pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: न ह्यहं कामये नित्यमतिक्रान्तेन रक्षणम्। वर्तमानेन वर्तेयं तत् क्षिप्रं संविधीयताम्॥
English: I do not desire that I should be protected by my present kings. Do you, O sage, quickly make such arrangements that I may remain (as before).
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच ततः पृथिव्या निर्दिशंस्तान् समानीय कश्यपः। अभ्यषिञ्चन्महीपालान् क्षत्रियान् वीर्यसम्मतान्॥
English: Vasudeva said are Then finding out those energetic Kshatriyas whom the goddess had named, the sage Kashyapa installed them duly as kings.
Sanskrit: तेषां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च येषां वंशाः प्रतिष्ठिताः। एवमेतत् पुरावृत्तं यन्मां पृच्छसि पाण्डव॥
English: Those Kshatriya races that are now in existence the offsprings of those princes.-What you have questioned me son of Pandu, thus took place in days of yore.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं ब्रुवंस्तं च यदुप्रवीरो युधिष्ठिरं धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठम्। रथेन तेनाशु ययौ महात्मा दिशः प्रकाशम्भगवानिवार्कः॥
English: Vaishampayana said, Conversing thus with Yudhishthira, that foremost of pious men, the great Yadava hero proceeded quickly on thai car lighting up all the quarters like the divine Sun himself.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो रामस्य तत् कर्म श्रुत्वा राजा युधिष्ठिरः। विस्मयं परमं गत्वा प्रत्युवाच जनार्दनम्॥ अहो रामस्य वार्ष्णेय शक्रस्येव महात्मनः। विक्रमो वसुधा येन क्रोधान्निःक्षत्रिया कृता॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing of those wonderful deeds of Rama, king Yudhishthira became stricken with wonder and said to Janardana,-'O you of Vrishni's race, the prowess of the great Rama, who in anger had freed the Earth of Kshatriyas was like that of Shakra himself.
Sanskrit: गोभिः समुद्रेण तथा गोलाकुलर्भवानरैः। गुप्ता रामभयोद्विग्नाः क्षत्रियाणां कुलोद्वहाः॥
English: The sons of Kshatriyas, stricken with the fear of Rama, were concealed (and brought up) by kine, Ocean, pards, bears, and monkeys.
Sanskrit: अहो धन्यो नृलोकोऽयं सभाग्याश्च नरा भुवि। यत्र कर्मेदृशं धर्म्यं द्विजेन कृतमित्युत॥
English: Indeed, Praiseworthy is this world of men and fortunate are they that live in it where such a wonderful but righteous deed was performed by a Brahinana.
Sanskrit: तथावृत्तौ कथां तात तावच्युतयुधिष्ठिरौ। जग्मतुर्यत्र गाङ्गेयः शरतल्पगतः प्रभुः॥
English: After this discourse, those two illustrious heroes, viz., Krishna of undecaying glory and Yudhishthira proceeded where the powerful son of Ganga lay on his bed of arrows.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते ददृशुर्भीष्मं शरप्रस्तरशायिनम्। स्वरश्मिजालसंवीतं सायंसूर्यसमप्रभम्॥
English: They then saw Bhishma lying on his arrowy bed and shining like the evening Sun covered with his own rays.
Sanskrit: उपास्यमानं मुनिभिर्देवैरिव शतक्रतुम्। देशे परमधर्मिष्ठे नदीमोघवतीमनु॥७
English: The Kuru hero was encircled by many ascetics like Indra of a hundred sacrifices by the denizens of heaven. The spot on which he lay was highly sacred, for it was situate on the banks of the river Oghavati.
Sanskrit: दूरादेव तमालोक्य कृष्णो राजा च धर्मजः। चत्वारः पाण्डवाश्चैव ते च शारद्वतादयः॥ अवस्कन्द्याथ वाहेभ्यः संयम्य प्रचलं मनः। एकीकृत्येन्द्रियग्राममुपतस्थुर्महामुनीनन॥
English: Seeing him from a distance, Krishna and Dharma's royal son, the four Pandavas, and the others headed by Shwaradwat, got down from their cars and restraining their minds and concentrating all their senses, approached the great Rishis.
Sanskrit: अभिवाद्य तु गोविन्दः सात्यकिस्ते च पार्थिवाः। व्यासादीनृषिमुख्यांश्च गाङ्गेयमुपतस्थिरे॥
English: Saluting those foremost of Rishis headed by Vyasa, Govinda and Satyaki and the others came to the son of Ganga.
Sanskrit: ततो वृद्धं तथा दृष्ट्वा गाङ्गेयं यदुकौरवाः। परिवार्य ततः सर्वे निषेदुः पुरुषर्षभाः॥
English: Seeing Ganga's son of great ascetic merit, the Yadu and Kuru princes, took their seats, around him.
Sanskrit: ततो निशाम्य गाङ्गेय शाम्यमानमिवानलम्। किंचिद् दीनमना भीष्ममिति होवाच केशवः॥
English: Seeing Bhishma resembling a fire about to be extinguished, Keshava with a rather depressed heart addressed him as follows.
Sanskrit: केशव उवाच कच्चिज्ज्ञानानि सर्वाणि प्रसन्नानि यथा पुरा। कच्चिन्न व्याकुला चैव बुद्धिस्ते वदतां वर॥
English: Keshava said Is your understanding now as clear as before? I hope your understanding, O foremost of orators, is not clouded?
Sanskrit: शराभिघातदुःखात् ते कच्चिद् गात्रं न दूयते। मानसादपि दुःखाद्धि शारीरं बलवत्तरम्॥
English: I hope your limbs are not afflicted by the pain originating from the wounds inflicted by arrows? Mental grief also weakens the body.
Sanskrit: वरदानात् पितुः कामं छन्दमृत्युरसि प्रभो। शान्तनोधर्मनित्यस्य न त्वेतन्मम कारणम्॥
English: By virtue of the boon granted to you by your father, the righteous Shantanu, your death, O powerful hero, depends on your own will. I myself have not that merit for which you have obtained this boons.
Sanskrit: सुसूक्ष्मोऽपि तु देहे वै शल्यो जनयते रुजम्। किं पुनः शरसंघातैश्चित्तस्य तव पार्थिव॥
English: Even the smallest Pin when put into the body produces pain. What need then be said, O king, hundreds of arrows that have pierced you?
Sanskrit: काम नैतत् तवाख्येयं प्राणिनां प्रभवाप्ययौ। उपदेष्टुं भवाशक्तो देवानामपि भारत॥
English: Surely, pain cannot be said to assail you, You can, O Bharata, instruct the very celestials regarding the origin and dissolution of living creatures.
Sanskrit: यच्च भूतं भविष्यं च भवच्च पुरुषर्षभ। सर्वं तज्ज्ञानवृद्धस्य तव भीष्म प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
English: Possessed of great knowledge, you know everything belonging to the Past, the Future and the Present.
Sanskrit: संहारश्चैव भूतानां धर्मस्य च फलोदयः। विदितस्ते महाप्राज्ञ त्वं हि धर्ममयो निधिः॥
English: The dissolution of created beings and the mode of righteousness, are well known to you, O you of great wisdom, for you are an ocean of virtue and duty.
Sanskrit: त्वां हि राज्ये स्थितं स्फीते समग्राङ्गमरोगिणम्। स्त्रीसहस्रैः परिवृतं पश्यामीवोर्ध्वरेतसम्॥
English: While living in the climax of prosperity. I saw you forego female intercourse though surrounded by female companions.
Sanskrit: ऋते शान्तनवाद् भीष्मात् त्रिषु लोकेषु पार्थिव। सत्यधर्मान्महावीर्याच्छूराद् धर्मेकतत्परात्॥ मृत्युमावार्य तपसा शरसंस्तरशायिनः। निसर्गप्रभवं किंचिन्न च तातानुशुश्रुम॥
English: Except Shantanu's highly powerful son Bhishma firmly devoted to righteousness, possessed of heroism and having virtue for the only object of life, we have never heard of any other person in the three worlds who could, by his power of asceticism, though lying on a bed of arrows and on the point of death, prevent death (from attacking him).
Sanskrit: सत्ये तपसि दाने च यज्ञाधिकरणे तथा। धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च नीत्यां चैवानुरक्षणे॥ अनृशंस शुचिं दान्तं सर्वभूतहिते रतम्। महारथं त्वत्सदृशं न कंचिदनुशुश्रुम॥
English: We have never heard of anyone else who was so devoted to truth, to penances, to gifts, to the celebration of sacrifices, to the sciences of arms, to the Vedas, and to the protection of persons begging for the same, and who abstained from injuring any creature, so pure in conduct, so self-controlled, and so bent upon doing good to all creatures, and who was also so great a car-warrior as you.
Sanskrit: त्वं हि देवान् सगन्धर्वानसुरान् यक्षराक्षसान्। शक्तस्त्वेकरथेनैव विजेतुं नात्र संशयः॥
English: Forsooth, you are competent to defeat, on a single car, the gods, Gandharvas, Asuras, Yakshas, and Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: स त्वं भीष्म महाबाहो वसूनां वासवोपमः। नित्यं विप्रैः समाख्यातो नवमोऽनवमो गुणैः॥
English: O mighty-armed Bhishma, you are described by the Brahinanas as the ninth of the Vasus. By your virtues, however, you have excelled them all and are equal to Vasava himself.
Sanskrit: अहं च त्वाभिजानामि यस्त्वं पुरुषसत्तम। त्रिदशेष्वपि विख्यातस्त्वं शक्त्या पुरुषोत्तमः॥
English: I know, O best of persons, that you are celebrated for your prowess, O foremost of beings, among even the very abstracts.
Sanskrit: मनुष्येषु मनुष्येन्द्र न दृष्टो न च मे श्रुतः। भवतो वा गुणैर्युक्तः पृथिव्यां पुरुष: क्वचित्॥
English: Among men on Earth, O foremost of men, we have never seen nor heard of any one endued with such accomplishments.
Sanskrit: त्वं हि सर्वगुणै राजन् देवानप्यतिरिच्यसे। तपसा हि भवाशक्तः स्रष्टुं लोकांश्चराचरान्॥ किं पुनश्चात्मनो लोकानुत्तमानुत्तमैर्गुणैः।
English: O Kshatriya chief, you excell the gods themselves in these accomplishments. By your ascetic power you can create a universe of mobile and immobile creatures. What is the use of saying that you have acquired many blessed regions by means of your foremost of virtues?
Sanskrit: तदस्य तप्यमानस्य ज्ञातीनां संक्षयेन वैः॥ ज्येष्ठस्य पाण्डुपुत्रस्य शोकं भीष्म व्यपानुद।
English: Remove now the sorrow of the eldest son of Pandu who is burning with sorrow on account of the destruction of his kinsinen.
Sanskrit: ये हि धर्माः समाख्याताश्चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य भारत॥ चातुराश्रभ्यसंयुक्ताः सर्वे ते विदितास्तव।
English: All the duties that have been laid down for the four orders about the four modes of life and well known to you.
Sanskrit: चातुर्विद्ये च ये प्रोक्ताश्चातुर्होत्रे च भारत॥ योगे सांख्ये च नियता ये च धर्माः सनातनाः। चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य यश्चोक्तो धर्मो न स्म विरुध्यते॥ सेव्यमानः सवैयाख्यो गाङ्गेय विदितस्तव।
English: Everything again that is in the four branches of learning, in the four Hotras, O Bharata, as also those eternal duties that are laid down in Yoga and Sankhya philosophy, the duties too of the four orders and those duties that are not inconsistent with their practices, all these, along with their interpretations,-O son of Ganga, are known to you.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलोमप्रसूतानां वर्णानां चैव यः स्मृतः॥ देशजातिकुलानां न जानीषे धर्मलक्षणम्। वेदोक्तो यश्च शिष्टोक्तः सदैव विदितस्तव॥
English: The duties that have been laid down for the issues of intermarriages and those laid down for particular countries and tribes and families, and those declared by the Vedas and the wise men, are all well known to you.
Sanskrit: इतिहासपुराणार्थाः कार्येन विदितास्तवा धर्मशास्त्रं च सकलं नित्यं मनसि ते स्थितम्॥
English: You are the master-topics of histories and the Puranas. All the scriptures treating of duty and practice are centered in your memory.
Sanskrit: ये च केचन लोकेऽस्मिन्नर्थाः संशयकारकाः। तेषां छेत्ता नास्ति लोके त्वदन्यः पुरुषर्षभ।॥
English: Except you, O foremost of men, there is no other person that can dispell the doubts that may arise regarding the subjects of knowledge studied in the world.
Sanskrit: स पाण्डवेयस्य मनः समुत्थितं नरेन्द्र शोकं व्यपकर्ष मेधया। भवद्विधा ह्युत्तमबुद्धिविस्तरा विमुह्यमानस्य नरस्य शान्तये॥
English: With the help of your intelligence, do you, O prince of men, drive the sorrow felt by the son of Pandu. Persons endued with so great and such varied knowledge live only for solacing those whose minds have been stupefied.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच श्रुत्वा तु वचनं भीष्मो वासुदेवस्य धीमतः। किंचिदुन्नाम्य वदनं प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing those words of the highly intelligent Vasudeva, Bhishma, raising his head a little, said these words with joined hands.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच नमस्ते भगवन् कृष्ण लोकानां प्रभवाप्यय। त्वं हि कर्ता हृषीकेश संहर्ता चापराजितः॥
English: Bhishma said 'Salutations to you, O divine Krishna! You are the origin and the dissolution of all the worlds. You are the Creator and you are the Destroyer. You, O Hrishikesha, cannot be defeated by any one.
Sanskrit: नमस्ते त्रिषु लोकेषु नमस्ते परतस्त्रिषु। योगेश्वर नमस्तेऽस्तु त्वं हि सर्वपरायणः॥
English: Salutations to you who are the three worlds and that are again above the three worlds. O lord of Yogins, salutations to you who are the refuge of all.
Sanskrit: मत्संश्रितं यदाऽऽत्थ त्वं वचः पुरुषसत्तम। तेन पश्यामि ते दिव्या भावान् हि त्रिषु वर्त्मसु॥ तच्च पश्यामि गोविन्द यत् ते रूपं सनातनम्।
English: O foremost of beings, those words which you have said regarding me have enabled me to see your divine attributes as manifest in the three worlds. O Govinda, I also behold your eternal image.
Sanskrit: सप्त मार्गा निरुद्धास्ते वायोरमिततेजसः॥ दिवं ते शिरसा व्याप्तं पद्भ्यां देवी वसुन्धरा।
English: You stand closing the seven paths of the powerful Wind. The sky is occupied by your head, and the Earth by your feet.
Sanskrit: दिशो भुजा रविश्चक्षुर्वीर्ये शुक्रः प्रतिष्ठितः॥ अतसीपुष्पसंकाशं पीतवाससमच्युतम्। वपुर्खनुमिमीमस्ते मेघस्येव सविद्युतः॥ त्वत्प्रपन्नाय भक्ताय गतिमिशं जिगीषवे। यच्छ्रेयः पुण्डरीकाक्ष तद् ध्यायस्व सुरोत्तम॥
English: The quarters are your two arms, and the Sun is your eye, and Shakra is your prowess. O you of undecaying glory, your body clad in yellow robes that resemble the colour of the Atasi flower, seem to us to be like a could charged with flashes of lightning. Think of that, O best of gods, which would be good, O you having lotus eyes, for my humble self who am devoted to you, who seek refuge with you, and who am desirous of acquiring a blissful end.'
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच यतः खलु पुरा भक्तिर्मयि ते पुरुषर्षभ। ततो मया वपुर्दिव्यं त्वयि राजन् प्रदर्शितम्॥
English: Vasudeva said-'Since, O foremost of men, your devotion to me is very great, for this, O prince, I have shown my divine form to you.
Sanskrit: न ह्यभक्ताय राजेन्द्र भक्तायानृजवे न च। दर्शयाम्यहमात्मानं च चाशान्ताय भारत॥
English: I do not, O foremost of kings, display myself to one which is not my votary, or to a devotee who is not sincere, or to one, O Bharata, who has not restrained his soul.
Sanskrit: भवांस्तु मम भक्तश्च नित्यं चार्जवमास्थितः। दमे तपसि सत्ये च दाने च निरतः शुचिः॥
English: You are devoted to me and always observe righteousiness, Of a pure heart, you are always self-restrained and ever practice penances and make gifts.
Sanskrit: अर्हस्त्वं भीष्म मां द्रष्टुं तपसा स्वेन पार्थिव। तव ह्युपस्थिता लोका येभ्यो नावर्तते पुनः॥
English: Through your own penances, O Bhishma, you are competent to see me. Those regions from which no one returns, O King, are ready for you.
Sanskrit: पञ्चाशतं षट् च कुरुप्रवीर शेष दिनानां तव जीवितस्या ततः शुभैः कर्मफलोदयैस्त्वं समेष्यसे भीष्म विमुच्य देहम्॥
English: Fifty-six days, O foremost of Kuru's race, still remain for you to live. Renouncing your body, you shall then, O Bhishma, obtain the blessed meed of your deeds.
Sanskrit: एते हि देवा वसवो विमार्ना न्यास्थाय सर्वे ज्वलिताग्निकल्पा:। अन्तर्हितास्त्वां प्रतिपालयन्ति काष्ठां प्रपद्यन्तमुदक्पतङ्गम्॥
English: See, those deities and the Vasus, all having fiery forms, riding on their cars, are waiting for you invisibly till the moment of the Sun's entering on his northerly course.
Sanskrit: व्यावर्तमाने भगवत्युदीची सूर्ये दिशं कालवशात् प्रपन्ने। गन्तासि लोकान् पुरुषप्रवीर नावर्तते यानुपलभ्य विद्वान्॥
English: Subject to universal time, when the divine Sun turns to his northerly course, you, O foremost of men, shall go to those regions whence no man returns to this Earth.
Sanskrit: अमुं च लोकं त्वयि भीष्म याते ज्ञानानि नंक्ष्यन्त्यखिलेन वीर। अतस्तु सर्वे त्वयि संन्निकर्ष समागता धर्मविवेचनाय॥
English: When you, O Bhishma, will leave this world all knowledge, O hero, will end with you. It is, therefore, that all these persons, assembled together, have approached you for listening to discourses on duty and morality.
Sanskrit: तज्ज्ञातिशोकोपहतश्रुताय सत्याभिसंधाय युधिष्ठिराय। प्रब्रूहि धर्मार्थसमाधियुक्तं सत्यं वचोऽस्यापनुदाशु शोकम्॥
English: Do you then speak words of truth, containing morality and profit and Yoga, to Yudhishthira who is firm in truth but whose learning has been clouded by consequent on the destruction of his kinsmen, and do you by this, speedily remove that grief of his. sorrow
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः कृष्णस्य तद् वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम्। श्रुत्वा शान्तनवो भीष्मः प्रत्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: Vaishampayana said, Hearing these words of Krishna pregnant with morality and worldly profit, Shantanu's son Bhishma answered him thus. Bhishma said
Sanskrit: लोकनाथ महाबाहो शिव नारायणाच्युत। तव वाक्यमुपश्रुत्य हर्षेणास्मि परिप्लुतः॥
English: O lord of all the worlds, O mighty-armed one, O Shiva, O Narayana, O you of undecaying glory, hearing your words I have been filled with joy.
Sanskrit: किं चाहमभिधास्यामि वाक्यं ते तव संनिधौ। यदा वाचोगतं सर्वं तव वाचि समाहितम्॥
English: But what words, O master of speech, can I communicate in your presence, when especially all the subjects of speech have been treated in your specch?
Sanskrit: यच्च किंचित् क्व चिल्लोके कर्तव्यं क्रियते च यत्। त्वत्तस्तन्निःसृतं देव लोके बुद्धिमतो हि ते॥
English: Whatever in either world should be done or is done, emanates from your intelligent self, O god.
Sanskrit: कथयेद् देवलोकं यो देवराजसमीपतः। धर्मकामार्थमोक्षाणां सोऽर्थं ब्रूयात् तवाग्रतः॥
English: That person, who can speak on the subject of heaven before the king of the celestials, himself is able to deal with morality and desire and profit and liberation in your presence.
Sanskrit: शराभितापाद् व्यथितं मनो मे मधुसूदन। गात्राणि चावसीदन्ति न च बुद्धिः प्रसीदति॥
English: My mind, O destroyer of Madhu, is greatly agitated by the pain of wounds inflicted by arrows. My limbs are weak, My understanding is not clear.
Sanskrit: न च मे प्रतिभा काचिदस्ति किंचित् प्रभाषितुम्। पीड्यमानस्य गोविन्द विषानलसमैः शरैः॥
English: I am so afflicted, O Govinda, by these arrows resembling poison or fire that I have not the power to speak anything.
Sanskrit: बलं मे प्रजहातीव प्राणाः संत्वरयन्ति च। मर्माणि परितप्यन्ति भ्रान्तचित्तस्तथा ह्यहम्॥
English: My strength is leaving me. My vital airs are about to leave me. The very vitals of my body are being consumed. My understanding is clouded.
Sanskrit: दौर्बल्यात् सज्जते वाङ्मे स कथं वक्तुमुत्सहे। साधु मे त्वं प्रसीदस्व दाशार्हकुलवर्धन॥
English: From weakness my words are becoming indistinct. How then can I dare speak? O lord of Dasharha's race, be pleased with me.
Sanskrit: तत् क्षमस्व महाबाहो न बयां किंचिदच्युत। त्वत्संनिधौ च सीदेद्धि वाचस्पतिरपि ब्रुवन्॥
English: O mighty-armed one, I will not say anything. Pardon me. Even the lord of speech (Brihaspati) will hesitate to speak before you.
Sanskrit: न दिशः सम्प्रजानामि नाकाशं न च मेदिनीम्। केवलं तव वीर्येण तिष्ठामि मधुसूदन॥
English: I cannot any longer decipher the points of the compass, nor distinguish the sky from the earth. Through your energy, O slayer of Madhu, I am only alive.
Sanskrit: स्वयमेव भवांस्तस्माद् धर्मराजस्य यद्धितम्। तद् ब्रवीत्वाशु सर्वेषामागमानां त्वमागमः॥
English: Do you, therefore, yourself speak for the behoof of king Yudhishthira, for you are the ordainer of all the ordinances.
Sanskrit: कथं त्वयि स्थिते कृष्णे शाश्वते लोककर्तरि। प्रब्रूयान्मद्विधः कश्चिद् गुरौ शिष्य इव स्थिते॥
English: How, O Krishna, when you, the eternal creator of the universe, are present, can one like me speak like a disciple before his preceptor?
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच उपपन्नमिदं वाक्यं कौरवाणां धुरन्धरे। महावीर्ये महासत्त्वे स्थिरे सर्वार्थदर्शिनि॥
English: Vasudeva said Your words become you only who are the foremost of Kuru's race, who are endued with great energy, who are of great soul, and who are possessed of great patience and conversant with every subject.
Sanskrit: यच्च मामात्थ गाड्नेय बाणघातरूज प्रति। गृहाणात्र वरं भीष्म मत्प्रसादकृतं प्रभो॥
English: Regarding what you have said about the pain of wounds, receive, O Bhishma, this boon what I grant you, O powerful one, from favour.
Sanskrit: न ते ग्लानिन ते मूर्छा न दाहो न च ते रुजा। प्रभविष्यन्ति गाङ्गेय क्षुत्पिपासे न चाप्युत॥
English: Uneasiness, stupefaction, burning pain, hunger and thirst shall not, O son of Ganga, assail you, O you of undecaying glory.
Sanskrit: ज्ञानानि च समग्राणि प्रतिभास्यन्ति तेऽनघ। न च ते क्व चिदासक्तिर्बुद्धेः प्रादुर्भविष्यति॥
English: Your perception and memory, Osinless one, shall be unclouded. Your understanding shall not disappear.
Sanskrit: सत्त्वस्थं च मनो नित्यं तव भीष्म भविष्यति। रजस्तमोभ्यां रहितं घनैर्मुक्त इवोडुराट्॥
English: Your mind, O Bhishma, freed from the qualities of darkness and ignorance will always be subject to the quality of goodness, like the moon coming out of the clouds.
Sanskrit: यद् यच्च धर्मसंयुक्तमर्थयुक्तमथापि च। चिन्तयिष्यसि तत्राग्र्या बुद्धिस्तव भविष्यति॥
English: Your understanding will penetrate every subject regarding duty, morality, or profit, you will think upon.
Sanskrit: इमं च राजशार्दूल भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम्। चक्षुर्दिव्यं समाश्रित्य द्रक्ष्यस्यमितविक्रम॥
English: O foremost of kings, acquiring choice vision, you will, O you of incomparable prowess, succeed in seeing the four orders of created things.
Sanskrit: संसरन्तं प्रजाजालं संयुक्तो ज्ञानचक्षुषा। भीष्म द्रक्ष्यसि तत्त्वेन जले मीन इवामले॥
English: Possessing the eye of knowledge, you will, O Bhishma, see, like fishes in a limpid stream, all created things that you will try to recollect.'
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते व्याससहिताः सर्व ऋग्यजुःसामसहितैर्वचोभिः कृष्णमार्चयन्॥
English: Vaishampayana said, Then those great Rishis, with Vyasa amongst them, worshipped Krishna with hymns from the Richs, the Yajus, and the Samans.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वार्तवं दिव्य पुष्पवर्ष नभस्तलात्। पपात यत्र वार्ष्णेयः सगाङ्गेय सपाण्डवः॥
English: A shower of celestial flowers of all seasons fell on that spot where the Vrishni hero with Ganga's son and the son of Pandu were.
Sanskrit: वादित्राणि च सर्वाणि जगुश्चाप्सरसां गणाः। न चाहितमनिष्टं च किञ्चित्तत्र प्रदृश्यते॥
English: All kinds of celestial instruments played in the sky and the Apsaras began to sing. No evil portent appeared there.
Sanskrit: एव महर्षयः। भीष्ममामन्त्रयाञ्चक्रू ववौ शिवः सुखो वायुः सर्वगन्धवहः शुचिः। शान्तायां दिशि शान्ताश्च प्रावदन् मृगपक्षिणः॥
English: An auspicious, pleasant and pure breeze, carrying every kind of fragrance, began to blow. All the points of the horizon became clear and quiet, and all the animals and birds began to move about peacefully.
Sanskrit: ताते मुहूर्ताद् भगवान् सहस्रांशुर्दिवाकरः। दहन वैनमिवैकान्ते प्रतीच्या प्रत्यदृश्यत॥
English: Soon after, like a fire at the outskirt of a great forest, the divine Sun of a thousand rays was seen to descend westwards.
Sanskrit: ततो महर्षयः सर्वे समुत्थाय जनार्दनम्। राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Then, rising up, the great Rishis saluted Janardana and Bhishma and king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रणाममकरोत् केशवः सहपाण्डवः। सात्यकिः संजयश्चैव स च शारद्वत: कृपः॥
English: Upon this, Keshava, the sons of Pandu, Satyaki, Sanjaya, and Sharadwat's son Kripa, bowed reverentially to those sages.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते धर्मनिरताः सम्यक् तैरभिपूजिताः। श्वः समेष्याम इत्युक्त्वा यथेष्टं त्वरिता ययुः॥
English: Always righteous those sages, thus adored by Keshava and others, quickly went to their respective habitations saying-We will return tomorrow.'
Sanskrit: तथैवामन्त्र्य गाङ्गेयं केशवः पाण्डवास्तथा। प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य रथानारुरुहुः शुभान्॥
English: After this, Keshava and the Pandavas, saluting Bhishma and going round him, got upon their beautiful cars.
Sanskrit: ततो रथैः काञ्चनचित्रकूबरै महीधराभैः समदैश्च दन्तिभिः। हयैः सुपर्णैरिव चाशुगामिभिः पदातिभिश्चात्तशरासनादिभिः॥
English: Those heroes then went out, accompanied by many other cars adorned with golden Kuvaras, and infuriate elephants resembling mountains, and horses quick-coursing as Garudas, and the infantry armed with bows and weapons.
Sanskrit: ययौ स्थानां पुरतो हि सा चर्मू स्तथैव पश्चादतिमात्रसारिणी। पुरश्च पश्चाच्च यथा महानदी तमृक्षवन्तं गिरिमेत्य नर्मदा॥
English: That army, moving quickly, proceeded in two detachments, one in the van and the other in the rear of those princes. The spectacle shone like two currents of the great river Narmada at the point where it is divided by the Rikshavat mountains standing across it.
Sanskrit: ततः पुरस्ताद्भगवान्निशाकरः समुत्थितस्तामभिहर्षयंश्चमूम्। दिवाकरापीतरसा महौषधी: पुनः स्वकेनैव गुणेन योजयन्॥
English: Cheering up that great army the divine Moon rose before it in the sky, once more giving moisture, by his own force, to the terrestrial herbs and plants whose juice has been drunk up by the Sun.
Sanskrit: ततः पुरं सुरपुरसम्मितद्युति प्रविश्य ते यदुवृषपाण्डवास्तदा। यथोचितान् भवनवरान् समाविशञ् श्रमान्विता मृगपतयो गुहा इव॥
English: Then that foremost of Yadu's race and the sons of Pandu, entering the (Kuru) city which was shining like that of the city of Indra itself, proceeded to their respective edifices like tired lions seeking their caves.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः शयनमाविश्य प्रसुप्तो मधुसूदनः। याममात्रार्धशेषायां यामिन्यां प्रत्यबुद्ध्यत॥ स ध्यानपथमाविश्य सर्वज्ञानानि माधवः। अवलोक्य ततः पश्चाद् दध्यौ ब्रह्म सनातनम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Retiring to his bed the destroyer of Madhu slept happily. Awaking when half a period was wanting for the approach of the day, he made himself ready for meditation. Concentrating all his senses, he meditated on the eternal Brahma.