pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अथोपविष्टः प्रतिसत्कृतश्च वृद्धेन राज्ञा कुरुसत्तमेन। प्रचोदित: संकथयाम्बभूव धर्मानिलेन्द्रप्रभवान् यमौ च॥
English: Having been received with all respect by that foremost of the Kurus, that old king (Dhritarashtra) the Brahmanas took his seat; and then asked by the king, he talked about the son of Dharma, Pavana, Indra and the twins (Asvinis). son
Sanskrit: कृशांश्च वातातपकर्शिताङ्गान् दुःखस्य चोचस्य मुखे प्रपन्नान्। तां चाप्यनाथामिव वीरनाथां कृष्णां परिक्लेशगुणेन युक्ताम्॥
English: All of whom having fallen into great misery had become emaciated and reduced owing to exposure to the wind and the sun. He also talked of Krishna (Draupadi) who had been overwhelmed with sufferings and who had become protectorless though she had heroes for her lords.
Sanskrit: ततः कथास्तस्य निशभ्य राजा वैचित्रवीर्यः कृपयाभितप्तः। वने तथा पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रान् श्रुत्वा तथा दुःखनदी प्रपन्नान्॥
English: On hearing his words, the king Vichitravirya's son became afflicted with grief, thinking that the royal princess (Draupadi) had been drowned in a river of sorrow.
Sanskrit: प्रोवाच दैन्याभिहतान्तरात्मा निःश्वासवातोपहतस्तदानीम्। वाचं कथंचित् स्थिरतामुपेत्य तत् सर्वमात्मप्रभवं विचिन्त्या८॥
English: His inmost soul was afflicted with sorrow. Trembling all over with sighs, he quieted himself with great effort, thinking that his folly was the cause of everything. He said,
Sanskrit: कथं नु सत्यः शुचिरार्यवृत्तो ज्येष्ठः सुतानां मम धर्मराजः। अजातशत्रुः पृथिवीतले स्म शेते पुरा राङ्कवकूटशायी॥
English: "Alas, how is it that Dharmaraja Yudhishthira who is the eldest of my sons, who is truthful and pious and virtuous in his behaviour, who has not a single enemy (on earth) and who formerly used to sleep on beds made of soft Ranku-skins, sleeps now on the bare ground!
Sanskrit: नित्यं स्तुवद्भिः स्वयमिन्द्रकल्पः। पतत्त्रिसझै स जघन्यरात्रे प्रबोध्यते नूनमिडातलस्थः॥
English: He used to be awakened by the Sutas and Magdhas and other singers with his praises melodiously chanted every morning. That Indra-like Kuru prince is now awakened from the bare ground early in the morning by innumerable birds.
Sanskrit: कथं नु वातातपकर्शिताङ्गो वृकोदरः कोपपरिप्लुताङ्गः। शेते पृथिव्यामतथोचिताङ्गः कृष्णासमक्षं वसुधातलस्थः॥
English: How does Vrikodara, reduced by exposure to wind and sun and filled with wrath, sleep on the bare ground in the presence of the Panchala princess unfit as he is to suffer such misery?
Sanskrit: तथार्जुनः सुकुमारो मनस्वी वशे स्थितो धर्मसुतस्य राज्ञः। धुवं न शेते वसतीरमर्षात्॥
English: Perhaps the intelligent Arjuna who is incapable of bearing pain and who though ever obedient to Yudhishthira yet feels himself pierced by the remembrance of his wrongs, does not at all sleep in the night.
Sanskrit: यमौ च कृष्णां च युधिष्ठिरं च भीमं च दृष्ट्वा सुखविप्रयुक्तम्। विनिःश्वसन् सर्प इवोचतेजा ध्रुवं न शेते वसतीरमर्षात्॥
English: Seeing the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) and Krishna (Draupadi) and Yudhishthira and Bhima in the greatest possible misery, Arjuna certainly sighs like a fearful serpent and from wrath does not sleep in the night.
Sanskrit: तथा यमौ चाप्यसुखौ सुखार्हो समृद्धरूपावमरौ दिवीव। प्रजागरस्थौ ध्रुवमप्रशान्तौ धर्मेण सत्येन च वार्यमाणौ॥
English: The twins also, who are even like a couple of blessed celestials in heaven, sunk in misery though deserving of happiness and comfort, certainly pass their nights without sleep, only restrained from taking revenge by virtue and truth.
Sanskrit: समीरणेनाथ समो बलेन समीरणस्यैव सुतो बलीयान्। स धर्मपाशेन सितोऽचजेन ध्रुवं विनिःश्वस्य सहत्यमर्षम्॥
English: The mighty son of Vayu (Bhima) who is equal to Vayu himself in strength certainly sighs and restrains his wrath tied through his eldest brother (Yudhishthira) to the bond of truth.
Sanskrit: स चापि भूमौ परिवर्तमानो वधं सुतानां मम काक्षमाणः। सत्येन धर्मेण च वार्यमाणः कालं प्रतीक्षत्यधिको रणेऽन्यैः॥
English: Superior in battle to all warriors, he now quietly lies on the ground. Being restrained by virtue and truth but burning to kill my sons, he simply passes his time.
Sanskrit: अजातशत्रौ तु जिते निकृत्या दुःशासनो यत् परुषाण्यवोचत्। तानि प्रविष्टानि वृकोदराङ्गं दहन्ति कक्षाग्निरिवेन्धनानि॥
English: The cruel words that Duhshasana spoke after Ajatshatru (Yudhishthira) had been deceitfully defeated at dice have reached the inner most depth of Vrikodara's heart. They are consuming him as a blazing bundle of straw consumes a faggot of dry wood.
Sanskrit: न पापकं ध्यास्यति धर्मपुत्रो धनंजयश्चाप्यनुवय॑ते तम्। अरण्यवासेन विवर्धते तु भीमस्य कोपोऽग्निरिवानिलेन॥
English: The son of Dharma (Yudhishthira) never sinfully acts. Dhananjaya (Arjuna) also always obeys him, but the anger of Bhima is daily increasing like a fire helped by the wind in consequence of a life of exile.
Sanskrit: स तेन कोपेन विदह्यमानः करं करेणाभिनिपीड्य वीरः। विनिःश्वसत्युष्णमतीव घोरं दहन्निवेमान् मम पुत्रपौत्रान्॥
English: That hero, burning in wrath, squeezes his hands and breathes hot and fearful sighs, as if he wants to consume by them all my sons and grandsons.
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवधन्वा च वृकोदरश्च संरम्भिणावन्तककालकल्पौ। न शेषयेतां युधि शत्रुसेनां शरान् किरन्तावशनिप्रकाशान्॥
English: The wielder of Gandiva (Arjuna) and Bhima when angry are like Yama and Kala themselves. Hurling their arrows which are like so many thunderbolts, they exterminate their enemies in battle.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनः शकुनिः सूतपुत्रो दुःशासनश्चापि सुमन्दचेताः। मधु प्रपश्यन्ति न तु प्रपातं यद् द्यूतमालम्ब्य हरन्ति राज्यम्॥
English: Alas, Duryodhana and Shakuni and Suta's son (Karna) and the wicked minded Duhshasana in robbing the Pandavas of their kingdom by means of dice saw only honey (on the tree) without thinking the terrible fall from it!
Sanskrit: शुभाशुभं कर्म नरो हि कृत्वा प्रतीक्षते तस्य फलं स्म कर्ता। स तेन मुह्यत्यवशः फलेन मोक्षः कथं स्यात् पुरुषस्य तस्मात्॥
English: A man having acted rightly or wrongly expects to get the fruit of his acts. But fruits however (often) confounds and paralyses him. How can a man thus obtain salvation!
Sanskrit: क्षेत्रे सुकृष्टे ह्यपिते च बीजे देवे च वर्षत्यूतुकालयुक्तम्। रन्यत्र दैवादिति चिन्तयामि॥ कृतं मताक्षेण यथा न साधु साधुप्रवृत्तेन च पाण्डवेन। मया च दुष्पुत्रवशानुगेन तथा कुरूणामयमन्तकालः॥
English: If land is properly cultivated and the seed sown and if the god (Indra) seasonably showers rain, still the crop might not grow. This is what we often hear. How could this be true as I think unless everything here in this world) is ruled by Destiny. The gambler Shakuni has behaved deceitfully towards the son of Pandu (Yudhishthira) who always acts honestly and virtuously. From the love and fondness that I bear of my wicked sons I also have similarly acted. Alas, it is for this the time, for the destruction of the Kurus has come.
Sanskrit: गर्भिणी या। ध्रुवं प्रवास्यत्यसमीरितोऽपि ध्रुवं प्रजास्यत्युत स्तथा क्षपादौ च दिनप्रणाशः॥
English: Or perhaps what is inevitable must come to pass. The wind, whether impelled or not, must move. The woman who conceives must give birth to a child. Darkness must pass away in the morning and the day in the evening.
Sanskrit: वित्तं न दद्युः पुरुषाः कथंचित्। प्राप्यार्थकालं च भवेदनर्थ: कथं न तत् स्यादिति तत् कुतः स्यात्॥ कथं न भिद्येत न च स्रवेत न च प्रसिच्येदिति रक्षितव्यम्। अरक्ष्यमाणं शतधा प्रकीर्येद् ध्रुवं न नाशोऽस्ति कृतस्य लोके॥
English: Whatever may be earned by us and others, whether people spend it or not, it would bring us misery when the time would come. Why then people become so anxious to earn wealth? If what is acquired is the result of Fate, then it should be protected, so that is may not be divided nor protected, so that it may not be divided nor lost little by little nor permitted to flow out at once, for if unprotected it may break into one one hundred fragments. But whatever the character of our possession may be, our acts in this world are never lost.
Sanskrit: गतो हरण्यादपि शक्रलोकं धनंजयः पश्यत वीर्यमस्य। अस्त्राणि दिव्यानि चतुर्विधानि ज्ञात्वा पुनर्लोकमिमं प्रपन्नः॥
English: Behold what great is the prowess of Arjuna who went to the abode of Indra from the forest. Having secured the four kinds of celestials weapons, he has returned to earth.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गं हि गत्वा सशरीर एव को मानुषः पुनरागन्तुमिच्छेत्। अन्यत्र कालोपहताननेकान् समीक्षमाणस्तु कुरून् मुमूर्षुन्॥
English: What man is there who having gone to heaven in his own human body ever wishes to come back? Because he sees the Kurus at the point of death by Time, he has returned.
Sanskrit: धनुर्चाहश्चार्जुनः सव्यसाची धनुश्च तद् गाण्डिवं भीमवेगम्। अस्त्राणि दिव्यानि च तानि तस्य त्रयस्य तेजः प्रसहेत कोऽत्र॥
English: The wielder of the bow is Arjuna Savyasachi, the bow is the Gandiva of fearful energy, the weapons are also all celestials, who is there who would be able to withstand the (combination of these) three."
Sanskrit: निशम्य तद् वचनं पार्थिवस्य दुर्योधनं रहिते सौबलोऽथ। अबोधयत् कर्णमुपेत्य सर्वं स चाप्यहृष्टोऽभवदल्पचेताः॥
English: Having heard those words of the king, the son of Subala Shakuni went to Duryodhana who was then with Karna and told them everything in private. The foolish Duryodhana was filled with grief at what he heard.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच धृतराष्ट्रस्य तद् वाक्यं निशम्य शकुनिस्तदा। दुर्योधनमिदं काले कर्णेन सहितोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard those words of Dhritarashtra, Shakuni, when he got an opportunity through Karna, spoke thus to Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: प्रव्राज्य पाण्डवान् वीरान् स्वेन वीर्येण भारत। भुक्ष्येमां पृथिवीमेको दिवि शम्बरहा यथा॥
English: Shakuni said: Having exiled the heroic Pandavas through your own prowess, O descendant of Bharata, you now rule this earth without a rival, as the slayer of Shambara rules the heaven.
Sanskrit: प्राच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्याश्च प्रतीच्योदीच्यवासिनः। कृताः करप्रदाः सर्वे राजानस्ते नराधिप।॥
English: O ruler of men, O king, the kings of the east, west, north and south all pay tribute to you.
Sanskrit: या हि सा दीप्यमानेव पाण्डवानभजत् पुरा। साद्य लक्ष्मीस्त्वया राजन्नवाप्ता भ्रातृभिः सह॥
English: O king, the blazing goddess of prosperity, that once used to pay court to the Pandavas, has now been secured by you with your brothers.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रप्रस्थगते यां तां दीप्यमानां युधिष्ठिरे। अपश्याम श्रियं राजन् दृश्यते सा तवाद्य वै॥
English: O king, the blazing prosperity that we formerly saw in Yudhishthira at Indraprastha is now seen by us in you.
Sanskrit: शत्रवस्तव राजेन्द्र न चिरं शोककर्शिताः। सा तु बुद्धिबलेनेयं राज्ञस्तस्माद् युधिष्ठिरात्॥
English: O king of kings, that which you saw not long ago with so much grief has been now snatched by you from the king Yudhishthira by the force of intellect alone.
Sanskrit: त्वयाऽऽक्षिप्ता महाबाहो दीप्यमानेव दृश्यते। तथैव तव राजेन्द्र राजानः परवीरहन्॥ शासनेऽधिष्ठिताः सर्वे किं कुर्म इति वादिनः। तवेयं पृथिवी राजन् निखिला सागराम्बरा॥ सपर्वतवना देवी सग्रामनगराकरा। नानावनोद्देशवती पर्वतैरुपशोभिता।॥ वन्द्यमानो द्विजै राजन् पूज्यमानश्च राजभिः। पौरुषाद् दिवि देवेषु भ्राजसे रश्मिवानिव॥
English: O mighty armed hero, O chastiser of foes, all the kings of the world are now under your subjection. They now await your commands as they used to do before those of Yudhishthira. O king, the goddess earth bounded with the seas with her mountains and forests towns and cities and mines, with her woodlands and hills is now yours. Adored by the Brahmanas and worshipped by the kings, O monarch, you (now) blaze forth in your prowess like the sun among the celestials in heaven.
Sanskrit: सबैरिव यमो राजा मरुद्भिरिव वासवः। कुरुभिस्त्वं वृतो राजन् भासि नक्षत्रराडिव॥
English: Surrounded by the Kurus, O king, as Yama is surrounded by the Rudras and Vasava by the Marutas, you shine like the moon among the stars.
Sanskrit: यैः स्म ते नाद्रियेताज्ञा न च ये शासने स्थिताः। पश्यामस्तान् श्रिया हीनान् पाण्डवान् वनवासिनः॥
English: Let us go and see the Pandavas who are now divested of their prosperity, who are now living in the forest, who never obeyed commands and who never owed you subjection.
Sanskrit: श्रूयते हि महाराज सरो द्वैतवनं प्रति। वसन्तः पाण्डवाः सार्धं ब्राह्मणैर्वनवासिभिः॥
English: O great king, we have heard that they are now living on the banks of the lake situated in the forest named Dvaitavana with many Brahmanas, the dwellers of the wood.
Sanskrit: स प्रयाहि महाराज श्रिया परमया युतः। तापयन् पाण्डुपुत्रांस्त्वं रश्मिवानिव तेजसा॥
English: O king, go there with all your prosperity and thus scorch the Pandavas with a sight of your glory, as the sun scorches every thing with his hot rays.
Sanskrit: स्थितो राज्ये च्युतान् राज्याच्छ्यिा हीनाञ्छ्यिा वृतः। असमृद्धान् समृद्धार्थः पश्य पाण्डुसुतान् नृप॥
English: You a (great) sovereign and they deprived of their sovereignty, you in prosperity and they deprived of it, you are in affluence and they are in poverty. O king, go and (now) see the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: महाभिजनसम्पन्नं भद्रे महति संस्थितम्। पाण्डवास्त्वाभिवीक्षन्तां ययातिमिव नाहुषम्॥
English: Let the Pandavas see you like Yayati, the son of Nahusha accompanied by a large number of followers and in the enjoyment of great bliss.
Sanskrit: यां श्रियं सुहृदश्चैव दुर्हदश्च विशाम्पते। पश्यन्ति पुरुषे दीप्तां सा समर्था भवत्युत॥
English: O king, that blazing prosperity which is seen by one's both friend and foe is considered to be the real prosperity.
Sanskrit: समस्थो विषमस्थान् हि दुर्हदो योऽभिवीक्षते। जगतीस्थानिवाद्रिस्थः किमतः परमं सुखम्॥
English: What happiness could be more complete than what one enjoys by being himself in great prosperity and his enemy being in adversity just like the man on the top of a hill looking down upon another who crawls on the earth.
Sanskrit: न पुत्रधनलाभेन न राज्येनापि विन्दति। प्रीतिं नृपतिशार्दूल याममित्राघदर्शनात्॥
English: O foremost of kings, the happiness that one drives from seeing his enemies in grief is greater than what one drives on getting a son or wealth or kingdom.
Sanskrit: किं नु तस्य सुखं न स्यादाश्रमे यो धनंजयम्। अभिवीक्षेत सिद्धार्थो वल्कलाजिनवाससम्॥
English: What happiness will not be his who himself being in affluence sees Dhananjaya (Arjuna) in barks and skins.
Sanskrit: सुवाससो हि ते भार्या वल्कलाजिनसंवृताम्। पश्यन्तु दुःखितां कृष्णां सा च निर्विद्यतां पुनः॥
English: Let your wife clad in costly robes look at the afflicted Krishna (Draupadi) now in barks and skins and thus increase her misery.
Sanskrit: विनिन्दतां तथाऽऽत्मानं जीवितं च धनच्युतम्। न तथा हि सभामध्ये तस्या भवितुमर्हति। वैमनस्यं यथा दृष्ट्वा तव भार्याः स्वलंकृताः॥
English: Let the daughter of Drupada reproach herself and her life deprived as she is of wealth, for the sorrow that she will feel on seeing your wife adorned with ornaments will be far greater than what she had felt in the Sava.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा तु राजानं कर्णः शकुनिना सह। तूष्णीम्बभूवतुरुभौ वाक्यान्ते जनमेजय॥
English: Vaishampayana said: O Janamejaya, having thus spoken to the king, Shakuni and Karna when their speech was over both became silent.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कर्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा दुर्योधनस्ततः। हृष्टो भूत्वा पुनर्दीन इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard the words of Karna, the king Duryodhana became greatly delighted. But soon again the became melancholy and he then thus spoke.
Sanskrit: ब्रवीषि यदिदं कर्ण सर्वं मनसि मे स्थितम्। न त्वभ्यनुज्ञा लप्स्यामि गमने यत्र पाण्डवाः॥
English: Duryodhana said : O Karna, what you tell me is always in my mind. But I shall not get permission to go where the Pandavas are.
Sanskrit: परिदेवति तान् वीरान् धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः। मन्यतेऽभ्यधिकांश्चापि तपोयोगेन पाण्डवान्॥
English: King Dhritarashtra is always grieving for those heroes. The king considers them (now) more powerful (than before) by their asceticism.
Sanskrit: अथवाप्यनुबुध्येत नृपोऽस्माकं चिकीर्षितम्। एवमप्यायतिं रक्षन् नाभ्यनुज्ञातुमर्हति॥ न हि द्वैतवने किंचिद् विद्यतेऽन्यत् प्रयोजनम्। उत्सादनमृते तेषां वनस्थानां महाद्युते॥
English: O greatly effulgent one, if the king understands our motives, he will never grant us permission, for we can have no other business in Dvaitavana than to exterminate the Pandavas in their exile.
Sanskrit: जानासि हि यथा क्षत्ता द्यूतकाल उपस्थिते। अब्रवीद् यच्च मां त्वां च सौबलं वचनं तदा॥
English: You know what Khatva (Vidura) said to me, to yourself and to the son of Subala (Shakuni) at the time of the play.
Sanskrit: तानि सर्वाणि वाक्यानि यच्चान्यत् परिदेवितम्। विचिन्त्य नाधिगच्छामि गमनायेतराय वा॥
English: Reflecting on those words and also on (their) lamentations, I cannot make up my mind as to whether I should or should not go.
Sanskrit: ममापि हि महान् हर्षो यदहं भीमफाल्गुनौ। क्लिष्टावरण्ये पश्येयं कृष्णया सहिताविति।॥
English: I shall certainly feel great delight if I see Bhima and Falguna (Arjuna) passing their days with Krishna (Draupadi) in great misery in the forest.
Sanskrit: न तथा ह्याप्नुयां प्रीतिमवाप्य वसुधामिमाम्। दृष्ट्वा यथा पाण्डुसुतान् वल्कलाजिनवाससः॥
English: The joy that I may feel by obtaining the entire sovereignty over the earth is nothing in comparison to what I shall obtain on seeing the Pandavas clad in barks and skins.
Sanskrit: किं नु स्यादधिकं तस्माद् यदहं दुपदात्मजाम्। द्रौपदी कर्ण पश्येयं काषायवसनां वने।॥
English: O Karna, what joy could be greater than what I shall drive on seeing Draupadi, the daughter of Draupada, clad in rags in the forest?
Sanskrit: यदि मां धर्मराजश्च भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः। युक्तं परमया लक्ष्या पश्येतां जीवितं भवेत्॥
English: If king Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira), Bhima and the son of Pandu (Arjuna) see me graced with great prosperity, then only shall I attain to the great end of my life.
Sanskrit: उपायं न तु पश्यामि येन गच्छेम तद् वनम्। यथा चाभ्यनुजानीयाद् गच्छन्तं मां महीपतिः॥
English: But I do not see the means through which I can go to that forest and by which I may get the permission of the king Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: स सौबलेन सहितस्तथा दुःशासनेन च। उपायं पश्य निपुणं येन गच्छेम तद् वनम्॥
English: Therefore find out some skillful plan with the help of Subala's son (Shakuni) and Duhshasana, by which we may go to the forest (where the Pandavas) are.
Sanskrit: अहमष्यद्य निश्चित्य गमनायेतराय च। कल्यमेव गमिष्यामि समीपं पार्थिवस्य ह॥
English: I shall also today make up my mind whether I should go or not and then I shall see the king (my father) tomorrow.
Sanskrit: मयि तत्रोपविष्टे तु भीष्मे च कुरुसत्तमे। उपायो यो भवेद् दृष्टस्तं ब्रूयाः सहसौबलः॥
English: When I shall remain seated (tomorrow) with that foremost of the Kurus, you will then with Subala's son propose the pretext you may have fixed upon.
Sanskrit: वचो भीष्मस्य राज्ञश्च निशम्य गमनं प्रति। व्यवसायं करिष्येऽहमनुनीय पितामहम्॥
English: Hearing then the words of Bhishma and of the king (my father) on the subject of this journey, I shall settle everything, beseeching (the permission of) our grand father (Bhishma).
Sanskrit: तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे जग्मुरावसथान् प्रति। व्युषितायां रजन्यां तु कर्णो राजानमभ्ययात्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Having said “So be it.” They then all went away to their respective houses. As soon as the night passed, Karna came to the king.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनं कर्णः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्। उपायः परिदृष्टोऽयं तं निबोध जनेश्वर।॥
English: Thereupon Karna thus smilingly spoke to Duryodhana, “O ruler of men, a plan has been fixed upon by me. Hear it.
Sanskrit: घोषा द्वैतवने सर्वे त्वत्प्रतीक्षा नराधिप। घोषयात्रापदेशेन गमिष्यामो न संशयः॥
English: O ruler, of men, our herds of cattle are now in Dvaitavana all waiting for you. There is no doubt we can go on the pretext of seeing our cattle.
Sanskrit: उचितं हि सदा गन्तुं घोषयात्रां विशाम्पते। एवं च त्वां पिता राजन् समनुज्ञातुमर्हति॥
English: O king, O ruler of earth, it is always proper to go and see the cattle; if you say this to your father, you will get his permission."
Sanskrit: तथा कथयमानौ तौ घोषयात्राविनिश्चयम्। गान्धारराजः शकुनिः प्रत्युवाच हसन्निव॥
English: When they were thus talking about the cattle, the Gandhara king Shakuni thus smilingly spoke,
Sanskrit: उपायोऽयं मया दृष्टो गमनाय निरामयः। अनुज्ञास्यति नो राजा बोधयिष्यति चाप्युत॥ घोषा द्वैतवने सर्वे त्वत्प्रतीक्षा नराधिप। घोषयात्रापदेशेन गमिष्यामो न संशयः॥
English: “O ruler of men, this plan which has no difficulty to be carried out was what I also saw for the purpose of going (to Dvaitavana). The king will certainly grant us permission or even he may send us there of his own accord. Our herds of cattle are now all waiting in the forest of Dvaitavana. We may certainly go there under the pretext of seeing our cattle."
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहसिताः सर्वे तेऽन्योन्यस्य तलान् ददुः। तदेव च विनिश्चित्य ददृशुः कुरुसत्तमम्॥
English: They then all three laughed together and gave their hands to one another. Having arrived at this conclusion, they then went to see the chief of the Kurus (Dhritarashtra).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच धृतराष्ट्र ततः सर्वे ददृशुर्जनमेजय। पृष्ट्वा सुखमथो राज्ञः पृष्टा राज्ञा च भारत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O Janamejaya, O descendant of Bharata, then they all saw Dhritarashtra and asked his welfare; they were also asked their welfare in reiurn,
Sanskrit: ततस्तैर्विहितः पूर्वं समङ्गो नाम बल्लवः। समीपस्थास्तदा गावो धृतराष्ट्र न्यवेदयत्॥
English: Then a cowherd named Samanga who had been instructed before-hand come to the king Dhritarashtra and spoke about the cattle.
Sanskrit: अनन्तरं च राधेयः शकुनिश्च विशाम्पते। आहतुः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठं धृतराष्ट्र जनाधिपम्॥
English: O king, the son of Radha (Karna) and Shakuni thus spoke to that foremost of kings, the ruler of earth, Dhritarashtra,
Sanskrit: रमणीयेषु देशेषु घोषाः सम्प्रति कौरव। स्मारणे समयः प्राप्तो वत्पानामपि चाङ्कनम्॥
English: "O descendant of Kuru, our cattle are now stationed in a charming place. The time for marking the calves has also come.
Sanskrit: मृगया चोचिता राजन्नस्मिन् काले सुतस्य ते। दुर्योधनस्य गमनं समनुज्ञातुमर्हसि॥
English: O king, this is also an excellent season for your son Duryodhana to go to a hunting expedition. Therefore you should grant him permission to go there.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच मृगया शोभना तात गवां हि समवेक्षणम्। विश्रम्भस्तु न गन्तव्यो वल्लवानामिति स्मरे॥
English: Dhritarashtra said: O child, hunting and seeing the cattle are both very proper acts. I think the herdsman should not be (completely) trusted.
Sanskrit: ते तु तत्र नरव्याघ्राः समीप इति नः श्रुतम्। अतो नाभ्यनुजानामि गमनं तत्र वः स्वयम्॥
English: But I have heard that those foremost of men (the Pandavas) are living some where near that place; therefore I think you should not yourselves go there.
Sanskrit: छद्मना निर्जितास्ते तु कर्शिताश्च महावने। तपोनित्याश्च राधेय समर्थाश्च महारथाः॥
English: Defeated by deceitful means, they are now living in the deep forest in great misery. O son of Radha, those greatly powerful car-warriors are now engaged in asceticism.
Sanskrit: धर्मराजो न संक्रुद्ध्येद् भीमसेनस्त्वमर्षणः। यज्ञसेनस्य दुहिता तेज एव तु केवलम्॥
English: Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira) will never be angry, but Bhimasena is naturally wrathful; the daughter of Yajnasena (Draupadi) also is effulgence herself.
Sanskrit: यूयं चाप्यपराध्येयुर्दर्पमोहसमन्विताः। ततो विनिर्दहेयुस्ते तपसा हि समन्विताः॥
English: Full of pride and folly as you are you are certain to give her offence. Endued with ascetic merit as she is (now), she will certainly consume you.
Sanskrit: अथवा सायुधा वीरा मन्युनाभिपरिप्लुताः। सहिता बद्धनिस्त्रिंशा दहेयुः शस्त्रतेजसा॥ वै
English: Or perhaps, those heroes, armed with swords and other weapons and filled with wrath, may consume you with the fire of their weapons.
Sanskrit: अथ यूयं बहुत्वात् तानभियात कथंचन। अनार्यं परमं तत् स्यादशक्यं तच्च मतम्॥
English: Or if from the force of numbers you seek to injure them in any way, even that will be a highly improper act, though I know you will never succeed.
Sanskrit: उषितो हि महाबाहुरिन्द्रलोके धनंजयः। दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्यवाप्याथ ततः प्रत्यागतो वनम्॥
English: The mighty armed Dhananjaya (Arjuna) had lived in the abode of Indra. Having obtained the celestials weapons, he has returned to the forest.
Sanskrit: अकृतास्त्रेण पृथिवी जिता बीभत्सुना पुरा। किं पुनः स कृतास्त्रोऽद्य न हन्याद् वो महारथः॥
English: While unaccomplished in arms, Bibhatsu (Arjuna) conquered the whole earth. He is now a great car-warrior and highly accomplished in arms, why will he not be able (now) to kill you all?
Sanskrit: अथवा मद्वचः श्रुत्वा तत्र यत्ता भविष्यथा उद्विग्नवासो विश्रम्भाद् दुःखं तत्र भविष्यति॥
English: Or if you in obedience to my words on going there, behave carefully you will then never be able to live happily, as you will always be in a state of trustlessness.