूरा रथेषु समयोजयन्। अथ मत्स्योऽब्रवीद् राजा शतानीकं जघन्यजम्॥
English: Then they yoked to their excellent white cars, horses, equipped in mail. Matsya's glorious standard was hoisted on his beautiful car decked with gold and resembling the sun or moon in lustre. Other Kshatriya heroes too hoisted on their own cars golden flags of various forms and contrivances. Then the king of Matsya said to his younger brother Shatanika.
Sanskrit: कङ्कबल्लवगोपाला जामग्रन्थिश्च वीर्यवान्। युद्ध्येयुरिति मे बुद्धिवर्तते नात्र संशयः॥
English: There is no doubt Kanka, Ballava, Tantipala and the greatly energetic Damagranthi will fight.
Sanskrit: एतेषामपि दीयन्तां रथा ध्वजपताकनः। कवचानि च चित्राणि दृढानि च मृदूनि च॥
English: Give them cars adorned with flags and pennons, and variegated armours, invulnerable, and easy to wear.
Sanskrit: प्रतिमुढान्तु गात्रेषु दीयन्तामायुधानि च। वीराङ्गरूपाः पुरुषा नागराजकरोपमाः॥
English: Let them put on these on their persons; give them also weapons. That persons thus assuming heroic forms and resembling arms of elephant chiefs,
Sanskrit: नेमे जातु न युध्येरन्निति मे धीयते मतिः। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु नृपतेर्वाक्यं त्वरितमानसः।
English: Cannot fight, I can not lead myself to believe.” Hearing those words of the king, who was anxiously hurrying on,
Sanskrit: शतानीकस्तु पार्थेभ्यो स्थान् राजन् समादिशत्॥ सहदेवाय राज्ञे च भीमाय नकुलाय च।
English: O king, Shatanika, ordered chariots for the sons of Pritha-Sahadeva, the king Bhima and Nakula.
Sanskrit: तान् प्रहृष्टांस्तत: सूता राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः॥ निर्दिष्टा नरदेवेन रथाञ्छीघ्रमयोजयन्।
English: Then those charioteers, delightedly having the devotion to the king always before them, speedily got the cars ready as commanded by the king.
Sanskrit: कवचानि विचित्राणि मृदूनि च दृढानि च।॥ विराटः प्रादिशद् यानि तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्। तान्यामुच्य शरीरेषु दंशितास्ते परंतपाः॥ रथान् हयैः सुसम्पन्नानास्थाय च नरोत्तमाः।
English: Those slayers of foes then put on their persons those strong, easy and variegated armours which the king Virata had ordered for (those heroes) of unwearied actions. Then ascending cars drawn by good horses, those best of men,
Sanskrit: निर्ययुर्मुदिताः पार्थाः शत्रुसंघावमर्दिनः॥ तरस्विनश्छन्नरूपाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः। रथान् हेमपरिच्छन्नानास्थाय च महारथाः॥ विराटमन्वयुः पार्थाः सहिताः कुरुपुङ्गवाः। चत्वारो भ्रातरः शूराः पाण्डवाः सत्यविक्रमाः॥ भीमाश्च मत्तमातङ्गा प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः। क्षरन्तश्चैव नागेन्द्राः सुदन्ताः षष्टिहायनाः॥ स्वारूढा युद्धकुशलैः शिक्षिता हस्तिसादिभिः। राजानमन्वयुः पश्चाच्चलन्त इव पर्वताः॥ विशारदानां मुख्यानां हृष्टानां चारुजीविनाम्। अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि दश नागशतानि च॥ षष्टिश्चाश्वसहस्राणि मत्स्यानामभिनिर्ययुः।
English: The repressors of hostile army, the sons of Pritha, delightedly issued out. Those mighty car-warriors, the four heroic brothers, the Pandavas, of unfailing prowess, living in disguise, endue with celerity of movements and all well-skilled in the art of war, the sons of Pritha, ascending golden cars, those foi most of Kurus, followed Virata. Dreadful and infuriated elephants, sixty years old with beautiful tusks and rent temples and temporal juice trickling down, appearing like clouds pouring rain, driven by trained and skilled heroes, followed the king like so many moving hills. The leading heroes of Matsya who delightedly followed the king had eight thousand cars, a thousand elephants and sixty thousand horses.
Sanskrit: तदनीकं विराटस्य शुशुभे भरतर्षभ॥ सम्प्रयातं तदा राजन् निरीक्षन्तं गवां पदम्।
English: O foremost of the Bharatas, that army of Virata, issuing out marking the foot-prints of the kine, looked beautiful.
Sanskrit: तद् बलाग्यं विराटस्य सम्प्रस्थितमशोभत। दृढायुधजनाकीर्णं गजाश्वरथसंकुलम्॥
English: While marching, that best of armies, belonging to Virata, filled with soldiers armed with strong weapons, abounding in elephants, horses and cars, looked really splendid.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तमसाभिप्लुते लोके रजसा चैव भारत। अतिष्ठन् वै मुहूर्तं तु व्यूढानीका: प्रहारिणः॥
English: Vaishampayana said O descendant of Bharata, the whole world being enshrouded in dust and natural darkness, the soldiers of both sides, without breaking the battle array, stopped for some time.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्धकारं प्रणुदन्नुदतिष्ठत चन्द्रमाः। कुर्वाणो विमलां रात्रि नन्दयन् क्षत्रियान् युधि॥
English: Then dispelling the darkness the moon rose, making the night clear and gladdening the Kshatriyas in the battle field.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रकाशमासाद्य पुनर्युद्धमवर्तत। घोररूपं ततस्ते स्म नावैक्षन्त परस्परम्॥
English: When every thing came in view, the battle began again; and it became so dreadful that they could not see each other.
Sanskrit: ततः सुशर्मा त्रैगर्तः सह भ्रात्रा यवीयसा। अभ्यद्रवन्मत्स्यराजं रथवातेन सर्वशः॥
English: Then Susharma, the king of Trigartas, with his younger brother and surrounded by his cars, encountered the king of Matsya.
Sanskrit: ततो रथाभ्यां प्रस्कन्ध भ्रातरौ क्षत्रियर्षभौ। गदापाणी सुसंरब्धौ समभ्यद्रवतां रथान्॥
English: Then descending from their chariots, those two brothers, the foremost of Kshatriyas, worked up with anger, with mace in hands, rushed towards (the enemy's) cars.