pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: आयुधानि च दिव्यानि विविधानि समादधुः। ते दंशिता रथैः सर्वे ध्वजिनः सशरासनाः॥ पाण्डवाः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त ज्वलिता इव पावकाः।
English: They armed themselves with celestials weapons of various kinds. Thus armed, they ascended the cars furnished with flag-staffs with bows and arrows in their hands. The Pandavas looked like so many blazing fires.
Sanskrit: तान् रथान् साधुसम्पन्नान् संयुक्ताञ्जवनैर्हयैः॥ आस्थाय रथशार्दूलाः शीघ्रमेव ययुस्ततः।
English: Those foremost of car-warriors, riding on those well-furnished cars drawn by fleet horses, went to the place where the Gandharvas were) without the least delay.
Sanskrit: ततः कौरवसैन्यानां प्रादुरासीन्महास्वनः॥ प्रयातान् सहितान् दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुपुत्रान् महारथान् जितकाशिनश्च खचरास्त्वरिताश्च महारथाः॥ क्षणेनैव वने तस्मिन् समाजग्मुरभीतवत्। न्यवर्तन्त ततः सर्वे गन्धर्वा जितकाशिनः॥
English: Thereupon, the Kuru soldiers sent up a very loud shout. O seeing the great car-warriors the sons of Pandu going to fight with the Gandharvas). Those rangers of the sky (Gandharvas), the great car-warriors, were flushed with victory. Those warriors, the Pandavas, fearlessly encountered one other in the forest.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा रथागतान् वीरान् पाण्डवांश्चतुरो रणे। तांस्तु विभाजितान् दृष्ट्वा लोकपालानिवोद्यताम्॥ व्यूढानीका व्यतिष्ठन्त गन्धमादनवासिनः।
English: The Gandharvas, seeing the four sons of Pandu coming to battle on their cars, all turned son back towards the advancing combatants. Seeing the Pandavas looking like the blazing Lokapalas, those dwellers of Gandhamadana (Gandharva) were inflamed with anger and they stood in battle array.
Sanskrit: राज्ञस्तु वचनं स्मृत्वा धर्मपुत्रस्य धीमतः॥ क्रमेण मृदुना युद्धमुपक्रान्तं च भारत।
English: In accordance with the command of the greatly intelligent of Dharma, Yudhishthira, O descendant of Bharata, the battle that took place was but a skirmish.
Sanskrit: न त गन्धर्वराजस्य सैनिका मन्दचेतसः॥ शक्यन्ते मृदुना श्रेयः प्रति श्रेयः प्रतिपादयितुं तदा। ततस्तान् युधि दुर्धर्षान् सव्यसाची परंतपः॥ सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वाक्यमुवाच खचरान् रणे। विसर्जयत राजानं भ्रातरं मे सुयोधनम्॥
English: But the foolish minded soldiers of the Gandharva chief were seen by that chastiser of foes Savyasachi (Arjuna) that they could not be by means of a light skirmish made to understand what was good for them. He thus spoke to those rangers of the sky in these conciliatory words, “Let off my brother, the king Duryodhana.”
Sanskrit: त एवमुक्ता गन्धर्वाः पाण्डवेन यशस्विना। उत्स्मयन्तस्तदा पार्थमिदं वचनमब्रुवन्॥
English: Having been thus addressed by that illustrious Pandava, the Gandharvas laughed aloud. They thus replied to Partha,
Sanskrit: एकस्यैव वयं तात कुर्याम वचनं भुवि। यस्य शासनमाज्ञाय चरामो विगतज्वराः॥ तेनैकेन यथाऽऽदिष्टं तथा वर्ताम भारत। न शास्ता विद्यतेऽस्माकमन्यस्तस्मात् सुरेश्वरात्॥
English: "O child, there is that one whose command we obey and living under whose rule we pass our days being free from all miseries. O descendant of Bharata, we always act as that person commands us.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स गन्धर्वैः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः। गन्धर्वान् पुनरेवेदं वचनं प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: Having been thus addressed by the Gandharvas in these words, the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, thus replied to the Gandharvas in these words,
Sanskrit: न तद् गन्धर्वराजस्य युक्तं कर्म जुगुप्सितम्। परदाराभिमर्शश्च मानुषैश्च समागमः॥
English: "This contact with other females and this fight with men are not proper for the Gandharva king.
Sanskrit: उत्सृज्यध्वं महावीर्यान् धृतराष्ट्रसुतानिमान्। दारांश्चैषां विमुञ्चध्वं धर्मराजस्य शासनात्॥
English: Therefore let off all these mighty sons of Dhritarashtra. Let off also these ladies at the command of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira).
Sanskrit: यदा साम्ना न मुञ्चध्वं गन्धर्वा धृतराष्ट्रजान्। मोक्षयिष्यामि विक्रम्य स्वयमेव सुयोधनम्॥
English: O Gandharva, if you do not set the sons of Dhritarashtra free in peace, I shall certainly rescue Duryodhana by my prowess.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा ततः पार्थः सव्यसाची धनंजयः। ससर्जनिशितान् बाणान् खचरान् खचरान् प्रति॥
English: Having said this, the son of Pritha Savyasachi Dhananjaya (Arjuna) hurled a shower of sky-ranging and sharp arrows on those sky-rangers.
Sanskrit: तथैव शरवर्षेण गन्धर्वास्ते बलोत्कटाः। पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त पाण्डवाश्च दिवौकसः॥ ततः सुतुमुलं युद्धं गन्धर्वाणां तरस्विनाम्। बभूव भीमवेगानां पाण्डवानां च भारत॥
English: Thus attacked, those greatly powerful Gandharvas then rushed on the Pandavas and showered on them innumerable arrows. The Pandavas also in their turn attacked those dwellers of heaven. O descendant of Bharata, then a very fearful battle was fought between the active and energetic Gandharvas and the impetuous Pandavas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो दिव्यास्त्रसम्पन्ना गन्धर्वा हेममालिनः। विसृजन्तः शरान् दीप्तान् समन्तात् पर्यकारयन्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon the Gandharvas armed with celestials weapons and adorned with golden garlands, showering showering innumerable blazing arrows, surrounded them on all sides.
Sanskrit: चत्वारः पाण्डवा वीरा गन्धर्वाश्च सहस्रशः। रणे संन्यपतन् राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: There were but four Pandavas heroes; on the other hand there were thousands of Gandharvas. Therefore, O king, the battle that was fought was extraordinary.
Sanskrit: यथा कर्णस्य च रथो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः। गन्धर्वैः शतशश्छिन्नौ तथा तेषां प्रचक्रिरे॥
English: As the Gandharvas cut off the chariot of Karna and of the sons of Dhritarashtra, so they tried to do the same with respect to their (Pandava's) chariots.
Sanskrit: तान् समापततो राजन् गन्धर्वाञ्छतशो रणे। प्रत्यगृह्णन् नरव्याघ्राः शरवर्षैरनेकशः॥
English: O king, those foremost of men attacked with showers of arrows thousands and thousands of Gandharvas who were rushing towards them.
Sanskrit: ते कीर्यमाणाः खगमाः शरवर्षेः समन्ततः। न शेकुः पाण्डुपुत्राणां समीपे परिवर्तितुम्॥
English: Those mighty rangers of the sky, thus checked on all sides by that shower of arrows, did not succeed to come even near the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: अभिक्रुद्धानभिक्रुद्धो गन्धर्वानर्जुनस्तदा। लक्षयित्वाथ दिव्यानि महास्त्राण्युपचक्रमे॥
English: Arjuna who was greatly enraged after carefully aiming at them hurled against the angry Gandharvas his celestials weapons.
Sanskrit: सहस्राणां सहस्राणि प्राहिणोद् यमसादनम्। आग्नेयेनार्जुनः संख्ये गन्धर्वाणां बलोत्कटः॥
English: In that battle the greatly powerful Arjuna with his Agneya weapon sent ten lakhs of Gandharvas to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: तथा भीमो महेष्वासः संयुगे बलिनां वरः। गन्धर्वाञ्छतशो राजञ्जघान निशितैः शरैः॥
English: That great bowman, Bhima, that foremost of all strong men, killed in that battle thousands of Gandharvas with his sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: ते शकुन्ता इव पञ्जरे। माद्रीपुत्रावपि तथा युध्यमानौ बलोत्कटौ। परिगृह्याचतो राजञ्जघ्नतुः शतशः परान्॥
English: O king, the greatly powerful sons of Madri, fighting with great prowess, attacked hundreds of Gandharvas and killed them all,
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वा दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्महारथैः। उत्पेतुः खमुपादाय धृतराष्ट्रसुतांस्ततः॥
English: When the Gandharvas were thus killed by the nighty heroes with the celestials weapons, they ascended the skies and took with them the son of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: स तानुत्पतितान् दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः। महता शरजालेन समन्तात् पर्यवारयत्॥
English: But the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya (Arjuna), seeing them rise to the sky, surrounded them on all sides by a net of arrows.
Sanskrit: बद्धाः शरजालेन ववर्षुरर्जुनं क्रोधाद् गदाशक्त्यष्टिवृष्टिभिः॥
English: Having been confined within that net of arrows of birds are confined in a cage, they angrily hurled upon Arjuna maces, darts and swords.
Sanskrit: गदाशक्त्यृष्टिवृष्टीस्ता निहत्य परमास्त्रवित्। गात्राणि चाहनद् भल्लैर्गन्धर्वाणां धनंजयः॥
English: But Dhananjaya, learned in weapons, soon stopped that shower of maces, darts and swords. He then mangled the limbs of the enemies by his crescent-shaped arrows.
Sanskrit: शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्च चरणैर्बाहुभिस्तथा। अश्मवृष्टिरिवाभाति परेषामभवद् भयम्॥
English: Heads, legs and arms (of the Gandharvas) began to drop down from above like a shower of stones; thereupon the enemy was struck with terror.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वाः पाण्डवेन महात्मना। भूमिष्ठमन्तरिक्षस्थाः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्॥
English: As the Gandharvas were killed by the illustrious Pandava, they hurled a heavy shower of weapons on Arjuna who was on earth.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु शरवर्षाणि सव्यसाची परंतपः। अस्त्रैः संवार्य तेजस्वी गन्धर्वान् प्रत्यविध्यत।॥
English: But that chastiser of foes, that greatly powerful Savyasachi (Arjuna), stopped that shower of weapons with his own weapons and began to wound them.
Sanskrit: स्थूणाकर्णेन्द्रचालं च सौरं चापि तथार्जुनः। आग्नेयं चापि सौम्यं च ससर्ज कुरुनन्दनः॥
English: That descendant of Kuru, Arjuna, shot his well-known weapons, named Sthunakarna, Indrajala, Saura, Agneya and Saumya.
Sanskrit: ते दह्यमाना गन्धर्वाः कुन्तीपुत्रस्य सायकैः। दैतेया इव शक्रेण विषादमगमन् परम्॥
English: The Gandharvas, consumed by the arrows of the son of Kunti, became greatly afflicted, as the Daityas were by Shakra.
Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वमाक्रममाणाश्च शरजालेन वारिताः। विसर्पमाणा भल्लैश्च वार्यन्ते सव्यसाचिना॥
English: When they attacked Savyasachi (Arjuna) from above, they were stopped by his net of arrows. While they attacked him from all sides on earth, they were stopped by his Bhala (weapon).
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वांस्त्रासितान् दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीपुत्रेण भारत। चित्रसेनो गदां गृह्य सव्यसाचिनमाद्रवत्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, seeing the Gandharvas routed by the son of Kunti, Chitrasena took up a mace and rushed upon Savyasachi.
Sanskrit: तस्याभिपततस्तूर्णं गदाहस्तस्य संयुगे। गदां सर्वायसी पार्थः शरैश्चिच्छेद सप्तधा॥
English: As he was rushing with his mace in his hand, Partha (Arjuna) cut off that iron mace into seven pieces.
Sanskrit: स गदा बहुधा दृष्ट्वा कृत्तां बाणैस्तरस्विना। संवृत्य विद्ययाऽऽत्मानं योधयामास पाण्डवम्॥
English: Seeing his mace cut into piece by that very active hero, (Arjuna), with his arrows, he with his own science (of illusion) began to fight with the Pandava.
Sanskrit: अस्त्राणि तस्य दिव्यानि सम्प्रयुक्तानि सर्वशः। दिव्यैरस्स्तदा वीरः पर्यवारयदर्जुनः॥
English: The heroic Arjuna, however, stopped with his celestials weapons all the celestials weapons that were aimed at him by the Gandharva king.
Sanskrit: स वार्यमाणस्तैरस्त्रैरर्जुनेन महात्मना। गन्धर्वराजो बलवान् माययान्तर्हितस्तदा॥
English: When the mighty Gandharva king saw that he was checked by the high-souled Arjuna with his weapons, he disappeared from view by the help of illusion.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्हितं तमालक्ष्य प्रहरन्तमथार्जुनः। ताडयामास खचरैर्दिव्यास्त्रप्रतिमन्त्रितैः॥
English: Seeing that the ranger of sky was striking at him concealed from sight, Arjuna attacked him with his celestials weapons with proper mantras.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्धानवधं चास्य चक्रे क्रुद्धोऽर्जुनस्तदा। शब्दवेधं समाश्रित्य बहुरूपो धनंजयः॥
English: Dhananjaya, becoming greatly enraged, prevented the disappearance of his enemy with his weapon called Shabdavedha.
Sanskrit: स वध्यमानस्तैरस्त्रैरर्जुनेन महात्मना। ततोऽस्यदर्शयामास तदाऽऽत्मानं प्रियः सखा।॥
English: Attacked by those weapons by the illustrious Arjuna, his dear friend the Gandharva king appeared before him.
Sanskrit: चित्रसेनस्तथोवाच सखायं युधि विद्धि माम्। चित्रसेनमथालक्ष्य सखायं युधि दुर्बलम्॥ संजहारास्त्रमथ तत् प्रसृष्टं पाण्डवर्षभः। दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवाः सर्वे संहतास्त्रं धनंजयम्॥ संजह्वः प्रदुतानश्वाञ्छरवेगान् धनूंषि च।
English: Chitrasena thus spoke to him, “Behold, your friend is fighting with you." Seeing his friend weak in battle, that foremost of Pandavas withdrew his weapons. The Pandavas, seeing Arjuna withdraw his weapons, checked their flying horses and stopped their weapons and withdrew their bows.
Sanskrit: चित्रसेनश्च भीमश्च सव्यसाची यमावपि। पृष्ट्वा कौशलमन्योन्यं रथेष्वेवारतस्थिरे॥
English: Chitrasena, Bhima and Arjuna and the twins then enquired after one another's welfare and sat down on their respective chariots.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततोऽर्जुनश्चित्रसेनं प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्। मध्ये गन्धर्वसैन्यानां महेष्वासो महाद्युतिः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The greatly effulgent great bowman Arjuna then smilingly thus spoke to Chitrasena in the midst of the Gandharvas soldiers.
Sanskrit: किं ते व्यवसितं वीर कौरवाणां विनिग्रहे। किमर्थं च सदारोऽयं निगृहीत: सुयोधनः॥
English: "O hero, what purpose do you serve by punishing the Kurus? Why do you persecute Duryodhana with his wives."
Sanskrit: चित्रसेन उवाच विदितोऽयमभिप्रायस्तत्रस्थेन दुरात्मनः। दुर्योधनस्य पापस्य कर्णस्य च धनंजय॥
English: Chitrasena said : O Dhananjaya, I knew long before the (real) purpose of the wicked Duryodhana and the wretched Karna in coming here.
Sanskrit: वनस्थान् भवतो ज्ञात्वा क्लिश्यमानाननाथवत्। समस्थो विषमस्थांस्तान् द्रक्ष्यामीत्यनवस्थितान्॥
English: That purpose is this, knowing that you are exiled in the forest and suffering great afflictions, as if you had no one to take care of you, himself in prosperity, this wretch desired to see you in adversity and misfortune.
Sanskrit: इमेऽवहसितुं प्राप्ता द्रौपदी च यशस्विनीम्। ज्ञात्वा चिकीर्षितं चैषां मामुवाच सुरेश्वरः॥
English: They came here to mock you and the illustrious Draupadi. Knowing their purpose the lord of the celestials thus spoke to me,
Sanskrit: गच्छ दुर्योधनं बद्ध्वा सहामात्यमिहानय। धनंजयश्च ते रक्ष्यः सह भ्रातृभिराहवे।॥ स च प्रियः सखा तुभ्यं शिष्यश्च तव पाण्डवः।
English: "Go and bring Duryodhana in chains with all his counsellors. Protect Dhananjaya with all his brothers in battle; he is my dear friend and that Pandava is also my disciple.”
Sanskrit: वचनाद् देवराजस्य ततोऽस्मीहागतो द्रुतम्॥ अयं दुरात्मा बद्धश्च गमिष्यामि सुरालयम्। नेष्याम्येनं दुरात्मानं पाकशासनशासनात्॥
English: At these words of the lord of the celestials, I speedily came here. The wicked wretch is now in chains, I shall go to the abode of the celestials. I shall now take this wicked-minded one at the command of the slayer of Paka.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच उत्सृज्यतां चित्रसेन भ्रातास्माकं सुयोधनः। धर्मराजस्य संदेशान्मम चेदिच्छसि प्रियम्॥
English: Arjuna said : O Chitrasena, if you wish to do what is agreeable to me, then set Duryodhana free at the command of Dharmaraja, he is our brother.
Sanskrit: चित्रसेन उवाच पापोऽयं नित्यसंतुष्टो न विमोक्षणमर्हति। प्रलब्धा धर्मराजस्य कृष्णायाश्च धनंजय॥ नेदं चिकीर्षितं तस्य कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। जानाति धर्मराजो हि श्रुत्वा कुरु यथेच्छसि॥
English: Chitrasena said : This sinful wretch is always full of vanity. He deserves not to be let off. O Dhananjaya, he has deceived and wronged both Dharmaraja and Krishna (Draupadi). The son of Kunti Yudhishthira knows not the purpose in which this wretch came here. Let the king therefore do what he likes after knowing everything.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ते सर्व एव राजानमभिजग्मुर्युधिष्ठिरम्। अभिगम्य च तत् सर्वं शशंसुस्तस्य चेष्टितम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Thereupon all of them went to king Yudhishthira. Going to him they told all that had happened.
Sanskrit: अजातशत्रुस्तच्छ्रुत्वा गन्धर्वस्य वचस्तदा। मोक्षयामास तान् सर्वान् गन्धर्वान् प्रशशंस च॥
English: Ajatshatru (Yudhishthira), having heard the words of the Gandharva, asked to set them all free and he also praised the Gandharva.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या भवद्भिर्बलिभिः शक्तैः सर्वैर्न हिंसितः। दुर्वृत्तो धार्तराष्ट्रोऽयं सामात्यज्ञातिबान्धवः॥
English: (He said), “It is fortunate for us that though you possess great prowess, you did not kill the wicked sons of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana) with all his counsellors and relatives.
Sanskrit: उपकारो महांस्तात कृतोऽयं मम खेचरैः। कुलं न परिभूतं मे मोक्षणेऽस्य दुरात्मनः॥
English: O sir, this is a great kindness that has been shown to me by the Gandharvas. The honour of my family is also saved by liberating the wicked wretch.
Sanskrit: आज्ञापयध्वनिमिष्टानि प्रीयामो दर्शनेन वः। प्राप्य सर्वानभिप्रायांस्ततो व्रजत मा चिरम्॥
English: I am pleased to see you all. Command me what I can do for you. Having received all that you desire to have, go back to the place whence you came."
Sanskrit: अनुज्ञातास्तु गन्धर्वाः पाण्डुपुत्रेण धीमता। सहाप्सरोभिः संहृष्टाश्चित्रसेनमुखा ययुः॥
English: Thus requested by the greatly intelligent Pandava, the Gandharvas became greatly delighted. They went away with the Apsaras with Chitrasena at their head.
Sanskrit: देवराडपि गन्धर्वान् मृतांस्तान् समजीवयत्। दिव्येनामृतवर्षेण ये हताः कौरवैर्युधि॥
English: The lord of the celestials then came there and vivified with the celestials Ambrosia all those Gandharvas that were killed in the battle with the Kurus.
Sanskrit: ज्ञातींस्तानवमुच्याथ राजदारांश्च सर्वशः। कृत्वा च दुष्करं कर्म प्रीतियुक्ताश्च पाण्डवाः॥
English: The Pandavas also, having rescued their relatives with the ladies of the royal household and having achieved that great feat, became exceedingly delighted.
Sanskrit: सस्त्रीकुमारैः कुरुभिः पूज्यमाना महारथाः। बभ्राजिरे महात्मानः क्रतुमध्ये यथाग्नयः॥
English: Those illustrious car-warriors, worshipped by the Kurus with their sons and wives, blazed forth in splendour, as a fire blazes in a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनं मुक्तं भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तदा। युधिष्ठिरस्तु प्रणयादिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then Yudhishthira thus spoke out of affection to the liberated Duryodhana in the midst of his brothers.
Sanskrit: मा स्म तात पुनः कार्षीरीदृशं साहसं क्वचित्। न हि साहसकर्तारः सुखमेधन्ति भारत॥
English: "O child, O descendant of Bharata never again commit such a rash act. A rash man never becomes happy.
Sanskrit: स्वस्तिमान् सहितः सर्वैर्धातृभिः कुरुनन्दन। गृहान् व्रज यथाकामं वैमनस्यं च मा कृथाः॥
English: Kuru prince, be blessed with all your brothers. Go back home as pleases you without any despondency or cheerlessness."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पाण्डवेनाभ्यनुज्ञातो राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। प्रणम्य धर्मपुत्रं तु गतेन्द्रिय इवातुरः॥ विदीर्यमाणो व्रीडावाञ्जगाम नगरं प्रति।
English: Having been thus dismissed by the Pandavas, Duryodhana saluted the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira). Overwhelmed with shame, his heart appeared as if rent in two. He mechanically started for his city as destitute of life.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् गते कौरवेये कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ भ्रातृभिः सहितो वीरः पूज्यमानो द्विजातिभिः। तपोधनैश्च तैः सर्वैर्वृतः शक्र इवामरैः॥ तथा द्वैतवने तस्मिन् विजहार मुदा युतः॥
English: When that Kuru (Duryodhana), had gone away, the son of Kunti Yudhishthira with his brothers was worshipped by the Brahmanas. Surrounded by these great ascetics, as Indra by the celestials, he lived in great happiness in that forest of Dvaitavana. one
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच शत्रुभिर्जितबद्धस्य पाण्डवैश्च महात्मभिः। मोक्षितस्य युधा पश्चान्मानिनः सुदुरात्मनः॥ कत्थनस्यावलिप्तस्य गर्वितस्य च नित्यशः। सदा च पौरुषौदार्यैः पाण्डवानवमन्यतः॥ दुर्योधनस्य पापस्य नित्याहंकारवादिनः। प्रवेश हास्तिनपुरे दुष्करः प्रतिभाति मे॥ तस्य लज्जान्वितस्यैव शोकव्याकुलचेतसः। प्रवेशं विस्तरेण त्वं वैशम्पायन कीर्तय॥
English: Janamejaya said : After his defeat and capture by the enemy and his subsequent liberation by the highsouled sons of Pandu by their prowess of arms, it seems to me that the entry of the proud, wicked, boastful, vicious insolent and wretched Duryodhana, ever engaged in insulting the Pandavas and boastful of his own superiority into Hastinapur must have been exceedingly difficult. O Vaishampayana, describe to me in detail the entry into the capital of that prince, overwhelmed as he was then with shame and grief.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच धर्मराजनिसृष्टस्तु धार्तराष्ट्रः सुयोधनः। लज्जयाधोमुखः सीदन्नुपपासर्पत् सुदुःखितः॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Having been dismissed by king Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira), the son of Dhritarashtra, Duryodhana, bending his head down in shame and greatly afflicted with grief and sorrow, slowly went away.
Sanskrit: स्वपुरं प्रययौ राजा चतुरङ्गबलानुगः। शोकोपहतया बुद्ध्या चिन्तयानः पराभवम्॥
English: The king (Duryodhana), accompanied by his four kinds of forces went towards his city, his heart rent in grief and his mind filled with thoughts of his defeat.
Sanskrit: विमुच्य पथि यानानि देशे सुयवसोदके। सनिविष्टः शुभे रम्ये भूमिभागे यथेप्सितम्॥
English: Leaving his chariots in the way in a place which abounded in grass and water, the king encamped on a delightful and good place as pleased him best.
Sanskrit: हस्त्यश्वरथपादातं यथास्थानं न्यवेशयत्। अथोपविष्टं राजानं पर्यङ्के ज्वलनप्रभे॥
English: With his elephants, cars, cavalry and infantry stationed all around (the camp), he was seated on an elevated bed-stead as bright as fire.
Sanskrit: उपप्लुतं यथा सोमं राहुणा रात्रिसंक्षये। उपागम्याब्रवीत् कर्णो दुर्योधनमिदं तदा।॥
English: Himself looking like the moon under eclipse. At the end of the night, Karna came to Duryodhana and thus spoke to him,
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या जीवसि गान्धारे दिष्ट्या नः सङ्गमः पुनः। दिष्ट्या त्वया जिताश्चैव गन्धर्वाः कामरूपिणः॥
English: "O son of Gandhari, fortunate it is that you are alive. Fortunate it is that we have again met. By good luck you have defeated the Gandharvas who are capable of assuming any form at will.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या समग्रान् पश्यामि भ्रातूंस्ते कुरुनन्दन। विजिगीषन् रणे युक्तान् निर्जितारीन् महारथान्॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, by good luck alone that I am enabled to see your brothers, who are all mighty car-warriors, come off victorious from that battle.
Sanskrit: अहं त्वभिद्रुतः सर्वैर्गन्धर्वैः पश्यतस्तव। नाशक्नुवं स्थापयितुं दीर्यमाणां च वाहिनीम्॥ शरक्षताङ्गश्च भृशं व्यपयातोऽभिपीडतः। इदं त्वत्यद्भुतं मन्ये यद् युष्मानिह भारत॥ अरिष्टानक्षतांश्चापि सदारबलवाहनान्। विमुक्तान् सम्प्रपश्यामि युद्धात् तस्मादमानुषात्॥
English: As for myself, being attacked by the Gandharvas and being unable to rally our hosts I fled before your eyes. Attacked by the enemy with all the prowess and my body mangled with their arrows, I sought safety in flight. This, however, O descendant of Bharata, seemed to me to be a great wonder that I see you all come back safe with your wives, troops and vehicles out of that super-human battle.
Sanskrit: नैतस्य कर्ता लोकेऽस्मिन् पुमान् भारत विद्यते। यत् कृतं ते महाराज सह भ्रातृभिराहवे।॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, O great king, that is no other man in this world who can achieve what you have achieved in battle today with your brothers.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु कर्णेन राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। उवाच चाङ्गराजानं वाष्पगद्गदया गिरा॥
English: Vaiskampayana said : Having been thus addressed by Karna, king Duryodhana thus spoke in reply to the Anga king (Karna) in a voice choked with tears.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच अजानतस्ते राधेय नाभ्यसूयाम्यहं वचः। जानासि त्वं जिताञ्छत्रून् गन्धर्वांस्तेजसा मया॥
English: Duryodhana said : O son of Radha, you do not know what had happened; therefore I am not angry at your word. You think that the hostile Gandharvas had been defeated by my own prowess.
Sanskrit: आयोधितास्तु गन्धर्वाः सुचिरं सोदरैर्मम। मया सह महाबाहो कृतश्चोभयतः क्षयः॥
English: O mighty-armed hero, for a long time my brothers standing by me fought with the Gandharvas. But the slaughter on both the sides was very great.
Sanskrit: मायाधिकास्त्वयुध्यन्त यदा शूरा वियद्गताः। तदा नो न समं युद्धमभवत् खेचरैः सह॥
English: When those heroes (the Gandharvas) fought with the illusion, then our battle with those rangers of skies became an unequal one.
Sanskrit: पराजयं च प्राप्ताः स्मो रणे बन्धनमेव च। सभृत्यामात्यपुत्राश्च सदारबलवाहनाः॥
English: We then met with defeat and we were then all made prisoners along with our attendants, counsellors, children, wives, troops and cars.
Sanskrit: उच्चैराकाशमार्गेण हता:स्मस्तैः सुदुःखिताः। अथ नः सैनिकाः केचिदमात्याश्च महारथाः॥
English: We were overwhelmed with sorrow and we were being taken by them ihrough high skies. Our Thereupon some of soldiers and counsellers and great car-warriors.
Sanskrit: उपगम्याब्रुवन् दीनाः पाण्डवाञ्छरणप्रदान्। एष दुर्योधनो राजा धार्तराष्ट्रः सहानुजः॥
English: Went in grief to the Pandavas who never refuse help to those that ask for it; they thus spoke to them, “Here is king Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra with his brothers.
Sanskrit: सामात्यदारो ह्रियते गन्धर्वैर्दिवमाश्रितैः। तं मोक्षयत भद्रं वः सहदारं नराधिपम्॥
English: And also with his counsellors and wives. He is being carried away a prisoner by the Gandharvas who are in the sky. Be blessed. Rescue the king with his wives.
Sanskrit: पराभवो मा भविष्यत् कुरुदारेषु सर्वशः। एवमुक्ते तु धर्मात्मा ज्येष्ठः पाण्डुसुतस्तदा॥
English: Do not allow great insult to be offered to all the Kuru ladies." Having been thus addressed, the eldest Pandava, who is ever virtuous.