pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तथामात्या जनपदा दुर्गाणि विविधानि च। बलानि च कुरुश्रेष्ठ भवत्येषां यथेच्छकम्॥
English: You should sec that the ministers of state, the pcople of the provinces, the garrisons of forts, and the forces, O foremost one of Kuru's race, are not tampered with.
Sanskrit: ते च द्वादश कौन्तेय राज्ञां वै विषयात्मकाः मन्त्रिप्रधानाश्च गुणाः षष्टिादश च प्रभो॥
English: The twelve (enumerated above), O son of Kunti, form the principal concerns of kings. These twelve, as also the sixty, having Ministers for their foremost, should be looked after by the king.
Sanskrit: एतन्मण्डलमित्याहुराचार्या नीतिकोविदाः। अत्र षाड्गुण्यमायत्तं युधिष्ठिर निबोध तत्॥
English: Politicians call these by the name of Mandala. Understand, O Yudhishthira, that the six incidents (of peace, war, march, halt, sowing dissension's, and conciliation) depend upon these.
Sanskrit: वृद्धिक्षयौ च विज्ञेयौ स्थानं च कुरुसत्तम। द्विसप्तत्यां महाबाहो ततः षाड्गुण्यजा गुणाः॥
English: Growth and diminution should also be understood, as also the condition of being stationary. The attributes of the six fold incidents, O you of mighty arms, as resting on the seventy-two (already enumerated), should also be, carefully understood.
Sanskrit: थदा स्वपक्षो बलवान् परपक्षस्तथाऽबलः। विगृह्य शत्रून् कौन्तेय जेयः क्षितिपतिस्तदा॥
English: When one's own side has vecome strong and the side of the enemy has become weak, it is them, O son of Kunti, that the king should fight against the enemy and try to acquire victory.
Sanskrit: यदा परे च बलिन: स्वपक्षश्चैव दुर्बलः। सार्धं विद्वांस्तदा क्षीणः परैः संधि समाश्रयेत्॥
English: When the enemy is strong and one's own side is weak, then the weak king, if he has intelligence, should try to make peace with the enemy.
Sanskrit: द्रव्याणां संचयश्चैव कर्तव्यः सुभहांस्तथा। यदा समर्थो यानाय नचिरेणैव भारत।॥
English: The king should collect a large quantity of articles (for his commissariat). When able to march out, he should on no account make a delay, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: तदा सर्वं विधेयं स्यात् स्थाने न स विचारयेत्। भूमिरल्पफला देया विपरीतस्य भारत॥
English: Besides, he should on that occasion set his men to work for which they are fit, without being moved by many other consideration. He should, (when obliged to part with a portion of his territories), give his enemy such land as are not productive of a plentiful harvest.
Sanskrit: हिरण्यं कुष्यभूयिष्ठं मित्रं क्षीणमथो बलम्। विपरीतान्निगृह्णीयात् स्वं हि संधिविशारदः॥
English: (When obliged to pay coins), he should give gold containing much base metal. (When obliged to surrender a portion of his army), he should give such men as are not noted for strength. One who is skilled in treatics should, when taking land or gold or men from the enemy, take what is possessed of attributes the reverse of this.
Sanskrit: संध्यर्थं राजपुत्रं वा लिप्सेथा भरतर्षभ। विपरीतं न तच्छ्रेयः पुत्र कस्यांचिदापदि॥ तस्याः प्रमोक्षे यत्नं च कुर्याः सोपायमन्त्रवित्। प्रकृतीनां च राजेन्द्र राजा दीनान् विभावयेत्॥
English: In making treaties of peace, the son of the king should be demanded as a hostage, O chief of the Bharatas. A contrary course of conduct would not be wholesome, O son. If a calamity come over the king, he should, with knowledge of means and counsels, try to liberate himself from it. The king, O foremost of kings, should maintain the cheerless and the destitute among his people.
Sanskrit: क्रमेण युगपत् सर्वं व्यवसायं महाबलः। पीडनं स्तम्भनं चैव कोशभङ्गस्तथैव च॥
English: Himself protecting his own kingdom, the king, endued with great might, should direct all his efforts, either one one after another or simultaneously. against his of enemies. He should afflict and obstruct them and seek to drain their treasury.
Sanskrit: कार्यं यत्नेन शत्रूणां स्वराज्यं रक्षता स्वयम्। न च हिंस्योऽभ्युपगतः सामन्तो वृद्धिमिच्छता॥
English: The king who desires his own advancement, should never injure the subordinate chiefs who are under his sway. O son of Kunti, you should never try your strength with that king who is desirous of conquering the whole Earth.
Sanskrit: कौन्तेय तं न हिंसेत् स यो महीं विजिगीषते। गणानां भेदने योगमीप्सेथाः सह मन्त्रिभिः॥ साधुसंग्रहणाच्चैव पापनिग्रहणात् तथा। दुर्वलाश्चैव सततं नान्वेष्टव्या बलीयसा॥
English: You should try to steal a march by producing, with the help your ministers, dissension's among his aristocracy and feudatory chiefs. A powerful king should never seek to root out weak kings, for these do good to the world by cherishing the good and punishing the wicked. O foremost of kings, you should live, conducting yourself like a cane.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठेथा राजशार्दूल वैतसी वृत्तिमास्थितः। यद्येनमभियायाच्च बलवान् दुर्बलं नृपः॥
English: If a strong king advances against a weak one, the latter should make him desist, by adopting conciliatory and other modes.
Sanskrit: सामादिभिरुपायैस्तं क्रमेण विनिवर्तयेः। अशक्नुवंश्च युद्धाय निष्पतेत् सह मन्त्रिभिः॥
English: If these measures fail, he should, then, with the help of those who are interested in his welfare fall upon the enemy for fighting him out. Indeed, with his ministers, treasury and citizens, he should thus adept force against the invader.
Sanskrit: कोशेन पौरैर्दण्डेन ये चास्य प्रियकारिणः। असम्भवे तु सर्वस्य यथा मुख्येन निष्पतेत्। क्रमेणानेन मुक्तिः स्याच्छरीरमिति केवलम्॥
English: If the issue of the battle turns against him, he should, then, fall, sacrificing all his resources one after another, renouncing his life in this way, he will acquire freedom from all sorrow.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच संधिविग्रहमप्यत्र पश्येथा राजसत्तम। द्वियोनि विविधोपायं बहुकल्पं युधिष्ठिर॥
English: O best of kings you should, also, reflect properly on war and peacc. Each is of war kinds. The means are various, and the circumstances also, under which war or peace may be made, are various, O Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: कौरव्य पर्युपासीथाः स्थित्वा द्वैविध्यमात्मनः। तुष्टपुष्टबलः शत्रुरात्मवानिति च स्मरेत्॥
English: O you of Kuru's race, you should, with coolness, reflect on the two (viz., thy strength and weakness) with regard to yourself. You should not suddenly march against an enemy who has contented and healthy soldiers, and who is gifted with intelligence. On the other hand, you should think carefully of the means of defeating him.
Sanskrit: पर्युपासनकाले तु विपरीतं विधीयते। आमर्दकाले राजेन्द्र व्यपसर्पेत् ततः परम्॥
English: You should march against an enemy who is not provided with contented and healthy combatants. When everything's is favourable, the enemy may be beaten. After that however, the victor should retire.
Sanskrit: व्यसनं भेदनं चैव शत्रूणां कारयेत् ततः। कर्षणं भीषणं चैव युद्धे चैव बलक्षयम्॥
English: He should next cause the enemy to be plunged into various calamities, and show dissension's among his allies. He should afflict the enemy and inspire terror in his heart, and, attacking him, weaken his forces.
Sanskrit: प्रयास्यमानो नृपतिस्त्रिविधां परिचिन्तयेत्। आत्मनश्चैव शत्रोश्च शक्तिं शास्त्रविशारदः॥
English: The king, conversant with the scriptures, who marches against an enemy should think of the three kinds of strength, and, indeed, reflect on his own strength and the strength of his enemy.
Sanskrit: उत्साहप्रभुशक्तिभ्यां मन्त्रशक्त्या च भारत। उपपन्नो नृपो यायाद् विपरीतं च वर्जयेत्॥
English: Only that king, O Bharata, who is gifted with alacrity, discipline, and strength of counsels should march against an enemy. When his position is otherwise, he should avoid offensive works.
Sanskrit: आददीत बलं राजा मौलं मित्रबलं तथा। अटवीबलं भृतं चैव तथा श्रेणीबलं प्रभो॥
English: The king should provide himself with power of wealth, power of allies, power of foresters, power of paid soldiery, and the inechanical and trading classes, powerful power of one.
Sanskrit: तत्र मित्रबलं राजन् मौलं चैव विशिष्यते। श्रेणीबलं भृतं चैव तुल्ये एवेति मे मतिः॥
English: Among all these, power of allies and power of riches are superior to the rest. The power of classes and that of the standing army are equal.
Sanskrit: तथाऽचारबलं चैव परस्परसमं नृप। विज्ञेयं बहुकालेषु राज्ञा काल उपस्थिते॥
English: The power of spies is considered by the king as equal in efficacy to either of the above, on many occasions, when the tiine comes for applying each.
Sanskrit: आपदश्चापि बोद्वव्या बहुरूपा नराधिप। भवन्ति राज्ञा कौरव्य यास्ताः पृथगतः शृणु॥
English: Calamity, O king, with which rulers are overtaken, is of many forms. Listen, O you of Kuru's race, as to what those various forms are.
Sanskrit: विकल्पा बहुधा राजन्नापदां पाण्डुनन्दन। सामादिभिरुपन्यस्य गणयेत् तान् नृपः सदा॥
English: Indeed, calamities, O son of Pandu, are many. You should, always, count them, distinguishing their forms, o king, and try to meet them by applying the well-known ways of conciliation and the rest.
Sanskrit: यात्रां गच्छेद् बलैर्युक्तो राजा सद्भिः परंतप) युक्तश्च देशकालाभ्यां बलैरात्मगुणैस्तथा॥
English: The king should, when possessed of a good arıny, march (out against a foc), O scorcher of enemics. He should, also, mark the considerations of time and place, while preparing to march, as also the forces he has collected and his own merits.
Sanskrit: हृष्टपुष्टबलो गच्छेद् राजा वृद्ध्युदये रतः। अकृशश्चाप्यथो यायादनृतावपि पाण्डव॥
English: That king who seeks his own growth and advancement should not march unless he has cheerful and healthy warriors. When strong, O son of Pandu, he may march in even an unfavourable season.
Sanskrit: तूणाश्मानं वानिरथप्रवाहां ध्वजद्रुमैः संवृतकूलरोधसम्। पदातिनागैर्बहुकर्दमां नदी सपत्ननाशे नृपतिः प्रयोजयेत्॥
English: The king should make a river having quivers for its stones, horses and cars for its current, and standards for the trees which cover its banks, and which is miry with foot-soldiers and elephants. Such a river should the king apply for the destruction of his enemy.
Sanskrit: अथोपपत्त्या शकटं पद्मवज्रं च भारत। उशना वेद यच्छास्त्रं तत्रेतद् विहितं विभो॥
English: According to the science known to Ushanas, arrays called Shakata, Padma, and Vajra, should be formed, O Bharata, for fighting the enemy.
Sanskrit: चारयित्वा परबलं कृत्वा स्वबलदर्शनम्। स्वभूमौ योजयेद् युद्धं परभूमौ तथैव च॥
English: Knowing every thing about the enemy's sirength through spies, and examining his own strength himself, the king should begin war either within his own territories or within those of his cncmy.
Sanskrit: बलं प्रसादयेद् राजा निक्षिपेद् बलिनो नरान्। ज्ञात्वा स्वविषयं तत्र सामादिभिरुपक्रमेत्॥
English: The king should, always, please, his army, and hurl all his strongest warriors (against the cncmy). First determine the state of his kingdom, he should apply conciliation or the other well-known mean.
Sanskrit: सर्वथैव महाराज शरीरं धारयेदिह। प्रेत्य चेह च कर्तव्यमात्मनिःश्रेयसं परम्॥
English: By all means, O king, should the body be protected. One should do what is highly beneficial for one both in this world and in the next.
Sanskrit: एवमेतन्महाराज राजा सम्यक् समाचरन्। प्रेत्य स्वर्गमवाप्नोति प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्॥
English: The king, O monarch, by acting properly according to these ways, attains to Heaven hereafter, after ruling his subjects piously in this world.
Sanskrit: एवं त्वया कुरुश्रेष्ठ वर्तितव्यं प्रजाहितम्। उभयोर्लोकयोस्तात प्राप्तये नित्यमेव हि॥
English: O foremost one of Kurus' race, it is thus that you should always seek the well-being of your subjects for attaining to both the worlds.
Sanskrit: भीष्मेण सर्वमुक्तोऽसि कृष्णेन विदुरेण च। मयाप्यवश्यं वक्तव्यं प्रीत्या ते नृपसत्तम॥
English: You have been instructed in all duties by Bhishma, by Krishna, and by Vidura, I should, also, O best of kings, from the affection I bear you, give you these instructions.
Sanskrit: एतत् सर्वं यथान्यायं कुर्वीथा भूरिदक्षिणा प्रियस्तथा प्रजानां त्वं स्वर्गे सुखमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: O giver of profuse presents in sacrifices, you should duly do all this. You shall, by acting thus, become dear to your subjects and acquire happiness in the celestial region.
Sanskrit: अश्वमेधसहस्रेण यो यजेत् पृथिवीपतिः। पालयेद् वापि धर्मेण प्रजास्तुल्यं फलं लभेत्॥
English: That king who worships the celestials in a hundred horse-sacrifices, and he who rules his subjects piously, acquire merit that is equal.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच एवमेतत् करिष्यामि यथाऽऽत्थ पृथिवीपते। भूयश्चैवानुशास्योऽहं भवता पार्थिवर्षभ॥
English: Yudhishthira said O king, I shall do as you order me. O foremost of kings, I should be be further instructed by you.
Sanskrit: भीष्मे स्वर्गमनुप्राप्ते गते च मधुसूदने। विदुरे संजये चैव कोऽन्यो मां वक्तुमर्हति॥
English: Bhishma has ascended to Heaven. The destroyer of Madhu, has departed (for Dwraka). Vidura and Sanjaya, also (will accompany you to the forest). Who else, therefore, save you, will teach me.
Sanskrit: यत् तु मामनुशास्तीह भवानद्य हिते स्थितः कर्तास्मि तन्महीपाल निर्वृतो भव पार्थिव॥
English: I shall, certainly, follow those instructions which you have today given, desirous of doing good to me. O lord of Earth. Be you assured of this, O king.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः स राजर्षिर्धर्मराजेन धीमता। कौन्तेयं समनुज्ञातुमियेष भरतर्षभ॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thus addressed by the highly intelligent and just king Yudhishthira, the royal sage, Dhritarashtra, O chief of the Bharatas, wished to obtain the king's permission.
Sanskrit: पुत्र संशाम्यतां तावन्ममापि बलवाश्रमः। इत्युक्त्वा प्राविशद् राजा गान्धार्या भवनं तदा॥
English: And he said, 'Cease, O son. I have been। tired greatly.' Having said these words, the old king entered the apartments of Gandhari.
Sanskrit: तमासनगतं देवी गान्धारी धर्मचारिणी। उवाच काले कालज्ञा प्रजापतिसमं पतिम्॥ अनुज्ञातः स्वयं तेन व्यासेन त्वं महर्षिणा। युधिष्ठिरस्यानुमते कदारण्यं गमिष्यसि॥
English: Pious Gandhari knowing the opportune moments, said these timely words to that husband of hers who resembled a second Lord of all creatures, while resting on a seat :—'You have got the permission of that great Rishis, viz., Vyasa himself. When, however, will you go to the forest, with the permission of Yudhishthira?
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच गान्धार्यहमनुज्ञातः स्वयं पित्रा महात्मना। युधिष्ठिरस्यानुमते गन्तास्मि नचिराद् वनम्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Gandhari, I have received the permission of my great sire. With the permission of Yudhishthira (next obtained), I shall soon retire into the forest.
Sanskrit: अहं हि तावत् सर्वेषां तेषां दुर्दूतदेविनाम्। पुत्राणां दातुमिच्छामि प्रेतभावानुगं वसु॥ सर्वप्रकृतिसांनिध्यं कारयित्वा स्ववेश्मनि।
English: I wish, however, to give away some riches capable of following the status of Preta, for all those sons of mine who were addicted to calamitous dice. Indeed, I wish to make those gifts, inviting all the people to my palace.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त्वा धर्मराजाय प्रेषयामास वै तदा।॥ स च तद्वचनात् सर्वे समानिन्ये महीपतिः।
English: Vaishampayana said Having said so (to Gandhari), Dhritarashtra sent for Yudhishthira. The latter, ordered by his uncle, brought all the articles necessary.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रतीतमनसो ब्राह्मणाः कुरुजाङ्गलाः॥ क्षत्रियाश्चैव वैश्याश्च शूद्राश्चैव समाययुः।
English: Many Brahmanas living in Kurujangala, many Kshatriyas, many Vaishyas, and many Shudras also, came to Dhritarashtra' place, with gratified hearts.
Sanskrit: ततो निष्कम्य नृपतिस्तस्मादन्तः पुरात् तदा॥ ददृशे तं जनं सर्वे सर्वाश्च प्रकृतीस्तथा।
English: The old king, coming out of the inner apartments saw them all as also his subjects collected together.
Sanskrit: समवेतांश्च तान् सर्वान् पौरान् जानपदांस्तथा॥ तानागतानभिप्रेक्ष्य समस्तं च सुहृज्जनम्। ब्राह्मणांश्र महीपाल नानादेशसमागतान्॥ उवाच मतिमान् राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः। भवन्तः कुरवश्चैव चिरकालं सहोषिताः॥ परस्परस्य सुहृदः परस्परहिते रताः।
English: Seeing all those assembled and citizens and inhabitants of the provinces, and his wellwishers also thus collected together, and the large number of Brahmanas arrived from various kingdoms, king Dhritarashtra of great intelligence, O monarch, said these words :-'You all and the Kurus have lived together for many long years, well-wishers of each other, and each doing good to the other.
Sanskrit: यदिदानीमहं ब्रूयामस्मिन् काल उपस्थिते॥ तथा भवद्भिः कर्तव्यमविचार्य वचो मम।
English: What I shall now say in view of the opportunity that has come, should be done by you all even as disciples accomplish the orders of their preceptors.
Sanskrit: अरण्यगमने बुद्धिर्गान्धारीसहितस्य मे॥ व्यासस्यानुमते राज्ञस्तथा कुन्तीसुतस्य मे।
English: I have set my heart upon retiring into the forest, along with Gandhari as my companion. Vyasa has approved of this, also the son of Kunti.
Sanskrit: भवन्तोऽप्यनुजानन्त मा च वोऽभूद् विचारणा॥ अस्माकं भवतां चैव येयं प्रीतिर्हि शाश्वती। न च सान्येषु देशेषु राज्ञामिति मतिर्मम॥ शान्तोऽस्मि वयसानेन तथा पुत्रविनाकृतः।
English: Let me have your permission too. Do not hesitate in this. That good will, which has always existed between you and us, is not to be seen, I believe, in other kingdoms, between the rulers and the ruled. I am worn out with age on my head. I am destitute of children.
Sanskrit: उपवासकृशश्चास्मि गान्धारीसहितोऽनघाः॥ युधिष्ठिरगते राज्ये प्राप्तश्चास्मि सुखं महत्।
English: You sinless ones, I am emaciated with fasts, along with Gandhari. The kingdom having passed to Yudhishthira, I have enjoyed great happiness.
Sanskrit: मन्ये दुर्योधनैश्वर्याद् विशिष्टमिति सत्तमाः॥ मम चान्धस्य वृद्धस्य हतपुत्रस्य का गतिः। ऋते वनं महाभागास्तन्मानुज्ञातुमर्हथ॥
English: You foremost of men, I think that happiness has been greater than what I could expect from Duryodhana's sovereignty. What other refuge can I have, old as a I am and destitute of children, except the forest? You highly blessed ones, you should grant me the perinission 1 seek.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते कुरुजाङ्गलाः। वाष्पसंदिग्धया वाचा रुरुदुर्भरतर्षभ॥
English: Hearing those words of his, all the residents of Kurujangala bewailed aloud, O best of the Bharatas, with voices choked by tears.
Sanskrit: तानविब्रुवतः किंचित् सर्वाशोकपरायणान्। पुनरेव महातेजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽव्रीदिदम्॥
English: Desirous of telling those grief stricken people something more, the highly energetic Dhritarashtra once more addressed them and said as follows.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच शान्तनुः पालयामास यथावद् वसुधामिमाम्। तथा विचित्रवीर्यश्च भीष्मेण परिपालितः॥ पालयामास नस्तातो विदितार्थो न संशयः।
English: Dhritarashtra said Shantanu duly ruled this Earth. Likewise, Vichitravirya also, protected by Bhishma, ruled you. Forsooth, you know all this.
Sanskrit: यथा च पाण्डुर्भ्राता मे दयितो भवतामभूत्॥ स चापि पालयामास यथावत् तच्च वेत्थ ह।
English: You know also how Pandu, my brother was dear to me as also to you. He also ruled you duly.
Sanskrit: मया च भवतां सम्यक् शुश्रूषा या कृतानघाः॥ असम्यग् वा महाभागास्तत् क्षन्तव्यमतन्द्रितैः।
English: You sinless ones, I have also served you. Whether those services have come up to the ideal or fallen short of it, you should forgive me, for I have attended to my duties carefully.
Sanskrit: यदा दुर्योधनेनेदं भुक्तं राज्यमकण्टकम्॥ अपि तत्र न वो मन्दो दुर्बुद्धिरपराद्धवान्।
English: Duryodhana also cnjoyed his kingdom without a thorn in his side. Foolish as he was and possessed of wicked understanding, he did not, however. do any wrong to you.
Sanskrit: तस्यापराधाद् दुर्बुद्धेरभिमानान्महीक्षिताम्॥ विमर्दः सुमहानासीदनयात् स्वकृतादथ।
English: Through the fault, however, of that prince of wicked understanding, and through his pride, as also through my own impolicy, a great destruction of the Kshatriyas has taken place.
Sanskrit: तन्मया साधु वाऽपीदं यदि वासाधु वै कृतम्॥ तद् वो हृदि न कर्तव्यं मया बद्धोऽयमञ्जलिः।
English: Whether I have, in that matter, acted rightly or wrongly, I pray you with joined hands to remove all recollections of it from your hearts.
Sanskrit: वृद्धोऽयं हतपुत्रोऽयं दुःखितोऽयं नराधिपः॥ पूर्वराज्ञां च पुत्रोऽयमिति कृत्वानुजानथ।
English: This one is old; this one has lost all his children; this one stricken with sorrow; this one was our king; this one is a descendant of former kings;-considerations like these should induce you to forgive me.
Sanskrit: इयं च कृपणा वृद्धा हतपुत्रा तपस्विनी॥ गान्धारी पुत्रशोकार्ता युष्मान् याचति वै मया।
English: This Gandhari, also is dispirited and old. She. too, has lost her children and is helpless. Stricken with grief or the loss of her hens, she solicits you with me.
Sanskrit: हतपुत्राविमौ वृद्धौ विदित्वा दुःखितौ तथा॥ अनुजानीत भद्रं वो व्रजाव शरणं च वः।
English: Knowing that both of us are old and afflicted and destitute of children, grant us the permission we seck. Blessed be you, we seek your protection.
Sanskrit: अयं च कौरवो राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ सर्वैर्भवद्भिर्द्रष्टव्यः समेपु विपमेषु च।
English: This Kuru king, Yudhishthira the son of Kunti, should be looked after by you all, in weal and woe.
Sanskrit: न जातु विषमं चैव गमिष्यति कदाचन॥ चत्वारः सचिवा यस्य भ्रातरो विपुलौजसः। लोकपालसमा ह्येते सर्वधर्मार्थदर्शिनः॥
English: He who has, four such brothers of abundant prowess, for his counselors will never fall into distress. All of them are conversant with both Virtue and Profit, and resemble the very guardians of the world.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मेव भगवानेष सर्वभूतजगत्पतिः। युधिष्ठिरो महातेजा भवतः पालयिष्यति॥
English: Like the illustrious Brahman himself, the Lord of the universe with all its creatures, this Yudhishthira of great energy will rule you.
Sanskrit: अवश्यमेव वक्तव्यमिति कृत्वा ब्रवीमि वः। एष न्यासो मया दत्तः सर्वेषां वो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: That which should certainly be said is now said by me. I make over to you this Yudhishthira here as a charge. I entrust you, also to the hands of this hero.
Sanskrit: भवन्तोऽस्य च वीरस्य व्यासभूताः कृता मया। यदेव तैः कृतं किंचिद् व्यलीकं वः सुतैर्मम॥ यदन्येन मदीयेन तदनुज्ञातुमर्हथ।
English: You should all forget and forgive whatever injury has been done to you by those sons of mine who are no longer alive, or, indeed, by any one else belonging to me.
Sanskrit: भवद्भिर्न हि मे मन्युः कृतपूर्वः कथंचन॥ अत्यन्तगुरुभक्तानामेषोऽञ्जलिरिदं नमः।
English: You never cherished any anger again't me on any previous occasion. I join my hands before you who are famous for loyalty. Here, I bow to you all.
Sanskrit: तेषामस्थिरबुद्धीनां लुब्धानां कामचारिणाम्॥ कृते याचेऽद्य वः सर्वान् गान्धारीसहितोऽनघाः।
English: You sinless one, I, with Gandhari by my side, beg your pardon now for anything done to you by ihosc Sons of mine, of restless understanding, sullied by cupidity, and ever acting as their desires prompted.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तास्तेन ते सर्वे पौरजानपदा जनाः। नोचुर्वाष्पकला: किंचिद् वीक्षांचक्रुः परस्परम्॥
English: Thus addressed by the old king, all those citizens and dwellers of the provinces, filled with icars, said nothing but only looked at one another.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तास्तु ते तेन पौरजानपदा जनाः। वृद्धेन राज्ञा कौरव्य नष्टसंज्ञा इवाभवन्॥
English: Thus addressed, O you of Kuru's race, by the old king, the citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces stood sometime like men shorn of consciousness.
Sanskrit: तूष्णीम्भूतांस्ततस्तांस्तु बाष्पकण्ठान् महीपतिः। धृतराष्ट्रो महीपालः पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत॥ वृद्धं च हतपुत्रं च धर्मपल्या सहानया। विलपन्तं बहुविधं कृपणं चैव सत्तमाः॥ पित्रा स्वयमनुज्ञातं कृष्णद्वैपायनेन वै। वनवासाय धर्मज्ञा धर्मज्ञेन नृपेण ह॥
English: King Dhritarashtra, finding thein silent, with their throats choked by grief, once more addressed them, saying, 'You best of men, old as I am, and sonless and through cheerlessness of heart, bewailing along with this my wedded wife, I have obtained the permission, in the matter of my retirement into the forest, of my sire, the Island-born Krishna himself, as also of king Yudhishthira, who knows every duty, you righteous dwellers of this kingdom.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं पुनः पुनश्चैव शिरसावनतोऽनघाः। गान्धार्या सहितं तन्मां समनुज्ञातुमर्हथ॥
English: You sinless ones, I with Gandhari, repeatedly solicit you with bent heads, You should all grant us permission.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा कुरुराजस्य वाक्यानि करुणानि ते। सर्वशो राजन् समेताः कुरुजाङ्गलाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing these pitiable words of the Kuru king, O monarch, the assembled dwellers of Kurujangala all began to weep.
Sanskrit: उत्तरीयैः करैश्चापि संच्छाद्य वदनानि ते। रुरुदुः शोकसंतप्ता मुहूर्तं पितृमातृवत्॥
English: Covering their faces with their hands and upper garments, all those men, burning with grief, wept for a while as father sand mothers would weep.
Sanskrit: हृदयैः शून्यभूतैस्ते धृतराष्ट्रप्रवासजम्। दुःखं संधारयन्तो हि नष्टसंज्ञा इवाभवन्॥
English: Bearing in their hearts, from which every other thoughts had been removed, the sorrow born of Dhritarashtra's desire to leave the world, they looked like men shorn of consciousness.