pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यदाश्रौषं विविधांश्चित्रमार्गान् गदायुद्धे मण्डलशश्चरन्तम्। मिथ्या हतं वासुदेवस्य बुद्ध्या तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥
English: I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that while displaying various modes of atiаck and defence in a club-fight, he had been unjustly slain through the counsels of Krishna.
Sanskrit: हतान् पञ्चालान् द्रौपदेयांश्च सुप्तान्। कृतं बीभत्समयशस्यं च कर्म तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥
English: I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that the sons of Drona and others had committed a horrible and infamous deed by killing the Panchalas and the sons of Draupadi in their sleep.
Sanskrit: यदाश्रौषं भीमसेनानुयाते नाश्वत्थाम्ना परमास्त्रं प्रयुक्तम्। क्रुद्धेनैषीकमवधीद्येन गर्भ तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥
English: I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Ashvathama, having been pursued by Bhima, had discharged the greatest of weapons, named Aishika, by which the son in the womb of Uttara was destroyed.
Sanskrit: यदाश्रौषं ब्रह्मशिरोऽर्जुनेन स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वाऽस्त्रमस्त्रेण शान्तम्। अश्वत्थाम्नामणिरत्नं च दत्तं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥
English: I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when heard that the weapon the weapon Brahmashira, discharged by Ashvathama, had been repelled by Arjuna with another weapon, on which he had uttered the word Svasti and Ashvathaina bad to surrender the Jewel that was on his hcad.
Sanskrit: यदाश्रौषं द्रोगापुत्रेण गर्भे वैराटया वै पात्यमाने महास्त्रैः। द्वैपायन: केशवो द्रोणपुत्रं परस्परेणाभिशापैः :: शशाप॥
English: I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that for wounding the son in the womb of Uttara both Krishna and Dvaipayana had cursed him.
Sanskrit: शोच्या गान्धारी पुत्रपौत्रैविहीना तथा बन्धुभिः पितृभिर्धातृभिश्च। कृतं कार्यं दुष्करं पाण्डवेयैः प्राप्तं राज्यमसपत्नं पुनस्तैः॥
English: Alas! Gandhari is to be pitied! She has lost all her children, grand children, parents, brothers and kindred. A most difficult work has been performed by the Pandavas. A kingdom has been gained by them without a rival.
Sanskrit: कष्टं युद्धे दश शेषाः श्रुता मे त्रयोऽस्माकं पाण्डवानां च सप्त। ह्यूना विंशतिराहताऽक्षौहिणीनां तस्मिन् संग्रामे भैरवे क्षत्रियाणाम्॥
English: Alas! I have heard that only ten persons are alive in this war three on our side and seven the side of the Pandavas. Eighteen Akshauhinis of Kshatriyas have been slain in this fearful battle.
Sanskrit: तमस्त्वतीव विस्तीर्णं मोह आविशतीव माम्। संज्ञां नोपलभे सूत मनो विह्वलतीव मे॥
English: Utter darkness is all around me, a faintness comes over me. O Suta, consciousness is leaving me, my mind is distracted.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच इत्युक्त्वा धृतराष्ट्रोऽथ विलप्य बहुदुःखितः। मूर्च्छितः पुनराश्वस्त: संजयं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Sauti said: Bewailing his fate thus, Dhritarashtra was overcome with the greatest sorrow and lost his senses for a time. But being revived, he addressed Sanjaya in these words.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच संजयैवं प्राणांस्त्यक्तुमिच्छामि मा चिरम्। स्तोकं ह्यपि न पश्यामि फलं जीवितधारणे॥
English: Dhritarashtra said: After what has happened, O Sanjaya, I desire to abandon this life without any further delay. I do not see any good by keeping it alive any longer.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच तं तथा वादिनं दीनं विलपन्तं महीपतिम्। निःश्वसन्तं यथा नागं मुह्यमानं पुनः पुनः॥ गावल्गणिरिदं धीमान्महार्थं वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
English: Sauti said: While thus talking and bewailing sighing like a serpent and fainting every moment, the wise son of Gavalgana (Sanjaya) addressed the pitiable king of the earth in words instilled with deep meaning.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच श्रुतवानसि वै राजन्महोत्साहान्महाबलान्॥ द्वैपायनस्य वदतो नारदस्य च धीमतः। महत्सु राजवंशेषु गुणैः समुदितेषु च॥ जातान्दिव्यास्त्रविदुषः शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः। धर्मेण पृथिवीं जित्वा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वाप्तदक्षिणैः॥ अस्मिल्लोके यशः प्राप्य ततः कालवशं गतान्।
English: Sanjaya said : From wise Narada and Vyasa you have heard, O king, of immensely powerful men, men of great exertions, men born of great royal dynasties, men full of great qualities, men wellversed in the art of using celestial weapons, men who, having conquered the world by righteous war and perforining sacrifices with proper offerings, obtained fame in this world and finally succumbed to death.
Sanskrit: शैव्यं महारथं वीरं संजयं जयतां वरम्॥ सुहोत्रं रन्तिदेवं च काक्षीवन्तमथौशिजम्। वाल्हीकं दमनं चैद्यं शर्यातिमजितं नलम्॥ विश्वामित्रममित्रघ्नमम्बरीषं महाबलम्। मरुत्तं मनुमिक्ष्वाकुं गयं भरतमेव च॥ रामं दाशरथिं चैव शशबिन्दुं भगीरथम्। कृतवीर्यं महाभागं तथैव जनमेजयम्॥ ययातिं शुभकर्माणं देवैर्यो याजितः स्वयम्। चैत्ययूपाङ्किता भूमिर्यस्येयं सवनाकरा॥ इति राज्ञां चतुर्विंशन्नारदेन सुरर्षिणा। पुत्रशोकाभितप्ताय पुरा श्वैत्याय कीर्तितम्॥
English: Such men were Shaivya, the brave carwarrior Srinjaya, the great amongst all conquerors Suhotra, Rantideva, Kakshivanta, greatly glorious, Damana, Balhika, Sharyati, Ajita, Nala, Visvamitra, the killer of enemies, the greatly strong Ambarisha, Maruta, Manu, Ikshvaku, Gaya, Bharata, Parshurama, the son of Dasharatha Rama, Sashabindu, Bhagiratha, Kritavirya, Janamejaya and Yayati of good deeds, who performed sacrifices, assisted by the celestials themselves and by whose sacrificial altars and stakes the habitable and inhabitable regions of this earth were all over marked. When Shaitya was much afflicted for the loss of his children, (the histories of these twenty four Rajas were told to him in the olden time by the celestial sage, Narada.
Sanskrit: तेभ्यश्चान्ये गताः पूर्वं राजानो बलवत्तराः। महारथा महात्मानः सर्वैः समुदिता गुणैः॥
English: But besides these, other kings, who were great car-warriors, who were more powerful than the above, who were noble in mind and full of every good quality, had also fallen into the grasp of Death.
Sanskrit: पूरुः कुरुर्यदुः शूरो विष्वगश्वो महाद्युतिः। अणुहो युवनाश्वश्च ककुत्स्थो विक्रमी रघुः॥ विजयो वीतिहोत्रोऽङ्गो भव: श्वेतो वृहद्गुरुः। उशीनरः शतरथः कङ्को दुलिQहो द्रुमः॥ दम्भोद्भवः परो वेन: सगरः संकृतिनिमिः। अजेयः परशुःपुण्ड्रः शम्भुर्देवावृधोऽनघः॥ देवाह्वयः सुप्रतिम: सुप्रतीको बृहद्रथः। महोत्साहो विनीतात्मा सुक्रतुर्नैषधो नलः॥ सत्यव्रतः शान्तभयः सुमिः सुबल: प्रभुः। जानुजनोऽनरण्योऽर्कः प्रियभृत्यः शुचिव्रतः॥ बलबन्धुनिरामर्दः केतुशृंगो बृहद्बलः। धृष्टकेतुर्वृहत्केतुर्दीप्तकेतुर्निरामयः॥ अविक्षिच्चपलो धूर्तः कृतबन्धुदृढेषुधिः। महापुराणसंभाव्यः प्रत्यङ्गः परहा श्रुतिः॥ एते चान्ये च राजानः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। श्रूयन्ते शतशश्चान्ये संख्याताश्चैव पद्मशः॥
English: They were Puru, Kuru, Yadu, Shura, Vishagashva, Mahadyuti, Anuha, Yuvanashva, Kakutstha, Vikrami, Raghu, Vijaya, Vitihotra, Anga, Bhava, Shveta, Brihadguru, Ushinara, Shataratha, Kanka, Duliduha, Druma, Dambhodbhava, Para, Vena, Sagara, Sankriti, Nimi, Ajeya, Parashu, Pundra, Shambhu, Devavridha, Anagha, Devahavya, Supratima, Supratika, Brihadratha, Mahotsaha, Vinitatma, Sukratu, the King of Nishadha Nala, Satyavrata, Shantabhaya, Sumitra, Subala, Janujangha, Anaranya, Arka, Priyabhriiya, Shuchivrata, Balabandhu, Niramarda, Ketushringa, Brihadbala, Dhrishtaketu, Brihatketu, Diptaketu, Niramaya, Avikshita, Chapala, Dhurta, Kritabandhu, Drindheshudhi, Mahapuranasambhava, Pratyanga, Paraha and Shruti. These These kings and kings and hundreds and thousands others.
Sanskrit: हित्वा सुविपुलाम्भोगान्बुद्धिमन्तो महाबलाः। राजानो निधनं प्राप्तास्तव पुत्रा इव प्रभो॥
English: Who were greatly powerful and wise, met death like your sons, quitting immense wealth and pleasure.
Sanskrit: येषां दिव्यानि कर्माणि विक्रमस्त्याग एव च। माहात्म्यमपि चास्तिक्यं सत्यं शौचं दयार्जवम्॥ विद्वद्भिः कथ्यते लोके पुराणे कविसत्तमैः। सर्वर्द्धिगुणसंपन्नास्ते चापि निधनं गताः॥
English: Even those men, who possessed all the noble virtues and whose heavenly valour, generosity, magnanimity, faith, truth, purity, simplicity and mercy, are published in the Puranas by the sacred bards of great learning, gave up their lives.
Sanskrit: तव पुत्रा दुरात्मानः प्रतप्ताश्चैव मन्युना। लुब्धा दुर्वृत्तभूयिष्ठा न ताञ्छोचितुमर्हसि॥ श्रुतवानसि मेधावी बुद्धिमान्प्राज्ञसंमतः। येषां शास्त्रानुगाबुद्धिर्न ते मुह्यन्ति भारत॥
English: Your wicked, envious, avaricious, of passionate temperament and vicious disposition; you are well-versed in the Shastras, you are intelligent and wise; those men whose understanding follows the dictates of the Shastras, never succumb to grief or misfortune.
Sanskrit: निग्रहानुग्रहो .पि विदितौ ते नराधिप। नात्यन्तमेवानुवृत्तिः कार्या ते पुत्ररक्षणे॥ भवितव्यं तथा तच्च नानुशोचितुमर्हसि। दैवं प्रज्ञाविशेषेण को निवर्तितुमर्हति॥
English: You know, O king, the severity and levity of fate. You know what anxiety you showed sons were for the safety of your sons. Therefore, this grief is unbecoming of you. It is not fit for you to grieve for that which must happen.
Sanskrit: विधातृविहितं मागं न कश्चिदतिवर्तते। कालमूलमिदं सर्वं भावाभावौ सुखासुखे॥
English: Who can avert by his cleverness the decrees of fate? None can go beyond the path marked for him by Providence. Existence and non-existence, pleasure and pain, come by Time.
Sanskrit: कालः सृजति भूतानि कालः संहरते प्रजाः। संहरन्तं प्रजा: कालं कालः शमयते पुनः॥
English: Time creates all things and Time destroys them all. Time burns all creatures and Time again extinguishes that fire.
Sanskrit: कालो हि कुरुते भावान्सर्वलोके शुभाशुभान्। कालः संक्षिपते सर्वाः प्रजा विसृजते पुनः॥
English: All things, good and bad, in the three worlds, are created by Time. Time destroys them and Time creates them again.
Sanskrit: कालः सुप्तेषु जागर्ति कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः। कालः सर्वेषु भूतेषु चरत्यविधृतः समः॥
English: Time alone is awake when all are asleep. Time cannot be overcome by any one. Time walks in everything without being retarded.
Sanskrit: अतीतानागता भावा ये च वर्तन्ति साम्प्रतम्। तान्कालनिर्मितान् बुद्ध्वा न संज्ञां हातुमर्हसि॥
English: Knowing that all things, past, present and future, are the outcome of Time it is not fit for you to be overcome with grief.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच इत्येवं पुत्रशोकार्तं धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम्। आश्वास्य स्वस्थमकरोत्सूतो गावल्गणिस्तदा॥
English: Sauti said : Gavalgana's son, (Sanjaya), having thus comforted the royal Dhritarashtra, who was overwhelmed with grief for the death of his sons, restored peace to his mind,
Sanskrit: अनोपनिषदं पुण्यां कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत्। विद्वद्भिः कथ्यते लोके पुराणे कविसत्तमैः॥
English: Great Dvaipayana composed a holy Upanishad on these facts; and it has been published to the world by the learned and sacred bards in the Puranas.
Sanskrit: भारताध्ययनं पुण्यमपि पादमधीयतः। श्रद्दधानस्य पूयन्ते सर्वपापान्यशेषतः॥
English: The study of Bharata is such an act of piety that even he who reads only one line of a verse with reverence has his sins all destroyed.
Sanskrit: देवादेवर्षयो ह्यत्र तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः। कीर्त्यन्ते शुभकर्माणस्तथा यक्षा महोरगाः॥
English: In this Bharata, sinless and immaculate Devas, Devarshis and Brahmanas have been described as well as Yakshas and great Nagas.
Sanskrit: भगवान्वासुदेवश्च कीर्त्यतेऽत्र सनातनः। स हि सत्यमृतं चैव पवित्रं पुण्यमेव च॥
English: In it has also the possessor of six attributes, the eternal Vasudeva, been described. He is true and just, pure and holy.
Sanskrit: शाश्वतं ब्रह्मपरमं ध्रुवं ज्योतिः सनातनम्। यस्य दिव्यानि कर्माणि कथयन्ति मनीषिणः॥
English: In it is described the eternal Brahma, the great true light, whose great and divine deeds the wise and learned men declare.
Sanskrit: असच्च सदसच्चैव यस्माद्विश्वं प्रवर्तते। संततिश्च प्रवृत्तिश्च जन्ममृत्युपुनर्भवाः॥
English: From whom has been produced the nonexistent and existent-non-existent universe with the principle of reproduction and progression, birth, death and rebirth.
Sanskrit: अध्यात्मं श्रूयते यच्च पञ्चभूतगुणात्मकम्। अव्यक्तादि परं यच्च स एव परिगीयते॥
English: In it has also been described He who is Adhyatma and who partakes the attributes of the five elements and He to whom unmanifested and other such words cannot be applied.
Sanskrit: यत्तद्यतिवरा मुक्ता ध्यानयोगबलान्विताः। प्रतिबिम्बमिवादशैं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्॥
English: And also He whom the Yogis, possessed of meditation and Tapa, behold in their hearts as the reflection of an image in a mirror.
Sanskrit: श्रद्दधानः सदायुक्तः सदा धर्मपरायणः। आसेवन्निममध्यायं नरः पापात्प्रमुच्यते॥
English: The man of faith, ever devoted, ever employed in the exercise of virtue, is freed from sin on reading this chapter, of the Bharata.
Sanskrit: अनुक्रमणिकाध्यायं भारतस्येममादितः। आस्तिकः सततं शृण्वन कृच्छ्रेष्ववसीदति॥
English: The believer who always hears this introductory chapter, of the Bharata from the beginning, never meets with any difficulties (in this world).
Sanskrit: उभे संध्ये जपन्किंचित्त् सद्योमुच्येत किल्विषात्। दहाराव्या च संचितम्॥
English: The man, who repeats any part of its introduction at the inorning and evening twilights, at the time of repeating, is freed from sins collected during the day and night.
Sanskrit: भारतस्य वपुर्खेतत्सत्यं चामृतमेव च। नवनीतं यथा दध्मो द्विपदां ब्राह्मणो यथा॥
English: In the body of Bharata this chapter, is truth and ambrosia; as butter is among curds and a Brahmana among bipeds.
Sanskrit: आरण्यकं च वेदेभ्य ओषधिभ्योऽमृतं यथा। ह्रदानामुदधिः श्रेष्ठो गौर्वरिष्ठा चतुष्पदाम्॥
English: As Aranyaka among the Vedas, as ambrosia among medicines, as the ocean is great among all lakes, as cow among all quadrupeds.
Sanskrit: यथैतानीतिहासानां तथा भारतमुच्यते। यश्चैनं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे ब्राह्मणान्पादमन्ततः॥ अक्षय्यमन्नपानं वै पितृस्तस्योपतिष्ठते। इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां वेदं समुपद्व्हयेत्॥
English: So is Bharata, among all histories. He, who causes to be recited by a Brahmana even one line of it during a Shraddha, gives to the dead ancestors his offerings of food and drink which become inexhaustible. The Vedas expounded by the aid of history and Purana.
Sanskrit: बिभेत्यल्पश्रुताद् वेदो मामयं प्रहरिष्यति। कार्णं वेदमिमं विद्वाञ्च्छ्रावयित्वार्थमश्नुते॥
English: But the Veda is afraid of men of little learning, lest they hurt it. The learned man. are who recites this Veda, (Bharata) gains advantage.
Sanskrit: भ्रूणहत्यादिकं चापि पापं जह्यादसंशयम्। य इमं शुचिरध्यायं पठेत्पर्वणि पर्वणि॥
English: Even the sin of killing embryo is destroyed of those who read it with reverence at every change of the moon.
Sanskrit: अधीतं भारतं तेन कृत्स्नं स्यादिति मे मतिः। यश्चैनं शृणुयान्नित्यमार्षं श्रद्धासमन्वितः॥ स दीर्घमायुः कीर्ति च स्वर्गतिं चाप्नुयान्नरः। एकतश्चतुरो वेदा भारतं चैतदेकतः॥ पुरा किल सुरैः सर्वैः समेत्य तुलया धृतम्। चतुर्थ्यः सरहस्येभ्यो वेदेभ्यो ह्यधिकं यदा॥
English: I tell you, the whole Bharata has been read by the man who reads this chapter,. The man who with reverence hears every day these sacred words, gains long life and goes to heaven. In time gone by, the celestials met together and placed the four Vedas on one side and this Bharata on the other side of a scale and the Bharata weighed heavier.
Sanskrit: तदा प्रभृति लोकेऽस्मिन् महाभारतमुच्यते। महत्त्वे च गुरुत्वे च ध्रियमाणं यतोऽधिकम्॥
English: From that time, it is called Mahabharata. It is considered superior to the Vedas, both in substance and gravity of import.
Sanskrit: महत्त्वाद्धारवत्त्वाच्च महाभारतमुच्यते। निरुक्तमस्य यो वेद सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥
English: It is called Mahabharata from this superiority in substance and gravity of import. He who understands its real meaning, is freed from all sins.
Sanskrit: तपो न कल्कोऽध्ययनं न कल्क: स्वाभाविको वेदविधिर्नकल्कः। स्तान्येव भावोपहतानि कल्कः॥
English: Tapa is not a sin, study is not a sin, the ordinances of the Vedas are not sins, the acquisition of wealth by exertion is not a sin: when they are abused, then do they become the sources of evil.
Sanskrit: ऋषय ऊचुः समन्तपञ्चकमिति यदुक्तं सूतनन्दन। एतत्सर्वं यथातत्त्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम्॥
English: The Rishis said: we wish to hear, O son of Suta, all about the place you called Samantapanchaka.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच शृणुध्वं मम भो विप्रा ब्रुवतश्च कथा: शुभाः। समन्तपञ्चकाख्यं च श्रोतुमर्हथ सत्तमाः॥
English: Sauti said : Hear, O Brahmanas, the sacred words I say, You are fit, O best of men, to hear them.
Sanskrit: त्रेताद्वापरयोः संधौ रामः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। असकृत्यार्थिव क्षत्रं जघानामर्षचोदितः॥
English: At the end of Treta and in the beginning of Dwapara Yuga, the greatest of all that ever wielded arms, Parashurama, being impatient of wrongs, repeatedly destroyed all the Kshatriya races of the world.
Sanskrit: स सर्वं क्षत्रमुत्साद्य स्ववीर्येणानलद्युतिः। समन्तपञ्चके पञ्च चकार रौधिरान्ह्रदान॥
English: That fiery Rama, after destroying the Kshatriyas by his own prowess, made five lakes of blood at Samantapanchaka.
Sanskrit: स तेषु रुधिराम्भ:सुह्रदेषु क्रोधमूर्छितः। पितॄन् संतर्पयामास रुधिरेणेति नः श्रुतम्॥
English: We have heard, that being senseless with anger, he offered oblations to the manes of his ancestors, standing in the bloody water of these lakes.
Sanskrit: अथचीकादयोऽभ्येत्य पितरो राममब्रुवन्। राम राम महाभाग प्रीताः स्म तव भार्गव॥
English: Thereupon Richika and others of his ancestors appeared and said, "Rama, O blessed Rama, O son of Bhrigu, we are pleased
Sanskrit: अनया पितृभक्त्या च विक्रमेण तव प्रभो। वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते यमिच्छसि महाद्युते॥
English: With your filial piety and prowess. O mighty one, blessing be upon you. O illustrious one. Ask the boon you desire to have.
Sanskrit: राम उवाच यदि मे पितरः प्रीता यद्यनुग्राह्यता मयि। यच्च रोषाभिभूतेन क्षत्रमुत्सादितं मया॥ ह्रदाश्च तीर्थभूता मे भवेयुर्भुवि विश्रुताः॥
English: Rama said: If, O fathers, you are pleased with me, the boon, I ask is that I may be freed from the sin of annihilating the Kshatriyas and that the lakes, that I have made, may become celebrated shrines in the world.
Sanskrit: एवं भविष्यतीत्येवं पितरस्तमथाब्रुवन्। तं क्षमस्वेति निषिषिधुस्ततः स विरराम ह॥
English: The ancestors then said, "It would be as you have wished. But be pacified.
Sanskrit: तेषां समीपे यो देशो ह्रदानां रुधिराम्भसाम्। समन्तपञ्चकमिति पुण्यं तत्परिकीर्तितम्॥
English: The region, that lies near those five bloody lakes, has become famous from that day by the name of holy Samantapanchaka.
Sanskrit: येन लिङ्गेन यो देशो युक्तः समुपलक्ष्यते। तेनैव नाम्ना तं देशं वाच्यमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥
English: The wise men have said that every place should be known by a name significant of something which may have made it famous.
Sanskrit: अन्तरे चैव संप्राप्ते कलिद्वापरयोरभूत्। समन्तपञ्चके युद्धं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः॥
English: At the end of Dwapara and in the beginning of Kali, a great battle was fought between the Kurus and the Pandavas, here at this holy Samantapanchaka.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् परमधर्मिष्ठे देशे भूदोषवर्जिते। अष्टादश समाजग्मुरक्षौहिण्यो युयुत्सया॥
English: In that holy place, where there was not the least raggedness, were assembled eighteen Akshauhinis of soldiers, all eager for battle.
Sanskrit: समेत्य तं द्विजास्ताश्च तत्रैव निधनं गताः। एतन्नामाभिनिर्वृत्तं तस्य देशस्य वै द्विजाः॥
English: an O Brahmanas, they were all killed in that place. Thus, O Brahmanas, its name is explained.
Sanskrit: पुण्यश्च रमणीयश्च स देशो वः प्रकीर्तितः। तदेतत्कथितं सर्वं मया ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः। यथा देश: स विख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु सुव्रताः॥
English: I have described to you that beautiful and holy place. I have told you, O best of Brahmanas, all about this place, a place famous in the three worlds.
Sanskrit: ऋषय ऊचुः अक्षौहिण्य इति प्रोक्तं यत्त्वया सूतनन्दन। एतदिच्छामहे श्रोतुं सर्वमेव यथातथम्॥
English: The Rishis said : We wish to know, O Son of Suta, all about Akshauhini which you have mentioned to us.
Sanskrit: अक्षौहिण्याः परीमाणं नराश्वरथदन्तिनाम्। यथावच्चैव नो ब्रूहि सर्वं हि विदितं तव॥
English: Tell us the numbers of foot-soldiers, horses chariots and elephants, which make Akshauhini, for you know every thing.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एको रथो गजश्चैको नराः पञ्च पदातयः। त्रयश्च तुरगास्तज्ज्ञैः पत्तिरित्यभिधीयते॥
English: Sauti said: One chariot and one elephant, five foot soldiers and three horse-men, form a Patti.
Sanskrit: पत्तिं तु त्रिगुणामेतामाहुः सेनामुखं बुधाः। त्रीणि सेनामुखान्येको गुल्म इत्यभिधीयते॥
English: Three Pattis make a Senamukha, three Senamukhas make a Gulma.
Sanskrit: त्रयो गुल्मा गणो नाम वाहिनी तु गणास्त्रयः। स्मृतास्तिस्रस्तु वाहिन्यः पृतनेति विचक्षणैः॥
English: Three Gulmas make a Gana, three Ganas a Vahini, three Vahinis taking together, form a Pritana.
Sanskrit: चमूस्तु पृतनास्तिस्रस्तिस्रश्चम्वस्त्वनीकिनी। अनीकिनी दशगुणा प्राहुरक्षौहिणी बुधाः॥
English: Three Pritanas make a Chamu, three Chamus an Anikini and ten times one Anikini is called by the learned as one Akshauhini.
Sanskrit: अक्षौहिण्याः प्रसंख्याता रथानां द्विजसत्तमाः। संख्यागणितत्त्वज्ञैःसहस्राण्येकविंशतिः॥ शतान्युपरिचैवाष्टौ तथा भूयश्च सप्ततिः। गजानां च परीमाणमेतदेव विनिर्दिशेत्॥
English: O best of Brahmanas, mathematicians have calculated that there are twenty one thousand eight hundred and seventy chariots in an Akshauhini. The number of elephants is also the same.
Sanskrit: ज्ञेयं शतसहस्रं तु सहस्राणि नवैव तु। नराणामपि पञ्चाशच्छतानि त्रीणि चानघाः॥ पञ्चषष्टिसहस्राणि तथाश्वनां शतानि च। दशोत्तराणि षट्प्राहुर्यथावदिह संख्यया॥
English: Know, the number of foot soldiers is one hundred nine-thousand three hundred and fifty; the number of horses is sixty-five thousand six-hundred and ten.
Sanskrit: एतामक्षौहिणी प्राहुः संख्यातत्त्वविदो जनाः। यां वः कथितवानस्मि विस्तरेण तपोधनाः॥
English: Those who are acquainted with the Principle of number call the above, explained fully by me, the numbers of an Akshauhini.
Sanskrit: एतया संख्यया ह्यासन्कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः। अक्षौहिण्यो द्विजश्रेष्ठाः पिण्डिताष्टादशैव तु॥
English: O best of Brahmanas, the eighteen Akshauhinis of the Kurus and the Pandava soldiers were composed according to this count.
Sanskrit: समेतास्तत्र वै देशे तत्रैव निधनं गताः। कौरवान्कारणं कृत्वा कालेनाद्भुतकर्मणा॥
English: Time brought them all together in this place and making the Kauravas the cause, destroyed thein all.
Sanskrit: अहानि युयुधे भीष्मो दशैव परमास्त्रवित्। अहानि पञ्च द्रोणस्तु ररक्ष कुरुवाहिनीम्॥
English: Bhishma, skillfull in arms, fought for ten days. Drona defended the Kuru army for five days.
Sanskrit: अहनी युयुधे द्वे तु कर्ण: परबलार्दनः। शल्योऽर्धदिवसं चैव गदायुद्धमतःपरम्॥ तस्यैव दिवसस्यान्तं द्रौणिहार्दिक्यगौतमाः॥
English: The destroyer of enemy's soldiers, Karna, fought for two days; Shalya for half a day and for a half a day then lasted the club-fight of Duryodhana and Bhima. At the close of that day, Ashvathama, Kritavarma and Kripa.
Sanskrit: प्रसुप्तं निशि विश्वस्तं जघ्नुौधिष्ठिरं बलम्। यत्तु शौनकसत्रे ते भारताख्यानमुत्तमम्॥
English: Destroyed the army of Yudhishthira when his soldiers were unsuspectingly sleeping. O Shaunaka, the best of narrations, the Bharata, which is narrated here at your sacrifice,
Sanskrit: जनमेजयस्य तत्सत्रे व्यासशिष्येण धीमता। कथितं विस्तरार्थं च यशो वीर्यं महीक्षिताम्॥
English: Was formerly narrated at the sacrifice of Janamejaya by the learned pupil of Vyasa. In it has been fully described the fame and valour of the kings of the world.
Sanskrit: पौष्यं तत्र च पौलोममास्तीकं चादितः स्मृतम्। विचित्रार्थपदाख्यानमनेकसमयान्वितम्॥
English: There are three Parvas in the beginning (of this great work), namely Paushya, Pauloma and Astika, which contain many wonderful dictions and descriptions and senses.
Sanskrit: प्रतिपन्नं नरैः प्राज्ञैर्वैराग्यमिव मोक्षिभिः। आत्मैव वेदितव्येषु प्रियेष्विव हि जीवितम्॥
English: As men desirous of final release, accept Vairagya, so it is accepted by the wise. As Self is among things to be known, as life among things that are dear.
Sanskrit: इतिहासः प्रधानार्थः श्रेष्ठः सर्वागमेष्वयम्। अनाश्रित्येदमाख्यानं कथा भुवि न विद्यते॥
English: So is it the best among all histories and also among all Shastras. There is not a story current in the world which does not depend on it.
Sanskrit: आहारमनपाश्रित्य शरीरस्येव धारणम्। तदेतद्धारतं नाम कविभिस्तूपजीव्यते॥
English: As the body depends on the food it partakes so all poets serve and cherish this Bharata.
Sanskrit: उदयप्रेप्सुभिर्भूत्यैरभिजात इवेश्वरः। इतिहासोत्तमे यस्मिन्नर्पिता बुद्धिमत्तमा॥ स्वरव्यञ्जनयोः कृत्स्ना लोकवेदाश्रयेव वाक्॥
English: As the servant who wishes for promotion serves his master and as the words, constituting the various branches of knowledge and the Vedas, display vowels and consonants only, so this excellent history displays the highest knowledge.
Sanskrit: तस्य प्रज्ञाभिपन्नस्य विचित्रपदपर्वणः। सूक्ष्मार्थन्याययुक्तस्य वेदार्थैर्भूषितस्य च। भारतस्येतिहासस्य श्रूयतां पर्वसंग्रहः॥
English: Hear the outline of the Parvas (chapters) of this Bharata history which is full of subtle meaning and logical connection and which is rich with the meanings of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: पर्वानुक्रमणी पूर्वं द्वितीय: पर्वसंग्रहः। पौष्यं पौलोममास्तीकमादिरंशावतारणम्॥
English: The first is called Anukramanika, the second Parva Sangraha; then come Pauloma, Paushya, Astika, Adianshavatarana,