pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तांस्तत्र जहि कौन्तेय गुर्वर्थस्ते भविष्यति। ततो मातलिसंयुक्तं मयूरसमरोमभिः॥ हयैरुपेतं प्रादान्मे रथं दिव्यं महाप्रभम्। बबन्ध चैव मे मूर्ध्नि किरीटमिदमुत्तमम्॥
English: O son of Kunti, destroy them there (and) that will be your preceptor's fee.” Then he gave me that splendid celestials car driven by Matali and yoked with horse furnished with hair beautiful as the feather of peacocks. (And) he set upon my head this excellent coronet.
Sanskrit: स्वरूपसदृशं चैव प्रादादङ्गविभूषणम्। अभेद्यं कवचं चेदं स्पर्शरूपवदुत्तमम्॥
English: Gave me ornaments for my person worthy of his own body and this impenetrable excellent armour of pleasurable feel,
Sanskrit: अजरां ज्यामिमां चापि गाण्डीवे समयोजयत्। ततः प्रायामहं तेन स्यन्दनेन विराजता॥
English: And strung the Gandiva with this strong chord. I then set out ascending that splendid car,
Sanskrit: येनाजयद् देवपतिर्बलिं वैरोचनि पुरा। ततो देवाः सर्व एव तेन घोषेण बोधिताः॥
English: Riding which, in days of yore the king of the gods conquered Bali, the son of Virochana. Then all the gods, being aroused by the sound of that car,
Sanskrit: मेऽनघाः। मन्वाना देवराजं मां समाजग्मुर्विशाम्पते। दृष्ट्वा च मामपृच्छन्त किं करिष्यसि फाल्गुन॥
English: And mistaking me for the king of the gods, O lord of the earth, approached me. (But) having beheld me they asked “O Falguni, what will you do?"
Sanskrit: तानब्रुवं यथाभूतमिदं कर्तास्मि संयुगे। निवातकवचानां तु प्रस्थितं मां वधैषिणम्॥ निबोधत महाभागाः शिवं चाशास्त ततो वाग्भिः प्रशस्ताभिस्त्रिदशाः पृथिवीपते। तुष्टुवुर्मी प्रसन्नास्ते यथा देवं पुरंदरम्॥
English: I related to them exactly what had passed and said "I will do this in battle, O sinless ones, O highly fortunate beings; know I have set out with the desire of slaying the Nivalakavachas and bless me for my success.” (And) being pleased, they paid their adoration to me as to the god, Purandara.
Sanskrit: रथेनानेन मघवा जितवान् शम्बरं युधि। नमुचिं बलवृत्रौ च प्रह्लादनरकावपि॥
English: (And said): “ascending this car, Maghavana had conquered in battle, Samvara, Namuchi, Vritra, Bala, Prahrada and Naraka.
Sanskrit: बहूनि च सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदान्यपि। रथेनानेन दैत्यानां जितवान् मघवा युधि॥
English: And riding on this car also Maghavana had conquered in battle several thousands and millions and hundreds of millions of Daityas.
Sanskrit: त्वमप्यनेन कौन्तेय निवातकवचान् रणे। विजेता युधि विक्रम्य पुरेव मघवा वशी॥
English: You too, O son of Kunti, mounted on this (car) shall, displaying your prowess, obtain victory over the Nivatakavachas in fight as of yore the self-contained Maghavana did.
Sanskrit: अयं च शङ्खप्रवरो येन जेतासि दानवान्। अनेन विजिता लोकाः शक्रेणापि महात्मना।1८४॥
English: Here is that excellent conch by which you will conquer the Danavas. By (the help of) it, the high-souled Sakra conquered the worlds.
Sanskrit: प्रदीयमानं देवैस्तं देवदत्तं जलोद्भवम्। प्रत्यगृहणं जयायैनं स्तूयमानस्तदामरैः॥
English: And then the gods presented to me this shell, Devadatta, having its origin in the sea. I too accepted it for victory. Then the immortals began to eulogise me.
Sanskrit: स शडी कवची बाणी प्रगृहीतशरासनः। दानवालयमत्युग्रं प्रयातोऽस्मि युयुत्सया॥
English: Desirous of fighting, I then set out for the terrible abode of the Danavas equipped with conch, armour and bow."
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच ततोऽहं स्तूयमानस्तु तत्र तत्र महर्षिभिः। अपश्यमुदधिं भीममपां पतिमथाव्ययम्॥
English: Arjuna said ; Then praised by the great sages here and there, I (at length) beheld the dreadful oceanthe inexhaustible lord of waters.
Sanskrit: फेनवत्यः प्रकीर्णाश्च संहताश्च समुत्थिताः। ऊर्मयश्चात्र दृश्यन्ते वल्गन्त इव पर्वताः॥
English: (And) on it were visible, foamy and swelling waves scattered all over, dashing against each other and looking like moving rocks.
Sanskrit: नावः सहस्रशस्तत्र रत्नपूर्णाः समन्ततः। नभसीव विमानानि विचरन्त्यो विरेजिरे। तिमिङ्गिलाः कच्छपाश्च तथा तिमितिमिड्गिलाः॥
English: Ships full of gems were seen on it all around. Timingilas, tortoises, Timitimingilas,
Sanskrit: मकराश्चात्र दृश्यन्ते जले मग्ना इवाद्रयः। शङ्खानां च सहस्राणि मग्नान्यप्सु समन्ततः॥
English: And Makaras were seen here like submarine reefs. Thousands of submerged shells lying all around.
Sanskrit: दृश्यन्ते स्म यथा रात्रौ तारास्तन्वभ्रसंवृताः। तथा सहस्रशस्तत्र रत्नसङ्घाः प्लवन्त्युत॥
English: Looked like stars on a night covered with light clouds. Thousands of gems were floating in heaps.
Sanskrit: वायुश्च घूर्णते भीमस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्। तमुदीक्ष्य महावेगं सर्वाम्भोनिधिमुत्तमम्॥ अपश्यं दानवाकीर्णं तद् दैत्यपुरमन्तिकात्। तत्रैव मातलिस्तूर्णं निपत्य पृथिवीतले।॥
English: And a dreadful wind was sweeping over it in whirls, which appeared wonderful to me. Behoiding that excellent lord of all waters with strong tides I saw very near, the city of the Daiytas full of the Danavas. There soon entering into the nether world, Matali,
Sanskrit: रथं तं तु समाश्लिष्य प्राद्रवद् रथयोगवित्। त्रासयन् रथघोषेण तत् पुरं समुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Expert in driving the car and sitting steadily on it, drove it with force. And he drove onward making that city resound with the rattling sound of the car.
Sanskrit: रथघोषं तु तं श्रुत्वा स्तनयित्लोरिवाम्बरे। मन्वाना देवराजं मामाविग्ना दानवाभवन्॥
English: Hearing that rattling noise of the car as the roar of the clouds in the sky and taking me for the king of the gods, the Danavas became agitated.
Sanskrit: सर्वे सम्भ्रान्तमनसः शरचापधराः स्थिताः। तथासिशूलपरशुगदामुसलपाणयः॥
English: (And) with their minds trembling with fear, they stood, holding in their hands arrows, bows, swords, javelins, axes, maces and clubs.
Sanskrit: ततो द्वाराणि पिदधुर्दानवास्त्रस्तचेतसः। संविधाय पुरे रक्षां न स्म कश्चन दृश्यते॥
English: Then having made arrangements for the defence of their city, the Danavas. with hearts troubled with fear, closed the gates so that nothing could be seen.
Sanskrit: ततः शङ्खमुपादाय देवदत्तं महास्वनम्। परमां मुदमाश्रित्य प्राधमं तं शनैरहम्॥
English: Then taking my conch, Devadatta, emitting tremendous roars, I repeatedly blew it with great joy.
Sanskrit: स तु शब्दो दिवं स्तम्वा प्रतिशब्दमजीजनत्। वित्रेसुश्च निलिल्युश्च भूतानि सुमहान्त्यपि॥
English: That sound, ringing through the heavens, sent forth echoes. Upon which, mighty creatures, greatly terrified, hid themselves.
Sanskrit: ततो निवातकवचा: सर्व एव स्वलंकृताः। दंशिता विविधैस्त्राणैर्विचित्रायुधपाणयः॥ आयसैश्च महाशूलैर्गदाभिर्मुसलैरपि। पट्टिशैः करवालैश्च रथचक्रैश्च भारत॥ शतघ्नीभिर्भुशुण्डीभिः खङ्गैश्चित्रैः स्वलंकृतैः। प्रगृहीतैर्दितेः पुत्राः प्रादुरासन् सहस्रशः॥
English: Thereupon, O Bharata, all those sons of Ditithe Nivatakavachas-poured in thousands, adorned with ornaments, clad in various kinds of mails and holding in their hands various weapons, (such as) javelins, mighty maces, clubs, hatchets, Pattishas, Sabres, car-wheels, Shataghnis, Bhushundis and variegated and ornamented swords.
Sanskrit: ततो विचार्य बहुशो रथमार्गेषु तान् हयान्। प्राचोदयत् समे देशे मातलिर्भरतर्षभ॥
English: Then O best of the Bharatas, deliberately judging of the course the car should take, Matali began to drive the steeds on level grounds,
Sanskrit: तेन तेषां प्रणुन्नानामाशुत्वाच्छीघ्रगामिनाम्। नान्वपश्यं तदा किंचित् तन्मेऽद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: Then, on account of the rapid career of the horses, fleet as the wind and guided by him (Matali) I could perceive nothing-and this appeared wonderful to me.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते दानवास्तत्र वादित्राणि सहस्रशः। विकृतस्वररूपाणि भृशं सर्वाण्यनादयन्॥
English: Thereupon the Danavas vehemently began to sound thousands of musical instruments, discordant and of awkward shapes.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन सहसा समुद्रे पर्वतोपमाः। आप्लवन्त गतैः सत्त्वैर्मत्स्याः शतसहस्रशः॥
English: Stupefied at those sounds, hundreds and thousands of fishes (huge) as mountains began suddenly to fly away from the sea.
Sanskrit: ततो वेगेन महता दानवा मामुपाद्रवन् विमुञ्चन्तः शितान् बाणान् शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Then the Danavas rushed at me with tremendous force discharging hundreds and thousands of sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलस्तेषां च मम भारत। अवर्तत महाघोरो निवातकवचान्तकः॥
English: (And), O Bharata, there took place between them and me a terrible fight destructive of the Nivatakavachas.
Sanskrit: ततो देवर्षयश्चैव तथान्ये च महर्षयः। ब्रह्मर्षयश्च सिद्धाश्च समाजग्मुर्महामृधे॥
English: The Devarshis, the Danavarshis, the Brahinarshis and the Siddhas came there to witness that terrible encounter.
Sanskrit: ते वै मामनुरूपाभिर्मधुराभिर्जयैषिणः। अस्तुवन् मुनयो वाग्भिर्यथेन्द्रं तारकामये।॥
English: (And) those Munis, eager for my victory, began to eulogise me with sweet speeches as they did Indra, at the war which took place on account of Tara (the wife of Brihaspati).
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच ततोऽश्मवर्षं सुमहत् प्रादुरासीत् समन्ततः। नगमात्रैः शिलाखण्डैस्तन्मां दृढमपीडयत्॥
English: Arjuna said: Then commenced a mighty shower of stones from all sides; (and) those stones, big as rocks, sore oppressed me.
Sanskrit: तदहं वज्रसंकाशैर्महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रचोदितैः। अचूर्णयं वेगवद्भिः शरजालैर्महाहवे॥
English: Thereupon, at that terrible encounter, I crushed (those crags) with showers of fleet arrows, resembling the thunderbolt, discharged from Mahendra's weapon.
Sanskrit: चूर्ण्यमानेऽश्मवर्षे तु पावकः समजायत। तत्राश्मचूर्णान्यपतन् पावकप्रकरा इव॥
English: Those crags being reduced to pieces, there ensued fire and those fragments of stones fell like sparks of flame.
Sanskrit: ततोऽश्मवर्षे विहते जलवर्षं महत्तरम्। धाराभिरक्षमात्राभिः प्रादुरासीन्ममान्तिके॥
English: Then, those showers of stones having been destroyed, there fell near me a mighty downpour of water having torrents of the size of an axle.
Sanskrit: नभसः प्रच्युताधारास्तिग्मवीर्याः सहस्रशः। आवृण्वन् सर्वतो व्योम दिशश्चोपदिशस्तथा॥
English: Thousand of mighty torrents (of water), falling from the sky, enveloped the entire firmament and (all) the directions and the (ten) cardinal points.
Sanskrit: धाराणां च निपातेन वायोर्विस्फूर्जितेन च। गर्जितेन च दैत्यानां न प्राज्ञायत किंचन॥
English: (And) I was quite bewildered on account of that (heavy) downpour, blowing of the wind and the yell of the Daityas.
Sanskrit: धारा दिवि च सम्बद्धा वसुधायां च सर्वशः। व्यामोहयन्त मां तत्र निपतन्त्योऽनिशं भुवि॥
English: Those showers, covering (the entire space) between the heaven and the earth and incessantly falling upon the ground, (quite) confounded me.
Sanskrit: तत्रोपदिष्टमिन्द्रेण दिव्यमस्त्रं विशोषणम्। दीप्तं प्राहिणवं घोरमशुष्यत् तेन तज्जलम्॥
English: Thereupon, I discharged that terrible, flaming and celestials weapon, Vishoshana, learnt from Indra, which dried the water up.
Sanskrit: हतेऽश्मवर्षे च मया जलवर्षे च शोषिते। मुमुचुर्दानवा मायामग्निं वायुं च भारत॥
English: The showers of stones being destroyed and the watery shower dried up by me, O Bharata, the Danavas created illusions of fire and wind.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहमग्निं व्यधमं सलिलास्त्रेण सर्वशः। शैलेन च महास्त्रेण वायोर्वेगमधारयम्॥
English: Then I totally destroyed the fire by Salila (watery) weapon; and arrested the fury of the wind by the mighty Shaila (rock) weapon.
Sanskrit: तस्यां प्रतिहतायां च दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः। प्राकुर्वन् विविधां मायां योगपद्येन भारत॥
English: (And), O Bharata, on the destruction of these (illusions), the Danavas, irrepressible in battle, produced (simultaneously) several other) illusions.
Sanskrit: ततो वर्ष प्रादुरभूत् सुमहल्लोमहर्षणम्। अस्त्राणां घोररूपाणामग्नेर्वायोस्तथाश्मनाम्॥
English: Then commenced a terrible shower of rocks and of the dreadful weapons of fire and wind, making the hair stand on the end (with terror).
Sanskrit: सा तु मायामयी वृष्टिः पीडयामास मां युधि। अथ घोरं तमस्तीव्र प्रादुरासीत् समन्ततः॥
English: And that downpour (of rocks and weapons) oppressed me in battle. Then there spread on all sides a dismal darkness.
Sanskrit: तमसा संवृते लोके घोरेण परुषेण च। हरयो विमुखाश्चासन् प्रास्खलच्चापि मातलिः॥
English: When the world was enveloped in that terrible and dense darkness, the horses drew back, Matali stumbled,
Sanskrit: हस्ताद्धि रश्मयश्चास्य प्रतोदः प्रापतद् भुवि। असकृच्चाह मां भीत: क्वासीति भरतर्षभा॥
English: And the golden whip fell on the ground from his hand. O best of the Bharata, getting terrified, he repeatedly cried out "Where are you?"
Sanskrit: मां च भीराविशत् तीव्रा तस्मिन् विगतचेतसि। स च मां विगतज्ञानः संत्रस्तमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: (And), when he lost his senses, I also was seized with a terrible fear. And (thus stupefied) he said to me in a hurry,
Sanskrit: सुराणामसुराणां च संग्रामः सुमहानभूत्। अमृतार्थं पुरा पार्थ स च दृष्टो मयानघ॥
English: "O Sinless being, in days of yore a terrible battle was fought between the gods and the demons for the sake of nectar, which I witnessed.
Sanskrit: शम्बरस्य वधे घोरः संग्रामः सुमहानभूत्। सारथ्यं देवराजस्य तत्रापि कृतवानहम्॥
English: (And) in that mighty and terrible encounter, which took place for the destruction of the (Asura) Shambara, I acted as the charioteer of the lord of the gods.
Sanskrit: तथैव वृत्रस्य वधे संगृहीता हया मया। वैरोचनेर्महायुद्धं दृष्टं चापि सुदारुणम्॥
English: Again, I drove the horses on the occasion of Vritra's destruction and also witnessed that awful and terrible encounter with the son of Virochana.
Sanskrit: एते मया महाघोराः संग्रामाः पर्युपासिताः। न चापि विगतज्ञानोऽभूतपूर्वोऽस्मि पाण्डव॥
English: O Pandava, I witnessed all those terrible encounters. But never before (this) did I lose Imy senses.
Sanskrit: पितामहेन संहारः प्रजानां विहितोध्रुवम्। न हि युद्धमिदं युक्तमन्यत्र जगतः क्षयात्॥
English: Verily, it has been ordained by Pitamaha (Brahma) that the creation will be destroyed (at this encounter). For I find no other reason for this battle, If it be not for the destruction of the whole universe."
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना। मोहयिष्यन् दानवानामहं मायाबलं महत्॥
English: Hearing these words (of Matali) and pacifying my mind with my own efforts and deliberating (within myself) how to battle this mighty illusion created by the Danavas,
Sanskrit: अब्रुवं मातलिं भीतं पश्य मे भुजयोर्बलम्। अस्त्राणां च प्रभावं वैधनुषो गाण्डिवस्य च॥
English: I spoke to terrified Matali, “behold the prowess of my arms and the power of my weapons and that of my bow Gandiva.
Sanskrit: अद्यास्त्रमाययैतेषां मायामेतां सुदारुणाम्। विनिहन्मि तमश्चोग्रं मा भैः सूत स्थिरो भव॥
English: O charioteer do not be afraid, calm yourself. I will, this day, destroy the terrible illusion created by them and also this dense darkness, by illusion-creating weapon."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वाहमसृजमस्त्रमायां नराधिप। मोहनी सर्वभूतानां हिताय त्रिदिवौकसाम्॥
English: O lord of men, having said this, I produced an illusion by the means of weapons capable of stupefying the whole creating, for the welfare of the celestials.
Sanskrit: पाड्यमानासु मायासु तासु तास्वसुरोत्तमाः। पुनर्बहुविधा मायाः प्राकुर्वन्नमितौजसः॥
English: That illusion being dispelled, some of the foremost amongst the Asuras, possessed of unrivalled prowess, again created various sorts of illusions,
Sanskrit: पुनः प्रकाशमभवत् तमसा ग्रस्यते पुनः। भवत्यदर्शनो लोकः पुनरप्सु निमज्जति॥
English: (In consequence of which) now the world displayed itself, now it was enveloped in darkness, now it disappeared (from view) and, now again, it was submerged into water.
Sanskrit: सुसंगृहीतैर्हरिभिः प्रकाशे सति मातलिः। व्यचरत् स्यन्दनायेण संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे॥
English: And when it displayed itself again to view, Matali with the well-conducted steeds, began to course in battle field which made the hair stand erect (with fear).
Sanskrit: ततः पर्यपतन्नुग्रा निवातकवचा मयि। तानहं विवरं दृष्ट्वा प्राहिण्वं यमसादनम्॥
English: Then the furious Nivatakavachas flew towards me. Seizing this opportunity, I began to send them to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे निवातकवचान्तके। नापश्यं सहसा सर्वान् दानवान् माययाऽवृतान्॥
English: In that encounter, fatal to the Danavas, which was still regaining, all on a sudden, I could not behold those demons who concealed themselves under the cover of illusion.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच अदृश्यमानास्ते दैत्या योधयन्ति स्म मायया। अदृश्येनास्त्रवीर्येण तानप्यहमयोधयम्॥
English: Arjuna said: The demons, concealed from view, began fighting by the help of illusion. I also by the power of invisible weapons (i.e. weapons operating on unseen objects) fought with them,
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवमुक्ता विशिखाः सम्यगस्त्रप्रचोदिताः। अच्छिन्दत्रुत्तमाङ्गानि यत्र यत्र स्म तेऽभवन्॥
English: And by means of arrows duly shot from the Gandiva, I cut off their heads wherever they were stationed.
Sanskrit: ततो निवातकवचा वध्यमाना मया युधि। संहृत्य मायां सहसा प्राविशन् पुरमात्मनः॥
English: Thereupon, the Nivatakavachas, thus struck dead by me, all on a sudden, forsook their illusion and entered into their own city.
Sanskrit: व्यपयातेषु दैत्येषु प्रादुर्भूते च दर्शने। अपश्यं दानवांस्तत्र हतान् शतसहस्रशः॥
English: The Daityas having fled and everything being disclosed to view, I beheld there hundreds and thousands of the Danavas (lying) slain.
Sanskrit: विनिष्पिष्टानि तत्रैषां शस्त्राण्याभरणानि च। शतशः स्म प्रदृश्यन्ते गात्राणि कवचानि च॥
English: (And) I saw by hundred their crushed weapons ornaments, limbs and mails.
Sanskrit: हयानां नान्तरं ह्यासीत् पदाद् विचलितुं पदम्। उत्पत्य सहसा तस्थुरन्तरिक्षगमास्ततः॥
English: In consequence of the battlefield being strewn all over with dead bodies, the steeds had no room to move from one step to another, Thereupon with a sudden spring they took their station in the air.
Sanskrit: ततो निवातकवचा व्योम संछाद्य केवलम्। अदृश्या ह्यत्यवर्तन्त विसृन्तः शिलोच्चयान्॥
English: Then concealed from view, the Nivatakavachas, covering the entire firmament, rained down crags.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्भूमिगताश्चान्ये हयानां चरणान्यथ। व्यगृहणन् दानवा घोरा रथचक्रे च भारता॥
English: Other dreadful Danavas entering into the entrails of the earth, O Bharata, caught hold of the legs of the horses and the car-wheels.
Sanskrit: विनिगृह्य हरीनश्वान् रथं च मम युध्यतः। सर्वतो मामविध्यन्त सरथंधरणीधरैः॥
English: were When engaged in fighting, (they) seizing the horses and the car, covered me on the car, on all sides with rocks.
Sanskrit: पर्वतैरुपचीयद्भिः पतमानैस्तथापरैः। स देशो यत्र वर्ताम गुहेव समपद्यत॥
English: On account of the rocks with which we were covered and of the others which were falling (around us), the place where we stationed, looked like a cave.
Sanskrit: पर्वतैश्छाद्यमानोऽहं निगृहीतैश्च वाजिभिः। अगच्छं परमामार्तं मातलिस्तदलक्षयत्॥
English: That I was sore afflicted on account of being surrounded by rocks and the steeds being hard pressed, was perceived by Matali.
Sanskrit: लक्षयित्वा च मां भीतमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्। अर्जुनार्जुन मा भैस्त्वं वज्रमस्त्रमुदीरय॥
English: Seeing me terrified he spoke these words, "O Arjuna, O Arjuna, don't be afraid; discharge the weapon, Vajra (thunderbolt)."
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं तस्य तद् वाक्यं श्रुत्वा वज्रमुदीरयम्। देवराजस्य दयितं भीममस्त्रं नराधिप॥
English: Then, O lord of men, hearing these words of his, I let go that favourite weapon of the king of the celestials, the terrible Vajra (thunderbolt).
Sanskrit: अचलं स्थानमासाद्य गाण्डीवमनुमन्त्र्य च। अमुञ्चं वज्रसंस्पर्शानायसान् निशितान् शरान्॥
English: Inspiring the Gandiva with mantras and aiming at the locality of the rocks, I discharged sharpened iron darts having the touch of the thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: ततो मायाश्च ताः सर्वा निवातकवचांश्च तान्! ते वज्रचोदिता बाणा वज्रभूताः समाविशन्॥
English: And those arrows, turned into thunderbolt (on account of their) being shot from the Vajra, penetrated through the illusion and all the Nivatakavachas.
Sanskrit: ते वज्रवेगविहता दानवाः पर्वतोपमाः। इतरेतरमाश्लिष्य न्यपतन् पृथिवीतले॥
English: Then those Danavas, big as rocks smitten by the force of the thunder, fell on the ground clashing against one another,
Sanskrit: अन्तर्भूमौ च येऽगृहणन् दानवा रथवाजिनः। अनुप्रविश्य तान् बाणाः प्राहिण्वन् यमसादनम्॥
English: And the shafts, penetrating those Danavas, who entering into the bowels of the earth had seized the horses and the car, sent them to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: हतैर्निवातकवचैर्निरस्तैः पर्वतोपमैः। समाच्छाद्यत देशः स विकीर्णैरिव पर्वतैः॥
English: That place was completely filled with those Nivatakavachas looking like mountains, who were (either) killed or wounded and lying scattered like (so many) rocks.
Sanskrit: न हयानां क्षति: काचिन्न रथस्य न मातलेः। मम चादृश्यत तदा तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: And the fact, that neither did the horses, nor Matali, nor myself, suffer the least (by that event), appeared strange.
Sanskrit: ततो मां प्रहसन् राजन् मातलि: प्रत्यभाषत। नैतदर्जुन देवेषु त्वयि वीर्यं यदीक्ष्यते॥
English: Then, O king, Matali addressed me with a smile "the prowess displayed by you cannot be seen even among the gods.”
Sanskrit: हतेष्वसुरसंघेषु दारास्तेषां तु सर्वशः। प्राक्रोशन नगरे तस्मिन् यथा शरदि सारसाः॥
English: On the Danava hosts being slain all their wives in that city began to bewail like cranes in autumn.
Sanskrit: ततो मातलिना सार्धमहं तत् पुरमभ्ययाम्। त्रासयन् स्थघोषेण निवातकवचस्त्रियः॥
English: Then accompanied by Matali, I entered that city, terrifying the females of the Nivatakavachas by the rattling noise of the car.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा दशसाहस्रान् मयूरसदृशान् हयान्। रथं च रविसंकाशं प्राद्रवन् गणशः स्त्रियः॥
English: Beholding those ten thousands of steeds resembling peacocks and that car of the splendour of the sun, the females began to flee in large numbers.
Sanskrit: ताभिराभरणैः शब्दस्वासिताभिः समीरितः। शिलानामिव शैलेषु पतन्तीनामभूत् तदा॥
English: Thereupon, there arose a sound of the falling of the ornaments (from the persons) of those terrified ladies like the sound of hail falling upon a mountain.
Sanskrit: वित्रस्ता दैत्यनार्यस्ताः स्वानि वेश्मान्यथाविशन्। बहुरलविचित्राणि शातकुम्भमयानि च॥
English: At last the affrighted ladies of the Daityas entered into their respective golden palaces decked with innumerable gems.
Sanskrit: तदद्भुताकारमहं दृष्ट्वा नगरमुत्तमम्। विशिष्टं देवनगरादपृच्छं मातलिं ततः॥
English: Then beholding that wonderful and excellent city, superior to that of the gods, I asked Matali,
Sanskrit: इदमेवंविधं कस्माद् देवा नावासयन्त्युत। पुरंदरपुराद्धीदं विशिष्टमिति लक्षये॥
English: “This city appears superior to that of Purandara. How is it that the Gods do not reside in such a place?"
Sanskrit: मातलिरुवाच आसीदिदं पुरा पार्थ देवराजस्य नः पुरम्। ततो निवातकवचैरितः प्रच्याविताः सुराः॥
English: Matali answered O Partha, formerly it was the city of our lord of the gods. (But) afterwards the gods were expciled from here by the Nivatakavachas.
Sanskrit: तपस्तप्त्वा महत् तीव्र प्रसाद्य च पितामहम्। इदं वृतं निवासाय देवेभ्यश्चाभयं युधि॥
English: Having pleased Brahma by the performance of rigid asceticism, they asked (of him) the boons, (namely), to dwell here and to be free from all fears of the gods in wars.
Sanskrit: ततः शक्रेण भगवान् स्वयंभूरिति चोदितः। विधत्तां भगवानन्तमात्मनो हितकाम्यया॥
English: Then the self-existent lord (Shiva) was thus addressed by Shakra. "O lord, keeping our welfare in view, do what you think proper."
Sanskrit: तत उक्तो भगवता दिष्टमत्रेति भारत। भवितान्तस्त्वमप्येषां देहेनान्येन शत्रुहन्॥
English: Thereupon, O Bharata, the lord (Shiva) thus commanded Indra saying "O destroyer of foes, assuming another body you will kill these (demons).”
Sanskrit: तत एषां वधार्थाय शक्रोऽस्त्राणि ददौ तव। न हि शक्याः सुरैर्हन्तुं य एते निहतास्त्वया॥
English: Therefore, Shakra gave you the weapons for the destruction of these (demons). Even the gods had been unable to slay these that have been killed by you.
Sanskrit: कालस्य परिणामेन ततस्त्वमिह भारत। एषामन्तकरः प्राप्तस्तत् त्वया च कृतं तथा॥
English: O Bharata, as you have come hither just at the appointed time, you have been able to kill them.
Sanskrit: दानवानां विनाशाय अस्त्राणां परमं बलम्। चाहितस्त्वं महेन्द्रेण पुरुषेन्द्र तदुत्तमम्॥
English: O best of mortals, in order to destroy these Danavas, Mahendra conferred on you the energy (that belongs to the possessor) of those excellent weapons.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच ततः प्रशाम्य नगरं दानवांश्च निहत्य तान्। पुनर्मातलिना सार्धमगच्छं देवसद्म तत्॥
English: Arjuna said : Having killed the Danavas and subdued (their) city, I returned to the abode of the celestials accompanied by Matali.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच निवर्तमानेन मया महद् दृष्टं ततोऽपरम्। कामचरं दिव्यं पावकार्कसमप्रभम्॥
English: Arjuna said: Then, while returning (to the abode of Indra), I beheld on my way a great celestials city, moving at will, endued with the splendour of the fire or the sun,
Sanskrit: रत्नदुममयश्चित्रैः सुस्वरैश्च पतत्रिभिः। पौलोमैः कालकजैश्च नित्यहृष्टैरधिष्ठितम्॥
English: Containing trees made of jewels, teeming with many-coloured birds of sweet voice, inhabited by the Paulomas and the Kalakanja ever merry,