pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: खङ्गः कोशान्निःसरति प्रसन्नो हित्वेव जीर्णीमुरगस्त्वचं स्वाम्। ध्वजे वाचो रौद्ररूपा भवन्ति कदा रथो योक्ष्यते ते किरीटिन्॥
English: The polished sword comes out of the scabbard, as a snake does out of its own worn out skin, and near my banners are heard terrific words like these-'O Kiritin, when will your chariot be yoked?'
Sanskrit: गोमायुसंघाश्च नदन्ति रात्रौ रक्षांस्यथो निष्पतन्त्यन्तरिक्षात्। मृगाः शृगाला: शितिकण्ठाश्च काका गृध्रा बकाश्चैव तरक्षवश्च॥
English: At night crowds of jackals make their rejoicing; and from the sky do Rakshasas come down as also the deer and jackals, peacocks and crows and vultures and cranes and wolves.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णपत्राश्च पतन्ति पश्चाद् दृष्ट्वा रथं श्वेतहयप्रयुक्तम्। अहं ह्येकः पार्थिवान् सर्वयोधान् शरान् वर्षन् मृत्युलोकं नयेयम्॥
English: Also birds, having golden feathers, come down and having seen my chariot with white steeds follow it. I alone unaided can send to the regions of death all the rulers and warriors by showing my arrows.
Sanskrit: समाददानः पृथगस्त्रमार्गान् यथाग्निरिद्धो गहन् निदाघे। स्थूणाकर्णं पाशुपतं महास्त्रं ब्राह्मं चास्त्रं यच्च शक्रोऽप्यदान्मे॥
English: I shall fling the great weapons, called Sthuna, Karna, Pashupata and Brahma all of which Shakra gave me, in different directions; as fire in the hot season burns up a forest.
Sanskrit: वधे धृतो वेगवतः प्रमुञ्चन् नाहं प्रजाः किंचिदिहावशिष्ये। शान्ति लप्स्ये परमो ह्येष भाव: स्थिरो मम ब्रूहि गावल्गणे तान्॥
English: Bringing all my powers and by the aid of my work of destruction, shall I fling these weapons and leave no trace of those that come to the field; and then shall I obtain rest. Such a state of rest is excellent. This is my determination. Tell them this, O son of Gavalgani.
Sanskrit: ये वै जय्याः समरे देवानपीन्द्रप्रमुखान् समेतान्। सूत लब्वा तैर्मन्यते कलहं सम्प्रसह्य स धार्तराष्ट्रः पश्यत मोहमस्य॥
English: Those who are victors in battle even with the entire body of gods headed by Indra, O Suta-the son of Dhritarashtra thinks that in a battle with them, he will be the victor. Look at his folly.
Sanskrit: वृद्धो भीष्मः शान्तनवः कृपश्च द्रोणः सपुत्रो विदुरश्च धीमान्। एते सर्वे यद् वदन्ते तदस्तु आयुष्मन्तः कुरवः सन्तु सर्वे॥
English: The aged Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, Kripa, Drona with his son and the wise Vidura, what all these say, let that be. May all the sons of Kuru attain to old age.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच समवेतेषु सर्वेषु तेषु राजसु भारत। दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यं भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said In the midst of all those kings, O Bharata, Bhima, the son of Shantanu, spoke these words of Duryodhana:
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिश्चोशना च ब्रह्माणं पर्युपस्थितौ। मरुतश्च सहेन्द्रेण वसवश्चाग्निना सह॥
English: (Once on a time) Brihaspati along with Shakra went to Brahma, as also did thc Maruta with Indra and the Vasus with Agni.
Sanskrit: आदित्याश्चैव साध्याश्च ये च सप्तर्षयो दिवि। विश्वावसुश्च गन्धर्वः शुभाश्चाप्सरसां गणाः॥
English: The Adityas, the Sadhyas, the seven heavenly Rishis, the Vishvavasu, the Gandharvas and beautiful cluster of the Apsaras.
Sanskrit: नमस्कृत्योपजग्मुस्ते लोकवृद्धं पितामहम्। परिवार्य च विश्वेशं पर्यासत दिवौकसः॥
English: Having saluted to that old grandsire of the universe, approached him and the dwellers of heaven sat round that lord of the universe.
Sanskrit: तेषां मनश्च तेजश्चाप्याददानाविवौजसा। पूर्वदेवौ व्यतिक्रान्तौ नरनारायणावृषी॥
English: As if attracting unto themselves by their own energy the intellects and energies of them all, the two ancient Rishis, Nara and Narayana, departed.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिस्तु पप्रच्छ ब्रह्माणं काविमाविति। भवन्तं नोपतिष्ठेते तौ नः शंस पितामहः॥
English: Brihaspati too asked Brahma "who are these two, who, 0 O grandsire, without worshipping you, go away. Tell us that.”
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मोवाच यावेतौ पृथिवीं द्यां च भासयन्तौ तपस्विनौ। ज्वलन्तौ रोचमानौ च व्याप्यातीतौ महाबलौ॥
English: Brahma said These two ascetics blazing, as it were with beauty and illuminating the earth and heaven and possessed of great energy went away.
Sanskrit: नरनारायणावेतौ लोकाल्लोकं समास्थितौ। ऊर्जितौ स्वेन तपसा महासत्त्वपराक्रमौ॥
English: They are Nara and Narayana who have just come from the earth and are at present staying in these regions. With the fruits of their own asceticism they are resplendent and are possessed of great energy and prowess.
Sanskrit: एतौ हि कर्मणा लोकं नन्दयामासतुवि॒वम्। द्विधाभूतौ महाप्राज्ञौ विद्धि ब्रह्मन् परंतपौ। असुराणां विनाशाय देवगन्धर्वपूजितौ॥
English: These two by their acts ever bring rejoicing to the words; they worshipped by the gods and the Gandharvas live for the destruction of the Asuras.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच जगाम शक्रस्तच्छुत्वा यत्र तौ तेपतुस्तपः। सार्धं देवगणः सर्वैर्वृहस्पतिपुरोगमैः॥
English: Shakra having heard this went to the place where these two were practicing their devotions, in company with all that host of gods with Brihaspati going in front of them.
Sanskrit: तदा देवासुरे युद्धे भये जाते दिवौकसाम्। अयाचत महात्मानौ नरनारायणौ वरम्॥
English: At the time, among the dwellers of the heaven there was a great panic owing to a battle between the gods and the Asuras and they (the gods) asked a boon of the noblesouled Nara and Narayana.
Sanskrit: तावब्रूतां वृणीष्वेति तदा भरतसत्तम। अथैतावब्रवीच्छक्रः साह्यं नः क्रियतामिति॥
English: Those two then said “Choose (the boon)," O best of the race of Bharata. Shakra then said to those two-"make us invincible".
Sanskrit: ततस्तौ शक्रमब्रूतां करिष्यावो यदिच्छसि। ताभ्यां च सहितः शक्रो विजिग्ये दैत्यदानवान्॥
English: Then did the two tell Shakra, "we shall do what you wish.” Then aided by them Shakra triumphed over the Daityas and the Danavas.
Sanskrit: नर इन्द्रस्य संग्रामे हत्वा शत्रून् परन्तपः। पौलोमान् कालखमांश्च सहस्राणि शतानि च॥
English: That excellent among the ascetics, Nara, having killed the enemies in the battle for Indra, (killed) hundred and thousands of Paulomas and Kalakhanjas.
Sanskrit: एषं भ्रान्ते रथे तिष्ठन् भल्लेनापाहरच्छिरः। जम्भस्य ग्रसमानस्य तदा ह्यर्जुन आहवे॥
English: Seated on a revolving car, this Arjuna, by mcans of a broad-headed arrow, cut down the head of Jambha, who had opened his mouth to swallow him.
Sanskrit: एष पारे समुद्रस्य हिरण्यपुरमारुजत्। जित्वा षष्टिं सहस्राणि निवातकवचान् रणे॥
English: He penetrated into Hiranyapura, on the other side of the sea, after vanquiching in battle sixty thousands of Nivatakvachas.
Sanskrit: एष देवान् सहेन्द्रेण जित्वा परपुरञ्जयः। अतर्पयन्महाबाहुरर्जुनो जातवेदसम्॥
English: This Arjuna, the conqueror of hostile cities, of long arms gratified the god of fire by conquering the gods with Indra.
Sanskrit: नारायणस्तथैवात्र भूयसोऽन्याञ्जघान ह। एवमेतौ महावीर्यौ तौ पश्यत समागतौ॥
English: In the same way Narayana has in this world killed innumerable other (Asuras); such are these two of great prowess that are seen to be united together.
Sanskrit: वासुदेवार्जुनौ वीरौ समवेतौ महारथौ। नरनारायणौ देवौ पूर्वदेवाविति श्रुतिः॥
English: The son of Vamdeva and Arjuna, the two great heroic car-warriors that have now allied together are the two ancient gods, Nara and Narayana. Such is the general belief.
Sanskrit: अजेयौ मानुषे लोके सेन्ट्रैरपि सुरासुरैः। एष नारायणः कृष्णः फाल्गुनश्च नरः स्मृतः। नारायणो नरश्चैव सत्त्वमेकं द्विधा कृतम्॥
English: In capable of being vanquished by men in this world and by the gods and Asuras with Indra, this Krishna is Narayana and this son of Phalguni, Nara, which the holy books declare. Narayana and Nara are of the same essence split up into two.
Sanskrit: एतौ हि कर्मणा लोकानश्नुवातेऽक्षयान् ध्रुवान्। तत्र तत्रैव जायते युद्धकाले पुनः पुनः॥
English: These two by their acts attain to several eternal and inexhaustible regions and are born in those places again and again in times of war.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् कर्मैव कर्तव्यमिति होवाच नारदः। एतद्धि सर्वमाचष्ट वृष्णिचक्रस्य वेदवित्॥
English: Therefore is war their duty. This what Narada conversant with the Vedas has said to the race of the Vrishnis.
Sanskrit: शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्तं यदा द्रक्ष्यसि केशवम्। पर्याददानं चास्त्राणि भीमधन्वानमर्जुनम्॥
English: When you will see Keshava with the conch, the disc and the mace in his hand and Arjuna with that terrific-looking bow taking up weapons.
Sanskrit: सनातनौ महात्मानौ कृष्णावेकरथे स्थितौ। दुर्योधन तदा तात स्मर्ताऽसि वचनं मम॥
English: The two eternal and noble-souled Krishna's seated on the same chariot, O Duryodhana, O dear, then will you remember my words.
Sanskrit: नोचेदयमभाव: स्यात् कुरूणां प्रत्युपस्थितः। अर्थाच्च तात धर्माच्च तव बुद्धिरुपप्लुता॥
English: Otherwise why should the sons of Kuru have come to this state. Your intellect. O dear, has fallen off from both virtue and worldly profit.
Sanskrit: न चेद् ग्रहीष्यसे वाक्यं श्रोतासि सुबहून् हतान्। तवैव हि मतं सर्वे कुरवः पर्युपासते॥
English: If you do not accept my advice; then you will hear of the slaying of numerous men of your army; my advice is listen to by all the sons of Kuru.
Sanskrit: त्रयाणामेव च मतं तत् त्वमेकोऽनुमन्यसे। रामेण चैव शप्तस्य कर्णस्य भरतर्षभ॥
English: The advice of the three persons you alone listen to, O bull among the race of Bharata, viz. Karna, who was cursed by Rama,
Sanskrit: दुर्जातेः सूतपुत्रस्य शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। तथा क्षुद्रस्य पापस्य भ्रातुर्दुःशासनस्य च॥
English: The son of Suta, a low born fellow, Shakuni, the son of Subala and your little minded vicious brother Dushasana.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच नैवमायुष्मता वाच्यं यन्मामात्थ पितामह। क्षत्रधर्मे स्थितो ह्यस्मि स्वधर्मादनपेयिवान्॥
English: Karna said It is not proper for you, O grandfather, to say to me the words you have spoken. I observe the rules of the Kshatriya caste and am not fallen from my own virtue.
Sanskrit: किं चान्यन्मयि दुर्वृत्तं येन मां परिगर्हसे। न हि मे वृजिनं किंचिद् धार्तराष्ट्रा विदुः क्वचित्।।३०
English: What vice is there in one for which you revile me so; the son of Dhritarashtra knows that there is no sin in me.
Sanskrit: नाचरं वृजिनं किंचिद् धार्तराष्ट्रस्य नित्यशः। अहं हि पाण्डवान् सर्वान् हनिष्यामि रणेस्थितान्॥
English: I have never been without the slightest injury towards the son of Dhritarashtra and I shall kill all the sons of Pandu, engaged in battle.
Sanskrit: प्राग्विरुद्धैः शमं सद्धिः कथं वा क्रियते पुनः। राज्ञो हि धृतराष्ट्रस्य सर्वं कार्यं प्रियं मया। तथा दुर्योधनस्यापि स हि राज्ये समाहितः॥
English: How can these that are honest be reconciled with those that were formerly their enemies. The interest of king Dhritarashtra is ever looked after by me and the same of Duryodhana; he is now established in the kingdom.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कर्णस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा भीष्मः शान्तनवः पुनः। धृतराष्ट्रः महाराज सम्भाष्येदं वचोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Bhima, the son of Shantanu, having heard the words of Karna, again addressing the great king Dhritarashtra, said these words-
Sanskrit: यदयं कत्थते नित्यं हन्ताहं पाण्डवानिति। नायं कलापि सम्पूर्णा पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्॥
English: Though he ever says “I shall be the slayer of the son of Pandu", yet he is not even one sixteenth part of these large-hearted sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: अनयो योऽयमागन्ता पुत्राणां ते दुरात्मनाम्। तदस्य कर्म जानीहि सूतपुत्रस्य दुर्मतेः॥
English: The great calamity, that is about to come on your sons of wicked souls, know that it is the work of this son of Suta of wicked mind.
Sanskrit: एतमाश्रित्य पुत्रस्ते मन्दबुद्धिः सुयोधनः। अवामन्यत तान् वीरान् देवपुत्रानरिंदमान्॥
English: Your son Suyodhana of weak intellect depending on him for support has insulted those heroic sons of godly men, the subduer of their foes.
Sanskrit: किं चाप्येतेन तत्कर्म कृतपूर्वं सुदुष्करम्। तैर्यथा पाण्डवैः सर्वैरेकैकेन कृतं पुरा॥
English: What difficult task of there that has before been accomplished by him which is equal to what has been done by each of the sons of Pandu in days gone by.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा विराटनगरे भ्रातरं निहतं प्रियम्। धनंजयेन विक्रम्य किमनेन तदा कृतम्॥
English: Having seen in the city of Virata his dear brother killed by Dhananjaya who evinced a great deal of prowess, what did he do at that time.
Sanskrit: सहितान् हि कुरून् सर्वानभियातो धनंजयः। प्रमथ्य चाच्छिनद् वासः किमयं प्रोषितस्तदा॥
English: When Dhananjaya rushing against all the Kurus and smashing them dispossessed them of their clothes, what did he then do.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वैर्घोषयात्रायां ह्रियते यत् सुतस्तव। क्व तदा सूतपुत्रोऽभूद् य इदानीं वृषायते॥
English: When your son was being taken as a captive towards the Ghoshayatra by the Gandharvas, where was then the son of Suta who is now roaring like a bull.
Sanskrit: ननु तत्रापि भीमेन पार्थेन च महात्मना। यमाभ्यामेव संगम्य गन्धर्वास्ते पराजिताः॥
English: Even in that case it was Bhima and the large minded Partha, who aided by the twins vanquished those Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: एतान्यस्य मृषोक्तानि बहूनि भरतर्षभ। विकत्थनस्य भद्रं ते सदा धर्मार्थलोपिनः॥
English: These are the many unfounded statements that he makes; for he is boastful and regards not either morality or worldly profit. May good betide you.
Sanskrit: भीष्मस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा भारद्वाजो महामनाः। धृतराष्ट्रमुवाचेदं राजमध्येऽभिपूजयन्॥
English: The son of Bharadvaja of large mind having heard the words of Bhishma spoke thus to Dhritarashtra, among the assembled kings after duly saluting him.
Sanskrit: यदाह भरतश्रेष्ठो भीष्मस्तत् क्रियतां नृप। न काममर्थलिप्सूनां वचनं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: What the chief among the race of Bharata, Bhishma, has said-do that, O protector of men. It is not proper that you should do what they that covet desire and wealth tell you to do.
Sanskrit: पुरा युद्धात् साधु मन्ये पाण्डवैः सह संगतम्। यद् वाक्यमर्जुनेनोक्तं संजयेन निवेदितम्॥
English: Before the battle, I think that peace with the Pandavas seems to be the best. What has been prophesied by Arjuna and submitted to us by Sanjaya.
Sanskrit: सर्वं तदपि जानामि करिष्यति च पाण्डवः। न ह्यस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु सदृशोऽन्ति धनुर्धरः॥
English: Will all be done by the son of Pandu, I know. In the three worlds there is no wilder of the bow equal to him.
Sanskrit: अनादृत्य तु तद् वाक्यमर्थवद् द्रोणभीष्मयोः। ततः स संजयं राजा पर्यपृच्छत पाण्डवान्॥
English: Minding not however the speeches of Drona and Bhishma, which were good advice, the king asked Sanjaya about the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: तदैव कुरवः सर्वे निराशा जीवितेऽभवन्। भीष्मद्रोणौ यदा राजा न सम्यगनुभाषते॥
English: From that time did all the Kurus despair of their lives, when the king did not give a proper reply to the speeches of Bhishma and Drona.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच किमसौ पाण्डवौ राजा धर्मपुत्रोऽभ्यभाषत। श्रुत्वेह बहुला: सेनाः प्रीत्यर्थं नः समागताः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said What did the son of Dharma, the king of the Pandavas, say after hearing that several armies had collected here for our help.
Sanskrit: किमसौ चेष्टते सूत योत्स्यमानो युधिष्ठिरः। के वास्य भ्रातृपुत्राणां पश्यन्त्याज्ञेप्सवो मुखम्॥
English: What preparations are Yudhishthira, who is ready for war, making? Who among his sons and brothers are looking up to his face desirous of receiving his orders?
Sanskrit: के स्विदेनं वारयन्ति युद्धाच्छाम्येति वा पुनः। निकृत्या कोपितं मन्दैर्धर्मज्ञं धर्मचारिणम्॥
English: Who among them again dissuades him from war, saying-“Be peaceful” him who knows the nature of virtue and who practices virtue and who has been moved to wrath by the wrong done by the wicked ones (my sons).
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच राज्ञो मुखमुदीक्षन्ते पञ्चालाः पाण्डवै सह। युधिष्ठिरस्य भद्रं ते स सर्वाननुशास्ति च॥
English: Sanjaya said All the the Panchalas, along with the Pandavas, are looking up to the face of the king Yudhishthira and he, good betide you, rules over them all.
Sanskrit: पृथग्भूताः पाण्डवानां पञ्चालानां रथव्रजाः। आयान्तमभिनन्दन्ति कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Hosts of cars belonging to the Panchalas are coming separately and inspire joy into the heart of Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti.
Sanskrit: नभः सूर्यमिवोद्यन्तं कौन्तेयं दीप्ततेजसम्। पञ्चालाः प्रतिनन्दन्ति तेजोराशिमिवोदितम्॥
English: The Panchalas like a cluster of rays gladden the heart of the son of Kunti, who is of effulgent prowess, like the sun rising making the sky look cheerful.
Sanskrit: आगोपालाविपालाश्च नन्दमाना युधिष्ठिरम्। पञ्चाला: केकया मत्स्याः प्रतिनन्दन्ति पाण्डवम्॥
English: Down to the very herdsmen who look after cattle and sheep, the tribes of Panchalas, Kaikeya and Matsyas gladden the heart of Yudhishthira, the Pandu king.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण्यो राजपुत्र्यश्च विशां दुहितरश्च याः। क्रीडन्त्योऽभिसमायान्ति पार्थं संनद्धमीक्षितुम्॥
English: The daughters of Brahmanas and of chieftains and of the Vaishyas, while playing, come to Partha to see him clad in a coat of mail.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच संजयाचक्ष्व येनास्मान् पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत। धृष्टद्युम्नस्य सैन्येन सोमकानां बलेन च॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, tell us about those with whose aid that Pandu king will high, viz., the army of Dhrishtadyumna and of the Somakas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच गावल्गणिस्तु तत्पृष्टः सभायां कुरुसंसदि। निःश्वस्य सुभृशं दीर्घ मुहुः संचिन्तयन्निव॥
English: Vaishampayana said The son of Gavalgani, being thus questioned in that council of the assembly of Kurus and having drawn long sighs, again and again became thoughtful for a moment.
Sanskrit: तत्रानिमित्ततो दैवात् सूतं कश्मलमाविशत्। तदाऽऽचचक्षे विदुरः सभायां राजसंसदि॥ संजयोऽयं महाराज मूर्च्छितः पतितो भुवि। वाचं न सृजते कांचिद्धीनप्रज्ञोऽल्पचेतनः॥
English: Without any reason, as if by the hand of the gods, the Suta suddenly fell down. Then in that assembly of kings, in that council chamber, Vidura said loudly-This Sanjaya, O great king, has fallen down senseless; and he cannot utter one word bereft of his wisdom.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच अपश्यत् संजयो नूनं कुन्तीपुत्रान् महारथान्। तैरस्य पुरुषव्याघे शमुद्वेजितं मनः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said Sanjaya, seeing these mighty car-warriors, the sons of Kunti, has certainly got his mind excited owing to those tigers among men.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच संजयश्चेतनां लब्ध्वा प्रत्याश्वस्येदमब्रवीत्। धृतराष्ट्र महाराज सभायां कुरुसंसदि॥
English: Vaishampayana said Sanjaya having regained consciousness and being comforted addressed these words to the great king, Dhritarashtra, amidst that assemblage of Kurus in that hall.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच दृष्टवानस्मि राजेन्द्र कुन्तीपुत्रान् महारथान्। मत्स्यराजगृहावासनिरोधेनावकर्शितान्॥
English: Sanjaya said I have seen, O chief among kings, those mighty car-warriors, the sons of Kunti, grown lean through the restraint in which they lived in the court of the Matsya king.
Sanskrit: शृणु यैर्हि महाराज पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत। धृष्टद्युम्नेन वीरेण युद्धे वस्तेऽब्ययुञ्जत॥
English: Hear, O great king, aided by whom the Pandavas will fight. There will he fight between yourselves and them, aided by the hero Dhrishtadyumna.
Sanskrit: यो नैव रोषान्न भयान्न लोभान्नार्थकारणात्। न हेतुवादाद् धर्मात्मा सत्यं जह्यात् कदाचन॥
English: That man of virtuous soul who, through wealth and fear, avarice or wealth or for the sake of argument never falls from truth.
Sanskrit: यः प्रमाणं महाराज धर्मं धर्मभृतां वरः। अजातशत्रुणा तेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत॥
English: Who is an authority, O great king, in religious matters and who is the chief among men attached to virtue, who has created no enemies, aided by him the Pandavas will fight with you.
Sanskrit: यस्य बाहुबले तुल्यः पृथिव्यां नास्ति कश्चन। यो वै सर्वान् महीपालान् वशे चक्रे धनुर्धरः। यः काशीनङ्गमगधान् कलिङ्गाश्च युधाऽजयत्॥
English: Whose equal in strength of arms there is none in those world; that wielder of the bow who subdued all protectors of the earth and who subjugated in battle the people of Kashi, Anga and Magadha and also the Kalingas.
Sanskrit: तेन वो भीमसेनेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत। यस्य वीर्येण सहसा चत्वारो भुवि पाण्डवाः॥
English: With that Bhimasena the Pandavas will fight with you; and through whose prowess the four Pandavas came down.
Sanskrit: निःसृत्य जतुगेहाद् वै हिडिम्बात् पुरुषादकात्। यश्चैषामभवद् द्वीपः कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः॥
English: After issuing from the house of lac, Vrikodara, the son of Kunti, who became the means of their rescue from Hidimba, the man eater.
Sanskrit: याज्ञसेनीमथो यत्र सिन्धुराजोऽपकृष्टवान्। तत्रैषामभवद् द्वीपः कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः॥
English: That son of Kunti, Vrikodara, who became the means of rescue at the time when Sindhuraja was gratifying his lust on the daughter of Yajnasena.
Sanskrit: यश्च तान् संगतान् सर्वान् पाण्डवान् वारणावते। दह्यतो मोचयामास तेन वस्तेऽभ्ययुञ्जत॥
English: Aided by him who liberated all the assembled Pandavas when they were burning at the conflagration of Varanavata they will fight against you.
Sanskrit: कृष्णायां चरता प्रीतिं येन क्रोधवशा हताः। प्रविश्य विषमं घोरं पर्वतं गन्धमादनम्॥
English: Aided by him whom to gratify Krishna (Draupadi) killed the the Krodhavasas after penetrating into the terrific mountain Gandhamadana.
Sanskrit: यस्य नागायुतैर्वीर्यं भुजयोः सारमर्पितम्। तेन वो भीमसेनेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत॥
English: By him whose substantial arms the strength of ten thousands has been given by the aid of such Brahmana will the Pandavas fight with you.
Sanskrit: कृष्णाद्वितीयो विक्रम्य तुष्ट्यर्थं जातवेदसः। अजयद् य: पुरा वीरो युध्यमानं पुरंदरम्॥
English: That hero who, in days of old, for the satisfaction of the god of fire, aided by Krishna, conquered Purandara (Indra) fighting.
Sanskrit: यः स साक्षान्महादेवं गिरिशं शूलपाणिनम्। तोषयामास युद्धेन देवदेवमुमापतिम्॥
English: He who passed by his fight that god among gods, the lord of Uma-that Mahadeva himself, with the trident in his hand, that lord of the mountains.
Sanskrit: यश्च सर्वान् वशे चक्रे लोकपालान् धनुर्धरः। तेन वो विजयेनाजौ पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत।॥
English: That wielder of the bow, who subjugated all the rulers of the earth by the aid of that Vijaya will the Pandavas fight.
Sanskrit: यः प्रतीची दिशं चक्रे वशे म्लेच्छगणायुताम्। स तत्र नकुलो योद्धा चित्रयोधी व्यवस्थितः॥
English: He, who subjugated the western country inhabited by hordes of Mlecchas, that warrior Nakula of wonderful weapons is present in their camp.
Sanskrit: तेन वो दर्शनीयेन वीरेणातिधनुर्भूता। माद्रीपुत्रेण कौरव्य पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत॥ यः काशीनङ्गमगधान् कलिङ्गांश्च युधाजयत्। तेन वः सहदेवेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत॥
English: With that beautiful hero, that excellent wielder of your bow, the son of Madri, O Kurus, will the sons of Pandu fight. With that Sahadeva, who conquired the kings of Kashi, Anga, Magadha and Kalinga in bettle, will the sons of Pandu fight.
Sanskrit: यस्य वीर्येण सदृशाश्चत्वारो भुवि मानवाः। अश्वत्थामा धृष्टकेतू रुक्मी प्रद्युम्न एव च॥ तेन वः सहदेवेन युद्धं राजन् महात्ययम्। यवीयसा नृवीरेण माद्रीनन्दिकरेण च॥
English: He whose might is equaled by only four men in this world, Ashvathaman, Dhrishtaketu, Rukmi and Pradyumna; with that Sahadeva, with that hero among men and with that joygiver to Madri, O king, will you have a great fight.
Sanskrit: तपश्चचार या घोरं काशिकन्या पुरा सती। भीष्मस्य वधमिच्छन्ती प्रेत्यापि भरतर्षभ॥ पाञ्चालस्य सुता जज्ञे दैवाच्च स पुनः पुमान्। स्त्रीपुंसोः पुरुषव्याघ्र यः स वेद गुणागुणान्॥
English: The chaste woman, the daughter of the king of Kashi, who practiced austere asceticism, who was desirous of the destruction of Bhishma even after death (i.e. in another birth) O bull of the race of Bharata, was born as the daughter of the king of Panchala and by the hand of the gods she became a male afterwards; that one, O tiger among men, who knows the virtues and vices of female-males.
Sanskrit: यः कलिङ्गान् समापेदे पाञ्चाल्यो युद्धदुर्मदः। शिखण्डिना वः कुरवः कृतास्त्रेणाभ्ययुञ्जत॥
English: Who fought with the Kalingas, that prince of Panchala; hard to vanquish in battle with that Shikhandin skillful in the use of weapons will they fight with you, the Kurus.
Sanskrit: यं यक्षः पुरुषं चक्रे भीष्मस्य निधनेच्छया। महेष्वासेन रौद्रेण पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत॥
English: She who was turned into a male through a desire for the death of Bhishma, with that terrific bowman will the Pandavas fight.
Sanskrit: महेष्वासा राजपुत्रा भ्रातरः पञ्च केकयाः। आमुक्तकवचाः शूरास्तैश्च वस्तेऽभ्ययुञ्जत॥
English: With those five Kaikeya princes, brothers to one another and mighty bowmen, with these heroes; with the coats of arms on will they fight with you.
Sanskrit: यो दीर्घबाहुः क्षिप्रास्त्रो धृतिमान् सत्यविक्रमः। तेन वो वृष्णिवीरेण युयुधानेन संगरः॥
English: With that heroe among the race of the Vrishnis, of long arms, of great activity in the use of weapons, possessed of true strength, with that Suyodhana will you have to fight.
Sanskrit: य आसीच्छरणं काले पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। रणे तेन विराटेन भविता वः समागमः॥
English: He who has been the protector of the greatsouled Pandavas for a time, with that Virata will you meet in battle.