pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: इति मामब्रवीद् राजा पार्थश्चैव धनंजयः। यदत्रानन्तरं कार्यं तद् भवान् वक्तुमर्हति॥
English: These were the words said to me by the king as also by Pritha's son Dhananjaya. You should say what should be done next.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ते विदुरेणाथ धृतराष्ट्रोऽभिनन्द्य तान्। मनश्चक्रे महादाने कार्तिक्यां जनमेजय॥
English: After Vidura had said these words, O Janamejaya, Dhritarashtra expressed his satisfaction at them and made up his mind for making large presents on the day of full moon in the month of Kartika.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः प्रभाते राजा स धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः। आहूय पाण्डवान् वीरान् वनवासे कृतक्षणः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having settled the hour of his departure for the forest, the royal son of Ambika, viz., Dhritarashtra, summoned those heroes, the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: गान्धारीसहितो धीमानभ्यनन्दद् यथाविधि। कार्तिक्यां कारयित्वेष्टिं ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः॥ अग्निहोत्रं पुरस्कृत्य बल्कलाजिनसंवृतः। वधूजनवृतो राजा निर्ययौ भवनात् ततः॥
English: Endued with great intelligence, the old king, with Gandhari, duly accosted those princes. Having caused the minor rites to be performed, by Brahmanas knowing the Vedas, on that day which was the day of full moon in the month of Kartika, he caused the fire which he adored daily to be taken up. Casting off his proper dress he wore deer-skins and barks, and accompanied by his daughters-in-law, he left is palace.
Sanskrit: ततः स्त्रियः कौरवपाण्डवानां याश्चापराः कौरवराजवंश्याः। तासां नादः प्रादुरासीत् तदानीं वैचित्रवीर्ये नृपतौ प्रयाते॥
English: When the royal son of Vichitravirya thus started, the Pandava and the Kaurava ladies as also other women belonging to the Kaurava race, began to bewail aloud.
Sanskrit: ततो लाजैः सुमनोभिश्च राजा विचित्राभिस्तद् गृहं पूजयित्वा। सम्यूज्याथै त्यवर्गं च सर्वे ततः समुत्सृज्य ययौ नरेन्द्रः॥
English: The king adored the palace in which he had lived with fried paddy and excellent flowers of various kinds. He also honoured all his servants with gifts of wealth, and then leaving that house set out on his journey.
Sanskrit: ततो राजा प्राञ्जलिर्वेपमानो युधिष्ठिरः सस्वरं वाष्पकण्ठः। विमुच्योच्चैर्महानादं हि साधो क्व यास्यसीत्यपतत् तात भूमौ॥
English: Then, O son, king Yudhishthira, trembling all over, with words choked by tears, said these words in aloud voice, viz., 'O righteous king, where do you go?' and fell down in a swoon.
Sanskrit: तथार्जुनस्तीव्रदुःखाभितप्तो मुहुर्मुहुनिःश्वसन् भारताग्र्यः। युधिष्ठिरं मैवमित्येवमुक्त्वा निगृह्याथो दीनवत् सीदमानः॥
English: Arjuna, burning with great grief, sighed repeatedly. That foremost of Bharata princes, telling Yudhishthira that he should not behave thus, stood cheerlessly and with heart plunged into distress.
Sanskrit: वृकोदरः फाल्गुनश्चैव वीरौ माद्रीपुत्रौ विदुरः संजयश्चा वैश्यापुत्रः सहितो गौतमेन धौम्यो विप्राश्चान्वयुर्बाष्पकण्ठाः॥
English: Vrikodara, the heroic Phalguna, the two sons of Madri, Vidura, Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra's son by his Vaishya wife, and Kripa, and Dhaumya, and other Brahmanas, all followed the old king with voices choked in grief.
Sanskrit: कुन्ती गान्धारी बद्धनेत्रां व्रजन्ती स्कन्धासक्तं हस्तमथोद्वहन्ती। राजा गान्धार्याः स्कन्धदेशेऽवसज्य पाणिं ययौ धृतराष्ट्रः प्रतीतः॥
English: Kunti walked first, carrying on her shoulders the hand of Gandhari who walked with her bandaged eyes. King Dhritarashtra walked confidently behind Gandhari, placing his hand on her shoulder.
Sanskrit: तथा कृष्णा द्रौपदी सात्वती च बालापत्या चोत्तरा कौरवी च। चित्राङ्गदा याश्च काश्चिस्त्रियोऽन्याः सार्धं राज्ञा प्रस्थितास्ता वधूभिः॥
English: Drupada's daughter Krishna, she of the Salvata race, Uttara the daughter-in-law of the Kauravas, who had recently become a mother. . Chitrangada, and other ladies attached to the royal house, all followed the old king.
Sanskrit: तासां नादो रुदतीनां तदासीद् राजन् दुःखात् कुररीणामिवोच्चैः। ततो निष्पेतुर्ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियाणां विट्शूद्राणां चैव भार्याः समन्तात्॥
English: The wail they uttered at that time, O king, from sorrow, resembled the loud lainentations of a swarm of she-ospreys. Then the wives of the citizens-Brahmanas and Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas and Shudras-also came out into the streets from all sides.
Sanskrit: तन्निर्याणे दुःखितः पौरवर्गो गजाह्वये चैव बभूव राजन्! यथा पूर्वं गच्छतां पाण्डवानां द्यूते राजन् कौरवाणां सभाया:॥
English: At Dhritarashtra's departure, O king, all the citizens of Hastinapur became as distressed as they had been, O monarch, when they had seen the departure of the Pandavas in former days after their defeat at the match at dice.
Sanskrit: या नापश्यंश्चन्द्रमसं न सूर्य रामाः कदाचिदपि तस्मिन् नरेन्द्र। महावनं गच्छति कौरवेन्द्रे शोकेनार्ता राजमार्ग प्रपेदुः॥
English: Ladies who had never seen the sun or the moon, came out into the streets on that occasion, in grcat sorrow, when king Dhritarashtra proceeded towards the great forest.
Sanskrit: तत: प्रासादहर्येषु वसुधायां च पार्थिव। नारीणां च नराणां च नि:स्वनः सुमहानभूत्॥
English: Great was the uproar, at that time, O king, of both men and women standing on the terraces of palaces or on the Earth.
Sanskrit: स राजा राजमार्गेण नृनारीसंकुलेन च। कथंचिनिर्ययौ धीमान् वेपमानः कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: Endued with great intelligence, the old king, with joined hands, and trembling with weakness, passed with difficulty along the principal street which was crowded with persons of both sexes.
Sanskrit: स वर्द्धमानद्वारेण निर्ययौ गजसाह्वयात्। विसर्जयामास च तं जनौघं स मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: He left the city of Hastinapur by the principal gate, and then repeatedly asked that crowd of people to return to their homes.
Sanskrit: वनं गन्तुं च विदुरो राज्ञा सह कृतवणः । संजयश्च महामात्रः सूतो गावल्गणिस्तथा॥
English: Vidura had made up his mind for going to the forest with the king. The Suta Sanjaya also, the son of Gavalgani, the chief minister of Dhritarashtra, was of the same heart.
Sanskrit: कृपं निवर्तयामास युयुत्सुं च महारथम्। धृतराष्ट्रो महीपाल परिदाप्य युधिष्ठिरे॥
English: King Dhritarashtra, however, caused Kripa and the powerful car-warrior Yuyutsu 10 refrain from following him. He made them over to Yudhishthira's hands.
Sanskrit: निवृत्ते पौरवर्गे च राजा सान्त:पुरस्तदा। धृतराष्ट्राभ्यनुज्ञातो निवर्तितुमियेष ह॥
English: After the citizens had ceased following the monarch, king Yudhishthira, with the ladies of his house, prepared to stop, at the command of Dhritarashtra you desist.
Sanskrit: सोऽब्रवीन्मातरं कुन्तीं वनं तमनुजग्मुषीम्। अहं राजानमन्विष्ये भवती विनिवर्तताम्॥
English: Seeing that his other Kunti was desirous of retiring into the forest, the king said to her, 'I shall follow the old king. Do
Sanskrit: वधूपरिवृता राज्ञि नगरं गन्तुमर्हसि। राजा यात्वेष धर्मात्मा तापस्ये कृतनिश्चयः॥
English: You should, O queen, return to the city, accompanied by these your daughters-in-law! This king, goes to the forest, determined upon practicing penances.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ता धर्मराजेन बाष्पव्याकुललोचना। जगामैव तदा कुन्ती गान्धारी परिगृह्य ह॥
English: Though king Yudhishthira said these words to her, with his eyes bathed in tears, Kunti, however, without answering him, continued to go, catching hold of Gandhari.
Sanskrit: कुन्ती उवाच सहदेवे महाराज माऽप्रसादं कृथाः क्वचित्। एष मामनुरक्तो हि राजंस्त्वां चैव सर्वदा॥
English: Kunti said O king, never neglect Sahadeva. He is very much attached to me, O monarch, and to you also always.
Sanskrit: कर्णं स्मरेथाः सततं संग्रामेष्वपलायिनम्। अवकीर्णो हि समरे वीरो दुष्प्रज्ञया तदा॥
English: You should always bear in mind Karna who never retreated from battle. Through my folly that hero has been killed in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: आयसं हृदयं नूनं मन्दाया मम पुत्रका यत् सूर्यजमपश्यन्त्याः शतधा न विदीर्यते॥
English: Surely, my son, this heart of mine is made of steel, since it does not break into a hundred pieces at not sceing that child born of the SunGod.
Sanskrit: एवं गते तु किं शक्यं मया कर्तुमरिंदम। मम दोषोऽयमत्यर्थं ख्यापितो यन्न सूर्यजः॥
English: When such has been the case, O chastise of enemies, what can I now do? I am very much to blame for 1101 having said the truth about the birth of Surya's child.
Sanskrit: तन्निमित्तं महाबाहो दानं दद्यास्त्वमुत्तमम्। सदैव भ्रातृभिः सार्धं सूर्यजस्यारिमर्दन॥
English: O crusher of enemies, I hope you will, with all your brothers, make excellent gifts for the sake of that son of the Sun-God.
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्याश्च प्रिये नित्यं स्थातव्यमरिकर्शन। भीमसेनोऽर्जुनश्चैव नकुलश्च कुरूद्वह॥
English: O mower of enemies, you should always do what is agreeable to Draupadi. You should look after Bhimasena and Arjuna and Nakula and Sahadeva. The charge of the Kuru race have now fallen on you, O king.
Sanskrit: समाधेयास्त्वया राजंस्त्वय्यद्य कुलधूर्गता। श्रश्रूश्वशुरयोः पादान् शुश्रूषन्ती वने त्वहम्॥
English: I shall live in the forest with Gandhari, besmearing my body with fifth, engaged in the practice of penances, and devoted to the service of my father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच गान्धारीसहिता वत्स्ये तापसी मलपङ्किनी। एवमुक्तः स धर्मात्मा भ्रातृभिः सहितो वशी। विषादमगपद् धीमान् न च किंचिदुवाच ह॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thus addressed by her, the virtuous Yudhishthira, with passions under complete restraint, became, with all his brothers, plunged into great sorrow. Gifted with grcat intelligence, the king said not a word.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्तमिव तु ध्यात्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। उवाच मातरं दीनश्चिन्ताशोकपरायणः॥
English: Having thought for a inoment, king Yudhishthira just, dispirited and plunged in anxiety and sorrow, said to his mother, saying,
Sanskrit: किमिदं ते व्यवसितं नैव त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि। न त्वामभ्यनुजानामि प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: What, indeed, is your object? You should not do it. I can never grant you permission! you should show us mercy.
Sanskrit: पुरोद्यतान् पुरा ह्यस्मानुत्साह्य प्रियदर्शने। विदुलाया वचोभिस्त्वं नास्मान् संत्यक्तुमर्हसि॥
English: Formerly, when we were about to leave Hastinapur for the forest, O you of agreeable features, It was you who, reciting to us the story of Vidula's instructions to her son, stimulated us to exertion. You should not leave us now.
Sanskrit: निहत्य पृथिवीपालान् राज्यं प्राप्तमिदं मया। तव प्रज्ञामुपश्रुत्य वासुदेवान्नरर्षभात्॥
English: Having killed the kings of Earth, I have acquired sovereignty, guided by your wise words communicated through Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: क्व सा बुद्धिरियं चाद्य भवत्या यच्छुतं मया। क्षत्रधर्मे स्थितिं चोक्त्वा तस्याश्च्यवितुमिच्छसि॥
English: Where now is that understanding of yours about which I had heard from Vasudeva? Do you wish now to deviate from those Kshatriya practices about which you had instructed us?
Sanskrit: अस्मानुत्सृज्य राज्यं च स्नुषा हीमा यशस्विनि। कथं वत्स्यसि दुर्गेषु वनेष्वद्य प्रसीद मे॥
English: Leaving ourselves, this kingdom, and this illustrious daughter-in-law of yours, how will you live in the inaccessible forest? Do you relent.
Sanskrit: इति बाष्पकला वाचः कुन्ती पुत्रस्य शृण्वती। सा जगामाश्रुपूर्णाश्री भीमस्तामिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Kunti, with tears in her eyes, heard these words of her son, but continued to go her way. Then Bhima addressed her, saying,
Sanskrit: यदा राज्यमिदं कुन्ति भोक्तव्यं पुत्रनिर्जितम्। प्राप्तव्या राजधर्माश्च तदेयं ते कुतो मतिः॥
English: When, O Kunti, sovereignty has been acquired, and when the time has coine for you to enjoy that sovereignty thus acquired by your children, when the duties of royalty await discharge by you, whence has this desire entered into your mind?
Sanskrit: किं वयं कारिताः पूर्वे भवत्या पृथिवीक्षयम्। कस्य हेतोः परित्यज्य वनं गन्तुमभीप्ससि॥
English: Why then did you causc us to exterminate the Earth? Why would you leave all and wish to take up your residence in the forest?
Sanskrit: वनाच्चापि किमानीता भवत्या बालका वयम्। दुःखशोकसमाविष्टौ माद्रीपुत्राविमौ तथा॥
English: We were born in the forest. Why then did you bring us from the forest while we were children? See, the two sons of Madri are overwhelmed with sorrow and grief.
Sanskrit: प्रसीद मातर्मा गास्त्वं वनमद्य यशस्विनि। श्रियं यौधिष्ठिरी मात(क्ष्व तावद् बलार्जिताम्॥
English: Relent, O mother! O you of great fame, do not go into the forest now! Do you enjoy that prosperity which, acquired by power, has become Yudhishthira's today.
Sanskrit: इति सा निश्चितैवाशु वनवासाय भाविनी। लालप्यतां बहुविधं पुत्राणां नाकरोद् वचः॥
English: Firmly resolved to retire into the forest, Kunti disregarded these lamentations of her sons.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदी चान्वयाच्छ्वधू विषण्णवदना तदा। वनवासाय गच्छन्ती रुदती भद्रया सह॥
English: Then Draupadi, with a cheerless face, accompanied by Subhadra, followed her weeping mother-in-law who was proceeding on from desire of going into the forest.
Sanskrit: सा पुत्रान् रुदतः सर्वान् मुहुर्मुहुरवेक्षती। जगामैव महाप्राज्ञा वनाय कृतनिश्चया॥
English: Highly wise and firmly resolved on retirement from the world, the blessed dame walked on, frequently loO king at her weeping children.
Sanskrit: अन्वयुः पाण्डवास्तां तु सभृत्यान्तः पुरास्तथा। तत: प्रमृज्य साश्रूणि पुत्रान् वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: The Pandavas, with all their wives and servitors, continued to follow her. Restraining then her tears, she addressed her children in these words.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कुन्त्यास्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा पाण्डवा राजसत्तम। वीडिताः संन्यवर्तन्त पाञ्चाल्या सहिताऽनघाः॥
English: Hearing these words of Kunti, the sinless Pandavas, O best of kings, became ashamed. They, therefore, desisted, along with the princess of Panchala, from following her.
Sanskrit: ततः शब्दो महानेव सर्वेषामभवत् तदा। अन्तःपुराणां रुदतां दृष्ट्वा कुन्ती तथागताम्॥
English: Seeing Kunti determined upon going into the forest, the ladies of the Pandava family uttered loud lamentations.
Sanskrit: प्रदक्षिणमथावृत्य राजानं पाण्डवास्तदा। अभिवाद्य न्यवर्तन्त पृथां तामनिवर्त्य वै॥
English: The Pandavas then went round the king and saluted him duly. They ccased to follow further, having failed to persuade Pritha to return.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः। गान्धारी विदुरं चैव समाभाष्यावगृह्य च॥ युधिष्ठिरस्य जननी देवी साधु निवर्त्यताम्। यथा युधिष्ठिरः प्राह तत् सर्वं सत्यमेव हि॥
English: Then Ambika's energetic son, viz., Dhritarashtra, addressing Gandhari and Vidura and supporting himself on them, said, Let the royal mother of Yudhishthira cease to go with us! What Yudhishthira has said, is all very true.
Sanskrit: पुत्रैश्वर्यं महदिदमपास्य च महाफलम्। का नु गच्छेद् वनं दुर्गं पुत्रानुत्सृज्य मूढवत्॥
English: Renouncing this high prosperity of her sons, abandoning those high fruits that may be hers, why should she go into the inaccessible forest, leaving her children like a person of little intelligence?
Sanskrit: राज्यस्थया तपस्तप्तुं कर्तुं दानव्रतं महत्। अनया शक्यमेवाद्य श्रूयतां च वचो मम॥
English: Living in the enjoyment of sovereignty, she is capable of practicing penances and observing the great vow of gifts. Let her, therefore, listen to my words.
Sanskrit: गान्धारि परितुष्टोऽस्मि वध्वाः शुश्रूषणेन वै तस्मात् त्वमेनां धर्मज्ञे समनुज्ञातुमर्हसि॥
English: O Gandhari, I have been much pleased with the services rendered to me by this daughter-inlaw of mine. Conversant as you are with all duties, you should command her to return.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ता सौबलेयी तु राज्ञा कुन्ती मुवाच ह। तत् सर्वं राजवचनं स्वं च वाक्यं विशेषवत्॥
English: Thus addressed by her husband, the daughter of Subala repeated to Kunti all those words of the old king and added her own words of grave meaning.
Sanskrit: न च सा वनवासाय देवी कृतमति तदा। शक्नोत्युपावर्तयितुं कुन्ती धर्मपरां सतीम्॥
English: She, however, could not make Kunti to desist inasmuch as that chaste lady, devoted to virtue, had determined upon living in the forest.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तां तु स्थिति ज्ञात्वा व्यवसायं कुरुस्त्रियः। निवृत्तांश्च कुरुश्रेष्ठान् दृष्ट्वा प्ररुरुदुस्तदा॥
English: The Kuru ladies, understanding how firm her resolution was about her retirement into the forest, and seeing that those foremost ones of Kuru's race (viz., their own lords), had ceased to follow her, began to bewail aloud.
Sanskrit: उपावृत्तेषु पार्थेषु सर्वास्वेव वधूषु च। ययौ राजा महाप्राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रो वनं तदा॥
English: After all the sons of Pritha and all the ladies had returned homewards, the highly wise king Yudhishthira his journey to the forest.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाश्चातिदीनास्ते दुःखशोकपरायणाः। यानैः स्त्रीसहिताः सर्वे पुरं प्रविविशुस्तदा॥
English: The Pandavas, exceedingly cheerless and stricken with grief and sorrow accompanied by their wives, returned to the city, on their cars.
Sanskrit: तदहष्टमनानन्दं गतोत्सवमिवाभवत्। नगरं हास्तिनपुरं सस्त्रीवृद्धकुमारकम्॥
English: At that time the city of Hastinapur, with its entire population of men, both old and young, and women, became dispirited and plunged into grief. No festivals of rejoicing were observed.
Sanskrit: सर्वे चासन् निरुत्साहा: पाण्डवा जातमन्यवः। कुन्त्या हीनाः सुदुःखार्ता वत्सा इव विनाकृताः॥
English: Afflicted with grief, the Pandavas were shorn of energy. Abandoned by Kunti, they were deeply afflicted with grief, like calves destitute of their dais.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्रस्तु तेनाला गत्वा सुमहदन्तरम्। ततो भागीरथीतीरे निवासमकरोत् प्रभुः॥
English: Dhritarashtra reached that day a place far distant from the city. The powerful king arrived at last on the banks of the Bhagirathi and took rest there for the night.
Sanskrit: प्रादुष्कृता यथान्यायमग्नयो वेदपारगैः। व्यराजन्त द्विजश्रेष्ठैस्तत्र तत्र तपोवने॥ प्रादुष्कृताग्निरभवत् स च वृद्धो नराधिपः।
English: Brahmanas knowing the Vedas duly ignited their sacred fires in that retreat of ascetics. Surrounded by those foremost of Brahmanas, those sacred fires shonc forth in beauty. The sacred fire of the old king was also lighted up.
Sanskrit: स राजाग्नीन् पर्युपास्य हुत्वा च विधिवत् तदा॥ संध्यागत सहस्रांशुमुपातिष्ठत भारत।
English: Sitting near his own fire, he poured libations on it according to due rites, and then adored the thousand-raycd sun as he was on the point of setting.
Sanskrit: विदुरः संजयश्चैव राज्ञः शय्यां कुशैस्ततः॥ चक्रतुः कुरुवीरस्य गान्धार्याश्चाविदूरतः।
English: Then Vidura and Sanjaya made a bed for the king by spreading some blades of Kusha grass. Near the bed of that Kuru hero they made another for Gandhari.
Sanskrit: गान्धार्याः संनिकर्षे तु निषसाद कुशे सुखम्॥ युधिष्ठिरस्य जननी कुन्ती साधुव्रते स्थिता।
English: Near to Gandhari, Yudhishthira's mother Kunti, observant of excellent vows, happily laid herself down.
Sanskrit: तेषां संश्रवणे चापि निषेदुर्विदुरादयः॥ याजकाश्च यथोद्देशं द्विजा ये चानुयायिनः।
English: Within bearing-distance of those three, slept Vidura and others. The Yajaka Brahmanas and other followers of the king laid slept on their respective beds.
Sanskrit: प्राधीतद्विजमुख्या सा सम्प्रज्वलितपावका॥ बभूव तेषां रजनी ब्राह्मीव प्रीतिवर्धिनी।
English: The foremost of Brahmanas, who were there, chanted aloud many sacred hymns. The sacrificial fires blazed forth all around. That night, therefore, seemed as delightful to them as a Brahmi night.
Sanskrit: ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां कृतपुर्वाह्निकक्रियाः॥ हुत्वाग्निं विधिवत् सर्वे प्रययुस्ते यथाक्रमम्।
English: When the night passed away, thcy all arose from their beds and performed their morning acts. Pouring libations then on the sacred fire, they continued their journey.
Sanskrit: उदगमुखा निरीक्षन्त उपवासपरायणाः॥ स तेषामतिदुःखोऽभून्निवास: प्रथमेऽहनि। शोचतां शोचमानानां पौरजागदैर्जनैः॥
English: Their first days' expe:"ence of the forest proved very painful to them of grieving hearts, them who were grieved by the inhabitants of both the city and the provinces of the Kuru kingdom.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो भागीरथीतीरे मेध्ये पुण्यजनोचिते। निवासमकरोद् राजा विदुरस्य मते स्थितः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Acting according to the advice of Vidura, the king took up his residence on the banks of the Bhagirathi which were sacred and deserved to be inhabited by the righteous.
Sanskrit: तत्रैनं पर्युपातिष्ठन् ब्राह्मणा वनवासिनः। क्षत्रविट्शूद्रसंघाश्च बहवो भरतर्षभ।॥
English: There many Brahmanas who had taken up their residence in the forest, as also many Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras, came to see the old king.
Sanskrit: स तैः परिवृतो राजा कथाभिः परिनन्ध तान्। अनुजज्ञे सशिष्यान् वै विधिवत् प्रतिपूज्य च॥
English: Silting in their midst, he plcased them all by his words. Having duly adored the Brahmanas with their disciples, he disinissed them all.
Sanskrit: सायाह्ने स महीपालस्ततो गङ्गामुपेत्य च। चकार विधिवच्छौचं गान्धारी च यशस्विनी॥
English: As evening camne, the king, and the illustrious Gandhari, both descended into the stream of the Bhagirathi and duly performed their ablutions for purifying themselves.
Sanskrit: ते चैवान्ये पृथक् सर्वे तीर्थेष्वाप्लुत्य भारत। चक्रुः सर्वाः क्रियास्तत्र पुरुषा विदुरादयः॥
English: The king and the queen, and Vidura and others, O Bharata, having bathed in the sacred river, performed the usual rites of religion.
Sanskrit: कृतशौचं ततो वृद्धं श्वशुरं कुन्तिभोजजा। गान्धारी च पृथा राजन् गङ्गातीरमुपानयत्॥
English: After the king had purified himself by a bath, the daughter of Kuntibhoja, gently conducted both him who was to her as her father-in-law, and Gandhari, from the water into the dry bank.
Sanskrit: राज्ञस्तु याजकस्तत्र कृतो वेदीपरिस्तरः। जुहाव तत्र वह्निं स नृपतिः सत्यसङ्गरः॥
English: The Yajakas had made a sacrificial alter there for the king. Devoted to truth, the latter poured libations then on the fire.
Sanskrit: ततो भागररथीतीरात् कुरुक्षेत्रं जगाम सः। सानुगो नृपतिर्वृद्धो नियतः संयतेन्द्रियः॥
English: From the banks of the Bhagirathi the old king, with his followers, observing vows and with senses controlled, then proceeded to Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: तत्राश्रमपदं धीमानभिगम्य स पार्थिवः। आससादाथ राजर्षि शतयूपं मनीषिणम्॥
English: Endued with great intelligence, the king arrived at the hermitage of the royal sage Shatayupa of grcat wisdom and saw him.
Sanskrit: स हि राजा महानासीत् केकयेषु परंतपः। स्वपुत्रं मनुजैश्वर्ये निवेश्य वनमाविशत्॥
English: Shatayupa, O scorcher of enemies had been the great king of the Kaikeyas. Having made over the sovereignty of his kingdom to his son, he had come into the forest,
Sanskrit: तेनासौ सहितो राजा ययौ व्यासाश्रमं प्रति। तत्रैनं विधिवद् राजा प्रत्यगृह्णात् कुरूद्वहः॥
English: Shatayupa received king Dhritarashtra with due rites. Accompanied by him, the latter went to the hermitage of Vyasa.
Sanskrit: स दीक्षां तत्र सम्प्राप्य राजा कौरवनन्दनः। शतयूपाश्रमे तस्मिन् निवासमकरोत् तदा॥
English: Arrived at Vyasa's hermitage the delighter of the Kurus received his initiation into the forest mode of life. Returning he took up his residence in the hermitage of Shatayupa.
Sanskrit: तस्मै सर्वं विधिं राज्ञे राजाऽऽचख्यौ महामतिः। आरण्यक महाराज व्यासस्यानुमते तदा॥
English: The great Shatayupa instructed Dhritarashtra in all the rites of the forest mode, at the command of Vyasa.
Sanskrit: एवं स तपसा राजन् धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः। योजयामास चात्मानं तांश्चाप्यनुचरांस्तदा॥
English: Thus the great Dhritarashtra set himself to the practice of penances, and all his followers also to the same course of conduct.
Sanskrit: तथैव देवी गान्धारी वल्कलाजिनधारिणी। कुन्त्या सह महाराज समानव्रतचारिणी॥
English: Queen Gandhari also, O monarch, along with Kunti, put on barks of trees and deerskins, and began to observe the same vows as her husband.
Sanskrit: कर्मणा मनसा वाचा चक्षुषा चैव ते नृप। संनियम्येन्द्रियग्राममास्थिते परमं तपः॥
English: Restraining their senses in thought, words, and deeds, as well as by cye, they began to perforin sever austerities.
Sanskrit: त्वगस्थिभूतः परिशुष्कमांसो जटाजिनी वल्कलसंवृताङ्गः। स पार्थिवस्तत्र तपश्चचार महर्षिवत्तीव्रमपेतमोहः॥
English: Shorn of all stupefaction of mind, king Dhritarashthra began to practice vows and penances like a great Rishi, reducing his body to skin and bones, for his flesh was all dried up, bearing inatted locks on heard, and his person clad in barks and skins.
Sanskrit: क्षत्ता च धर्मार्थविदग्र्यबुद्धिः ससंजयस्तं नृपति सदारम्। उपायरद् घोरतपो जितात्मा तदा कृशो वल्कलचीरवासाः॥
English: Vidura, conversant with the true interpretations of Virtue, and gifted with great intelligence, as also Sanjaya, waited upon the old king with his wife. Both of them with souls under control, Vidura and Sanjaya also reduced themselves, and wore barks and rags.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तत्र मुनिश्रेष्ठा राजानं द्रष्टुमभ्ययुः । नारदः पर्वतश्चैव देवलश्च महातपाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Those foremost of ascetics, viz., Narada, Parvata and Devala of Austere penances, came there to see king Dhritarashtra.