pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमाश्वासितो राजन् पुत्रेण तव सैन्धवः। दुर्योधनेन सहितो द्रोण रात्रावुपागमत्॥
English: Sanjaya said Thus comforted by your son Duryodhana, the ruler of the Sindhus, o king accompanied by the former, went that very night, to the camp of Drona.
Sanskrit: उपसंग्रहणं कृत्वा द्रोणाय स विशाम्पते। उपोपविश्य प्रणतः पर्यपृच्छदिदं तदा॥
English: Then saluting Drona by touching his feet and having bowed down to him, Jayadratha, O ruler of men, sat down with humility and then asked the following question.
Sanskrit: निमित्ते दूरपातित्वे लघुत्वे दृढवेधने। मम ब्रवीतु भगवान् विशेष फाल्गुनस्य च॥
English: “Tell me, O illustrious one, the difference between myself and Phalguna, as regards hitting the aim, hitting it from a distance, lightness of hands and the force of strokes.
Sanskrit: विद्याविशेषमिच्छामि ज्ञातुमाचार्य तत्त्वतः। अर्जुनस्यात्मनश्चैव याथातथ्यं प्रचक्ष्व मे॥
English: O preceptor, I want to know exactly the difference, as regards proficiency in arms between myself and Arjuna. Say it to me truly."
Sanskrit: द्रोण उवाच सममाचार्यकं तात तव चैवार्जुनस्य च। योगाद् दुःखोषितत्वाच्च तस्मात्त्वत्तोऽधिकोऽर्जुनः॥२५
English: Drona said As regards teaching you and Arjuna, O sire, have both received an equal share. But through Yoga and through the effects of hardship he had undergone, he has become superior to yourself.
Sanskrit: न तु ते युधि संत्रासः कार्यः पार्थात् कथञ्चन। अहं हि रक्षिता तात भयात्त्वां नात्र संशयः॥
English: In battle, you should never entertain any fear from Pritha's son Arjuna, I am surely your protector, O sire, from ali dangers.
Sanskrit: न हि माहुगुप्तस्य प्रभवन्त्यमरा अपि। व्यूहयिष्यामि तं व्यूहं यं पार्थो न तरिष्यति॥
English: Even the very gods cannot obtain victory over him who is protected with the strength of my arms. I will (tomorrow) form such an array which Partha will never be able to reach the end of.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् युद्ध्यस्वमा भैस्त्वं स्वधर्ममनुपालय। पितृपैतामहं मार्गमनुयाहि महारथ॥
English: Therefore do you fight and be not afraid in the least and observe (scrupulously) the duties of your order. O foremost of car-warriors, do you follow the path chalked out by your fathers and grandfathers.
Sanskrit: अधीत्य विधिवद् वेदानग्नयः सुहुतास्त्वया। इष्टं च बहुभिर्यज्ञैर्न ते मृत्युभयङ्करः॥
English: Having studied the various branches of knowledge, you have burnt due offerings on the fire, you have also celebrated various sacrifices; death therefore should not be an object of apprehension to you.
Sanskrit: दुर्लभं मानुषैर्मन्दैमहाभाग्यमवाप्यतु। भुजवीर्यार्जिताँल्लोकान् दिव्यान् प्राप्स्यस्यनुत्तमान्।।
English: (On the other hand), if you die you shall attain to that good fortune so difficult of being attained by the vile men, viz., you shall ascend to those excellent regions that are acquired by the strength of our arms.
Sanskrit: कुरुः पाण्डवाश्चैव वृष्णयोऽन्ये च मानवाः। अहं च सह पुत्रेण अध्रुवा इति चिन्त्यताम्॥
English: The Kurus, the Pandavas, the Vrishnis and other men and I and my son-think all these to be mortal and uncertain,
Sanskrit: पर्यायेण वयं सर्वे कालेन बलिना हताः। परलोकं गमिष्यामः स्वैः स्वैः कर्मभिरन्विताः॥
English: One after another, destroyed by the powerful God of Death, we shall go to the regions of the departed, carrying with us the fruits of our respective actions.
Sanskrit: तपस्तप्त्वा तु याँल्लोकान् प्राप्नुवन्ति तपस्विनः। क्षत्रधर्माश्रिता वीराः क्षत्रियाः प्राप्नुवन्ति तान्॥
English: Those regions to which the ascetics repair through their observance of ascetic austerities, even those regions the heroic Kshatriyas attain, by the observance of their own duties.”
Sanskrit: एवमाश्वासितो राजा भारद्वाजेन सैन्धवः। अपानुदद् भयं पार्थाद् युद्धाय च मनो दधे॥३४।
English: Thus then was the ruler of the Sindhus comforted by the son of Bharadvaja. He then dismissed (from his heart) all fears of Partha (Arjuna) and set his heart upon battle.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहर्षः सैन्यानां तवाप्यासीद् विशाम्पते। वादित्राणां ध्वनिश्चोग्रः सिंहनादरवै: सह॥
English: Thereupon, O ruler of men, your warriors were filled with delight and the war-cries they then shouted out, became mingled with the terrible din of the musical instruments.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच प्रतिज्ञाते तु पार्थेन सिन्धुराजवधे तदा। वासुदेवो महाबाहुर्धनंजयमभाषत॥
English: Sanjaya said After the son of Pritha (Arjuna) had promised to slay the ruler of the Sindhus, the mighty-armed son of Vasudeva addressed him sayingभ्रातॄणां मतमज्ञाय त्वया वाचा प्रतिश्रुतम्।
Sanskrit: सैन्धवं चास्मि हन्तेति तत्साहसमिदं कृतम्॥
English: “Only with the consent of your brothers (and without taking my advice), you have promised to slay the Sindhus king, saying-'I will slay Jayadratha tomorrow. This has been an act of rashness.
Sanskrit: असंमन्त्र्य मया सार्धमतिभारोऽयसमुद्यतः। कथं तु सर्वलोकस्य नावहास्या भवेमहि॥
English: Without taking my advice previously, you have drawn down a heavy burden on your shoulders. Alas! how now shall we escape from being the butt of redicule of all men.
Sanskrit: धार्तराष्ट्रस्य शिविरे मया प्रणिहिताश्चराः। त इमे शीघ्रमागम्य प्रवृत्तिं वेदयन्ति नः॥
English: I had deputed spies in the encampment of the sons of Dhristarastra. Those spies, returning soon furnished with this information.
Sanskrit: त्वया वै सम्प्रतिज्ञाते सिन्धुराजवधे प्रभो। सिंहनादः सवादित्रः सुमहानिह तैः श्रुतः॥
English: 'O Lord, when you had vowed the slaughter of the king of the Sindhus, they (the Kauravas) heard the war-cries mingled with din of musical instruments that then arose from our camp.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ता धार्तराष्ट्राः ससैन्धवाः। नाकस्मात् सिंहनादोऽयमिति मत्वा व्यवस्थिताः॥
English: Terrified at that up-roar, the sons of Dhritarashtra together with all their relatives me and kinsmen, thought-these shouts are not without due causes' and they then waited (for what would ensue next).
Sanskrit: सुमहाशब्दसम्पात: कौरवाणां महाभुज) आसीन्नागाश्वपत्तीनां रथघोषश्च भैरवः॥
English: Then, O mighty-armed one, a great confused noise was created by the Kauravas and their elephants, steeds, infantry and the rattle of their car-wheels.
Sanskrit: अभिमन्योर्वधं श्रुत्वा ध्रुवमार्तो धनंजयः। रात्रौनिर्यास्यति क्रोधादिति मत्वा व्यवस्थिताः॥
English: 'Having been appraised of the slaughter of Abhimanyu, Dhananjaya sorely distressed will surely, in wrath, come out in the night desirous of battle.' Thinking even in the above manner, they stood prepared for battle.
Sanskrit: तैर्यतद्भिरियं सत्या श्रुता सत्यवतस्तव। प्रतिज्ञा सिन्धुराजस्य वधे राजीवलोचन॥
English: Thus when those vow-observing heroes were preparing for the battle, O you of eyes like lotus petals, they heard of the true vow you had taken for the slaughter of the Sindhu king.
Sanskrit: ततो विमनसः सर्वे त्रस्ताः क्षुद्रमृगा इव। आसन् सुयोधनामात्याः स च राजा जयद्रथः॥
English: Thereat the counsellors of Suyodhana all became depressed at heart and they then resembled weak animals struck with panic. Then king Jayadratha,
Sanskrit: अथोत्थाय सहामात्यैर्दीन: शिबिरमात्मनः। आयात् सौवीरसिन्धूनामीश्वरो भृशदुःखितः॥
English: The ruler of the Sindhus and the Sauviras, sorely afflicted with grief and melancholy, rose up and with his ministers retired to his tent.
Sanskrit: स मन्त्रकाले सम्मन्त्र्य सर्वां नैःश्रेयसी क्रियाम्। सुयोधनमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीद् राजसंसदि॥
English: Then in that time suitable for consultations, he consulted with them about the best remedial measure (against Arjuna's vow). And then repairing to the assembly of kings he said these words to Suyodhana.
Sanskrit: मामसो पुत्रहन्तेति श्वोऽभियाता धनंजयः। प्रतिज्ञातो हि सेनाया मध्ये तेन वधो मम॥
English: "He is the slayer of my son, thinking thus, tomorrow will Dhananjaya assault me. In the very midst of his troops, he has vowed to slay me.
Sanskrit: तां न देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरोरगराक्षसाः। उत्सहन्तेऽन्यथा कर्तुं प्रतिज्ञां सव्यसाचिनः॥
English: Neither the Gods, nor the Gandharvas, nor the Asuras, nor the reptiles nor the Rakshasas would venture to baffle that Vow of Savyasachin (Arjuna).
Sanskrit: ते मां रक्षत संग्रामे मा वो मूर्ध्नि धनंजयः। पदं कृत्वाऽऽनुयाल्लक्ष्यं तस्मादत्र विधीयताम्॥
English: Do you all therefore protect me in battle. Let not Dhananjaya, placing his feet on your heads, succeeded in hitting his target. Let suitable arrangements be made.
Sanskrit: अथ रक्षा न मे संख्ये क्रियते कुरुनन्दन। अनुजानीहि मां राजन् गमिष्यामि गृहान् प्रति॥
English: On the other hand, O delighter of the Kurus, if you do not undertake to protect me in battle, permit me, O king, to go back to my home.”
Sanskrit: एवपुक्तस्त्ववाक्शीर्षो विमनाः स सुयोधनः। श्रुत्वा तं समयं तस्य ध्यानमेवान्वपद्यत॥
English: Thus spoken to, Suyodhana hang down his head and became depressed at heart. And ascertaining Jayadratha to be greatly terrified, he began to meditate (silently).
Sanskrit: तमार्तमभिसंप्रेक्ष्य राजा किल स सैन्धवः। मृदु चात्महितं चैव साक्षेपमिदमुक्तवान्॥
English: Then the ruler of the Shindhus seeing Duryodhana sorely afflicted, softly spoke these words, intended to conduce to his own welfare and good.
Sanskrit: नेह पश्यामि भवतां तथावीर्यं धनुर्धरम्। योऽर्जुनस्यास्त्रमस्त्रेण प्रतिहन्यान्महाहवे॥
English: "I do not find any bowman among you who is equal to Arjuna in prowess and who is capable of baffling the weapons of Arjuna in battle, with those of his own.
Sanskrit: वासुदेवसहायस्य गाण्डीवं धुन्वतो धनुः। कोऽर्जुनस्याग्रतस्तिष्ठेत् साक्षादपि शतक्रतुः॥
English: What person would dare stand before Arjuna who is supported by the son of Vasudeva and who wields the Gandiva bow? Even Indra of hundred sacrifices will not venture to do so!
Sanskrit: महेश्वरोऽपि पार्थेन श्रूयते योधितः पुरा। पदातिना महावीर्यो गिरौ हिमवति प्रभुः॥
English: It is said that the son of Pritha (Arjuna), on foot, fought with Almighty Mahesvara himself in days gone by, on the Himavat mountains.
Sanskrit: दानवानां सहस्राणि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्। जघानैकरथेनैव देवराजप्रचोदितः॥
English: Being commissioned by the lord of the celestials, he slew on a single chariot thousands of Danavas inhabiting the golden city.
Sanskrit: समायुक्तो हि कौन्तेयो वासुदेवेन धीमता। सामरानपि लोकांस्त्रींन् हन्यादिति मतिर्मम॥
English: That son of Kunti is now united with the intelligent son of Vasudeva. And I think that he is now competent to destroy the triune, world, with even the immortals therein!
Sanskrit: सोऽहमिच्छाम्यनुज्ञातुं रक्षितुं वा महात्मना। द्रोणेन सहपुत्रेण वीरेण यदि मन्यसे॥
English: So, may it please you, I desire to have either your permission to go home or to be protected by the high-souled Drona and his son, both endued with heroism."
Sanskrit: स राज्ञा स्वयमाचार्यो भृशमत्रार्थितोऽर्जुन। संविधानं च विहितं रथाश्च किल सज्जिताः॥
English: O Arjuna, thus addressed the king himself entreated the preceptor to undertake to protect Jayadratha. All remedial measures have been adopted; and chariots and steeds have been duly arranged.
Sanskrit: कर्णो भूरिश्रवा द्रोणिवृषसेनश्च दुर्जयः। कृपश्च मद्रराजश्च षडेतेऽस्य पुरोगमाः॥
English: Karna, Bhurisravas, the son of Drona, the invincible Vrishasena, Kripa and the ruler of the Madras these six warriors will station themselves in the van of their array.
Sanskrit: शकटः पद्मक्श्चा? व्यूहो द्रोणेन निर्मितः। पद्मकर्णिकमध्यस्थः सूचीपार्वे जयद्रथः॥
English: Drona has formed an array, half of which figures a car and half a lotus; inside that array there has been formed a minor array of the shape of an wedge, Jayadratha will stand in the middle of the lotus-like array and by the side of the other array.
Sanskrit: स्थास्यते रक्षितो वीरैः सिंधुराट् स सुदुर्मदः। धनुष्यस्त्रे च वीर्ये च प्राणे चैव तथौरसे॥
English: There will the invincible king of the Sindhus stand, being protected by those heroes. In handling the bow and other weapons, in prowess, in might and in their high extraction.
Sanskrit: अविषह्यतमा ह्येते निश्चिताः पार्थ षड्रथाः। एतानजित्वा षड् रथान् नैव प्राप्यो जयद्रथः॥
English: These six warriors, O Partha, are surely exceedingly difficult of being borne down, Without first vanquishing these six carwarriors, you cannot hope to reach Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: तेषामेकैकशो वीर्यं षण्णां त्वमनुचिन्तय। सहिता हि नरव्याघ्र न शक्या जेतुमञ्जसा॥
English: Think of the respective prowess of these six warriors. O foremost of men, when united together, they cannot be easily defeated.
Sanskrit: भूयस्तु मन्त्रयिष्यामि नीतिमात्महिताय वै। मन्त्रज्ञैः सचिवैः सार्धं सुद्भिः कार्यसिद्धये॥
English: Let us once again hold consultation with those versed in the use of weapons and with our own ministers and friends, to settle the course of action that should be adopted for our ! well-being and for the fruition of our aims.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच षड्थान् धार्तराष्ट्रस्य मन्यसे यान् बलाधिकान्। तेषां वीर्ये ममार्धेन न तुल्यमिति मे मतिः॥
English: Arjuna said Those six car-warriors of the Dhartarastra host whom you consider to be superior to me in strength, I think their prowess is not even equal to half that of mine.
Sanskrit: अस्त्रमस्त्रेण सर्वेषामेतेषां मधुसूदन। मया द्रक्ष्यसि निर्भिन्नं जयद्रथवधैषिणा॥
English: You will see, O slayer of Madhu, the weapons of all these heroes cut-off by those of mine, when, desirous of slaying Jayadratha, I shall encounter them.
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्य मिषतश्चाहं सगणस्य विलप्यतः। मूर्धानं सिन्धुराजस्य पातयिष्यामि भूतले॥
English: Before the eyes of Drona and before his bewailing followers, I will fell down on earth the head of the ruler of the Sindhus.
Sanskrit: यदि साध्याश्च रुद्राश्च वसवश्च सहाश्विनः। मरुतश्च सहेन्द्रेण विश्वेदेवाः सहेश्वराः॥
English: Even if the Saddhyas, the Rudras, the Vasus together with the twin Aswins, the Marutas with Indra, the Visvadevas and the mighty gods.
Sanskrit: पितरः सहगन्धर्वाः सुपर्णाः सागरादयः। द्यौर्वियत् पृथिवीं चेयं दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः॥
English: The ancestral manes and the Gandharvas and Suparna and the oceans, the mountains, the firmament, heaven, earth the quarters and their regents.
Sanskrit: ग्रामारण्यानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च। त्रातारः सिन्धुराजस्य भवन्ति मधुसूदन॥
English: The domestic and the wild animals and all the mobile and immobile beings united together-even if all these become the protector of the Sindhu king, O slayer of Madhu.
Sanskrit: तथापि बाणैर्निहतं श्वो द्रष्टासि रणे मया। सत्येन च शपे कृष्ण तथैवायुधमालभे॥
English: Still you shall behold him tomorrow slain by my arrows in battle. O Krishna, I swear by my truth and touching my weapons.
Sanskrit: यस्तु गोप्ता महेष्वासस्तस्य पापस्य दुर्मतेः। तमेव प्रथमं द्रोणमभियास्यामि केशव॥
English: That, О Keshava, at the very first instance, I shall proceed against that Drona, that fierce bowman who had undertaken to protect the sinful Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् द्यूतमिदं बद्धं मन्यते स सुयोधनः। तस्मात् तस्यैव सेनाग्रं भित्त्वा यास्याभि सैन्धवम्॥
English: King Suyodhana considers this battle as a game depending on the dice identified with Drona himself. Therefore, penetrating through the divisions of Drona himself, I shall reach the king of the Sindhus.
Sanskrit: द्रष्टासि श्वो महेष्वासान् नाराचैस्तिग्मतेजितैः। शृङ्गाणीव गिरेर्वत्रैर्दार्यमाणान् मया युधि॥
English: Tomorrow you shall behold the mighty bowmen (of the enemy's host), rent open by me with Narachas of fierce energy, like the crests of the mountains cleft open by the bolt of Heaven.
Sanskrit: नरनागाश्वदेहेभ्यो विस्रविष्यति शोणितम्। पतद्भ्यः पतितेभ्यश्च विभिन्नेभ्य: शितैः शरैः॥
English: Blood shall flow out copiously from the bodies of men, elephants and steeds, rent open and fallen on the ground, being struck with my whetted shafts.
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवप्रेषिता बाणा मनोऽनिलसमा जवे। नृनागाश्वान् विदेहासून् कर्तारश्च सहस्रशः॥
English: Arrows shot from the bow Gandiva and resembling in speed the speed of mind or the wind itself, shall, by thousands, deprive men, horses and elephants of their lives and limbs.
Sanskrit: यमात् कुबेराद् वरुणादिन्द्राद् रुद्राच्च यन्मया। उपात्तमस्त्रं घोरं तद् द्रष्टारोऽत्र नरा युधि॥
English: In tomorrow's battle, men will see those terrible weapons displayed by me which I have secured from Yama, Kubera, Varuna, Indra and Rudra.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणास्त्रेण चास्त्राणि हन्यमानानि संयुगे। मया द्रष्टासि सर्वेषां सैन्धवस्याभिरक्षिणाम्॥
English: In tomorrow's fight you will see the weapons of those that will come to protect the king of the Sindhus, repulsed by my one Brahma weapon.
Sanskrit: शरवेगसमुत्कृत्तै राज्ञां केशव मूर्धभिः। आस्तीर्यमाणां पृथिवीं द्रष्टासि श्वो मया युधि॥
English: Tomorrow you shall see the earth covered by me with the head of princes cut-off their trunks by the force of my arrows, O Keshava.
Sanskrit: क्रव्यादास्तर्पयिष्यामि द्रावयिष्यामि शात्रवान्। सुहृदो नन्दयिष्यामि प्रमथिष्यामि सैन्धवम्॥
English: Tomorrow will I afford gratification to the flesh-eaters and will scatter my enemies and delight my friends and completely destroy the ruler of the Sindhus.
Sanskrit: बह्वागस्कृत कुसम्बन्धी पापदेशसमुद्भवः। मया सैन्धवको राजा हतः स्वान् शोचयिष्यति॥
English: A greatly sinful wretch, one who had acted not like a kinsman, born in a sinful country, the king of Sindhus slain by me, will, tomorrow, impart sorrow to his followers.
Sanskrit: सर्वक्षीरानभोक्तारं पापाचारं रणाजिरे। मया सराजकं बाणैर्भिन्नं द्रक्ष्यसि सैन्धवम्॥
English: Tomorrow you shall see the mean ruler of the Sindus, that one brought up in all luxury and of sinful behaviour, pierced by me in battle with my shafts.
Sanskrit: तथा प्रभाते कर्तास्मि यथा कृष्ण सुयोधनः। नान्यं धनुर्धरं लोके मंस्यते मत्समं युधि॥
English: OKrishna, at day-break, I will achieve such feats, that Suyodhana will never think that there is any other bowman equal to me.
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवं च धनुर्दिव्यं योद्धा चाहं नरर्षभ। त्वं च यन्ता हृषीकेश किं नु स्यादजितं मया॥
English: This Gandiva bow is of celestial make; I, O foremost of men, am also a warrior; you also, O Hrishikesha, are my driver; what then cannot be conquered by me?
Sanskrit: तव प्रसादाद् भगवान् किं नावाप्तं रणे मम। अविषह्यं हृषीकेश किं जानन् मां विगर्हसे॥
English: Through your grace, O almighty one, what is there unacquirable by me in battle? O Hrishikesha, knowing my prowess to be incapable of being baffled, why do you admonish me?
Sanskrit: यथा लक्ष्म स्थिरं चन्द्रे समुद्रे च यथा जलम्। एवमेतां प्रतिज्ञां मे सत्यां विद्धि जनार्दन॥
English: As Lakshmi is ever constant in the moon, as water ever remains in the ocean, so, O Janardana, know my vow to be ever incapable of being frustrated.
Sanskrit: मावसंस्था ममास्त्राणि मावमंस्था धनुदृढम्। मावमंस्था बलं बाह्वोमावमंस्था धनंजयम्॥
English: Do not hate my weapons, Do not hate my firm and tough bow. Do not despise the prowess of my arms and do not also, O Krishna, despise Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: तथाभियामि संग्रामं न जीयेयं जयामि च। तेन सत्येन संग्रामे हतं विद्धि जयद्रथम्॥
English: I will proceed to battle in such a manner that I will surely win and not lose. When I have taken the oath, count Jayadratha already among those slain in battle.
Sanskrit: ध्रुवं वै ब्राह्मणे सत्यं ध्रुवा साधुषु संनतिः। श्रीधुंवापि च यज्ञेषु ध्रुवो नारायणे जयः॥
English: Truth is ever constant in the Brahmana; humility is ever constant in the pious; prosperity ever attends sacrifice and victory ever attends Narayana.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं स्वयमात्मानमात्मना। संदिदेशार्जुनो नर्दन् वासविः केशवं प्रभुम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Having spoken these words to Hrishikesha and having said so to his own self also, Vasava's son (Arjuna) once more addressed
Sanskrit: यथा प्रभातं रजनी कल्पितः स्याद् रथो मम। तथा कार्यं त्वया कृष्ण कार्यं हि महदुद्यतम्॥
English: O Krishna, you should so arrange that as soon as the night passes away, my chariot may be ready, well-furnished with the implements of war, inasmuch as the task at hand is very serious.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तां निशां दुःखशोकातॊ निःश्वसन्ताविवोरगौ। निद्रां नैवोपलेभाते वासुदेवधनंजयौ॥
English: Sanjaya said Then throughout the whole of that night, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya, both afflicted with sorrow and grief and breathing like two serpents, did not enjoy an wink of sleep.
Sanskrit: नरनारायणौ क्रुद्धौ ज्ञात्वा देवाः सवासवाः। व्यथिताश्चिन्तयामासुः किंस्विदेतद् भविष्यति॥
English: The gods together with Indra himself, understanding Partha and Narayana to be excited with rage, became anxious and they began to think-what will come of it?
Sanskrit: ववुश्च दारुणा वाता रूक्षा घोराभिशंसिनः। सकबन्धस्तथाऽऽदित्ये परिधिः समदृश्यत॥
English: Dry and dreadful winds, portending calamities, began to blow. A headless trunk and a bludgeon became manifest in the solar disc.
Sanskrit: शुष्काशन्यश्च निष्पेतुः सनिर्घाताः सविद्युतः। चचाल चापि पृथिवी सशैलवनकानना॥
English: Although the sky cloudless, thunderbolts fell on the earth, accompanied by dreadful rumbling the flashes of lightning; and the Earth with her mountains, hills and forests, began to quake.
Sanskrit: चुक्षुभुश्च महाराज सागरा मकरालयाः। प्रतिस्रोतः प्रवृत्ताश्च तथा गन्तुं समुद्रगाः॥
English: 0 mighty monarch, the oceans, the abode of the numerous acquatic creatures, became agitated; and the ocean-going rivers began to flow in directions opposite to their natural was courses.
Sanskrit: रथाश्वनरनागानां प्रवृत्तमधरोत्तरम्। क्रव्यादानां प्रमोदार्थं यमराष्ट्रविवृद्धये॥
English: The lower and upper lips of car-warriors, horses, men and elephants began to tremble, indicating, as if, a great festivity for the fleshcaters and an increase of the population of Death's domain.
Sanskrit: वाहनानि शकृन्मूत्रे मुमुचू रुरुदुश्च ह। तान् दृष्ट्वादारुणान् सर्वानुत्पाताँल्लोमहर्षणान्॥
English: The animals on the field began to discharge excreta and urine and they began to wail aloud. Beholding all those dreadful portents capable of making the hair stand on end.
Sanskrit: सर्वे ते व्यथिताः सैन्यास्त्वदीया भरतर्षभ। श्रुत्वा महाबलस्योग्रां प्रतिज्ञा सव्यसाचिनः॥
English: And having heard of the fierce vow of the mighty Savyasachin, all your troops. O foremost of the Bharatas, became preyed upon by anxious thought.
Sanskrit: अथ कृष्णं महाबाहुब्रवीत् णकशासनिः। आश्वासय सुभद्रां त्वं भगिनी स्नुषया सह॥
English: Then the mighty-armed Pakasasaui (Arjuna) addressing Krishna said-"Do you offer consolation to your sister Subhadra and her daughter-in-law.
Sanskrit: स्नुषां चास्या वयस्याश्च विशोकाः कुरु माधव। साम्ना सत्येन युक्तेन वचसाऽऽश्वासय प्रभो॥
English: O Madhava, go, assuage the grief of my daughter-in-law and her companions; O lord, console them with your soft words fraught with truth.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनगृहं गत्वा वासुदेवः सुदुर्मनाः। भगिनीं पुत्रशोकार्तामाश्वासयत दुःखिताम्॥
English: Thereat the son of Vasudeva with a depressed heart, going to the pavilion of Arjuna, began to comport his sorrowful sister afflicted with the grief caused by the death of her son.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच कुरु वार्ष्णेयि कुमारं प्रति सस्नुषा। सर्वेषां प्राणिनां भीरु निष्ठैषा कालनिर्मिता॥
English: The son of Vasudeva said O daughter of the Vrishni race, do not grieve, with your daughter-in-law, for your son. O timid lady, the self-same end is ordained by the Destroyer for all created beings.
Sanskrit: कुले जातस्य धीरस्य क्षत्रियस्य विशेषतः। सदृशं मरणं ह्येतत् तव पुत्रस्य मा शुचः॥
English: This sort of death is worthy of your son, born in an illustrious family, modest and especially belonging to the Kshatriya order. Do not grieve for him.
Sanskrit: मा शोकं दिष्ट्या महारथो धीरः पितुस्तुल्यपराक्रमः। क्षात्रेण विधिना प्राप्तो वीराभिलषितां गतिम्॥
English: Indeed it is through good fortune that mighty car-warrior, modest and equal to his father in prowess, has obtained the goal coveted by the heroes, in consequence of his observance of Kshatriya duties.
Sanskrit: जित्वा सुबहुशः शत्रून् प्रेषयित्वा च मृत्यवे। गतः पुण्यकृतां लोकान् सर्वकामदुहोऽक्षयान्॥
English: Vanquishing innumerable foes and dispatching them to the abode of Death, he as attained to the posthumous state of the pious, that is enduring and in which all desires become fruitful.
Sanskrit: तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण श्रुतेन प्रज्ञयाऽपि च। सन्तो यां गतिमिच्छन्ति तां प्राप्तस्तव पुत्रकः॥
English: Your son of tender years has attained to that end which the pious desire to have through the performance ascetic austerities and Brahmacharya and through knowledge of the Shastras and wisdom.
Sanskrit: वीरसूर्वीरपत्नी त्वं वीरजा वीरबान्धवा। मा शुचस्तनयं भद्रे गतः स परमां गतिम्॥
English: You are the mother of a hero, the wife of a hero, the daughter of a hero and a kins-woman of the heroes: O amiable one do not bewail your son who has attained an excellent mode of existence.
Sanskrit: प्राप्स्यते चाप्यसौ पापः सैन्धवो बालघातकः। अस्यावलेपस्य फलं ससुहृद्गणबान्धवः॥
English: That wretched and sinful ruler of the Sindhus, that murderer of an infant, shall soon reap the fruit of this arrogance, with his relations and kinsmen.