pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: व्यंसिता चाप्युपायेन शक्रदत्ता मयानघ। ये हि धर्मस्य लोप्तारो वध्यास्ते मम पाण्डव॥
English: O sinless one, through our tactics the Sakti given to him by Shakra has been also rendered useless. O son of Pandu, those who destroy righteousness are all slayable by me. was
Sanskrit: कार्यः धर्मसंस्थापनार्थं हि प्रतिज्ञैषा ममाव्यया। ब्रह्म सत्यं दमः शौचं धर्मो ह्रीः श्रीकृतिः क्षमा॥ यत्र तत्र रमे नित्यमहं सत्येन ते शपे। न विषादस्त्वया कर्ण वैकर्तनं प्रति॥
English: This vow has been taken for establishing righteousness. Where there are the Vedas, truth, self-control, purity, righteousness, humility, prosperity, wisdom and forbearance, there I am also to be found. You need not now be at all anxious about the slaughter of Karna.
Sanskrit: उपदेक्ष्याम्युपायं ते येन ते प्रसहिष्यसि। सुयोधनं चापि रणे हनिष्यति वृकोदरः॥
English: I shall tell you the means through which you shall be able to slay Karna. Vrikodara also will slay Suyodhana in battle.
Sanskrit: तस्यापि च वधोपायं वक्ष्यामि तव पाण्डव। वर्धते तुमुलस्त्वेष शब्दः परचमूं प्रति॥
English: O son of Pandu, I shall also tell you the means by which that one's slaughter will be compassed. But now, the tumult of the hostile cry is increasing every moment.
Sanskrit: विद्रवन्ति च सैन्यानि त्वदीयानि दिशो दश। लब्धलक्ष्या हि कौरव्या विधमन्ति चमू तव। दहत्येष च वः सैन्यं द्रोणः प्रहरतां वरः॥
English: Your own troops also are flying away in all the ten directions of compass; the Kaurava warriors, having reached their aim, are now killing your troops. Yonder indeed does Drona, that foremost of smiters, consume our ranks.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच एकवीरवधे मोघा शक्तिः सूतात्मजे यदा। कस्मात् सर्वान् समुत्सृज्य स तां पार्थे न मुक्तवान्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said If Suta's son had possessed such a Sakti as was sure to slay one hero, why then excepting all others, did he not hurl it at Pritha's son Arjuna.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् हते हता हि स्युः सर्वे पाण्डवसृञ्जयाः। एकवीरवधे कस्माद् युद्धे न जयमादधे॥
English: Had Arjuna been slain by that Sakti, then all the Srinjayas and Pandavas also would have be slain. Indeed, if Phalguna could have been slain, then victory certainly would have been ours.
Sanskrit: आहूतो न निवर्तेयमिति तस्य महाव्रतम्। स्वयं मार्गयितव्यः स सूतपुत्रेण फाल्गुनः॥
English: "Challenged, I would never turn back" even this was the vow taken by Arjuna. The son of Suta should therefore have summoned Arjuna in battle.
Sanskrit: ततो द्वैरथमानीय फाल्गुनं शक्रदत्तया। जघान न वृषः कस्मात् तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: Tell me, O Sanjaya, why then Vrisha, summoning Arjuna to a single combat, did not slay the latter by means of the Sakti given him by Indra.
Sanskrit: नूनं बुद्धिविहीनश्चाप्यसहायश्च ते सुतः। शत्रुभिर्व्यसितः पापः कथं नु स जयेदरीन्॥
English: Surely my son is a fool and has not good counsellors also to guide him; that wretch is ever outwitted by the foe, how then can be hope to obtain victory over them?
Sanskrit: या ह्यस्य परमा शक्तिर्जयस्य च परायणम्। सा शक्तिर्वासुदेवेन व्यंसिता च घटोत्कचे॥
English: That Sakti which was such a powerful weapon and on which rested his hopes of victory, also even that Sakti had been made futile by Vasudeva's son through Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: कुणेर्यथा हस्तगतं ह्रियेत् फलं बलीयसा। तथा शक्तिरमोघा सा मोघीभूता घटोत्कचे॥
English: As a fruit is snatched away from the hands of a cripple with withered arms by a powerful man, even so had that mortal Sakti, of Karna, been made futile by Krishna, through Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: स्तयोरभावे श्वपचस्य लाभ:। मन्ये विद्वन् वासुदेवस्य तद्वद् युद्धे लाभः कर्णहैडिम्बयोवै॥
English: Just as in a battle between a boar and a dog, the huntsman is the party to forfeit when either is slain, so, I think, O intelligent one, Vasudeva's son is to be party benefitted in that battle between Karna and Hidimva's son.
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचो यदि हन्याद्धि कर्ण परोलाभः स भवेत् पाण्डवानाम्। वैकर्तनो वा यदि तं निहन्यात् तथापि कृत्यं शक्तिनाशात् कृतं स्यात्॥
English: "If Ghatotkacha slays Karna in battle the Pandavas will be greatly benefitted; on the other hand, if Karna slay Ghatotkacha in battle there will be a great gain to the Pandavas because then Karna's Sakti will be useless."
Sanskrit: इति प्राज्ञः प्रज्ञयैतद् विचिन्त्य घटोत्कचं सूतपुत्रेण युद्धे। अधातयद् वासुदेवो नृसिंहः प्रियं कुर्वन् पाण्डवानाहितं च॥
English: Thinking in this way and for doing what was agreeable to the Pandavas that foremost of men Vasudeva, endued with great wisdom, had caused Ghatotkacha to be slain by Karna in battle.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एतचिकीर्षित ज्ञात्वा कर्णस्य मधुसूदनः। नियोजयामास तदा द्वैरथे राक्षसेश्वरम्॥ घटोत्कचं महावीर्यं महाबुद्धिर्जनार्दनः। अमोघाया विघातार्थं राजन् दुर्मन्त्रिते तव॥
English: Sanjaya said Knowing perfectly well what Karna desired to do, the slayer of Madhu, the mighty armed Janaradana, O monarch ordered the foremost of the Rakshasas, viz., Ghatotkacha of puissant might to engage in a duel with Karna for rendering, O king, the latter's death-dealing Sakti fruitless. All this, O monarch, is the outcome of your wicked policy.
Sanskrit: तदैव कृतकार्या हि वयं स्याम कुरूद्वह। न रक्षेद् यदि कृष्णस्तं पार्थं कर्णान्महारणात्॥
English: Operpetuator of Kuru's race, we could then have surely been successful had not Karna.
Sanskrit: साश्वध्वजरथः संख्ये धृतराष्ट्र पतेद् भुवि। विना जनार्दनं पार्थो योगानीमीश्वरं प्रभूम्॥
English: O Dhritarashtra, Partha, with his horse, charioteer and standard, would have been completely destroyed in battle, had he been deprived of the aid of Jannardana, that lord of all yoga prowess.
Sanskrit: तैस्तैरुपायैर्बहुभी रक्ष्यमाणः च पार्थिवा जयत्यभिमुखः शत्रून् पार्थः कृष्णेन पालितः॥
English: Protected with various means and always defended by Krishna, Partha ever defeats his foes, encountering them.
Sanskrit: स विशेषात् त्वमोघायाः कृष्णोऽरक्षत पाण्डवम्। हन्यात् क्षिप्रं हि कौन्तेयं शक्तिर्वृक्षमिवाशनिः॥
English: Indeed, it was Krishna that rescued Pritha's son from that death dealing Sakti otherwise that weapon would have quickly consumed the son of Kunti like the bolt of Heaven destroying a tree.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच विरोधी च कुमन्त्री च प्राज्ञमानी ममात्मजः। यस्यैव समतिक्रान्तो वधोपायो जयं प्रति॥
English: Dhritarashtra said My son in quarrelsome; his counsellors are so many fools. He is proud of his wisdom. He has thus overlooked the certain means that have given him victory.
Sanskrit: स वा कर्णो महाबुद्धिः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। न मुक्तवान् कथं सूत ताममोघां धनंजये। १८॥
English: Why, O Suta, did not Karna of high intelligence that foremost of all wielders of weapons discharge that fatal Sakti at Dhananjaya?
Sanskrit: तवापि समतिक्रान्तमेतद् गावल्गणे कथम्। एतमर्थं महाबुद्धे यत् त्वया नावबोधितः॥
English: Why, O Gavalgani's son, did you too forget this great object, since endued as you are with great intelligence, you did not remind Karna?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच दुर्योधनस्य शकुनेर्मम दुःशासनस्य च। रात्रौ रात्रौ भवत्येषा नित्यमेव समर्थना॥
English: Sanjaya said Indeed, every night, O monarch, this used to form the subject of deliberation among Duryodhana, Sakuni, Dushasana and myself.
Sanskrit: श्वः सर्वसैन्यान्युत्सृज्य जहि कर्ण धनंजयम्। प्रेष्यवत् पाण्डुपञ्चालानुपभोक्ष्यामहे ततः॥
English: O Karna, leaving alone the rest of the warriors do you slay Dhananjaya. After that we shall lord over the Panchalas and the Pandavas as if they were mere slaves.
Sanskrit: अथवा निहते पार्थं पाण्डवान्यतमं ततः। स्थापयेद् यदि वार्ष्णेयस्तस्मात्कृष्णो हि हन्यताम्॥२२
English: Or it may be that upon the fall of Pritha's son, he, of Vrishni's race, will appoint another among the Pandavas to act as the leader of them. Therefore let Krishna be slain.
Sanskrit: कृष्णो हि मूलं पाण्डूनां पार्थः स्कन्ध इवोद्गतः। शाखा इवेतरे पार्थाः पञ्चालाः पत्रसंज्ञिताः॥
English: Krishna is the root of the Pandavas, Partha is their risen trunk. The other sons of Pritha and the Panchalas are like their branches and leaves respectively.
Sanskrit: कृष्णाश्रयाः कृष्णबलाः कृष्णनाथाश्च पाण्डवाः। कृष्णः परायणं चैषां ज्योतिषामिव चन्द्रमाः॥
English: The Pandavas have Krishna for their shelter, Krishna for their strength and Krishna for their leader. Krishna is their main support like the moon of the constellations.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् पर्णानि शाखाश्च स्कन्धं चोत्सृज्य सूतज। कृष्णं हि विद्धि पाण्डूनां मूलं सर्वत्र सर्वदा॥
English: Therefore, O son of Suta, leave alone the leaves, the branches and the trunk of the Pandava tree. Know Krishna to be its root, ever and every where.
Sanskrit: हन्याद् यदि हि दाशार्ह कर्णो यादवनन्दनम्। कृत्स्ना वसुमती राजन् वशे तस्य न संशयः॥
English: (Thus indeed did we then speak to Karna). Had he slain the scion of the Dasharha race, that delighter of the Yadavas and in that case, the whole earth, O monarch, would certainly have come under your sway.
Sanskrit: यदि हि स निहतः शयीत भूमौ यदुकुलपाण्डवनन्दनो महात्मा। ननु तव वसुधा नरेन्द्र सर्वा सगिरिसमुद्रवना वशं व्रजेत॥
English: If that illustrious delighter, of the Yadu race and of the Pandavas, had lain prostrate on the field being slain in battle then, O ruler of men, this earth certainly would have fallen under your sway together with all her mountains, forests and seas.
Sanskrit: सा तु बुद्धिः कृताप्येवं जाग्रति त्रिदशेश्वरे। अप्रमेये हृषीकेशे युद्धकालेऽप्यमुह्यत॥
English: We rose every morning with this resolution regarding that lord of the celestials, viz., Hrishikesha of infinite prowess. But at the time of battle we forgot our resolution.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनं चापि राधेयात् सदा रक्षति केशवः। न ह्येनमैच्छत् प्रमुखे सौतेः स्थापयितुं रणे॥
English: Keshava ever defends Kunti's son Arjuna. He never allowed Arjuna to expose himself before Suta's son in battle.
Sanskrit: अन्यांश्चस्मै रथोदारानुपास्थापयदच्युतः। अमोघां तां कथं शक्तिं मोघां कुर्यामिति प्रभो॥
English: That undeteriorating one even made other foremost of car-ivarriors confront Karna, thinking how that fatal Sakti of ours might be rendered futile by us, O master.
Sanskrit: यश्चैवं रक्षते पार्थं कर्णात् कृष्णो महामनाः। आत्मानं स कथं राजन् न रक्षेत् पुरुषोत्तमः॥
English: When again the illustrious Krishna protected Pritha's son in this manner, why, O king, would not that foremost of kings protect his own self?
Sanskrit: परिचिन्त्य तु पश्यामि चक्रायुधमरिंदमम्। न सोऽस्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु यो जयेत जनार्दनम्॥
English: Upon mature thought, I see that there is no person in the three worlds who is able to defeat that subduer of foe viz., Janaraddana, that hero bearing the discus in hand.
Sanskrit: ततः कृष्णं महाबाहुं सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः। पप्रच्छ रथशार्दूल: कर्णं प्रति महारथः॥
English: Sanjaya said That foremost of car-warrior viz., Satyaki of prowess incapable of being baffled, asked
Sanskrit: अयं च प्रत्ययः कर्णे शक्तिशामितविक्रमा। किमर्थं सूतपुत्रेण न मुक्ता फाल्गुने तु सा॥
English: O Janardana, it had been Karna's firm resolve that he would hurl that dart of infinite energy at Phalguna. Why then did he not hurt if at him actually.
Sanskrit: श्रीवासुदेव उवाच दुःशासनश्च कर्णश्च शकुनिश्च ससैन्धवः। सततं मन्त्रयन्ति स्म दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः॥
English: Vasudeva said Dushasana, Karna, Sakuni the ruler of the Sindhus with Duryodhana at their head, had frequently held consultation about this subject.
Sanskrit: कर्ण कर्ण महेष्वास रणेऽमितपराक्रम। नान्यस्य शक्तिरेषा ते मोक्तव्या जयतां वर॥
English: They used to say to Karna, "Oh Karna, oh mighty bowman, O you of infinite prowess in battle, you should not hurl this Sakti at any one close, O foremost of all victorious combatants.
Sanskrit: ऋते महारथात् कर्ण कुन्तीपुत्राद् धनंजयात्। स हि तेषामतियशा देवानामिव वासवः॥
English: Except the mighty car-warrior Partha, that son of Kunti who had conquered the lord of wealth himself. Like Vasava among the Gods, he is the most illustrious among the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विनिहते पार्थे पाण्डवाः सृञ्जयैः सह। भविष्यन्ति गतात्मानः सुरा इव निरग्नयः॥
English: Upon his slaughter, the rest of the Pandavas and the Srinjayas will be heartless like the god deprived of the fire in his mouth."
Sanskrit: तथेति च प्रतिज्ञातं कर्णेन शिनिपुङ्गव। हृदि नित्यं च कर्णस्य वधो गाण्डीवधन्वनः॥
English: Karna having agreed, saying let it be so, O foremost of the Shinis, the slaughter of the wielder of the Gandiva bow was ever the ruling through in Karna's mind.
Sanskrit: अहमेव तु राधेयं मोहयामि युधां वर। ततो नावासृजच्छक्तिं पाण्डवे श्वेतवाहने॥
English: O foremost of warriors, it was I who confounded the son of Radha, in consequence whereof he did not hurl that Satki at the son of Pandu owning white steeds.
Sanskrit: फाल्गुनस्य हि सा मृत्युरिति चिन्तयतोऽनिशम्। न निद्रा न च मे हर्षो मनसोऽस्ति युधां वर॥
English: O foremost of warriors, as long as I did not succeed in nullifying that means of Arjuna's death, I enjoyed neither sleep nor joy.
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचे व्यंसितां तु दृष्ट्वा तां शिनिपुङ्गव। मृत्योरास्यान्तरान्मुक्तं पश्याम्यद्य धनंजयम्॥
English: Beholding that dart therefore rendered fruitless through Ghatotkacha, O foremost of the Shinis, I consider Phalguna to be almost saved from the jaws of Death.
Sanskrit: न पिता न च मे माता न यूयं भ्रातरस्तथा। न च प्राणास्तथा रक्ष्या यथा बीभत्सुराहवे॥
English: Neither my father nor my mother nor yourself, nor my brother, nor even my life, is so worthy of my protection as is Vibhatsu in battle.
Sanskrit: त्रैलोक्यराज्याद् यत् किंचिद् भवेदन्यत् सुदुलभम्। नेच्छेयं सात्वताहं तद् विना पार्थं धनंजयम्॥
English: If there by anything more precious that the sovereignty of the three worlds, even that I do not want to have at the cost of Dhananjaya the son of Pritha.
Sanskrit: अतः प्रहर्षः सुमहान् युयुधानाद्य मेऽभवत्। मृतं प्रत्यागतमिव दृष्ट्वा पार्थं धनंजयम्॥
English: Therefore, O Yuyudhana, a great joy has taken possession of myself today, in as much as I look upon Pritha's son as returned from the dead.
Sanskrit: अतश्च प्रहितो युद्धे मया कर्णाय राक्षसः। न ह्यन्यः समरे रात्रौ शक्तः कर्णं प्रबाधितुम्॥
English: For this reason also was the Rakshasa dispatched by me to meet Karna. No one else couid have checked the latter in this nocturnal fight.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच इति सात्यकये प्राह तदा देवकिनन्दनः। धनंजयहिते युक्तस्तत्प्रिये सततं रतः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then the son of Devaki did thus speak to Satyaki, he who devoted to Dhananjaya's good and to what was agreeable to him. was ever couid have checked the latter in this nocturnal fight.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच कर्णदुर्योधनादीनां शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। अपनीतं महत् तात तव चैव विशेषतः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O sire, this act of Karna, Duryodhana, Sakuni the son of Subala and especially of yourself, has been very much against the dictates of policy.
Sanskrit: यदि जानीथ तां शक्तिमेकघ्नीं सततं रणे। अनिवार्यामसह्यां च देवैरपि सवासवैः॥
English: Indeed when you knew that Sakti was capable of slaying only one person and that it was incapable of being borne and repulsed even by the gods with Vasava at their head.
Sanskrit: सा किमर्थं तु कर्णेन प्रवृत्ते समरे पुरा। न देवकीसुते मुक्ता फाल्गुने वापि संजय॥
English: Why then, O Sanjaya, was it not hurled by Karna at the son of Devaki or at Phalguna while he was engaged with these in battle before.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच संग्रामाद् विनिवृत्तानां सर्वेषां नो विशाम्पते। रात्रौ कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ मन्त्रोऽयं समजायत॥ प्रभातमात्रे श्वोभूते केशवाया नाय वा। शक्तिरेषा हि मोक्तव्या कर्ण कर्णेति नित्यशः॥
English: Sanjaya said Every day returning from the field of battle, O ruler of men, we used to hold consultation in the night and speak unto Karna, O foremost of the Kurus, in the following manner. O Karna, tomorrow this Sakti should be hurled at either Karna or Arjuna."
Sanskrit: ततः प्रभातसमये राजन् कर्णस्य दैवतैः। अन्येषां चैव योधानां सा बुद्धिर्नाश्यते पुनः॥
English: When however, the day dawned, 0 monarch, as fate would have it, Karna as well as all the other warriors forget all about that resolution.
Sanskrit: दैवमेव परं मन्ये यत् कर्णो हस्तसंस्थया। न जघान रणे पार्थं कृष्णं वा देवकीसुतम्॥
English: Indeed it is destiny that is supreme to all other forces, inasmuch as Karna did not slay cither Partha or Krishna with the dart that he had in his grasp.
Sanskrit: तस्य हस्तस्थिता शक्तिः कालरात्रिरिवोद्यता। दैवोपहतबुद्धित्वान्न तां कर्णो विमुक्तवान्॥ कृष्णे वा देवकीपुत्रे मोहितो देवमायया। पार्थे वा शक्रकल्पे वै वधार्थं वासवीं प्रभो॥
English: Indeed because his intelligence had been confounded by destiny itself that he did not, stupefied by the illusion of the Gods, hur) that death dealing lart given him by Vasava, though he held in his hand, at Krishna the son of Devaki it at Parthas of prowess equal to that of Indra, for their destruction.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच दैवेनोपहता यूयं स्वबुद्ध्या केशवस्य च। गता हि वासवी हत्वा तृणभूतं घटोत्कचम्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said You are destroyed by Destiny, by your own understanding and by Kesava. The fatal dart of Vasava is lost having brought about the slaughter of Ghatotkacha who was insignificant as a straw.
Sanskrit: कर्णश्च मम पुत्राश्च सर्वे चान्ये च पार्थिवाः। तेन वै दुष्प्रणीतेन गता वैवस्वतक्षयम्॥
English: as Karna and my sons as all the other kings, through his greatly impolitic act, have already gone to the abode of wealth.
Sanskrit: भूय एव तु मे शंस यथा युद्धमवर्तत। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च हैडिम्बे निहते तदा॥
English: Describe to me how the battle raged between the Kurus and the Pandavas after the fall of Hidimva's son.
Sanskrit: थे च तेऽभ्यद्रवन् द्रोणं व्यूढानीकः प्रहारिणः। सुंजयाः सह पञ्चास्तेऽप्यकुर्वन् कथं रणम्॥
English: How did the Panchalas and the Srinjayas, arranged in order and well-skilled in smiting, fight, having rushed upon Drona in battle.
Sanskrit: सौमदत्तेर्वधाद् द्रोणमायान्तं सैन्धवस्य च। अमर्षाजीवितं त्यक्त्वा गाहमानं वरुथिनीम्॥ जृम्भमाणमिव व्याघ्रं व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम्। कथं प्रत्युद्ययुयॊणमस्यन्तं पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः॥
English: How indeed did Pandus and Srinjayas resist the striking Drona when he proceeding against them, penetrated into their host inflamed with wrath at the slaughter of Bhurisravas and Jayadratha, regardless of his very life and resembling a yawning tiger on the destroyer himself with mouth agape.
Sanskrit: आचार्यं ये च तेऽरक्षन् दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः। द्रौणिकर्णकृपास्तात ते वाकुर्वन् किमाहवे॥
English: What also did they do in battle, O sire, viz., Drona's son and Karna and Kripa and others headed by Duryodhana that protected the preceptor.
Sanskrit: भारद्वाजं जिघांसन्तौ सव्यसाचिवृकोदरौ। समार्च्छन् मामका युद्धे कथं संजय शंस मे॥
English: Describe to me, O Sanjaya, how my combatants in that battle covered with their arrows Dhananjaya and Vrikodara who were desirous of slaying the son of Bharadvaja.
Sanskrit: सिन्धुरावधेनेमे घटोत्कचवधेन ते। अमर्षिताः सुसंक्रुद्धा रणं चक्रुः कथं निशि॥
English: How indeed did those, worked up with anger at the death of the ruler of the Sindhus and those at the death of Ghatotkacha, each side unable to brook their loss, fight during that night.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच हते घटोत्कचे राजन् कर्णेन निशि राक्षसे। प्रणदत्सु च हृष्टेषु तावकेषु युयुत्सुषु॥
English: Sanjaya said Upon the destruction, that night, O monarch of the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha by Karna, all your soldiers filled with delight uttered loud shouts.
Sanskrit: आपतत्सु च वेगेन वध्यमाने बलेऽपि च। विगाढायां रजन्यां च राजा दैन्यं परं गतः॥
English: In that dark hour of night they furiously assailed the Pandava troop and began to slaughter them. Seeing all this king Yudhishthira became highly depressed.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच महाबाहुर्भीमसेनमिदं वचः। आवारय महाबाहो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य वाहिनीम्॥
English: O chastiser of foes, the mighty armed son of Pandu then addressed Bhima and thus spoke: "O you of might arms, check the (rushing) host of Dhritarashtra's son.
Sanskrit: हैडिम्बेश्चैव घातेन मोहो मामाविशन्महान्। एवं भीमं समादिश्य स्वरथे समुपाविशत्॥
English: Owing to the slaughter of Hidimva's son a great stupefaction is overwhelming me." Having commanded Bhima thus he sat down on the terrace of his car.
Sanskrit: अश्रुपूर्णमुखो राजा निःश्वसंश्च पुनः पुनः। कश्मलं प्राविशद् घोरं दृष्टवा कर्णस्य विक्रमम्॥
English: With fearful countenance and repeated sighs the monarch became highly depressed on seeing Karna's prowess.
Sanskrit: तं तथा व्यथितं दृष्ट्वा कृष्णो वचनमब्रवीत्। मा व्यथां कुरु कौन्तेय नैतत् त्वय्युपपद्यते॥ वैकुव्यं भरतश्रेष्ठ यथा प्राकृतपूरुषे। उत्तिष्ठ राजन् युद्ध्यस्व वह गुर्वी धुरं विभो॥
English: Seeing him so afflicted, Krishna said these words, “O son of Kunti. let not such gricf overtake you. This depression is not worthy of yourself, O chief of the Bharatas, as it is of an ordinary person; arise O monarch and fight and bear this heavy burden of grief.
Sanskrit: त्वयि वैकुव्यमापन्ने संशयो विजये भवेत्। श्रुत्वा कृष्णस्य वचनं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: If you are overtaken by depression victory becomes uncertain." Hearing these words of Krishna the very virtuous king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: विमृज्य नेत्रे पाणिभ्यां कृष्णं वचनमब्रवीत्। विदिता मे महाबाहो धर्माणां परमा गतिः॥
English: Wiping his eyes with his hands replied unto Krishna saying-O) you of mighty arms, the excellent path of duty is not unknown to you.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्महत्या फलं तस्य यैः कृतं नावबुध्यते। श्रस्माकं हि वनस्थानां हैडिम्बेन महात्मना॥
English: The dreadful consequences of Brahmanicide are his that forgets the services he gets at the hands of others. While we were living in the woods the illustrious son of Hidimba.
Sanskrit: बालेनापि सता तेन कृतं साह्यं जनार्दन। असहेतोर्गतं ज्ञात्वा पाण्डवं श्वेतवाहनम्॥
English: Although then a small boy only, did us many good turns, O Jannarddana. Being informed that Pandu's son Arjuna had gone to acquire weapons.
Sanskrit: असौ कृष्ण महेष्वासः काम्यके मामुपस्थितः। उषितश्च सहास्माभिर्यावन्नासीद् धनंजयः॥
English: O Krishna, this fierce bowman went to see me in the Kamyaka forest. he there lived with us until Dhananjaya came back.
Sanskrit: गन्धमादनयात्रायां दुर्गेभ्यश्च स्म तारिताः। पाञ्चाली च परिश्रान्ता पृष्ठेनोढा महात्मना॥
English: On the occasion of our journey to the Ghandhamadana, we crossed all difficulties with his help. He then carried the fatigued daughter of the Panchalas on his own back.
Sanskrit: आरम्भाच्चैव युद्धानां यदेष कृतवान् प्रभो। मदर्थे दुष्करं कर्म कृतं तेन महाहवे॥
English: O master, the feats he had achieved in battle, fully prove that he was learned in all
Sanskrit: स्वभावाद् या च मे प्रीतिः सहदेवे जनार्दन। सैव मे परमा प्रीती राक्षसेन्द्रे घटोत्कचे॥
English: O Janardana, the affection that I naturally bear for Sahadeva, even double that affection did I bear to that foremost of the Rakshasas Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: भक्तश्च महाबाहुः प्रियोऽस्याहं प्रियश्च मे। तेन विन्दामि वार्ष्णेय कश्मलं शोकतापितः॥
English: That mighty armed one was devoted to me; I love him and he also loved me dearly. For all these reasons, descendant of the Vrishni race, I am depressed being afflicted with grief caused by his slaughter.
Sanskrit: पश्य सैन्यानि वार्ष्णेय द्राव्यमाणानि कौरवैः। द्रोणकर्णी तु संयत्तौ पश्य युद्धे महारथौ॥
English: Behold, O scion of the Vrishni race, my troops routed by the Kouravas! Behold the two mighty car-warriors, Drona and Karna fight, yonder, to the best of their abilities.
Sanskrit: निशीथे पाण्डवं सैन्यमेतत् सैन्यप्रमर्दितम्। गजाभ्यामिव मत्ताभ्यां यथा नलवनं महत्॥
English: Lo! at this dead hour of night, the Pandava army is being crushed like a forest of reeds by two infuriate elephants in rut.
Sanskrit: अनादृत्य बलं बाह्वोर्भीमसेनस्य माधव। चित्रास्रतां च पार्थस्य विक्रमन्ति स्म कौरवः॥
English: Oscion of Madhu's race, the Kouravas are striving hard (for victory) setting at naught the might of Bhima's arm and the vast mastery of weapons of Arjuna.
Sanskrit: एष द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च राजा चैव सुयोधनः। निहत्य राक्षसं युद्धे हृष्टाः नर्दन्ति संयुगे॥
English: Yonder joyfully roars Drona and Karna and king Suyodhana himself having slain the Rakshasa in battle.
Sanskrit: कथं वास्मासु जीवत्सु त्वयि चैव जनार्दन। हैडिम्बिः प्राप्तवान् मृत्युं सूतपुत्रेण सङ्गतः॥
English: How is it, O Janardana, that Hidimva's son met with death in his encounter with Suta's son, although you and ourselves are still alive?
Sanskrit: कदर्थीकृत्य नः सर्वान् पश्यतः सव्यसाचिनः। निहतो राक्षस: कृष्ण भैमसेनिर्महाबलः॥
English: Putting ourselves to shame and under the very eyes of Savyasachin, O Krishna, Karna has slain the puissant son of Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: यदाभिमन्युनिहतो धार्तराष्टैर्दुरात्मभिः। नासीत् तत्र रणे कृष्ण सव्यसाची महारथः॥
English: O Krishna, when Abhimanyu was slain by the sinful Dhartarashtras the mighty carwarrior Savyasachin was not at hand.
Sanskrit: निरुद्धाश्च वयं सर्वे सैन्धवेन दुरात्मना। निमित्तमभवद् द्रोणः सपुत्रस्तत्र कर्मणि॥
English: We also were held in check by the highsouled ruler of the Sindhus ; in the perpetration of that deed, Drona and Drona's son became instrumental.