pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: धौम्य उवाच विहितं पाण्डवाः सर्वं ब्राह्मणेषु सुहृत्सु च। याने प्रहरणे चैव तथैवाग्निषु भारत॥
English: O Pandavas, you have made arrangements in regard to the Brahmanas, friends, weapons and also in regard to the fires.
Sanskrit: त्वया रक्षा विधातव्या कृष्णायाः फाल्गुनेन च। विदितं वो यथा सर्वं लोकवृत्तमिदं तव।॥ विदिते चापि वक्तव्यं सुहृद्भिरनुरागतः। एष धर्मश्च कामश्च अर्थश्चैव सनातनः॥ अतोऽहमपि वक्ष्यामि हेतुमत्र निबोधत।
English: You and Falguna (Arjuna) are to protect। Krishna. O kings, the characters of men are properly known to you all. Inspite of your knowledge, it behoves the friends to describe them out of their regard for you and that is reckoned as the everlasting virtue, pleasure and profit. Therefore I shall say something-you should attend.
Sanskrit: हन्तेमां राजवसतिं राजपुत्रा ब्रवीम्यहम्॥ यथा राजकुलं प्राप्य सर्वान् दोषांस्तरिष्यथ। दुर्वसं चैव कौरव्य जानता राजवेश्मनि॥ अमानितैर्मानितैर्वा अज्ञातैः परिवत्सरम्। ततश्चतुर्दशे वर्षे चरिष्यथ यथासुखम्॥
English: Alas! it is woeful to stay with a king, I shall tell you. O princes, how you shall avert the calamities while residing in the royal premises. O Kauravas, whether respected or not, may you pass thus at the royal residence undiscovered by those who know you. Then in the fourteenth year you will act according to your own pleasure.
Sanskrit: दृष्टद्वारो लभेद् द्रष्टुं राजस्वेषु न विश्वसेत्। तदेवासनमन्विच्छेद् यत्र नाभिपतेत् परः॥
English: One ought to obtain previous permission should he want to appear before the king. As regards royal secrets one should not give credit when they are mentioned; one should rather court that seat where no one can defeat him.
Sanskrit: यो न यानं न पर्यत न पीठं न गजं रथम्। आरोहेत् सम्मतोऽस्मीति स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥
English: He alone can live in a royal residence who does not, with the confidence that he is a favorite, make use of the king's car, vehicle, or bedstead, or seat, or elephant or chariot.
Sanskrit: यत्र यत्रैनमासीनं शङ्करन् दुष्टचारिणः। न तत्रोपविशेद् यो वै स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥
English: He alone can live in a royal house who sits on a seat the occupation of which cannot create any suspicion in the minds of the wicked.
Sanskrit: न चानुशिष्याद् राजानमपृच्छन्तं कदाचन। तूष्णीं त्वेनमुपासीत काले समभिपूजयेत्॥ असूयन्ति हि राजानो जनाननृतवादिनः। तथैव चावमन्यन्ते मन्त्रिणं वादिनं मृषा॥
English: Unasked no one should even offer a counsel to the king; one should pay respect to never him with reticence and homage in time. Kings wish to have those who babble and hate counsellors who tell lies.
Sanskrit: नैषां दारेषु कुर्वीत मैत्री प्राज्ञः कदाचन। अन्तःपुरचरा ये च द्वेष्टि यानहिताश्च ये॥
English: A wise man should contract friendship with the wife of the king nor with the other inmates of his seraglio, nor with those whom the despises and who are hostile to him.
Sanskrit: विदिते चास्य कुर्वीत कार्याणि सुलघून्यपि। एवं विचरतो राज्ञि न क्षतिर्जायते क्वचित्॥
English: One about the king should perform the act, however greatly insignificant may be in his presence. There would be no harm to him should he behave himself towards the king in the way.
Sanskrit: गच्छन्नपि परां भूमिमपृष्टो ह्यनियोजितः। जात्यन्ध इव मन्येत मर्यादामनुचिन्तयन्॥
English: Holding even the highest office one should, until he is asked or commanded, regard himself as born-blind in consideration of the dignity of his position).
Sanskrit: न हि पुत्रं न नप्तारं न भ्रातरमरिंदमाः। समतिक्रान्तमर्यादं पूजयन्ति नराधिपाः॥
English: Because the kings show no consideration even to their sons, grandsons and brothers when they are found to disregarded their dignity.
Sanskrit: यत्नाच्चोपचरेदेनमग्निवद् देववत् त्विह। अनृतेनोपचीर्णो हि हन्यादेव न संशयः॥
English: In this world a king should be carefully served like the fire-god or any other deity; one that plays false to the king is killed by him; this admits of no doubt.
Sanskrit: यद् यद् भर्तानुयुट्टीत तत् तदेवानुवर्तयेत्। प्रमादमवलेपं च कोप च परिवर्जयते॥
English: One should follow what the master directs, and renounce carelessness, pride and anger.
Sanskrit: समर्थनासु सर्वासु हितं च प्रियमेव च। संवर्णयेत् तदेवास्य प्रियादपि हितं भवेत्॥
English: After carefully pondering over all things one should relate to the king what is both agreeable and profitable; but one must say what is beneficial in preference to what is merely agreeable.
Sanskrit: अनुकूलो भवेच्चास्य सर्वार्थेषु कथासु च। अप्रियं चाहितं यत् स्यात् तदस्मै नानुवर्णयेत्॥
English: In all matters and works one ought to be well-disposed towards the king and should never relate to him what is disagreeable and unprofitable.
Sanskrit: नाहमस्य प्रियोऽस्मीति मत्वा सेवेत पण्डितः। अप्रमत्तश्च सततं हितं कुर्यात् प्रियं च यत्॥
English: Thinking that one is not his favourite, one should serve the king, always do him what is good and pleasant without neglect.
Sanskrit: नास्यानिष्टानि सेवेत नाहितैः सह संवदेत्। स्वस्थानान्न विकम्पेत स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥
English: He alone can live in a royal house who does not swerve from his place, nor does him any injury, nor associates with those who are unfriendly to him (the king).
Sanskrit: दक्षिणं वाथ वामं वा पार्श्वमासीत् पण्डितः। रक्षिणां ह्यात्तशस्त्राणां स्थानं पश्चाद् विधीयते॥ नित्यं हि प्रतिषिद्धं तु पुरस्तादासनं महत्। न च संदर्शने किञ्चित् प्रवृत्तमपि संजयेत्॥
English: Learned men should sit either on the right or the left side of the king, because the place behind him is reverend, for the guards furnished with arms and seats in his front are always forbidden.
Sanskrit: अपि ह्येतद् दरिद्राणां व्यलीकस्थानमुत्तमम्। न मृषाभिहितं राज्ञां मनुष्येषु प्रकाशयेत्॥
English: No one should give publicity to what transpires in the very presence of the king because even for those who are very favourite it is looked upon as the height of impertinence.
Sanskrit: असूयन्ति हि राजानो नराननृतवादिनः। तथैव चावमन्यन्ते नरान् पण्डितमानिनः॥
English: One should not reveal to others any lie, that has been told by the king for he is annoyed with those who report his lies and also despise those who regard themselves as learned.
Sanskrit: शूरोऽस्मीति न दृप्तः स्याद् बुद्धिमानिति वा पुनः। प्रियमेवाचरन् राज्ञः प्रियो भवति भोगवान्॥
English: A person that does not take pride in thinking "I am heroic and intelligent," and conducts himself agreeably to the wishes of the king is worthy of royal favour and amenities of life.
Sanskrit: ऐश्वर्यं प्राप्य दुष्प्रापं प्रियं प्राप्य च राजतः। अप्रमत्तो भवेद् राज्ञः प्रियेषु च हितेषु च॥
English: A person, obtaining from the king wealth and other agreeable things hard to acquire, must employ himself assiduously in doing for him what is both pleasant and profitable.
Sanskrit: यस्य कोपो महाबाधः प्रसादश्च महाफलः। कस्तस्य मनसापीच्छेदनर्थं प्राज्ञसम्मतः॥
English: What person, that is agreeable to the wise, can even contemplate a wrong to him, whose wrath is a great trouble and whose propitiation is productive of great fruits?
Sanskrit: न चोष्ठौ न भुजौ जानू न च वाक्यं समाक्षिपेत्। सदा वातं च वाचं च ष्ठीवनं चाचरेच्छनैः॥
English: In the presence of the king no one should move his lips, anus and thighs and one should speak gently, spit slowly and break wind softly.
Sanskrit: हास्यवस्तुषु चान्यस्य वर्तमानेषु केषुचित्। नातिगाढं प्रहृष्येत न चाप्युन्मत्तवद्धसेत्॥
English: In the presence of the king if any laughable matter is mooted, a person should not enjoy it with the utmost reserve, nor should he laugh like a maniac.
Sanskrit: न चातिधैर्येण चरेद् गुरुतां हि व्रजेत् ततः। स्मितं तु मृदुपूर्वेण दर्शयेत प्रसादजम्॥ लाभे न हर्षयेद् यस्तु न व्यथेद् योऽवमानितः। असम्मूढश्च यो नित्यं स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥
English: No person should restrain himself to the reserve, for in that case he should lead him to an unnecessary gravity. But he should smile with modesty and without betraying any mistaken interest as regards real cause of the mirth. He that is always on his guard, and is neither exalted by reward nor feels wronged by disgrace, is alone worthy of residing in a royal palace.
Sanskrit: राजानं राजपुत्रं वा संवर्णयति यः सदा। अमात्यः पण्डितो भूत्वा स चिरं तिष्ठते प्रियः॥
English: The learned courtier who always describes the king and princes in suitable terms can stay long as a favorite in a royal residence.
Sanskrit: प्रगृहीतश्च योऽमात्यो निगृहीतस्त्वकारणैः। न निर्वदति राजानं लभते सम्पदं पुनः॥
English: The favored counsel or who refrains from speaking ill of the king, if ever deprived of royal grace for some causes, regains his prosperity.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षं च परोक्षं च गुणवादी विचक्षणः। उपजीवी भवेद् राज्ञो विषये योऽपि वा भवेत्॥
English: The person, who earns his livelihood through the favour of the king or lives in his dominion, if prudent, must eulogize him both in his presence and behind him.
Sanskrit: अमात्यो हि बलाद् भोत्तुंक्क राजानं प्रार्थयेत यः। न स तिष्ठेच्चिरं स्थानं गच्छेच्च प्राणसंशयम्॥
English: The courtier, who desires to gain his end by using force on the king, does not hold his place long and incurs the danger of losing his life.
Sanskrit: श्रेयः दृष्ट्वा परं राज्ञा न संवदेत्। विशेषयेच्च राजानं योग्यभूमिषु सर्वदा॥
English: No person should, for the sake of his own interest, hold communion with the king's enemies, nor should one always come forward to instruct the king on all occasions, however suitable they may be.
Sanskrit: अम्लानो बलवाञ्छूरश्छायेवानुगतः सदा। सत्यवादी मृदुर्दान्तः स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥
English: He, who is cheerful mighty, brave, truthful, gentle and of subdued passions, and who always follows the king like a shadow, is alone capable of living in a royal palace.
Sanskrit: अन्यस्मिन् प्रेष्यमाणे तु पुरस्ताद् यः समुत्पतेत्। अहं किं करवाणीति स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥ सदाऽऽत्मनो
English: He who steps forward saying "pray, I will do it," when another is entrusted with a work, is alone worthy of living in a royal residence.
Sanskrit: आन्तरे चैव बाह्ये च राज्ञा यश्चाथ सर्वदा। आदिष्टो नैव कम्पेत स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥
English: He who never fears when commanded by the king to do work, wither in or out of his dominion, is alone fit for living in the royal premises.
Sanskrit: यो वै गृहेभ्यः प्रवसन् प्रियाणां नानुसंस्मरेत्। दुःखेन सुखमन्विच्छेत् स राजवसतिं वसेत्॥
English: He alone, can live in a royal palace, who, although staying away from home, never remembers his beloved ones and suffers misery in the expectation of future happiness.
Sanskrit: समवेषं न कुर्वीत नोच्चैः संनिहितो वसेत्। न मन्त्रं बहुधा कुर्यादेवं राज्ञः प्रियो भवेत्॥
English: One should not dress like the king, should not burst out into a loud laughter in the presence of the king, nor should one divulge royal counsels; behaving in this way one may become favourite of the king.
Sanskrit: न कर्मणि नियुक्तः सन् धनं किञ्चिदपि स्पृशेत्। प्राप्नोति हि हरन् द्रव्यं बन्धनं यदि वा वधम्॥
English: Appointed to a work one should not lay hands on money; if one does it he runs the risk of being imprisoned or put to death.
Sanskrit: यानं वस्त्रमलङ्कारं यच्चान्यत् सम्प्रयच्छति। तदेव धारयेन्नित्यमेवं प्रियतरो भवेत्॥
English: One should always use the cars, the robes, the ornaments and other things which the king bestows; and by doing this one should win the royal favour.
Sanskrit: एवं संयम्य चित्तानि यत्नतः पाण्डुनन्दनाः। संवत्सरमिमं तात तथाशीला बुभूषत। अथ स्वविषयं प्राप्य यथाकामं करिष्यथ॥
English: O sons of Pandu, thus controlling your minds with great efforts, spend, O children, this year, adorned with good manners. Then regaining your kingdom you may act according to your own pleasure.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अनुशिष्टाः स्म भद्रं ते नैतद् वक्तास्ति कश्चन्। कुन्तीमृते मातरं नो विदुरं वा महामतिम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said By you we have been instructed; let good betide you. There is no one else who could say so except our mother Kunti and the highininded Vidura,
Sanskrit: यदेवानन्तरं कार्य तद् भवान् कर्तुमर्हति। तारणायास्य दुःखस्य प्रस्थानाय जयाय च॥
English: Now it behoves you to do all that is necessary for our departure, for the removal of our woes and for the achievement of victory over foe.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा धौम्योऽथ द्विजसत्तमः। अकरोद् विधिवत् सर्वं प्रस्थाने यद् विधीयते॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thus addressed by the king, Dhaumya, the best of the twice-born, arranged all that was necessary for their departure.
Sanskrit: तेषां समिध्य तानग्नीन् मन्त्रवच्च जुहाव सः। समृद्धिवृद्धिलाभाय पृथिवीविजयाय च॥
English: Lighting up fires, he offered with Mantras the oblations on them that they might gain prosperity and success and spread their conquest all over the earth.
Sanskrit: अग्नीन् प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य ब्राह्मणांश्च तपोधनान्। याज्ञसेनी पुरस्कृत्य षडेवाथ प्रवव्रजुः॥
English: Then the six, having circumbulated the fire and the Brahmanas whose only treasure is austerity, departed with Yajnseni ahead of them.
Sanskrit: गतेषु तेषु वीरेषु धौम्योऽथ जपतां वरः। अग्निहोत्राण्युपादाय पाञ्चालानभ्यगच्छत॥
English: These heroes having departed, Dhaumya, the great among ascetics, took their Agnihotra fires and started for Panchalas.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रसेनाद्रयश्चैव यथोक्ताः प्राप्य यादवान्। रथानश्वांश्च रक्षन्तः सुखमूषुः सुसंवृताः॥
English: Indrasena and others as mentioned before, after having gone to the Yadavas spent their days happily and privately in looking after the horses and cars of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ते वीरा बद्धनिस्त्रिंशास्तथा बद्धकलापिनः। बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणा: कालिन्दीमभितो ययुः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Those heroes equipped with swords and finger-protectors made of Iguna leather and furnished with weapons and quivers proceeded in the direction of the river Kalindi.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते दक्षिणं तीरमन्वगच्छन् पदातयः। निवृत्तवनवासा हि स्वराष्ट्र प्रेप्सवस्तदा। वसन्तो गिरिदुर्गेषु वनदुर्गेषु धन्विनः॥
English: Then they desirous of regaining their own kingdom put an end to their forest-life and walked on foot to the southern bank of the river (Kalindi).
Sanskrit: विध्यन्तो मृगजातानि महेष्वासा महाबलाः। उत्तरेण दशार्णांस्ते पञ्चालान् दक्षिणेन च॥ अन्तरेण यकृल्लोमान् शूरसेनांश्च पाण्डवाः। लुब्धा ब्रुवाणा मत्स्यस्य विषयं प्राविशन् वनात्॥ धन्विनो बद्धनिस्त्रिंशा विवर्णाः श्मश्रुधारिणः। ततो जनपदं प्राप्य कृष्णा राजानमब्रवीत्॥
English: Having put an end to their forest life, those sons of Pandu, wielders of great bows, endued with great strength, equipped with swords, wearing beards and looking wan proceeded through Yakrilloma and and Shurasena, and leaving the country of Panchalas on the south and that of Dasharna on the north, dwelling (sometimes) in hill-forts and forest fastness and killing the deer (in their journey) entered Matsya's dominions giving out themselves as hunters.
Sanskrit: पश्यैकपद्यो दृश्यन्ते क्षेत्राणि विविधानि च। व्यक्तं दूरे विराटस्य राजधानी भविष्यति। वसामेहापरां रात्रिं बलरान् मे परिश्रमः॥
English: Having arrived at the country Krishna said to the king-“Look here, there are seen many foot-paths and these indicate the existence of Virata's metropolis in the distance. Spend the remaining part of the night here for great is my fatigue."
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच धनंजय समुद्यम्य पाञ्चालीं वह भारत। राजधान्यां निवत्स्यामो विमुक्ताश्च वनादितः॥
English: Yudhishthira said 0 Dhananjaya, o Bharata, take up Panchali and carry her. As we are come out of this forest we shall settle ourselves in the capital.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तामादायार्जनुस्तूर्णं द्रौपदीं गजराडिव। सम्प्राप्य नगराभ्याशमवतारयदर्जुनः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Arjuna, like the leader of elephants, quickly took up Draupadi (Drupada's daughter) and on reaching the skirts of the forest let her down.
Sanskrit: स राजधानी सम्प्राप्य कौन्तेयोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत्। क्वायुधानि समासज्ज्य प्रवेक्ष्यामः पुरं वयम्॥
English: After having arrived at the capital the son of Kunti, asked Arjuna-where shall we keep our weapons before we enter the city?
Sanskrit: सायुधाश्च प्रवेक्ष्यामो वयं तात पुरं यदि। समुद्वेगं जनस्यास्य करिष्यामो न संशयः॥ गाण्डीवं च महद् गाढं लोके च विदितं नृणाम्। तच्चेदायुधमादाय गच्छामो नगरं वयम्। क्षिप्रमस्मान् विजानीयुर्मनुष्या नात्र संशयः॥
English: If we enter the city with our weapons we shall undoubtedly cause terror to the citizens. Moreover your gigantic bow, the Gandiva, is known to the people of the world, therefore, if we enter the city with that weapon, the people will undoubtedly cognizant us very soon.
Sanskrit: ततो द्वादश वर्षाणि प्रवेष्टव्यं वने पुनः। एकस्मिन्नपि विज्ञाते प्रतिज्ञातं हि नस्तथा॥
English: And if any one of us be discovered we hall have to enter the forest again for another twelve years, for that has truly been our promise.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच इयं कूटे मनुष्येन्द्र गहना महती शमी। भीमशास्त्रा दुरारोहा श्मशानस्य समीपतः॥
English: Arjuna said O lord of men, close by the cremation ground there stands, on the mountain peak, a large Shami tree, gigantic in size, hard to climb upon and with tremendous boughs.
Sanskrit: न चापि विद्यते कश्चन्मनुष्य इति मे मतिः। योऽस्मान् निदधतो द्रष्टा भवेच्छस्त्राणि पाण्डवाः।।१४।
English: Nor is their any human being I believe who can observe us, O Pandava, depositing our weapons.
Sanskrit: उत्पथे हि वने जाता गृगव्यालनिषेविते। समीपे च श्मशानस्य गहनस्य विशेषतः॥
English: Remote from the road there grows the tree in the forest inhabited by beasts and snakes and it stands beside a dismal cremation ground,
Sanskrit: समाधायायुधं शम्यां गच्छामो नगरं प्रति। एवमत्र यथायोगं विहरिष्याम भारत॥
English: Having thus deposited our weapons on the Shami tree we shall, O Bharata, go to the city and pass our days there in style befitting us.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा स राजानं धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरम्। प्रचक्रमे निधानाय शस्त्राणां भरतर्षभ॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having spoken thus the king Yudhishthira, the virtuous Arjuna, O best of the Bharata race, prepared for putting aside the weapons on that tree. W to
Sanskrit: येन देवान् मनुष्यांश्च सर्वांश्चैकरथोऽजयत्। स्फीताञ्जानपदांश्चान्यानजयत् कुरुपुङ्गवः॥ तदुदारं महाघोषं सम्पन्नबलसूदनम्। अपज्यमकरोत् पार्थो गाण्डीवं सुभयङ्करम्॥
English: Pritha's son, the best of the Kurus, loosened the string of the large and tremendous Gandiva, capable of producing a deeply terrific twang, of destroying the mighty hosts of enemies and by which he, on a single car, had conquered all the gods and men and many opulent countries.
Sanskrit: येन वीरः करुक्षेत्रमभ्यरक्षत् परंतपः। अमुञ्चद् धनुषस्तस्य ज्यामक्षय्यां युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: The warlike Yudhishthira, the chastiser of enemies, loosened the undecaying string of bow with which he had protected the field of the Kurus (Kurukshetra).
Sanskrit: पाञ्चालान् येन संग्रामे भीमसेनोऽजयत् प्रभुः। प्रत्यषेधद् बहूनेकः सपत्नांश्चैव दिग्जये॥ निशम्य यस्य विस्फारं व्यद्रवन्त रणात् परे। पर्वतस्येव दीर्णस्य विस्फोटमशनेरिव॥ सैन्धवं येन राजानं पर्यामृषितवानथ। ज्यापाशं धनुषस्तस्य भीमसेनोऽवतारयत्॥
English: The mighty Bhimasena unfastened the string of the bow with which the sinless one had conquered the Panchalas in fight, defeated the lord of Sindhu, opposed many of his foes alone at the time of spreading his conquest in all directions and hearing whose twang like the splitting of a mountain, or like the roar of the thunder, the enemies had fled from the field.
Sanskrit: अजयत् पश्चिमामाशां धनुषा येन पाण्डवः। माद्रीपुत्रो महाबाहुस्ताम्रास्यो मितभाषिता॥ तस्य मौर्वीमपाकर्षच्छूरः संक्रन्दनो युधि। कुले नास्ति समो रूपे यस्येति नकुलः स्मृतः।।२५।
English: The heroic son of Pandu by Madri, having large arms, copper complexion, frugal speech and immense prowess in the field of battle, known by the name Nakula by virtue of his matchless beauty in the family, took away the string of his bow with which he had conquered all the regions of the west.
Sanskrit: दक्षिणां दक्षिणाचारो दिशं येनाजयत् प्रभुः। अपज्यमकरोद् वीरः सहदेवस्तदायुधम्॥
English: The heroic Sahadeva of noble conduct rendered his bow stringless with which he made conquests in the southern regions.
Sanskrit: खगांश्च दीप्तान् दीर्घाश्च कलापांश्च महाधनान्। विपाठान् क्षुरधारांश्च धनुर्भिनिदधुः सह॥
English: Along with their bows they deposited their long and shining swords, quivers of great value, and arrows with edges as sharp as those of razors.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथान्वशासन्नकुलं कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। आरुह्येमां शमी वीर धनूंष्येतानि निक्षिप॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Then Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, commanded Nakula-"O heroic one ascend this Shami tree and deposit those bows thereon.”
Sanskrit: तामुपारुह्य नकुलो धनूंषि निदधे स्वयम्। यानि तस्यावकाशानि दिव्यरूपाण्यमन्यत॥ यत्र चापश्यत स वै तिरोवर्षाणि वर्षति। तत्र तानि दृढैः पाशैः सुगाढं पर्यबन्धत॥
English: Having ascended the Shami tree Nakula himself placed these bows. He tied them with strong ropes with those parts of the tree which he thought to be well-formed and where the rain in an oblique lines.
Sanskrit: शरीरं च मृतस्यैकं समबनन्त पाण्डवाः। विवर्जयिष्यन्ति नरा दूरादेव शमीमिमाम्॥
English: There also the Pandavas fastened a corpse so that the people getting the bad smell and saying-"there is a corpse fastened, will shun this Shami from a distance."
Sanskrit: आबद्धं शवमत्रेति गन्धमाघ्राय पूतिकम्। अशीतिशतवर्षेयं माता न इति वादिनः॥ कुलधर्मोऽयमस्माकं पूर्वैराजरितोऽपि वा। समासज्ज्याथ वृक्षेऽस्मिन्निति वै व्याहरन्ति ते॥
English: After having finished the fastening they gave out-"This is our mother, one hundred and eight years old. This is our ancestral custom, observed by our forefathers."
Sanskrit: आगोयालाविपालेभ्य आचक्षाणाः परंतपाः। आजग्मुर्नगराभ्याशं पार्थाः शत्रुनिबर्हणाः॥
English: Having said this to the cow-herds and shipherds Pritha's sons, the subduers of enemies, approached the capital.
Sanskrit: जयो जयन्तो विजयो जयत्सेनो जयद्बलः। इति गुह्यानि नामानि चक्रे तेषां युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: (In order to live incognito) Yudhishthira selected for himself and his brothers these false names-Jaya, Jayanta, Vijaya, Jayatsena and Jayadbala.
Sanskrit: ततो यथाप्रतिज्ञाभिः प्राविशान् नगरं महत्। अज्ञातचर्यां वत्स्यन्तो राष्ट्र वर्षं त्रयोदशम्॥
English: For the purpose of passing the thirteenth year undiscovered in that kingdom they entered the great city in conformity to their promise (to Duryodhana).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच विराटनगरं रम्यं गच्छमानो युधिष्ठिरः। अस्तुवन्मनसा देवी दुर्गा त्रिभुवनेश्वरीम्॥ यशोदागर्भसम्भूतां नारायणवरप्रियाम्। नन्दगोपकुले जातां मङ्गल्यां कुलवर्धिनीम्॥ कंसविद्रावणकरीमसुराणां क्षयंकरीम्। शिलातटविनिक्षिप्तामाकाशं प्रति गामिनीम्॥ वासुदेवस्य भगिनी दिव्यमाल्यविभूषिताम्। दिव्याम्बरधरां देवी खड्गखेटकधारिणीम्॥ भारावतरणे पुण्ये ये स्मरन्ति सदाशिवाम्। तान् वै तारयसे पापात् पङ्के गामिव दुर्बलाम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said While Yudhishthira was about to enter the beautiful city of Virata, he mentally hymned the divine Durga, the goddess of the three worlds, born of the womb of Yashoda, very dear to Narayana, born in the family of Nandagopa, bestower of prosperity capable of enhancing a family, the terror of Kansa, slayer of Asuras, the goddess who ascended the welkin when dashed on a stone slate. Vasudeva's sister, adorned with celestial garlands, attired in celestial apparel and holding sword and scimitar capable of rescuing worshippers, like a cow in the mire, who for the purpose of getting themselves released of the burden, invoke the aid of that giver of eternal blessing.
Sanskrit: स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमे भूयो विविधैः स्तोत्रसम्भवैः। आमन्त्र्य दर्शनाकाक्षी राजा देवीं सहानुजः॥
English: The king, with his brothers, desirous of obtaining a sight of the goddess, invoked her and began to sing praises by various hymns.
Sanskrit: नमोऽस्तु वरदे कृष्णे कुमारि ब्रह्मचारिणि। बालार्कसदृशाकारे पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानने।॥
English: I salute you, O bestower of boons, O you that are the same as Krishna, O maiden ( your Chaya, O your that have a form bright as the newly risen sun, and a face as beautiful as the full moon itself.
Sanskrit: चतुर्भुजे चतुर्वक्त्रे पीनश्रोणिपयोधरे। मयूरपिच्छवलये केयूराङ्गदधारिणि।
English: I salute you, O you of four hands and four faces, O you that have large hips and a very high-boom, O you that wears bangles and bears arınlets.
Sanskrit: भासि देवि यथा पद्मा नारायणपरिग्रहः॥ स्वरूपं ब्रह्मचर्यं च विशदं गगनेश्वरी। कृष्णच्छविसमा कृष्णा संकर्षणसमानना॥
English: O goddess you appear like Padma the consort of Narayana, O you ranger in the sky, your Brahmacharya and the real forms are both without a spot.