pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तच्चक्रं भृशमुद्विग्नाः संचिच्छिदुरनेकधा। महारथस्ततः कार्णि: संजग्राह महागदाम्॥
English: And the wheel in his hands, became seized with anxiety. They then cut it off into many fragments. Thereupon that mighty car-warrior, the nephew of Krishna took up a heavy mace.
Sanskrit: विधनुःस्यन्दनासिस्तैर्विचक्रचारिभिः कृतः। अभिमन्युर्गदापाणिरश्वत्थामानमार्दयत्॥
English: Then the mighty-armed Abhimanyu deprived of his car, his bow, his sword and his car-wheel by the enemy, rushed (with that mace in his hand) upon Ashvatthaman.
Sanskrit: स गदामुद्यतां दृष्ट्वा ज्वलन्तीमशनीमिव। अपाक्रामद् रथोपस्थाद् विक्रमांस्त्रीन् नरर्षभः॥
English: Then, O foremost of kings, Ashvatthaman, beholding that upraised mace resemble the blazing bolt of heaven, leapt off three steps from the terrace of his car.
Sanskrit: तस्याश्वान् गदया हत्वा तयोभौ पार्ष्णसारथी। शराचिताङ्गः सौभद्रः श्वाविद्वत् समदृश्यत॥
English: Slaying with his mace the horses and the two flank-supporters of Ashvatthaman, the son of Subhadra, with his body covered all over with arrows looked like a porcupine.
Sanskrit: ततः सुबलदायादं कालिकेयमपोथयत्। जघान चास्यानुचरान् गान्धारान् सप्तसप्ततिम्॥
English: Then Abhimanyu crushed down on the ground Subala's son Kalikeya and slew seventy-seven of the latter's followers of the Gandhara race.
Sanskrit: पुनश्चैव वसातीयाञ्जघान रथिनो दश। केकयानां रथान् सप्त हत्वा च दश कुञ्जरान्॥ दौः शासनिरथं सावं गदया समपोथयत्।
English: Next he slew ten car-warriors of the clan of Brahma-vasatiya; and then seven warriors of the Kekayas and then ten huge elephants. Then he pressed down upon the ground the car and horses of Dushasana's son.
Sanskrit: ततो दौःशासनिः क्रुद्धो गदामुद्यम्य मारिष॥ अभिदुद्राव सौभद्रं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्।
English: Thereupon, O sire, Dushasana's invincible son excited with rage and upraising his mace, rushed against Abhimanyu crying at same time, “Wait" "Wait."
Sanskrit: तावुद्यतगदौ वीरावन्योन्यवधकाक्षिणौ॥ भ्रातृव्यौ सम्प्रजह्राते पुरेवत्र्यम्बकान्धकौ।
English: Then those two heroes with maces upraised, both desirous of compassing one another's death, Those two cousins, began to strike one another, like the three-eyed (Mahadeva) and the Asura Andhaka fighting in the days of yore.
Sanskrit: तावन्योन्यं गदाग्राभ्यामाहत्य पतितौ क्षितौ॥ इन्द्रध्वजाविवोत्सृष्टौ रणमध्ये परंतपौ।
English: Then striking one another by the ends of their clubs, they both fell down on the ground, like two uprooted standards raised in honour of Indra.
Sanskrit: दौःशासनिरथोत्थाय कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः॥ उत्तिष्ठमानं सौभद्रं गदया मूर्ध्यताडयत्।
English: Then that enhancer of the glory of the Kurus namely Dushasana's son rising first, smote Subhadra's son on the crown of his head as the latter was rising up.
Sanskrit: गदावेगेन महता व्यायामेन च मोहितः॥ विचेता न्यपतद् भूमौ सौभद्रः परवीरहा। एवं विनिहतो राजन्नेको बहुभिराहवे॥
English: Confounded with the great force of that mace-stroke and overpowered by the fatigue of the flight. That slayer of hostile heroes namely Subhadra's son fell down senseless on the ground. Thus, o king, was the one slain by many in battle.
Sanskrit: क्षोभयित्वा चमूं सर्वो नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरः। अशोभत हतो वीरो व्याधैर्वनगजो यथा॥
English: One who grinded the whole army of the Kurus, like an elephant crushing lotus-stems. Then that heroic warrior slain by the Kurus, appeared beautiful like a wild elephant slain by hunter.
Sanskrit: तं तथा पतितं शूरं तावकाः पर्यवारयन्। दावं दग्ध्वा यथा शान्तं पावकं शिशिरात्यये॥ विमृद्य नागशृङ्गाणि संनिवृत्तमिवानिलम्। अस्तंगतमिवादित्यं तप्त्वा भारतवाहिनीम्॥ उपप्लुतं यथा सोमं संशुष्कमिव सागरम्। पूर्णचन्द्राभवदनं काकपक्षवृताक्षिकम्॥ तं भूमौ पतितं दृष्टवा तावकास्ते महारथाः। मुदा परमया युक्ताश्चक्रुशुः सिंहवन्मुहुः॥
English: Then your troops surrounded the fallen hero, who then looked like an extinguished fire that had consumed a whole forest during the summer season; or like a tempest with its fury subsided after it has broken down numerous tree-tops; or like the setting sun that had scorched the Bharata army with its rays; or like the moon devoured up by the Rahu; or like the ocean with its waters dried up. Then the mighty car-warriors of your army beholding Abhimanyu whose countenance wore the splendour of the full moon and whose eyes were black like the wings of the raven, lie prostrate on the naked earth, uttered repeated lion-like roars being filled with great delight.
Sanskrit: आसीत् परमको हर्षस्तावकानां विशाम्पते। इतरेषां तु वीराणां नेत्रेभ्यः प्रापतज्जलम्॥
English: Indeed, 0 king, your warriors transported with delight, while tears rolled were down from the eyes of the warriors of the other host.
Sanskrit: अन्तरिक्षे च भूतानि प्राक्रोशन्त विशाम्पते। दृष्ट्वा निपतितं वीरं च्युतं चन्द्रमिवाम्बरात्॥
English: Then beholding that hero lying prostrate on the ground like the moon dropped from the skies many creatures and rulers of men, on the skies, uttered woeful cries sayingद्रोणकर्णमुखैः षड्भिर्घार्तराष्ट्रमहारथैः।
Sanskrit: एकोऽयं निहतः शेते नेष धर्मो मतो हि नः॥
English: Slain by the six mighty car-warriors of Dhritarastra's host headed by Drona, this single hero is lying on the field of battle. We hold this to be very unfair.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विनिहते वीरे बह्वशोभत मेदिनी। द्यौर्यथा पूर्णचन्द्रेण नक्षत्रगणमालिनी॥
English: When that hero had been slaughtered, the earth appeared highly beautiful like the starry firmament decked with the full-moon herself.
Sanskrit: रुक्मपुडैश्च सम्पूर्णा रुधिरौघपरिप्लुता। उत्तमाडैश्च शूराणां भ्राजमानैः सकुण्डलैः॥ विचित्रैश्च परिस्तोमैः पताकाभिश्च संवृता। चामरैश्च कुथाभिश्च प्रविद्धैश्चाम्बरोत्तमैः॥ तथाश्वनरनागानामलंकारैश्च सुप्रभैः। खङ्गैः सुनिशितैः पीतैर्निर्मुक्तैर्भुजगैरिव॥ चापैश्च विविधैश्छिन्नैः शक्त्वृष्टिप्रासकम्पनैः। विविधैश्चायुधैश्चान्यैः संवृता भूरशोभत॥
English: The earth was then covered over with arrows furnished with golden wings and inundated with with waves of blood. And overspreaded with the beautiful heads of the heroes, adorned with ear-rings and precious and variegated headgears and streamers and chamaras and splendid blankets and gemembossed weapons of good make and the bright ornaments of cars and horses and men and elephants and sharp and well-tempered swords looking like snakes freed from their slough and bows and shattered arrows and darts and scimitars and spears and kampanas and various other kinds of weapons, (offensive and defensive), she looked exceedingly beautiful.
Sanskrit: वाजिभिश्चापि निर्जीवैः श्वसद्भिः शोणितोक्षितैः। सारोहैर्विषमा भूमिः सौभद्रेण निपातितः॥
English: In many places the field of battle became impassable being choked with dead any dying steeds bespattered with blood all felled by the son of Subhadra and lying with their riders slain.
Sanskrit: साकुशैः समहामात्रैः सवर्मायुधकेतुभिः। पर्वतैरिव विध्वस्तैर्विशिखैर्मथितैर्गजैः॥ पृथिव्यामनुकीर्णैश्च व्यश्वसारथियोधिभिः। ह्रदैरिव प्रक्षुभितैर्हतनागै रथोत्तमैः॥ पदातिसंघेश्च हतैर्विविधायुधभूषणैः। भीरूणां त्रासजननी घोररूपाभवन्मही॥
English: With iron goads and elephants prodigious as hills, furnished with shields and weapons and with standards lying about, crushed with shafts; with excellent chariots deprived of steeds and charioteers and their warriors, lying scattered on the field, crushed by elephants and looking like agitated takes; with large bodies of foot-soldiers, armed with various weapons and lying slain on the field, the earth assuming an awful aspect struck terror into the hearts of the cowards.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ चन्द्रार्कसदृशद्युतिम्। तावकानां परा प्रीतिः पाण्डूनां चाभवद् यथा॥
English: Beholding Abhimanyu equal to the sun or the moon in splendour lie dead on the field, your troops obtained great joy whilst the Pandavas were highly distressed.
Sanskrit: अभिमन्यौ हते राजशिशुकेऽप्राप्तयौवने। सम्प्राद्रवच्चमूः सर्वा धर्मराजस्य पश्यतः॥
English: When the young Abhimanyu still in his minority was slain, all the troops of the Pandavas fled even before the very eyes of the very virtuous king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: दीर्यमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा सौभद्रे विनिपातिते। अजातशत्रुस्तान् वीरानिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then upon the death of Abhimanyu, seeing his troops routed, Ajatasatru Yudhishthira addressed these words to the heroic warriors of his army-
Sanskrit: तं स्वर्गमेघ गतः शूरो यो हतो न पराङ्मुखः। संस्तम्भयत मा भैष्ट विजेष्यामो रणे रिपून्।॥
English: This heroic son of Subhadra who without turning back from the battle has been slain by the enemy, has ascended to heaven. Stay you all and do not fear. We shall yet conquer the foe.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं स महातेजा दुःखितेभ्यो महाद्युतिः। धर्मराजो युधां श्रेष्ठो ब्रुवन् दुःखमपानुदत्॥
English: Possessed of great energy and great effulgence, the virtuous king Yudhishthira thar best of all warriors, himself overwhelmed with grief, tried to console them with those words.
Sanskrit: युद्धे ह्याशीविषाकारान् राजपुत्रान् रणे रिपून्। पूर्व निहत्य संग्रामे पश्चादा निरभ्ययात्॥
English: (He went on)-Having at first slain many hostile princes resembling snakes of virulent poison, the son of Arjuna has followed in their wake.
Sanskrit: हत्वा दश सहस्राणि कौसल्यं च महारथम्। कृष्णार्जुनसमः कार्ष्णिः शक्रलोकं गतो ध्रुवम्॥
English: Having slain ten thousand car-warriors and that mighty car-warrior namely the ruler of the Kosalas, Abhimanyu, equal to Krishna and Arjuna, has indubitably gone to the manson of Shakra (Indra).
Sanskrit: रथाश्वनरमातङ्गान् विनिहत्य सहस्रशः। अवितृप्तः स संग्रामादशोच्यः पुण्यकर्मकृत्। गतः पुण्यकृतां लोकाशाश्वतान् पुण्यनिर्जितान्।। ३९
English: Having slain car-warriors, steeds footsoldiers and elephants by thousand, he was not satiated with what he achieved in battle. We should not bewail this performer of pious deeds; he surely has attained the regions of righteousness, that men acquire by deeds of piety.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच वयं तु प्रवरं हत्वा तेषां तैः शरपीडिताः। निवेशायाभ्युपायामः सायाह्ने रुधिरोक्षिताः॥
English: Sanjaya said Thus having slain one of their best warriors and having been afflicted with their shafts and covered with blood, we returned to our quarters in the evening.
Sanskrit: निरीक्षमाणास्तु वयं परे चायोधनं शनैः। अपयाता महाराज ग्लानि प्राप्ता विचेतसः॥
English: Gazed at by the foe and nearly senseless and overpowered with fatigue, we then, O mighty monarch, slowly left the field of battle.
Sanskrit: ततोनिशायादिवसस्य चाशिवः शिवारुतैः संधिरवर्तताद्भुतः। कुशेशयापीडनिभे दिवाकरे विलम्बमानेऽस्तमुपेत्यपर्वतम्॥
English: Then approached that wonderful hour, that joining between the day and the night, harbingered by the inauspicious yells of the jackals; and the sun then assuming the pale-red tint of the lotus-filaments, went down below the horizon, having neared the western hills.
Sanskrit: वरासिशक्त्यृष्टिवरूथचर्मणां विभूषणां च समाक्षिपन् प्रभाः। दिवं च भूमिं च समानयन्निव प्रियां तनुं भानुरुपैति पावकम्॥
English: Then the sun robbed the radiance of our excellent swords, lances, scimitars, car-fences, shields and ornaments; and causing the sky and the earth to assume the self-same hue, he then betook to his favourite shape of fire.
Sanskrit: नजैरनेकैरिव वज्रपातितः। निपातितैन्रष्टगतिश्चिता क्षितिः॥
English: The earth was then covered over with motionless carcasses of myriads of elephants, all lifeless, resembling the peaks of cloud-clapt hills cleft open by the bolt of Heaven and with their banners and goads scattered about and their guides dislodged from their backs.
Sanskrit: हताश्वसूतैविपताककेतुभिः। महारथैर्भूः शुशुभे विचूर्णितः पुरैरिवामित्रहतैर्नराधिप॥
English: The field of battle appeared beautiful with huge chariots splintered into pieces and with their warriors, drivers ornaments, steeds, standards streamers crushed, shattered and torn to pieces. Those cars then, o monarch, resembled animate beings deprived of their vital breaths by the enemy with his arrows.
Sanskrit: रथाश्ववृन्दैः सह सादिभिर्हतैः प्रविद्धभाण्डाभरणैः पृथग्विधैः। र्धरा बभौ घोरविरूपदर्शना॥
English: Then the earth assumed a dreadful and repulsive aspect, being strewn over with numerous horses and their riders all lying dead, with precious housings and blankets of various kind scattered about and in consequence of the tongues, teeth, entrails and eyes of those creatures being drawn out of their places.
Sanskrit: प्रविद्धवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधा विपन्नहस्त्यश्वरथानुगा नराः। महार्हशय्यास्तरणोचितास्तदा क्षितावनाथा इव शेरते हताः॥
English: Men adorned with precious armours ornaments and garments and weapons, deprived of life, lay prostrate on the field with slain horses and elephants and shattered chariots, on the naked earth, totally helpless, although quite deserving of precious blankets and beds.
Sanskrit: अतीव हृष्टाः श्वशृगालवायसा बकाः सुपर्णाश्च वृकास्तरक्षवः। वयांस्यसृक्पान्यथ रक्षसां गणाः पिशाचसंघाश्च सुदारुणा रणे॥
English: Greatly delighted dogs, jackals and crows and numerous other flesh-eating birds and wolves and hyenas and ravens and other blooddrinking animals animals and various clans of Rakshasas and large bodies of Pisachas, repairing to the field of battle.
Sanskrit: त्वचो विनिर्भिद्य पिबन् वसामसृक् तथैव मज्जाः पिशितानि चाश्नुवन्। वपां विलुम्पन्ति हसन्ति गान्ति च प्रकर्षमाणा: कुणपान्यनेकशः॥
English: Tore open the corpses and drank their fat marrow and blood and then fell upon eating their flesh. They began also to drink the secretions of rotten corpses, while some of the Rakshasa laughed terribly and dragged out dead bodies by thousands.
Sanskrit: शरीरसंघातवहा ह्यसृग्जला रथोडुपा कुञ्जरशैलसङ्कटा। मनुष्यशीर्षोपलमांसकर्दमा प्रविद्धनानाविधशस्त्रमालिनी॥ भयावहा वैतरणीव दुस्तरा प्रवर्तिता योधवरैस्तदा नदी। उवाह मध्येन रणाजिरे भृशं भयावहा जीवमृतप्रवाहिनी॥
English: An awful river like the Vaitarani itself difficult of being tided over, was created there by many best of car-warriors. Its waters were formed by the blood of slain creatures. Chariots formed the rafts on which to cross it; elephants constituted its rocks and the heads of men formed its pebbles. It was muddy with the flesh of slain elephants, men and horses. Various kinds of weapons constituted the garlands floating on it. That dreadful current of blood flowed through the middle of the field of battle carrying with it living being to the doleful abodes of Death.
Sanskrit: पिबन्ति चाश्नन्ति च यत्र दुर्दशा: पिशाचसंघास्तु नदन्ति भैरवाः। सुनन्दिताः प्राणभृतां क्षयङ्कराः समानभक्षाः श्वशृगालपक्षिणः॥
English: Drinking and eating in that stream numerous Pisachas of terrible and repulsive aspect rejoiced. Dogs and jackals and flesh eating birds, all partaking of the same food and striking terror into the hearts of the living creatures held a great feast (on its banks).
Sanskrit: तथा तदायोधनमुग्रदर्शनं निशामुखे पितृपतिराष्ट्रवर्धनम्। निरीक्षमाणाः शनकै हुनराः समुत्थिता नृत्तकबन्धसंकुलम्॥
English: Then at the advent of night, looking upon that fierce field of battle that had increased largely the population of Deaths regions and that was infested with dancing headless trunks of soldiers, they slowly went away from it.
Sanskrit: अपेतविध्वस्तमहार्हभूषणं निपातितं शक्रसमं महाबलम्। रणेऽभिमन्युं ददृशुस्तदा जना व्यपोढहव्यं सदसीव पावकम्॥
English: Then as they left if, they saw the mighty car-warrior Abhimanyu, who resembled Indra himself, lying on the field of battle, with precious ornaments displaced and falling off and appearing like a sacrificial fire on the alter no longer fed by oblations of clarified butter.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अथैनं विलपन्तं तं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। कृष्णद्वैपायनस्तत्र आजगाम महानृषिः॥
English: Sanjaya said Thus when the son of Kunti, king Yudhishthira, was indulging in lamentations, there came to him the mighty sage Krishna Dvaipayana.
Sanskrit: अर्चयित्वा यथान्यायमुपविष्टं युधिष्ठिरः। अब्रवीच्छोकसंतप्तो भ्रातुः पुत्रवधेन च॥
English: Then having duly worshipped him, Yudhishthira resumed his seat; and afflicted with grief at the death of his brother's son, he then thus addressed the Rishi.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अधर्मयुक्तैर्बहुभिः परिवार्य महारथैः। युध्यमानो महेष्वासः सौभद्रो निहतो रणे॥
English: Yudhisthira said The son of Subhadra has been slain in battle when fighting with many, by several fierce bowmen of vicious tendencies, who, mighty car-warriors as they were, surrounded him on all sides.
Sanskrit: बालश्च बालबुद्धिश्च सौभद्रः परवीरहा। अनुपायेन संग्रामे युध्यमानो विशेषतः॥
English: That layer of hostile heroes that son of Subhadra, was a mere child in years and in understanding. And he fought in battle against overwhelming numbers.
Sanskrit: मया प्रोक्तः स संग्रामे द्वारं संजनयस्व नः। प्रविष्टेऽभ्यन्तरे तस्मिन् सैन्धवेन निवारिताः॥
English: During the course of the fight I said to him “Open a passage for us," then he penetrated into the hostile array and then we could not follow him, prevented by the ruler of the Sindhus. an
Sanskrit: ननु नाम समं युद्धमेष्टव्यं युद्धजीविभिः। इदं चैवासमं युद्धमीदृशं यत् कृतं परैः॥
English: Those who live by fighting should surely desire equal combats. But his battle that the enemy fought with Abhimanyu was extremely unfair one.
Sanskrit: तेनास्मि भृशसंतप्तः शोकबाष्पसमाकुलः। शमं नैवाधिगच्छामि चिन्तयानः पुनः पुनः॥
English: It is this that burns me with the fire of grief and draws tears of sorrow from my eyes. Brooding over this thought I cannot regain the tranquility of my mind.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तं तथा विलपन्तं वै शोकव्याकुलमानसम्। उवाच भगवान् व्यासो युधिष्ठिरमिदं वचः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then the almighty Vyasa addressing Yudhishthira who was thus bewailing and was unmanned by the force of his grief, spoke the following words.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच युधिष्ठिर महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद। व्यसनेषु न मुह्यन्ति तवादृशा भरतर्षभ॥
English: Vyasa said O Yudhishthira, O son of superior wisdom, son who are well-learnt in all the branches of knowledge, O foremost of the Bharatas, people of your stamp are never confounded in seasons of calamity.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गमेष गतः शूरः शत्रून् हत्वा बहून् रणे। अबालसदृशं कर्म कृत्वा वै पुरुषोत्तमः॥
English: This hero (Abhimanyu), this foremost of all male beings, has attained paradise after having slain numerous enemies in batile and having achieved many feats not at all boy-like.
Sanskrit: अनतिक्रमणीयो वै विधिरेष युधिष्ठिर। देवदानवगन्धर्वान् मृत्युर्हरति भारत॥
English: O Yudhishthira, this law (that created being shall die) cannot be violated. O Bharata, Death takes away all Gods, Danavas and Gandharvas, (without exception).
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच इमे वै पृथिवीपाला: शेरते पृथिवीतले। निहताः पृतनामध्ये मृतसंज्ञा महाबलाः॥
English: Yudhishthira said These rulers of earth, all endued with great might, are now lying on the bare ground of the battle-field being slain and deprived of their senses.
Sanskrit: नागायुतबलाश्चान्ये वायुवेगबलास्तथा। त एते निहताः संख्ये तुल्यरूपा नरैर्नराः॥
English: Some of them possessed strength equal to that of ten thousand elephants; some, on the other hand, possessed the impetus and force of the very tempest. They have all been slain in battle by beings of their species and are all equal now.
Sanskrit: नैषां पश्यामि हन्तारं प्राणिनां संयुगे क्वचित्। विक्रमेणोपसम्पन्नास्तपोबलसमन्विताः॥
English: I do not see the slayer of these created beings in battle, (save one of their own class). They were possessed of prowess and endued with might and energy.
Sanskrit: जेतव्यमिति चान्योन्यं येषां नित्यं दि स्थितम्। अथ चेमे हताः प्राज्ञाः शेरते विगतायुषः॥
English: Alas even those who entertained in their heart the hopes of conquering one another in battle, are now lying slain deprived of their senses, in spite of all their wisdom.
Sanskrit: मृता इति च शब्दोऽयं वर्तते च ततोऽर्थवत्। इमे मृता महीपाला: प्रायशो भीमविक्रमाः॥
English: The significance of the word 'Death' hastoday been clearly brought home (to our minds), as almost all these rulers of earth possessed of fierce prowess, lie dead on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: निश्चेष्टा निरभीमानाः शूराः शत्रुवशंगताः। राजपुत्राश्च संरब्धा वैश्वानरमुखं गताः॥
English: These heroes having succumbed to their foes and now lying motionless and shorn of their pride. Many princes inflamed with wrath have fallen upon the fire of their antagonist's anger.
Sanskrit: अत्र मे संशयः प्राप्त: कुत: संज्ञा मृता इति। कस्य मृत्युः कुतो मृत्युः कथं संहरते प्रजाः॥ हरत्यमरसंकाश तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह।
English: On this point a great doubt has taken possession of me, namely, whence has the word "dead" been derived? Whose offspring is Death? Whence does it come and why does it take away creatures? O you equal to a celestial, O grandsire, speak to me about all this.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तं तथा परिपृच्छन्तं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। आश्वासनमिदं वाक्यमुवाच भगवानृषिः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then that illustrious sage spoke these comforting words to Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, who had been questioning him in the above manner.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। अकम्पनस्य कथितं नारदेन पुरा नृप॥
English: Vyasa said On this subject, O monarch, an ancient story is cited as an example, story that was related to Akampana by Narada.
Sanskrit: स चापि राजा राजेन्द्र पुत्रव्यसनमुत्तमम अप्रसह्यतमं लोके प्राप्तवानिति मे मतिः॥
English: So far as I know, O king, Akampana, while in this world, was also afflicted with the overwhelming and unbearable grief caused by his son's death.
Sanskrit: तदहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि मृत्योः प्रभवमुत्तमम्। ततस्त्वं मोक्ष्यसे दुःखात् स्नेहबन्धनसंश्रयात्॥
English: I shall now recount to you the excellent story of the origin of Death. Hearing that story you shall be freed from grief and from the bondage of affection.
Sanskrit: समस्तपापराशिघ्नं शृणु कीर्तयतो मम। धन्यमाख्यानमायुष्यं शोकनं पुष्टिवर्धनम्॥
English: Listen to me, O sire, as I go on repeating that ancient story. This story is excellent and enhances the period of life and kills sorrow and bestows health.
Sanskrit: पवित्रमरिसंघघ्नं मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम्। यथैव वेदाध्ययनमुपाख्यानमिदं तथा॥
English: It is holy, capable of destroying large numbers of foes and the most auspicious of all auspicious things. Verily this story is like the study or recital of the Vedas themselves.
Sanskrit: श्रवणीयं महाराज प्रातर्नित्यं नृपोत्तमैः। पुत्रानायुष्मतो राज्यमीहमानैः श्रियं तथा॥
English: It should, O king, be every morning listened to be those foremost of the twice-borns, who desire to obtain long-lived sons, sovereignty and their own welfare.
Sanskrit: पुरा कृतयुगे तात आसीद् राजा हकम्पनः। स शत्रुवशमापन्नो मध्ये संग्राममूर्धनि॥
English: In the days of yore during the Krita-yuga, O Sire, there lived a certain king by name Akampana. Once on a time, on the field of battle, amongst his foes, he was on the point of succumbing to his enemies.
Sanskrit: तस्य पुत्रो हरि म नारायणसमो बले। श्रीमान् कृतास्त्रो मेधावी युधि शक्रोपमो बली॥
English: He had a son by name Hari, who was equal to Narayana himself in might; he was exceedingly handsome, accomplished in the use of weapons, intelligent, powerful and equal to Shakra in battle.
Sanskrit: स शत्रुभिः परिवृतो बहुधा रणमूर्धनि। व्यस्यन् बाणसहस्राणि योधेषु च गजेषु च॥
English: Surrounded by countless foes on the field of battle, he shot thousands of shafts at the warriors and elephants that encompassed him.
Sanskrit: स कर्म दुष्करं कृत्वा संग्रामे शत्रुतापनः। शत्रुभिर्निहतः संख्ये पृतनायां युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Having achieved many feats difficult of being achieved, that afflicter of foes, 0 Yudhisthira, was slain amidst this troops by his adversaries.
Sanskrit: स राजा प्रेतकृत्यानि तस्य कृत्वा शुचान्वितः। शोचनहनि रात्री च नालभत् सुखमात्मनः॥
English: Performing the funeral ceremonies of his son, king Akampana became purified. But bewailing his son, day and night. he could not regain his peace of mind.
Sanskrit: तस्य शोकं विदित्वा तु पुत्रव्यसनसम्भवम्। आजगामाथ देवर्षिर्नारदोऽस्य समीपतः॥
English: Then cognisant of his grief caused by the death of his son, there came near him the celestial sage Narada himself.
Sanskrit: स तु राजा महाभागो दृष्ट्वा देवर्षिसत्तमम्। पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं कथामकथयत् तदा॥
English: That monarch of illustrious qualities, beholding the sage come, worshipped him duly and then spoke to him these words.
Sanskrit: तस्य सर्वे समाचष्ट यथावृत्तं नरेश्वरः। शत्रुभिर्विजयं संख्ये पुत्रस्य च वधं तथा॥
English: And then that ruler of men spoke to the Rishi all that had happened, his defeat by his foes and the slaughter of his son by them.
Sanskrit: अकम्पन उवाच मम पुत्रो महावीर्य इन्द्रविष्णुसमद्युतिः। शत्रुभिर्बहुभिः संख्ये पराक्रम्य हतो बली॥
English: Akampana said My son of great energy and mighty equal to Indra or Vishnu himself in effulgence, has been killed in battle by his numerous enemies, when engaged in fighting vigorously with them.