pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यस्य वीर्यं समाश्रित्य धार्तराष्ट्र विकत्यसे। हन्तास्मि प्रथमं भीष्मं मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम्॥
English: Him depending on whose strength you are now boasting. I shall first slay that Bhishma within the sight of all bow men.
Sanskrit: कैतव्य गत्वा भरतान् समेत्य सुयोधनं धार्तराष्ट्रं वदस्व। तथेत्युवाचार्जुनः सव्यसाची निशाव्यपाये भविता विमर्दः॥
English: O gambler's son, going to the Bharatas, and going near the son of Dhritarashtra say that Arjuna or Savyasachin has said “Be it so; on the down of the day there will be war.”
Sanskrit: यद् वाब्रवीद् वाक्यमदीनसत्त्वं मध्ये कुरून् हर्षयन् सत्यसंघः। अहं हन्ता सृञ्जयानामनीकं शाल्वेयकांचेति ममैष भारः॥
English: The one of unfailing prowess (Bhishma) said among those men leading noble lives and delighting the Kurus namely "that I shall slay the army of the Srinjayas and the army of Shalva; that is my task."
Sanskrit: हन्यामहं द्रोणमृतेऽपि लोकं न ते भयं विद्यते पाण्डवेभ्यः। ततो हि ते लब्धतमं च राज्यमापद्गताः पाण्डवाश्चेति भावः॥
English: (Bhishma also said) I shall also slay the entire world except Drona" and therefore do you consider this kingdom already gained and that the sons of Pandu are in a calamity?
Sanskrit: मात्मन्यपि वर्तमानम्। तस्मादहं ते प्रथमं समूहे हन्ता समक्षं कुरुवृद्धमेव॥
English: Being filled with that proud thought you will however see ruin overtake yourself and I shall first slay you in the army in the presence of the oldest among the Kurus.
Sanskrit: सूर्योदये युक्तसेनः प्रतीक्ष्य द्वजी रथी रक्ष तं सत्यसंधम्। अहं हि वः पश्यतां द्वीपमेनं भीष्मं रथात् पातयिष्यामि बाणैः॥
English: At sun rise, at the head of your army attend with your chariot and your flags on, that one devoted to truth and protect him. I shall within your sight by my arrows fell down from the chariot Bhishma, your refuge,
Sanskrit: श्वोभूते कत्थनावाक्यं विज्ञास्यति सुयोधनः। आचितं शरजालेन मया दृष्ट्वा पितामहम्॥
English: When the morrow comes Suyodhana will know what it is to boast of seeing the grandfather felled down by my shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: यदुक्तश्च सभामध्ये पुरुषो ह्रस्वदर्शनः। क्रुद्धेन भीमसेनेन भ्राता दुःशासनस्तव॥ अधर्मज्ञो नित्यवैरी पापबुद्धिर्नृशंसवत्। सत्यां प्रतिज्ञामचिराद् द्रक्ष्यसे तां सुयोधन॥
English: What your brother Dushasana, that man of little foresight, who does not know what virtue is, who is ever hostile to me, who is sinful intellect and inhuman, has been told by the angry Bhimasena, you will soon see that resolve fulfilled, O Suyodhana.
Sanskrit: अभिमानस्य दर्पस्य क्रोधपारुष्ययोस्तथा। नैष्ठुर्यस्यावलेपस्य आत्मसम्भावनस्य च॥
English: Of too much pride, vanity and of anger and harsh words, of enmity, arrogance and boasts,
Sanskrit: नृशंसतायास्तैक्ष्ण्यस्य धर्मविद्वेषणस्य च। अधर्मस्यातिवादस्य वृद्धातिक्रमणस्य च॥
English: Of inhumanity, of cutting speeches, of hating virtue, of vice, of speaking ill of others, and of action against the advice of the old,
Sanskrit: दर्शनस्य च चक्रस्य कृत्स्नस्यापनयस्य च। द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं फलं तीव्रमचिरेण सुयोधन॥
English: Of partial opinions and of all vices united together, you shall soon see the sharp effects, O Suyodhana.
Sanskrit: वासुदेवद्वितीये हि मयि क्रुद्धे नराधमा आशा ते जीविते मूढ राज्ये वा केन हेतुना।॥
English: Having Vasudeva for my second and myself being angry, O worst of men, who are you that have hopes of life and of getting the kingdom, O fool.
Sanskrit: शान्ते भीष्मे तथा द्रोणे सूतपुत्रे च पातिते। निराशो जीविते राज्ये पुत्रेषु च भविष्यसि॥
English: Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, and Drona and the son of a Suta being felled down, you will despair of your life, of the kingdom and of the life of your sons.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृणां निधनं श्रुत्वा पुत्राणां च सुयोधन। भीमसेनेन निहतो दुष्कृतानि स्मरिष्यसि॥
English: Hearing of the death of your brother and of your son, O Suyodhana, and being struck by Bhimasena you will remember your vices.
Sanskrit: न द्वितीयां प्रतिज्ञां हि प्रतिजानामि कैतव। सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहं ह्येतत् सर्वं सत्यं भविष्यति॥
English: O gambler's son, I do not know how to make a second resolve. I tell you the truth, all this will truly happen."
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरोऽपि कैतव्यमुलूकमिदमब्रवीत्। उलूक मद्वचो ब्रूहि गत्वा तात सुयोधनम्॥
English: Yudhishthira too said to Uluka the gambler's son, “Uluka, tell my words when you go to Suyodhana.'
Sanskrit: स्वेन वृत्तेन मे वृत्तं नाधिगन्तुं त्वमर्हसि। उभयोरन्तरं वेद सूनृतानृतयोरपि॥
English: It is not proper that you should judge of my conduct to you by your own conduct; know that the difference between us two is the same as the difference between truth and falsehood.
Sanskrit: न चाहं कामये पापमपि कीटपिपीलयोः। किं पुनर्जातिषु वधं कामयेयं कथंचन॥
English: I do not desire to harm even the worms and ants; how can I then by any means desire the massacre of my kinsmen?
Sanskrit: एतदर्थं मया तात पञ्च ग्रामा वृताः पुरा। कथं तव सुदुर्बुद्धे न प्रेक्ष्ये व्यसनं महत्॥
English: It was for this reason, my dear brothers, that I asked for five villages only before; why is it that you do not realize this great calamity, O you of exceedingly sinful understanding?
Sanskrit: स त्वं कामपरीतात्मा मूढभावाच्च कत्थसे। तथैव वासुदेवस्य न गृह्णासि हितं वचः॥
English: Having your soul now overpowered by lust and out of folly you are now boasting and for the same reason you do not accept the beneficial words of Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: किं चेदानी बहूक्तेन युध्यस्व सह बान्धवैः। मम विप्रियकर्तारं कैतव्य ब्रूहि कौरवम्॥
English: What is the use of much speaking now? Fight with all your friends” O gambler's son, speak this to the Kuru who ever does what I do not like.
Sanskrit: श्रुतं वाक्यं गृहीतोऽर्थो मतं यत् ते तथास्तु तत्। भीमसेनस्ततो वाक्यं भूय आह नृपात्मजम्॥ उलूक मद्वचो ब्रूहि दुर्मति पापपूरुषम्।
English: Your words have been heard by us and their sense accepted; let it be as you wish.” Then did Bhimasena, that son of a king, again say O Uluka, tell my words to that wicked man of sinful intellect.
Sanskrit: शठं नैकृतिकं पापं दुराचारं सुयोधनम्॥ गृध्रोदरे वा वस्तव्यं पुरे वा नागसाह्वये। प्रतिज्ञातं मया तच्च सभामध्ये नराधम॥
English: To that vicious wretch of sinful habits, Suyodhana; "you will have to remain in the belly of a vulture or in the city called by the name of an elephant. And the resolve made by me in the council,
Sanskrit: कर्ताह तद् वचः सत्यं सत्येनैव शपामि ते। दुःशासनस्य रुधिरं हत्वा पास्याम्यहं मृधे॥
English: I shall make true, I swear by truth. Having slain Dushasana, I shall drink his blood in the battle.
Sanskrit: सक्थिनी तव भक्त्वैव हत्वा हि तव सोदरान्। सर्वेषां धार्तराष्ट्राणामहं मृत्युः सुयोधन॥ ।
English: I shall break down your thighs after slaying your brothers. I am the death, O Suyodhana, of all the sons of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां राजपुत्राणामभिमन्युरसंशयम्। कर्मणाः तोषयिष्यामि भूयश्चैव वचः शृणु॥
English: And Abhimanyu is without doubt the death of all the princes. I shall satisfy you by my deeds. Hear again my words.
Sanskrit: हत्वा सुयोधन त्वां वै सहितं सर्वसोदरैः। आक्रमिष्ये पदा मूर्ध्नि धर्मराजस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Slaying yourself, O Suyodhana, with all your brothers, I shall strike you on the head with my feet in the sight of the virtuous king.”
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तु ततो वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते। उलूक ब्रूहि कौरव्यं धार्तराष्ट्र सुयोधनम्॥
English: Nakula also, O lord of the earth, then said these words; "O Uluka, O Kauravya, say to Suyodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra,
Sanskrit: श्रुतं ते गदतो वाक्यं सर्वमेव यथातथम्। तथा कर्तास्मि कौरव्य यथा त्वमनुशासि माम्॥
English: The words uttered by you have all been heard by me, let them be so; I shall, O Kauravya, do what you have instructed me to do.
Sanskrit: सहदेवोऽपि नृपते इदमाह वचोऽर्थवत्। सुयोधन मतिर्या ते वृथैषा ते भविष्यति॥
English: Sahadeva too, O ruler of men, said these words pregnant with meaning. “O Suyodhana, the hopes entertained by you will be vain.
Sanskrit: शोचिष्यसे महाराज सपुत्रज्ञातिबान्धवः। इमं च क्लेशमस्माकं हृष्टो यत् त्वं विकत्थसे॥
English: You will grieve, ogreat king, along with your sons, kinsmen and friends, for this brag of yours at our troubles."
Sanskrit: विराटदुपदौ वृद्धावुलूकमिदमूचतुः। दासभावं नियच्छेव साधोरिति मतिः सदा। तौ च दासावदासौ वा पौरुषं यस्य यादृशम्॥
English: The two old kings Virata and Drupada said this to Uluka "We are ever willing to be the slaves of a good man and we shall see who is the slave and who the master and who is now powerful in the battle.”
Sanskrit: शिखण्डी तु ततो वाक्यमुलूकमिदमब्रवीत्। वक्तव्यो भवता राजा पापेष्वभिरतः सदा॥
English: Shikhandin then said these words to Uluka “By you should the king ever addicted to vice be thus spoken.
Sanskrit: पृश्य त्वं मां राजन् कुर्वाणं कर्म दारुणम्। यस्य वीर्यं समासाद्य मन्यसे विजयं युधि॥
English: Behold me, O king, to be doing hard deeds in the battle. Depending on whose prowess you hope for victory in the battle,
Sanskrit: तमहं पातयिष्यामि रथात् तव पितामहम्। अहं भीष्मवधात् सृष्टो नूनं धात्रा महात्मना॥
English: I shall fell down that grand gather of yours from the chariot. I was surely created by the great souled Creator for the slaying of Bhishma.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं भीष्मं हनिष्यामि मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम्। धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि कैतव्यमुलूकमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Therefore shall I slay Bhishma within the sight of all bowmen.” Dhrishtadyumna said this to Uluka, the son of a gambler.
Sanskrit: सुयोधनो मम वचो वक्तव्यो नृपतेः सुतः। अहं द्रोणं हनिष्यामि सगणं सहबान्धवम्॥
English: Suyodhana, the son of the king should thus be spoken to, on my behalf. “I shall kill Drona along with his host and his friends.
Sanskrit: अवश्यं च मया कार्य पूर्वेषां चरितं महत्। कर्ता चाहं तथा कर्म यथा नान्यः करिष्यति॥
English: The work of which I shall be the doer no one else will do.” Then did the virtuous king say the noble words out of kindness to him.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीद् धर्मराजः कारुण्यार्थं वचो महत्। नाहं ज्ञातिवधं राजन् कामयेयं कथंचन॥
English: “O king, I never desire the massacre of my kinsmen and all this is going to happen owing to your fault.
Sanskrit: तवैव दोषाद् दुर्बुद्धे सर्वमेतत् त्वनावृतम्। स गच्छ मा चिरं तात उलूक यदि मन्यसे॥
English: Of course, I shall have to approve of the doings of these followers. There do you go without delay, O Uluka, if you wish it,
Sanskrit: इह वा तिष्ठ भद्रं ते वयं हि तव बान्धवाः। उलूकस्तु ततो राजन् धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Or remain here, may you farewell for we are your kinsmen too." Then Uluka taking leave of Yudhishthira, the son of Dharina, O king,
Sanskrit: आमन्त्र्य प्रययौ तत्र यत्र राजा सुयोधनः। उलूकस्तत आगम्य दुर्योधनममर्षणम्॥
English: Went where the king Suyodhana was staying. Uluka then coming to the wrathful Duryodhana,
Sanskrit: अर्जुनस्य समादेशं यथोक्तं सर्वमब्रवीत्। वासुदेवस्य भीमस्य धर्मराजस्य पौरुषम्॥
English: Told him all he had been instructed to say by Arjuna as also the manly speeches of Vasudeva, of Bhima and of the virtuous king,
Sanskrit: नकुलस्य विराटस्य द्रुपदस्य च भारत। सहदेवस्य च वचो धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनोः।
English: And of Nakula, Virata, and Drupada, 0 Bharata and the speeches of Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandi,
Sanskrit: केशवार्जुनयोर्वाक्यं यथोक्तं सर्वमब्रवीत्॥ कैतव्यस्य तु तद् वाक्यं निशम्य भरतर्षभः।
English: And the speeches of Keshava and Arjuna, all as he had been instructed to say. The foremost of the Bharata race hearing the words of that gambler's son,
Sanskrit: दुःशासनं च कर्णं च शकुनि चापि भारत॥ आज्ञापयत राज्ञश्च बलं मित्रबलं तथा।
English: Commanded Dushasana, Karna, Shakuni, O Bharata, and his own army as also those of his allies,
Sanskrit: यथा प्रागुदयात् सर्वेयुक्तास्तिष्ठन्त्यनीकिनः॥ ततः कर्णसमादिष्टा दूताः संत्वरिता रथैः।
English: So that all might be at the head of their respective divisions before sun rise. Then did messengers instructed by Karna, mount on cars speedily.
Sanskrit: उष्ट्रवामीभिरप्यन्ये सदश्चैश्च महाजवैः॥ तूर्णं परिययुः सेनां कृत्स्ना कर्णस्य शासनात्। आज्ञापयन्तो राज्ञश्च योग: प्रागुदयादिति॥
English: And others on camels, and others again on good horses went out and ordered the united army at Karna's behest to be ready for battle before sunrise.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच उलूकस्यः वचः श्रुत्वा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। सेनां निर्यापयामास धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, hearing the words of Uluka, began to move his army at the head of which was Dhrishtadyumna.
Sanskrit: पदातिनी नागवती रथिनीमश्ववृन्दिनीम्। चतुर्विधबलां भीमामकम्पां पृथिवीमिव॥
English: That fierce army, immovable as the earth itself, had all the four divisions, namely foot soldiers, elephants, chariots and horses.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनादिभिर्गुप्ता सार्जुनैश्च महारथैः। धृष्टद्युम्नवशां दुर्गा सागरस्तिमितोपमाम्॥
English: The army was protected by men of terrific strength and by the great car warriors including Arjuna; and under the leadership of Dhrishtadyumna it was still as the sea.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्त्वग्रे महेष्वासः पाञ्चाल्यो युद्धदुर्मदः। द्रोणप्रेप्सुरनीकानि धृष्टद्युम्नो व्यकर्षत॥
English: In the van of it were the great bowman, the prince of Panchala, hard to vanquish in battle and Dhrishtadyumna desirous of an encounter with Drona, attributing particular tasks to each warrior.
Sanskrit: यथावलं यथोत्साहं रथिनः समुपादिशत्। अर्जुनं सूतपुत्राय भीमं दुर्योधनाय च॥
English: He gave instructions to car warriors each according to his strength and energy; and he appointed Arjuna to fight with the son of a Suta. Bhima with Duryodhana,
Sanskrit: धृष्टकेतुं च शल्याय गौतमायोत्तमौजसम्। अश्वत्थाम्ने च नकुलं शैब्यं च कृतवर्मणे॥
English: Dhrishtaketu with Shalya, Uttamanyus with the son of Gautama, Nakula with Ashvathama, Saivya with Kritavarman,
Sanskrit: सैन्धवाय च वार्ष्णेयं युयुधानं समादिशत्। शिखण्डिनं च भीष्माय प्रमुख समकल्पयत्॥
English: And he appointed Yuyudhana of the Vrishini race to fight with the king of the Sindhus and also appointed Shikhandin to be in the front for fighting with Bhishma.
Sanskrit: सहदेवं शकुनये चेकितानं शलाय वै। द्रौपदेयांस्तथा पञ्च त्रिगर्तेभ्यः समादिशत्॥
English: He also appointed Sahadeva to fight with Shakuni, Chekitana with Shala, and the five sons of Draupadi with the Trigartas,
Sanskrit: वृषसेनाय सौभद्रं शेषाणां च महीक्षिताम्। स समर्थं हि तं मेने पार्थादभ्यधिकं रणे॥
English: The son of Subhadra with Vrishasena and the rest of the rulers of the earth for he regarded him (Abhimanyu) as even superior to Arjuna himself in battle.
Sanskrit: एवं विभज्य योधास्तान् पृथक् च सह चैव ह। ज्वालावर्णो महेष्वासो द्रोणमंशमकल्पयत्॥
English: Having thus allotted among those warriors separately and collectively their respective tasks, that warrior, of the hue of fire, kept Drona for his own share,
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नो महेष्वासः सेनापतिपतिस्ततः। विधिवद् व्यूह्य मेधावी युद्धाय धृतमानसः॥
English: The great bowman, Dhrishtadyumna, the general of the commander of the army, endued with intelligence, having prepared his troops, duly waited patiently for the battle.
Sanskrit: यथोद्दिष्टानि सैन्यानि पाण्डवानामयोजयत्। जयाय पाण्डुपुत्राणां यत्तस्तस्थौ रणाजिरे॥
English: Having arranged the army of the Pandavas as indicated above, he waited calmly on the field of battle for the sake of victory to the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच प्रतिज्ञाते फाल्गुनेन वधे भीष्मस्य संयुगे। किमकुर्वत मे मन्दाः पुत्रा दुर्योधनादयः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said The slaying of Bhishma having been promised by Falguna in battle, what did my foolish sons, Duryodhana and others do?
Sanskrit: हतमेव हि पश्यामि गाङ्गेयं पितरं रणे। वासुदेवसहायेन पार्थेन दृढधन्वना॥
English: I already see my father, the son of Ganga, slain in battle by the son of Pritha who has a firm grasp on his bow, having Vasudeva for his help-mate.
Sanskrit: स चापरिमितप्रज्ञस्तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थभाषितम्। किमुक्तवान् महेष्वासो भीष्मः प्रहरतां वरः॥
English: What also did, that great bowman Bhishma, that foremost among strikers, endued with unlimited wisdom, say after he had heard what the son of Pritha had said?
Sanskrit: सैनापत्यं च सम्प्राप्य कौरवाणां धुरन्धरः। किमचेष्टत गाङ्गेयो महाबुद्धिपराक्रमः॥
English: What did that oldest and foremost of the Kauravas, the of Ganga, of great intelligence and prowess, do after obtaining the generalship?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ततं संजयस्तस्मै सर्वमेव न्यवेदयत्। यथोक्तं कुरुवृद्धेन भीष्मेणामिततेजसा॥
English: Vaishampayana said Sanjaya then submitted to him every thing as had happened, what had been said by that oldest among the Kurus, Bhishma of immeasurable energy. son
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच सैनापत्यमनुप्राप्य भीष्मः शान्तनवो नृप। दुर्योधनमुवाचेदं वचनं हर्षयन्निव॥
English: Sanjaya said Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, having obtained the generalship, said these words to Duryodhana infusing cheerfulness in him.
Sanskrit: नमस्कृत्य कुमाराय सेनान्ये शक्तिपाणये। अहं सेनापतिस्तेऽद्य भविष्यामि न संशयः॥
English: “Having bowed down to Kumara, the god of war, who has a lance in his hand, I shall today be your general, no doubt.
Sanskrit: सेनाकर्मण्यभिज्ञोऽस्मि व्यूहेषु विविधेषु च। कर्म कारयितुं चैव भृतानप्यभृतांस्तथा॥
English: I am experienced in all matters relating to the army and in diverse artifices and in making the paid soldiers and unpaid ones (volunteers) do their own work.
Sanskrit: यात्रायाने च युद्धे च तथा प्रशमनेषु च। भृशं वेद महाराज यथा वेद बृहस्पतिः॥
English: In the matter of marching out troops in fighting and in declaring war I am as much an adept, O great king, as Brihaspati himself.
Sanskrit: व्यूहानां च समारम्भान् दैवगान्धर्वमानुषान्। तैरहं मोहयिष्यामि पाण्डवान् व्येतु ते ज्वरः॥
English: I am also conversant with the plans of attack and and defense, adopted by gods, Gandharvas and human beings, and by means of them I shall deprive the sons of Pandu of their senses. Let your fears be gone.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं योत्स्यामि तत्त्वेन पालयंस्तव वाहिनीम्। यथावच्छास्त्रतो राजन् व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः॥
English: I, who am so, shall fight observing the usual rules and protecting your army according to plans laid down in the holy books. Let your mind's fear be gone."
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच विद्यते मे न गाङ्गेय भयं देवासुरेष्वपि। समस्तेषु महाबाहो सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: Duryodhana said No fear exists in me, O son of Ganga, froin even the gods and Asuras united together, O you of long arm, I tell you this truly.
Sanskrit: किं पुनस्त्वयि दुर्धर्षे सैनापत्ये व्यवस्थिते। द्रोणे च पुरुषव्याने स्थिते युद्धाभिनन्दिनि॥
English: How much less reasons have I for fear when I have you as the commander of my armies and that foremost among men, Drona, who takes delight in war, being on my side.
Sanskrit: भवद्भ्यां पुरुषाग्याभ्यां स्थिताभ्यां विजये मम। न दुर्लभं कुरुश्रेष्ठ देवराज्यमपि ध्रुवम्॥
English: You, the best among men, being on my side, victory will be mine and foremost among the Kurus, kingship over the gods is surely not hard to get.
Sanskrit: रथसंख्यां तु कात्स्न्येन परेषामात्मनस्तथा। तथैवातिरथानां च वेत्तुमिच्छामि कौरव॥
English: I desire to hear, O Kaurava, of the numbers of Rathis (car) warriors capable of fighting with a certain number of each of the four divisions together) and also the number of Atirathas (greater warrior than a Rathi) in our own army and in that of the enemies.
Sanskrit: पितामहो हि कुशलः परेषामात्मनस्तथा। श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं सर्वैः सहैभिर्वसुधाधिपैः॥
English: Our grandfather is familiar with ourselves as also with our enemies and I desire to hear all about it, along with these rulers of the earth.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच गान्धारे शृणु राजेन्द्र रथसंख्यां स्वके बले। ये रथाः पृथिवीपाल तथैवातिरथाश्च ये॥
English: Bhishma said O son of Gandhari. listen to the numbers of । Rathi, O) chief among kings, in your own army, hcar O ruler of the earth, who are the Rathis and who the Atirathis.
Sanskrit: बहूनीह सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। स्थानां तव सेनायां यथामुख्यं तु मे शृणु॥
English: There are thousands and tens of thousands and millions of Rathis in your army; listen to me, as I speak of them.
Sanskrit: भवानग्रे रथोदारः सह सर्वैः सहोदरैः। दुःशासनप्रभृतिभिर्धातृभिः शतसम्मितैः॥
English: You, along with all your brothers Dushasana and others, are the foremost among car-warriors. on are
Sanskrit: सर्वे कृतप्रहरणाश्छेदभेदविशारदाः। रथोपस्थे गजस्कन्धे गदाप्रासासिचर्मणि॥
English: All of you are experienced in striking, cutting and piercing, and whether riding on chariots, or the elephants you experienced in the use of the mace, the swords and the shields.
Sanskrit: संयन्तारः प्रहर्तारः कृतास्त्रा भारसाधनाः। इष्वस्त्रे द्रोणशिष्याश्च कृपस्य च शरद्वतः॥
English: You are also skillful drivers of elephants and chariots, you have mastered the science of weapons, and in the science of arrows you are the pupils of Drona and Kripa, the son of Sharadvata.
Sanskrit: एते हनिष्यन्ति रणे पञ्चालान् युद्धदुर्मदान्। कृतकिल्बिषाः पाण्डवेयैर्धार्तराष्ट्रा मनस्विनः॥
English: These will slay in battle the princes of Panchala, hard to be vanquished in battle, for the sons sons of Dhritarashtra, endued with intelligence, have been wronged by the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: तथाहं भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वसेनापतिस्तव। शत्रून् विध्वंसयिष्यामि कद कृत्य पाण्डवान्॥
English: In the same way, I O foremost among the Bharatas, the commander of all your armies, shall slay your enemies after making the prowess of the Pandavas vain and useless.
Sanskrit: न त्वात्मनो गुणान् वक्तुमर्हामि विदितोऽस्मि ते। कृतवर्मा त्वतिरथो भोजः शस्त्रभृतां वरः॥
English: It is not proper for me to describe my own qualifications; it is all known to you. The foremost of wielders of weapons, the king of the Bhojas, Kritavarman is an Atiratha (mightier car warrior).
Sanskrit: अर्थसिद्धिं तव रणे करिष्यति न संशयः। शस्त्रविद्भिरनाधृष्यो दूरपाती दृढायुधः॥
English: He will make your object in fighting successful, no doubt for he is invincible among those familiar with the use of weapons and can hurl arms to a long distance and can hold firmly his weapons.
Sanskrit: हनिष्यति चमूं तेषां महेन्द्रो दानवानिव। मद्रराजो महेष्वासः शल्यो मेऽतिरथो मतः॥
English: He will slay this army like the great Indra slaying the Danavas. In my opinion, the great bowman Shalya, the king of the Madras, is an Atiratha,
Sanskrit: स्पर्धते वासुदेवेन नित्यं यो वै रणे रणे। भागिनेयान् निजांस्त्यक्त्वा शल्यस्तेऽतिरथो मतः।
English: Who ever considers him an equal to Vasudeva in every battle; abandoning his own nephews (sister's sons) Shalya that Atiratha, has came over to your side.
Sanskrit: एष योत्स्यति संग्रामे पाण्डवांश्च महारथान्॥ सागरोमिसमैर्बाणैः प्लावयन्निव शात्रवान्। भूरिश्रवाः कृतास्त्रश्च तव चापि हितः सुहृत्॥
English: These will fight in the battle with those great car warriors on the Pandavas side covering the enemies with arrows as ways covering the open. Bhurishravas, that master in the use of weapons, is also your will wisher.
Sanskrit: सौमदत्तिर्महेष्वासो रथयूथपयूथपः। बलक्षयममित्राणां सुमहान्तं करिष्यति॥
English: The son of Somadatta, that mighty bowman, is a leader of the commanders of car warriors and he will effect a very great reduction in the strength of the enemy.
Sanskrit: सिन्धुराजो महाराज मतो मे द्विगुणो रथः। योत्स्यते समरे राजन् विक्रान्तो रथसत्तमः॥
English: In my opinion, O great king, the king of the Sindhus is twice a car warrior and that powerful and best among the car warriors will fight in the battle, O king.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदीहरणे राजन् परिक्लिष्टश्च पाण्डवैः। संस्मरंस्तं परिक्लेशं योत्स्यते परवीरहा।॥
English: Persecuted by the Pandavas, O king, in his attempt to carry away Draupadi, that slayer of hostile heroes will fight remembering that trouble.
Sanskrit: एतेन हि तदा रांजस्तप आस्थाय दारुणम्। सुदुर्लभो वरो लब्धः पाण्डवान् योद्धमाहवे।॥
English: After that defeat, severe austerities were practiced by him O king; he has obtained a boon, difficult to get, of fighting with the Pandavas in battle.
Sanskrit: स एष रथशार्दूलस्तद् वैरं संस्मरन् रणे। योत्स्यते पाण्डवस्तात प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजान्॥३३
English: This foremost among the car warriors, therefore, remembering all this in battle, will fight with the Pandavas, my dear son, even careless of life which is hard to lay down.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच शकुनिर्मातुलस्तेऽसौ रथ एको नराधिप। प्रयुज्य पाण्डवैर्वैरं योत्स्यते नात्र संशयः॥
English: Bhishma said This Shakuni, your maternal uncle, is equal to a single Ratha, O ruler of men; and having brought about hostility with the Pandavas he will fight, there is no doubt of it.
Sanskrit: एतस्य सेना दुर्धर्षा समरे प्रतियायिनः। विकृतायुधभूयिष्ठा वायुवेगसमा जवे॥
English: His army when rushing to battle, is hard to vanquish; and furnished with plenty of weapons of all sorts they are of the velocity of the wind in battle.
Sanskrit: द्रोणपुत्रो महेष्वासः सर्वानेवाति धन्विनः। समरे चित्रयोधी च दृढास्त्रश्च महारथः॥
English: That mighty bowman, the son of Drona (Ashvathama) surpasses all bowmen and is familiar with diverse modes of warfare and is of firm weapons; he is a Maharatha.