pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सृष्टप्राणो भृशतरं तेन चेत् संगमो मम। किमन्यद् दुःखमधिकं परमं भुवि कौरवाः॥
English: I shall have to lose my life if he and I have ever to meet each other in battle. O Kurus, what could be a greater grief to me than this in the world?
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नो द्रोणमृत्युरिति विप्रथितं वचः। मद्वधाय श्रुतोऽप्यष लोके चाप्यति विश्रुतः॥
English: “Dhristadyumna is the slayer of Drona" is the general belief. I have heard that he is born to kill me. This is also widely known in the world.
Sanskrit: सोऽयं नूनमनुप्राप्तस्त्वत्कृते काल उत्तमः। त्वरितं कुरुत श्रेयो नैतदेतावता कृतम्॥
English: For your sake, that fearful time of destruction has come, Do without any loss of time what may be beneficial to you.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्तं सुखमेवैतत् तालच्छायेव हैमनी। यजध्वं च महायज्ञैर्भोगानश्नीत दत्त च॥
English: Your happiness will last but for a moment as the shadow of the top of the palm tree rests in winter only but a moment at its base. Perform various sacrifices; enjoy and give away every thing at your heart's content.
Sanskrit: इतश्चतुर्दशे वर्षे महत् प्राप्यस्यथ वैशसम्। द्रोणस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: On the fourteenth year a great calamity will overwhelm you. (Vaishampayana said) Having heard the words of Drona, Dhritarashtra said.
Sanskrit: सम्यगाह गुरुः क्षत्तरुपावर्तय पाण्डवान्। यदि ते न निवर्तन्ते सत्कृता यान्तु पाण्डवाः। सशस्त्ररथपादाता भोगवन्तश्च :॥ पुत्रकाः
English: Dhritarashtra said O Kshatta (Vidura), the preceptor has said what is true. Go and back the Pandavas. If they do not come back, let them go, but after being treated with respect and affection; let my these children (the Pandavas) go with arms, soldiers and cars, enjoying every good thing.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच वनं गतेषु पार्थेषु निर्जितेषु दुरोदरे। धृतराष्ट्र महाराज तदा चिन्ता समाविशत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said At the departure of the Pandavas to the forest after being defeated at dice, the great king Dhritarashtra was afflicted with great anxiety.
Sanskrit: तं चिन्तयानमासीनं धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम्। निःश्वसन्तमनेकाग्रमिति होवाच संजयः॥
English: When the ruler of men, Dhritarashtra was thus seated in anxiety and restlessness and sighing in grief, Sanjaya came to him and spoke thus.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अवाप्य वसुसम्पूर्णां वसुधां वसुधाधिप। प्रव्राज्य पाण्डवान् राज्याद् राजन् किमनुशोचसि॥
English: Sanjaya said O lord of the world, you have (now) obtained the whole earth with all its wealth; you have banished the Pandavas, why then do you grieve so?
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच अशोच्यत्वं कुतस्तेषां येषां वैरं भविष्यति। पाण्डवैर्युद्धशौण्डैर्हि बलवद्भिर्महारथैः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said What have they not to grieve for who will have to meet in battle those foremost of heroes, the Pandavas those great car warriors aided by allies.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तवेदं स्वकृतं राजन् महद् वैरमुपस्थितम्। विनाशो येन लोकस्य सानुबन्धो भविष्यति॥
English: Sanjaya said O king, this is assuredly a great act of yours, this great hostility which is inevitable and which will cause the destruction of the whole world.
Sanskrit: वार्यमाणो हि भीष्मेण द्रोणेन विदुरेण च। पाण्डवानां प्रियां भार्यां द्रौपदी धर्मचारिणीम्॥ प्राहिणोदानयेहेति पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। सूतपुत्रं सुमन्दात्मा निर्लज्जः प्रातिकामिनम्॥
English: Forbidden by Bhisma, Drona, and Vidura, your wicked minded and shameless son, Duryodhana sent his Pratikamin, born in the Suta caste, commanding him to bring into the Sabha the beloved and virtuous wife of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: यस्मै देवाः प्रयच्छन्ति पुरुषाय पराभवम्। बुद्धिं तस्यापकर्षन्ति सोऽवाचीनानि पश्यति॥
English: The celestial first deprive that man of his reason to whom they ordain defeat and disgrace. It is for this, he sees every thing in a strange light.
Sanskrit: बुद्धौ कलुषभूतायां विनाशे समुपस्थिते। अनयो नयसंकाशो हृदयानापसर्पति॥ अनर्थाश्चार्थरूपेण अर्थाश्चानर्थरूपिणः। उत्तिष्ठन्ति विनाशाय नूनं तच्चास्य रोचते॥
English: When destruction is at hand, evil, appearing as good to the mind polluted by sin, remains stuck to it. That which is improper appears as proper, and that which is proper appears as improper to a man overwhelmed by destruction. And this he (always) likes.
Sanskrit: न कालो दण्डमुद्यम्य शिरः कृन्तति कस्यचित्। कालस्य बलमेतावद् विपरीतार्थदर्शनम्॥
English: The Time that brings on destruction does not come with upraised club to smash one's head. Peculiarity of Time is this that it makes a man see evil in good and good in evil.
Sanskrit: आसादितमिदं घोरं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। पाञ्चालीमपकर्षद्भिः सभामध्ये तपस्विनीम्॥
English: The wretches have brought on themselves this fearful, wholesale and horrible destruction by dragging into the Sabha the ascetic princess of Panchala.
Sanskrit: अयोनिजां रूपवती कुले जातां विभावसोः। को नु तां सर्वधर्मज्ञां परिभूय यशस्विनीम्॥ पर्यानयेत् सभामध्ये विना दुर्दूतदेविनम्। स्त्रीधर्मिणी वरारोहा शोणितेन परिप्लुता॥
English: Who else than that false player at dice (Duryodhana) could bring into the Sabha with insults the daughter of Drupada, possessing beauty and intelligence, being conversant with every rule of morality and duty, and sprung not from any woman's womb but from the sacred fire. That beautiful lady was in her season covered with blood.
Sanskrit: एकवस्त्राथ पाञ्चाली पाण्डवानभ्यवेक्षता हतस्वान् हतराज्यांश्च हृतवस्त्रान् हृतश्रियः॥ विहीनान् सर्वकामेभ्यो दासभावमुपागतान्। धर्मपाशपरिक्षिप्तानशक्तानिव विक्रमे॥ क्रुद्धां चानर्हती कृष्णां दु:खितां कुरुसंसदि।
English: And in one cloth. Panchali (Draupadi) saw the Pandavas, plunged in slavery and robbed of their wealth, of their kingdom, of their attire, of their beauty, and of every object of enjoyment. Bound by the tie of virtue, they were then unable to exert their prowess.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च कटुकान्यभ्यभाषताम्॥ इति सर्वमिदं राजन्नाकुलं प्रतिभाति मे।
English: In the midst of the Kuru assembly, Duryodhana and Karna spoke cruel and harsh words to the distressed and enraged Krishna (Draupadi) who did not deserve such treatment.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तस्याः कृपणचक्षुर्त्यां प्रदह्येतापि मेदिनी॥ अपि शेषं भवेदद्य पुत्राणां मम संजय।
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, the glances of the affected Draupadi may consume the whole world. Is their any chance of any of my son's living?
Sanskrit: भरतानां स्त्रियः सर्वा गान्धार्या सह संगताः॥ प्राक्रोशन् भैरवं तत्र दृष्ट्वा कृष्णां सभागताम्। धर्मिष्ठां धर्मपत्नी च रूपयौवनशालिनीम्॥
English: The ladies of the Bharata race, with Gandhari, seeing the virtuous, young and beautiful Krishna (Draupadi), the wedded wife (of the Pandavas), dragged into court wept aloud. They are even now weeping every day along with all (my) subjects.
Sanskrit: प्रजाभिः सह संगम्य ह्यनुशोचन्ति नित्यशः। अग्निहोत्राणि सायाहे न चाहूयन्त सर्वशः॥
English: Enraged at the persecution on Draupadi, all the Brahmanas refrained from performing the Agnihotra in the evening.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणाः कुपिताश्चासन् द्रौपद्याः परिकर्षणे। आसीनिष्ठानको घोरो निर्घातश्च महानभूत्॥ दिव उल्काश्चापतन्त राहुश्चार्कमुपाग्रसत्। अपर्वणि महाघोरं प्रजानां जनयन् भयम्॥ तथैव रथशालासु प्रादुरासीद्भुताशनः।
English: The winds frightful begun to blow as they do at the universal destruction. A fearful thunder storm raged, Metros fell from the sky and devoured the sun, and unseasonably and fearfully alarmed all the people. The fire came blazing out from the chariot house.
Sanskrit: ध्वजाश्चापि व्यशीर्यन्त भरतानामभूतये॥ दुर्योधनस्याग्निहोत्रे प्राक्रोशन भैरवं शिवाः।
English: All their flag staffs fell down, foreboding evil to the Bharatas. Jackals fearfully cried out within the sacred fire chamber of Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: तास्तदा प्रत्यभाषन्त रासभाः सर्वतो दिशः॥ प्रातिष्ठत ततो भीष्मो द्रोणेन सह संजय।
English: Asses from all directions began to bray in response (to the jackal). O Sanjaya, then left the assembly Bhisma, Drona with
Sanskrit: कृपश्च सोमदत्तश्च बाह्रीकश्च महामनाः॥ ततोऽहमब्रुवं तत्र विदुरेण प्रचोदितः।
English: Kripa, Somadatta, and the high souled Valhika. It was then at the advice of Vidura, I spoke thus (to Draupadi).
Sanskrit: वरं ददानि कृष्णायै काक्षितं यद् यदिच्छति॥ अवृणोत् तत्र पाञ्चाली पाण्डवानामदासताम्।
English: "O Krishna, I shall grant you boons whatever you desire to have." Panchali (Draupadi) begged of me the liberation of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: सरथान् सधनुष्कांश्चाप्यनुज्ञासिषमप्यहम्॥ अथाब्रवीन्महाप्राज्ञो विदुरः सर्वधर्मवित्।
English: I then set free the Pandavas and commanded them to go away with their cars, bows and arrows. It was then the greatly intelligent Vidura spoke thus.
Sanskrit: एतदन्तास्तु भरता यद् वः कृष्णा सभां गता॥ यैषा पाञ्चालराजस्य सुता सा श्रीरनुत्तमा।
English: Vidura said This will prove the destruction of the Bharata race, namely the dragging of Krishna into the Sabha. This excellent daughter of the Panchala is Sree (the goddess of wealth) herself.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चाली पाण्डवानेतान् दैवसृष्टोपसर्पति॥ तस्याः पार्थाः परिक्लेशं न ऑस्यन्ते घमर्षणाः।
English: Of celestial origin, Panchali is the wedded wife of the Pandavas. The wrathful sons of Pritha will never forgive the insult offered to her.
Sanskrit: वृष्णयो वा महेष्वासाः पाञ्चाला वा महारथाः॥ तेन सत्याभिसंधेन वासुदेवेन रक्षिताः।
English: The mighty bowmen of the Vrishni race, and the mighty Panchala car warriors will not suffer this in silence. Supported by Vasudeva (Krishna),
Sanskrit: आगमिष्यति बीभत्सुः पाञ्चालैः परिवारितः॥ तेषां मध्ये महेष्वासो भीमसेनो महाबलः।
English: Vivatsu (Arjuna) will certainly come back surrounded by the Panchala heroes. Among them, the great bowman and greatly powerful Bhimsena.
Sanskrit: आगमिष्यति धुन्वानो गदां दण्डमिवान्तकः॥ ततो गाण्डीवनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य धीमतः। गदावेगं च भीमस्य नालं सोढुं नराधिपाः॥ तत्र मे रोचते नित्यं पार्थैः साम न विग्रहः।
English: Will also come back whirling his club like Yama himself his mace. There will be no kings who will be able to stand the sound of the Govinda (bow) of the intelligent Partha (Arjuna) and the terrible force of the club of Bhima. Therefore it seems to me to be the best to have peace and not hostility with the sons of Pritha.
Sanskrit: कुरुभ्यो हि सदा मन्ये पाण्डवान् बलवत्तरान्॥ तथा हि बलवान् राजा जरासंधो महाद्युतिः।
English: The Pandavas are always stronger than the Kurus. The greatly effulgent king Jarasandha.
Sanskrit: बाहुप्रहरणेनैव भीमेन निहतो युधि॥ तस्य ते शम एवास्तु पाण्डवैर्भरतर्षभ।
English: Was killed in battle in Bhima with his bare arms. O best of the Bharata race, you should therefore make peace with the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: उभयोः पक्षयोर्युक्तं क्रियतामविशङ्कया॥
English: O great king, without scruples of any kind, unite the two parties. If it is done, you are sure to obtain good fortune."
Sanskrit: एवं कृते महाराज परं श्रेयस्त्वमाप्स्यसि। एवं गावल्गणे क्षत्ता धर्मार्थसहितं वचः॥ उक्तवान् न गृहीतं वै मया पुत्रहितैषिणा॥
English: Dhritarashtra said The son of Gavalgana, Khattwa (Vidura) spoke in words replete with Dharma and Artha. I did not accept his words moved by the affection I bear for my sons.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच एवं द्यूतजिताः पार्थाः कोपिताश्च दुरात्मभिः। धार्तराष्ट्र: सहामात्यैनिकृत्या द्विजसत्तम॥ श्राविता: परुषा वाचः सृजद्भिर्वैरमुत्तमम्। किमकुर्वत कौरव्य मम पूर्वपितामहाः॥
English: Janamejaya said : O best of Brahmanas, having been deceitfully defeated at dice by the sons of Dhritarashtra with their counsellors and having been provoked by the wicked-minded ones (the Kuru princes), who thus brought about a fearful hostility by addressing them in cruel words, what did the Kurus, my grandsires do?
Sanskrit: कथं चैश्वर्यविभ्रष्टाः सहसा दुःखमेयुषः। वने विजहिरे पार्थाः शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः॥
English: How did the sons of Pritha (the Pandavas), equal to Shakra (Indra) in effulgence, thus suddenly robbed of their affluence and overwhelmed with misery, pass their days in the forest?
Sanskrit: के वै तानन्ववर्तन्त प्राप्तान् व्यसनमुत्तमम्। किमाचाराः किमाहाराः क्व च वासो महात्मनाम्॥
English: Who are the men that followed them, (the Pandavas) that were plunged in great affliction. What was their conduct, what was their food and where did those illustrious ones live?
Sanskrit: कथं च द्वादश समा वने तेषां महामुने। व्यतीयुर्ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ शूराणामरिघातिनाम्॥
English: O great Rishi, O best of the Brahmanas, how did the twelve years of those heroes, those slayers of foes, pass away in the forest?
Sanskrit: कथं च राजपुत्री सा प्रवरा सर्वयोषिताम्। पतिव्रता महाभागा सततं सत्यवादिनी॥ वनवासमदुःखार्हा दारुणं प्रत्यपद्यत। एतदाचक्ष्व मे सर्वं विस्तरेण तपोधन॥
English: How did that foremost of all women, the royal princess (Draupadi), ever devoted to her husbands, greatly fortunate and truthful, undeserving of suffering misery, endure that painful exile in the forest? O great ascetic, tell me all this in detail.
Sanskrit: श्रोतुमिच्छामि चरितं भूरिद्रविणतेजसाम्। कथ्यमानं त्वया विप्र परं कौतूहलं हि मे॥
English: O Brahmana, I desire to hear the history of those greatly effulgent heroes narrated by you. I am in great curiosity.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं द्यूतजिताः पार्थाः कोपिताश्च दुरात्मभिः। धार्तराष्ट्रैः सहामात्यैर्निर्ययुर्गजसाह्वयात्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus defeated at dice and provoked by the wicked-minded sons of Dhritarashtra with their counsellors, the sons of Pritha (the Pandavas) set out from Hastinapur.
Sanskrit: वर्धमानपुद्वारदभिनिष्क्रम्य पाण्डवाः। उदङ्मुखाः शस्त्रभृतः प्रययुः सह कृष्णया॥
English: Coming out through the Vardhamana gate of the city, the Pandavas with Krishna and with their arms went away in a northerly direction.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रसेनादयश्चैव भृत्याः परि चतुर्दश। रथैरनुययुः शी।ः त्रिय आदाय सर्वशः॥
English: Indrasena and others, taking with them their fourteen servants with all their wives, followed them on their swift cars.
Sanskrit: गतानेतान् विदित्वा तु पौराः शोकाभिपीडिताः। गर्हयन्तोऽसकृद् भीष्मविदुरद्रोणगौतमान्॥ ऊचुर्विगतसंत्रासाः समागम्य परस्परम्।
English: Having learnt that they had gone away, the citizens were overwhelmed with great grief; and having all met together, they began without fear to censure among themselves Bhishma, Drona, Vidura and the son of Gautama (Kripa).
Sanskrit: पौरा ऊचुः नेदमस्ति कुलं सर्वं न वयं न च नो गृहाः॥ यत्र दुर्योधनः पापः सौबलेनाभिपालितः। कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां च राज्यमेतच्चिकीर्षति॥
English: The citizens said : When the sinful Duryodhana, helped by the son of Subala (Shakuni), (Shakuni), Karna and Dushasana, aspires to this kingdom, our families, our homes, nay we ourselves are all gone.
Sanskrit: न तत् कुलं न चाचारो न धर्मोऽर्थः कुतः सुखम्। यत्र पापसहायोऽयं पापो राज्यं चिकीर्षति॥
English: When this sinful man with the help of other sinful men aspires to the kingdom, our families, usages, virtue and prosperity are all doomed. How can there be happiness (where these are destroyed)?
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनो गुरुद्वेषी त्यक्ताचारसुहृज्जनः। अर्थलुब्धोऽभिमानी च नीचः प्रकृतिनिघृणः॥
English: Duryodhana is malicious towards his superiors; he has abandoned all good conduct; he is covetous, vain, mean and by nature cruel.
Sanskrit: नैयमस्ति मही कृत्स्ना यत्र दुर्योधनो नृपः। साधु गच्छामहे सर्वे यत्र गच्छन्ति पाण्डवाः॥
English: Where Duryodhana is the king, there the whole earth is doomed. Let us proceed there where the virtuous Pandavas are going.
Sanskrit: सानुक्रोशा महात्मानो विजितेन्द्रियशत्रवः। श्रीमन्तः कीर्तिमन्तश्चधर्माचारपरायणाः॥
English: They are self-controlled, high-souled, victorious over foes, endued with modesty and renown and devoted to virtue.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वानुजग्मुस्ते पाण्डवांस्तान् समेत्य च। ऊचुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे कौन्तेयान् माद्रिनन्दनान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this, they all went together after the Pandavas. With joined hands, they thus spoke to the sons of Kunti and Madri.
Sanskrit: क्व गमिष्यथ भद्रं वस्त्यक्तवास्मान् दुःखभागिनः। वयमप्यनुयास्यामो यत्र यूयं गमिष्यथ॥
English: The citizens said : Be blessed. Where will you go leaving us (behind) who are in great grief? We shall go where you will go.
Sanskrit: अधर्मेण जिताञ्छूवा युष्मांस्त्यक्तघृणैः परैः। उद्विग्नाः स्मो भृशं सर्वे नास्मान् हातुमिहार्हथ॥ भक्तानुरक्तान् सुहृदः सदा प्रियहिते रतान्। कुराजाधिष्ठिते राज्ये न विनश्येम सर्वशः॥
English: We have been greatly distressed in learning that you have been defeated with sinful means by the cruel enemies. You should not forsake us. Who are your devoted and loving friends and who are ever engaged in doing your good and seeking your welfare. We all do not desire to meet destruction by living in the kingdom of a bad king.
Sanskrit: श्रूयतां चाभिधास्यामो गुणदोषान् नरर्षभाः। शुभाशुभाधिवासेन संसर्गः कुरुते यथा॥
English: O foremost of men, listen to the merits and demerits, as we indicate, that respectively arise from associating with what is good and what is bad.
Sanskrit: वस्त्रमापस्तिलान् भूमिं गन्धो वासयते यथा। पुष्पाणामधिवासेन तथा संसर्गजा गुणाः॥
English: As cloth, water, sesame-seeds and ground are perfumed by their association with flowers, so qualities are derived from association.
Sanskrit: मोहजालस्य योनिर्हि मूढेरेव समागमः। अहन्यहनिधर्मस्य योनिः साधुसमागमः॥
English: Association with the fools produces delusion, as daily association with the honest and good produces virtue.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् प्राज्ञैश्च वृद्धैश्च सुस्वभावैस्तपस्विभिः। सद्भिश्च सह संसर्गः कार्यः शमपरायणैः॥
English: Therefore those who are virtuously inclined should associate with men who are wise, old, honest and pure in conduct and who are ascetics.
Sanskrit: येषां त्रीण्यवदातानि विद्या योनिश्च कर्म च। ते सेव्यास्तैः समास्या हि शास्त्रेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी। निरारम्भा ह्यपि वयं पुण्यशीलेषु साधुषु। पुण्यमेवाप्नुयामेह पापं पापोपसेवनात्॥
English: Those whose triple possessions, namely knowledge, birth and acts, are pure, should be waited upon. To associate with them is superior to the study of the Shastras. Without performing any special virtuous act, we shall be able to reap religious merits by associating with the righteous. We shall (assuredly) get sin by serving the sinful (Duryodhana and others).
Sanskrit: असतां दर्शनात् स्पर्शात् संजल्पाच्च सहासनात् धर्माचाराः प्रहीयन्ते सिद्ध्यन्ति च न मानवाः॥
English: The very sight and the touch of the sinful and conversation and association with them, cause diminution of virtue. Men (who act thus) never attain purity of soul.
Sanskrit: बुद्धिश्च हीयते पुंसां नीचैः सह समागमात्। मध्यमैर्मध्यतां याति श्रेष्ठतां याति चोत्तमैः॥
English: Association with the mean and the low inakes one's understanding mean and low; association with the indifferent makes it indifferent and association with the good makes it good.
Sanskrit: अनीचैर्नाप्यविषयैर्नाधर्मिष्ठैर्विशेषतः। ये गुणाः कीर्तिता लोकेधर्मकामार्थसम्भवाः। लोकाचारेषु सम्भूता वेदोक्ताः शिष्टसम्मताः॥ ते युष्मासु समस्ताश्च व्यस्ताश्चैवेह सद्गुणाः। इच्छामो गुणवन्मध्ये वस्तुं श्रेयोऽभिकाक्षिणः।।
English: All those attributes, which are spoken of in the world as the source of religious merit, worldly prosperity and sensual pleasure, which are highly regarded by men, extolled in the Vedas and approved by the good, exist in you separately and jointly. Desiring our own welfare, we wish to live among men who possess such attributes.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच धन्या वयं यदस्माकं स्नेहकारुण्ययन्त्रिताः। असतोऽपि गुणानाहुर्ब्राह्मणप्रमुखाः प्रजाः॥
English: Yudhishthira said: Blessed are we, since moved by affection and compassion, our subjects, headed by the Brahmanas, credit us with merits we do not possess.
Sanskrit: तदहं भ्रातृसहितः सर्वान् विज्ञापयामि वः। नान्यथा तद्धि कर्तव्यमस्मत्स्नेहानुकम्पया॥
English: I with my brothers, would ask all of you to do one thing. For the sake of the love you bear for us; you should not act otherwise.
Sanskrit: भीष्म पितामहो राजा विदुरो जननी च में। सुहृज्जनश्च प्रायो मे नगरे नागसाह्वये॥
English: Our grandfather Bhishma, the king (Dhritarashtra), Vidura, our mother (Kunti) and our other friends are all in Hastinapur.
Sanskrit: ते त्वस्मद्धितकामार्थं पालनीयाः प्रयत्नतः। युष्माभिः सहिताः सर्वे शोकसंतापविह्वलाः॥
English: They are overwhelmed with sorrow and afflictions; if you want to please me, uniting all together, (go and) cherish them with care.
Sanskrit: निवर्ततागता दूरं समागमनशापिताः। स्वजने न्यासभूते मे कार्या स्नेहान्विता मतिः॥
English: Grieved at my departure, you have come far away. Go back. heart be affectionately directed towards the relatives whom we leave behind as our pledges to you.
Sanskrit: एतद्धि मम कार्याणां परमं हृदि संस्थितम्। कृता तेन तु तुष्टिर्मे सत्कारच भविष्यति॥
English: This is the one act on which my heart is set. If you do it, you will give me the greatest satisfaction and pay your best regards.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथानुमन्त्रितास्तेनधर्मराजेन ताः प्रजाः। चक्रुरार्तस्वरं घोरं हा राजनिति संहताः॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Let your Having been thus exhorted by Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira), the subjects raised up all together a fearful wail, exclaiming “Alas, O king!”
Sanskrit: गुणान् पार्थस्य संस्मृत्य दुःखार्ताः परमातुराः। अकामाः संन्यवर्तन्त समागम्याथ पाण्डवान्।॥
English: Afflicted and overwhelmed with grief, they unwillingly retraced their steps after asking leave of the Pandavas and remembering the virtues of Pritha's sons.
Sanskrit: निवृत्तेषु तु पौरेषु स्थानास्थाय पाण्डवाः। आजग्मुर्जाह्नवीतीरे प्रमाणाख्यं महावटम्॥
English: At the departure of the citizens, the Pandavas ascended their cars and came to a great banian tree, named Prirnana, on the banks of the Ganges.
Sanskrit: ते तं दिवसशेषेण वटं गत्वा तु पाण्डवाः। ऊषुस्तां रजनीं वीराः संस्पृश्य सलिलं शुचि॥
English: Coming to the banian tree at the close of the day, the heroic Pandavas became purified by touching the water. They then passed the night there.
Sanskrit: उदकेनैव तां रात्रिमूषुस्ते दुःखकर्षिताः। अनुजग्मुश्च तत्रैतान् स्नेहात् केचिद् द्विजातयः॥ साग्नयोऽनग्नयश्चैव सशिष्यगणबान्धवाः। स तैः परिवृतो राजा शुशुभे ब्रह्मवादिभिः॥
English: Afflicted with grief, they passed that night, living on water only. Some Brahmanas, both those that maintained fire and those that did not, followed the Pandavas there for the love they bore for them. Surrounded by those Brahma-knowing men, the king (Yudhishthira) shone resplendent.
Sanskrit: तेषां प्रादुष्कृताग्नीनां मुहूर्ते रम्यदारुणे। ब्रह्मघोषपुरस्कारः संजल्प: समजायत॥
English: That terrible evening hours became in a moinent delightful on account of those Brahmana's lighting their fire, chanting the Vedas and holding mutual conversations.
Sanskrit: राजानं तु कुरुश्रेष्ठं ते हंसमधुरस्वराः। आश्वासयन्तो विप्राण्याः क्षपां सर्वां व्यनोदयन्॥
English: Those foremost of Brahmanas with their swan-like sweet voices spent the night in comforting that best of Kurus, the king (Yudhishthira). son
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पाण्डवास्तु वने वासमुद्दिश्य भरतर्षभाः। प्रययुर्जाह्नवीकूलात् कुरुक्षेत्रं सहानुगाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Being desirous of living in the forest, the foremost men of the Bharata race, the sons of Pandu with their followers to the banks of the Ganges to the Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: सरस्वतीदृषद्वत्यौ यमुनां च निषेव्य ते। ययुर्वनेनैव वनं सततं पश्चिमां दिशम्॥
English: Performing their ablutions in the Sarasvati, the Drisadvati and the Yamuna and went from one forest to another travelling in the westerly direction.
Sanskrit: ततः सरस्वतीकूले समेषु मरुधन्वसु। काम्यकं नाम ददृशुर्वनं मुनिजनप्रियम्॥
English: Then (at last) they saw before them the forest of Kamyaka on the banks of Sarasvati and on a level and wild plain which was ever charming to the ascetics.
Sanskrit: तत्र ते न्यवसन् वीरा वने बहुमृगद्विजे। अन्वास्यमाना मुनिभिः सान्त्व्यमानाश्च भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, entertained and comforted by the Munis, there did they live in that forest abounding in birds and animals.
Sanskrit: विदुरस्त्वथ पाण्डूनां सदा दर्शनलालसः। जगामैकरथेनैव काम्यकं वनमृद्धिमत्॥
English: Vidura, ever longing to see the Pandavas went (alone) in a single car to the forest of Kamyaka abounding in every good thing.
Sanskrit: च्छीढरश्चैर्वाहिना स्यन्दनेन। ददर्शासीनंधर्मात्मानं विविक्ते सार्धं द्रौपद्या भातृभिर्ब्राह्मणैश्च॥
English: Thereupon going to the Kamyaka forest on a car drawn by swift horses, he saw Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira) at a retired part (of the forest) sitting with Draupadi and surrounded by his brothers and the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: दभ्यायान्तं सत्यसंधः स राजा। अथाब्रवीद् भ्रातरं भीमसेनं किं नु क्षत्ता वक्ष्यति नः समेत्य॥
English: Thereupon seeing Vidura coming in speed, the virtuous king spoke thus to his brother Bhimsena. “With what message Khattva (Vidura) comes to us?”