pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तथैव तेषां तु बलानि तानि क्रुद्धान्यथान्योन्यमभिद्रवन्ति। गदासिख श्च परश्वधैश्च प्रासैश्च तीक्ष्णाग्रसुपीतधारैः॥
English: The hostile armies fiercely assailed each other with maces, swords, scimitars, axes, nooses, and with sharpened points.
Sanskrit: बलं तु मत्स्यस्य बलेन राजा सर्वं त्रिगर्ताधिपतिः सुशर्मा। प्रमथ्य जित्वा च प्रसह्य मत्स्यं विराटमोजस्विनमभ्यधावत्।॥
English: Having assailed and vanquished with energy the entire army of the king of Matsya's, Susharman, the king of Trigartas, rushed furiously at the highly energetic Virata.
Sanskrit: तौ निहत्य पृथग् धुर्यावुभौ तौ पार्ष्णसारथी। विरथं मत्स्यराजानं जीवग्राहमगृह्णताम्॥
English: Having slain severally his two horses, his charioteer as also the soldiers who protected him in the rear they took the king of Matsya captive, even alive, deprivation of his car.
Sanskrit: तमुन्मथ्य सुशर्माथ युवतीमिव कामुकः। स्यन्दनं स्वं समारोप्य प्रययौ शीघ्रवाहनः॥
English: Then assailing him fiercely like a lustful person (oppressing) a female, they placed him on the car and speedily went out.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् गृहीते विरथे विराटे बलवत्तरे। प्राद्रवन्त भयान्मत्स्यास्त्रिगर्तेरर्दिता भृशम्॥
English: After the powerful Virata, deprived of his car, had been taken captive, the Matsya's, greatly assailed by Trigartas, fled away to different directions in fear.
Sanskrit: तेषु संत्रस्यमानेषु कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। प्रत्यभाषन्महाबाहुं भीमसेनमरिंदमम्॥
English: Beholding them thus terrified Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, said to the mighty-armed Bhimasena, the slayer of enemies.
Sanskrit: मत्स्यराजः परामृष्टस्त्रिगर्तेन सुशर्मणा। तं मोचय महाबाहो न गच्छेद् द्विषतां वशम्॥
English: The king of Matsya has been captivated by Susharman, the king of Trigartas; O you of mighty arms, release him so that he may not be subject to the enemies.
Sanskrit: उषिताः स्म सुखं सर्वे सर्वकामैः सुपूजिताः। भीमसेन त्वया कार्या तस्य वासस्य निष्कृतिः॥
English: We have lived happily in his house with our desire satisfied O Bhimasena, you should satisfy that debt.
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच अहमेनं परित्रास्ये शासनात् तव पार्थिवा पश्य युध्यतः सह शत्रुभिः॥
English: Bhimasena said By your command, O king, I shall set him free: behold my great feat of fighting with the enemies.
Sanskrit: मे सुमहत् कर्म स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य तिष्ठ त्वं भ्रातृभिः सह। एकान्तमाश्रितो राजन् पश्य मेऽद्य पराक्रमम्॥
English: Stay aside with brothers at a corner depending on the strength of your arms and behold my prowess today.
Sanskrit: सुस्कन्धोऽयं महावृक्षो गदारूप इव स्थितः। अहमेनमपारुज्य द्रावयिष्यामि शात्रवान्॥
English: uprooting this huge tree with a trunk looking like a mace I shall assail the enemies.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तं मत्तमिव मातङ्गं वीक्षमाणं वनस्पतिम्। अब्रवीद् भ्रातरं वीरं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Seeing Bhima look at that tree like an infuriated elephant the heroic and pious king Yudhishthira said to his brother.
Sanskrit: मा भीम साहसं कार्षीस्तिष्ठत्वेष वनस्पतिः। मा त्वां वृक्षण कर्माणि कुर्वाणमतिमानुषम्॥
English: "Do not commit such a rash act, О Bhima, let the tree stand there." You should not with a tree perform superhuman deeds.
Sanskrit: जनाः समवबुध्येरन् भीमोऽयमिति भारत। अन्यदेवायुधं किंचित् प्रतिपद्यस्व मानुषम्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, people will then recognize you and say “This is Bhima". Take you therefore, some other human weapon,
Sanskrit: चापं वा यदि वा शक्तिं निस्त्रिंशं वा परश्वधम्। यदेव मानुषं भीम भवेदन्यैरलक्षितम्॥ तदेवायुधमादाय मोक्षयाशु महीपतिम्। यमौ च चक्ररक्षौ ते भवितारौ महाबलौ॥ सहिताः समरे तत्र मत्स्यराज परीप्सत।
English: A bow, or a dart, sword or battle-axe. Taking a weapon that is human, release the king, O Bhima, speedily, so that people may not recognize you. The highly powerful twins will be the protectors of your wheels. Being united together in battle, release the king of Matsya.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु वेगेन भीमसेनो महाबलः॥ गृहीत्वा तु धनुः श्रेष्ठं जवेन सुमहाजवः।
English: Thus accosted the highly powerful Bhimasena, gifted with great speed, took up with great force his best of bows,
Sanskrit: व्यमुञ्चच्छरवर्षाणि सतोय इव तोयदः॥ तं भीमो भीमकर्माणं सुशर्माणमथाद्रवत्।
English: And discharged from it a shower of shafts like a cloud surcharged with water. Bhima then fell upon Susharma of dreadful deeds.
Sanskrit: विराटं समवीक्ष्यैनं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चावदत्॥ सुशर्मा चिन्तयामास कालान्तकयमोपमम्।
English: Casting his looks on Virata he said to (Susharma) “stay stay.” Susharma thought him to be Yama-the very regent of death.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भाषन्तं पृष्ठतो रथपुङ्गवः। पश्यतां सुमहत् कर्म महद् युद्धमुपस्थितम्॥
English: That foremost of charioteers saw him at his back exclaiming "stay, stay, behold a highly great feat-a mighty encounter is at hand."
Sanskrit: परावृत्तो धनुर्गृह्य सुशर्मा भ्रातृभिः सह। निमेषान्तरमात्रेण भीमसेनेन ते रथाः॥
English: Taking up his bow, Susharma with his brothers turned back and within the twinkling of an eye those cars (were destroyed by) Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: रथानां च गजानां च वाजिनां च ससादिनाम्। सहस्रशतसङ्घाता शूराणामुग्रधन्विनाम्॥
English: And hundreds of thousand of chariots, elephants, horses, horsemen and brave and powerful bowmen were over thrown by him before the very presence of Virata.
Sanskrit: पातिता भीमसेनेन विराटस्य समीपतः। पत्तयो निहतास्तेषां गदां गृह्य महात्मना॥
English: Their infantry was slain by the high-souled (Bhima with mace in hand): Beholding such a fight Susharma, irrepressible in battle,
Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा तादृशं युद्धं सुशर्मा युद्धदुर्मदः। चिन्तयामास मनसा किं शेषं हि बलस्य मे। अपरो दृश्यते सैन्ये पुरा मग्नो महाबले॥
English: Thought within his mind: "Is this the end of my army. I see my brother drowned in the midst of his powerful army.”
Sanskrit: आकर्मपूर्णेन तदा धनुषा प्रत्यदृश्यत। सुशर्मा सायकांस्तीक्ष्णान् क्षिपते च पुनः पुनः॥
English: Stretching his bow to his ear Susharma began to retreat and discharge repeatedly sharpened shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः समस्तास्ते सर्वे तुरगानभ्यचोदयन्। दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणास्त्रिगर्तान् प्रत्यमर्षणाः॥ तान् निवृत्तरथान् दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवान् सा महाचमूः। वैराटिः परमक्रुद्धो युयुधे परमाल्लुतम्॥
English: Beholding the Pandavas return to their cars the entire huge army urged on their horses and began to assail the Trigartas with excellent weapons. Virata's son, greatly enraged, began to display highly wonderful feats in battle.
Sanskrit: सहस्रमवधीत् तत्र कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। भीमः सप्त सहस्राणि यमलोकमदर्शयत्॥
English: Kunti's son Yudhishthira killed one thousand and Bhima dispatched seven thousand.
Sanskrit: नकुलश्चापि सप्तैव शतानि प्राठिोच्छरैः। शतानि त्रीणि शूराणां सहदेवः प्रतापवान्॥ युधिष्ठिरसमादिष्टो निजघ्ने पुरुषर्षभः। ततोऽभ्यपतदत्युग्रः सुशर्माणमुदायुधः॥ हत्वा तां महती सेनां त्रिगर्तानां महारथः। ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा त्वरमाणो महारथः॥
English: Nakula killed with arrows seven hundred and powerful Sahadeva the foremost of men, commanded by Yudhishthira, slew three hundreds of heroes. Slaying that huge army of Trigartas, the mighty car-warrior, Yudhishthira, with uplifted weapon, attacked him sorely with shafts.
Sanskrit: अभिपत्य सुशर्माणं शरैरभ्याहन भृशम्। सुशर्मापि सुसंरब्धस्त्वरमाणो युधिष्ठिरम्॥ अविध्यन्नवभिर्बाणैश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान्। ततो राजन्नाशुकारी कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः॥ समासाद्य सुशर्माणमश्वानस्य व्यपोथयत्। पृष्ठगोपांश्च तस्याथ हत्वा परमसायकैः॥ अथास्य सारथिं क्रुद्धो रथोपस्थादपातयत्। चक्ररक्षश्च शूरो वै मदिराक्षोऽतिविश्रुतः॥
English: Susharma, too greatly enraged, with impetuosity pierced Yudhishthira with nine shafts and his four horses with four. Then 0 king, the quick-coursing son of Kunti, Vrikodara, nearing Susharma, assailed his horses. Having slain the soldiers that were in the rear with huge shafts, he, in anger, brought down his (Susharmas') charioteer from his car. The heroic protector of the wheels celebrated as Madiraksha,
Sanskrit: समायाद् विरथं दृष्ट्वा त्रिगर्तं प्राहरत् तदा। ततो विराटः प्रस्कन्ध रथादथ सुशर्मणः॥
English: Seeing Trigarta deprived of his car, came there. Then coming down from Susharma's car Virata.
Sanskrit: गदां तस्य परामृश्य तमेवाभ्यद्रवद् बली। स चचार गदापाणिर्वृद्धोऽपि तरुणो यथा।॥
English: Heroic (as he was) took up his Susharma's mace and rushed upon him, And he, with mace in hand moved about like a young man, although an old man.
Sanskrit: पलायमानं त्रैगर्त दृष्ट्वा भीमोऽभ्यभाषत। राजपुत्र निवर्तस्व न ते युक्तं पलायनम्॥
English: Beholding the king of Trigarta taking to his heels, Bhima said :"Desist, O prince, it does not behove you to fly away.
Sanskrit: अनेन वीर्येण कथं गास्त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात्। कथं चानुचरांस्त्यक्त्वा शत्रुमध्ये विषीदसि॥
English: With such powers how could you think of taking away the kine? Why forsaking your followers do you droop in the midst of your enemies?
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स तु पार्थेन सुशर्मा रथयूथपः। तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भीमं स सहसाऽभ्यद्रवद् बली॥
English: Being thus addressed by Partha, the powerful Susharma, owner of cars, all on a sudden rushed upon Bhima (saying "stay! stay!!').
Sanskrit: भीमस्तु भीमसंकाशो रथात् प्रस्कन्ध पाण्डवः। प्राद्रवत् तूर्णमव्यग्रो जीवितेप्सुः सुशर्मणः॥४६
English: Getting down from the car the dreadful Bhimasena, the son of Pandu, rushed towards him with coolness, desirous of taking Susharma's life.
Sanskrit: तं भीमसेनो धावन्तमभ्यधावत वीर्यवान्। त्रिगर्तराजमादातुं सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा॥
English: With a view to get hold of the king of Trigarta approaching towards him the energetic Bhimasena rushed upon him like a lion upon a small deer.
Sanskrit: अभिद्रुत्य सुशर्माणं केशपक्षे परामृशत्। समुद्यम्य तु रोषात् तं निष्पिपेष महीतले॥
English: Rushing upon Susharma he held him by the hair; and lifting him up in anger he dashed him against the earth.
Sanskrit: पदा मूर्ध्नि महाबाहुः प्राहरद् विलपिष्यतः। तस्य जानुं ददौ भीमो जने चैनमरलिना।
English: The mighty-armed (Bhima) struck him on the head, who was weeping, with his foot and placing his keen on his breast dealt him severe blows.
Sanskrit: स मोहमगमद् राजा प्रहारवरपीडितः॥ तस्मिन् गृहीते विरथे त्रिगर्तानां महारथे।
English: Assailed by the stroke the king lost consciousness. The mighty car-warrior, the king of Trigartas, deprived of car, being scized,
Sanskrit: अभज्यत बलं सर्वं त्रैगर्तं तद् भयातुरम्॥ निवर्त्य गास्ततः सर्वा: पाण्डुपुत्रा महारथाः।
English: The entire army, of Trigarta afflicted with fear, were dispersed. Thereupon preventing the kine from being taken away, all the mighty carwarriors, the sons of Pandu,
Sanskrit: अवजित्य सुशर्माणं धनं चादाय सर्वशः॥ स्वबाहुबलसम्पन्ना ह्रीनिषेवा यतव्रताः।
English: Discomfitting Susharma and taking all his wealth-they, endued with the strength of their own arms, humble and observant of vows,
Sanskrit: विराटस्य महात्मानः परिक्लेशविनाशनाः॥ स्थिताः समक्षं ते सर्वे त्वथ भीमोऽभ्यभाषत॥
English: The destroyers of the affliction of the highsouled Virata, all stationed themselves before him. Then Bhima said:
Sanskrit: नायं पापसमाचारो मत्तो जीवितुमर्हति। किं तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं यद् राजा सततं घृणी॥५४।
English: This perpetrator of impious deeds does not deserve living at my hands. But what can I do, the king is always merciful.
Sanskrit: गले गृहीत्वा राजानमानीय विवशं वशम्। तत एनं विचेष्टन्तं बद्धवा पार्थो वृकोदरः॥
English: Then holding the king (Susharma) by the neck who was unconscious, bringing him and binding him who could make no exertion, Vrikodara, the son of Pritha,
Sanskrit: रथमारोपयामास विसंज्ञं पांसुगुण्ठितम्। अभ्येत्य रणमध्यस्थमभ्यगच्छद् युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Placed him on the chariot who was insensible and covered with dust. Then approaching Yudhishthira who was in the midst of the battle field,
Sanskrit: दर्शयामास भीमस्तु सुशर्माणं नराधिपम्। प्रोवाच पुरुषव्याघ्रो भीममाहवशोभिनम्॥
English: Bhima showed to him the king Susharma. The foremost of men then said to Bhima. beautifying the battle field.
Sanskrit: तं राजा प्राहसद् दृष्ट्वा मुच्यतां वै नराधमः। एवमुक्तोऽब्रवीद् भीमः सुशर्माणं महाबलम्॥
English: Then seeing him the king smilingly said: “Release this wretch." Thus addressed Bhima said to the highly powerful Susharma.
Sanskrit: भीम उवाच जीवितुं चेच्छसे मूढ हेतुं मे गदतः शृणु। दासोऽस्मीति त्वया वाच्यं संसत्सु च सभासु च।।५९
English: “If you wish to live, O wretch, hear my words. You should say in courts and assemblies that you are our slave.
Sanskrit: एवं ते जीवितं दद्यामेष युद्धजितो विधिः। तमुवाच ततो ज्येष्ठो भ्राता सप्रणयं वचः॥
English: Under this condition I can grant you your life: such is the custom of the victorious." Then his eldest brother addressed to him affectionate words.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच मुञ्च मुञ्चाधमाचारं प्रमाणं यदि ते वयम्। दासभावं गतो ह्येष विराटस्य महीपतेः। अदासो गच्छ मुक्तोऽसि मैवं कार्षीः कदाचन॥
English: "If you regard me, release this wicked wretch. He has already become the slave of the great king Virata. (Then he said to Susharma): “You are free, go and never do such a thing."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्ते तु सव्रीडः सुशर्माऽऽसीदधोमुखः। स मुक्तोऽभ्येत्य राजानमभिवाद्य प्रतस्थिवान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thus addressed Susharma was filled with shame and bent down his head. And liberated and bowing to the king he went away.
Sanskrit: विसृज्य तु सुशर्माणं पाण्डवास्ते हतद्विषः। स्वबाहुबलसम्पन्ना ह्रीनिषेवा यतव्रताः॥ संग्रामशिरसो मध्ये तां रात्रिं सुखिनोऽवसन्। ततो विराटः कौन्तेयानतिमानुषविक्रमान्। अर्चयामास वित्तेन मानेन च महारथान्॥
English: Having released Susharma, the Pandavas, then enemies slain, endowed with the strength of arms, observant of vows, and modest, passed that night happily in the midst of the battle-field. Then Virata honoured, with wealth and respect, those mighty car-warriors, the of Kunti, who were gifted with superhuman prowess.
Sanskrit: विराट उवाच यथैव मम रत्नानि युष्माकं तानि वै तथा। कार्यं कुरुत वै सर्वे यथाकामं यथासुखम्॥
English: sons Virata said All these my jewels are as much mine as yours; do you all work as you like and as may conduce to your happiness.
Sanskrit: ददाम्यलंकृताः कन्या वसूनि विविधानि च। मनसश्चाप्यभिप्रेतं युद्धे शत्रुनिबर्हणाः॥
English: O repressors of foes in battle, I shall center upon you women adorned with ornaments, plentiful riches and other things that you may like.
Sanskrit: युष्माकं विक्रमादद्य मुक्तोऽहं स्वस्तिमानिह। तस्माद् भवन्तो मत्स्यानामीश्वराः सर्व एव हि॥
English: By your prowess today I have been saved from peril. I am now crowned with victory. Do you all become the kings of Matsya's.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथेतिवादिनं मत्स्यं कौरवेयाः पृथक् पृथक्। ऊचुः प्राढालयः सर्वे युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Those Kauravas, headed by Yudhishthira, with folded heads, said each severally to the king of the Matsya who had addressed them thus.
Sanskrit: प्रतिनन्दाम ते वाक्यं सर्वं चैव विशाम्पते। एतेनैव प्रतीताः स्म यत् त्वं मुक्तोऽद्य शत्रुभिः॥
English: O king, we have been perfectly pleased with what you have said. It is a matter of gratification to us that you have been released from the enemies.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीत् प्रीतमना मत्स्यराजो युधिष्ठिरम्। पुनरेव महाबाहुर्विराटो राजसत्तमः॥
English: Then the mighty armed, Virata, the king of Matsya's, the foremost of monarchs, again delightedly said to Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: एहि त्वामभिषेक्ष्यामि मत्स्यराजस्तु नो भवान्॥ मनसश्चाप्यभिप्रेतं यथेष्टं भुवि दुर्लभम्।
English: Come, I shall install you and be the king of us, the Matsya's. Whatever you desire in mind, any thing, even though rare on earth,
Sanskrit: तत् तेऽहं सम्प्रदास्यामि सर्वमर्हति नो भवान्॥ रत्नानि गाः सुवर्णं च मणिमुक्तमथापि च।
English: I shall confer upon you all-jewels, kine, gold, pearls, jems and all; you deserve every thing.
Sanskrit: वैयाघ्रपद्य विप्रेन्द्र सर्वथैव नमोऽस्तु ते॥ त्वत्कृते ह्यद्य पश्यामि राज्यं संतानमेव च।
English: I bow to you, it is for you that once more today I see my kingdom and children.
Sanskrit: यतश्च जातसंरम्भो न च शत्रुवशं गतः॥ ततो युधिष्ठिरो मत्स्यं पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत।
English: Through you, afflicted with fear I did not pass into the hands of the enemies." Yudhishthira then again said to the king of Matsya's.
Sanskrit: प्रतिनन्दामि ते वाक्यं मनोज्ञं मत्स्य भाषसे॥ आनृशंस्यपरो नित्यं सुसुखी सततं भव।
English: O king of Matsya, we highly relish the delightful words you have given vent to. Being humane towards all do you live happily ever and anon.
Sanskrit: गच्छन्तु दूतास्त्वरितं नगरं तव पार्थिव।॥ सुहृदां प्रियमाख्यातुं घोषयन्तु च ते जयम्।
English: O king, let emissaries speedily go to your city, to communicate this pleasant tidings to your friends and announce your victory.
Sanskrit: ततस्तद्वचनान्मत्स्यो दूतान् राजा समादिशत्।।१६ आचक्षध्वं पुरं गत्वा संग्रामविजयं मम।
English: At his words the king of Matsya's dispatched his emissaries, saying: “Going to my city do you announce my victory.
Sanskrit: कुमार्यः समलंकृत्य पर्यागच्छन्तु मे पुरात्॥ वादित्राणि च सर्वाणि गणिकाश्च स्वलंकृताः।
English: Let damsels and courtezans, adorned with ornaments, come out of the city with various musical instruments.
Sanskrit: एतां चाज्ञां ततः श्रुत्वा राज्ञा मत्स्येन नोदिताः। तामाज्ञां शिरसा कृत्वा प्रस्थिता हृष्टमानसाः॥
English: Hearing this his command and being thus addressed by the Matsya king, they, placing his command on their heads, delightedly went away.
Sanskrit: ते गत्वा तत्र तां रात्रिमथ सूर्योदयं प्रति। विराटस्य पुराभ्याशे दूता जयमघोषयन्॥
English: Going to the city that very night they announced, at the hour of sun-rise, the victory of the king.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच याते त्रिगर्तान् मत्स्ये तु पशूस्तान् वै परीप्सति। दुर्योधनः सामात्यो विराटमुपयादथ॥
English: Vaishampayana said After the king of Matsya's had gone out in pursuit of Trigartas for recovering his kine, Duryodhana, with his courtiers, attacked his kingdom.
Sanskrit: भीष्मो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च परमास्त्रवित्। द्रौणिश्च सौबलश्चैव तथा दुःशासन प्रभो॥ विविंशतिर्विकर्णश्च चित्रसेनश्च वीर्यवान्। दुर्मुखो दुःशलश्चैव ये चैवान्ये महारथाः॥ एते मत्स्यानुपागम्य विराटस्य महीपतेः। घोषान् विद्राव्य तरा गोधनं जहरोजसा॥
English: Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Kripa, versed in the use of the best of weapons, Ashvathama, Subala's son, Dushasana, O king, Vivinshati, Vikarana, the greatly energetic Chitrasena, Durmukha, Dushasana and many other highly powerful heroes, overtaking Matsya, speedily drove away his cow-herds and got possession of the king by force.
Sanskrit: षष्टिं गवां सहस्राणि कुरवः कालयन्ति च। महता रथवंशेन परिवार्य समन्ततः॥
English: Encircling all sides with a huge array of cars, the Kauravas seized the sixty thousand kine.
Sanskrit: गोपालानां तु घोषस्य हन्यतां तैर्महारथैः। आरावः सुमहानासीत् सम्प्रहारे भयंकरे॥
English: A great cry was set up in that dreadful combat by the cow-herds struck by those inighty car-warriors.
Sanskrit: गोपध्याक्षो भयत्रस्तो रथमास्थाय सत्वरः। जगाम नगरायैव परिक्रोशंस्तदाऽऽर्तवत्॥
English: Greatly stricken with grief the chief, of the cow-herds, quickly got upon a chariot and started for the city bewailing in affliction.
Sanskrit: स प्रविश्य पुरं राज्ञो नृपवेश्माभ्ययात् ततः। अवतीर्य रथात् तूर्णमाख्यातुं प्रविवेश ह॥
English: Entering the city of the king, he went to the palace and getting down from the car proceeded to relate (what took place).
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा भूमिजयं नाम पुत्रं मत्स्यस्य मानिनम्। तस्मै तत् सर्वमाचष्ट राष्ट्रस्य पशुकर्षणम्॥
English: Seeing the haughty son of Matsya Bhuminjaya, he described to him everything about the royal kine being taken away.
Sanskrit: षष्टिं गवां सहस्राणि कुरवः कालयन्ति ते। तद् विजेतुं समुत्तिष्ठ गोधनं राष्ट्रवर्धन॥
English: The Kauravas are taking away your sixty thousand kine; rise up, o increaser of territories, to bring them back.
Sanskrit: राजपुत्र हितप्रेप्सुः क्षिप्रं निर्याहि च स्वयम्। त्वां हि मत्स्यो महीपाल: शून्यपालमिहाकरोत्॥
English: If you wish your well-being, speedily go out yourself, O prince. The emperor Matsya left you alone in the city.
Sanskrit: त्वया परिषदो मध्ये श्लाघते स नराधिपः। पुत्रो ममानुरूपश्च शूरश्चेति कुलोद्वहः॥
English: The king speaks highly of you in the court: My son, after me, is heroic and the supporter (of the prestige) of the race.
Sanskrit: इष्वस्त्रे निपुणो योधः सदा वीरश्च मे सुतः। तस्य तत् सत्यमेवास्तु मनुष्येन्द्रस्य भाषितम्॥
English: My son is a heroic warrior, and an expert in the use of shafts. Make good these words of the Emperor.
Sanskrit: आवर्तय कुरूढिात्वा पशून् पशुमतां वर। निर्दहैषामनीकानि भीमेन शरतेजसा॥
English: O you the foremost of those who own cattle, having discomfited the Kurus, do you bring back the animals, consume their soldiers with the dreadful prowess of your shafts,
Sanskrit: धनुश्च्युतै रुक्मपुङ्खैः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। द्विषतां भिन्ध्यनीकानि गजानामिव युथपः॥
English: Crush down the enemics' life, with straight shafts feathered in gold discharged off your bow like an elephant chief rushing at a herd.
Sanskrit: पाशोपधानां ज्यातन्त्री चापदण्डां महास्वनाम्। शरवर्णां धनुर्वीणां शत्रुमध्ये प्रवादय॥
English: Your bow is like a Vina, the two ends being like ivory pillows; the string is the main chord, the staff is the finger board and the arrows represent the time. Strike this Vina of a bow in the midst of the enemies.
Sanskrit: श्वेता रजतसंकाशा रथे युज्यन्तु ते हयाः। ध्वजं च सिंहं सौवर्णमुच्छ्रयन्तु तव प्रभो॥
English: Let your horses, white as silver, be yoked to the cars and let your flag, having the emblem of a golden lion, he hoisted up, O lord.
Sanskrit: रुक्मपुङ्खाः प्रसन्नाया मुक्ता हस्तवता त्वया। छादयन्तु शराः सूर्यं राज्ञां मार्गनिरोधकाः॥
English: Let your sharp arrows, feathered in gold, discharged by your powerful arms, stand in the way of these kings and overshadow the sun.
Sanskrit: रणे जित्वा कुरून् सर्वान् वज्रपाणिरिवासुरान्। यशो महदवाप्य त्वं प्रविशेदं पुरं पुनः॥
English: Defeating all the Kurus in battle like the holder of Vajra the Asuras and acquiring great fame, return to your city.
Sanskrit: त्वं हि राष्ट्रस्य परमा गतिर्मत्स्यपतेः सुतः। यथा हि पाण्डुपुत्राणामर्जुनो जयतां वरः॥
English: You are the greatest support of the kingdom, the son of Matsya king, like Arjuna, the foremost of the victors amongst the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: एवमेव गतिर्नूनं भवान् विषयवासिनाम्। गतिमन्तो वयं त्वद्य सर्वे विषयवासिनः॥
English: Even like him you are forsooth the refuge of those who live in this country; we all look upon you as our protector.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच स्त्रीमध्य उक्तस्तेनासौ तद् वाक्यमभयंकरम्। अन्त:पुरे श्लाघमान इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Being thus addressed by him in the midst of females with fearless words in the inner apartment he gave went to the following praiseworthy words.
Sanskrit: उत्तर उवाच अद्याहमनुगच्छेयं दृढधन्वा गवां पदम्। यदि मे सारथिः कश्चिद् भवेदश्वेषु कोविदः॥
English: Uttara said An expert in the use of bow as I am, I shall today go out in pursuit of kine, if some body, skilled in the management of horses, becomes my charioteer.
Sanskrit: तं त्वहं नावगच्छामि यो मे यन्ता भवेन्नरः। पश्यध्वं सारथिं क्षिप्रं मम युक्तं प्रयास्यतः॥
English: I do not know of a man who may be iny charioteer; find out out therefore quickly a charioteer who may suit me who am going out.
Sanskrit: अष्टाविंशतिरात्रं वा मासं वा नूनमन्ततः। यत् तदासीन्महद् युद्धं तत्र मे सारथिर्हतः॥
English: My charioteer was killed in the great encounter that lasted for a month or at least twenty nights certain.
Sanskrit: स लभेयं यदा त्वन्यं हययानविदं नरम्। त्वरावानद्य यात्वाहं समुच्छितमहाध्वजम्॥
English: As soon as I shall get a man experienced in the management of horses I shall immediately start hoisting the huge standard.
Sanskrit: विगाह्य तत् परानीकं गजवाजिरथाकुलम्। शस्त्रप्रतापनिर्वीर्यान् कुरूढिीत्वाऽऽनये पशून्॥
English: Entering into the hostile army filled with elephants, horses and chariots and defeating the Kurus who are weak in power and weapons I shall bring back the animals.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनं शान्तनवं कर्णं वैकर्तनं कृपम्। द्रोणं च सह पुत्रेण महेष्वासान् समागतान्॥ वित्रासयित्वा संग्रामे दानवानिव वज्रभृत्। अनेनैव मुहूर्तेन पुनः प्रत्यानये पशून्॥
English: Having struck terror into Duryodhana, the son of Shantanu, (Bhishma) Vikartana's son (Kripa), Karna, Drona with his son and other powerful bowmen assembled there, like the wielder of thunderbolt afflicting the Danavas I shall this very moment bring back the kine.
Sanskrit: शून्यमासाद्य कुरवः प्रयान्त्यादाय गोधनम्। किं नु शक्यं मया कर्तुं यदहं तत्र नाभवम्॥
English: Finding none the Kurus are taking away the precious kine; what can I do when I am not there?
Sanskrit: पश्येयुरद्य मे वीर्यं कुरवस्ते समागताः। किं नु पार्थोऽर्जुन: साक्षादयमस्मान् प्रबाधते॥
English: The assembled Kurus shall see today my prowess: (and they shall say). “Is it Arjuna's self who is contending us?”