pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तमाहुः पार्थिवाः सर्वे दीप्यमानमिव श्रिया। को भवान् कस्य वा बन्धुर्देशस्य नगरस्य वा॥
English: The Royal Rishi Yayati, after all his religious merit had been spent up, fell among them; all the rulers of the earth said to him who was effulgent with beauty. “Who are you? With whom are you related, and from what town and country are you?
Sanskrit: यक्षो वाप्यथवा देवो गन्धर्वो राक्षसोऽपि वा। न हि मानुषरूपोऽसि को वाऽर्थः काइझ्यते त्वया।।१६।
English: Are you a Yakasha or a god, a Gandharva or a Rakshasa, for you have not the appearance of a human being; and what is the object desired for by you?”
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच ययातिरस्मि राजर्षिः क्षीणपुण्यश्च्युतो दिवः। पतेयं सत्स्विति ध्यायन् भवत्सु पतितस्ततः॥
English: Yayati said I am the royal Rishi Yayati and the religious merit acquired by me being spent up have been turned out from heaven; and wishing in my mind that I should fall among the good, I have fallen among you.
Sanskrit: राजान ऊचुः सत्यमेतद् भवतु ते काक्षितं पुरुषर्षभ। सर्वेषां नः क्रतुफलं धर्मश्च प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
English: The king said May what was desired for by you le successful; accept the religious merit of these sacrificial ceremonies performed by all of us.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच नाहं प्रतिग्रहधनो ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो ह्यहम्। न च मे प्रवणा बुद्धिः परपुण्यविनाशने॥
English: Yayati said I am not a Brahmana and therefore cannot accept wealth (of any sort) from others, and my I heart is not inclined to destroy the religious merit of others.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु मृगचर्याक्रमागताम्। माधवीं प्रेक्ष्य राजानस्तेऽभिवाद्येदमब्रुवन्।॥
English: Narada said At this time, seeing Madhvi leading the life of a deer and wandering about, those kings bowing to her said
Sanskrit: किमागमनकृत्यं ते किं कुर्मः शासनं तव। आज्ञाप्या हि वयं सर्वे तव पुत्रास्तपोधने॥
English: “What is the reason of your coming here, what orders of yours shall we obey? Being your sons, O devotee, we are ready to be commanded by you."
Sanskrit: तेषां तद् भाषितं श्रुत्वा माधवी परया मुदा। पितरं समुपागच्छद् ययातिं सा ववन्द च॥
English: Madhvi, hearing that speech of theirs with great delight, came to her father and bowed to Yayati.
Sanskrit: स्पृष्ट्वा मूर्धनि तान् पुत्रांस्तापसी वाक्यमब्रवीत्। दौहित्रास्तव राजेन्द्र मम पुत्रा न ते पराः॥
English: And having touched those sons of hers on their head the anchoring said these words "These are your grandsons, O chief among kings-my sons-they are not unconnected with you.
Sanskrit: इमे त्वां तारयिष्यन्ति दृष्टमेतत् पुरातने। अहं ते दुहिता राजन् माधवी मृगचारिणी॥
English: These will save you-such an example has been seen in days of old-I am your daughter, Madhvi, who, o king, have adopted the life of a deer.
Sanskrit: मयाप्युपचितो धर्मस्ततोऽर्धं प्रतिगृह्यताम्। यस्माद् राजन् नराः सर्वे अपत्यफलभागिनः॥
English: By me too has religious merit been acquired; accept half of that, for, o king, all human beings enjoy the wealth earned by their children.
Sanskrit: तस्मादिच्छन्ति दौहित्रान् यथा त्वं वसुधाधिप। ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे शिरसा जननीं तदा॥
English: Therefore was it that you, O lord of the earth, wished me to be the mother of son;" then did all those rulers of the earth lowering their heads,
Sanskrit: अभिवाद्य नमस्कृत्य मातामहमथाब्रुवन्। उच्चैरनुपमैः स्निग्धैः स्वरैरापूर्य मेदिनीम्॥
English: Bowed down and said the same thing to their maternal grand father, filling the earth with loud and sweet ponds the like of which there was none.
Sanskrit: मातामहं नृपतयस्तारयन्तो दिवश्च्युतम्। अथ तस्मादुपगतो गालवोऽप्याह पार्थिवम्। तपसो मेऽष्टभागेन स्वर्गमारोहतां भवान्॥
English: The rulers of men thus saved their grandfather who had been turned out from heaven; just then, Galava, coming there said to the ruler of the earth, “A send you heaven by virtue of a eighth part of my austerities.”
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच सद्भिरारोपितः स्वर्ग पार्थिवैर्भूरिदक्षिणैः। अभ्यनुज्ञाय दौहित्रान् ययातिर्दिवमास्थितः।।।।
English: Narada said Being thus made to ascend heaven by those pious rulers of the earth, who were greatly given liberality, Yayati was established in heaven after taking leave of his grandsons.
Sanskrit: अभिवृष्टश्च वर्षेण नानापुष्पसुगन्धिना। परिष्वक्तश्च पुण्येन वायुना पुण्यगन्धिना॥
English: (He went up heaven) amidst the downpour of a shower of sweet scented flow very smell indicated its holiness.
Sanskrit: अचलं स्थानमासाद्य दौहित्रफलनिर्जितम्। कर्मभिः स्वैरुपचितो जज्वाल परया श्रिया॥
English: Reaching then eternal regions earned for him by his grand sons by the fruit of their own deeds, he became effulgent with excellent beauty.
Sanskrit: उपगीतोपनृत्तश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणैः। प्रीत्या प्रतिगृहीतश्च स्वर्गे दुन्दुभिनिःस्वनैः॥
English: He was gladly received in heaven with songs and dances by groups of Gandharvas and with the sound of cymbals.
Sanskrit: अभिष्टुतश्च विविधैर्देवराजर्षिचारणैः। अर्चितश्चोत्तमायण दैवतैरभिनन्दितः॥
English: He was also duly gratified by various classes of celestial Rishis, royal Rishis, and Charanas and otherwise pleased by the gods.
Sanskrit: प्राप्तः स्वर्गफलं चैव तमुवाच पितामहः। निर्वृतं शान्तमनसं वचोभिस्तर्पयन्निव॥
English: The grandfather then said to him who had earned the merit of ascending heaven as if trying to please him who had obtained gratification and tranquility of mind with his words.
Sanskrit: चतुष्पादस्त्वया धर्मश्चितो लोक्येन कर्मणा। अक्षयस्तव लोकोऽयं कीर्तिश्चैवाक्षया दिवि॥
English: The four Padas (the full amount) of virtue had been earned by you your worldly deeds and these regions were yours for an endless period and your renown in heaven too was eternal.
Sanskrit: पुनस्त्वयैव राजर्षे सुकृतेन विघातितम्। आवृतं तमसा चेतः सर्वेषां स्वर्गवासिनाम्॥
English: But that merit, O royal Rishi, you nullified again, for by your were the minds of all the denizens so clouded.
Sanskrit: येन त्वां नाभिजानन्ति ततोऽज्ञातोऽसि पातितः। प्रीत्यैव चासि दौहित्रैस्तारितस्त्वमिहागतः॥
English: In consequence of this they did not recognize you and being thus rendered unknown (to them) you were hurled down and you have come here again, your grandsons saving you out of affection for you.
Sanskrit: स्थानं च प्रतिपन्नोऽसि कर्मणा स्वेन निर्जितम्। अचलं शाश्वतं पुण्यमुत्तमं ध्रुवमव्ययम्॥
English: Earned by your deeds you have now come to a place which is stable, eternal sacred, excellent and surely indestructible.
Sanskrit: ययातिरुवाच भगवन् संशयो मेऽस्ति कश्चित् ते छेत्तुमर्हसि। न ह्यन्यमहमहमि प्रष्टुं लोकपितामह॥
English: Yayati said O you endued with divine prosperity, I have a certain doubt which it is proper for you to remove; it is not proper that I should ask any body else, O grandfather of the universe.
Sanskrit: बहुवर्षसहस्रान्तं प्रजापालनवर्धितम्। अनेकक्रतुदानौधैरर्जितं मे महत् फलम्॥
English: Great was the merit earned by me by protecting my subjects and increasing the human stock for a great many thousands of years and by many sacrificial rites and pieties.
Sanskrit: कथं तदल्पकालेन क्षीणं येनास्मि पातितः। भगवन् वेत्थ लोकांश्च शाश्वतान् मम निर्मितान्। कथं नु मम तत् सर्वं विप्रनष्टं महाद्युते॥
English: How could that all be spent up in a very short time in consequence of which I was hurled down; O you endued with divine prosperity, you know that the eternal regions were built for me and how and why were all these destroyed, O you of great effulgence?
Sanskrit: पितामह उवाच बहुवर्षसहस्रान्तं प्रजापालनवर्धितम्। अनेकक्रतुदानौधैर्यत् त्वयोपार्जितं फलम्॥
English: The grandsire said The merit, earned by you by protecting your subjects and increasing the human stock for a great many thousands of years and the performance of many sacrificial rites and making many gifts,
Sanskrit: तदनेनैव दोषेण क्षीणं येनासि पातितः। अभिमानेन राजेन्द्र विक्कृतः स्वर्गवासिभिः॥
English: Was destroyed by this defect owing to which you were hurled down: O chief among kings, owing to your vanity you cared very little and held in contempt the denizens of heaven.
Sanskrit: नायं मानेन राजर्षे न बलेन न हिंसया। न शाठ्येन न मायाभिर्लोको भवति शाश्वतः॥
English: In the case of a man affected by vanity, O royal Rishi, or by envy or by force or by wickedness, or by deceit, these regions can not be eternal.
Sanskrit: नावमान्यास्त्वया राजन्नधमोत्कृष्टमध्यमाः। न हि मानप्रदग्धानां कश्चिदस्ति शमः क्वचित्॥
English: By you, a king, are not to be disregarded or insulted those that are superior or those that are inferior or those are indifferent; salvation cannot be attained by one who is consumed by vanity.
Sanskrit: पतनारोहणमिदं कथयिष्यन्ति ये नराः। विषमाण्यपि ते प्राप्तास्तरिष्यन्ति न संशयः॥
English: Those men, who will converse on this story of your fall and recession, will attain salvation though affected by sins; there is no doubt of it.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच एष दोषोऽभिमानेन पुरा प्राप्तो ययातिना। निर्वघ्नतातिमानं च गालवेन महीपते॥
English: Narada said By Yayati was such a distress met with in days of old of old for his vanity and by Galava owing to an excessive measure of obstinacy, O lord of the world.
Sanskrit: श्रोतव्यं हितकामानां सुहृदां हितमिच्छताम्। न कर्तव्यो हि निर्बन्धो निर्बन्धो हि क्षयोदयः॥
English: The advice of your well wishers should be listened to by you, for your friends wise you well; obstinacy should not be resorted for it gives rise to ruin.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् त्वमपि गान्धारे मानं क्रोधं च वर्जय। संधत्स्व पाण्डवैवीर संरम्भं त्यज पार्थिव॥
English: Therefore, do you also, O son of Gandhari, abandon vanity and with; ( hero make peace with the sons of Pandu and abandon wrath, O ruler of the earth.
Sanskrit: ददाति यत् पार्थिवं यत् करोति यद् वा तपस्तप्यति यज्जुहोति। न तस्य नाशोऽस्ति न चापकर्षो नान्यस्तदश्नाति स एव कर्ता॥
English: O ruler of the earth, that which one gives, or dose, or the asceticism one practices or the sacrifices one makes can never be destroyed nor do they suffer deterioration in quality and the fruits are enjoyed by no body save the doer.
Sanskrit: इदं महाख्यानमनुत्तमं हितं बहुश्रुतानां गतरोषरागिणाम्। समीक्ष्य लोके बहुधा प्रधारितं त्रिवर्गदृष्टिः पृथिवीमुपाश्नुते॥
English: By understanding this great story than which nothing is better, and which is approved of by those who are well read in holy books and those who are past the operations of desire and wrath, a man obtains in this world a knowledge of (virtue, worldly good and desire) and gets the sovereignty of this world.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच धृतराष्ट्रवचः श्रुत्वा भीष्मद्रोणौ समव्यथौ। दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यमूचतुः शासनातिगम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing the words of Dhritarashtra the two, sympathizing with Dhritarashtra said, word to Duryodhana who did not act according to the instructions of his elders.
Sanskrit: यावत् कृष्णावसंनद्धौ यावत् तिष्ठति गाण्डिवम्। यावद् धौम्यो न मेधाग्नौ जुहोतीह द्विषद्बलम्॥
English: So long as the two Krishna's are not clad in coats of mail, so long as the Gandiva bow is lying still, so long as Dhaumya the priest of the Pandavas does not make offerings to the fire of war, and thereby burns up the strength of their enemy,
Sanskrit: यावन्न प्रेक्षते क्रुद्धः सेनां तव युधिष्ठिरः। ह्रीनिषेवो महेष्वासस्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्॥
English: So long as Yudhishthira who is endued with modesty and a great bow-man does not look on your army with wrath, let hostilities cease.
Sanskrit: यावन्न दृश्यते पार्थः स्वेऽप्यनीके व्यवस्थितः। भीमसेनो महेष्वासस्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्॥
English: So long as the son of Pritha, the great bowman Bhimasena is not seen to take up his position in the division of his own army, let hostilities cease,
Sanskrit: यावन्न चरते मार्गान् पृतनामभिधर्षयन्। भीमसेनो गदापाणिस्तावत् संशाम्य पाण्डवैः॥
English: Let there be peace with Pandavas so long as Bhimasena, with the mace in his hands, does not come this way vanquishing his opponents.
Sanskrit: यावन्न शातयत्याजौ शिरांसि गजयोधिनाम्। गदया वीरघातिन्या फलानीव वनस्पतेः॥
English: So long as he dose not cut off the heads of warriors fighting on elephants and make them by his hero killing mace roll like the fruits of the palmyra,
Sanskrit: कालेन परिपक्वानि तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्। नकुलः सहदेवश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥
English: Which are ripening on their proper time having come, let hostilities cease. So long as Nakula and Sahadeva and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata,
Sanskrit: विराटश्च शिखण्डी च शैशुपालिश्च दंशिताः। यावन्न प्रविशन्त्येते नक्रा इव महार्णवम्॥
English: And Virata and Sikhandi and the son of Shishupala clad in their coats of mail, do not penetrate into your army like crocodiles in the great sea,
Sanskrit: कृतास्त्राः क्षिप्रमस्यन्तस्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्। यावन्न सुकुमारेषु शरीरेषु महीक्षिताम्॥ गाघ्रपत्राः पतन्त्युचास्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्। चन्दनागुरुदिग्धेषु हारनिष्कघरेषु च। नोर:सु यावद् योधानां महेष्वासैर्महेषवः॥
English: Showering arrows, as they are masters in weapon, let hostilities cease. So long as in the delicate bodies of the rulers of the earth terrible arrows with wings do not fall, let hostilities cease. So long as on the breasts of those warriors smeared with sandal and other sweet scented unguents and bedecked with golden garlands and gems, do not fall the dreadful weapons of iron and steel shot by mighty bowmen,
Sanskrit: कृतास्त्रैः क्षिप्रमस्यद्भिर्दूरपातिभिरायसाः। अभिलक्ष्यैर्निपात्यन्ते तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्॥
English: Masters in the use of weapons who can shoot from a long distance and with good aim, let hostilities cease.
Sanskrit: अभिवादयमानं त्वां शिरसा राजकुञ्जरः। पाणिभ्यां प्रतिगृह्णातु धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Let the virtuous king Yudhishthira, that best of kings take you by the hand while you are saluting him with your head bowed down.
Sanskrit: ध्वजाङ्कुशपताकाङ्क दक्षिणं ते सुदक्षिणः। स्कन्धे निक्षिपतां बाहुं शान्तये भरतर्षभ॥
English: Let that one who has performed many sacrifices comfort you, by placing his righi arm, marked with the sign of a banner and hook on you shoulders.
Sanskrit: रत्नौषधिसमेतेन रक्ताङ्गुलितलेन च। उपविष्टस्य पृष्ठं ते पाणिना परिमार्जतु॥
English: Let him put his hands with fingers bedecked with gems and the palm red, on your back while you are seated.
Sanskrit: शालस्कन्धो महाबाहुस्त्वां स्वजानो वृकोदरः। साम्नाभिवदतां चापि शान्तये भरतर्षभ॥
English: Let him, whose shoulders are broad as the trunk of Shala trees, Vrikodara, of long arms, embrace you and with good will greet you for the sake of peace, O best among the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनेन यमाभ्यां च त्रिभिस्तैरभिवादितः। मूर्ध्नि तान् समुपाघ्राय प्रेम्णाभिवद पार्थिव॥
English: Being saluted by the three, Arjuna and the twins, you smell their head and converse in terms of peace, O ruler of the earth.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा त्वां पाण्डवैवीरैर्धातृभिः सह संगतम्। यावदानन्दजाश्रूणि प्रमुञ्चन्तु नराधिपाः॥
English: Let all these rulers of men shed tears of joy at beholding yourself united in peace with your brothers who are heroes.
Sanskrit: घुष्यतां राजधानीषु सर्वसम्पन्महीक्षिताम्। पृथिवी भ्रातृभावेन भुज्यतां विज्वरो भव॥
English: Proclaim it in the several capitals and among all the rulers of the earth; enjoy the sovereignty of the earth like brothers and be freed from all troubles.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः प्रशम्य दाशार्हः क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणः। दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत् कुरुसंसदि॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then reflecting, did the scion of the Dasharha race, speak these words to Duryodhana in that assembly of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: लप्स्यसे वीरशयनं काममेतदवाप्स्यसि। स्थिरो भव सहामात्यो विमर्दो भविता महान्॥
English: To get the sleep of a hero is your desire and it will be fulfilled; wait for a short time with your ministers and there will be a great massacre.
Sanskrit: यच्चैवं मन्यसे मूढ न मे कश्चिद् व्यतिक्रमः। पाण्डवेष्विति तत् सर्वं निबोधत नराधिपाः॥
English: O fool, you think that there is nothing blamable in your conduct towards the Pandavas; all the kings here know this.
Sanskrit: श्रिया संतप्यमानेन पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। त्वया दुर्मन्त्रितं द्यूतं सौबलेन च भारत॥
English: Being jealous of the prosperity of the great-souled sons of Pandu you arranged for a game at dice consultation with the son of Subala, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: कथं च ज्ञातयस्तात श्रेयांसः साधुसम्मताः अथान्याय्यमुपस्थातुं जिह्येनाजिह्मचारिणः॥
English: How could your cousins, my dear fellow, who are worthy in every respect and of honest turns of mind and virtuous, unite themselves with this deceitful one?
Sanskrit: अक्षयूतं महाप्राज्ञ सतां मतिविनाशनम्। असतां तत्र जायन्ते भेदाश्च व्यसनानि च॥
English: O greatly wise man, dice destroys the intelligence of the honest and in the dishonest it gives rise to disputes and other troubles.
Sanskrit: तदिदं व्यसनं घोरं त्वया द्यूतमुखं कृतम्। असमीक्ष्य सदाचारान् सार्धं पापानुबन्धनैः॥
English: By you and your wicked followers was planned this terrible calamity by means of dice without consulting with those who are of good habits of life.
Sanskrit: कश्चान्यो भ्रातृभार्यां वै विप्रकर्तुं तथाऽर्हति। आनीय च सभां व्यक्तं यथोक्ता द्रौपदी त्वया।॥
English: Who else save yourself could treat the wife of your brother in that way and after brining Draupadi to that council hall and using insulting words as you did?
Sanskrit: कुलीना शीलसम्पन्ना प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी। महिषी पाण्डुपुत्राणां तथा विनिकृता त्वया॥
English: She is of noble birth, of good behaviour and dearer to them than even their lives; and that queen of the sons of Pandu was thus insulted by you.
Sanskrit: जानन्ति कुरवः सर्वे यथोक्ताः कुरुसंसदि। दुःशासनेन कौन्तेयाः प्रव्रजन्तः परंतपाः॥
English: All the Kurus know how in the assembly those chastisers of foes, the sons of Kunti, were on the eve of their exile, addressed by Dushasana.
Sanskrit: सम्यग्वृत्तेष्वलुब्धेषु सततं धर्मचारिषु। स्वेषु बन्धुषु कः साधुश्चरेदेवमसाम्प्रतम्॥
English: What good man would treat in this unbecoming way his own near kinsmen of good habits of life, who are not covetous and who always practice virtues.
Sanskrit: नृशंसानामनार्याणां पुरुषाणां च भाषणम्। कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां च त्वया च बहुशः कृतम्॥
English: Speeches befitting only the cruel and dishonorable men, were used by Karna and Dushasana as also by yourself.
Sanskrit: सह मात्रा प्रदग्धुं तान् बालकान् वारणावते। आस्थितः परमं यत्नं न समृद्धं च तत् तव।।१३
English: You took very great pains to burn them up when boys along with their mother at Varanavata but that attempt of yours was not successful.
Sanskrit: ऊषुश्च सुचिरं कालं प्रच्छन्नाः पाण्डवास्तदा। मात्रा सहैकचक्रायां ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने॥
English: At that time did the sons of Pandu live for a long time in disguise in company with their mother in the house of a Brahmana Ekachakra.
Sanskrit: विषेण सर्पबन्धैश्च यतिताः पाण्डवास्त्वया। सर्वोपायैर्विनाशाय न समृद्धं च तत् तव॥
English: By poison, by snake, and by rope, in fact by every means was the destruction of the sons of Pandu attempted by you but that attempt of yours was not successful.
Sanskrit: एवंबुद्धिः पाण्डवेषु मिथ्यावृत्तिः सदा भवान्। कथं ते नापराधोऽस्ति पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु॥
English: Such was ever your inclination and treacherous treatment towards the sons of Pandu; how have you not then offended the great-souled Pandavas?
Sanskrit: यच्चैभ्यो याचमानेभ्यः पित्र्यमंशं न दित्ससि। तच्च पाप प्रदातासि भ्रष्टैश्वर्यो निपातितः॥
English: If you do not give them their paternal share when they ask for it, you shall, O wicked one, have to give it when you will be overthrown, deprived of your prosperity.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा बहून्यकार्याणि पाण्डवेषु नृशंसवत्। मिथ्यावृत्तिरनार्यः सन्नद्य विप्रतिपद्यसे॥
English: Having done many wicked deeds like a cruel man towards them and behaved like a dishonorable man, you now try to took different.
Sanskrit: मातापितृभ्यां भीष्मेण द्रोणेन विदुरेण च। शाम्येति मुहुरुक्तोऽसि न च शाम्यसि पार्थिव॥
English: By your mother and by your father as also by Bhishma, Drona and Vidura have you been told again and again to make peace but, О ruler of the earth, you do not make peace.
Sanskrit: शमे हि सुमहाँल्लाभस्तव पार्थस्य चोभयोः। न च रोचयसे राजन् किमन्यद् बुद्धिलाघवात्॥
English: In peace is your great gain, O ruler of the earth, in fact that of both parties, but it does not seem pleasing to you owing to no other cause save the scarcity of your intelligence.
Sanskrit: न शर्म प्राप्स्यसे राजन्नुत्क्रम्य सुहृदां वचः। अधर्म्यमयशस्यं च क्रियते पार्थिव त्वया॥
English: By going against the advice of your wellwishers, will you not attain to your highest good; for what is about to be done by you is not virtuous and will not lead you to fame.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं ब्रुवति दाशार्हे दुर्योधनममर्षणम्। दुःशासन इदं वाक्यमब्रवीत् कुरुसंसदि॥
English: Vaishampayana said The scion of the Dasharha race having thus spoken to the wrathful Duryodhana, Dushasana said these words in the assembly of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: न चेत् संधास्यसे राजन् स्वेन कामेन पाण्डवैः। बद्ध्वा किल त्वां दास्यन्ति कुन्तीपुत्राय कौरवाः॥
English: If you do not make peace, O king, of your own free will with the sons of Pandu, the Kauravas will make you over to the son of Kunti bound hand and foot.
Sanskrit: वैकर्तनं त्वां च मां च त्रीनेतान् मनुजर्षभ। पाण्डवेभ्यः प्रदास्यन्ति भीष्मो द्रोण: पिता च ते॥
English: The son of Vikartana, yourself and myself, these three, O best among the sons of Manu, your father and Bhishma and Drona will make over to the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: भ्रातुरेतद् वचः श्रुत्वा धार्तराष्ट्रः सुयोधनः। क्रुद्धः प्रातिष्ठतोत्थाय महानाग इव श्वसन्॥
English: Suyodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, hearing those words of his brother was very angry and got up from his seat breathing like a huge serpent.
Sanskrit: विदुरं धृतराष्ट्रं च महाराजं च बाह्निकम्। कृपं च सोमदत्तं च भीष्मं द्रोणं जनार्दनम्॥
English: Vidura, Dhritarashtra, the great king Balhika, and Kripa, and Somadatta, Bhishma, Drona and Janardana,
Sanskrit: सर्वानेताननादृत्य दुर्मतिर्निरपत्रपः। अशिष्टवदमर्यादो मानी मान्यावमानिता।॥
English: Disregarding all these that shameless one of wicked intellect, like a dishonorable man, vain and yet not commanding respect and given to insulting those who ought to be respected, went out of the court.
Sanskrit: तं प्रस्थितमभिप्रेक्ष्य भ्रातरो मनुजर्षभम्। अनुजग्मुः सहामात्या राजानश्चापि सर्वशः॥
English: His brothers, having seen him, that best among those born of Manu, go out, followed him along with the ministers and the entire body to the kings.
Sanskrit: सभायामुत्थित क्रुद्धं प्रस्थितं भ्रातृभिः सह। दुर्योधनमभिप्रेक्ष्य भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing Duryodhana rise up in that council and go away accompanied by his brothers, Bhishma the son of Shantanu said.
Sanskrit: धर्मार्थावभिसंत्यज्य संरम्भं योऽनुमन्यते। हसन्ति व्यसने तस्य दुर्लदो न चिरादिव॥
English: He who inclines towards wrath abandoning virtue and worldly profit, is soon rejoiced over by wicked men in his troubles.
Sanskrit: दुरात्मा राजपुत्रोऽयं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽनुपायकृत्। मिथ्याभिमानी राज्यस्य क्रोधलोभवशानुगः॥
English: son This wicked prince, the of Dhritarashtra, who does not know the proper means of suitable ends and is vain of the kingdom, is come under the influence of wrath and avarice.
Sanskrit: कालपक्वमिदं मन्ये सर्वं क्षत्रं जनार्दन। सर्वे ह्यनुसृता मोहात् पार्थिवाः सह मन्त्रिभिः॥
English: I think that the time for the end of all Kshatriyas is come, O Janardana, for all the rulers of the earth along with the ministers have followed him out of folly."
Sanskrit: भीष्मस्याथ वचः श्रुत्वा दाशार्हः पुष्करेक्षणः। भीष्मद्रोणमुखान् सर्वानभ्यभाषत वीर्यवान्॥
English: That heroic scion of the Dasharha race, with eyes like the petals of the lotus, hearing the words of Bhishma, said to all of them headed by Bhishma and Drona.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां कुरुवृद्धानां महानयमतिक्रमः। प्रसह्य मन्दमैश्वर्ये न नियच्छत यन्नृपम्॥
English: "This is the great defeat of all the elders among the Kurus that they do not with force obstruct this wicked king in the enjoyment of prosperity.
Sanskrit: तत्र कार्यमहं मन्ये कालप्राप्तमरिंदमाः। क्रियमाणे भवेच्छ्रेयस्तत् सर्वं शृणुतानघाः॥
English: O chastiser of foes, I therefore consider that the time has come for you to act; O sinless men, listen to that by doing which you will obtain benefit.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षमेतद् भवतां यद् वक्ष्यामि हितं वचः। भवतामानुकूल्येन यदि रोचेत भारताः॥
English: What I shall tell you is clearly for your benefit, if in consequence of its being favourable to you it is approved by you, o Bharatas.
Sanskrit: भोजराजस्य वृद्धस्य दुराचारो ह्यनात्मवान्। जीवतः पितुरैश्वर्यं हृत्वा मृत्युवशं गतः॥
English: During the life time of the old king of Bhoja, his son, of wicked behaviour and a slave to his passions, having usurped the throne of his father subjected himself to death.
Sanskrit: उग्रसेनसुतः कंसः परित्यक्तः स बान्धवैः। ज्ञातीनां हितकामेन मया शस्तो महामृधे॥
English: Kansa, the son of Ugrasena, being forsaken by his own friends, was killed by me in a great battle from a desire to do good to my kinsmen.