pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: इन्द्रकार्मुकतुल्याभमिन्द्रकेतुमिवोच्छ्रितम्। निरं केतुमासाद्य संचचाल महाचमूः॥
English: The vast Kaurava army, approaching his monkey-emblem standard that is high as Indra's pole set up in the spring and that is cffulgent as Indra's bow, has always shaken in fear.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादाच भीमस्य पाञ्चजन्यस्वेनन च। गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषात् सम्मुह्यन्ते मनांसि नः॥
English: At the leonine shouts of Bhimasena and the blare of Panchajanya and the twang of Gandiva, our hearts will be paralyzed.
Sanskrit: चरन्तीव महाविद्युन्मुष्णन्ती नयनप्रभाम्। अलातमिव चाविद्धं गाण्डीवं समदृश्यत॥
English: Moving like flashes of lighting and closing our eyes Arjuna's Gandiva is seen to resemble a circle of fire.
Sanskrit: जाम्बूनदविचित्रं च धूयमानं महद् धनुम्। दृश्यते दिक्षु सर्वासु विद्युदभ्रघनेष्विव॥
English: Adorned with pure gold, that bow, as it is shaken, looks like lightning moving about on all directions.
Sanskrit: श्वेताश्च वेगसम्पन्ना शशिकाशसमप्रभाः। पिबन्त इव चाकाशं रथे युक्तान्तु वाजिनः॥
English: Quick-coursing and white horses endued with the splendour of the Moon or the Kusha grass, that run as if devouring the skies, are yoked to his car.
Sanskrit: उह्यमानांश्च कृष्णेन वायुनेव बलाहकाः। जाम्बूनदविचित्राङ्गा वहन्ते चार्जुनं रणे॥
English: Urged on by Krishna, like masses of clouds driven by the wind and decked with golden trappings, they hear Arjuna to battle.
Sanskrit: तावकं तद् बलं राजनर्जुनोऽस्त्रविशारदः। गहनं शिशिरापाये ददाहाग्निरिवोल्बणः॥
English: That foremost of warriors, Arjuna, burnt that great force of yours like a rising fire consuming dry grass in the forest in the winter.
Sanskrit: गाहमानमनीकानि महेन्द्रसदृशप्रभम्। धनंजयमपश्याम चतुर्दष्ट्रमिव द्विपम्॥
English: Possessed of the splendour of Indra himself, while penetrating into our army we have seen Dhananjaya look like an elephant with four tusks.
Sanskrit: विक्षोभयन्तं सेनां ते त्रासयन्तं च पार्थिवान्। धनंजयमपश्याम नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरम्॥
English: While agitating your army and terrorizing the kings we have seen Dhananjaya resemble an elephant agitating a lake full of lotuses.
Sanskrit: त्रासयन्तं तथा योधान् धनुघोषेण पाण्डवम्। भूय एनमपश्याम सिंह मृगगणानिव॥
English: While terrifying all the warriors with the twang of his bow, we have again seen the son of Pandu resemble a lion striking terror to sinaller aniinals.
Sanskrit: सर्वलोकमहेष्वासौ वृषभौ सर्वधन्विनाम्। आमुक्तकवचौ कृष्णौ लोकमध्ये विचेरतुः॥
English: Those two foremost of bowinen in all the worlds, viz., the two Krishnas clad in mail, are looking highly beautiful.
Sanskrit: अद्य सप्तदशाहानि वर्तमानस्य भारत। संग्रामस्यातिघोरस्य वध्यतां चाभितो युधि॥ ते
English: Today is the seventeenth day of this dreadful battle, O Bharata, of those that are being killed in the midst of this fight.
Sanskrit: वायुनेव विधूतानि तव सैन्यानि सर्वतः। शरदम्भोदजालानि व्यशीर्यन्त समन्ततः॥
English: The diverse detachments of your army are routed and dispersed like autumnal clouds scattered by the wind.
Sanskrit: तां नावमिव पर्यस्ता वातधूतां महार्णवे। तव सेनां महाराज सव्यसाची व्यकम्पयत्॥
English: Savyasachin, O monarch, made your army tremble and reel like a boat exposed to danger by a storm on the bosom of the ocean.
Sanskrit: क्व नु ते सूतपुत्रोऽभूत् क्व न द्रोण: सहानुगः। अहं क्व च क्व चात्मा ते हादिक्यश्च तथा क्व नु॥
English: Where was the Suta's son, where was, I, where were you, where was Hridika's son, where your brother Dussasana accompanied by his brothers, when Jayadratha was slain?
Sanskrit: दुःशासनश्च भ्राता भ्रातृभिः सहितः क्व नु। बाणगोचरसम्प्राप्तं प्रेक्ष्य चैव जयद्रथम्॥ सम्बन्धिनस्ते भ्रातूंश्च सहायान् मातुलांस्तथा। सर्वान् विक्रम्य मिषतो लोकमाक्रस्य मूर्धनि।॥ जयद्रथो हतो राजन्किं नु शेषमुपास्महे। को हीह स पुमानस्ति यो विजेष्यति पाण्डवम्॥
English: Upon holding Jayadratha and finding him within the range of his arrows, Arjuna, displaying his prowess upon all your kinsmen and brothers and allies and maternal uncles and placing his feet upon their heads, killed king Jayadratha before us all. What then is there for us to do now? Who is there among your troops now that would defeat the son of Pandu?
Sanskrit: तस्य चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि विविधानि महात्मनः। गाण्डीवस्य न निर्घोषो धैर्याणि हरते हि नः॥
English: Thai high-souled warrior is a master of many sorts of celestial weapons. The twang, of Gandiva, deprives us of our energies.
Sanskrit: नष्टचन्द्रा यथा रात्रि: सेनेयं हतनायका। नागभग्नद्रुमा शुष्का नदीवाकुलतां गता॥
English: This army of yours that is now without a leader is like a night without the Moon or like a river that is dried up with all the trees on its banks broken by elephants.
Sanskrit: ध्वजिन्यां हतनेत्रायां यथेष्टं श्वेतवाहनः। चरिष्यति महाबाहुः कक्षेष्वग्निरिव ज्वलन्॥
English: The mighty-armed Arjuna of white horses will, at his pleasure, move about amidst your army having no commander, like a blazing fire amid a heap of grass.
Sanskrit: सात्यकेश्चैव यो वेगो भीमसेनस्य चोभयोः। दारयेच गिरीन् सर्वाशोषयेचैव सागरान्॥
English: The vigour of those two, viz., Satyaki and Bhimasena, would rend all the mountains or dry up all the oceans!
Sanskrit: उवाच वाक्यं यद् भीमः सभामध्ये विशाम्पते। कृतं तत् सफलं तेन भूयश्चैव करिष्यति॥
English: The words that Bhima spoke in the midst of the assembly have all been nearly fulfilled by him, O monarch. That which remains unaccomplished will again be accomplished by him.
Sanskrit: प्रमुखस्थे तदा कर्णे बलं पाण्डवरक्षितम्। दुरासदं तदा गुप्तं व्यूढं गाण्डीवधन्वना॥
English: While Karna was fighting with the unconquerable ariny of the Pandavas, it was vigorously protected by the wilder of Gandiva.
Sanskrit: युष्माभिस्तानि चीर्णानि यान्यसाधूनि साधुषु। अकारणकृतान्येव तेषां वः फलमागतम्॥
English: You have done many misdeeds without any cause, by the righteous Pandavas. The fruits of those acts have now come.
Sanskrit: आत्मनोऽर्थे त्वया लोको यत्नतः सर्व आहृतः। स ते संशायितस्तात आत्मा वै भरतर्षभ॥
English: For Accomplishing your own object you had, with great care, mustered together a large force. That huge force as also yourself, O best of Bharatas, have fallen into great danger.
Sanskrit: रक्ष दुर्योधनात्मानमात्मा सर्वस्य भाजनम्। भिन्ने हि भाजने तात दिशो गच्छति तद्गतम्॥
English: Preserve your own self now, for self in the stay of everything. If the support is broken, O sire, everything attached thereto is scattered on every side.
Sanskrit: हीयमानेन वै सन्धिः पर्येष्टव्यः समेन वा। विग्रहो वर्धमानेन मतिरेषा बृहस्पतेः॥
English: He that is being weakened should seek peace by conciliation. He that is prosperous should make war. This is the policy taught by Brihaspati.
Sanskrit: ते वयं पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यो हीना स्म बलशक्तितः। तदत्र पाण्डवैः सार्धं सन्धिं मन्ये क्षमं प्रभो॥
English: We are now inferior to the sons of Pandu as regards the strength of our army. Therefore, O lord, I think peace with the Pandavas is conducive to our good.
Sanskrit: न जानीते हि यः श्रेयः श्रेयसश्चावमन्यते। स क्षिप्रं भ्रश्यते राज्यान च श्रेयोऽनुविन्दते॥
English: He that does not know what is for his good or knowing disregards what is for his good, is soon deprived of his kingdom and never obtains any good.
Sanskrit: प्रणिपत्य हि राजानं राज्यं यदि लभेमहि। श्रेयः स्यान्न तु मौढ्येन राजन् गन्तुः पराभवम्॥
English: If by submission to king Yudhishthira we may still have the kingdom even that would be for our good and not O king, to suffer through folly defeat at the hand of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: वैचित्रवीर्यवचनात् कृपाशीलो युधिष्ठिरः। विनियुञ्जीत राज्ये त्वां गोविन्दवचनेन त॥
English: Yudhishthira is merciful. At the request of Vichitravirya's son and of Govinda, he will allow you to be the king.
Sanskrit: यद् ब्रूयाद्धि हृषीकेशो राजानमपराजितम्। अर्जुनं भीमसेनं च सर्वे कुर्यरसंशयम्॥
English: Whatever Hrishikesha will say to the victorious king Yudhishthira and Arjuna and Bhimasena, all of them will, forsooth, obey.
Sanskrit: नातिक्रमिष्यते कृष्णो वचनं कौरवस्य तु। धृतराष्ट्रस्य मन्येऽहं नापि कृष्णस्य पाण्डवः॥
English: Krishna will not, I think, be able to disobey the words of Dhritarashtra of Kuru's race, nor will the son of Pandu be able to disregard those of Krishna.
Sanskrit: एतत् क्षेममहं मन्ये न च पार्थेश्च विग्रहम्। न त्वां ब्रवीमि कार्पण्यान प्राणपरिरक्षणात्॥ पथ्यं राजन् ब्रवीमि त्वां तत्परासुः स्मरिष्यसि। इति वृद्धो विलप्यैतत् कृपः शारद्वतो वचः। दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्य शुशोच च मुमोह च॥
English: The end of hostilities with the sons of Pritha is what I consider to be for your good, I do not say this to you from any mean motives nor for saving my life. I say, king, that which I think beneficial. You will recollect these words when no the verge of death if you neglect them now. Old Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, weepingly said these words. Breathing hard breaths, he was beside himself with sorrow.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अथ हैमवते प्रस्थे स्थित्वा युद्धाभिनन्दिनः। सर्व एव महायोधास्तत्र तत्र समागताः॥
English: Sanjaya said On that table-land at the foot of the Himavat, those heroes, O king, joyous at the prospect of battle and assembled together, passed the night.
Sanskrit: शल्यश्च चित्रसेनश्च शकुनिश्च महारथः। अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः॥ सुषेणोऽरिष्टसेनश्च धृतसेनश्च वीर्यवान्। जयत्सेनश्च राजानस्ते रात्रिमुषितास्ततः॥
English: Indeed, Shalya and Chitrasena and the powerful car warrior Shakuni and Ashvatthaman and Kripa and Kritavarman of the Satwata race and the energetic Sushena and Arishtasena and Dhritasena and Jayatsena and all those kings passed the night there.
Sanskrit: रणे कर्णे हते वीरे त्रासिता जितकाशिभिः। नालभशर्म ते पुत्रा हिमवन्तमृते गिरिम्॥
English: After the heroic Karna has been killed in battle, your sons, filled with fear by the Pandavas desirous of victory, did not obtain peace anywhere else than on the Himavat.
Sanskrit: तेऽब्रुवन् सहितास्तत्र राजानं शल्यसंनिधौ। कृतयत्ना रणे राजन् सम्पूज्य विधिवत्तदा॥
English: All of them then, O king, who were bent on fighting, duly worshipped the king and said to him, in the presence of Shalya, these words.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा सेनाप्रणेतारं परांस्त्वं योद्भुमर्हसि। येनाभिगुप्ता: संग्रामे जयेमासुहृदो वयम्॥
English: It becomes you to fight with the enemy, after having made some body the commander, protected by whom in battle we will defeat the enemies.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनः स्थित्वा रथे रथवरोत्तमम्। सर्वयुद्धविभावज्ञमन्तकप्रतिमं युधि॥
English: Then Duryodhana, without descending from his car, went to that foremost of carwarriors, that hero conversant with all the rules of battle, Ashvatthaman, who resembled the Destroyer himself in battle.
Sanskrit: स्वङ्गं प्रच्छन्नशिरसं कम्बुग्रीवं प्रियंवदम्। व्याकोशपद्मपत्राक्षं व्याघ्रास्यं मेरुगौरवम्॥ स्थाणोवृषस्य सदृशं स्कन्धनेत्रगतिस्वरैः। पुष्टश्लिष्टायतभुजं सुविस्तीर्णवरोरसम्॥ बले जवे च सदृशमरुणानुजवातयोः। आदित्यस्यार्चिषा तुल्यं बुद्ध्या चोशनसा समम्॥ कान्तिरूयमुखैश्वर्यस्त्रिभिश्चन्द्रमसा समम्। काञ्चनोपलसंघातैः सदृशं श्लिष्टसंधिकम्॥ सुवृत्तोरुकटीजङ्घ सुपादं स्वङ्गुलीनखम्। स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वैव तु गुणान् धात्रा यत्नाद् विनिर्मितम्।।
English: Having beautiful limbs, well-covered head, a neck adorned with three lines like those in a conch-shell, sweet speech, eyes resembling the petals of a full-blown lotus and tiger-like face, the dignity of Meru, resembling the full of Mahadeva in neck, eyes, tread and voice, having huge, inassive and well-joined arms, having broad and well-formed chest, equal unto Garuda in speed and might, effulgent like the Sun, intelligent like Ushanas himself, beautiful like the Moon, having a body that seemed to be made of a number of golden lotuses, well-made joints, well-formed thighs and waist and hips, beautiful feet, beautiful fingers and beautiful nails, he seemed to have been made by Brahma with great care after remembering one after another all the beautiful and good attributes of creation.
Sanskrit: सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नं निपुणं श्रुतिसागरम्। जेतारं तरसारीणामजेयमरिभिर्बलात्॥
English: Gifted with auspicious marks and clever in every act, he was an ocean of learning. Speedily vanquishing his enemies, he was incapable of being forcibly defeated by foes.
Sanskrit: दशाङ्गं यश्चतुष्पादमिष्वस्त्रं वेद तत्त्वतः। साङ्गांस्तु चतुरो वेदान् सम्यगाख्यानपञ्चमान्॥
English: He knew, in full, the science of war consisting of four padas and ten Angas. He knew also thc four Vedas with all their branches and the Akhyanas as the fifth.
Sanskrit: आराध्य त्र्यम्बकं यत्नाद् व्रतैरुपैर्महातपाः। अयोनिजायामुत्पन्नो द्रोणेनायोनिजेन यः॥
English: Possessed of great ascetic merit, Drona, himself not born of woman, having worshipped the three-eyed deity with care and penances, beget him upon a wife not born of woman.
Sanskrit: तमप्रतिमकर्माणं रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि। पारगं सर्वविद्यानां गुणार्णवमनिन्दितम्॥ तमभ्येत्यात्मजस्तुभ्यमश्वत्थामानमब्रवीत्। यं पुरस्कृत्य सहिता युधि जेष्याम पाण्डवान्॥ गुरुपुत्रोऽद्य सर्वेषामस्माकं परमा गतिः। भवांस्तस्मान्नियोगात्ते कोऽस्तु सेनापतिर्मम॥
English: Approaching him of incomparable deeds, he who is unrivalled in beauty on earth, he who has mastered all branches of learning, that occan of qualities, the faultless Ashvatthaman, your son said to him these words-. "O preceptor's son, you are today our highest refuge? Tell us, therefore, who should be the commander of my army now, placing whom at our head, all of us, united together, may defeat the Pandavas?"
Sanskrit: द्रौणिरुवाच अयं कुलेन रूपेण तेजसा यशसा श्रिया। सर्वैर्गुणैः समुदितः शल्यो नोऽस्तु चमूपतिः॥ युद्धाय च मति
English: (Thus addressed) the son of Drona replied-"Let Shalya become the commander of our army. In birth, in prowess, in energy, in fame, in beauty and in every other accomplishment, he is superior.
Sanskrit: भागिनेयान् निजांस्त्यक्त्वा कृतज्ञोऽस्मानुपागतः। महासेनो महाबाहुर्महासेन इवापरः॥
English: Out of gratitude, he has joined us, having abandoned the sons of his own sister. Having a large army of his own, that mighty-armed one is like the second celestial generalissimo.
Sanskrit: एनं सेनापतिं कृत्वा नृपतिं नृपसत्तम। शक्यः प्राप्तुं जयोऽस्माभिर्देवैः स्कन्दमिवाजितम्॥२१
English: Making that king the commander of our army, O best of kings, we will be able to gain victory, like the celestials after making the invincible Skanda their commander.”
Sanskrit: तथोक्ते द्रोणपुत्रेण सर्व एव नराधिपाः। परिवार्य स्थिताः शल्यं जयशब्दांश्च चक्रिरे॥ चक्रुरावेशं च परं ययुः।
English: On Drona's son saying these words all the kings stood, surrounding Shalya and cried victory to him. Determined for fighting, the felt great joy.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो भूमौ स्थित्वा रथवरे स्थितम्॥ उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा द्रोणभीष्मसमं रणे।
English: Then Duryodhana, come down from his car, folded his hands and addressing Shalya, equal to Drona and Bhishma in battle, who was on his car, said these words.
Sanskrit: अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तो मित्राणां मित्रवत्सल॥ यत्र मित्रममित्रं वा परीक्षन्ते बुधा जनाः।
English: "O You attached to friends, that time has arrived when intelligent men examine persons in the guise of friends as to whether they are true friends or not.
Sanskrit: स भवानस्तु न शूरः प्रणेता वाहिनीमुखे॥ रणं याते च भवति पाण्डवा मन्दचेतसः। भविष्यन्ति सहामात्यः पञ्चालाश्च निरुद्यमा:॥
English: Brave as you are do you become our commander-in-chief. When you will go to battle, the Pandavas, with their friends, will lose heart and the Panchalas will be depressed."
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनवचः श्रुत्वा शल्यो मद्राधिपस्तदा। उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञो राजन् राजसंनिधौ॥
English: Hearing the words of Duryodhana, Shalya, the king of Madra, foremost of orators, said following words before the kings, O king!
Sanskrit: यत्तु मां मन्यसे राजन् कुरुराज करोमि तत्। त्वत्प्रियार्थं हि मे सर्वं प्राणा राज्यं धनानि च॥
English: Shalya answered-"I will, O king of the Kurus, do what you desire me to do. My life, my kingdom, my wealth and everything else are at your disposal."
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच सैनापत्येन वरये त्वामहं मातुलातुलम्। सोऽस्मान् पाहि युधां श्रेष्ठ स्कन्दो देवानिवाहवे॥
English: Duryodhana said I wish you to accept the general-ship of my army. O maternal uncle, O foremost of warriors, protect us, even as Skanda protected the celestials in battle.
Sanskrit: अभिषिच्यस्व राजेन्द्र देवानामिव पावकिः। जहि शत्रून् रणे वीर महेन्द्रो दानवानिव॥
English: O foremost of kings, install yourself in the command as Pavakas's son Kartikeya was placed in the command of the celestial army. O hero, kill our foes in battle like Indra the Danavas.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञो मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्। दुर्योधन तदा राजन् वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
English: Sanjaya said Hearing those words of the Kuru king, the brave king (Shalya), O king, said these words to him
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन महाबाहो शृणु वाक्यविदां वर। यावतौ मन्यसे कृष्णो रथस्थौ रथिनां वरौ॥ न मे तुल्याबुभावेतौ वाहुवीर्ये कथंचन।
English: "O mighty-armed Duryodhana, listen to me, O foremost of orators. You consider the two Krishnas, when on their car, as the foremost of car-warriors. They are not, however, jointly equal to me in the strength of arms.
Sanskrit: उद्यतां पृथिवी सर्वा ससुरासुरमानवाम्॥ योधयेयं रणमुखे संक्रुद्धः किमु पाण्डवान्।
English: What shall I say of the Pandavas? When enraged, I can fight, at the van of battle, with the whole world consisting of the celestials, Asuras and men.
Sanskrit: विजेष्यामि रणे पार्थन् सोमकांश्च समागतान्॥ अहं सेनाप्रणेता ते भविष्यामि न संशयः।
English: I will defeat the assembled Parthas and the Somakas in battle. Forsooth, I will become the leader of your army.
Sanskrit: तं च व्यूहं विधास्यामि न तरिष्यन्ति यं परे॥ इति सत्यं ब्रवीम्येष दुर्योधन न संशयः।
English: I will form such an array that our enemies will not be able to discomfit it. Truly do I say this to you, O Duryodhana."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा मद्राधिपतिमञ्जसा॥ अभ्यपिञ्चत सेनाया मध्ये भरतसत्तम। विधिना शास्त्रदृष्टेन किष्टरूपो विशाम्पते।॥
English: Thus addressed (by Shalya), king Duryodhana joyfully poured sanctificd water, O best of the Bharatas, on the king of the Madras, in the midst of his soldiers, according to the rites ordained in the scriptures. O king.
Sanskrit: अभिषिक्ते ततस्तस्मिन् सिंहनादो महानभूत्। तव सैन्येऽभ्यवाद्यन्त वादित्राणि च भारत॥
English: After Shalya has been appointed the commander, leonine shouts arose among your soldiers and various musical instruments also, O Bharata, were struck.
Sanskrit: हृष्टाश्चासंस्तथा योधा मद्रकाश्च महारथाः। तुष्टुवुश्चैव राजानं शल्यमाहवशोभिनम्॥ जय राजंश्चिरञ्जीव जहि शत्रून् समागतान्। तव बाहुबलं प्राप्य धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबलाः॥ निखिलाः पृथिवी सर्वा प्रशासन्तु हतद्विषः।
English: The Kaurava warriors and the powerful carwarriors among the Madrakas became very cheerful. And all of them praised the royal Shalya, that ornament of battle, saying "Victory to you, O king! May you live long. Kill all the foes! Having obtained the strength of your arms, let the sons of Dhritarashtra, gifted with great strength, rule the wide Earth without an enemy.
Sanskrit: त्वं हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं ससुरासुरमानवान्॥ मर्त्यधर्माण इह तु किमु सृञ्जयसोमकान्।
English: You are capable of vanquishing in battle the three worlds consisting of the gods and Asuras, what to speak of the Somakas and the Shrinjayas."
Sanskrit: एवं सम्पूज्यमानस्तु मद्राणामधिपो बली॥ हर्ष प्राप तदा वीरो दुरापमकृतात्मभिः।
English: Thus eulogised the power king of the Madrakas was filled with great joy that is unattainable by uncultured persons.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच अद्य चाहं रणे सर्वान् पञ्चालान् सह पाण्डवैः॥ निहनिष्यामि वा राजन् स्वर्ग यास्यामि वा हतः।
English: Shalya said Today, O King, I will either kill all the Panchalas with the Pandavas in battle or killed by them go to heaven.
Sanskrit: अद्य पश्यन्तु मां लोका विचरन्तमभीतवत्॥ अद्य पाण्डुसुताः सर्वे वासुदेवः ससात्यकिः। पञ्चालाश्चेदयश्चैव द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः॥ धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च सर्वे चापि प्रभद्रकाः। विक्रमं मम पश्यन्तु धनुषश्च महद् बलम्॥ लाघवं चास्त्रवीर्यं च भुजयोश्च बलं युधि।
English: Let the world behold me today moving about fearlessly in the field; let all the sons of Pandu and Vasudeva and Satyaki and the sons of Draupadi and Dhristadyumna, Shikhandhin and all the Prabhadrakas, witness my powers, the great power of my bow, my quickness, the energy of my weapons and the strength of my arms in battle.
Sanskrit: अद्य पश्यन्तु मे पार्थाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः॥ यादृशं मे बलं बाह्वोः सम्पदस्त्रेषु या च मे।
English: Let the Parthas and all the Siddhas with the Charanas, witness today the strength of my arms and the precious weapons I possess.
Sanskrit: अद्य मे विक्रमं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानां महारथाः॥ प्रतीकारपरा भूत्वा चेष्टन्तां विविधाः क्रियाः।
English: Witness my prowess to-day let the mighty car-warriors of the Pandavas, desirous of counteracting it, adopt various measures.
Sanskrit: अद्य सैन्यानि पाण्डूनां द्रावयिष्ये समन्ततः॥ द्रोणभीष्मावति विभो सूतपुत्रं च संयुगे। विचरिष्ये रणे युध्यन् प्रियार्थं तव कौरव॥
English: Today I will disperse the troops of the Pandavas on all sides. Excelling Drona and Bhishma and the son of Suta, O lord, in battle, I will move about the field, O Kourava, for doing what pleases you.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अभिषिक्ते तथा शल्ये तव सैन्येषु मानद। न कर्णव्यसनं किंचिन्मेनिरे तत्र भारत॥
English: Sanjaya said After Shalya had been appointed to the command, O giver of honours, no one among your soldiers, O foremost of Bharata's race, any longer felt sorrow for Karna.
Sanskrit: हृष्टाः सुमनसश्चैव बभूवुस्तत्र सैनिकाः। मेनिरे निहतान् पार्थान् मद्रराजवशं गतान्॥
English: Indeed your soldiers were filled with delight. They considered the Parthas as already slain and brought under the control of the king of Madras.
Sanskrit: प्रहर्षं प्राप्य सेना त तावकी भरतर्षभ। तां रात्रिमुषिता सुप्ता हर्षचित्ता च साभवत्॥
English: Delighted your soldiers, O best of Bharata's race, slept that night happily and became very cheerful.
Sanskrit: सैन्यस्य तव तं शब्दं श्रुत्वा राजा युधिष्ठिरः। वार्ष्णेयमब्रवीद् वाक्यं सर्वक्षत्रस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Hearing the war-cries of your army king Yudhishthira, addressing the Vrishni heroes, said these words, before all the Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजः कृतः शल्यो धार्तराष्ट्रेण माधव। सेनापतिर्महेष्वासः सर्वसैन्येषु पूजितः॥
English: "The ruler of he Madras, Shalya, that great bowman who is highly respected by all the warriors, has, O Madhava, been appointed the commander of his forces of Dhritarashtra's son.
Sanskrit: एतज्ज्ञात्वा यथाभूतं कुरु माधव यक्षमम्। भवान् नेता च गोप्ता च विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम्॥
English: Knowing this, do, O Madhava, that which is beneficial. You are our leader and protector. Do what should next be done."
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीन्महाराज वासुदेवो जनाधिपम्। आर्तायनिमहं जाने यथातत्त्वेन भारत॥
English: Then Vasudeva, O monarch, said to that king-"I know Artayani, O Bharata, as truly illustrious, powerful and energetic.
Sanskrit: वीर्यवांश्च महातेजा महात्मा च विशेषतः। कृती च चित्रयोधी च संयुक्तो लाघवेन च॥
English: He is accomplished, conversant with all the modes of warfare and possesses great lightness of hand.
Sanskrit: यादृग् भीष्मस्तथा द्रोणो यादृक् कर्णश्च संयुगे। तादृशस्तद्विशिष्टो वा मद्रराजो मतो मम॥
English: I think that the ruler of Madras is in battle equal to Bhishma or Drona or Karna or perhaps superior to them.
Sanskrit: युद्ध्यमानस्य तस्याहं चिन्तयानश्च भारत। योद्धारं नाधिगच्छामि तुल्यरूपं जनाधिप॥
English: O Bharata! O King of kings! My mind in course of searching in depth for the cominander of army, is not able to see any other warrior capable as Shalya in war-craft.
Sanskrit: शिखण्ड्यर्जुनभीमानां सात्वतस्य च भारत। धृष्टद्युम्नस्य च तथा बलेनाभ्यधिको रणे॥
English: In battle, he is superior in power to Shikhandin and Arjuna and Bhima and Satyaki and Dhrishtadyumna, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजो महाराज सिंहद्विरदविक्रमः। विचरिष्यत्यभीः काले कालः क्रुद्धः प्रजास्विव॥
English: The king of the Madras, O king, gifted with tlie prowess of a lion or an elephant, will move about fearlessly in battle, like the Destroyer himself enraged amongst creatures at the time of the universal dissolution.
Sanskrit: तस्याद्य न प्रपश्यामि प्रतियोद्धारमाहवे। त्वामृते पुरुषव्याघ्र शार्दूलसमविक्रमम्॥
English: I do not find a match for him in battle except you, O best of men, who are possessed of prowess equal to that of a tiger.
Sanskrit: सदेवलोके कृत्स्नेऽस्मिन् नान्यस्त्वत्तः पुमान् भवेत्। मद्रराजं रणे क्रुद्ध यो हन्यात् कुरुनन्दन॥
English: Except you there is no other person either in heaven or in the whole of this world, who, O best of Kurus, would be able to kill the king of the Madras while worked up with anger in battle.
Sanskrit: अहन्यहनि युध्यन्तं क्षोभयन्तं बलं तव। तस्माजहि रणे शल्यं मघवानिव शम्बरम्॥
English: Daily in fight, he agitates your troops. For this, kill Shalya in battle, like Mahgavan slaying Shambara.