pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तं विदित्वा गतक्रोधं भीमसेनवधार्दितम्। वासुदेवो वरः पुंसामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ मा शुचो धृतराष्ट्रं त्वं नैष भीमस्त्वया हतः। आयसी प्रतिमा ह्येषा त्वया निष्पातिता विभो॥
English: Knowing that he was no longer under the influence of anger, and that he was truly sorry for having (as he believed) slain Bhima, Vasudeva, that foremost of men, said,-'Do not grieve, O Dhritarashtra, for you have not killed Bhimasena. That is an iron statue, O king, whica has been broken by you.
Sanskrit: त्वां क्रोधवशमापन्नं विदित्वा भरतर्षभ। मयापकृष्टः कौन्तेयो मृत्योर्दष्ट्रान्तरं गतः॥
English: Knowing that you were filled with anger, O foremost of Bharata's race, I dragged Bhima away from within the jaws of Death.
Sanskrit: न हि ते राजशार्दूल बले तुल्योऽस्ति कश्चन। कः सहेत महाबाहो बाह्वेर्विग्रहणं नरः॥
English: O best of kings, there is none equal to you in physical strength. Who is there, O mightyarmed one, that would bear pressure of your arms.
Sanskrit: यथान्तकमनुप्राप्य जीवन् कश्चिन्न मुच्यते। एवं बाह्वन्तरं प्राप्य तव जीवेन कश्चन॥
English: As no one can escape alive from a struggle with Death himself, so no body can come out safe from within your embrace.
Sanskrit: तस्मात्पुत्रेण या तेऽसौ प्रतिमा कारिताऽऽयसी। भीमस्य सेयं कौरव्य तवैवोपहता मया।॥
English: Therefore that iron statue of Bhima, which had been made by your son, had been kept ready for you.
Sanskrit: पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्तं धर्मादपकृतं मनः। तव राजेन्द्र तेव त्वं भीमसेनं जिघांससि॥
English: On account of the sorrow for the death of your sons, your mind has been filled with spite. Therefore, O great king, you seek kill Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: न त्वेतत् ते क्षमं राजन् हन्यास्त्वं यद् वृकोदरम्। न हि पुत्रा महाराज जीवेयुस्ते कथंचन॥
English: The destruction of Bhima, however, O king, would do you no good. Your sons, O king, would not be revived by it.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् यत् कृतमस्माभिर्मन्यमानैः शमं प्रति। अनुमन्यस्व तत् सर्वं मा च शोके मनः कृथाः॥
English: Therefore, approve of what we have done to secure peace, and do not grieve any longer."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तत एनमुपातिष्ठशाचार्थं परिचारकाः। कृतशौचं पुनश्चैनं प्रोवाच मधुसूदनः॥ राजन्नधीता वेदास्ते शास्त्राणि विविधानि च। श्रुतानि च पुराणानि राजधर्माश्च केवला:॥
English: Vaishampayana said "Thereupon a few maid-servants came to the king for washing him. After he had been properly washed, Krishna again addressed him, saying. You are, O king, well read in the Vedas and various scriptures. You have heard all old histories, and everything relating to the duties of kings.
Sanskrit: एवं विद्वान् महाप्राज्ञः समर्थः सन् बलाबले। आत्मापराधात् कस्मात् त्वं कुरुषे कोपमीदृशम्॥
English: You are learned wise and can understand strength and weakness. Why are you then angry when all that has befallen you is the outcome of your own folly.
Sanskrit: उक्तवांस्त्वां तदैवाहं भीष्मद्रोणौ च भारत। विदुरः संजयश्चैव वाक्यं राजन् न तत् कृथाः॥
English: I spoke this to you before the battle. Both Bhishma and Drona, O Bharata, did the same, as also Vidura and Sanjaya. You did not, however, then care to follow our advice.
Sanskrit: स वार्यमाणो नास्माकमकार्षीर्वचनं तदा। पाण्डवानधिकाञ्जानन् बले शौर्ये च कौरव॥
English: Although requested by us, you did not act according to the advice we offered, knowing that the Pandavas were superior to you and yours, O Kuru chief in strength and bravery!
Sanskrit: राजा हि यः स्थिरप्रज्ञः स्वयं दोषानवेक्षते। देशकालविभागं च परं श्रेयः स विन्दति॥
English: The king who sees his own shortcomings and knows the distinctions of place and time, enjoys great prosperity.
Sanskrit: उच्यमानस्तु यः श्रेयो गृहीते नो हिताहिते। आपदः समनुप्राप्य स शोचत्यनये स्थितः॥
English: That man, however, who, though advised by his well-wishers, does not follow their words, suffers miseries and is obliged to grieve for his evil policy.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यवृत्तमात्मानं समवेक्षस्व भारत। राजंस्त्वं ह्यविधेपात्मा दुर्योधनवशे स्थितः॥
English: Follow a different course of life now, O Bharata! You did not control yourself but suffered yourself to be ruled by Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: आत्मापराधादापन्नस्तत् किं भीमं जिघांससि। तस्मात् संयच्छ कोपं त्वं स्वमनुस्मर दुष्कृतम्॥
English: That which has befallen you is due to your own fault. Why then do you seek to kill Bhima? Remembering your own folly govern your anger now.
Sanskrit: यस्तु तां स्पर्धया क्षुद्रः पाञ्चालीमानयत् सभाम्। स हतो भीमसेनेन वैरं प्रतिजिहीर्षता॥
English: That mean wretch who had, from haughtiness caused the princess of Panchala to be brought into the court, has been justly killed by Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: आत्मनोऽतिक्रमं पश्य पुत्रस्य च दुरात्मनः। यदनागसि पाण्डूनां परित्यागस्त्वया कृतः॥
English: Look at your own evil deeds as also at those of your wicked-souled son. The sons of Pandu are perfectly innocent. Yet they have been treated most ruthlessly by you and him.“
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः स कृष्णेन सर्वं नित्यं जनाधिप। उवाच देवकीपुत्रं धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः॥ एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि माधव। पुत्रस्नेहस्तु बलवान् धैर्यान्मां समचालयत्॥
English: After he had thus been told the truth by Krishna, O king, Dhritarashtra replied to Devaki's son, saying. 'It is just so, O you of mighty arms! What you say, O Madhava, is perfectly truth! It is father's affection that made me deviate from the path of righteousness.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या तु पुरुषव्याघ्रो बलवान् सत्यविक्रमः। त्वद्गुप्तो नागमत् कृष्ण भीमो बाह्वन्तरं मम॥
English: By good luck, that foremost of men, the mighty Bhima of true prowess, protected by you, came not within my embrace.
Sanskrit: इदानीं त्वहमव्यग्रो गतमन्युर्गतज्वरः। मध्यमं पाण्डवं वीरं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि माधव॥
English: Now, I am free from wrath and fever. I wish eagerly, O Madhava to embrace that hero.
Sanskrit: हतेषु पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु पुत्रेषु निहतेषु च। पाण्डुपुत्रेषु वै शर्म प्रीतिश्चाप्यवतिष्ठते॥
English: When all the kings have been killed when by children are no more, my well-being and happiness depend upon the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: ततः स भीमं च धनंजयं च मायाश्च पुत्रौ पुरुषप्रवीरौ। पस्पर्श गात्रैः प्ररुदन् सुगात्रानाश्वास्य कल्याणमुवाच चैतान्॥
English: Having said so, the old king them embraced those beautiful princes, viz., Bhima and Dhananjaya and those tow foremost of men, viz., the two sons of Madri and wept, and comforted and blessed them.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या भीमसेनोऽथ भीतवत्। गान्धारी प्रत्युवाचेदं वचः सानुनयं तदा॥ अधर्मो यदि वा धर्मस्त्रासात् तत्र मया कृतः। आत्मानं त्रातुकामेन तन्मे त्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि॥
English: Vaishampayana said “Hearing these words of Gandhari, Bhimasena, in fear said these words for solacing her. "The deed may be fair or unfair, I did it through fear and for the object of protecting my own self! you should, therefore, forgive me now!
Sanskrit: न हि युद्धेन पुत्रस्ते धर्येण स महाबलः। शक्यः केनचिदुद्यन्तुमतो विषममाचरम्॥
English: Your powerful son was incapable of being killed by anybody in a fair and righteous battle. And therefore I did what was unfair.
Sanskrit: अधर्मेण जितः पूर्वं तेन चापि युधिष्ठिरः। निकृताश्च सदैव स्म ततो विषममाचरम्॥
English: Duryodhana himself had formerly defeated Yudhishthira unfairly. He always acted treacherously towards us. It was therefore that I had recourse to an unfair act.
Sanskrit: सैन्यस्यैकोऽवशिष्टोऽयं गदायुद्धेन वीर्यवान्। मां हत्वा न हरेद् राज्यमिति वै तत् कृतं मया॥
English: Your son was then the only unslain warrior of his party. In order that brave prince might not kill me in the mace-encounter and once more deprive us of our kingdom, I acted in that way.
Sanskrit: राजपुत्री च पाञ्चालीमेकवस्त्रां रजस्वलाम्। भवत्या विदितं सर्वमुक्तवान् यत् सुतस्तव॥
English: You know what your son had said to the princes of Panchala while the latter, in her seasons, was clad in a single piece of cloth.
Sanskrit: सुयोधनमसंगृह्य न शक्या भूः ससागरा। केवला भोक्तुमस्माभिरतश्चैतत् कृतं मया॥
English: Without having killed Suyodhana it was impossible for us to rule peacefully whole Earth with seas. And therefore I acted in that way.
Sanskrit: तथाप्यप्रियमस्माकं पुत्रस्ते समुपाचरत्। द्रौपद्या यत् सभामध्ये सव्यमूरुमदर्शयत्॥
English: Your son wronged us in many ways. In the court he had shown his left thigh to Draupadi.
Sanskrit: तदैव वध्यः सोऽस्माकं दुराचारश्च ते सुतः। धर्मराजाज्ञया चैव स्थिताः स्म समये तदा।॥
English: For that wicked conduct of his your son deserved to be killed by us even then. However, commanded by king Yudhishthira the just, we allowed ourselves to be restrained by the agreement that had been made.
Sanskrit: वैरमुद्दीपितं राज्ञि पुत्रेण तव तन्महत्। क्लेशिताश्च वने नित्यं तत एतत् कृतं मया।।१०।
English: By this means, O queen, your son excited deadly hostilities with us. We suffered great miseries in the forest. Remembering all this, I acted in that way!
Sanskrit: वैरस्यास्य गताः पारं हत्वा दुर्योधनं रणे। राज्यं युधिष्ठिरः प्राप्तो वयं च गतमन्यवः॥
English: Having killed Duryodhana in battle, we have terminated our hostilities. Yudhishthira has regained his kingdom, and we also have been freed from anger!'
Sanskrit: गान्धार्युवाच न तस्यैष वधस्तात यत् प्रशंससि मे सुतम्। कृतवांश्चापि तत् सर्वं यदिदं भाषसे मयि॥
English: Hearing these words of Bhima, Gandhari said,– 'As you praise my son thus he did not deserve such a death! He, however, did all that you describe!
Sanskrit: हताश्वे नकुले यत्तु वृषसेनेन भारत। अपिबः शोणितं संख्ये दुःशासनशरीरजम्॥
English: When Vrishasena, however, had deprived Nakula of his horses, O Bharata, you drank in battle the blood from Dussasana's body.
Sanskrit: सद्भिर्विगर्हितं घोरमनार्यजनसेवितम्। क्रूरं कर्माकृथास्तस्मात्तदयुक्तं वृकोदर॥
English: Such an act is cruel and is spoken ill of by the good. It becomes a most disrespectable person. It was a wicked act, O Vrikodara, which you then perpetrated. You should not have done it.
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच अन्यस्यापि न पातव्यं रुधिरं किं पुनः स्वकम्। यथैवात्मा तथा भ्राता विशेषो नास्ति कश्चन॥
English: Bhima replied,-'It is improper to drink the blood of even a stranger, what then need be said about quaffing the blood of one's own self. One's brother, again, is like his own self. There is no difference between them.
Sanskrit: रुधिरं न व्यतिक्रामद् दन्तोष्ठं मेऽम्ब मा शुचः। वैवस्वतस्तु तद् वेद हस्तौ मे रुधिरोक्षितौ॥
English: The blood, however, did not, O mother, pass down my lips and teeth. Karna knew this well. My hands only were covered with Dussasana's blood.
Sanskrit: हताश्वं नकुलं दृष्ट्वा वृषसेनेन संयुगे। भ्रातृणां सम्प्रहृष्टानां त्रासः संजानितो मया॥
English: Seeing Nakula deprived of his horses by Vrishasena in battle, I caused the rejoicing Kaurava brothers to be filled with fear.
Sanskrit: केशपक्षपरामर्श द्रौपद्या द्यूतकारिते। क्रोधाद् यदब्रवं चाहं तच्च मे हृदि वर्तते॥
English: When after the gambling match the hairs of Draupadi were seized, I gave vent to certain words in anger. I do still remember those words.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रधर्माच्च्युतो राज्ञि भवेयं शाश्वतीः समाः। प्रतिज्ञां तामनिस्तीर्य ततस्तत् कृतवानहम्॥
English: I would for all years to come, have been regarded to have neglected the duties of a Kshatriya if I had left that promise unfulfilled. It was for this, O queen, that I did that act.
Sanskrit: न मामर्हसि गान्धारि दोषेण परिशङ्कितुम्। अनिगृह्य पुरा पुत्रानस्मास्वनपकारिषु। अधुना किं नु दोषेण परिशङ्कितुमर्हसि॥
English: You should not, O Gandhari, attribute any fault to me. Without having checked your sons formerly, should you attribute any fault to our innocent selves.
Sanskrit: वृद्धस्यास्य पुत्रान् निघ्नंस्त्वमपराजितः। कस्मानाशेषयः कंचिद् येनाल्पमपराधितम्॥
English: Gandhari said "Unvanquished by any one, you have killed a hundred sons of this old man! Oh, why did you not spare, O child, even one son of this old couple deprived of kingdom. Who had not committed a greater offense?
Sanskrit: संतानमावयोस्तात वृद्धयोर्हतराज्ययोः। कथमन्धद्वयस्यास्य यष्टिरेका न वर्जिता॥
English: Why did you not leave even one crutch for this blind couple?
Sanskrit: शेषे ह्यवस्थिते तात पुत्राणामन्तके त्वयि। न मे दुःखं भवेदेतद् यदि त्वं धर्ममाचरेः॥
English: O child, although you live unscathed, having killed all my sons, yet I would not have been sorry, if you had followed the path of righteousness in killing them.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा तु गान्धारी युधिष्ठिरमपृच्छत। व स राजेति सक्रोधा पुत्रपौत्रवधार्दिता॥
English: Vaishampayana continued Having said so, Gandhari, filled with anger at the slaughter of all her sons and grandsons enquired after Yudhishthira, saying.-'Where is the king?'
Sanskrit: तमभ्यगच्छद् राजेन्द्रो वेपमानः कृताञ्जलिः। युधिष्ठिरस्त्विदं तत्र मधुरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ पुत्रहन्ता नृशंसोऽहं तव देवि युधिष्ठिरः। शापार्हः पृथिवीनाशे हेतुभूतः शपस्व माम्॥
English: After she had said these words, king Yudhishthira, trembling and with joined hands, approached her and said, 'Here is Yudhishthira, O goddess, that cruel destroyer of your sons! I deserve your curses, for I am the root of this universal destruction! Oh curse me!
Sanskrit: न हि मे जीवितेनार्थो न राज्येन धनेन वा। तादृशान् सुहृदो हत्वा मूढस्यास्य सुहृद्रुहः॥
English: I do not care for life, for kingdom, for wealth! Having brought about the destruction of such friends, I have proved myself to be a great fool and a hater of friend.
Sanskrit: तमेवंवादिनं भीतं संनिकर्षगतं तदा। नोवाच किंचिद् गान्धारी निःश्वासपरमा भृशम्॥
English: Gandhari, singing heavily, said nothing to Yudhishthira-who spoke such words, who was overcome with fear, and who stood in ner presence.
Sanskrit: तस्यावनतदेहस्य पादयोर्निपतिष्यतः। युधिष्ठिरस्य नृपतेधर्मज्ञा दीर्घदर्शिनी॥ अंगुल्यग्राणि ददृशे देवी पट्टान्तरेण सा! ततः स कुनखीभूतो दर्शनीयनखो नृपः॥
English: Conversant with the rules of righteousness, the Kuru queen, possessed of great foresight, turned her eyes from within the folds of the cloth that covered them, to the tip of Yudhishthira's toe, as the prince with body bent forwards, was about to fall down at her feet. At this, the king, whose nails had before this been all very beautiful, got a sore nail on his toe.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा चार्जुनोऽगच्छद् वासुदेवस्य पृष्ठतः। एवं संचेष्टमानांस्तानितश्चेतश्च भारत॥
English: Seeing this, Arjuna went behind Vasudeva, and the other sons of Pandu became restless and moved about from one place to another.
Sanskrit: गान्धारी विगतक्रोधा सान्त्वयामास मातृवत्। तया ते समनुज्ञाता मातरं वीरमातरम्॥
English: Gandhari then, having shaken off her anger, comforted the Pandavas as a inother should,. With her permission those broadchested heroes then proceeded together to present themselves to their mother.
Sanskrit: अभ्यगच्छन्त सहिताः पृथां पृथुलवक्षसः। चिरस्य दृष्ट्वा पुत्रान् सा पुत्राधिभिरभिप्लुता॥
English: Having seen her sons after a long time, Kunti who had been filled with anxiety for them covered her face with her cloth and began to weep.
Sanskrit: बाप्पमाहारयद् देवी वस्त्रेणावृत्य वै मुखम्। ततो बाष्पं समुत्सृज्य सह पुत्रैस्तदा पृथा॥ अपश्यदेताशस्त्रौधैर्बहुधा क्षतविक्षतान्।
English: Having wept for sometime with her children, I'ritha saw the wounds and scars of many weapons of their bodies.
Sanskrit: सा तानेकैकशः पुत्रान् संस्पृशन्तीं पुनः पुनः॥ अन्वशोचत दुःखार्ता द्रौपदी च हृतात्मजाम्। रुदतीमथ पाञ्चालीं ददर्श पतितां भुवि॥
English: She then repeatedly embraced and patted each of her sons, and stricken with grief wept with Draupadi who had lost all her children and whom she saw lying on the naked Earth, piteously bewailing.
Sanskrit: द्रौपद्युवाच आर्येः पौत्राः क ते सर्वे सौभद्रसहिता गताः। न त्वां तेऽद्याभिगच्छन्ति चिरं दृष्ट्वा तपस्विनीम्॥ किं नु राज्येन वै कार्यं विहीनायाः सुतैर्ममा
English: Draupadi said O Venerable lady, were have all your grandsons, with Abhimanyu among them, gone? Seeing you in such distress why are they delaying in coming before you. Deprived as I am of my children, what need have I of kingdom.'
Sanskrit: तां समाश्वासयामास पृथा पृथुललोचना॥ उत्थाप्य याज्ञसेनी तु रुदतीं शोककर्शिताम्।
English: Raising the grief-stricken princess of Panchala who was weeping thus, Pritha began to solace that lady having of large eyes.
Sanskrit: तयैव सहिता चापि पुत्रैरनुगता नृप॥ अभ्यगच्छत गान्धारीमार्तामार्ततरा स्वयम्।
English: Then Kunti, accompanied by the princess of Panchala, and followed by her sons proceeded towards the grief-afflicted Gandhari, though she herself was also in great sorrow.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तामुवाचाथ गान्धारी सह बध्वा यशस्विनीम्॥ मैवं पुत्रीति शोकार्ता पश्य मामपि दुःखिताम्।
English: Seeing that illustrious lady with her daughter-in-law, Gandhari said, 'Do not, O daughter, grieve so. See, I too am much afflicted with sorrow as you.
Sanskrit: पन्ये लोकविनाशोऽयं कालपर्यायनोदितः॥ अवश्यभावी सम्प्राप्तः स्वभावाल्लोमहर्षणः।
English: I think, this universal destruction has been caused by the irresistible course of Time. This dreadful slaughter was inevitable, since it has not been brought about by human agency!
Sanskrit: इदं तत् समनुप्राप्तं विदुरस्य वचो महत्॥ असिद्धानुनये कृष्णे यदुवाच महामतिः।
English: What Vidura of great wisdom foretold, after Krishna's suing in vain for peace, has now come to pass!
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्नपरिहार्येऽर्थे व्यतीते च विशेषतः॥ माशुचो न हि शोच्यास्ते संग्रामे निधनं गताः।
English: Do not, therefore, grieve in a matter that was inevitable, especially when it has taken place! Having been dead in battle they should not be grieved for!
Sanskrit: यथैवाहं तथैव त्वं को नावाश्वासयिष्यति। ममैव ह्यपराधेन कुलमयं विनाशितम्॥
English: I am in the same situation as you are! (If you act thus) who then will comfort us? Through my fault, this foremost of races has becn ruined.' I am in the same situation as you are! (If you act thus) who then will comfort us? Through my fault, this foremost of races has becn ruined.'
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा तु गान्धारी कुरूणामवकर्तनम्। अपश्यत्तत्र तिष्ठन्ती सर्वं दिव्येन चक्षुषा॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having said so, Gandhari, though standing on that spot which was distant from the field of battle, saw with her spiritual eye, the slaughter of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: पतिव्रता भागा समानव्रतचारिणी। उग्रेण तपसा युक्ता सततं सत्यवादिनी॥
English: Devoted to her lord, that highly blessed lady always practised high vows. Practising the severest penances, she was always truthful in her speech.
Sanskrit: वरदानेन कृष्णस्य महर्षेः पुण्यकर्मणः। दिव्यज्ञानबलोपेता विविधं पर्यदेवयत्॥
English: By virtue of the gift of the boon by the great Rishi Vyasa of pure deeds, she came by spiritual knowledge and power. The lady then piteously bewailed.
Sanskrit: ददर्श सा बुद्धिमती दूरादपि यथान्तिके। रणाजिरं नृवीराणामद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: The highly intelligent Kuru dame saw, from a distance, but as if from a near point, that field of battle, terrible to look at and full of wonderful sights, of those foremost of warriors.
Sanskrit: अस्थिकेशवसाकीर्णं शोणितौघपरिप्लुतम्। शरीरैर्बहुसाहौर्विनिकीर्णं समन्ततः॥
English: Strewn with bones and hair, and covered with streams of blood, that field was filled with thousands upon thousands of dead bodies on every side.
Sanskrit: गजाश्वरथयोधानामावृतं रुधिराबिलैः। शरीरैरशिरस्कैश्च विदेहैश्च शिरोगणैः॥
English: covered with the blood of elephants and horses and car-warriors and various warriors, it was filled with headless trunks and trunkless heads.
Sanskrit: गजाश्वनरनारीणां नि:स्वरैरभिसंवृतम्। शृगालबककाकोलकङ्ककाकनिवेधितम्॥
English: And it resounded with the cries of elephants and horses and men and women, and abounded with jackals and cranes and ravens and Kankas and crows.
Sanskrit: रक्षसां पुरुषादानं मोदनं कुरराकुलम्। अशिवाभिः शिवाभिश्च नादितं गृध्रसेवितम्॥
English: And it was the sporting ground of Rakshasas living on human flesh. And it was filled with ospreys and vultures and resounded with the inauspicious yells of jackals.
Sanskrit: ततो व्यासाभ्यनुज्ञातो धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः। पाण्डुपुत्राश्च ते सर्वे युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाः॥ वासुदेवं पुरस्कृत्य हतबन्धुं च पार्थिवम्। कुरुस्त्रियः समासाद्य जग्मुरायोधनं प्रति॥
English: Then at the command of Vyasa king Dhritarashtra and all the sons of Pandu led by Yudhishthira, with Vasudeva and all the Kuru ladies, went to the battle-field.
Sanskrit: समासाद्य कुरुक्षेत्रं ताः स्त्रियो निहतेश्वराः। अपश्यन्त हतांस्तत्र पुत्रान् भ्रातृन् पितॄन् पतीन्॥ क्रव्यादैर्भक्ष्यमाणान् वै गोमायुबलवायसैः। भूतैः पिशाचै रक्षोभिर्विविधैश्च निशाचरैः॥
English: Having reached Kurukshetra, those widowed ladies beheld their killed their killed brothers and sons and sires and husbands lying on carth, as their bodies were being devoured by beasts of prey and wolves and ravens and crows and ghosts and Pishchas and Rakshasas and various other night-rangers.
Sanskrit: रुद्राक्रीडनिभं दृष्ट्वा तदा विशसनं स्त्रियः। महाहेभ्योऽथ यानेभ्यो विक्रोशन्त्यो निपेतिरे॥
English: Seeing that onslaught which resembled the spectacles seen on the sporting ground of Rudra, the ladies cried and quickly got down from their costly cars. were
Sanskrit: अदृष्टपूर्वं पश्यन्त्यो दुःखार्ता भरतस्त्रियः। शरीरेष्वस्खलनन्याः पतन्त्यश्चापरा भुवि॥
English: Witnessing sights the like of which they had never before seen, the Bharata ladies felt their limbs to be deprived of strength and dropped down on the ground.
Sanskrit: श्रान्तानां चाप्यनाथानां नासीत् काचन चेतना। पाञ्चालकुरुयोषाणां कृपणं तदभून्महत्॥
English: Others became so stupefied that they lost their consciousness. Indeed, the Panchala and the Kuru ladies plunged into indescribable distress.
Sanskrit: दुःखोपहतचित्ताभिः समन्तादनुनादितम्। दृष्ट्वाऽऽयोधनमत्युग्रं धर्मज्ञा सुबलात्मजा॥ ततः सा पुण्डरीकाक्षमामन्व्य पुरुषोत्तमम्। कुरूणां वैशसं दृष्ट्वा इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ पश्यैताः पुण्डरीकाक्ष स्नुषा मे निहतेश्वराः। प्रकीर्णकेशा: क्रोशन्ती: कुररीरिव माधव॥
English: Seeing that dreadful field of battle filled on all sides with the cries of those grief-stricken ladies, the daughter of Subala, acquainted with all forms of duty, addressed the louts-eyed, Keshava that foremost of all men. Beholding that universal destruction of the Kurus and filled with grief at the sight, she said,-'Look, O lotus-eyed Mahadeva, at these daughters-inlaw of mine! Deprived of their husbands they are with dishevelled hair, crying piteously like a flight of she-ospreys.
Sanskrit: अमूस्त्वभिसमागम्य स्मरन्त्यो भर्तृजान् गुणान्। पृथगेवाभ्यधावन्त्यः पुत्रान् भ्रातॄन् पितॄन् पतीन्॥
English: Seeing those dead bodies, they are remembering the great Bharata chiefs! They are running here and those in a body towards their sons and brothers and sires and husbands.
Sanskrit: वीरसूभिर्महाराज हतपुत्राभिरावृतम्। वचिच्च वीरपत्नीमिर्हतवीराभिरावृतम्॥
English: See, O mighty-armed one, the field is covered with mothers of heroes, all of whom, however, have been deprived of children! There, that part is covered with wives of heroes, who have however, been bereaved of their husbands.
Sanskrit: शोभितं पुरुषव्याप्रैः कर्णभीष्माभिमन्युभिः। द्रोणद्रुपदशल्यैश्च ज्वलद्भिरिव पावकैः॥
English: See the field of battle is adorned with those foremost of men, viz., Bhishma and Karna and Abhimanyu and Drona and Drupada and Shalya.
Sanskrit: काञ्चनैः कवचैर्निष्कर्मणिभिश्च महात्मनाम्। अङ्गदैर्हस्तकेयूरैःस्रग्भिश्च समलङ्कृतम्॥
English: See it is adorned also with the golden coasts of mail, and with the precious gems, of high-souled warriors, and with their Angadas and Keyuras and garlands.
Sanskrit: वीरबाहुविसृष्टाभिः शक्तिभिः परिधैरपि। खङ्गैश्च विविधैस्तीक्ष्णैः सशरैश्च शरासनैः॥
English: Behold, it is covered with darts and spikes discharged by heroic hands, and swords and various kinds of keen arrows and bows.
Sanskrit: क्रव्यादसंधैर्मुदितैस्तिष्ठद्भिः सहितैः क्वचित्। वचिदाक्रीडमानैश्च शयानैश्चापरैः क्वचित्॥
English: Beasts of prey, in a body, are standing or sporting or lying down according to their pleasure.
Sanskrit: एतदेवंविधं वीर सम्पश्यायोधनं विभो। पश्यमाना हि दह्यामि शोकेनाहं जनार्दन॥
English: Behold, O powerful hero, the field of battle in this state! At this sight, O Janarddana, I am burning with grief.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालानां कुरूणां च विनाशे मधुसूदन। पञ्चानामपि भूतानामहं वधमचिन्तयम्॥
English: With the destruction of the Panchalas and the Kurus, O slayer of Madhu, I think, the five elements have been destroyed.
Sanskrit: तान् सुपर्णाश्च गृध्राश्च कर्षयन्त्यसृगुक्षिताः। विगृह्य चरणैर्गध्रा भक्षयन्ति सहस्रशः॥
English: Dreadful vultures and thousands of others birds, are dragging those bodies stained with blood and seizing them by their armour, are devouring them.
Sanskrit: जयद्रथस्य कर्णस्य तथैव द्रोणभीष्मयोः। अभिमन्योर्विनाशं च कश्चिन्तयितुमर्हति॥
English: Who is there that could even imagine the death of such heroes as Jayadratha, Karna, Drona, Bhishma and Abhimanyu.