pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: प्राशितव्यं प्रयत्नेन चेत्युक्त्वादर्शनं गतः। आलिङ्गने चरौ चैव चक्रतुस्ते विपर्ययम्॥
English: They must be taken with the greatest care." And he then disappeared. But they made an exchange, both in the case of the Charus and the embracing (of trees).
Sanskrit: ततः पुनः स भगवान् काले बहुतिथे गते। दिव्यज्ञानाद् विदित्वा तु भगवानागतः पुनः॥
English: After a long time that exalted Rishi (Bhrigu) again came there. Knowing all by his divine knowledge he again came there.
Sanskrit: अथोवाच महातेजा भृगुः सत्यवतीं स्नुषाम्। उपयुक्तश्चरुर्भद्रे वृक्षे चालिङ्गनं कृतम्॥ विपरीतेन ते सुभूर्मात्रा चैवासि वञ्चिता। ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रवृत्तिः तव पुत्रो भविष्यति॥
English: Thereupon the greatly effulgent Bhrigu thus spoke to his daughter-in-law Satyavati, “O blessed girl, O maiden of lovely brow, you have taken the wrong Charu and embraced the wrong tree. It was your mother who have deceived you. Your son, though a Brahmana, will adopt the practices of the Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियो ब्राह्मणाचारो मातुस्तव सुतो महान्। भविष्यति महावीर्यः साधूगां मार्गमास्थितः॥
English: The mighty son of your mother, though a Kshatriya, will adopt the practices of a Brahmanas. His power will be great; he will tread the path of the righteous.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रसादयामास श्वशुरं सा पुनः पुनः। न मे पुत्रो भवेदीदृक कामं पौत्रो भवेदिति॥
English: Thereupon she again and again adored her father-in-law, saying, "Let not my son be of this character; let my grandson be such."
Sanskrit: एवमस्त्विति सा तेन पाण्डव प्रतिनन्दिता। जमदग्निं ततः पुत्रं जज्ञे सा काल आगते॥
English: O son of Pandu, he replied, “Be it so;" and he was pleased to grant her prayer. When the proper time came, her son was born, named Jamadagani.
Sanskrit: तेजसा वर्चसा चैव युक्तं भार्गवनन्दनम्। स वर्धमानस्तेजस्वी वेदस्याध्यनेन च॥ बहूनृषीन् महातेजाः पाण्डवेयात्यवर्तत।
English: This descendant of Bhrigu was endued with both splendour and grace. He grew in years as well as in strength; and he excelled all in the Vedas.
Sanskrit: तं तु कृत्स्नोधनुर्वेदः प्रत्यभाद् भरतर्षभ। चतुर्विधानि चास्त्राणि भास्करोपमवर्चसम्॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, the science of arms with four kinds of weapons rivalling the lustre of the sun spontaneously and without instruction came to him.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच गच्छन् स तीर्थानि महानुभावः पुण्यानि रम्याणि ददर्श राजा। सर्वाणि विप्रैरुपशोभितानि क्वचित् क्वचिद् भारत सागरस्य॥
English: Vaishampayana said : That magnanimous king then went to many sacred places and to various spots on the seashore, all adorned with the presence of Brahmanas. (He went to many) charming Tirthas and saw them.
Sanskrit: स वृत्तवांस्तेषु कृताभिषेकः सहानुजः पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रः। समुद्रगां पुण्यतमा प्रशस्तां जगाम पारिक्षित पाण्डुपुत्रः॥
English: O son of Parikshit, bathing in them and distributing wealth, that son of Pandu with his younger brothers went to a greatly holy and broad river.
Sanskrit: तत्रापि चाप्लुत्य महानुभावः संतर्पयामास पितृन् सुरांचा द्विजातिमुख्येषुधनं विसृज्य गोदावरी सागरगामगच्छत्॥
English: That magnanimous king, bathing there, offered oblations to the Pitris and the celestials. Giving wealth to the foremost of Brahmanas, he then went to the ocean-going Godavari.
Sanskrit: ततो विपाप्मा द्रविडेषु राजन् समुद्रमासाद्य च लोकपुण्यम्। अगस्त्यतीर्थं च महापवित्रं नारीतीर्थान्यथ वीरो ददर्श॥
English: O king, then being cleansed. of his sins, he came to the sea in the Dravida. The hero then saw the greatly holy and sacred Agastya Tirtha and also the Nari Tirtha.
Sanskrit: तत्रार्जुनस्यायधनुर्धरस्य निशम्य तत् कर्म नरैरशक्यम्। सम्पूज्यमानः परमर्षिसङ्घः परां मुदं पाण्डुसुतः स लेभे॥
English: He heard here the story of the famous feat which was achieved by Arjuna, inat foremost of wielders of bow and which was beyond the power of man. Being praised by the great Rishis, the son of Pandu derived much pleasure.
Sanskrit: स तेषु तीर्थेष्वभिषिक्तगात्रः कृष्णासहाय: सहितोऽनुजैश्च। सम्पूजयन् विक्रममर्जुनस्य रेमे महीपाल पतिः पृथिव्याः॥
English: O ruler of earth, that lord of earth with Krishna (Draupadi) and his younger brothers, praising the prowess of Arjuna, then lived there in great happiness.
Sanskrit: ततः सहस्राणि गवां प्रदाय तीर्थेषु तेष्वम्बुधरोत्तमस्य। हृष्टः सह भ्रातृभिरर्जुनस्य संकीर्तयामास गवां प्रदानम्॥
English: He then gave away one thousand kine in those Tirthas situated on the shore of the excellent sea; and with his brothers he narrated with joy the account of Arjuna's bestowal of kine.
Sanskrit: स तानि तीर्थानि च सागरस्य पुण्यानि चान्यानि बहूनि राजन्। क्रमेण गच्छन् परिपूर्णकाम: शूर्पारकं पुण्यतमं ददर्श॥
English: O king, he then went one after the other to all the Tirthas and also to other sacred places and thus his desires were fulfilled. He then saw the very sacred Shurparaka.
Sanskrit: तत्रोदधे: कंचिदतीत्य देशं ख्यातं पृथिव्यां वनमाससाद। दिष्टं तथा पुण्यपरैर्नरेन्द्रैः॥
English: Then having crossed a certain tract on the sca coast, he came to a forest celebrated over the earth. In the days of yore the celestials performed asceticism there and the kings performed sacrifices.
Sanskrit: स तत्र तामङ्घयधनुर्धरस्य वेदी ददर्शायतपीनबाहुः। ऋचीकपुत्रस्य तपस्विसङ्घः समावृतां पुण्यकृदर्चनीयाम्॥
English: The long and lusty-armed hero saw the celebrated altar of Rechika's son, that foremost of all wielders of the bow. It was surrounded by many ascetics and was fit to be worshipped by the virtuous..
Sanskrit: ततो वसूनां वसुधाधिपः स मरुद्गणानां च तथाश्विनोश्च। मिन्द्रस्य विष्णोः सवितुर्विभोश्च॥ भवस्य चन्द्रस्य दिवाकरस्य पतेरपां साध्यगणस्य चैव। धातुः पितृणां च तथा महात्मा रुद्रस्य राजन् सगणस्य चैव॥ सरस्वत्याः सिद्धगणस्य चैव पुण्याश्च ये चाप्यमरास्तथान्ये। पुण्यानि चाप्यायतनानि तेषां ददर्श राजा सुमनोहराणि॥
English: The king then saw the sacred and the charining shrines of all the celestials, of the Vasus, of the Maruts, of the Ashvins of Yama, of Aditya, of the Lord of wealth (Kubera), of Indra, of Vishnu, of Shiva, of Moon, of the author of day (sun), of the lord of waters, of the lord of the Sadhyas and of Brahma, of the Pitris, of the high-souled Rudra, O king, of Sagara, of Sarasvati, of the Sidhyas and of many other immortal holy gods.
Sanskrit: तेषूपवासान विबुधानुपोष्य दत्त्वा च रत्नानि महान्ति राजा। तीर्थेषु सर्वेषु परिप्लुताङ्गः पुनः स शूर्पारकमाजगाम्॥
English: The king observed many fasts in these Tirthas and gave away many costly gems. Having bathed his body in these holy places, he again came back to Shurparaka.
Sanskrit: स तेन तीर्थेन तु सागरस्य पुनः प्रयातः सह सोदरीयैः। स्तीर्थं प्रभासं समुपाजगाम॥
English: He then with his brothers went along those Tirthas on the sea-coast; and he then came to Prabhasa, the fame of which had been spread by the Brahmanas all over the world.
Sanskrit: तत्राभिषिक्तः पृथुलोहिताश्च सहानुजैर्देवगणान् पितॄश्चा संतर्पयामास तथैव कृष्णा ते चापि विप्राः सह लोमशेन।॥
English: The large and red-eyed hero, having bathed in it with his brothers, offered oblations to the celestials and the Pitris. So did Krishna (Draupadi) and all the Brahmanas with Lomasha.
Sanskrit: स द्वादशाहं जलवायुभक्षः। कुर्वन् क्षपाहःसु तदाभिषेकम्। समन्ततोऽग्नीनुपदीपयित्वा तेपे तपोधर्मभृतां वरिष्ठः॥
English: For twelve days he lived on air and water. He performed ablutions for day and for night; he surrounded himself with fire kindled on all sides. Thus did that greatest of all virtuous men engaged himself in asceticism,
Sanskrit: तमुग्रमास्थाय तपश्चरन्तं शुश्राव रामश्च जनार्दनश्च। तौ सर्ववृष्णिप्रवरौ ससैन्यौ युधिष्ठिरं जग्मतुराजमीढम्॥
English: When he was thus practising the severe austerities, Rama and Janardana (Balarama and Krishna) heard of it. The two leaders of the Vrishnis accompanied with soldiers went to Yudhishthira, the descendant of Ajamidha.
Sanskrit: वृष्णयः पाण्डुसुतान् समीक्ष्य भूमौ शयानान् मलदिग्धगावान्। ते ॥ अनर्हती द्रौपदों चापि दृष्ट्वा सुदुःखिताश्चक्रुशुरातनादम्॥
English: The Vrishnis saw that the sons of Pandu lay down on the ground, their bodies being besmeared all over with dirt. Seeing Draupadi in a sad state, they were filled with grief and broke out into loud lamentations.
Sanskrit: ततः स रामं च जनार्दनं च काणि च साम्बं च शिनेश्च पौत्रम्। अन्यांश्च वृष्णीनुपगम्य पूजा चक्रे यथाधर्ममहीनसत्त्वः॥
English: The king, whom misfortune never could cast down, cordially met Rama and Krishna, Krishna's son Samba, the grandson of Shini and other Vrishni and paid to them all due honours.
Sanskrit: स्तैः सत्कृताः पाण्डुसुतैस्तथैव। नुपाविशन् देवगणा यथेन्द्रम्॥
English: They also paid due honours to the son of Pandu and were similarly honoured by him. () king, they sat round Yudhishthira as Indra is seated surrounded by the celestials.
Sanskrit: तेषां स सर्वं चरितं परेषां वने च वासं परमप्रतीतः। अस्त्रार्थमिन्द्रस्य गतं च पार्थं निवेशन हृष्टमनाः शशंस॥
English: Being highly pleased, he narrated to them all the machinations of his enemies and how he lived in the forest and how Arjuna had gone to the abode of Indra; all this he narrated in great gladness of heart.
Sanskrit: स्तांश्चापि दृष्ट्वा सुकृशानतीव। नेत्रोद्भवं सम्मुमुचुमहारे दुःखार्तिजं वारि महानुभावाः॥
English: They were glad to learn all this from him. When they saw the Pandavas lean, the magnanimous and the majestic Vrishnis began to shed tears, which came out spontaneously from their eyes.
Sanskrit: जनमजेय उवाच प्रभासतीर्थमासाद्य पाण्डवा वृष्णयस्तथा। किमकुर्वन् कथाश्चैषां कास्तत्रासंस्तपोधन॥ ते हि सर्वे महात्मनः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदाः। वृष्णयः पाण्डवाश्चैव सुहदश्च परस्परम्॥
English: Janamejaya said: O great ascetic, when the Pandavas and the Vrishnis reached the sacred Prabhasa, what did they do? What conversation was held by them there? For all of them were high-souled, proficient in all the branches of Science and both the Vrishnis and the Pandavas held one another in friendly estimation.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रभासतीर्थं सम्प्राप्य पुण्यं तीर्थं महोदधेः। वृष्णयः पाण्डवान् वीराः परिवार्योपतस्थिरे॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Having arrived at the sacred Tirtha on the coast of sea, the heroic Vrishni surrounded the sons of Pandu and waited upon them.
Sanskrit: ततो गोक्षीरकुन्देन्दुमृणालरजतप्रभः। वनमाली हली रामो बभाषे पुष्करेक्षणम्॥
English: Thereupon Rama, the wielder of ploughshare, as white as the milk of a cow or the Kunda flowers or the moon or the silver or the lotus-root, who was adorned with garlands of wild-flowers, thus spoke to the lotus-eyed one.
Sanskrit: बलदेव उवाच न कृष्णधर्मश्चरितो भवाय जन्तोरधर्मश्च पराभवाय। युधिष्ठिरो यत्र जटी महात्मा वनाश्रयः क्लिश्यति चीरवासाः॥
English: Rama said: O. Krishna, I do not find that the practice of virtue leads to any good or that sinful practices cause any evil, for the magnanimous Yudhishthira is miserable with matted locks, a wanderer in the forest with barks of trees as his garments.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनश्चापि महीं प्रशास्ति न चास्य भूमिर्विवरं ददाति। नितीव मन्येत नरोऽल्पबुद्धिः॥
English: Duryodhana is ruling the earth; the earth does not swallow him up. From this men with little intelligent would consider that a sinful life is preferable to a virtuous one.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधने चापि विवर्धमाने युधिष्ठिरे चासुखमात्तराज्ये। किं त्वत्र कर्तव्यमिति प्रजाभिः शङ्का मिथः संजनिता नराणाम्॥
English: When Duryodhana is flourishing and Yudhishthira is miserable being robbed as he is of his throne, what should people do in this matter? This is the doubt that is perplexing the mind of every man.
Sanskrit: अयं सधर्मप्रभावो नरेन्द्रो धर्मेधृतः सत्यधृतिः प्रदाता। चलेद्धि राज्याच्च सुखाच्च पार्थो धर्मादपेतस्तु कथं विवर्धेत्॥ कथं नु भीष्मश्च कृपश्च विप्रो द्रोणश्च राजा च कुलस्य वृद्धः। प्रव्राज्य पार्थान् सुखमाप्नुवन्ति धिक् पापबुद्धीन् भरतप्रधानान्॥
English: Here is this lord of men born of Dharma himself, ever steady in the path of virtue, devoted to truthfulness and possessing a liberal heart, this son of Pritha who should give up his kingdom, but who would not swerve from the path of virtue. How is it that Bhishma, Kripa, Brahmana, Drona, the aged king (Dhritarashtra), the senior members of the (Kuru) race are all living happily after banishing the sons of Pritha? Fie to the viciousminded leaders of the Bharata race!
Sanskrit: किं नाम वक्ष्यत्यवनिप्रधानः पितॄन् समागम्य परत्र पापः। पुत्रेषु सम्यक् चरितं मयेति पुत्रानपापान् व्यपरोप्य राज्यात्॥
English: What will that sinful man, that ruler of earth say to his (deceased) ancestors when he will meet them in the next world? Having driven away his inoffensive sons from the throne, will he be able to say that he treated them in a blameless way?
Sanskrit: नासौ धिया सम्प्रति पश्यति स्म किं नाम कृत्वाहमचक्षुरेवम्। जातः पृथिव्यामिति पार्थिवेषु प्रवाज्य कौन्तेयमिति स्म राज्यात्॥
English: He does not now see with his minds eye how he has become so sightless and for what act he has grown blind among the kings of this entire earth. It is because he has banished the sons of Kunti.
Sanskrit: नूनं समृद्धान् पितृलोकभूमौ चामीकराभान् क्षितिजान् प्रफुल्लान्। विचित्रवीर्यस्य सुतः सपुत्रः कृत्वा नृशंसं बत पश्यति स्म॥
English: I have no doubt that son of Vichitravirya's son when he with his sons perpetrated this cruel act, here saw blossoming trees of gold in the abode of the Pitris.
Sanskrit: व्यूढोत्तरांसान् पृथुलोहिताक्षान् नेमान् स्म पृच्छन् स शृणोति नूनम्। प्रास्थापयद् यत् सवनं सशङ्को युधिष्ठिरं सानुजमात्तशस्त्रम्॥
English: When he had farelessly banished Yudhishthira to the forest who had all his weapons with him and who was accompanied by his younger brothers, he must have asked (some questions) them with their shoulders projecting towards him and their red eyes staring at him; and he must have heard their reply.
Sanskrit: योऽयं परेषां पृतनां समृद्धां निरायुधो दीर्घभुजो निहन्यात्। श्रुत्वैव शब्दं हि वृकोदरस्य मुञ्चन्ति सैन्यानि शकृत् समूत्रम्॥
English: This Vrikodara (Bhima) here is able to destroy with the strength of his powerful arms only and without the help of any weapons a great array of hostile troops. Hearing his warcry the soldiers on a field of battle utterly lose their heart.
Sanskrit: स क्षुत्पिपासाध्वकृशस्तरवी समेत्य नानायुधबाणपाणिः। वने स्मरन् वासमिमं सुघोरं शेषं न कुर्यादिति निश्चितं मे॥
English: The greatly strong hero is now suffering from hunger and thirst and is emaciated with toilsome journeys. It is certain when he will take up in his hand arrows and other weapons and meet his enemies on the field of battle, he will then remember the sufferings of this forest-life and kill all his enemies.
Sanskrit: न ह्यस्य वीर्येण बलेन कश्चित्। समः पृथिव्यापपि विद्यतेऽन्यः। स शीतवातातपकर्शिताङ्गो न शेषमाजावसुहृत्सु कुर्यात्॥
English: None exists in the world who is equal to him in strength or in prowess. He is now emaciated with cold, heat and wind, but when he will stand up for fight, he will kill all.
Sanskrit: प्राच्यां नृपानेकरथेन जित्वा वृकोदरः सानुचरान् रणेषु। स्वस्त्यागमद् योऽतिरथस्तरस्वी सोऽयं वने क्लिश्यति चीरवासाः॥ यः सिन्धुकूले व्यजयवृदेवान् समागतान् दाक्षिणात्यान् महीपान्। तं पश्यतेमं सहदेवमद्य तरस्विनं तापसवेषरूपम्॥
English: This powerful hero, this Vrikodara, conquered single-handed all the rulers of men of the eastern countries along with those who followed them in battle. He returned from the war safe and uninjured. Even he is now miserably passing his days in the forest wearing barks of trees. This mighty-Sahadeva defeated all the kings of the southern countries, those ruler of men who had assembled on the shore of the sea. they now see him in the garb of an anchorite.
Sanskrit: यः पार्थिवानेकरथेन जिग्ये दिशं प्रतीची प्रति युद्धशौण्डः। अटी चरत्यद्य मलाचिताङ्गः॥
English: This hero (Nakula), valiant in battle defeated single-handed the kings who ruled over the western countries. He now roams in the forest living on fruits and roots, with matted locks on his head and his body besmeared with dirts.
Sanskrit: सत्रे समृद्धेऽतिरथस्य राज्ञो वेदीतलादुत्पतिता सुता या। सेयं वने वासमिमं सुदुःखं कथं सहत्यद्य सती सुखार्हा॥
English: This princess (Draupadi), the daughter of a king, who is a great car-warrior, rose from the sacrificial altar. She was always accustomed to a life of comfort and ease. How is she now enduring the miserable life in the forest?
Sanskrit: त्रिवर्गमुख्यस्य समीरणस्य देवेश्वरस्याप्यथवाश्विनोश्च। एषां सुराणां तनयाः कथं नु वनेऽचरन् ह्यस्तसुखाः सुखार्हाः॥
English: How are (the men), the son of Dharma who stands at the head of all the three Vargas (Dharma, Artha and Kama), this, son of Vayu, this son of king of the celestials these two sons of Ashvins, being all the sons of celestials and accustomed to a life of comfort and ease, living in this forest deprived of all comforts,
Sanskrit: जिते हिधर्मस्य सुते सभार्य सभ्रातृके सानुचरे निरस्ते। दुर्योधने चापि विवर्धमाने कथं न सीदत्यवनिः सशैला।॥
English: Why did not the earth sink with all these hills when the son of Dharma met with defeat and when his wife, brothers, followers and he himself, were driven away (from the kingdom) and when Duryodhana began to flourish.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिरुवाच न राम कालः परिदेवनाय यदुत्तरं त्वत्र तदेव सर्वे। समाचरामो हनतीतकालं युधिष्ठिरो यद्यपि नाह किंचित्॥
English: Satyaki said : ORama, this is not the time for lamentation. Let us do without any further delay that which is proper and suited to the present occasion, though Yudhishthira does not say anything.
Sanskrit: ये नाथवन्तोऽद्य भवन्ति लोके ते नात्मना कर्म समारभन्ते। तेषां तु कार्येषु भवन्ति नाथा: शिव्यादयो राम यथा ययातः॥
English: Those in the world who have other persons to look after them do not undertake to do anything themselves. They have others to do their work as did Shibi and others of Yayati.
Sanskrit: येषां तथा राम समारभन्ते कार्याणि नाथाः स्वमतेन लोके। ते नाथवन्तः पुरुषप्रवीरा नानाथवत् कृच्छ्रमवाप्नुवन्ति॥
English: O Rama, those, whose help-mate sact according to their own opinion, those men having others to look after them, never meet with disaster like men who have none to help them.
Sanskrit: कस्मादिमौ रामजनार्दनौ च प्रद्युम्नसाम्वौ च मया समेतौ। स्त्रैलोक्यनाथानभिगम्य पार्थाः॥
English: How is it that when the sons of Pritha have these two men, Rama and Janardana (Krishna) also Pradyumna, Samba and myself, all able to protect the three worlds, that they are living in the forest?
Sanskrit: निर्यातु साध्वद्य दशार्हसेना प्रभूतनानायुधचित्रवर्मा। यमक्षयं गच्छतुधार्तराष्ट्रः सबान्धवो वृष्णिबलाभिभूतः॥ त्वं ह्येव कोपात् पृथिवीमपीमां संवेष्टयेस्तिष्ठस्तु शार्ङ्गधन्वा। सधार्तराष्ट्र जहि सानुबन्धं वृत्रं यथा देवपतिर्महेन्द्रः॥
English: It is proper that this very day the army of the Dasharahas should march out, variously armed and well clad in armours. Let the sons of Dhritarashtra be attacked with the Vrishni soldiers and let them all go with their friends to the abode of Yama. Let him alone who wields the bow made of horn (Krishna), let yourself alone who, if roused, is capable of subverting the wholé, earth, kill the sons of Dhritarashtra with all their friends as the chief of the celestials killed Vitra.
Sanskrit: भ्राता च मे यः स सखा गुरुश्च जनार्दनस्यात्मसमश्च पार्थः। यदर्थमैच्छन् मनुजाः सुपुत्रं शिष्यं गुस्श्चाप्रतिकूलवादम्॥
English: The son of Pritha (Arjuna) is my brother, he is my friend, he is also my preceptor; and he is like the second self of Krishna. It is for this reason that men desire for a worthy son and that a preceptor seeks an obedient and obliging pupil.
Sanskrit: यदर्थमभ्युद्यतमुत्तमं तत् करोति कर्माचयमपारणीयम्। विहत्य सर्वाणि रणेऽभिभूया।८॥
English: It is for this reason the time has (at last) come for that, excellent work which is the best of all works and which is difficult to perform. I shall baffle his (Duryodhana's) showers of weapons by my excellent weapon, I shall overpower all in battle.
Sanskrit: कायाच्छिरः सर्पविषाग्निकल्पैः शरोत्तमैरुन्मथितास्मि रामा खड्न चाहं निशितेन संख्ये कायाच्छिरस्तस्य बलात् प्रमथ्य।॥
English: O Rama, I shall in anger cut off his head from his body with my excellent weapons which are like snakes or poison or fire. I shall by force with my sword sever his head from his body in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य सर्वाननुगान् हनिष्ये दुर्योधनं चापि कुरुश्च सर्वान्। आत्तायुधं मामिह रौहिणेय पश्यन्तु भैमा युधि जातहर्षाः॥
English: Then I shall kill all his followers, Duryodhana and all the Kurus. O son of Rohini, let the followers of Bhima look at me with joy when I take up my weapons at the field of battle.
Sanskrit: नग्निं महाकक्षमिवान्तकाले। प्रद्युम्नमुक्तान् निशितान् न शक्ताः सोढुं कृपद्रोणविकर्णकर्णाः॥
English: I shall alone kill all the chief men of the Kurus as fire burns heaps of straw at the end of the Yuga. Kripa, Drona, Vikarna and Karna, are not (at all) able to withstand the sharp arrows shot by Pradyumna.
Sanskrit: जानामि वीर्यं च जयात्मजस्य काणिर्भवत्येष यथा रणस्थः। साम्बः ससूतं सरथं भुजाभ्यां दुःखासनं शास्तु बलात् प्रमथ्य॥
English: I know the power of this son (of Krishna). I know how Krishna's son conducts himself in the field of battle. Samba will with great force chastise by his arms Dushashana with his charioteer and car.
Sanskrit: न विद्यते जाम्बवतीसुतस्य रणे विषां हि रणोत्कटस्य। एतेन बालेन हि शम्बरस्य दैत्यस्य सैन्यं सहसा प्रणुन्नम्॥
English: Nothing exists which can withstand the force of the son of Jambavati when he becomes irresistible in fight on the field of battle. The army of the Daitya Shamba was speedily routed (by him) when he was but a boy.
Sanskrit: रेतेन संख्ये निहतोऽश्वचक्रः। को नाम साम्बस्य महारथस्य रणे समक्षं रथमभ्युदयात्॥
English: Ashvachakra whose thighs were round and whose mascular arms were of exceeding length was killed by him in battle. Who is there who can go before the car of the great car-warrior Samba?
Sanskrit: यथा प्रविश्यान्तरमन्तकस्य काले मनुष्यो न विनिष्क्रमेता तथा प्रविश्यान्तरमस्य संख्ये को नाम जीवन् पुनराव्रजेत्॥
English: As men coming within the clutches of death can never come out of it, so who is there that once coming under his clutches in the field of battle, escapes with his life.
Sanskrit: द्रोणं च भीष्मं च महारथौ तौ सुतैर्वृतं चाप्यथ सोमदत्तम्। सर्वाणि सन्यानि च वासुदेवः प्रधक्ष्यते सायकवह्निजालैः॥
English: The son of Vasudeva will consume by the shower of his fiery weapons all the soldiers together with those two great car-warriors, Bhishma and Drona and also Somadatta surrounded by his sons.
Sanskrit: किं नाम लोकेष्वविषयमस्ति कृष्णस्य सर्वेषु सदेवकेषु। श्चक्रायुधस्याप्रतिमस्य युद्धे॥
English: Who is there in all the world including the celestials whom Krishna cannot fight on equal footing? When he takes up his weapons, wields his excellent arrows, arms himself with the discus, he becomes matchless in fight.
Sanskrit: महीमिमांधार्तराष्ट्रर्विसंज्ञैः। हृतोत्तमाङ्गैनिहतैः करोतु कीर्णां कुशैर्वेदिमिवाध्वरेषु॥
English: Let Anirudha also take up in his hand buckler and sword, let him cover the earth with Dhritarashta's sons, their heads being severed from their bodies, as in a sacrifice the altar is covered with Kusha (grass).
Sanskrit: गदोल्मुको बाहुकभानुनीथाः शूरच संख्ये निशथः कुमारः। रणोत्कटौ सारणचारुदेष्णौ कुलोचितं विप्रथयन्तु कर्म॥
English: Gada, Ulmuka, Bahuka, Bhanu, Nitha and heroic in battle but young in age, Nishatha, Sarana and Charudeshna, irresistible in war, let all of them perform feats befitting their race.
Sanskrit: सवृष्णिभोजान्धकयोधमुख्या समागता सात सात्वतशूरसेना। ल्लोके यशः स्फीतमुपाकरोतु॥
English: Let the united armies of Satvatas and the Suras, together with the chief heroes of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, killing the sons of Dhritarashtra in the field of battle, spread their fame all over the world,
Sanskrit: ततोऽभिमन्युः पृथिवीं प्रशास्तु यावद् व्रतधर्मभृतां वरिष्ठः। युधिष्ठिरः पारयते महात्मा द्यूते यथोक्तं कुरुसत्तमेन॥
English: Let Abhimanyu rule the earth so long this foremost of virtuous men, the high-souled Yudhishthira is engaged in fulfilling the vow which this best of the Kuru race took on the occasion of the celebrated gambling match.
Sanskrit: स्ततो महीं भोक्ष्यतिधर्मराजः। मेतद्धि नः कृत्यतमं यशस्यम्॥
English: After his enemies are all defeated by the arrows discharged by us, let the virtuous king then rule over the earth. There will be then no son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana) or the son of the charioteer (Karna). This is the most important work for us to do and this will surely lead us to fame.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच असंशयं माधव सत्यमेतद् गृहणीम ते वाक्यमदीनसत्त्व। स्वाभ्यां भुजाभ्यामजितां तु भूमि नेच्छेत् कुरूणामृषभः कथंचित्॥
English: Krishna said: O descendant of Madhu, there is no doubt what you say is true. O greatly courageous hero, we accept your words. This foremost of Kurus, (Yudhishthira) does not desire to possess the land that is not won by his won prowess of arms.