pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: द्वैपायन: सशिष्यश्च सिद्धाश्चान्ये मनीषिणः। शतयूपश्च राजर्षिर्वृद्धः परमधार्मिकः॥
English: The Island-born Vyasa with all his disciples, and other persons gifted success, and the royal sage Shatayupa of advanced years and possessed of greit merit, also came.
Sanskrit: तेषां कुन्ती महाराज पूजां चक्रे यथाविधि। ते चापि तुतुषुस्तस्यास्तापसाः परियर्चया॥
English: Kunti adored them with due rites, O king. All those ascetics were highly pleased with the adorations offered to them.
Sanskrit: तत्र धाः कथास्तात यक्रुस्ते परमर्षयः। रमयन्तो महात्मानं धृतराष्ट्रं जनाधिपम्॥
English: Those great Rishis pleased the high souled king Dhritarashtra with discourses on religion and virtue.
Sanskrit: कथान्तरे तु कस्मिंश्चिद् देवर्षि रदस्ततः। कथामिमामकथयत् सर्वप्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान्॥
English: At the conclusion of their converse, the celestial Rishi Narada, seeing all things as objects of direct perception, said the following words.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच केकयाधिपतिः श्रीमान् राजाऽऽसीदकुतोभयः। सहस्रचित्य इत्युक्तः शतयूपपितामहः॥
English: Narada said There was king of the Kaikeyas, possessed of great prosperity and perfectly fearless. His name was Sahasrachitya and he was the grandfather of the Shatayupa.
Sanskrit: स पुत्रे राज्यमासज्य ज्येष्ठे परमधार्मिके। सहस्रचित्यो धर्मात्मा प्रविवेश वनं नृपः॥
English: Resigning his kingdoin to his highly virtuous eldest Soil, the virtuous king Sahasrachitya retired into the forest.
Sanskrit: स गत्वा तपसः पारं दीप्तस्य वसुधाधिपः। पुरंदरस्य संस्थानं प्रतिपेदे महाद्युतिः॥
English: Reaching the other end of blazing penances, that king, gifted with great splendour, attained to the region of Purandara where he continued to live in his company.
Sanskrit: दृष्टपूर्वः स बहुशो राजन् सम्पतता मया। महेन्द्रसदने राजा तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः॥
English: On many occasions, while visiting the region of Indra, O king, I saw that monarch, whose sins had all been consumed by penances, living in Indra's palace.
Sanskrit: तथा शैलालयो राजा भगदत्तपितामहः। तपोबलेनैव नृपो महेन्द्रसदनं गतः॥
English: Similarly, king Shailya, the grandfather of Bhagadatta, attained to the region of Indra by the power alone of his penances.
Sanskrit: तथा पृषध्रोराजाऽऽसीद् राजन् वज्रधरोपमः। स चापि तपसा लेभे नाकपृष्ठमितो गतः॥
English: There was another king, O monarch, of the name of Prishadhra who resembled the holder of the thunder-bolt himself. That king also by his penances proceeded from the Earth to the celestial region.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्नरण्ये नृपते मान्धातुरपि चात्मजः। पुरुकुत्सो नृपः सिद्धिं महतीं समवाप्तवान्॥
English: In this very forest, o king, that king, viz., Purukutsa, the son of Mandhatri, acquired great Success.
Sanskrit: भार्या समभवद् यस्य नर्मदा सरितां वरा। सोऽस्मिन्नरण्ये नृपतिस्तपस्तप्त्वा दिवं गतः॥
English: That foremost of rivers, viz., Narmada, became the consort of that king. Having practised penances in this very forest, that king procceded to the celestial region.
Sanskrit: शशलोमा च राजाऽऽसीद् राजन् परमधार्मिकः। सम्यगस्मिन् वने तप्त्वा ततो दिवमवाप्तवान्॥
English: There was another king, highly righteous, of the name of Shashaloman. He, too, performed severe austerities in this forest and then ascended to the celestial region.
Sanskrit: द्वैपायनप्रसादाच्च त्वमपीदं तपोवनम्। राजन्नवाप्य दुष्प्रापां गतिमय्यां गमिष्यसि॥
English: You also, O monarch, having arrived at this forest, shall, through the grace of the Islandborn, attain to a very high cnd and which is difficult of attainment.
Sanskrit: त्वं चापि राजशार्दूल तपसोऽन्ते श्रिया वृतः। गान्धारीसहितो गन्ता गतिं तेषां महात्मनाम्॥
English: You also. O foremost of kings, at the termination of your penances, shall become gifted with great prosperity and, accompanied by Gandhari, attain to the end reached by those great ones.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुः स्मरति ते नित्यं बलहन्तुः समीपगः। त्वां सदैव महाराज श्रेयसा स च योक्ष्यति॥
English: Living in the presence of the destroyer of Vala, Pandu thinks of you always. He will, O monarch, certainly assist you in the attainment of Prosperity.
Sanskrit: तव शुश्रूषया चैव गान्धार्याश्च यशस्विनी। भर्तुः सलोकतामेषा गमिष्यति वधूस्तव॥
English: Through serving you and Gandhari, this daughter-in-law of yours, possessed of great fame, will attain to residence with her husband in the other world.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्य जननी स हि धर्मः सनातनः। वयमेतत् प्रपश्यामो नृपते दिव्यचक्षुषा॥
English: She is the mother of Yudhishthria who is the eternal Dharma. We see all this, O king, with out spiritual vision.
Sanskrit: प्रवेक्ष्यति महात्मानं विदुरश्च युधिष्ठिरम्। संजयस्तदनुध्यानादितः स्वर्गमवाप्स्यति॥
English: Vidura will enter into the high souled Yudhishthira. Sanjaya also, through meditation, will ascend from this world into the celestial region.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा कौरवेन्द्रो महात्मा सार्धं पल्या प्रीतिमान् सम्बभूव। विद्वान् वाक्यं नारदस्य प्रशस्य चक्रे पूजां चातुलां नारदाय।२१।।
English: Vaishampayana said That great chief of Kuru's race, endued with learning, having, with his wife, heard these words of Narada, praised them and adored Narada with unprecedented honors.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वे नारदं विप्रसंघाः सम्पूजयामासुरतीव राजन्। राज्ञः प्रीत्या धृतराष्ट्रस्य ते वै पुनः पुनः सम्प्रहृष्टास्तदानीम्॥
English: The assembly of Brahmanas there present became filled with great joy, and desirous of pleasing king Dhritarashtra, o monarch, themselves worshipped Narada with great respect.
Sanskrit: नारदस्य तु तद् वाक्यं शशंसुर्द्विजसत्तमाः। शतयूपस्तु राजर्षिर्नारदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ अहो भगवता श्रद्धा कुरुराजस्य वर्धिता। सर्वस्य च जनस्यास्य मम चैव महाद्युते॥
English: Those foremost of twice-born persons also lauded the words of Narada. Then the royal sage Shatayupa, addressing Narada, said, Your holy self has increased the devotion of the Kuru king, of all those people here, and of myself also, O you of great splendour.
Sanskrit: अस्ति काचिद् विवक्षा तु तां मे निगदतः शृणु। धृतराष्ट्र प्रति नृपं देवर्षे लोकपूजित॥
English: I wish to ask you something. Listen to me as I say it. It is about king, Dhritarashtra,O celestial Rishi, that are adored of all the worlds.
Sanskrit: सर्ववृत्तान्ततवत्ज्ञो भवान् दिव्येन चक्षुषा। युक्तः पश्यसि विप्रर्षे गतिर्या विविधा नृणाम्॥
English: You know the truth of every affair. Gifted with celestial vision, you behold, O twice-born Rishi, what the various ends are of human beings.
Sanskrit: उक्तवान् नृपतीनां त्वं महेन्द्रस्य सलोकताम्। न त्वस्य नृपतेर्लोकाः कथितास्ते महामुने॥
English: You have said what the end has been of the kings mentioned by you, viz., association with the king of the celestials. You have not, however, O great Rishi, decured what those regions are which will be acquired by this king.
Sanskrit: स्थानमप्यस्य नृपतेः श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं विभो। त्वत्तः कीदृक् कदा चेति तन्ममाख्याहि तत्त्वतः।।२८
English: O powerful one, I wish to hear from you what region will be acquired by the royal Dhritarashtra. You should tell me truly the kind of region that will be his and the time when he will attain to it.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो नारदस्तेन वाक्यं सर्वमनोऽनुगम्। व्याजहार सभामध्ये दिव्यदर्शी महातपाः॥
English: Thus addressed by him, Narada of celestial vision and endued with austere penances, said in the midst of the assembly these words highly agreeable to the minds of all.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच यदृच्छया शक्रसदो गत्वा शक्रं शचीपतिम्। दृष्टवानस्मि राजर्षे तत्र पाण्डुं नराधिपम्॥
English: Going at my will to the palace of Shakra, I have seen Shakara the lord of Sachi; and there, O royal sage, I have seen king Pandu.
Sanskrit: तत्रेयं धृतराष्ट्रस्य कथा समभवन्नृप। तपसो दुष्करस्यास्य यदयं तपते नृपः॥
English: There is a talk arose, O monarch, about this Dhritarashtra and those highly austere penaces which he is performing.
Sanskrit: तत्राहमिदमश्रौषं शक्रस्य वदतः खयम्। वर्षाणि त्रीणि शिष्टानि राज्ञोऽस्य परमायुषः॥
English: There I heard from the lips of Shakra himself that there are three years yet of the period of life of this king.
Sanskrit: ततः कुबेरभवनं गान्धरीसहितो नृपः। प्रयाता धृतराष्ट्रोऽयं राजराजाभिसत्कृतः॥ कामगेन विमानेन दिव्याभरणभूषितः।
English: After that, king Dhritarashtra, accompanied by his wife Gandhari, will go to the regions of Kubera and be highly honored by that king of kings. He will go there on a car moving at his will, his his body adorned with celestial ornaments.
Sanskrit: ऋषिपुत्रो महाभागस्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः॥ संचरिष्यति लोकांश्च देवगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्। स्वच्छन्देनेति धर्मात्मा यन्मां त्वमनुपृच्छसि॥
English: He is the son of a Rishi; he is highly blessed; he has exhausted all his sins by his penances. Gifted with a righteous soul, he will roam at will through the regions of the celestials, the Gandharvas, and the Rakshasas. That about which you have enquired, is a mystery to the gods. Through my affection for you, I have said this high truth.
Sanskrit: देवगुह्यमिदं प्रीत्या मया वः कथितं महत्। भवन्तो हि श्रुतधनास्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषाः॥
English: You all are possessed of the wealth of Shrutis and have burnt all your sins by your penances.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इति ते तस्य तच्छ्रुत्वा देवर्मधुरं वचः। सर्वे सुमनसः प्रीता बभूवुः स च पार्थिवः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing these sweet words of the celestial Rishi, all the persons there assembled, as also king Dhritarastra became greatly pleased.
Sanskrit: एवं कथाभिरन्वास्य धृतराष्ट्र मनीषिणः। विप्रजग्मुर्यथाकामं ते सिद्धगतिमास्थिताः॥
English: Having cheered Dhritarashtra of great wisdom with such talk, they left the place, going away by the path that belongs to those who are crowned with success.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच वनं गते कौरवेन्द्रे दुःखशोकसमन्विताः। बभूवुः पाण्डवा राजन् मातृशोकेन चान्विताः॥
English: Vaishampayana said, Upon the retirement of the king of the Kurus into the forest, the Pandavas, O king, afflicted besides by grief on account of their mother, became very dispirited.
Sanskrit: तथा पौरजनः सर्वः शोचन्नास्ते जनाधिपम्। कुर्वाणाश्च कथास्तत्र ब्राह्मणा नृपतिं प्रति॥
English: The citizens also of Hastinapur were possessed by deep sorrow. The Brahmanas always talked of the old king.
Sanskrit: कथं नु राजा वृद्धः स वने वसति निर्जने। गान्धारी च महाभागा सा च कुन्ती पृथा कथम्॥
English: How, indeed, will the king, who has become old, live in the solitary forest? How will the highly blessed Gandhari, and Pritha, the daughter of Kuntibhoja, live there?
Sanskrit: सुखार्हः स हि राजर्षिरसुखी तद् वनं महत्। किमवस्थः समासाद्य प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्हतात्मजः॥
English: The royal sage has always lived in the enjoyment of every comfort. He will certainly be very miserable. Arrived in the deep forest, what is now the condition of that personage of royal descent, who is, again, bereft of vision?
Sanskrit: सुदुष्कृतं कृतवती कुन्ती पुत्रानपश्यती। राज्यश्रियं परित्यज्य वनं सा समरोचयत्॥
English: Difficult is the feat that Kunti has performed by separating herself from her sons. Alas, renouncing royal prosperity, she choose a life in the forest.
Sanskrit: विदुरः किमवस्थश्च भ्रातुः शुश्रूषुरात्मवान्। स च गावल्गणिर्थीमान् भर्तृपिण्डानुपालकः॥
English: What, again, is the condition of Vidura who is always devoted to the service of his elder brother? How also is the intelligent son of Gavalgani who is so faithful to the salt given him by his master?
Sanskrit: आकुमारं च पौरास्ते चिन्ताशोकसमाहताः। तत्र तत्र कथाश्चक्रुः समासाद्य परस्परम्॥
English: The citizens, including even the minors, meeting together, asked one another these questions.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाश्चैव ते सर्वे भृशं शोकपरायणाः। शोचन्तो मातरं वृद्धामूर्नातिचिरं पुरे॥
English: The Pandavas also, greatly stricken with grief, bewailed for their old mother, and could not live in their city long.
Sanskrit: तथैव वृद्धं पितरं हतपुत्रं जनेश्वरम्। गान्धारी च महाभागां विदुरं च महामतिम्॥
English: Thinking also of their old sire, the king, who had lost all his children, and the highly blessed Gandhari, and Vidura of great intelligence, they could not enjoy peace of mind.
Sanskrit: नैषां बभूव सम्प्रीतिस्तान् विचिन्तयतां तदा। न राज्ये न च नारीषु न वेदाध्ययनेषु च॥
English: They had no pleasure in sovereignty, nor in women, nor in the study of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: परं निर्वेदमगमंश्चिन्तयन्तो नराधिपम्। तं च ज्ञातिवधं घोरं संस्मरन्तः पुनः पुनः॥
English: Despair entered their souls as they thought of the old king and as they repeated, of that terrible destruction of kinsinen.
Sanskrit: अभिमन्योश्च बालस्य विनाशं रणमूर्धनि। कर्णस्य च महाबाहो संग्रामेप्वपलायिनः॥ तथैव द्रौपदेयानामन्येषां सुहृदामपि। वधं संस्मृत्य ते वीरा नानिप्रमनसोऽभवन्॥
English: Indeed, thinking of the destruction of the youthful Abhimanyu on the field of battle, of the mighty-armed Karna who never retreated from fight, of the sons of Draupadi, and of other friends of theirs, those heroes became highly dispirited.
Sanskrit: हतप्रवीरां पृथिवी हृतरत्नां च भारत। सदैव चिन्तयन्तस्ते न शर्म चोपलेभिरे॥
English: They could not get peace of mind upon repeatedly thinking that the Earth had become divested of both her heroes and her riches.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदी हतपुत्रा च सुभद्रा चैव भाविनी। नातिप्रीतियुते देव्यो तदाऽऽस्तामप्रहृष्टवत्॥
English: Draupadi had lost all her children, and the beautiful Subhadra also had become childless. They, too, were of cheerless hearts and grieved greatly.
Sanskrit: वैराट्यास्तनयं दृष्ट्वा पितरं ते परिक्षितम्। धारयन्ति स्म ते प्राणांस्तव पूर्वपितामहाः॥
English: Seeing, however, the son of Virata's daughter, viz., your sire Parikshit, your grandsires somehow lived.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः पाण्डवा मातृनन्दनाः। स्मरन्तो मातरं वीरा वभूवुर्भृशदुःखिताः॥
English: Those foremost of men, the heroic Pandavas, those delighters of their mother-became greatly stricken with grief.
Sanskrit: राजकार्येषु पुरा व्यासक्ता नित्यशोऽभवन्। ते राजकार्याणि तदा नाकार्षुः सर्वतः पुरे।॥
English: They who had formerly been always engaged in royal offices, did not at that time attend to those deeds at all in their capital.
Sanskrit: प्रविष्टा इव शोकेन नाभ्यनन्दन्त किञ्चन। सम्भाष्यमाणा अपि ते न किञ्चित् प्रत्यपूजयन्॥
English: Stricken with deep sorrow, they could not find pleasure from anything. It any body asked them, they never honored him with an answer.
Sanskrit: ते स्म वीरा दुराधर्षा गाम्भीर्ये सागरोपमाः। शोकोपहतविज्ञाना नष्टसंज्ञा इवाभवन्॥
English: Although those irresistible heroes were grave like the ocean, yet they were now deprived of their knowledge and their very senses by the grief they left.
Sanskrit: अचिन्तयंश्च जननी ततस्ते पाण्डुनन्दनाः। कथं नु वृद्धमिथुनं वहत्यतिकृशा पृथा॥
English: Thinking of their mother, the sons of Pandu became anxious as to how their emaciated mother was serving the old pair.
Sanskrit: कथं च स महीपालो हतपुत्रो निराश्रयः। पल्या सह वसत्येको वने श्वापदसेविते॥
English: How, indeed, is that king; whose sons have all been killed and who is without refuge, living alone, with only his wife, in the forest haunted by beasts of prey?
Sanskrit: सा च देवी महाभागा गान्धारी हतबान्धवा। पतिमन्धं कथं वृद्धमन्वेति विजने वने।॥
English: Alas, how does that highly blessed queen, Gandhari, whose dear ones have all been killed, follow her blind husband in the solitary forest.
Sanskrit: एवं तेषां कथयतामौत्सुक्यमभवत् तदा। गमने चाभवद् बुद्धिधृतराष्ट्रदिदृक्षया॥
English: Such was the anxiety shown by the Pandavas when they talked with one another. They then set their hearts upon beholding the king in his forest asylum.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्तु राजानं प्रणिपत्येदमब्रवीत्। अहो मे भवतो दृष्टं हृदयं गमनं प्रति॥
English: Then bowing down to the king, Sahadeva said, “I think you wish to see our sire.
Sanskrit: न हि त्वां गौरवेणाहमशकं वक्तुमञ्जसा। गमनं प्रति राजेन्द्र तदिदं समुपस्थितम्॥
English: From my respect for you, however, I could not speedily speak on the subject of our journey to the forest. The time for that sojourn in now come.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या द्रक्ष्यामि तां कुन्ती वर्तयन्ती तपस्विनीम्। जटिलां तापसी वृद्धां कुशकाशपरिक्षताम्॥
English: By good luck I shall see Kunti performing penances, with matted locks on her head, practising severe austerities, and emaciated by sleeping on blades of Kusha and Kasha.
Sanskrit: प्रासादहर्म्यसंवृद्धामत्यन्तसुखभागिनीम्। कदा तु जननीं श्रान्तां द्रक्ष्यामि भृशदुःखिताम्॥
English: She was brought up in palaces, and nursed in every comfort and luxury. Alas, when shall I see my mother who is now toil-worn and plunged into great misery.
Sanskrit: अनित्याः खलु मर्त्यानां गतयो भरतर्षभ। कुन्ती राजसुता यत्र वसत्यसुखिता वने॥
English: Forsooth, O chief of Bharata's race, the ends of men are exceedingly uncertain, since Kunti, who is a princess by birth, is now living in misery in the forest.'
Sanskrit: सहदेववचः श्रुत्वा द्रौपदी योषितां वरा। उवाच देवी राजानमभिपूज्याभिनन्द्य च॥
English: Hearing these words of Sahadeva, queen Draupadi, that foremost of all women duly honoring the king, said, with proper salutations,
Sanskrit: कदा द्रक्ष्यामि नां देवीं यदि जीवति सा पृथा। जीवन्त्या ह्यद्य मे प्रीतिर्भविष्यति जनाधिप॥
English: Alas, when shall I see queen Pritha, if, indeed, she is alive! I shall consider my life as not passed in vain if I succeed in seeing her once more, O king.
Sanskrit: एषा तेऽस्तु मतिर्नित्यं धर्मे ते रमतां मनः। योऽद्यत्वमस्मान् राजेन्द्र श्रेयसा योजयिष्यसि॥
English: Let this sort of understanding be ever firm in you. Let your mind always take a pleasure in such virtue as is involved, O king of kings, in your desire of granting such a high boon on us.
Sanskrit: अग्रपादस्थितं चेमं विद्धि राजन् वधूजनम्। काङ्क्षन्तं दर्शनं कुन्त्या गान्धार्याः श्वशुरस्य च॥
English: Know, O king, that all these ladies of your house are staying with their feet raised for the journey, from desire of seeing Kunti and Gandhari, and my father-in-law.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स नृपो देव्या द्रौपद्या भरतर्षभ। सेनाध्यक्षान् समानाय्या सर्वानिदमुवाच ह॥
English: Thus addressed by queen Draupadi, the king, O chief of Bharata's race, summoned all the leaders of his army to his presence and told them.
Sanskrit: निर्यातयत मे सेनां प्रभूतरथकुञ्जराम्। द्रक्ष्यामि वनसंस्थं च धृतराष्ट्रं महीपतिम्॥
English: 'Cause my army, full of cars and elephants, to march out. I shall see king Dhritarashtra who is now living in the forest.
Sanskrit: स्त्र्यध्यक्षांश्चाब्रवीद् राजा यानानि विविधानि मे। सज्जीक्रियन्तां सर्वाणि शिबिकाश्च सहस्रशः॥
English: To the officers in charge of the ladies word the king gave the order, 'Let various kinds of conveyances be properly equipt, as also all my closed litters counting by thousands.
Sanskrit: शकटापणवेशाश्च कोशः शिल्पिन एव च। निर्यान्तु कोषपालाश्च कुरुक्षेत्राश्रमं प्रति॥
English: Let carriages and granaries and wardrobes, and treasuries, be equipt and ordered out, and let mechanics have ihe command to march out. Let men in charge of treasuries go out on the way leading to the ascetic hermitage of Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: यश्च पौरजनः कश्चिद् द्रष्टुमिच्छति पार्थिवम्। अनावृतः सुविहितः स च यातु सुरक्षितः॥
English: Whoever amongst the citizens wishes to see the king, is allowed to do so without any restriction. Let him properly protected.
Sanskrit: सूदाः पौरोगवाश्चैव सर्वं चैव महानसम्। विविधं भक्ष्यभोज्यं च शकटैरुह्यतां मम॥
English: Let cooks and superintendents of kitchens, and the whole culinary establishment, and various kinds of edibles and viands be ordered to be borne out on carts and conveyances. proceed,
Sanskrit: प्रयाणं घुष्यतां चैव श्वोभूत इति मा चिरम्। क्रियतां पथि चाप्यद्य वेश्मानि विविधानि च॥
English: Let it be proclaimed that we march out tomorrow. Indeed, let no delay take place. Let pavilions and resting houses of various kinds be erected on the way.
Sanskrit: एवमाज्ञाप्य राजा स भ्रातृभिः सहपाण्डवः। श्वोभूते निर्ययौ राजन् सस्त्रीवृद्धपुरःसरः॥
English: These were the commands which the eldest son of Pandu gave, with his brothers. When morning came, O monarch, the king started with a large following of women and old men.
Sanskrit: स बहिर्दिवसानेव जनौघं परिपालयन्। न्यवसन्नृपतिः पञ्च ततोऽगच्छद् वनं प्रति॥
English: Going out of his city, king Yudhishthira waited five days for such citizens as might accompany him and then went towards the forest.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच आज्ञापयामास ततः सेनां भरतसत्तमः। अर्जुनप्रमुखैर्गुप्ता लोकपालोपमैनरैः॥
English: That foremost one of Bharata's race, then ordered his troops, which were protected by heroes who were headed by Arjuna, and who resembled the very guardians of the universe, to march out.
Sanskrit: योगो योग इति प्रीत्या ततः शब्दो महानभूत्। क्रोशतां सादिनां तत्र युज्यतां युज्यतामिति॥
English: Immediately loud clamour consisting of the words, 'Equip, Equip'! of horse-men, O Bharata, engaged in equipping their horses.
Sanskrit: केचिद् यानैनरा जग्मुः केचिदश्वैर्महाजवैः। काञ्चनैश्च स्थैः केचिज्ज्वलितज्वलनोपमैः॥
English: Some proceeded on carriages and vehicles, some on quick-coursing horses, and some on a arose cars made of gold and effulgent like blazing fires.
Sanskrit: गजेन्द्रश्च तथैवान्ये केचिदुष्टैनराधिप। पदातिनस्तथैवान्ये नखरप्रासयोधिनः॥
English: Some proceeded on powerful elephants and some on camels, O king. Some proceeded on foot, which belonged to that class of combatants which is arined with tiger like claws.
Sanskrit: पौरजानपदाश्चैव यानैर्बहुविधैस्तथा। अन्वयुः कुरुराजानं धृतराष्ट्रं दिदृक्षवः॥
English: The citizens and inhabitants of the provinces, desirous of beholding Dhritarashtra, followed the king on various kinds of conveyances.
Sanskrit: स चापि राजवचनादाचार्यो गौतमः कृपः। सेनामादाय सेनानी प्रययावाश्रमं प्रति॥
English: The preceptor Kripa also, of Gautama's race, that great leader of army, taking all the forces with him, proceeded, at the command of the king, towards the old king's hermitage.
Sanskrit: ततो द्विजैः परिवृतः कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः। संस्तूयमानो बहुभिः सूतमागधबन्दिभिः॥ पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि। रथानीकेन महता निर्जगाम कुरुद्वहः॥
English: The Kuru king Yudhishthira, that perpetuator of Kuru's race, surrounded on a large number of Brahmanas' his praises lauded by a large band of Sutas and Magadhas and bards, and with a white umbrella held over his head, and surrounded by a large number of cars, started on his journey.
Sanskrit: गजैश्चाचलसंकाशैर्भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः। सज्जयन्त्रायुधोपेतैः प्रययौ पवनात्मजः॥
English: Vrikodara, the son of the Wind-God, went on an elephant huge as a hill, equipt with strong bow and machines and weapons of attack and defense.
Sanskrit: माद्रीपुत्रावपि तथा हयारोहौ सुसंवृतौ। जग्मतुः शीघ्रगमनौ संनद्धकवचध्वजौ॥
English: The twin sons of Madri went on two quickcoursing horses, well cased in mail, wellprotected, and equip with banners.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनश्च महातेजा रथेनादित्यवर्चसा। वशी श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्तैर्दिव्येनान्वगमन्नृपम्॥
English: Arjuna of great energy, with senses under restraint, proceeded on an excellent car effulgent like the sun to which were yoked excellent white horses.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदीप्रमुखश्चापि स्त्रीसंघाः शिबिकायुताः। स्त्र्यध्यक्षगुप्ताः प्रययुर्विसृजन्तोऽमितं वसु॥
English: The royal ladies headed by Draupadi proceeded in closed litters protected by the superintendents of women. They scattered showers of wealth as they went on.
Sanskrit: समृद्धरथहस्त्यश्वं वेणुवीणानुनादितम्। शुशुभे पाण्डवं सैन्यं तत् तदा भरतर्षभ॥
English: Teeming with cars and elephants and horses, and echoing with the blare of trumpets and the music of Vinas, the Pandav army, O monarch, shone with great beauty.
Sanskrit: नदीतीरेषु रम्येषु सरःसु च विशाम्पते। वासान् कृत्वा क्रमेणाथ जग्मुस्ते कुरुपुङ्गवाः॥
English: Those chiefs of Kuru's race proceeded slowly, resting by delightful banks of rivers and lakes, O monarch.
Sanskrit: युयुत्सुश्च महातेजा धौम्यश्चैव पुरोहितः। युधिष्ठिरस्य वचनात् पुरगुप्ति प्रचक्रतुः॥
English: Yuyutsu of great energy, and Dhaumya, the priest, at the command of Yudhishthira, were engaged in protecting the city.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा कुरुक्षेत्रमवातरत्। क्रमेणोत्तीर्य यमुना नदी परमपावनीम्॥ स ददर्शाश्रमं दूराद् राजर्षेस्तस्य धीमतः। शतयूपस्य कौरव्य धृतराष्ट्रस्य चैव ह॥
English: By slow marches, king Yudhishthira, reached Kurukshetra, and then, crossing the Yamuna, that highly sacred river, he saw from a distance the hermitage, O you of Kuru's race, of the royal sage of great wisdom and of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रमुदित: सर्वो जनस्तद् वनमञ्जसा। विवेश सुमहानादैरापूर्य भरतर्षभ॥
English: Then all the men became filled with joy and quickly entered the forest, filling it with loud sounds of joy, O chief of Bharata's race.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते पाण्डवा दूरादवतीर्य पदातयः। अभिजग्मुर्नरपतेराश्रमं विनयानताः॥
English: Vaishampayana said The Pandavas got down at a distance, from their cars and proceeded on foot to the hermitage of the king, bending themselves in humility.