pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: वृथा संतर्पितो वह्निः खाण्डवे सव्यसाचिना। उपकारमजानन् स कृतघ्न इति मे मतिः॥
English: In vain was the god of fire pleased at Khandava by Arjuna! Ingrate that he is, forgetting that service, he has burnt to death the mother of his benefactor.
Sanskrit: यत्रादहत् स भगवान् मातरं सव्यसाचिनः। कृत्वा यो ब्राह्मणच्छद्मा भिक्षार्थी समुपागतः॥ धिगग्नि धिक् च पार्थस्य विश्रुतां सत्यसंधताम्।
English: Alas, how could that deity burn the mother of Arjuna! Putting, on the guise of Brahmana, he had formerly come to Arjuna, for begging a favour! Fie on the deity of fire! Fie on the celebrated success of Partha's arrows.
Sanskrit: इदं कष्टतरं चान्यद् भगवन् प्रतिभाति मे॥ वृथाग्निना समायोगो यदभूत् पृथिवीपतेः। तथा तपस्विनस्तस्य राजर्षेः कौरवस्य ह॥ कथमेवंविधो मृत्युः प्रशास्य पृथिवीमिमाम्। तिष्ठत्सु मन्त्रपूतेषू तस्याग्निषु महावने॥ वृथाग्निना समायुक्तो निष्ठां प्राप्तः पिता मम।
English: This is another incident, O holy one, which appears to me to be productive of greater misery, for that king, met with death by union with a fire that was not sacred! How could such a death overtake thai royal sage of Kuru's family who, after having governed the whole Earth, was engaged in the practice of penances! In that great forest there were fires that had been sanctified with Mantras. Alas, my father has made his departure from has world, coming
Sanskrit: मन्ये पृथा वेपमाना कृशा धमनिसंतता॥ हा तात! धर्मराजेति समाक्रन्दन्महाभये।
English: I suppose that Pritha, emaciated and reduced to a from in which all her nerves became visible, must have trembled in fear and cried aloud, saying, O son Yudhishthira! and awaited the terrible approach of the fire.
Sanskrit: भीम! पर्याप्नुहि भयादिति चैवाभिवाशती॥ समन्ततः परिक्षिप्ता माताभन्मे दवाग्निना।
English: She must have also said, O Bhima, save me from this danger! when she, my mother, was surrounded on all sides y that dreadful fire.
Sanskrit: सहदेवः प्रियस्तस्याः पुत्रेभ्योऽधिक एव तु॥ न चैनां मोक्षयामास वीरो माद्रवतीसुतः।
English: Among all her sons, Sahadeva was her darling. Alas, that heroic son of Madravati did not rescue her!'
Sanskrit: तच्छुत्वा रुरुदुः सर्वे समालिङ्य परस्परम्॥ पाण्डवाः पञ्च दुःखार्ता भूतानीव युगक्षये।
English: Hearing these bewailings of the king. all those person who were present there began to weep, embracing each other. In fact, the five sons of Pandu were so stricken with grief that they resembled living creatures at the time of the dissolution of the universe.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु पुरुषेन्द्राणां रुदतां रुदितस्वनः॥ प्रासादाभोगसंरुद्ध अन्वरौत्सीत् स रोदसी॥
English: The sound of lamentations uttered by those weeping heroes, filling the spacious chambers of the palace, escaped therefrom and penetrated the very sky.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच नासौ वृथाग्निना दग्धो यथा तत्र श्रुतं मया। वैचित्रवीर्यो नृपतिस्तत् ते वक्ष्यामि सुव्रत॥
English: Narada said The king has not been burnt to death by an unsanctified fire. I have heard this there. I tell you, O Bharata, such has not been the fate of Vaichitravirya.
Sanskrit: वनं प्रविशतानेन वायुभक्षेण धीमता। अग्नयः कारयिन्वेष्टिमुत्सृष्टा इति नः श्रुतम्॥
English: We have heard that when the old king gifted with great intelligence and living on air alone entered the forest (after his return from Gangadvara), he caused his sacrificial fires to be duly ignited. Having performed is sacred rites there with, be abandoned them all.
Sanskrit: याजकास्तु ततस्तस्य तानन्गीन्निर्जने वने। समुत्सृज्य यथाकामं जग्मुर्भरतसत्तम॥
English: Then the Yajaka Brahmanas he had with him cast off those fires in a solitary part of the forest and went away as they liked, O foremost one of Bharata's race.
Sanskrit: स विवृद्धस्तदा वह्निर्वने तस्मिन्नभूत् किल। तेन तद् वनमादीप्तमिति ते तापसाऽब्रुवन्॥
English: The fire that cast off grew in the forest. It then produced a general conflagration in the forest. This is what I have heard from the ascetics living on the banks of Ganga.
Sanskrit: स राजा जाह्नवीतीरे यथा ते कथितं मया। तेनाग्निना समायुक्तः स्वेनैव भरतर्षभ।॥
English: United with that (sacred) fire of his own, O chief of the Bharatas, the king, as I have already said to you, met with death on the banks of Ganga.
Sanskrit: एवमावेदयामासुर्मुनयस्ते ममानघ। ये ते भागीरथीतीरे मया दृष्टा युधिष्ठिर॥
English: O sinless one, this is what the ascetics have told me, those viz., whom I saw on the banks of sacred Bhagirathi, O Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: एवं स्वेनाग्निना राजा समायुक्तो महीपते। मा शोचिथास्त्वं नृपतिं गतः स परमां गतिम्॥
English: Thus, O lord of Earth, king Dhritarashtra, coming into contact with his own sacred fire, departed from this world and attained to that high end that has been his.
Sanskrit: गुरुशुश्रूषया चैव जननी ते जनाधिप। प्राप्ता सुमहतीं सिद्धिमिति मे नात्र संशयः॥
English: Through service rendered by her to her seniors, your mother, O king, has acquired very great success. There is not the slightest doubt of this.
Sanskrit: कर्तुमर्हसि राजेन्द्र तेषां त्वमुदकक्रियाम्। भ्रातृभिः सहितः सर्वै रेतदत्र विधीयताम्॥
English: You should, O king of kings, now perform the rites of water to their honour with all your brothers. Let, therefore, the necessary steps be taken.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः स पृथिवीपालः पाण्डवानां धुरंधरः। निर्ययौ सहसोदर्यः सदारश्च नरर्षभः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then that lord of Earth, that foremost of men, that upholder of the burthens of the Pandavas, wen tout, accompanied by all his brother as well as the ladies of his household.
Sanskrit: पौरजानपदाश्चैव राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः। गङ्गां प्रजग्मुरभितो वाससैकेन संवृताः॥
English: The inhabitants of the city as also those of the provinces, actuated by their loyalty, also went out. They all proceeded towards the banks of Ganga, every one clad on only a single piece of cloth.
Sanskrit: ततोऽवगाह्य सलिले सर्वे ते नरपुङ्गवाः। युयुत्सुमग्रतः कृत्वा ददुस्तोयं महात्मने॥ गान्धार्याश्च पृथायाश्च विधिवन्नामगोत्रतः।
English: Then all those foremost of men having plunged into the river, placed Yuyutsu at their head, and began to offer oblations of water to the grant king. And they also gave similar oblations to Gandhari and Pritha, naming each separately and mentioning their families.
Sanskrit: शौचं निवर्तयन्तस्ते तत्रोपुर्नगराद् बहिः॥ प्रेषयामास स नरान् विधिज्ञानाप्तकारिणः। गङ्गाद्वारं नरश्रेष्ठो यत्र दग्धोऽभवन्नृपः॥
English: Having finished those rites which purify the living, they returned but without entering their capital lived outside of it. They also sent a number of trusted people well conversant with the ordinances relating to the cremation of the dead, to Gangadvara where the old king had been burnt to death.
Sanskrit: तत्रैव तेषां कृत्यानि गङ्गाद्वारेऽन्वशात् तदा। कर्तव्यानीति पुरुषान् दत्तदेयान्महीपतिः॥
English: The king, having rewarded those men beforehand, commanded them to perform those rites of cremation which the bodies of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari and Kunti still awaited.
Sanskrit: द्वादशेऽहनि तेभ्यः स कृतशौचो नराधिपः। ददौ श्राद्धानि विधिवद् दक्षिणावन्ति पाण्डवः॥
English: On the twelfth day, the king, properly purified, duly performed the Shraddhas of his deceased relations, which were marked by profuse gifts.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्रं समुद्दिश्य ददौ स पृथिवीपतिः। सुवर्णं रजतं गाश्च शय्याश्च सुमहाधनाः॥
English: Referring to Dhritarashtra, Yudhishthira made many gifts of gold and silver, of kine and costly beds.
Sanskrit: गान्धार्याश्चैव तेजस्वी पृथायाश्च पृथक् पृथक्। संकीर्त्य नामनी राजा ददौ दानमनुत्तमम्॥
English: Uttering the names of Gandhari and Pritha, the king, gifted with great energy, made many excellent gifts.
Sanskrit: यो यदिच्छति यावच्च तावत् स लभते नरः। शयनं भोजनं यानं मणिरत्नमथो धनम्॥
English: Every man received what thing he wished and as much of it as he wished, Beds and foods, and cars and conveyances, and jewels and gems, and other wealth were given away profusely.
Sanskrit: यानमाच्छादनं भोगान् दासीश्च समलंकृताः। ददौ राजा समुद्दिश्य तयोर्मात्रोर्महीपतिः॥
English: Indeed, the king, referring to his two mothers, gave away cars and conveyances, dresses and coverlets, various kind of food, and female slaves adorned with various ornaments.
Sanskrit: ततः स पृथिवीपालो दत्त्वा श्राद्धान्यनेकशः। प्रविवेश पुरं राजा नगरं वारणाह्वयम्॥
English: Having thus made many kinds of gift in profusion, that king then entered his capital named Histinapur.
Sanskrit: ते चापि राजवचनात् पुरुषा ये गताभवन्। संकल्प्य तेषां कुल्यानि पुनः प्रत्यागमंस्ततः॥
English: Those men, men who had gone to the banks of Ganga at the command of the king, having disposed of (by cremation) the remains of the king and the two queens, returned to the city.
Sanskrit: माल्यैर्गन्धैश्च विविधैरर्चयित्वा यथाविधि। कुल्यानि तेषां संयोज्य तदाचख्युर्महीपतेः॥
English: Having duly honoured those remains with garlands and scents of various kinds and disposed of them, they informed Yudhishthria of the accomplishment of their task.
Sanskrit: समाश्वास्य तु राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्। नारदोऽप्यगमद् राजन् परमर्षिर्यथेप्सितम्॥
English: FINISH AHSRAN The great Rishi Narada, having comforted king Yudhishthira of righteous soul, went away to where he liked.
Sanskrit: एवं वर्षाण्यतीतानि धृतराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः। वनवासे तथा त्रीणि नगरे दश पञ्च च॥
English: Thus did king Dhritarashtra make his departure from this world after having passed three years in the forest and fifteen years in the city.
Sanskrit: हतपुत्रस्य संग्रामे दानानि ददतः सदा। ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिमित्राणां भ्रातॄणां स्वजनस्य च॥
English: Having lost all his children in battle, he had made many gifts in honour of his kinsmen, relatives, and friends, his brothers and own people.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्तु नृपतिर्नातिप्रीतमनास्तदा। धारयामास तद् राज्यं निहतज्ञातिबान्धवः॥
English: King Yudhishthira, after the death of his uncle, became very cheerless. Deprived of his kinsmen and relatives, he somehow bore the burthen of sovereignty. JAVASIKA PARVA
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं प्रयतमानानां वृष्णीनामन्धकैः सह। कालो गृहाणि सर्वेषां परिचक्राम नित्यशः॥
English: Vaishampayana said While the Vrishnis and the Andhakas were thus trying (to avoid the impending calamity), the embodied from of time (death) every day wandered about their houses.
Sanskrit: करालो विकटो मुण्डः पुरुषः कृष्णपिङ्गलः। गृहाण्यावेक्ष्य वृष्णीनां नादृश्यत क्वचित् क्वचित्।२।
English: He looked like a man of terrible and fierce aspect. Of bald head, he was black and of tawny color. Sometimes he was beheld by the Vrishnis as he peered into their houses.
Sanskrit: तमनन्त महेष्वासाः शरैः शतसहस्रशः। न चाशक्यत वेढुं स सर्वभूतात्ययस्तदा॥
English: The powerful bowmen among the Vrishnis shot hundreds and thousands of arrows at him, but none of these succeeded in piercing him, for he was none else than the Destroyer of all creatures.
Sanskrit: उत्पेदिरे महावाता दारुणाश्च दिने दिने। वृष्ण्यन्धकविनाशाय बहवो लोमहर्षणाः॥
English: Day by day strong winds blew, and many were the evil omens which arose, awful and foreboding the destruction of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas.
Sanskrit: विवृद्धमूषिका रथ्या विभिन्नमणिकास्तथा। केशा नखाश्च सुप्तानामद्यन्ते मूषिकैर्निशि॥
English: The streets swarmed with rats and mice. Earthen pots showed cracks or broken from no visible cause. At night, the rats and mice ate away the hair and nails of sleeping men.
Sanskrit: चीचीकूचीति वाशन्ति सारिका वृष्णिवेश्मसु। नोपशाम्यति शब्दश्च स दिवारानमेव हि॥
English: Sharikas chirped, sitting within the houses of the Vrishnis. The noise made by those birds ceased not for even a short while by day or by night.
Sanskrit: अन्वकुर्वन्नुलूकानां सारसा विरुतं तथा। अजाः शिवानां विरुतमन्वकुर्वत भारत॥
English: The Sarashas were heard to imitate the hooting of the owl, and goats imitated the cries, O Bharata, of Jackals.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुरा रक्तपादाश्च विहगाः कालचोदिताः। वृष्ण्यन्धकानां गेहेषु कपोता व्यचरंस्तदा॥
English: Many birds appeared, moved by Death, which were pale of color, but that had legs red of hue. Pigeons were seen to always disport in the houses of the Vrishni.
Sanskrit: व्यजायन्त खरा गोषु करभा श्वतरीषु च। शुनीष्वपि बिडालाश्च मूषिका नकुलीषु च॥
English: Asses were born of kine, and elephants of mules. Cats were born of bitches, and mouse of the mungoose.
Sanskrit: नापत्रपन्त पापानि कुर्वन्तो वृष्णयस्तदा। प्राद्विषन् ब्राह्मणांश्चापि पितृन् देवांस्तथैव च॥
English: The Vrishnis, committing sinful deeds, were not seen to feel any shame. They showed disregard for Brahmanas and the departed manes and the departed manes and the celestials.
Sanskrit: गुरूंश्चाप्यवमन्यन्ते न तु रामजनार्दनौ। पल्य: पतीनुच्चरन्त पत्नीश्च पतयस्तथा॥
English: They insulted and humiliated their preceptors and elders. Only Rama and Janardana acted differently. Wives deceived their husbands, and husbands deceived wives.
Sanskrit: विभावसुः प्रज्वलितो वामं विपरिवर्तते। नीललोहितमञ्जिष्ठा विसृजन्नर्चिषः पृथक्॥
English: Fires, when ignited cast their flames towards the left. Sometimes they threw out flames whose colour was blue and red.
Sanskrit: उदयास्तमने नित्यं पुर्यां तस्यां दिवाकरः। व्यदृश्यतासकृत् पुम्भिः कबन्धैः परिवारितः॥
English: The Sun, whether when rising or setting over that city, seemed to be surrounded by headless trunks of human beings.
Sanskrit: महानसेषु सिद्धेषु संस्कृतेऽतीव भारत। आहार्यमाणे कृमयो व्यदृश्यन्त सहस्रशः॥
English: In cook-rooms, upon food that was clean and well-boiled, were soon, when it was served out for eating, innumerable worms of various kinds.
Sanskrit: पुण्याहे वाच्यमाने तु जपत्सु च महात्मसु। अभिधावन्तः श्रूयन्ते न चादृश्यत कश्चन॥
English: When Brahmanas, receiving gifts, blessed the day or the hour fixed for this or that undertaking or when great men were engaged in silent recitations, the heavy trend was heard of many men running about but no one could be seen to whom the sound of such sound could be ascribed.
Sanskrit: परस्परं च नक्षत्रं हन्यमानं पुनः पुनः। ग्रहैरपश्यन् सर्वे ते नात्मनस्तु कथंचन॥
English: The Constellations were repeatedly seen to be struck by the planets. None amongst the Yadavas could, however, see the constellation of his birth.
Sanskrit: नदन्तं पाञ्चजन्यं च वृष्ण्यन्धकनिवेशने। समन्तात् पर्यवाशन्त रासभा दारुणस्वराः॥
English: When the Panchajanya was blown in their houses, asses of dissonant and awful voice brayed aloud from all sides.
Sanskrit: एवं पश्यन् हृषीकेशः सम्प्राप्तं कालपर्ययम्। त्रयोदश्याममावास्यां तान् दृष्ट्वा प्राब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: Seeing these sings which showed the perverse course of Time, and seeing that the day of the new moon coincided with the thirteenth (and the fourteenth) lunation's, Hrishkesha, summoning the Yadavas, said to them these words:
Sanskrit: चतुर्दशी पञ्चदशी कृतेयं राहुणा पुनः। प्राप्ते वै भारते युद्धे प्राप्ता चाद्य क्षयाय नः॥
English: The fourteenth lunation has been made the fifteenth by Rahu once more. Such a day had appeared at the time of the great battle of the Bharatas. It has once more appeared, it seems, for our destruction.'
Sanskrit: विमृशन्नेव कालं तं परिचिन्त्य जनार्दनः। मेने प्राप्तं स षट्त्रिंशं वर्षे वै केशिसूदनः॥ पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्ता गान्धारी हतबान्धवा। यदनुव्याजहारार्ता तदिदं समुपागमत्॥
English: The destroyer of Keshi, viz., Janardana, thinking upon the omens that Time showed, understood that the thirty-sixth year had come, and that what Gandhari, burning with grief on account of the death of her sons, and deprived of all her kinsmen, had said was about to take place.
Sanskrit: इदं च तदनुप्राप्तमब्रवीद् यद् युधिष्ठिरः। पुरा व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु दृष्ट्वोत्पातान् सुदारुणान्॥
English: The present is exactly similar to that time which Yudhishthira had marked at sight of those dreadful omens which appeared when the two armies were arranged in battle-order.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा वासुदेवस्तु चिकीर्षुः सत्यमेव तत्। आज्ञापयामास तदा तीर्थयात्रामरिंदमः॥
English: Vasudeva, having said so, tried to bring about those occurrences which would make Gandhari's words true. That chastiser of enemies commanded the Vrishnis to make a pilgrimage to some sacred water.
Sanskrit: अघोषयन्त पुरुषास्तत्र केशवशासनात्। तीर्थयात्रा समुद्रे वः कार्येति पुरुषर्षभाः॥
English: The messengers immediately proclaimed at the command of Keshava that the Vrishnis should make a journey to the sea-coast for bathing in the sacred waters of the ocean.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच काली स्त्री पाण्डुरैर्दन्तैः प्रविश्य हसती निशि। स्त्रियः स्वप्नेषु मुष्णन्ती द्वारकां परिधावति॥
English: Vaishampayana said At that time the Vrishni ladics dreamt every night a woman of black color and white teeth, entering their abodes, laughed aloud and ran through Dwraka, snatching from them the auspicious threads in their wrists.
Sanskrit: अग्निहोत्रनिकेतेषु वास्तुमध्येषु वेश्मसु। वृष्ण्यन्धकानखादन्त स्वप्ने गृध्रा भयानकाः॥
English: The men dreamt that dreadful vultures, entering their houses and fire-chambers, gorged themselves on their bodies.
Sanskrit: अलंकाराच छत्रं च ध्वजाश्च कवचानि च। हियमाणान्यदृश्यन्त रक्षोभिः सुभयानकैः॥
English: Their ornaments and umbrellas and standards and armour were seen to be taken away by dreadful Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: तच्चाग्निदत्तं कृष्णस्य वज्रनाभमयोमयम्। दिवमाचक्रमे चक्रं वृष्णीनां पश्यतां तदा॥
English: Before the very eyes of the Vrishnis, the discus of Krishna, given by Agni, made of iron and having its nave composed of hardest adamant, ascended into the sky.
Sanskrit: युक्तं रथं दिव्यमादित्यवर्णं हया हरन् पश्यतो दारुकस्य। ते सागरस्योपरिष्टादवर्तन् मनोजवाश्चतुरो वाजिमुख्याः॥
English: In the very sight of Daruka, the excellent car of Vasudeva, effulgent like the sun, and properly equipt was taken away by the horses yoked to it. Those foremost of horses, numbering four, and fleet like the mind, fled away, dragging the car after them along the surface of the ocean.
Sanskrit: तालः सुपर्णश्च महाध्वजौ तौ सुपूजितौ रामजनार्दनाभ्याम्। उच्चैर्जह्वरप्सरो दिवानिशं वाचश्चोचुर्गम्यतां तीर्थयात्रा॥
English: The two great standards of Krishna's car and Baladeva's car, having the emblems of Garuda and palmyra, which were reverently adored those two heroes, were taken away by Apsaras who, day and night, called upon the Vrishnis and the Andhakas to start on a pilgrimage to some sacred water.
Sanskrit: ततो जिगमिषन्तस्ते वृष्ण्यन्धकमहारथाः। सान्तःपुरास्तदा तीर्थयात्रामैच्छन् नरर्षभाः॥
English: When these omens were seen and heard, those foremost of men, viz., the powerful carwarriors of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, became desirous of setting out, with their whole families, on a pilgrimage to some sacred water.
Sanskrit: ततो भोज्यं च भक्ष्यं च पेयं चान्धकवृष्णयः। बहु नानाविधं चक्रुर्मा मांसमनेकशः॥
English: They prepared various kinds of viands and edibles and various kinds of wines and meat.
Sanskrit: ततः सैनिकवर्गाश्च निर्ययुर्नगराद् बहिः। यानैरश्वैर्गजैश्चैव श्रीमन्तस्तिग्मतेजसः॥
English: The troops of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, blazing with beauty and gifted with fierce energy, then set out from the city on cars and horses and elephants.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रभासे न्यवसन् यथोद्दिष्टं यथागृहम्। प्रभूतभक्ष्यपेशस्ते सदारा यादवास्तदा॥
English: The Yadavas then, with their wives, proceeded to Prabhasa and took up their residence there, each in the (temporary) habitation which was assigned to him and all having profuse provisions consisting of edibles and drink.
Sanskrit: निविष्टांस्तान् निशम्याथ समुद्रान्ते स योगवित्। जगामामन्त्र्य तान् वीरानुद्धवोऽर्थविशारदः॥
English: Hearing that they had taken up their abode on the sea-coast, Uddhava, the wisest of men, who was, besides, well-versed in Yoga, went there and to their leave (for departing).
Sanskrit: तं प्रस्थितं महात्मानमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिम्। जानन् विनाशं वृष्णीनां नैच्छद् वारयितुं हरिः॥
English: Krishna, with joined with joined hands, saluted Uddhava, and seeing him bent on departing (from the world) and knowing that the destruction of the Vrishnis was night, did not feel any disposition to prevent him.
Sanskrit: ततः कालपरीतास्ते वृष्ण्यन्धकमहारथाः। अपश्यन्नुद्धवं यान्तं तेजसाऽऽवृत्य रोदसी॥
English: The powerful car-warriors among the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, whose hour hand come, then saw Uddhava proceed on his great journey, filling the entire sky with his effulgence.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणार्थेषु यत् सिद्धमन्नं तेषां महात्मनाम्। तद् वरनरेभ्यः प्रददुः सुरागन्धसमन्वितम्॥
English: The Vrishnis, mixing with wine the food that had been cooked for great Brahmanas, gave it away to monkeys an apes.
Sanskrit: ततस्तूर्यशताकीर्णं नदनर्तकसंकुलम्। अवर्तत महापानं प्रभासे तिग्मतेजसाम्॥
English: Those heroes of fierce energy then began to revel with drink, at Prabhasa. The entire field echoed with the blare of hundreds of trumpets and abounded with actors and dancers.
Sanskrit: कृष्णस्य संनिधौ रामः सहित: कृतवर्मणा। अपिबद् युयुधानश्च गदो बभ्रुस्तथैव च॥
English: In the very sight of Krishna, Rama began to drink, with Kritavarman, Yuyudhana and Gada and Vabhru also did the same.
Sanskrit: ततः परिषदो मध्ये युयुधानो मदोत्कटः। अब्रवीत् कृतवर्माणमवहास्यावमन्य च॥ कःक्षत्रियोऽहन्यमानः सुप्तान् हन्यान्मृतानिव। तन्न मृष्यन्ति हार्दिक्य यादवा यत् त्वया कृतम्॥
English: Then Yuyudhana, inebriated with wine, derisively laughing at and insulting Kritavarman in the midst of that assembly, said, 'What Kshatriya is there who, armed with weapons, will kill men locked in the embraces of sleep and, therefore, already dead? Hence, O son of Hridika, the Yadavas will never tolerate what you have done.'
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ते युयुधानेन पूजयामास तद्वचः। प्रद्युम्नो रथिनां श्रेष्ठो हार्दिक्यमवमन्य च॥
English: When Yuyudhana had said these words, Pradyumna, that foremost of car-warriors, applauded them, expressing his disregard for the son of Hridika.
Sanskrit: ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः कृतवर्मा तमब्रवीत्। निर्दिशन्निव सावज्ञं तदा सव्येन पाणिना॥
English: Greatly enraged at this, Kritavarman, cmphasising his disregard for Satyaki by pointing to him with his left hand, said these words:
Sanskrit: भूरिश्रवाश्छिन्नबाहुयुद्धे प्रायगतस्त्वया। वधेन सुनृशंसेन कथं वीरेण पातितः॥
English: Professing yourself to be a hero, how could you so cruelly kill the armless Bhurishravas who, on the field of battle, sat fasting.
Sanskrit: हति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा केशवः परवीरहा। तिर्यक्सरोषया दृष्ट्या वीक्षाचक्रे स मन्युमान्॥
English: Hearing these words of his, Keshava, that destroyer of hostile heroes, giving way to anger, cast an angry look at Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: मणिः स्यमन्तकश्चैव यः स सत्राजितोऽभवत्। तां कथां श्रावयामास सात्यकिर्मधुसूदनम्॥
English: Then Satyaki informed the destroyer of Madhu as to how Kritavarman had behaved towards Satrajit for taking away from him the celebrated gem Syamantaka.
Sanskrit: तच्छुवा केशवस्याङ्कमगमद् रुदती तदा। सत्यभामा प्रकृपिता कोपयन्ती जनार्दनम्॥
English: Hearing the narrative, Satyabhama, giving way to anger and tears, approached Keshava, and sitting on his lap, increased his anger (for Kritavarman).
Sanskrit: तत उत्थाय सक्रोधः सात्यकिर्वाक्यपब्रवीत्। पञ्चानां द्रोपदेयानां धृष्टद्युन्नशिखण्डिनोः॥ एष गच्छामि पदवीं सत्येन च तथा शपे। सौप्तिके ये च निहताः सुप्ता येन दुरात्मना॥ द्रोणपुत्रसहायेन पापेन कृतवर्मणा। समाप्तमायुरस्याद्य यशश्चैव सुमध्यमे॥
English: Then rising up in anger, Satyaki said, 'I swear to your by Truth that I shall soon cause this one to follow the five sons of Draupadi, and of Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandin, they, viz., who were killed by this sinful wretch, while they were asleep, with the help of Drona's son, O you of slender wish, Kritavarman's period of life and fame has come to an end.'
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्त्वा खड्ड्रेन केशवस्य समीपतः। अभिद्रुत्य शिरः क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद कृतवर्मणः॥
English: Having said these words, Satyaki rushed at Kritavarman and cut off his head with a sword in the very sight of Keshava.
Sanskrit: तथान्यानपि निघ्नन्तं युयुधानं समन्ततः। अभ्याधावद्धृषीकेशो विनिवारयितुं तदा॥
English: Yuyudhana, having performed this feat, began to strike down others there present. Hrishikesha ran to prevent him from doing further mischief.
Sanskrit: एकीभूतास्ततः सर्वे कालपर्यायचोदिताः। भोजान्धका महाराज शैनेयं पर्यवारयन्॥
English: At that time, however, O king, the Bhojas and Andhakas moved by the perverseness of the hour that had come upon them, all became as one man and surrounded the son of Shini.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा पततस्तूर्णमभिक्रुद्धाञ्जनार्दनः। न चुक्रोध महातेजा जानन् कालस्य पर्ययम्॥
English: Janardana of great energy, knowing the character of the hour stood unmoved without giving way to anger, seeing those heroes rushing in anger at Satyaki from every side.
Sanskrit: ते तु पानमदाविष्टाश्चोदिताः कालधर्मणा। युयुधानमथाभ्यघ्ननुच्छिष्टै जनै स्तदा।॥
English: Urged by fate and inebriated with drink, they began to strike Yuyudhana with the pots from which they had been eating.