pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तदाशोचन्त पाण्डवाः। एवं ते सर्वमाख्यातं देवगुह्यं सनातनम्॥
English: Hearing these words of Narada, the Pandavas were filled with grief. I have thus communicated to you, an eternal secret of the celestials.
Sanskrit: कथं ते शोकनाश: स्यात् प्राणेषु च दया प्रभो। स्नेहश्च पाण्डुपुत्रेषु ज्ञात्वा दैवकृतं विधिम्॥
English: This will dispell your sorrow and restore to you a love of life, and make you love the Pandavas, for all that had taken place has been due to what had been preordained by the gods.
Sanskrit: एष चार्थो महाबाहो पूर्वमेव मया श्रुतः। कथितो धर्मराजस्य राजसूये ऋतूत्तमे॥
English: O you, of mighty-arms, I had learnt all this sometime before. I also spoke of it to king Yudhishthira the just at the time of the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Sanskrit: यतितं धर्मपुत्रेण मया गुह्ये निवेदिते। अविग्रहे कौरवाणां दैवं तु बलवत्तरम्॥
English: When I secretly informed him of all this, Dharma's son, tried his best for preserving peace with the Kauravas. That, however, which is ordained by the gods proved too strong for him too strong for his to defeat.
Sanskrit: अनतिक्रमणीयो हि विधि राजन् कथंचन। कृतान्तस्य तु भूतेन स्थावरेण चरेण च॥
English: The determination, O king, of the Destroyer, cannot be baffled any how by mobile and immobile creatures.
Sanskrit: भवान् धर्मपरो यत्र बुद्धिश्रेष्ठश्च भारत। मुह्यते प्राणिनां ज्ञात्वा गतिं चागतिमेव च॥
English: You are virtuous and highly intelligent, O Bharata! You know also that which all creatures should do and that which they should not do.
Sanskrit: त्वां तु शोकेन संतप्तं मुह्यमानं मुहुर्मुहुः। ज्ञात्वा युधिष्ठिरो राजा प्राणानपि परित्यजेत्॥
English: If king Yudhishthira leans that you are overwhelmed with grief and losing your senses frequently, he will put an end to his life.
Sanskrit: कृपालुनित्यशो वीरस्तिर्यग्योनिगतेष्वपि। स कथं त्वयि राजेन्द्र कृपां नैव करिष्यति॥
English: He is always compassionate and wise. His kindness is displayed even towards all the inferior creatures. How is it possible, O king, that he will not show compassion to you, O king.
Sanskrit: मम चैव नियोगेन विधेश्चाप्यनिवर्तनात्। पाण्डवानां च कारुण्यात् प्राणान् धारय भारत।॥
English: At my behest, and knowing that which is ordained is inevitable, as also out of love for the Pandavas, live, O Bharata!
Sanskrit: एवं ते वर्तमानस्य लोके कीर्तिर्भविष्यति। धर्मार्थः सुमहांस्तात तप्तं स्याच तपश्चिरात्॥
English: If you live thus, you fame will travel all over the world. You will then acquire a knowledge of all duties and find many years for acquiring ascetic merit.
Sanskrit: पुत्रशोकं समुत्पन्नं हुताशं ज्वलितं यथा। प्रज्ञाम्भसा महाभाग निर्वापय सदा सदा॥
English: Thus grief consequent on the death of your sons that has arisen in your heart, like a blazing fire, should always be extinguished, O king, by the water of wisdom.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा तस्य वचनं व्यासस्यामिततेजसः। मुहूर्तं समनुध्यायन् धृतराष्ट्रोऽभ्यभाषत।॥ महता शोकजालेन प्रणुन्नोऽस्मि द्विजोत्तम। नात्मानमवबुध्यामि मुह्यमानो मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: Vaishampayana said "Hearing these words of the energetic Vyasa and reflecting upon them for a little while, Dhritarashtra said,-'O best of Rishis, I am greatly stricken with grief. I am repeatedly losing consciousness and I am unable to bear up my own self.
Sanskrit: इदं तु वचनं श्रुत्वा तव देवनियोगजम्। धारयिष्याम्यहं प्राणान् घटिष्ये न तु शोचितुम्॥
English: Hearing, however, these your words about what had been ordained by the gods, I shall not think of putting an end to my life and shall live and act without indulging in grief.'
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः। धृतराष्ट्रस्य राजेन्द्र तत्रैवान्तरधीयत॥
English: Hearing these words of Dhritarashtra, O king, Satyavati's son Vyasa, disappeared then and there. Hearing these words of Dhritarashtra, O king, Satyavati's son Vyasa, disappeared then and there.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच गते भगवति व्यासे धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः। किमचेष्टत विप्रर्षे तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि॥
English: Janamejaya said After the holy Vyasa had gone away, what, O Rishi, did king Dhritarashtra do? You should tell me this.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थाम्नः श्रुतं कर्म शापश्चान्योन्यकारितः। वृत्तान्तमुत्तरं ब्रूहि यदभाषत संजयः॥
English: I have heard of the wonderful deeds of Ashvatthaman and the exchange of curses. Tell me what took place next, and what Sanjaya next said to the old king."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच हते दुर्योधने चैव हते सैन्ये च सर्वशः। संजयो विगतप्रज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रमुपस्थितः॥
English: Vaishampayana said "After Duryodhana and all his soldiers had been killed, Sanjaya, deprived of spiritual sight, returned to Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच आगम्य नानादेशेभ्यो नानाजनपदेश्वराः। पितृलोकं गता राजन् सर्वे तव सुतैः सह॥
English: Sanjaya said The kings of various races, that came from various kingdoms, have all, O king, gone to the abode of Death along with your sons.
Sanskrit: याच्यमानेन सततं तव पुत्रेण भारत। घातिता पृथिवी सर्वा वैरस्यान्तं विधित्सता॥
English: Your son, O king, who had constantly been requested (for peace) but who always desired to terminate his hostility after killing the Pandavas has caused the Earth exterminated.
Sanskrit: पुत्राणामथ पौत्राणां पितॄणां च महीपते। आनुपूर्येण सर्वेषां प्रेतकार्याणि कारय॥
English: Do you, O king, cause the obsequia rites of your sons and grandsons and fathers to be duly performed.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं घोरं संजयस्य महीपतिः। गतासुरिव निश्चेष्टो न्यपतत् पृथिवीतले॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing these dreadful words of Sanjaya, the king dropped down on the Earth and lay unconscious like one deprived of life.
Sanskrit: तं शयानमुपागम्य पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपतिम्। विदुरः सर्वधर्मज्ञ इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ उत्तिष्ठ राजन् किं शेषे मा शुचो भरतर्षभ। एषा वै सर्वसत्त्वानां लोकेश्वर परा गतिः॥
English: Approaching the king, who was lying prostrate on the Earth, Vidura, conversant with all forms of duty, said: 'Rise, O king, why do you lie down thus? Do not grieve, O foremost of Bharata's! This O king, is the final end of all creatures.
Sanskrit: न शोचन् मृतमन्वेति न शोचन म्रियते नरः। एवं सांसिद्धिके लोके किमर्थमनुशोचसि॥
English: By grieving one cannot get back the dead. By indulging in grief, one cannot die himself. When such is the course of the world, why do you grieve?
Sanskrit: अयुध्यमानो म्रियते युद्धयमानस्तु जीवति। कालं प्राप्य महाराज न कश्चिदतिवर्तते॥
English: One may die without fighting in battle. One also escapes alive after having engaged in battle. When one's appointed Time comes, O king, he cannot escape.
Sanskrit: कालः कर्षति भूतानि सर्वाणि विविधानि च। न कालस्य प्रियः कश्चिन्न द्वेष्यः कुरुसत्तम॥
English: Time drags all creatures. There is none dear or loathsome to Time, O Kuru's chief.
Sanskrit: यथा वायुस्तृणाग्राणि संवर्तयति सर्वतः। तथा कालवशं यान्ति भूतानि भरतर्षभ॥
English: As the wind tears off the ends of all blades of grass, so all creatures, O Bharata chief, are subjected by Time under its influence.
Sanskrit: यांश्चापि निहतान् युद्धे राजंस्त्वमनुशोचसि। न शोच्या हि महात्मानः सर्वे ते त्रिदिवं गताः॥
English: Those again, O king, that have fallen in battle and for whom you bewail, are not really objects of your grief, since all those illustrious persons to heaven.
Sanskrit: न यज्ञैर्दक्षिणावद्भिर्न तपोभिर्न विद्यया। तथा स्वर्गमुपायान्ति यथा शूरास्तनुत्यजः॥
English: By celebrating sacrifices with enough presents, by practising ascetic austerities, and by knowledge, people cannot so easily go to heaven as heroes by displaying courage in battle.
Sanskrit: सर्वे वेदविदः शूराः सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः। सर्वे चाभिमुखाः क्षीणास्तत्र का परिदेवना॥
English: All those heroes were conversant with the Vedas; all of them were observant of vows: all of them have died, fighting the foe in battle. What is there to be sorry for then.
Sanskrit: शरीराग्निषु शूराणां जुहुवुस्ते शराहुतीः। हूयमानाशरांश्चैव सेहुरुत्तमपूरुषाः॥
English: have gone They poured their libations of arrows upon the bodies of their brave enemies as upon a fire. Great as they were, they bore in return the libations of arrows poured upon themselves.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियास्ते महात्मानः शूराः समितिशोभनाः। आशिषं परमां प्राप्ता न शोच्याः सर्व एव हि॥
English: All of them were great Kshatriya, all of them were heroes and ornaments of assemblies. They have attained to a highly blessed state. One should not grieve for them.
Sanskrit: आत्मनाऽऽत्मानमाश्वास्य मा शुचः पुरुषर्षभ। नाद्य शोकाभिभूतस्त्वं कार्यमुत्स्रष्टुमर्हसि।॥
English: Do you comfort your oneself. Do not grieve, O foremost of men. You should not allow yourself to be overwhelmed with so row and give up all work.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच विदुरस्य तु तद् वाक्यं श्रुत्वा तु पुरुषर्षभः। युज्यतां यानमित्युक्त्वा पुनर्वचनमब्रवीत्॥ शीघ्रमानय गान्धारीं सर्वाश्च भरतस्त्रियः। वधूं कुन्तीमुपादाय याश्चान्यास्तत्र योषितः॥
English: Vaishampayana said "Hearing these words of Vidura, that foremost of Bharata's race, viz., Dhritarashtra, ordered for his car. The king once more said,—'Bring Gandhari here forthwith, and all the Bharata ladies. Bring here Kunti also, as well as all the other ladies with her.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा स धर्मात्मा विदुरं धर्मवित्तमम्। शोकविप्रहतज्ञानो यानमेवान्वपद्यत॥
English: Having said these words to Vidura conversant with every duty, the pious on Dhritarashtra, deprived of his senses by sorrow got on his car.
Sanskrit: गान्धारी पुत्रशोकार्ता भर्तुर्वचननोदिता। सह कुन्त्या यतो राजा सह स्त्रीभिरुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Then Gandhari, stricken stricken with grief consequent the death of his sons, accompanied by Kunti and the other ladies of the royal household, came, as ordered by her lord, where the latter was waiting for her.
Sanskrit: ताः समासाद्य राजानं भृशं शोकसमन्विताः। आमन्त्र्यान्योन्यमीयुः स्म भृशमुच्चुक्रुशुस्ततः॥
English: Stricken with great grief, they came together to the king. As they met, they addressed each other and cried aloud.
Sanskrit: ताः समाश्वासयत् क्षत्ता ताभ्यश्चार्ततरः स्वयम्। अश्रुकण्ठी: समारोप्य ततोऽसौ निर्ययौ पुरात्॥
English: Then Vidura, who had become more afflicted than those ladies, began to solace them. Placing those weeping ladies on the cars that stood ready for them, he left the city.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रणादः संजज्ञे सर्वेषु कुरुवेश्मसु। आकुमारं पुरं सर्वमभवच्छोककर्षितम्॥
English: At that time a loud cry of sorrow arose from every Kuru house. The whole city, including the very children, were stricken with grief.
Sanskrit: अदृष्टपूर्वा या नार्यः पुरा देवगणैरपि। पृथग्जनेन दृश्यन्ते तास्तदा निहतेश्वराः॥
English: Those ladies who had not before this been seen by the very celestials were now helpless as they were in the absence of their lords, seen by the common people.
Sanskrit: प्रकीर्य केशान् सुशुभान् भूषणान्यवमुच्य च। एकवस्त्रधरा नार्यः परिपेतुरनाथवत्॥
English: With their beautiful dishevelled hairs, and their ornaments thrown off, those ladies, each clad in a single piece of cloth, proceeded most sorrowfully.
Sanskrit: श्वेतपर्वतरूपेभ्यो गृहेभ्यस्तास्त्वपाक्रमन्। गुहाभ्य इव शैलानां पृषत्यो हतयूथपाः॥
English: Indeed, they came out of their houses looking like white mountains, like a herd of deer from their mountain caves after the fall of their leader.
Sanskrit: तान्युदीर्णानि नारीणां तदा वृन्दान्यनेकशः। शोकार्तान्यद्रवन् राजन् किशोरीणामिवाङ्गने॥
English: Those bevies of fair damsels, O king, came out filled with sorrow, and ran here and here like a herd of fillies on a circus yard.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्य बाहून् क्रोशन्त्यः पुत्रान् भ्रातॄन् पितॄनपि। दर्शयन्तीव ता ह स्म युगान्ते लोकसंक्षयम्॥
English: Seizing each other's hands, they began to bewail aloud after their sons, brothers, and fathers. The presented a spectacle that takes place on the occasion of the universal destruction at the end of a cycle.
Sanskrit: विलपन्त्यो रुदत्यश्च धावमानास्ततस्ततः। शोकेनोपहतज्ञानाः कर्तव्यं न प्रजज्ञिरे॥
English: Weeping and crying and running here and there, deprived of their senses by sorrow, they knew not what to do.
Sanskrit: व्रीडां जग्मुः पुरा याः स्म सखीनामपि योषितः। ता एकवस्त्रा निर्लज्जाः श्वश्रूणां पुरतोऽभवन्॥
English: Those ladies who formerly felt abashed even in the presence of companions of their own sex, now felt no shame, though scantily clad, in coming out before their mothers-in-law.
Sanskrit: परस्परं सुसूक्ष्मेषु शोकेष्वाश्वासयंस्तदा। ताः शोकविह्वला राजन्नवैक्षन्त परस्परम्॥
English: Formerly they used to console each other while stricken with even slightest grief, Stupefied by grief, they, O king, could not look upon each other.
Sanskrit: ताभिः परिवृतो राजा रुदतीभिः सहस्रशः। निर्ययौ नगराद् दीनस्तूर्णमायोधनं प्रति॥
English: Surrounded by those thousands of wailing ladies, the king issued out of the city in great depression and proceeded quickly towards the battle-field.
Sanskrit: शिल्पिनो वणिजो वैश्याः सर्वकर्मोपजीविनः। ते पार्थिवं पुरस्कृत्य निर्ययुर्नगराद् बहिः॥
English: Issuing out of the city, artisans and traders and Vaishyas and all kinds of mechanics, followed the king.
Sanskrit: तासां विक्रोशमानानामार्तानां कुरुसंक्षये। प्रादुरासीन्महाशब्दो व्यथयन् भुवनान्युत॥
English: As those ladies, afflicted by the entire destruction of Kurus, cried in sorrow, a loud wail arose from among them that pierced all the words.
Sanskrit: युगान्तकाले सम्प्राप्ते भूतानां दह्यतामिव। अभावः स्यादयं प्राप्त इति भूतानि मेनिरे॥
English: All creatures that heard that cry thought that the hour of universal destruction was near at hand when all things would be devoured by the fire that arises at the end of the cycle.
Sanskrit: भृशमुद्विग्नमनसस्ते पौराः कुरुसंक्षये। प्राक्रोशन्त महाराज स्वनुरक्तास्तदा भृशम्॥
English: The citizens also of Hastinapura devoted to the Kurus, whit hearts filled with anxiety at the destruction of their rulers, O king, cried aloud like those ladies.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच क्रोशमात्रं ततो गत्वा ददृशुस्तान् महारथान्। शारद्वतं कृपं द्रौणिं कृतवर्माणमेव च॥
English: Vaishampayana said “Within two miles after his departure Dhritarashtra, met with those three great carwarriors, viz., Sharadvat's son Kripa, Drona's son (Ashvatthaman), and Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: ते तु दृष्ट्वैव राजानं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम्। अश्रुकण्ठा विनिःश्वस्य रुदन्तमिदमब्रुवन्॥ पुत्रस्तव महाराज कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्। गतः सानुचरो राजशक्रलोकं महीपते॥
English: As soon as the latter saw the blind king, possessed of great power, the three heroes sighed in grief and with voices choked in tears weepingly said,-'Your royal son, O king, having performed the most difficult feats, has, with all his followers, gone to the region of Indra.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनबलान्मुक्ता वयमेव त्रयो रथाः। सर्वमन्यत् परिक्षीणं सैन्यं ते भरतर्षभ॥
English: We are the only three car-warriors of Duryodhana's army that are yet alive. All the others, O foremost of Bharata's race, have died.'
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्तवा राजानं कृपः शारद्वतस्ततः। गान्धारी पुत्रशोकार्तमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ अभीता युद्ध्यमानास्ते जन्तः शत्रुगणान् बहून्। वीरकर्माणि कुर्वाणाः पुत्रास्ते निधनं गताः॥
English: Having said these words to the king, Sharadvat's son Kripa, addressing the griefstricken Gandhari, said to her,-'Your sons have fallen, performing heroic and wonderful deeds, in the battle-field.
Sanskrit: ध्रुवं सम्प्राप्य लोकांस्ते निर्मलाशस्त्रनिर्जितान्। भास्वरं देहमास्थाय विहरन्त्यमरा इव॥
English: Forsooth having, obtained those bright worlds that are attainable only by the use of weapons, they are playing there like celestials, having assumed shinning forms.
Sanskrit: न हि कश्चिद्वि शूराणां युद्ध्यमानः पराङ्मुखः। शस्त्रेण निधनं प्राप्तो न च कश्चित् कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: Amongst those heroes there was no one that fled from battle-field. Every one of them has fallen at the end of weapons. None of them joined his hands, and prayed for mercy.
Sanskrit: एवं तां क्षत्रियस्याहुः पुराणाः परमां गतिम्। शस्त्रेण निधनं संख्ये तत्र शोचितुमर्हसि॥
English: Death in battle by weapons has been described by the ancients as the best that a Kshatriya can obtain. You should not, therefore, grieve for any of them.
Sanskrit: न चापि शत्रवस्तेषामृद्ध्यन्ते राज्ञि पाण्डवाः। शृणु यत् कृतमस्माभिरश्वत्थामपुरोगमैः॥
English: Their enemies, O queen viz., the Pandavas, too, have not been more fortunate. Hear, what we, headed by Ashvatthaman, have done to them.
Sanskrit: अधर्मेण हतं श्रुत्वा भीमसेनेन ते सुतम्। सुप्तं शिविरमासाद्य पाण्डूनां कदनं कृतम्॥ ते
English: Learning that your son had been killed unrighteously by Bhima, we massacred the Pandavas when asleep after entering these camp.
Sanskrit: पञ्चाला निहताः सर्वे धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः। द्रुपदस्यात्मजाश्चैव द्रौपदेयाश्च पातिताः॥
English: All the Panchalas have been killed. Indeed, all the sons of Drupada, as also all the son of Draupadi, have been massacred.
Sanskrit: तथा विशसनं कृत्वा पुत्रशत्रुगणस्य ते। प्राद्रवाम रणे स्थातुं न हि शक्यामहे त्रयः॥
English: Having caused this massacre of the sons of our foes, we are flying away because we three cannot fight with them.
Sanskrit: ते हि शूरा महेष्वासाः क्षिप्रमेष्यन्ति पाण्डवाः। अमर्षवशमापन्ना वैरं प्रतिजिहीर्षवः॥
English: Our enemies, the Pandavas, are all heroes and great bowmen. They will soon attack us, filled with rage, for taking vengeance on us.
Sanskrit: हतानात्मजाञ्श्रुत्वाप्रमत्ताः पुरुषर्षभाः। निरीक्षन्तः पदं शूराः क्षिप्रमेव यशस्विनि॥
English: Informed of the massacre of their sons, those foremost infuriate with rage, those heroes,-Oillustrious lady, will soon pursue us.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु कदनं कदनं कृत्वा संस्थातुं नोत्सहामहे। अनुजानीहि नो राज्ञि मा च शोके मनः कृथाः॥
English: Having caused this massacre we dare not stay. Grant us permission, O queen. You should not grievc.
Sanskrit: राजंस्त्वमनुजानीहि धैर्यमातिष्ठ चोत्तमम्। दिष्टान्तं पश्य चापि त्वं क्षात्रं धर्मं च केवलम्॥
English: Grant us your permission also, O king! Summon fortitude, and observe the duties of a Kshatriya in their highest form.'
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्त्वा राजानं कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम्। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रोणपुत्रश्च भारत॥ अवेक्षमाणा राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम्। गङ्गामनु महाराज तूर्णमश्वानचोदयन्॥
English: Having said so to the king, and going round him, Kripa and Kritavarat man and Drona's son, O Bharata, without being able to take of men, son away their eyes from the wise king Dhritarashtra, urged their horses towards the banks of the Ganges.
Sanskrit: अपक्रम्य तु ते राजन् सर्व एव महारथाः। आमन्त्र्यान्योन्यमुद्विग्नास्त्रिधा ते प्रययुस्तदा॥
English: Leaving thàt place, O king those great carwarriors, with hearts stricken with anxiety, took one another's leave and separated from one another.
Sanskrit: जगाम हास्तिनपुरं कृपः शारद्वतस्तदा। स्वमेव राष्ट्रं हार्दिक्यो द्रौणिर्व्यासाश्रमं ययौ॥
English: Sharadvat's Kripa went to Hastinapura; Hridika's son went to his own kingdom; while the son of Drona started for the hermitage of Vyasa.
Sanskrit: एवं ते प्रययुर्वीरा वीक्षमाणाः परस्परम्। भयार्ताः पाण्डुपुत्राणामागस्कृत्वा महात्मनाम्॥
English: Thus those heroes, who had offended the great sons of Pandu, respectively proceeded to the places they selected, on one another.
Sanskrit: समेत्य वीरा राजानं तदा त्वनुदिते रवौ। विप्रजग्मुर्महात्माो यथेच्छकमरिदमाः॥
English: Having met the king thus, those heroes, went away before the sunrise, O king, to the places they selected.
Sanskrit: समासाद्याथ वै द्रौणिं पाण्डुपुत्रा महारथाः। व्यजयंस्ते रणे राजन् विक्रम्य तदनन्तरम्॥
English: It was after this, O king, that the sons of Pandu, those great car-warriors, met the son of Drona, and displaying their prowess, defeated him, O king."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच हतेषु सर्वसैन्येषु धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। शुश्रुवे पितरं वृद्धं निर्यान्तं गजसाह्वयात्॥
English: Vaishampayana said "After all the warriors had been massacred, king Yudhishthira heard that his uncle Dhritarashtra had left the city of Hastinapura.
Sanskrit: सोऽभ्ययात् पुत्रशोकार्तः पुत्रशोकपरिप्लुतम्। शोचमानं महाराज भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तदा॥
English: Afflicted with grief consequent on the death of his sons, Yudhishthira, O king, accompanied by his brothers, set out for meeting his uncle who was filled with sorrow for the death of his (hundred) sons.
Sanskrit: अन्वीयमानो वीरेण दाशार्हेण महात्मना। युयुधानेन च तथा तथैव च युयुत्सुना॥
English: The son of Kunti was followed by the great and heroic Krishna of Dasharha's race, by Yuyudhana, as also by Yuyutsu.
Sanskrit: तमन्वगात् सुदुःखार्ता द्रौपदी शोककर्शिता। सह पाञ्चालयोषिद्भिर्यास्तत्रासन् समागताः॥
English: The princess Draupadi also, laden with grief, and accompanied by those Panchala ladies that were with her, sorrowfully followed her husband.
Sanskrit: स गङ्गामनु वृन्दानि स्त्रीणां भरतसत्तम। कुररीणामिवार्तानां क्रोशन्तीनां ददर्श ह॥
English: Yudhishthira saw near the banks of the Ganges, O king, the crowd of Bharata ladies afflicted with sorrow and crying like a light of she-ospreys.
Sanskrit: ताभिः परिवृतो राजा क्रोशन्तीभिः सहस्रशः। ऊर्ध्वबाहुभिरार्ताभी रुदतीभिः प्रियाप्रियैः॥
English: The king was soon surrounded by those thousands of ladies who with arms raised up in grief, were bewailing aloud and uttering all sorts of words, agreeable and disagreeable.
Sanskrit: व नु धर्मज्ञता राज्ञः क्व नु साद्यानृशंसता। यचावधीत् पितॄन् भ्रातॄन् गुरुपुत्रान् सखीनपि।॥
English: Where, indeed, in that righteousness of the king, where his truth and pity, since he has killed sires and brothers and preceptors and sons and friends.
Sanskrit: घातयित्वा कथं द्रोणं भीष्मं चापि पितामहम्। मनस्तेऽभून्महाबाहो हत्वा चापि जयद्रथम्॥
English: How, O mighty-armed one, had your heart become tranquil after killing Drona, and your grandsire Bhishma, and Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: किं नु राज्येन ते कार्यं पितॄन् भ्रातृनपश्यतः। अभिमन्युं च दुर्धर्षं द्रौपदेयांश्च भारत॥
English: What is the use of sovereignty to you, after have your seen your sires and brothers, O Bharata, and the irresistible Abhimanyu and the sons of Draupadi, thus killed.
Sanskrit: अतीत्य ता महाबाहुः क्रोशन्तीः कुररीरिव। ववन्दे पितरं ज्येष्ठं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Leaving those ladies crying like a fight of she-ospreys, the mighty-armed king Yudhishthira the just bowed to the feet of his eldest uncle.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभिवाद्य पितरं धर्मेणामित्रकर्षणाः। न्यवेदयन्त नामानि पाण्डवास्तेऽपि सर्वशः॥
English: Having saluted their sire duly, those slayer of foes, viz., the Pandavas, announced themselves to him, each uttering his own name.
Sanskrit: तमात्मजान्तकरणं पिता पुत्रवधार्दितः। अप्रीयमाणाः शोकातः पाण्डवं परिषस्वजे॥
English: Greatly stricken with grief for the slaughter of his sons, Dhritarashtra unwillingly embraced the eldest son of Pandu, who was the cause of that slaughter.
Sanskrit: धर्मराजं परिष्वज्य सान्त्वयित्वा च भारत। दुष्टात्मा भीममन्वैच्छद् दिधक्षुरिव पावकः॥
English: Having embraced Yudhishthira and spoken a few solacing words to him, O Bharata, the wicked Dhritarashtra sought for Bhima, like a burning fire ready to burn everything that would approach it.
Sanskrit: स कोपपावकस्तस्य शोकवायुसमीरितः। भीमसेनमयं दावं दिधक्षुरिव दृश्यते॥
English: Indeed, the fire of his anger, fanned by the wind of his grief, seemed then to be ready to consume the Bhima-forest.
Sanskrit: तस्य संकल्पमाज्ञाय भीमं प्रत्यशुभं हरिः। भीममाक्षिप्य पाणिभ्यां प्रददौ भीममायसम्॥
English: Understanding the wicked intentions towards Bhima, Krishna, dragging away the real Bhima, prusented an iron statue of the second son of Pandu to the old king.
Sanskrit: प्रागेव तु महाबुद्धिर्बुद्ध्वा तस्येङ्गितं हरिः। संविधानं महाप्राज्ञस्तत्र चक्रे जनार्दनः॥
English: The highly intelligent, Krishna had, in the very beginning understood the object of Dhritarashtra, and had, therefore, kept such a contrivance ready for baffling them.
Sanskrit: तं गृहीत्वैव पाणिभ्यां भीमसेनमयस्मयम्। बभञ्ज बलवान् राजा मन्यमानो वृकोदरम्॥
English: Holding with his two arms that iron Bhima, the power king Dhritarashtra, endued with great strength, broke it into pieces, taking it for the real Bhima.
Sanskrit: नागायुतबलप्राणः स राजा भीममायसम्। भक्त्वा विमथितोरस्कः सुनाव रुधिरं मुखात्॥
English: Possessed of the strength of ten thousands elephants, the king broke that statue into pieces. His own breast, however, was considerably bruised and he began to vomit blood.
Sanskrit: ततः पपात मेदिन्यां तथैव रुधिरोक्षितः। प्रपुष्पिताग्रशिखरः पारिजात इव दुमः॥
English: Covered with blood the king dropped down on the ground like a blossoming Parijata tree.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यगृह्णाच तं विद्वान् सूतो गावल्गणिस्तदा। मैवमित्यब्रवीच्चैनं शमयन् सान्त्वयन्निव॥
English: His learned charioteer, Sanjaya the son of Gavalgana raised the king and soothing and comforting him, said'Do not act so.'
Sanskrit: स तु कोपं समुत्सृज्य गतमन्युर्महामनाः। हा हा भीमेति चुक्रोश नृपः शोकसमन्वितः॥
English: Having cast off his wrath and regained his true nature the king then became filled with grief and began to weep aloud, saying, 'Alas, Oh Bhima, Alas, Oh Bhima!'