pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भिन्ना नौरिव ते पुत्रो मग्नः शोकमहार्णवे। वाष्पेणापिहितो दृष्ट्वा द्रोणपुत्रं रथे स्थितम्॥
English: Hesitated to communicate that most terrible and disagreeable intelligence to him. Your son, that foremost of kings, was then sunk deep in the ocean of grief, even like a splintered boat in the sea.
Sanskrit: ततः शारद्वतं राजा सव्रीडमिदमब्रवीत्। शंसात्र भद्रं ते सर्वं यथा सैन्यमिदं दुतम्॥
English: At the sight of Drona's son seated on his chariot, the eyes of the king were flooded with tears. Thereafter, O king, your son suffused with shame, said these words to the son of
Sanskrit: अथ शारद्वतो राजन्नार्तिमार्छन् पुनः पुनः। शशंस द्रोणपुत्राय यथा द्रोणो निपातितः॥
English: “May good betide you. Do you first inform Ashvatthaman of the cause of this flight of our troops. Thereupon o king, Saradvata's son, repeatedly over-whelmed with sorrow, said to Drona's son how Drona had been slain.
Sanskrit: कृप उवाच वयं द्रोणं पुरस्कृत्य पृथिव्यां प्रवरं रथम्। प्रावर्तयाम संग्रामं पञ्चालैरेव केवलम्॥
English: Kripa said Ourselves, placing that foremost of carwarriors on earth viz., Drona before us, commenced the battle with the Panchalas only.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे विमिश्राः कुरुसोमकाः। अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्तः शस्त्रैर्देहानपातयन्॥
English: During the progress of the battle the Kurus and the Somakas became mingled together and then challenging one another they mangled one another a body with their weapons.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे क्षीयमाणेषु संयुगे। धार्तराष्ट्रेषु संक्रुद्धः पिता तेऽस्रमुदैरयत्॥
English: When the battle thus raged and when the Dhartarashtra troops were being reduced in number, your father, filled with rage, invoked into existence a celestial weapon.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रोणो ब्राह्ममस्रं विकुर्वाणो नरर्षभः। व्यहनच्छात्रवान् भल्लैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Then, O foremost of men, Drona using that Brahma weapon, slow his enemies by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाः केकया मत्स्याः पञ्चालाच विशेषतः। संख्ये द्रोणरथं प्राप्य व्यनशन् कालचोदिताः॥
English: Impelled forward by Fate the Pandavas, the Kaikayas, the Matsyas and the Panchalas, O foremost of the regenerate ones, approaching the vicinity of Drona's car, were slaughtered (indiscriminately).
Sanskrit: सहस्रं नरसिंहानां द्विसाहस्रं च दन्तिनाम्। द्रोणो ब्रह्मास्रयोगेन प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे॥
English: Then with his Brahma weapon Drona dispatched a thousand foremost heroes and two thousand tusked elephants to the abode of Death.
Sanskrit: आकर्णपलित: श्यामो वयसाशीतिपञ्चकः। रणे पर्यचरद् द्रोणो वृद्धः षोडशवर्षवत्॥
English: With his hoary locks flowering down to his ears and of a dark complexion and full eightyfive years of age, Drona then careered on the field with the agility of a boy of sixteen.
Sanskrit: क्लिश्यमानेषु सैन्येषु वध्यमानेषु राजसु। अमर्षवशमापन्नाः पञ्चाला विमुखाऽभवन्॥
English: Their troops fatigued and their kings slain, the Panchalas although burning with rage, were compelled to turn back.
Sanskrit: तेषु किंचित् प्रभग्नेषु विमुखेषु सपत्नजित्। दिव्यमस्रं विकर्वाणो बभूवार्क इवोदितः॥
English: When the enemy's rank was partly broken and when they were compelled to turn their faces away from the field, that conqueror of foes, exhibiting his celestial weapon, looked beautiful like the rising sun.
Sanskrit: स मध्यं प्राप्य पाण्डूनां शररश्मिः प्रतापवान्। मध्यंगत इवादित्यो दुष्प्रेक्ष्यस्ते पिताभवत्॥
English: Penetrating into the centre of the Pandava rank, the puissant hero, your father, shooting his ray-like shafts, became incapable of being looked at like the sun shining in the centre of the heaven.
Sanskrit: ते दह्यमाना द्रोणेन सूर्येणेव विराजता। दग्धवीर्या निरुत्साहा बभूवुर्गतचेतसः॥
English: Our enemies, then scorched by Drona who then appeared beautiful like the sun, were reduced in their energy, deprived of courage and depressed at heart.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा पीडितान् बाणैर्दोणेन मधुसूदनः। जयैषी पाण्डुपुत्राणामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon the slayer of Madhu ever solicitous of the victory of the Pandavas, beholding the troops afflicted by Drona with his shafts spoke these wordsनैष जातु नरैः शक्यो जेतुं शस्रभृतां वरः।
Sanskrit: अपि वृत्रहणा संख्ये रथयूथपयूथपः॥
English: This leader of the leaders of car-hosts, this foremost of all wielders of bow is incapable of being vanquished in battle even by the slayer of Vritra himself.
Sanskrit: ते यूयं धर्ममुत्सृज्य जयं रक्षत पाण्डवाः। यथा वः संयुगे सर्वान् न हन्याद् रुक्मवाहनः॥
English: Therefore disregarding the rules of fair combat do you strive for the sake of giving victory to the Pandavas, in such a manner that he of the golden car may not slay you all.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थाम्न हते नैष युध्यदिति मतिर्मम) हतं तं संयुगे कश्चिदाख्यात्वस्मै मृषा नरः॥
English: I think, he will never fight if he hears that Ashvatthamari has been slain in battle. Let therefore some one tell him this falsehood that Ashvatthaman has been slai in battle.
Sanskrit: एतन्नारोचयद् वाक्यं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः। अरोचयंस्तु सर्वेऽन्ये कृच्छ्रेण तु युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: These words did not sound agreeable to the ear of Kunti's son Dhananjaya. Others again approved of their words. King Yudhishthira accepted them after much hesitation.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तु सव्रीडमब्रवीत् पितरं तव। अश्वत्थामा हत इति तं नाबुध्यत ते पिता॥
English: Then Bhimasena suffused with blashes of shame said to your father-"Ashvatthaman has been slain." But your father believed him not.
Sanskrit: स शङ्कमानस्तन्मिथ्या धर्मराजमपृच्छत। हतं वाप्यहतं वाऽऽजौ त्वां पिता पुत्रवत्सलः॥
English: Your father affectionate to his son then doubting the veracity of Bhima's words, questioned very virtuous king Yudhishthira, whether you were really slain or not.
Sanskrit: तमतथ्यभये मग्नो जये सक्तो युधिष्ठिरः। अश्वत्थामानमयोधे हतं दृष्ट्वा महागजम्॥
English: Afraid of tell lies but interested in securing victory, Yudhishthira, then beholding a mighty elephant by name Ashvatthaman slain in battle.
Sanskrit: भीमेन गिरिवाणं मालवस्येन्द्रवर्मणः। उपसृत्य तदा द्रोणमुच्चैरिदमुवाच ह॥
English: By Bhima an elephant belonging to Indravarman the ruler of the Malavas and that was huge as a hill, approached Drona and
Sanskrit: यस्यार्थे शस्त्रमादत्से यमवेक्ष्य च जीवसि। पुत्रस्ते दयितो नित्यं सोऽश्वत्थामा निपातितः॥
English: “He for whom you are wielding your weapons and looking on whom you live, that dearly-loved son of yours by Ashvauhman has been slain.
Sanskrit: शेते विनिहतो भूमौ वने सिंहशिशुर्यथा॥ जाननप्यनृतस्याथ दोषान् स द्विजसत्तमम्। अव्यक्तमब्रवीद् राजा हतः कुञ्जर इत्युत॥
English: Slain he lies prostrate on the field like a lion-calf in the woods. Cognisant of the evils of falschood that king clearly spoke these words to the foremost of Brahmanas, adding indistinctly the word elephant after them. Hearing that you have been slain and consequently afflicted with great grief.
Sanskrit: स त्वां निहतमाक्रन्दे श्रुत्वा संतापतापितः। नियम्य दिव्यान्यस्राणि नायुध्यत यथा पुरा॥
English: Withdrawing his celestial weapons he ceased to fight. Beholding him greatly anxious and overpowered with grief.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा परमोद्विग्नं शोकातुरमचेतसम्। पाजालराजस्य सुतः क्रूरकर्मा समाद्रवत्॥
English: The son of the Panchala king, that perpetrator of vile deeds, assailed him. name Beholding that prince who had been destined to be the cause of his death, Drona, conversant with the truths about men and things.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा विहितं मृत्यु लोकतत्त्वविचक्षणः। दिव्यान्यस्राण्यथोत्सृज्य रणे प्रायमुपाविशत्॥
English: Abandoned his celestial weapons and betook to the Praya Joga. Then grasping his hair with his left hand.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य केशान् सव्येन गृहीत्वा पाणिना तदा। पार्षतः क्रोशमानानां वीराणामच्छिनच्छिरः॥
English: The son of Prisata lopped off his head disregarding the expostulating cries of the heroes. From all sides they then said-"He should not be slain, He should not be slain.
Sanskrit: न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इति ते सर्वतोऽब्रुवन्। तथैव चार्जुनो वाहादवरुनिमाद्रवत्॥
English: Similarly Arjuna also, jumping down from his chariot quickly rushed towards Dhristadyumna, with his arms raised and
Sanskrit: उद्यम्य त्वरितो बाहुं ब्रुवाणश्च पुनः पुनः। जीवन्तमानयाचार्य मा वधीरिति धर्मवित्॥
English: "Bring the preceptor alive; conversant with the rules of fair fight, you should not slay aim." Although thus prevented by the Kauravas and Arjuna.
Sanskrit: तथा निवार्यमाणेन कौरवैरर्जुनेन च। हत एव नृशंसेन पिता तव नरर्षभ।॥ सैनिकाश्च ततः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्त भयार्दिताः। वयं चापि निरुत्साहा हते पितरि तेऽनघ॥
English: Your father, O foremost of men, suffered death at the hands of that most heartless warrior (Dhristadyumna). It is for this reason that the troops afflicted with fear are flying away. Similarly, O sinless one, depressed upon the overthrow of your sire.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा द्रोणपुत्रस्तु निधनं पितुराहवे। क्रोधमाहारयत् तीव्र पदाहत इवोरगः॥
English: Sanjaya said we are Then Drona's son, hearing that account of the slaughter of his father in battle, became filled with fury like a snake trembled under ; feet.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो रणे द्रौणि शं जज्वाल मारिष। यथेन्धनं महत् प्राप्य प्राज्वलद्धव्यवाहनः॥
English: Then, O sire, filled with wrath Drona's son appeared to burn on the field, like fire that blazes froth furiously having obtained heaps of fuel to feed it.
Sanskrit: तलं तलेन निष्यिष्य दन्तैर्दन्तानुपास्पृशत्। निःश्वसन्नुरगो यद्वलोहिताक्षोऽभवत् तदा॥
English: Squeezing one of his hands with the other and grinding his teeth and breathing like a snake his eyes became coppery (in rage).
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच अधर्मेण हतं श्रुत्वा धृष्टद्युम्नेन संजय। ब्राह्मणं पितरं वृद्धमश्वत्थामा किमब्रवीत्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said Hearing of the slaughter of his aged and Brahma-knowing sire by Dhristadyumna in an unfair battle, 0 Sanjaya, what did Ashvatthaman say.
Sanskrit: मानवं वारुणाग्नेयं ब्राह्ममस्त्रं च वीर्यवान्। ऐन्द्र नारायणं चैव यस्मिन् नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
English: He who is puissant and in whom human and Varuna and Agneya and Brahma and Aindra and Narayana weapons are always present?
Sanskrit: तमधर्मेण धर्मिष्ठं धृष्टद्युम्नेन संयुगे। श्रुत्वा निहतमाचार्यं सोऽश्वत्थामा किमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing that the pious preceptor has been slain in battle by unfair means by Dhristadyumna what did that Ashvatthama say?
Sanskrit: येन रामादवाप्येह धनुर्वेदं महात्मना। प्रोक्तान्यस्राणि दिव्यानि पुत्राय गुणकाक्षिणा॥
English: The illustrious Drona having mastered the science of bowmanship had imparted its knowledge to that son of his desirous of seeing the latter accomplished in every way.
Sanskrit: एकमेव हि लोकेऽस्मिन्नात्मनो गुणवत्तरम्। इच्छन्ति पुरुषाः पुत्रं लोके नान्यं कथंचन॥
English: There is only one person in the world whom people can desire to be superior to themselves in accomplishments and that person is one's own son.
Sanskrit: आचार्याणां भवन्त्येव रहस्यानि महात्मनाम्। तानि पुत्राय वा दधुः शिष्यायानुगताय वा॥
English: This is the mystery about all illustrious preceptors, that they impart the knowledge of their respective sciences of their sons or to their beloved pupils.
Sanskrit: स शिष्यः प्राप्य तत् सर्वं सविशेषं च संजया शूरः शारद्वतीपुत्रः संख्ये द्रोणादनन्तरः॥
English: O Sanjaya, the heroic son of Saradvata's daughter, being the disciple of his own sire has obtained all that knowledge in every detail and has become a second Drona.
Sanskrit: रामस्य तु समः शस्त्रे पुरंदरसमो युधि। कार्तवीर्यसमो वीर्य बृहस्पतिसमो मतौ॥
English: In knowledge of weapons, Ashvatthaman is like Rama himself; in battle he is like Purandar, in prowess he equals Kartavirya and in wisdom hc matches Brihaspati.
Sanskrit: महीधरसमः स्थैर्ये तेजसाग्निसमो युवा। समुद्र इव गाम्भीर्ये क्रोधे चाशीविषोपमः॥
English: Youthful in years, he resembles a mountain in endurance and fire in cnergy. In gravity he is equal to the ocean and in anger to a snake of virulent poison.
Sanskrit: र रथी प्रथमो लोके दृढधन्वा जितकमः। शीघ्रोऽनिल इवाक्रन्दे चरन् क्रुद्ध इवान्तकः॥
English: He is the first car-warrior in the world and indefatigable and resolute bowman. He equals the wind in speed; and in the thick of fight he careers like the Destroyer in person. or the
Sanskrit: अस्यता येन संग्रामे धरण्यभिनिपीडिता। यो न व्यथति संग्रामे वीरः सत्यपराक्रमः॥
English: Shooting his arrows in battle he had afflicted the earth herself. Brave and of great prowess, he is never exhausted in battle.
Sanskrit: वेदस्नातो व्रतस्नातो धनुर्वेदे च पारगः। महोदधिरिवाक्षोभ्यो रामो दाशरथिर्यथा॥
English: Purified by the recital of the Vedas and by the observance of the vows, he has thoroughly mastered the science of bow-manship. He is incapable of being ruffled and resembled in this direction the mighty ocean Dasaratha's son Raina himself.
Sanskrit: तमधर्मेण धर्मिष्ठं धृष्टद्युम्नेन संयुगे। श्रुत्वा निहतमाचार्यमश्वत्थामा किमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing that the righteous preceptor has been slain in battle by unfair means by Dhristadyumna what indeed did Ashvatthaman sky?
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नस्य यो मृत्युः सृष्टस्तेन महात्मना। यथा द्रोणस्य पाञ्चाल्यो यज्ञसेनसुतोऽभवत्॥
English: Ashvatthaman was destined to become the slayer of Dhristadyumna the son of Yajnasena, even as this latter was ordained to be the slayer of Drona.
Sanskrit: तं नृशंसेन पापेन क्रूरेणादीर्घदर्शिना। श्रुत्वा निहतमाचार्यमश्वत्थामा किमब्रवीत्॥
English: What, alas, did Ashvatthman say, hearing that the Preceptor has been slain by that sinful, cruel and mean Dhristadyumna of little foresight?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच छद्मना निहतं श्रुत्वा पितरं पापकर्मणा। बाष्पेणापूर्यत द्रौणी रोषेण च नरर्षभ।।।।
English: Sanjaya said Hearing that his father has been slain by underhand means by Dhristadyumna of sinful deeds, Drona's son became filled, O foremost of men, with tears as well as with (extreme) rage.
Sanskrit: तस्य क्रुद्धस्य राजेन्द्र वपुर्दीप्तमदृश्यत। अन्तकस्येव भूतानि जिहीर्षोः कालपर्यये॥
English: Inflamed as he was with rage, his body, O monarch, appeared to burn like that of the Destroyer himself when at the expiration of a Yuga, he engages himself in slaughtering created beings.
Sanskrit: अश्रुपूर्णे ततो नेत्रे व्यपमृज्य पुनः पुनः। उवाच कोपान्निःश्वस्य दुर्योधनमिदं वचः॥
English: Then repeatedly wiping off his eyes shedding copious tears and breathing in rage, he said these words unto king Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: पिता मम यथा क्षुदैर्व्यस्तशस्रो निपातितः। धर्मध्वजवता पापं कृतं तद् विदितं मम॥
English: I have been apprised of the fact, how my father was slain after he laid his weapons aside; I have also known how a sinful act has been committed by those who boast of hoisting the standard of virtue.
Sanskrit: अनार्यं सुनृशंसं च धर्मपुत्रस्य मे श्रुतम्। युद्धेष्वपि प्रवृत्तानां ध्रुवं जयपराजयौ॥ द्वतमेतद् भवेद् राजन् वधस्तत्र प्रशस्यते। न्यायवृत्तो वधो यस्तु संग्रामे युध्यतो भवेत्॥
English: I have also heard of the vile and ruthless act of the very virtuous king Yudhishthira. Surely either victory or its reverses will fall to the lot of those who engage in fight. Death in battle is ever esteemed. The death overtaking one engaged in fight under fair rules of combat.
Sanskrit: न स दुःखाय भवति तथा दृष्टो हि स द्विजैः। गतः स वीरलोकाय पिता मम न संशयः॥
English: Should not become a source of grief, as been observed by the sages. My father, without doubt, has gone to the posthumous regions of the heroes.
Sanskrit: न शोच्यः पुरुषव्याघ्र यस्तदा निधनं गतः। यत् तु धर्मप्रवृत्तः सन् केशग्रहणमाप्तवान्॥
English: I should not lament for that foremost of men as he had undergone the most excellent from of death. But when fighting fairly, he was seized by the hair.
Sanskrit: पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तन्मे मर्माणि कृन्तति। मयि जीवति यत् तात: केशग्रहमवाप्तवान्॥
English: Before the eyes of all the troops; this humiliation that he sustained is biting me to the very quick. Whilst I live, my sire was seized by the hair.
Sanskrit: कथमन्ये करिष्यन्ति पुत्रेभ्यः पुत्रिणः स्पृहाम्। कामात् क्रोधादविज्ञानाद्धर्षाद् बाल्येन वा पुनः॥
English: Why then should sonless men wish to obtain sons (who can help them in no way)? Moved by lust or wrath or ignorance or hatred or levity.
Sanskrit: विधर्मकाणि कुर्वन्ति तथा परिभवन्ति च। तदिदं पार्षतेनेह महादाधर्मिकं कृतम्॥
English: Men perpetrate acts opposed to morality or to humiliate others. This most sinful act has been committed by the son of Prisata.
Sanskrit: अवज्ञाय च मां नूनं नृशंसेन दुरात्मना। तस्यानुबन्धं द्रष्टासौ धृष्टद्युम्नः सुदारुणम्॥
English: Of wicked soul and ruthless heart, in utter disregard of myself. Dhristadyumna shall behold the dreadful consequences of his act.
Sanskrit: अकार्यं परमं कृत्वा मिथ्यावादी च पाण्डवः। यो ह्यसौ छानाऽऽचार्यं शस्रं संन्यासयत् तदा॥
English: As also the prevaricating sons of Pandu, who have perpetrated a sinful act. He that caused by an underhand underhand measure, the preceptor to lay aside his weapon.
Sanskrit: तस्याद्य धर्मराजस्य भूमिः पास्यति शोणितम्। शपे सत्येन कौरव्य इष्टापूर्तेन चैव ह॥
English: The blood of that son of Dharma the earth shall drink today. I swear by my truth, O foremost of the Kurus, as also by the religious merits acquired by my Istha and Purtha acts.
Sanskrit: अहत्वा सर्वपाञ्चालान् जीवेयं न कथंचन। सर्वोपायैर्यतिष्यामि पञ्चालानामहं वधे॥
English: That I shall drag on my burden some existence without slaying the Panchalas to the last men. Having re-course to all measures, I shall contend against the Panchalas in great battle,
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नं च समरे हन्ताहं पापकारिणम्। कर्मणा येन तेनेह मृदुनो दारुणेन च॥
English: Either by hook or crook or by violent or mild measures I will achieve the slaughter of Dhristadyumna of evil deeds in battle.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालानां वधं कृत्वा शान्तिं लब्धास्मि कौरव। यदर्थं पुरुषव्याघ्र पुत्रानिच्छन्ति मानवाः॥
English: () ruler of the Kuru, exterminating the Panchalas, I shall regain my peace of mind. O foremost of men, people desire to have children.
Sanskrit: प्रेत्य चेह च सम्प्राप्तास्रायन्ते महतो भयात्। पित्रा तु मम सावस्था प्राप्ता निर्बन्धुना यथा॥
English: In order that these latter may free them from great danger here and hereafter. But my sire was reduced to a woeful plight like one helpless.
Sanskrit: मयि शैलप्रतीकाशे पुत्रे शिष्ये च जीवति। धिङ्ममास्राणि दिव्यानि धिग् बाहू धिक्पराक्रमम्॥
English: While myself his son and disciple, equal to a mountain (in mighty) am still alive. Fie on my weapons of celestial make, fie on my arms, fie on my prowess.
Sanskrit: यं स्म द्रोणः सुतं प्राप्य केशग्रहमवाप्तवान्। स तथाहं करिष्यामि तथा भरतसत्तम।॥
English: Inasmuch as getting me for his son, Drona had to suffer the indignity of being seized by the hair. O foremost of the Bharatas, I shall therefore so exert myself that.
Sanskrit: परलोकगतस्यापि भविष्याम्यनृणः पितुः। आर्येण हि न वक्तव्या कदाचित् स्तुतिरात्मनः॥
English: I may be free from the debt I still owe to my sire who has proceeded to Heaven. A noble person never indulges in his own praise;
Sanskrit: पितुर्वधममृष्यंस्तु वक्ष्यामोह पौरुषम्। अद्य पश्यन्तु मे वीर्यं पाण्डवाः सजनार्दनाः॥
English: But incapable of tolerating the slaughter of my sire, I shall today untter my own praises-Let the Pandavas with Janardana at their head today behold my prowess.
Sanskrit: मृद्गतः सर्वसैन्यानि युगान्तमिव कुर्वतः। न हि देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरा न च राक्षसाः॥
English: As I grind all creatures like the Destroyer himself at the hour of Dissolution. Neither the gods, nor the Gandharvas, nor the Asuras, nor the reptiles, nor the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: अद्य शक्ता रणे जेतुं रथस्थं मां नरर्षभाः। मदन्यो नास्ति लोकेऽस्मिन्नर्जुनाद् वास्त्रवित् क्वचित्।।
English: Will be able today to conquer me as I shall ride on my car, O foremost of men. There is none in the world superior to me or Arjuna in the knowledge of weapons.
Sanskrit: अहं हि ज्वलतां मध्ये मयूखानामिवांशुमान्। प्रयोक्ता देवसृष्टानामस्राणां पृतनागतः॥
English: Today at the heart of the hostile troops, like the sun in the midst of scorching rays, I shall discharge my celestial weapons.
Sanskrit: भृयामिष्वसनादद्य मत्प्रयुक्ता महाहवे। दर्शयन्तः शरा वीर्य प्रमथिष्यन्ति पाण्डवान्॥
English: In today's mighty battle, shafts shot furiously from by bow will crush and mangle the Pandavas, showing their great energy.
Sanskrit: अद्य सर्वा दिशो राजन् धाराभिरिव संकुलाः। आवृताः पत्रिभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्द्रष्टरो मामकैरिह॥
English: My troops shall today bchold the quarters of the compass, shrouded with sharp-winged shafts, as if O king, by shower of rain.
Sanskrit: विकिरज्छरजालानि सर्वतो भैरवस्वनान्। शत्रून् निपातयिष्यामि महावात इव दुमान्॥
English: Shooting on all sides shafts of dreadful whirl, I shall fell my foes like the mighty tempest uprooting the trees.
Sanskrit: न हि जानाति बीभत्सुस्तदस्त्रं न जनार्दनः। न भीमसेनो न यमौ न च राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥ न पार्षतो दुरात्मासौ न शिखण्डी न सात्यकिः। यदिदं मयि कौरव्य सकल्पं सनिवर्तनम्॥
English: Neither Vibhatsu, nor Janardana, Bhimasena, nor the twins, (Nakula and Sahadeva), nor king Yudhishthira, nor Prisata's son of wicked soul, Sikhandin, nor Satyaki, even know the weapon which I possess, O nor foremost of the Kurus, with the mantras for hurling and withdrawing it.
Sanskrit: नारायणाय मे पित्रा प्रणम्य विधिपूर्वकम्। उपहारः पुरा दत्तो ब्रह्मरूप उपस्थितः॥
English: Formerly on one occasion, disguised as a Brahmana, Narayana, came to my father; whereupon my father bowing down unto him presented him offerings in due course and from.
Sanskrit: तं स्वयं प्रतिगृह्याथ भगवान् स वरं ददौ। ववे पिता मे परममा नारायणं ततः॥
English: Accepting those offerings that possessor of the six illustrious qualities (the Bhagas) desired to accord a boon to my sire. Thereupon my father asked the boon of getting that most excellent weapon called Narayana.
Sanskrit: अथैनमब्रवीद् राजन् भगवान् देवसत्तमः। भविता त्वत्समो नान्यः कश्चिद् युधि नरः क्वचित्।। ३३
English: Thereupon that foremost of all gods, that possessor of the six divine qualities said unto him, O king, “No man shall ever be a match for you in battle.
Sanskrit: न त्विदं सहसा ब्रह्मन् प्रयोक्तव्यं कथंचन। न ह्येतदस्रमन्यत्र वधाच्छवोर्निवर्तते॥
English: But, O Brahmana, this weapon should not be used without sufficient deliberation, for it never returns without dispatching the foc at whom it is hurled.
Sanskrit: न चैतच्छक्यते ज्ञातुं कं न वध्येदिति प्रभो। अवध्यमपि हन्याद्धि तस्मान्नैतत् प्रयोजयेत्॥
English: O Lord, I know not whom it may not slay. It will even effect the death of him who is unslayable. Therefore it should not be used hastily.
Sanskrit: अथ संख्ये रथस्यैव शस्राणां च विसर्जनम्। प्रयाचतां च शूत्रणां गमनं शरणस्य च॥
English: When one abandons his car on weapons in battle or implores for mercy or surrenders himself.
Sanskrit: एते प्रशमने योगा महास्रस्य परंतप। सर्वथा पीडितो हि स्यादवध्यान् पीडयन् रणे॥
English: O afflicter of your foes, these are the occasions when this mighty weapon, should not be used. He that wants to afflict the unslayable by this weapon himself becomes afflicted by it.
Sanskrit: तज्जग्राह पिता मह्यमब्रवीच्चैव स प्रभुः। त्वं वधिष्यसि सर्वाणि शस्रवर्षाण्यनेकशः॥
English: My puissant father then received that weapon. The lord then thus spoke to me also. "You shall destroy many showers of celestial weapons.
Sanskrit: अनेनास्रेण संग्राते तेजसा च ज्वलिष्यसि। एवमुक्तवा स भगवान् दिवमाचक्रमे प्रभुः॥
English: By means of this weapon and you shall blaze forth in effulgence by its virtue." Having thus spoken that Divine Lord ascended to heaven.
Sanskrit: एतन्नारायणादस्त्रं तत् प्राप्तं पितृबन्धुना। तेनाहं पाण्डवांश्चैव पञ्चालान् मत्स्यकेकयान्॥ विद्रावयिष्यामि रणे शचीपतिरिवासुरान्। यथा यथाहमिच्छेयं तथा भूत्वा शरा मम॥
English: This is history how my father obtained the Narayana weapon from the god. With the aid of this weapon, I shall crush the Pandavas, the Panchalas, the Matsyas and the Kaikayas in battle like the husband of Sachi crushing the Asuras. Assuming those particular forms which I shall desire them to assume, my arrows.
Sanskrit: निपतेयुः सपत्नेषु विक्रमत्स्वपि भारत। यथेष्टमश्मवर्षेण प्रवर्षिष्ये रणे स्थितः॥
English: Will fall upon my foes contending vigorously in battle. Staying in battle I shall shower weapons as it lists men to do.
Sanskrit: अयोमुखैश्च विहगैर्द्रावयिष्ये महारथान्। परश्वधांश्च निशितानुत्स्रक्ष्येऽहमसंशयम्॥
English: I will rout the foremost of car-warriors with sky-ranging arrows furnished with iron tips. I will certainly hurl battle axes, bludgeons and various other kinds of weapons.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं नारायणस्रेण महता शत्रुतापनः। शत्रून् विध्वंसयिष्यामि कदर्थी कृत्य पाण्डवान्॥
English: An afflicter of foes as I am, with the aid of that Narayana weapon, I shall destroy the foes, completely crushing the Pandavas.