pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तांस्तथावादिनः पौरान् दुःखितान् दुःखकर्शितः। उवाच मनसा ध्यात्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: The king of virtue, Yudhisthira reflected for some time and then addressed in sorrow the citizens who were talking thus in grief.
Sanskrit: पिता मान्यो गुरुः श्रेष्ठो यदाह पृथिवीपतिः। अशङ्कमानैस्तत् कार्यमस्माभिरिति नो व्रतम्॥
English: “The king of the world (Dhritarashtra) is our father, (he is) worthy of our regard, (he is) our preceptor and our superior. It is our duty, to accomplish with auspicious mind whatever he commands.
Sanskrit: भवन्तः सुहृदोऽस्माकमस्मान् कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्। प्रतिनन्द्य तथाशीभिर्निवर्तध्वं यथा गृहम्॥ यदा तु कार्यमस्माकं भवद्भिपपत्स्यते। तदा करिष्यथास्माकं प्रियाणि च हितानि च॥
English: "You are our friends; walking round us and making us happy with your blessings, return to your homes. When the time comes for anything to be done for us by you, then accomplish all that is agreeable and beneficial to us."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तास्तदा पौराः कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम्। आशीभिश्चाभिनन्द्यैताञ्जग्मुर्नगरमेव हि॥
English: Having been thus addressed, the citizens walked round the Pandavas and offered them their blessings. They then returned to the city.
Sanskrit: पौरेषु विनिवृत्तेषु विदुरः सत्यधर्मवित्। बोधयन् पाण्डवश्रेष्ठमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: When the citizens had left (the Pandavas), Vidura, learned in all the precepts of virtue, thus spoke to the eldest Pandava in order to want him (of his danger.)
Sanskrit: प्राज्ञः प्राज्ञप्रलापज्ञः प्रलापज्ञमिदं वचः। प्राज्ञं प्राज्ञः प्रलापज्ञः प्रलापज्ञं वचोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: The learned man (Vidura) conversant with the (Mlecha) Jargon, spoke thus to the learned man (Yudhisthira), also conversant with the (Mlecha) jargon (in that Mlecha jargon)."
Sanskrit: यो जानाति परप्रज्ञा नीतिशास्त्रानुसारिणीम्। विज्ञायेह तथा कुर्यादापदं निस्तरेद् यथा॥
English: He who knows the schemes of others (enemies) according to the dictates of political science, knowing it, should act in such a way as to avoid all dangers.
Sanskrit: अलोहं निशितं शस्त्रं शरीरपरिकर्तनम्। यो वेत्ति न तु तं नन्ति प्रतिघातविदं द्विषः॥
English: He, who knows that there are sharp weapons capable of cutting the body though not made of iron and understands also the means of warding them off, can never be injured by the enemy.
Sanskrit: कक्षघ्नः शिशिरघ्नश्च महाकक्षे बिलौकसः। न देहदिति चात्मानं यो रक्षति स जीवति॥
English: He lives who protects himself by the knowledge that neither the consumer of straw and wood not the drier of dews burns the inmates of a hole in the deep forest.
Sanskrit: नाचक्षुर्वेति पन्थानं नाचक्षुर्विन्दते दिशः। नाधृतिर्बुद्धिमाप्नोति बुध्यस्वैवं प्रबोधितः॥
English: The blind man sees not his way, (for) the blind man has no knowledge of direction. He who has no firmness never acquires prosperity. Knowing this, keep yourself always alert.
Sanskrit: अनाप्तैर्दत्तमादत्ते नरः शस्त्रमलोहजम्। श्वाविच्छरणमासाद्य प्रमुच्येत हुताशनात्॥
English: The man, who takes a weapon (which is) not made of iron (and which is) given him by his enemy, can escape from fire by making his house like hole of a jackal.
Sanskrit: चरन् मार्गान् विजानाति नक्षत्रैर्विन्दते दिशः। आत्मना चात्मनः पञ्च पीडयन् नानुपीड्यते॥
English: By travelling a man may know the ways and by the star he can ascertain the direction. He that keeps his five (senses) under control can never be oppressed by his enemy."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। विदुरं विदुषां श्रेष्ठं ज्ञातमित्येव पाण्डवः॥
English: Having been thus addressed, the king of virtue, the son of Pandu, Yudhishthira, thus replied to that foremost of learned men, the illustrious Vidura. "I have understood you."
Sanskrit: अनुशिक्ष्यानुगम्यैतान् कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणम्। पाण्डवानभ्यनुज्ञाय विदुरः प्रययौ गृहान्॥
English: Vidura, thus having instructed the Pandavas, walked round them and bidding them farewell, returned to his house.
Sanskrit: निवृत्ते विदुरे चापि भीष्मे पौरजने तथा। अजातशत्रुमासाद्य कुन्ती वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vidura, Bhishma and citizens having gone back, Kunti came to Ajatashatru (Yudhisthira) and spoke thus-
Sanskrit: क्षत्ता यदब्रवीद् वाक्यं जनमध्येऽब्रुवन्निव। त्वया च स तथेत्युक्तो जानीमो न च तद् वयम्॥
English: "What Khattwa (Vidura) said to you in the midst of many people, so indistinctly as if he said nothing and what you said similarly (in reply) is not understood by us.
Sanskrit: यदीदं शक्यमस्माभिर्ज्ञातुं न च सदोषवत्। श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत् सर्वं संवादं तव तस्य च॥
English: "If it is not improper for us to know it, I desire to hear all that passed between you and him."
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच गृहादग्निश्च बोद्धव्य इति मां विदुरोऽब्रवीत्। पन्थाश्च वो नाविदितः कश्चित् स्पादिति धर्मधीः॥
English: Yudhisthira said : The virtuous Vidura said to me that I must know that the house (at Varanavata) is made of inflammable materials. (He further said) the way of escape will also be known to you."
Sanskrit: जितेन्द्रियश्च वसुधां प्राप्स्यतीति च मेऽब्रवीत्। विज्ञातमिति तत् सर्वं प्रत्युक्तो विदुरो मया॥
English: He told me "The man who is self controlled wins (the sovereignty) of the whole world." I replied to Vidura. “I have understood you."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अष्टमेऽहनि रोहिण्यां प्रयाताः फाल्गुनस्य ते। वारणावतमासाद्य ददृशुर्नागरं जनम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The Pandavas stared for Varanavata on the eighth day of the month of Falguni when the star Rohini was ascendant; and arriving there they saw the town and its people.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सर्वाः प्रकृतयो नगराद् वारणावतात्। सर्वमङ्गलसंयुक्ता यथाशास्त्रमतन्द्रिताः॥ श्रुत्वाऽऽगतान् पाण्डुपुत्रान् नानायानैः सहस्रशः। अभिजग्मुर्नरश्रेष्ठान् श्रुत्वैव परया मुदा॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Hearing that the sons of Pandu were coming, all the citizens came speedily by thousands, out of the town of Varanavata with joy, on various conveyances, taking with them all the auspicious things as directed by the Shastras in order to receive those best of men.
Sanskrit: ते समासाद्य कौन्तेयान् वारणावतका जनाः। कृत्वा जयाशिषः सर्वे परिवार्यावतस्थिरे॥
English: Coming to the sons of Kunti, the citizens of Varanavata surrounded them and blessed them by uttering the word Jaya (victory).
Sanskrit: तैर्वृतः पुरुषव्याघ्रो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। विबभौ देवसंकाशो वज्रपाणिरिवामरैः॥
English: Being thus surrounded by them, that best of men, the king of virtue, Yudhisthira, looked as effulgent as the thunderer (Indra) in the midst of the celestial.
Sanskrit: सत्कृताश्चैव पौरैस्ते पौरान् सत्कृत्य चानघ। अलंकृतं जनाकीर्णं विविशुर्वारणावतम्॥
English: Being welcomed by the citizens and welcoming them in return, those sinless ones (the Pandavas) entered the populous and ornamented Varanavata.
Sanskrit: ते प्रविश्य पुरी वीरास्तूर्णं जग्मुरथो गृहान्। ब्राह्मणानां महीपालं रतानां स्वेषु कर्मसु॥
English: Entering the town, O king, those heroes first went to the houses of the Brahmanas engaged in their proper duties.
Sanskrit: नगराधिकृतानां च गृहाणि रथिनां तदा। उपतस्थुर्नरश्रेष्ठा वैश्यशूद्रगृहाण्यपि॥
English: Then those best of men went to the houses of the officials in charge of the town; then they went to the houses of the car warriors, then to those of the Vaishyas and then even to those of the Shudras.
Sanskrit: अर्चिताश्च नरैः पौरैः पाण्डवा भरतर्षभ। जग्मुरावसथं पश्चात् पुरोचनपुरस्सराः॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, thus adored by the citizens, the Pandavas went to their house with Purochana walking at the head (of the possession).
Sanskrit: तेभ्यो भक्ष्याणि पानानि शयनानि शुभानि च। आसनानि च मुख्यानि प्रददौ स पुरोचनः॥
English: Purochana gave them first class food and drink, beds and carpets and seats.
Sanskrit: तत्र ते स्तकृतास्तेन सुमहार्हपरिच्छदाः। उपास्यमानाः पुरुषैरूषुः पुरनिवासिभिः॥
English: Being served by Purochana and adored by the citizens, they (the Pandavas,) attired in costly robes, lived there.
Sanskrit: दशरात्रोषितानां तु तत्र तेषां पुरोचनः। निवेदयामास गृहं शिवाख्यमशिवं तदा॥
English: When they had lived there for ten nights, Purochana spoke to them about the house, called "Blessed,” though really (it was) unblessed.
Sanskrit: तत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्रा विविशुः सपरिच्छदाः। पुरोचनस्य वचनात् कैलासमिव गुह्यकाः॥
English: Thereupon those best of men, attired in (costly) garments, entered that house at the request of Purochana, as Guhyakas enter (those) in the Kailasa (mountain).
Sanskrit: तच्चागारमभिप्रेक्ष्य सर्वधर्मभृतां वरः। उवाचाग्नेयमित्येवं भीमसेनं युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Inspecting that house, that foremost of all virtuous men, Yudhisthira, said to Bhimasena that the house was made of inflammable materials.
Sanskrit: जिघ्राणोऽस्य वसागन्धं सर्पिर्जतुविमिश्रितम्। कृतं हि व्यक्तमाग्नेयमिदं वेश्म परंतप॥
English: Yudhisthira said : O chastiser of foes, from the smell of fat and ghee mixed with lac, it is event, his house is made of inflammable materials.
Sanskrit: शणसर्जरसंव्यक्तमानीय गृहकर्मणि। मुञ्जबल्वजवंशादि द्रव्यं सर्वं घृतोक्षितम्॥ शिल्पिभिः सुकृतं ह्याप्तैर्विनीतैर्वेश्मकर्मणि। विश्वस्तं मामयं पापो दग्धुकामः पुरोचनः॥ तथा हि वर्तते मन्दः सुयोधनवसे स्थितः। इमां तु तां महाबुद्धिर्विदुरो दृष्टवांस्तथा॥ आपदं तेन मां पार्थं स सम्बोधितवान् पुरा। ते वयं बोधितास्तेन नित्यमस्मद्धितैषिणा॥ पित्रा कनीयसा स्नेहाद् बुद्धिमन्तोऽशिवं गृहम्। अनार्यैः सुकृतं गूढैर्दुर्योधनवशानुगैः॥
English: By the help of trusted and well skilled artisans, the enemies have nicely built this house with hemp, health, straw and Purochana desires to burn me after inspiring me with confidence. The wicked man, therefore, lives here, obedient to (the instruction of) Duryodhana. The greatly intelligent Vidura, knew this danger. Therefore, O son of Pritha, he told me of it beforehand. Knowing this, that well-wiser of ours. The younger brother of our father, out of affection for us, has told us about this house, so full of danger and constructed by the wretches under Duryodhana (who is) acting secretly (from behind).
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच यदीदं गृहमाग्नेयं विहितं मन्यते भवान्। तथैव साधु गच्छामो यत्र पूर्वोषिता वयम्॥
English: Bhima said: If this house is known to you inflammable, then let us go to the place where we lived first.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच इह यत्तैर्निराकारैर्वस्तव्यमिति रोचये। अप्रमत्तैर्विचिन्वद्भिर्गतिमिष्टां ध्रुवामितः॥
English: Yudhisthira said : I think we should rather live here, seeming unsuspicious, but we must remain very cautious and keep our senses wide awake and as at the same time we must seek for some means of escape. us
Sanskrit: यदि विन्देत चाकारमस्माकं स पुरोचनः। क्षिप्रकारी ततो भूत्वा प्रदह्यादपि हेतुतः॥
English: If Purochana finds from our demeanour that we have learnt his design, he may suddenly burn to death by taking immediately steps.
Sanskrit: नायं विभेत्युपक्रोशादधर्माद् वा पुरोचनः। तथा हि वर्तते मन्दः सुयोधनवशे स्थितः॥
English: Purochana cares very little for obloquy and sin. The wretch lives here in obedience to (the instructions) of Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: अपि चेह प्रदग्धेषु भीष्मोऽस्मासु पितामहः। कोपं कुर्यात् किमर्थं वा कौरवान् कोपयीत सः॥
English: If we are brunt, will grandfather Bhishma be angry? Why would he make the Kurus angry with him by showing his anger.
Sanskrit: अथवापीह दग्धेषु भीष्मोऽस्माकं पितामहः। धर्म इत्येव कुष्येरन् ये चान्ये कुरुपुङ्गवाः॥
English: It may be that if we are brunt, our grandfather Bhishma and other best men of the Kuru race may be indignant for the sake of virtue.
Sanskrit: वयं तु यदि दाहस्य बिभ्यतः प्रद्रवेमहि। स्पशैर्निर्घातयेत् सर्वान् राज्यलुब्धः सुयोधनः॥
English: If we fly from this place from the fear of being brunt, Duryodhana, covetous for kingdom, will surely bring about our death by means of spies.
Sanskrit: अपदस्थान् पदे तिष्ठन्नपक्षान् पक्षसंस्थितः। हीनकोशान् महाकोशः प्रयोगैर्घातयेद् ध्रुवम्॥ तदस्माभिरिमं पापं तं च पापं सुयोधनम्। वञ्चयद्भिर्निवस्तव्यं छन्नावासं क्वचित् क्वचित्॥
English: The wicked Duryodhana has rank, power, friends, allies and wealth, but we have none. He can certainly destroy us by adopting many means. Deceiving this wretch and that wretch also, let us live in disguise for some time.
Sanskrit: ते वयं मृगयाशीलाश्चराम वसुधामिमाम्। तथा नो विदिता मार्गा भविष्यन्ति पलायताम्॥
English: Let us lead a life of hunting, wandering over the earth. We shall then be aware of all the paths that exist for escape.
Sanskrit: भौमं च बिलमद्यैव करवाम सुसंवृतम्। गूढश्वासान्न नस्तत्र हुताशः सम्प्रधक्ष्यति॥
English: We shall dig in all secrecy, this very day a subterranean passage in our room. If we can keep it secret from others, fire will not able to consume us.
Sanskrit: वसतोऽत्र यथा चास्मान्न बुध्येत पुरोचनः। पौरो वापि जनः कश्चित् तथा कार्यमतन्द्रितैः॥
English: Therefore we shall live here (and act in such a way) as Purochana and the citizens of Varanavata may not know what we are doing.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच विदुरस्य सुहृत् कश्चित् खनकः कुशलो नरः। विविक्ते पाण्डवान् राजन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, a friend of Vidura, a person wellskilled in mining, came and spoke thus to the Pandavas in private.
Sanskrit: प्रहितो विदुरेणास्मि खनकः कुशलो ह्यहम्। पाण्डवानां प्रियं कार्यमिति किं करवाणि वः॥ प्रच्छन्नं विदुरेणोक्तः श्रेयस्त्वमिति पाण्डवान्। प्रतिपादय विश्वासादिति किं करवाणि वः॥
English: "I have been sent by Vidura; I am wellskilled in mining. Tell me what favourite works of the Pandavas I shall perform. He trusts me and has said to me in private, “Go to Pandavas and accomplish their good. what can I do for you?
Sanskrit: कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यां रात्रावस्यां पुरोचनः। भवनस्य तव द्वारि प्रदास्यति हुताशनम्॥
English: Purochana will set fire to the door of your house on the night of the fourteenth day of the black fortnight.
Sanskrit: मात्रा सह प्रदग्धव्याः पाण्डवाः पुरुषर्षभाः। इति व्यवसितं तस्य धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्मतेः॥
English: The desire of the wicked-minded Dhritarashtra's son (Duryodhana) is to burn the best of men, the Pandavas, with their mother.
Sanskrit: किंचिच्च विदुरेणोक्तो म्लेच्छवाचासि पाण्डव। त्वया च तत् तथेत्युक्तमेतद् विश्वासकारणम्॥
English: O Pandavas, something was told to you by Vidura in the Mlecha language and you too replied in that language. I tell you this as a credential."
Sanskrit: उवाच तं सत्यधृतिः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। अभिजानामि सौम्य त्वां सुहृदं विदुरस्य वै॥ शुचिमाप्तं प्रियं चैव सदा च दृढभक्तिकम्। न विद्यते कवेः किंचिदविज्ञातं प्रयोजनम्॥
English: Yudhisthira said : Yudhisthira, the truthful son of Kunti, thus spoke to him. O amiable one, I now know you as a dear and trusted friend of Vidura, true and ever devoted to him. There is no necessity (of ours) which that learned man (Vidura) does not know.
Sanskrit: यथा तस्य तथा नस्त्वं निर्विशेषा वयं त्वयि। भवतश्च यथा तस्य पालयास्मान् यथा कविः॥
English: As you are his, so you ours. Do not make any difference between him and us. We are as much yours as his. Protects us as that learned man (Vidura) protects us.
Sanskrit: इदं शरणमाग्नेयं मदर्षमिति मे मतिः। पुरोचनेन विहितं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य शासनात्॥
English: I know this inflammable house was built for me by Purochana at the command of the son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana).
Sanskrit: स पापः कोषवांश्चैव ससहायश्च दुर्मतिः। अस्मानपि च पापात्मा नित्यकालं प्रबाधते॥
English: That sinful, vicious and wicked-minded man, commanding wealth and allies, pursues us always (with his persecutions).
Sanskrit: सभवान् मोक्षयत्वस्मान् यत्नेनास्माद्भुताशनात्। अस्मास्विह हि दग्धेषु सकामः स्यात् सुयोधनः॥
English: Save us with exertion from the impending conflagration. If we are brunt to death, the desire of Duryodhana will be fulfilled.
Sanskrit: समृद्धमायुधागारमिदं तस्य दुरात्मनः। वप्रान्तं निष्पतीकारमाश्रित्येदं कृतं महत्॥ इदं तदशुभं नूनं तस्य कर्म चिकीर्षितम्। प्रागेव विदुरो वेद तेनास्मानन्वबोधयत्॥
English: Here is that wicked man's well stocked arsenal. This large house has been built abutting the high walls of the arsenal, without having any out let. This most curse device which was made (for our destruction) was known to Vidura and I was told of it by him.
Sanskrit: सेयमापदनुप्राप्ता क्षत्ता यां दृष्टवान् पुरा। पुरोचनस्याविदितानस्मांस्त्वं प्रतिमोचय॥
English: The danger that Kshatta (Vidura) saw beforehand is now at our door, Save us from this without the knowledge of Purochana.
Sanskrit: स तथेति प्रतिश्रुत्य खनको यत्नमास्थितः। परिखामुत्किरन्नाम चकार च महाबिलम्॥
English: The miner promised to do it by saying "Be it so"; and he began with care the work of excavation and he (soon) made a subterranean passage.
Sanskrit: चक्रे च वेश्मनस्तस्य मध्येनातिमहद् बिलम्। कपाटयुक्तमज्ञातं समं भूम्याश्च भारत॥
English: He made that subterranean passage in the centre of the house. O descendant of Bharata, it was in a level with the floor and closed up by doors (planks).
Sanskrit: पुरोचनभयादेव व्यदधात् संवृत्तं मुखम्। स तस्य तु गृहद्वारि वसत्यशुभधीः सदा॥ तत्र ते सायुधाः सर्वे वसन्ति स्म क्षपां नृप॥ दिवा चरन्ति मृगयां पाण्डवेया वनाद् वनम्। विश्वस्तवदविश्वस्ता वञ्चयन्तः पुरोचनम्। अतुष्टा तुष्टवद् राजन्नूषुः परमविस्मिताः॥
English: For the fear of Purochana, its mouth was thus covered. He (Purochana) kept a constant watch at the gate of the house. O king, they the (Pandavas) lived in the night in it with arms ready for use; and in the day they hunted from forests to forests. Thus lived they very guardedly deceiving Purochana with a show of trustfulness and contentment while in reality they were trustless and discontented.
Sanskrit: न चैनानन्वबुध्यन्त नरा नगरवासिनः अन्यत्र विदुरामात्यात् तस्मात् खनकसत्तमात्॥
English: The people of the city also did not know anything of these plans (of the Pandavas). Except the friend of Vidura, that good miner, none else knew anything.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा सुमनसः परिसंवत्सरोषितान्। विश्वस्तानिव संलक्ष्य हर्षं चक्रे पुरोचनः॥ पुरोचने तथा हृष्टे कौन्तेयोऽथ युधिष्ठिरः। भीससेनार्जुनौ चोभौ यमौ प्रोवाच धर्मवित्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having seen them living cheerfully and without suspicious for a full year, Purochana became exceedingly glad. Seeing Purochana ili that state of mind, the virtuous son of Kunti, Yudhishthira, thus spoke to Bhima, Arjuna and the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva).
Sanskrit: अस्मानयं सुविश्वस्तान् वेत्ति पापः पुरोचनः। वञ्चितोऽयं नृशंसात्मा कालं मन्ये पलायने॥
English: Yudhisthira said: The cruel hearted and sinful Purochana thinks us very trustful and he has thus been well deceived. I think (therefore) that the time for our escape has come.
Sanskrit: आयुधागारमादीप्य दग्ध्वा चैव पुरोचनम्। षट् प्राणिनो निधायेह द्रवामोऽनभिलक्षिताः॥
English: Setting fire to the arsenal, burning Purochana to death and leaving six bodies here, let us escape from this place, unobserved by any.
Sanskrit: अथ दानापदेशेन कुन्ती ब्राह्मणभोजनम्। चक्रे निशि महाराज आजग्मुस्तत्र योषितः॥ ता विहृत्य यथाकामं भुक्त्वा पीत्वा च भारत। जग्मुर्निशि गृहानेव समनुज्ञाप्य माधवीम्॥
English: On the occasion of an alms giving, Kunti fed on a certain night a large number of Brahmanas. There came also a number of ladies. O descendant of Bharata, they ate and drank and enjoyed themselves as much as they pleased. And they all returned home with the permissions of Madhvi (Kunti).
Sanskrit: निषादी पञ्चपुत्रा तु तस्मिन् भोज्ये यदृच्छया। अन्नार्थिनी समभ्यागात् सपुत्रा कालचोदिता॥ सा पीत्वा मदिरां मत्ता सपुत्रा मदविह्वला। सह सर्वैः सुतै राजंस्तस्मिन्नेव निवेशने॥ सुष्वाप विगतज्ञाना मृतकल्पा नराधिप। अथ प्रवाते तुमुले निशि सुप्ते जने तदा॥ तदुपादीपयद् भीमः शेते यत्र पुरोचनः। ततो जदुगृहद्वारं दीपयामास पाण्डवः॥
English: Impelled by fate, a Nishada woman with her five sons came there with the desire of obtaining food and she enjoyed herself there at pleasure. She drank wine and became drunk and incapable with her sons. O king, she with her sons slept in that house more dead than alive. O king, when all the people fell asleep, a violent storm began to blow on that night. Bhima then set fire to the house where Purochana was asleep; then the Pandava set fire to the door of that lac house.
Sanskrit: समन्ततो ददौ पश्चादग्नि तत्र निवेशने। ज्ञात्वा तु तद् गृहं सर्वमादीप्तं पाण्डुनन्दनाः॥ सुरङ्गां विविशुस्तूर्णं मात्रा सार्धमरिंदमाः। ततः प्रतापः सुमहाञ्छब्दश्चैव विभावसोः॥ प्रादुरासीत् तदा तेन बुबुधे स जनवजः। तदवेक्ष्य गृहं दीप्तमाहुः पौराः कृशाननाः॥
English: Then he set fire to that house in several places. When the sons of Pandu were satisfied that the house had caught fire in all parts. Those chastisers of foes, then speedily entered the subterranean passage with their mother. Thereupon the intense heat and the great roar of the fire. Awakened the people of the city; and seeing the house ablaze, they said in sorrowful face.
Sanskrit: पौरा ऊचुः दुर्योधनप्रयुक्तेन पापेनाकृतबुद्धिना। गृहमात्मविनाशाय कारितं दाहितं च तत्॥ अहो धिग् धृतराष्ट्रस्य बुद्धिर्नातिसमञ्जसा। यः शुचीन् पाण्डुदायादान् दाहयामास शत्रुवत्॥
English: The Citizens said : The wicked minded (Purochana) built this house to destroy the relatives of his employer under the instructions of the Duryodhana and he has (now) set fire to it. Fire Fire on SO Dhritarashtra, whose understanding is partial! He has burnt to death the heirs of Pandu, as if they were his enemies?
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या त्विदानी पापात्मा दग्धोऽयमतिदुर्मतिः। अनागसः सुविश्वस्तान् यो ददाह नरोत्तमान्॥
English: The wicked minded and sinful (Purochana), who has brunt those best of men (the Pandavas) innocent and unsuspicious, has himself been (also) burnt to death as fate would have it.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं ते विलपन्ति स्म वारणावतका जनाः। परिवार्य गृहं तच्च तस्थू रात्रौ समन्ततः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thus bewailed the citizens of Varanavata. Surrounding the house, they remained for the whole night there.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाश्चापि ते सर्वे सह मात्रा सुदुःखिताः। बिलेन तेन निर्गत्य जग्मुर्दुतमलक्षिताः॥
English: The Pandavas however with their sorrowful mother came out of the subterranean passage and fled unobserved in haste.
Sanskrit: तेन निद्रोपरोधेन साध्वसेन च पाण्डवाः। न शेकुः सहसा गन्तुं सह मात्रा परंतपाः॥
English: Those chastisers of foes, the Pandavas, on account of sleeplessness and fear, could not proceed with speed with their mother.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तु राजेन्द्र भीमवेगपराक्रमः। जगाम भ्रातृनादाय सर्वान् मातरमेव च॥ स्कन्धमारोप्य जननी यमावरून वीर्यवान्। पार्थी गृहीत्वा पाणिभ्यां भ्रातरौ सुमहाबलः॥
English: O king of kings, Bhimasena, educed with great speed and power, took upon his body his mother and all his brothers. The greatly strong and energetic Vrikodara took his mother on his shoulder, the twins on his sides and the two sons of Pritha, his brothers (Arjuna and Yudhisthira) on both his arms.
Sanskrit: उरसा पादपान् भञ्जन् महीं पद्भ्यां विदारयन्। स जगामाशु तेजस्वी वातरंहा वृकोदरः॥
English: He broke the trees by his breast and pressed the earth with his feet. He tius marched on.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ रात्र्यां व्यतीतायामशेषो नागरो जनः। तत्राजगाम त्वरितो दिदृक्षुः पाण्डुनन्दनान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When the night had passed away a large number of the people of the city came there to see the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: निर्वापयन्तो ज्वलनं ते जना ददृशुस्ततः। जातुषं तद् गृहं दग्धममात्यं च पुरोचनम्॥
English: Those men extinguished the fire and saw that the house was made of lac and that the counsellor Purochana had been burnt to death.
Sanskrit: नूनं दुर्योधनेनेदं विहितं पापकर्मणा। पाण्डवानां विनाशायेत्येवं ते चुक्रुशुर्जनाः॥
English: The Citizens said : Indeed this sinful act was contrived by the wicked Duryodhana to destroy the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: विदिते धृतराष्ट्रस्य धार्तराष्ट्रो न संशयः। दग्धवान् पाण्डुदायादान् न ह्येनं प्रतिषिद्धवान्॥
English: There is on doubt that the son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana ) has burnt to death the heirs of Pandu, with the full knowledge of Dhritarashtra, else he would have been prevented (by his father).
Sanskrit: नूनं शांतनवोऽपीह न धर्ममनुवर्तते। द्रोणश्च विदुरश्चैव कृपश्चान्ये च कौरवाः॥
English: Indeed, the son of Shantanu (Bhishma,) Drona. Vidura, Kripa and other Kurus have not followed the dictates of duty.
Sanskrit: ते वयं धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रेषयामो दुरात्मनः। संवृत्तस्ते परः काम: पाण्डवान् दग्धवानसि॥
English: "Let us (now) send words to the wicked minded Dhritarashtra, (saying), "Your great desire is fulfilled; you have burnt to death the Pandavas."
Sanskrit: ततो व्यपोहमानास्ते पाण्डवार्थे हुताशनम्। निषादी ददृशुर्दग्धां पञ्चपुत्रामनागसम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: They then began to extinguish the fire to find out the Pandavas. They saw the Nishada woman burnt to death with her five sons.
Sanskrit: खनकेन तु तेनैव वेश्म शोधयता बिलम्। पांसुभिः पिहितं तच्च पुरुषैस्तैर्न लक्षितम्॥
English: The miner, while removing the ashes, covered with it the hole he had dug in such a way that it remained unnoticed by all who had gone there. to