pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: हस्तेन ममृजे चैव ललाटं परवीरहा। भूयश्च त्वरितः क्रुद्धः सहसोत्थातुमैच्छत॥
English: That slayer of hostile heroes rubbed his forehead with his hand and incensed with ire desired many times to rise up in haste.
Sanskrit: अथावमृद्गादङ्गुष्ठमङ्गुष्ठेन युधिष्ठिरः। प्रबोधनभयाद् राजा भीमं तं प्रत्यषेधयत्॥
English: The king Yudhishthira, apprehending discovery, pressed his thumb with his own and commanded Bhima to desist.
Sanskrit: तं मत्तमिव मातङ्गं वीक्षमाणं वनस्पतिम्। स तमावारयामास भीमसेनं युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Yudhishthira forbade Bhimasena who looked like an infuriated elephant beholding a large tree.
Sanskrit: आलोकयसि किं वृक्षं सूद दारुकृतेन वै। यदि ते दारुभिः कृत्यं बहिर्वक्षान्निगृह्यताम्॥
English: O cook, do you behold trees for fuel? If you are in need of faggots better gather them up from the trees abroad.
Sanskrit: सा सभाद्वारमासाद्य रुदती मत्स्यमब्रवीत्। अवेक्षमाणा सुश्रोणी पतीस्तान् दीनचेतसः॥ आकारमभिरक्षन्ती प्रतिज्ञाधर्मसंहिता। दह्यमानेव रौद्रेण चक्षुषा दुपदात्मजा॥
English: The weeping daughter of Draupadi, endowed with excellent hips, approaching the entrance of the court and beholding her lords of melancholy mood, tenacious in keeping up the disguise observing the pledge they had already sworn, burning with flashing eyes, spoke to the king of the Matsya's.
Sanskrit: येषां वैरी न स्वपिति षष्ठेऽपि विषये वसन्। तेषां मां मानिनीं भार्यां सूतपुत्रः पदावधीत्॥
English: The son of a Suta has kicked me the honored spouse of those whose enemies can never sleep even if they reside in regions of anchorites (what to speak of their living in a country of their own).
Sanskrit: ये दधुर्न च याचेयुर्ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यवादिनः। तेषां मां मानिनी भार्यां सूतपुत्रः पदावधीत्॥
English: The son of a Suta has kicked me, the respected consort of those who are truthful, devoted to Brahmans and used to give away without asking any thing in gift.
Sanskrit: येषां दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषो ज्याघोषः श्रूयतेऽनिशम्। तेषां मां मानिनीं भार्यां सूतपुत्रः पदावधीत्॥
English: The son of a Suta has kicked me the beloved wife of those, the sounds of whose drums and twangs of whose bow are constantly heard.
Sanskrit: ये च तेजस्विनी दान्ता बलवन्तोऽतिमानिनः। तेषां मां मानिनीं भार्यां सूतपुत्रः पदावधीत्॥
English: The son of a Suta has kicked me the respected wife of those who are endowed with energy, and power of self-control, and who are exceedingly mighty and highly dignified.
Sanskrit: सर्वलोकमिमं हन्युर्धर्मपाशसितास्तु ये। तेषां मां मानिनीं भार्यां सूतपुत्रः पदावधीत्॥
English: The son of a Suta has kicked me the honored wife of those who, if they had not been tied down by duty, could destroy the whole of this world.
Sanskrit: शरणं ये प्रपन्नानां भवन्ति शरणार्थिनाम्। चरन्ति लोके प्रच्छन्नाः क्व नु तेऽद्य महारथाः॥
English: Alas where do those mighty warriors ramble in disguise today who grant refuge to those that come to solicit it.
Sanskrit: कथं ते सूतपुत्रेण वध्यमानां प्रियां सतोम्। मर्षयन्ति यथा क्लीबा बलवन्तोऽमितौजसः॥
English: How do these inighty personages of exceeding energy quietly suffer, like eunuchs, their beloved and chaste wife to be thus outraged by the son of a Suta?
Sanskrit: क्व नु तेषाममर्षश्च वीर्य तेजश्च वर्तते। न परीप्सन्ति ये भार्यां वध्यमानां दुरात्मना॥
English: Ah, where is their wrath, the prowess and the energy when they cannot protect their wife from being thus insulted by a wretch.
Sanskrit: मयात्र शक्यं किं कर्तुं विराटे धर्मदूषके। यः पश्यन् मां मर्षयति वध्यमानामनागसम्॥
English: What can I do in the city of Virata, the defiler of virtue, who coolly allows my innocent self thus to be insulted although he sees it (with his own eyes).
Sanskrit: न राजा राजवत् किंचित् समाचरति कीचके। दस्यूनामिव धर्मस्ते न हि संसदि शोभते॥
English: The king does not act like a king in the slightest degree towards Kichaka. O king, your conduct is like that of a robber and does not become the royal court.
Sanskrit: नाहमेतेन युक्तं वै हन्तुं मत्स्य तवान्तिके। सभासदोऽत्र पश्यन्तु कीचकस्य व्यतिक्रमम्॥
English: O Matsya, it is highly unbecoming that I should thus be outraged by this villain in the very presence of yours. Let all the courtiers mark this laxity on the part of Kichaka.
Sanskrit: कीचको न च धर्मज्ञो न च मत्स्यः कथंचन। सभासदोऽप्यधर्मज्ञा य एनं पर्युपासते।॥
English: Neither Kichaka is virtuous nor ever is Matsya. The courtiers who wait upon the king are also destitute of virtue.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवंविधैर्वचोभिः सा तदा कृष्णाश्रुलोचना। उपलाभत राजानं मत्स्यानां वरवर्णिनी॥
English: Vaishampayana said With words like these the graceful Krishna, with eyes teeming with tears, rebuked the king of the Matsya.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच परोक्षं नाभिजानामि विग्रहं युवयोरहम्। अर्थतत्त्वमविज्ञाय किं नु स्यात् कौशलं मम॥
English: Virata said I do not know anything of your quarrel that happened out of our light. How can there be any justice on that score unless I go through the true version of the case.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तु सभ्या विज्ञाय कृष्णां भूयोऽभ्यपूजयन्। साधु साध्विति चाप्याहुः कीचकं च व्यगर्हयन्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then the courtiers, hearing everything, praised Krishna and repeatedly exclaimed “well done well done,” and reproached Kichaka.
Sanskrit: सभ्या ऊचुः यस्येयं चारुसर्वाङ्गी भार्या स्यादायतेक्षणा। परो लाभस्तु तस्य स्यान्न च शोचेत् कथंचन॥
English: The Courtiers said Surely the man, who has this lady of expansive eyes and of all-graceful limbs for his wife, possesses every thing that is valuable and shall on.no occasion have to indulge in grief.
Sanskrit: न हीदृशी मनुष्येषु सुलभा वरवर्णिनी। नारी सर्वानवद्याङ्गी देवीं मन्यामहे वयम्॥
English: Surely such a lady, of exceeding grace an perfectly faultless limbs, is hardly to be found among men. Indeed she seems in all wise to be a goddess to us.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं सम्पूजयन्तस्ते कृष्णां प्रेक्ष्य सभासदः। युधिष्ठिरस्य कोपात् तु ललाटे स्वेद आगमत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said While the courtiers, seeing Krishna, were praising her in this way, there came from ire the drops of perspiration on the forehead of Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीद् राजपुत्री कौरव्यो महिषीं प्रियाम्। गच्छ सैरन्ध्र मात्र स्थाः सुदेष्णाया निवेशनम्॥
English: Then the chief of the Kurus addressed the princess, his beloved consort, saying "O Sairandhri, do not stay here, go to the apartment of Sudeshna.
Sanskrit: भर्तारमनुरुन्धन्त्यः क्लिश्यन्ते वीरपत्नयः। शुश्रूषया क्लिश्यमानाः पतिलोकं जयन्त्युत॥
English: The wives of heroes endure pain for the sake of their husbands; but undergoing trouble in waiting upon their lords they at last go to the regions where their husbands depart.
Sanskrit: मन्ये न कालं क्रोधस्य पश्यन्ति पतयस्तव। तेन त्वां नाभिधावन्ति गन्धर्वाः सूर्यवर्चसः॥
English: Me-seems your Gandharva husbands of sun-like effulgence do not consider this as a befitting opportunity of giving vent to their spleen, and therefore do not run on to your succour.
Sanskrit: अकालज्ञासि सैरन्ध्र शैलूषीव विरोदिषि। विघ्नं करोषि मत्स्यानां दीव्यतां राजसंसदि॥
English: O Sairandhri, you are ignorant of opportunity and therefore weep like an actress; you are causing annoyance in the court of the Matsya's while they are diverting themselves with gaming.
Sanskrit: गच्छ सैरन्ध्र गन्धर्वाः करिष्यन्ति तव प्रियम्। व्यपनेष्यन्ति ते दुःखं येन ते विप्रियं कृतम्॥
English: Retire, O Sairandhri, the Gandharvas will do what is agreeable to you. They will dispel your sorrow and make away with him who has wronged you.
Sanskrit: सैरभ्युवाच अतीव तेषां घृणिनामर्थेऽहं धर्मचारिणी। तस्य तस्यैव ते वध्या येषां ज्येष्ठोऽक्षदेविता॥
English: Sairandhri said I practise piety for their sake who are extremely kind. They, of whom the eldest is addicted to dice, are to be oppressed by all.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त्वा प्राद्रवत् कृष्णा सुदेष्णाया निवेशनम्। केशान् मुक्त्वा च सुश्रोणी संरम्भाल्लोहितेक्षणा।।४६
English: Vaishampayana said Having said this the fair Krishna with loosened hair and eyes reddened with wrath, rushed on towards the apartments of Sudeshna.
Sanskrit: शुशुभे वदनं तस्या रुदत्याः सुचिरं तदा। मेघलेखाविनिर्मुक्तं दिवीव शशिमण्डलम्॥
English: On her having wept so long her countenance appeared like the lunar disc in the sky freed from the clouds.
Sanskrit: सुदेष्णोवाच कस्त्वावधीद् वरारोहे कस्माद् रोदिषि शोभने। कस्याद्य न सुखं भद्रे केन ते विप्रियं कृतम्॥
English: Sudeshana said O beautiful one of excellent hips, who has slighted you, why do you weep. O gentle one, whose happiness will come to an end this day? Who has done wrong to you?
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच कीचको मावधीत् तत्र सुराहारीं गतां तवा सभायां पश्यतो राज्ञो यथैव विजने वने॥
English: Draupadi said As I went to fetch wine for you Kichaka struck me in the court in the very presence of the king as if in the midst of a lonely forest.
Sanskrit: सुदेष्णोवाच घातयामि सुकेशान्ते कीचकं यदि मन्यसे। योऽसौ त्वां कामसम्मत्तो दुर्लभामवमन्यते॥
English: Sudeshana said 50. O you of tresses with curly ends, if it be your will, I shall cause Kichaka to be slain, who maddened with lust, has insulted you utterly incapable of being won by him.
Sanskrit: सैन्ध्युवाच अन्ये चैनं वधिष्यन्ति येषामागः करोति सः। मन्ये चैवाद्य सुव्यक्तं यमलोकं गमिष्यति॥
English: Sairandhri said Others whom he has wronged will slay him; I think he will certainly go this very day to the region of Yama (Death).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच सा हता सूतपुत्रेण राजपत्नी यशस्विनी। वधं कृष्णा परीप्सन्ती सेनावाहस्य भामिनी।।।।
English: Vaishampayana said Thus outraged by the Suta's son that illustrious princess Krishna of exceeding beauty, brooding over the destruction of the leader of Virata's forces, repaired to her own apartments.
Sanskrit: जगामावासमेवाथ सा तदा द्रुपदात्मजा। कृत्वा शौचं यथान्यायं कृष्णा सा तनुमध्यमा।॥ गात्राणि वाससी चैव प्रक्षाल्य सलिलेन सा। चिन्तयामास रुदती तस्य दुःखस्य निर्णयम्॥
English: Having duly washed her body and clothes with water the slender-waisted Krishna, the daughter of Drupada, began to ponder weepingly on the means of discarding her grief.
Sanskrit: किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि कथं कार्यं भवेन्मम। इत्येवं चिन्तयित्वा सा भीमं वै मनसागमत्॥
English: What shall I do? Whither shall I go? How can my desire be accomplished? while she was thinking thus she thought of Bhima.
Sanskrit: नान्यः कर्ता ऋते भीमान्ममाद्य मनसः प्रियम्। तत उत्थाय रात्रौ सा विहाय शयनं स्वकम्॥ प्राद्रवन्नाथमिच्छन्ती कृष्णा नाथवती सती। भवनं भीमसेनस्य क्षिप्रमायतलोचना॥ दुःखेन महता युक्ता मानसेन मनस्विनी।
English: Save and except Bhima there is none else that can do this very day what is agreeable to me. Then afflicted with great woe that largeeyed Krishna of spacious breast and approved chastity, with mighty lords as her protectors, rose up at night, left her own bed and repaired speedily to the abode of Bhimasena, desirous of accosting her lord.
Sanskrit: सैरन्ध्युवाच तस्मिञ्जीवति पापिष्ठे सेनावाहे मम द्विषि॥ तत् कर्म कृतवानद्य कथं निद्रां निषेवसे।
English: Sairandhri said How can you enjoy the sweets of sleep while that foe of mine, the wretched commander of Virata's forces, lives still, having perpetrated that foul deed today?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वाथ तां शालां प्रविवेश मनस्विनी॥ यस्यां भीमस्तथा शेते मृगराज इव श्वसन्।
English: Vaishampayana said Having said this the high-minded Draupadi entered the chamber where Bhima lay asleep snoring like a lion.
Sanskrit: तस्या रूपेण सा शाला भीमस्य च महात्मनः॥ सम्मूर्छितेव कौरव्य प्रजज्वाल च तेजसा। सा वै महानसं प्राप्य भीमसेनं शुचिस्मिता॥ सर्वश्वेतेव माहेयी वने जाता त्रिहायणी।
English: O son of Kuru! Bhima's kitchen got grandeur and glamour as it was illumined with the divine touch of Draupadi's complexion and her presence. Draupadi with her innocent smile, accessed to great Bhima with her entrance in kitchen like (she) her on born in water (gradually access to heron, ox and elephant), parthiva cow of three years age and she elephant.
Sanskrit: उपातिष्ठत पाञ्चाली वासितेव नरर्षभम्॥ सा लतेव महाशालं फुल्लं गोमतितीरजम्।
English: The daughter of Panchala embraced the second son of Pandu even as a creeper embraces a vigorous and huge Sala tree on the banks of the Gomati.
Sanskrit: परिष्वजत पाञ्चाली मध्यमं पाण्डुनन्दनम्॥ बाहुभ्यां परिरभ्यैनं प्राबोधयदनिन्दिता। सिंहं सुप्तं वने दुर्गे मृगराजवधूरिव।॥
English: Having clasped him with her arms that faultless one roused him from his bed just as lioness awakes a sleeping lion in a solitary forest.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनमुपाश्लिष्यद्धस्तिनीव महागजम्। वीणेव मधुरालापा गान्धारं साधु मूर्छती। अभ्यभाषत पाञ्चाली भीमसेनमनिन्दिता॥
English: Having embraced Bhimasena as a sheelephant embraces her mighty mate, that faultless daughter of Panchala, possessed of a voice sweet as the sound of a Vina, sounding out clearly the Gandharva tune addressed Bhimasena thus.
Sanskrit: उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ किं शेषे भीमसेन यथा मृतः। नामृतस्य हि पापीयान् भार्यामालभ्य जीवति॥
English: O Bhimasena, rise up, why do you sleep like a dead one? For a sinful wretch cannot live after insulting the wife of one that is not dead.
Sanskrit: स सम्प्रहाय शयनं राजपुत्र्या प्रबोधितः। उपातिष्ठत मेधाभः पर्यङ्के सोपसंग्रहे॥
English: Being awakened by the princess he, having complexion like that of the clouds, left his bed and sat on the couch furnished with pillows.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीद् राजपुत्री कौरव्यो महिषीं प्रियाम्। केनास्यर्थेन सम्प्राप्ता त्वरितेव ममान्तिकम्॥
English: Then the son of Kunti addressed his beloved consort saying "For what purpose have you come hither so speedily to me?
Sanskrit: न ते प्रकृतिमान् वर्णः कृशा पाण्डुश्च लक्ष्यसे। आचक्ष्व परिशेषेण सर्वं विद्यामहं यथा॥
English: Your complexion seems to have lost its natural hue; you appear lean and pale, tell me all in detail that I may know every thing.
Sanskrit: सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं द्वेष्यं वा यदि वा प्रियम्। यथावत् सर्वमाचक्ष्व श्रुत्वा ज्ञास्यामि यत् क्षमम्।।१९
English: Tell me everything clearly whether it be pleasurable; having heard all I shall do what lies in my power.
Sanskrit: अहमेव हि ते कृष्णा विश्वास्यः सर्वकर्मसु। अहमापत्सु चापि त्वां मोक्षयामि पुनः पुनः॥
English: In all works of yours, O Krishna, I am your confident, for I alone deliver you from danger again and again.
Sanskrit: शीघ्रमुक्त्वा यथाकामं यत् ते कार्यं विवक्षितम्। गच्छ वै शयनायैव पुरा नान्येन बुध्यते॥
English: Telling me quickly what is your wish and what you purpose to do, repair to your bed before others are up.
Sanskrit: द्रौपयुवाच इदं तु ते महद् दुःखं यत् प्रवक्ष्यामि भारत। न मेऽभ्यसूया कर्तव्या दुःखादेतद् ब्रवीम्यहम्॥
English: Draupadi said O Bharata, what I am going to tell you now is another great grief of mine; you should not get angry with me, as I tell you this out of a sheer sadness of heart.
Sanskrit: सूदकर्मणि हीने त्वमसमे भरतर्षभ। ब्रुवन् बल्लवजातीयः कस्य शोकं न वर्धयेः॥
English: Who is there whose grief is not enhanced seeing you employed in the abominable service of a cook, entirely unbecoming of you, and calling yourself as belonging to the sect of Ballava.
Sanskrit: सूपकारं विराटस्य बल्लवं त्वां विदुर्जनाः। प्रेष्यत्वं समनुप्राप्त ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्॥ यदा महानसे सिद्धे विराटमुपतिष्ठसि। ब्रुवाणो बल्लव: सूदस्तदा सीदति मे मनः॥
English: What can be more distressful than this that people should know you as Virata's cook Ballava by name and fallen into servitude. When you wait on the king Virata calling yourself as Ballava the cook after getting through the work of the kitchen, then my very niind sinks into despair.
Sanskrit: यदा प्रहृष्टः सम्राट् त्वां संयोधयति कुवारैः। हसन्त्यन्तःपुरे नार्यो मम तूद्विजते मनः॥
English: When the monarch in joy makes you fight with elephants and the women of his seraglio laugh my mind totally sinks in sorrow.
Sanskrit: शार्दूलैर्महिषैः सिंहैरागारे योध्यसे यदा। कैकेय्याः प्रेक्षमाणायास्तदा मे कश्मलं भवेत्॥
English: When you fought with lions, tigers and buffaloes in the inner apartment of the palace in the occular presence of Kaikayi then the faint came over me.
Sanskrit: तत उत्थाय कैकेयी सर्वास्ताः प्रत्यभाषत। प्रेष्याः समुत्थिताश्चापि कैकेयीं ताः स्त्रियोऽब्रुवन्॥ प्रेक्ष्य मामनवद्यागी कश्मलोपहतामिव। स्नेहात् संवासजाद् धर्मात् सूदमेषा शुचिस्मिता॥ योद्ध्यमानं महावीर्यमियं समनुशोचति। कल्याणरूपा सैरन्ध्री बल्लवश्चापि सुन्दरः॥ स्त्रीणां चित्तं च दुर्जेयं युक्तरूपौ च मे मतौ। सैरन्ध्री प्रियसंवासान्नित्यं करुणवादिनी॥ अस्मिन् राजकुले चेमौ तुल्यकालनिवासिनौ। इति ब्रुवाणा वाक्यानि सा मां नित्यमतर्जयत्॥
English: Then rising from her seat along with her maids who also rose up with her, Kaikayi beholding me with limbs uninjured and only overtaken by swoon, addressed them saying "surely it is from the affection originated by living together that this lady of beautiful smile grieves for the cook, seeing him fighting with beasts of exceeding strength. Sairandhri is one of exceeding beauty and Ballava is handsome too, the heart of woman is so hard to know; and me-thinks they both are deserving of each other. Sairandhri is seen constantly lamenting for the connection with her lover and they both have entered this royal family at the same time.” Speaking such words she always scolds me.
Sanskrit: क्रुध्यन्तीं मां च सम्प्रेक्ष्य समशङ्कत मां त्वयि। तस्यां तथा ब्रुवत्यां तु दुःखं मां महदाविशत्॥
English: Beholding me getting enraged she suspects me to be attached to you which she speaks; thus I am overtaken by great grief.
Sanskrit: त्वय्येवं निरयं प्राप्ते भीमे भीमपराक्रमे। शोके यौधिष्ठिरे मग्ना नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे॥
English: Beholding you, O Bhima of terrible prowess, suffering from being fallen into such a dire calamity and sunk in grief for Yudhishthira I do not intend to live.
Sanskrit: यः सदेवान् मनुष्यांश्च सर्वांश्चैकरथोऽजयत्। सोऽयं राज्ञो विराटस्य कन्यानां नर्तको युवा॥
English: Alas! that youthful one, who on a single car defeated all celestials and men, is now the dancing master of the daughters of the king Virata.
Sanskrit: योऽतर्पयदमेयात्मा खाण्डवे जातवेदसम्। सोऽन्तःपुरगतः पार्थ कूपेऽग्निरिव संवृतः॥
English: That Pritha's son, who with his immeasurable energy gratified the fire-god in the Khandava forest, is now stationed in the seraglio like fire concealed in a well.
Sanskrit: यस्माद् भयममित्राणां सदैव पुरुषर्षभात्। स लोकपरिभूतेन वेषेणास्ते धनंजयः॥
English: That Dhananjaya, from whom, the best of men, enemies had constant dread, is now living in a guise hated by all.
Sanskrit: यस्य ज्याक्षेपकठिनौ बाहू परिघसंनिभौ। स शङ्खपरिपूर्णाभ्यां शोचन्नास्ते धनंजयः॥
English: That Dhananjaya, whose arms are likes inaces of iron and are marked by the strokes of the bow-string, is living in grief with his wrists covered with conch-bracelets.
Sanskrit: यस्य ज्यातलनिर्घोषात् समकम्पन्त शत्रवः। स्त्रियो गीतस्वनं तस्य मुदिताः पर्युपासते॥
English: The singing sound of that one, the sound of whose bow-string caused tremble to his enemies, is now courted by only delightful women.
Sanskrit: किरीटं सूर्यसंकाशं यस्य मूर्धन्यशोभत। वेणीविकृतकेशान्तः सोऽयमद्य धनंजयः॥
English: That Dhananjaya, whose head was decked with a diadem of solar effulgence, is now appearing with braids ending in ugly curls.
Sanskrit: तं वेणीकृतकेशान्तं भीमधन्वानमर्जुनम्। कन्यापरिवृतं दृष्ट्वा भीम सीदति मे मनः॥
English: O Bhima, seeing that mighty wielder of bow, Arjuna, with braids ending in ugly curls and surrounded by damsels, my heart is stricken with distress.
Sanskrit: यस्मिन्नस्त्राणि दिव्यानि समस्तानि महात्मनि। आधारः सर्वविद्यानां स धारयति कुण्डले॥
English: That high-souled one, to whom all the celestials weapons are known, and who is the repository of all the sciences, is now wearing a pair of ear-rings.
Sanskrit: स्प्रष्टुं राजसहस्राणि तेजसाप्रतिमानि वै। समरे नाभ्यवर्तन्त वेलामिव महार्णवः॥ सोऽयं राज्ञो विराटस्य कन्यानां नर्तको युवा। आस्ते वेषप्रतिच्छन्नः कन्यानां परिचारकः॥
English: That youthful one, whom myriads of kings of matchless prowess could not overcome in fight, even as the great ocean cannot overleap its banks, is now the dancing master of the daughters of king Virata and passes his days in disguise as one in the capacity of a servant to them.
Sanskrit: यस्य स्म रथघोषेण समकम्पत मेदिनी। सपर्वतवना भीम सहस्थावरजङ्गमा।॥ यस्मिट्ठाते महाभागे कुन्त्याः शोको व्यनश्यता स शोचयति मामद्य भीमसेन तवानुजः॥
English: O Bhima, that exalted younger brother of yours, the rattling sound of whose car-wheels made the entire earth with all her mountains and forests and with all things mobile and immobile, tremble, and O Bhimasena, who being born, all the grief's of Kunti vanished, now causes me to lament for him.
Sanskrit: भूषितं तमलंकारैः कुण्डलैः परिहाटकैः। कम्बुपाणिनमायान्तं दृष्ट्वा सीदति मे मनः॥
English: Beholding him approaching me adorned with golden ear-rings and other ornaments and with wrists with bracelets of conches, my heart sinks into sorrow.
Sanskrit: यस्य नास्ति समो वीर्ये कश्चिदुर्व्या धनुर्धरः। सोऽद्य कन्यापरिवृतो गायन्नास्ते धनंजयः॥
English: That Dhananjaya, to whom there is no bowman on the entire earth, equal in prowess, is now passing his days in singing surrounded by women.
Sanskrit: धर्मे शौर्ये च सत्ये च जीवलोकस्य सम्मतम्। स्त्रीवेषविकृतं पार्थं दृष्ट्वा सीदति मे मनः॥
English: Beholding that son of Pritha honored to the world for virtue, prowess and truthfulness, now living in the hated guise of a woman, my heart sinks into sorrow.
Sanskrit: यदा ह्येनं परिवृतं कन्याभिर्देवरूपिणम्। प्रभिन्नमिव मातङ्गं परिकीर्णं करेणुभिः॥ मत्स्यमर्थपतिं पार्थं विराटं समुपस्थितम्। पश्यामि तूर्यमध्यस्थं दिशो नश्यन्ति मे तदा॥
English: When I look upon that good-like Partha surrounded by females in this music hall like an elephant of rent temples encircled by sheelephant before Virata, the king of the Matsyas, then all the cardinal points seem to me to have lost their existence.
Sanskrit: नूनमार्या न जानाति कृच्छ्रे प्राप्तं धनंजयम्। अजातशत्रु कौरव्यं मग्नं दुर्दूतदेविनम्॥
English: Surely my mother-in-law does not know Dhananjaya sorely distressed with sorrow; nor does she know the descendant of Kuru, Ajatashatru, addicted to vicious gambling thus sunk in misery.
Sanskrit: तथा दृष्ट्वा यवीयांसं सहदेवं गवां पतिम्। गोषु गोवेषमायान्तं पाण्डुभूतास्मि भारत॥
English: 0 Bharata, beholding Sahadeva, the youngest of you all, in the capacity of a protector of kine and in the guise of a cowherd, I grow pale.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्य वृत्तानि चिन्तयन्ती पुनः पुनः। न निद्रामभिगच्छामि भीमसेन कुतो रतिम्॥
English: Thinking over and over of Sahadeva's office I cannot obtain sleep what to speak of rest?
Sanskrit: न विन्दामि महाबाहो सहदेवस्य दुष्कृतम्। यस्मिन्नेववंविधं दुःखं प्राप्नुयात् सत्यविक्रमः॥
English: 0 mighty-armed one, I know not of Sahadeva's sin for which that one of unfailing prowess suffers thus.
Sanskrit: दूयामि भरतश्रेष्ठ दृष्ट्वा ते भ्रातरं प्रियम्। गोषु गोवृषसंकाशं मत्स्येनाभिनिवेशितम्॥
English: O foremost of the Bharata's beholding the beloved brother of yours, the foremost of men, appointed by the king of the Matsyas in looking after his kine, I feel grieved.
Sanskrit: संरब्धं रक्तनेपथ्यं गोपालानां पुरोगमम्। विराटमभिनन्दन्तमथ मे भवति ज्वरः॥
English: Beholding that hero clad in red garments, busy in gratifying Virata and posing himself at the head of the cowherds, fever comes on me.
Sanskrit: सहदेवं हि मे वीर नित्यमार्या प्रशंसति। महाभिजनसम्पन्नः शीलवान् वृत्तवानिति॥
English: My mother-in-law always speaks of that heroic Sahadeva as one possessed of high reputation, good character and excellent conduct.
Sanskrit: ह्रीनिषेवो मधुरवाकधार्मिकश्च प्रियश्च मे। स तेऽरण्येषु वोढव्यो याज्ञसेनि क्षपास्वपि॥ सुकुमारश्च शूरच राजानं चाप्यनुव्रतः। ज्येष्ठापचायिनं वीरं स्वयं पाज्ञालि भोजये:।३९॥ इत्युवाच हि मां कुन्ती रुदती पुत्रगृद्धिनी। प्रव्रजन्तं महारण्यं तं परिष्वज्य तिष्ठती॥
English: Kunti, greatly attached to her sons, stood weeping with Sahadeva in her arms, while he was starting (with us) for the great forest and addressed me thus-"Sahadeva is bashful, sweet-voiced, virtuous, and very dear to me, therefore, Yajnaseni cheer him up while he feels dejected and tend him in the forest, day and night. He is tender and brave, devoted to the king, heroic and always respectful to his elder brother; O Panchali, feed him yourself."
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा व्यापृतं गोषु वत्सचर्मक्षपाशयम्। सहदेवं युधां श्रेष्ठं किं नु जीवामि पाण्डव।॥
English: Beholding that Sahadeva, the best of warriors, engaged in tending kine and lying on calf skins at night, O Pandava, how can I live?
Sanskrit: यस्त्रिभिनित्यसम्पन्नो रूपेणास्त्रेण मेधया। सोऽश्वबन्धो विराटस्य पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम्॥
English: Again that one, who is gifted with the three attributes of beauty, arms and intellect, is now tending the steed of Virata. Lo! how times change!
Sanskrit: अभ्यकीर्यन्त वृन्दानि दामग्रन्थिमुदीक्ष्य तम्। विनयन्तं जवेनाश्वान् महाराजस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Granthika, at whose presence hostile forces ran away from the field of battle, is now engaged in training horses before the king driving them with speed.