pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स्कन्धमारोपयामास दशव्यामं परंतपः॥ स तं वृक्षं दशव्यामं सस्कन्धविटपं बली। प्रगृह्याभ्यद्रवत् सूतान् दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः॥ ऊरुवेगेन तस्याथ न्यग्रोधाश्वत्यकिंशुकाः। भूमौ निपतिता वृक्षाः सङ्घशस्तत्र शेरते॥ तं सिंहमिव संक्रुद्ध दृष्ट्वा गन्धर्वमागतम्। वित्रेसुः सर्वशः सूता विषादभयकम्पिताः॥
English: Measuring ten Vyamas and placed it on his shoulders. Then taking that tree up with its trunk and branches, measuring ten Vyamas that slayer of foes rushed towards the Sutas like Yama with mace in his hand. By the velocity of his movement, the banian, Nyagrodha, Kinshukh and other trees fell down on earth an lay in a heap. Beholding that Gandharva approach enraged like a lion, all those Sutas were afraid and trembled in sorrow and fear, Then beholding the Gandharva approach like death, the Kichaka's cremated their cldest brother and spoke amongst themselves trembling in fear and sorrow.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वो बलवानेति क्रुद्ध उद्यम्य पादपम्। सैरन्ध्री मुच्यतां शीघ्रं यतो नो भयमागतम्॥
English: “Here comes the powerful Gandharva enraged uprooting a tree. Soon release Sairandhri from whom this fear has come."
Sanskrit: ते तु दृष्ट्वा तदाऽऽविद्धं भीमसेनेन पादपम्। विमुच्य द्रौपदी तत्र प्राद्रवन्नगरं प्रति॥
English: Then seeing the tree that had been uprooted by Bhimaseni they set Draupadi free and ran towards the city.
Sanskrit: द्रवतस्तांस्तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य स वज्री दानवानिव। शतं पञ्चाधिकं भीमः प्राहिणोद् यमसादनम्॥ वृक्षेणैतेन राजेन्द्र प्रभवानसुतो बली। तत आश्वासयत् कृष्णां स विमुच्य विशाम्पते।॥
English: Beholding them thus taking to their heels, the powerful Bhima, the son of the Wind-god, dispatched with that tree, O king, hundred and five of them to the abode of death, like the wielder of thunder-bolt, the Danavas. Then releasing Krishna he comforted her.
Sanskrit: उवाच च महाबाहुः पाञ्चालीं तत्र द्रौपदीम्। अश्रुपूर्णमुखीं दीनां दुर्धर्षः स वृकोदरः॥
English: Then the irrepressible mighty-armed Vrikodara Bhima said to the poor Panchali, Draupadi, with tearful eyes.
Sanskrit: एवं ते भीरु वध्यन्ते ये त्वां क्लिश्यन्त्यनागसम्। प्रैहि त्वं नगरं कृष्णे न भयं विद्यते तव॥ अन्येनाहं गमिष्यामि विराटस्य महानसम्॥
English: Then, O timid lady, all those from whom proceeded you misery, have been killed. Return O Krishna, to the city, you have no fear. I shall go to Virata's kitchen by another way.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पञ्चाधिकं शतं तच्च निहतं तेन भारत। महावनमिवच्छिन्नं शिश्ये विगलितगुमम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said O descendant of Bharata, thus there were slain hundred and five of them (as if) a huge forest over-spread with uprooted trees.
Sanskrit: एवं ते निहता राजञ्छतं पञ्च च कीचकाः। स च सेनापतिः पूर्वमित्येतत् सूतषट्शतम्॥
English: Thus, Oking, one hundred and five Kichaka's killed. Including the commander-in-chief who was slain before, they were one hundred and six.
Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं नरा नार्यश्च संगताः। विस्मयं परमं गत्वा नोचुः किञ्चन भारत॥
English: Beholding that wonderful deed men and women assembled; O descendant of Bharata, they were filled with surprise and could not speak any thing.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ते दृष्ट्वा निहतान् सूतान् राज्ञे गत्वा न्यवेदयन्। गन्धर्वैनिहता राजन् सूतपुत्रा महाबलाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Beholding the Suta's slain, people went and communicated to the king: "O king, the highly powerful sons of Suta have been slain by the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: यथा वज्रेण वै दीर्ण पर्वतस्य महच्छिरः। व्यतिकीर्णाः प्रदृश्यन्ते तथा सूता महीतले॥
English: The Suta's are to be seen scattered on the surface of the earth like huge mountain summits clapped by thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: सैरन्ध्री च विमुक्तासौ पुनरायाति ते गृहम्। सर्वं संशयितं राचन् नगरं ते भविष्यति॥
English: And released Sairandhri comes back to your city; your (whole) city, o king, indeed shall be in danger.
Sanskrit: यथारूपा च सैरन्ध्री गन्धर्वाश्च महाबलाः। पुंसामिष्टश्च विषयो मैथुनाय न संशयः॥
English: Sairandhri is highly beautiful and the Gandharvas are greatly powerful and forsooth, men are undoubtedly lustful.
Sanskrit: यथा सैरन्ध्रदोषेण न ते राजनिदं पुरम्। विनाशमेति वै क्षिप्रं तथा नीतिविधीयताम्॥
English: Soon find out some means O king, by which your kingdom may not be ruined on account of the injuries done to Sairandhri.'
Sanskrit: तेषां तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा विराटो वाहिनीपतिः। अब्रवीत् क्रियतामेषां सूतानां परमक्रिया॥
English: Hearing their words, Virata, the king of armies, said : “Perform the obsequial rites of the Sutas."
Sanskrit: एकस्मिन्नेव ते सर्वे सुसमिद्धे हुताशने। दह्यन्तां कीचकाः शीघ्रं रत्नैर्गन्धैश्च सर्वशः॥
English: Let all the Kichaka's be burnt down on one burning, funeral pyre with profuse jems and perfumes.
Sanskrit: सुदेष्णामब्रवीद् राजा महिषीं जातसाध्वसः। सैरन्ध्रीमागतां ब्रूया ममैव वचनादिदम्॥
English: Then filled with fear, the king said to his queen Sudeshna: 'When Sairandhri comes, tell her these words of mine.
Sanskrit: गच्छ सैरन्ध्र भद्रं ते यथाकामं वरानने। बिभेति राजा सुश्रोणि गन्धर्वेभ्यः पराभवात्॥
English: Go Sairandhri, wherever you like; may good betide you, O fair one, O you having beautiful eye-brows, the king is afraid of defeat from the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: न हि त्वामुत्सहे वक्तुं स्वयं गन्धर्वरक्षिताम्। स्त्रियास्त्वदोषस्तां वक्तुमतस्त्वां प्रब्रवीम्यहम्॥
English: I dare not speak all this to you in person, protected as you are by the Gandharvas. A woman cannot offend (any body) so I speak this through her.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ मुक्ता भयात् कृष्णा सूतपुत्रान् निरस्य च। मोक्षिता भीमसेनेन जगाम नगरं प्रति॥ त्रासितेव मृगी बाला शार्दूलेन मनस्विनी। गात्राणि वाससी चैव प्रक्षाल्य सलिलेन सा॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thus released by Bhimasena after the destruction of Sutas, the intelligent Krishna freed from fear, washed her body and raiment in water and went towards the city like a doe put to fright by a tiger,
Sanskrit: तां दृष्ट्वा पुरुषा राजन् प्राद्रवन्त दिशो दश। गन्धर्वाणां भयत्रस्ताः केचिद् दृष्ट्वा न्यमीलयन्।।१३।
English: Beholding her, O king, people fled away in all directions in fear of the Gandharvas and some even shut up their eyes.
Sanskrit: ततो महानसद्वारि भीमसेनमवस्थितम्। ददर्श राजन् पाञ्चाली यथा मत्तं महाद्विपम्॥
English: Then, o king, Panchali saw Bhimsena, waiting at the kitchen door like a huge infuriated elephant.
Sanskrit: तं विस्मयन्ती शनकैः संज्ञाभिरिदमब्रवीत्। गन्धर्वराजाय नमो येनास्मि परिमोचिता॥
English: She wonderingly said to him in words intelligible to them: “Salutation to that king of Gandharvas by whom I have been released.
Sanskrit: भीमसेन उवाच ये पुरा विचरन्तीह पुरुषा वशवर्तिनः। तस्यास्ते वचनं श्रुत्वा ह्यनृणा विहरन्त्वतः॥
English: Bhima said Hearing these words of hers under which those persons were till then living in that city, they will now live there freed from debt.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सा नर्तनागारे धनंजयमपश्यता राज्ञः कन्या विराटस्य नर्तयानं महाभुजम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said She there the mighty-armed Dhananjaya in the dancing hall giving instructions in dancing to the daughter of the king Virata.
Sanskrit: ततस्ता नर्तनागाराद् विनिष्क्रम्य सहार्जुनाः। कन्या ददृशुरायान्तीं क्लिष्टां कृष्णामनागसम्॥
English: Then coming out with Arjuna from the dancing hall, those daughters saw the innocent saw Krishna (though) sorely persecuted coming. Beholding her arrive there they all delightedly said.
Sanskrit: कन्या ऊचुः दिष्ट्या सैरन्ध्र मुक्तासि दिष्ट्यासि पुनरागता। दिष्ट्या विनिहताः सूता ये त्वां क्लिश्यन्त्यनागसम्॥
English: The Daughters said By good luck, O Sairandhri, you have been released and by good-luck you have returned. And by good luck the Sutas have been slain from whom this your misery came.
Sanskrit: बृहन्नलोवाच कथं सैरन्ध्रि मुक्तासि कथं पापाश्च ते हताः। इच्छामि वै तव श्रोतुं सर्वमेव यथातथम्॥
English: Brihannala said Have you been released, O Sairandhri, and have those wicked men been slain? I wish to hear all this exactly as it happened.
Sanskrit: सैरन्ध्युवाच बृहन्नले किं नु तव सैरन्ध्या कार्यमद्य वै। या त्वं वससि कल्याणि सदा कन्यापुरे सुखम्॥
English: Sairandhri said O blessed Brihnnala, you always live happily in the apartment of the girls, what have you to do with Sairandhri?
Sanskrit: न हि दुःखं समाप्नोषि सैरन्ध्री यदुपाश्नुते। तेन मां दुःखितामेवं पृच्छसे प्रहसन्निव॥
English: You shall not meet with grief when Sairandhri does it. You are asking me thus in jest who am stricken with sorrow.
Sanskrit: बृहन्नलोवाच बृहन्नलापि कल्याणि दुःखमाप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्। तिर्यग्योनिगता बाले न चैनामवबुध्यसे॥
English: Brihannala said O blessed lady, Brihannala also has sorrow of her own without any comparison; she has been born in the species of brutes, you do not understand this, O girl.
Sanskrit: त्वया सहोषिता चास्मि त्वं च सर्वैः सहोषिता। क्लिश्यन्त्यां त्वयि सुश्रोणि को नु दुःखं न चिन्तयेत्।।२४
English: I have lived with you and you also have lived with us; why should not one, O you of beautiful hips, feel sorrow for you who are afflicted with sorrow.
Sanskrit: न तु केनचिदत्यन्तं कस्यचिद्धृदयं क्वचित्। वेदितुं शक्यते नूनं तेन मां नावबुध्यसे॥
English: No one can definitely read another's heart; therefore O fair one, you cannot understand me.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सहैव कन्याभिद्रौपदी राजवेश्म तत्। प्रविवेश सुदेष्णायाः समीपमुपगामिनी॥
English: Then accompanied by those girls Draupadi entered the palace with a view to appear before Sudeshna.
Sanskrit: तामब्रवीद् राजपुत्री विराटवचनादिदम्। सैरन्ध्र गम्यतां शीघ्रं यत्र कामयसे गतिम्॥
English: Then the queen communicated to her Virata's words: 'Sairandhri, soon go wherever you wish.
Sanskrit: राजा बिभेति ते भद्रे गन्धर्वेभ्यः पराभवात्। त्वं चापि तरुणी सुभ्र रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि। पुंसामिष्टश्च विषयो गन्धर्वाश्चातिकोपनाः॥
English: O fair one, the king is afraid of the defeat from the Gandharvas. O you of beautiful eyebrows, you are youthful and in beauty, unparalleled on earth. You are an object of desire to men and the Gandharvas are wrathful.
Sanskrit: सैरभ्युवाच त्रयोदशाहमात्रं मे राजा क्षाम्यतु भामिनि। कृतकृत्या भविष्यन्ति गन्धर्वास्ते न संशयः॥
English: Sairandhri said O fair queen, let the king permit me to live here for thirteen days more. Undoubtedly the Gandharvas shall be highly obliged for this.
Sanskrit: ततो मामुपनेष्यन्ति करिष्यन्ति च ते प्रियम्। ध्रुवं च श्रेयसा राजा योक्ष्यते सह बान्धवैः॥
English: They will then take me away from here and will do what is agreeable to you. Forsooth the king with his friends shall meet with wellbeing.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कीचकस्य तु घातेन अत्याहितं चिन्तयित्वा व्यस्मयन्त पृथग् जनाः॥ सानुजस्य विशाम्पते।
English: Vaishampayana said O king, at the destruction of Kichaka and his brothers and thinking of this calamity, people were filled with surprise.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् पुरे जनपदे संजल्पोऽभूच्च सङ्घशः। शौर्याद्धि वल्लभो राज्ञो महासत्त्वः स कीचकः॥
English: All over the city and provinces, it was widely known that the kings Vallabha and Kichaka were both brave and powerful heroes.
Sanskrit: आसीत् प्रहर्ता सैन्यानां दारामर्शी च दुर्मतिः। स हतः खलु पापात्मा गन्धर्वैर्दुष्टपूरुषः॥
English: The wicked-minded Kichaka was the oppressor of men and the ravisher of soldier's wives; that vicious, wicked man has been slain by the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: इत्यजल्पन् महाराज परानीकविनाशनम्। देशे देशे मनुष्याश्च कीचकं दुष्प्रधर्षणम्॥
English: It is in this way, O great king, that people of various countries spoke about the irrepressible Kichaka, the slayer of hostile armies.
Sanskrit: अथ वै धार्तराष्ट्रेण प्रयुक्ता ये बहिश्चराः। मृगयित्वा बहून् ग्रामान् राष्ट्राणि नगराणि च॥
English: In the meantime spies, engaged by Dhritarashtra's son, searching many villages, provinces and cities.
Sanskrit: संविधाय यथादृष्टं यथादेशप्रदर्शनम्। कृतकृत्या न्यवर्तन्त ते चरा नगरं प्रति॥
English: Accomplishing all they had been commanded and seeing all countries, returned to the city; being successful (in one thing).
Sanskrit: तत्र दृष्ट्वा तु राजानं कौरव्यं धृतराष्ट्रजम्। द्रोणकर्णकृपैः साधु भीष्मेण च महात्मना॥ संगतं भ्रातृभिश्चापि त्रिगर्तेश्च महारथैः। दुर्योधनं सभामध्ये आसीनमिदमब्रुवन्॥
English: Then beholding Dhritarashtra's son, king Duryodhana of the Kuru race, seated in his court, with Drona, Karna, Kripa, the noble Bhishma, his brothers and the great heroes, the Trigarthas, they said to him.
Sanskrit: चरा ऊचुः कृतोऽस्माभिः परो यत्नस्तेषामन्वेषणे सदा। पाण्डवानां मनुष्येन्द्र तस्मिन् महति कानने॥
English: The spies said O king of men, we have with great care searched the sons of Pandu in that huge forest.
Sanskrit: निर्जने मृगसंकीर्णे नानादुमलताकुले। लताप्रतानबहुले नानागुल्मसमावृते॥
English: Solitary, abounding in wild animals, filled with various trees, creepers, entwining creepers and various groves.
Sanskrit: न च विद्मो गता येन पार्थाः सुदृढविक्रमाः। मार्गमाणाः पदन्यासं तेषु तेषु तथा तथा॥
English: 1But we haven failed to find out the way (stamped) with their footsteps, by which the highly powerful sons of Pritha might have gone.
Sanskrit: गिरिकूटेषु तुङ्गेषु नानाजनपदेषु च। जनाकीर्णेषु देशेषु खवटेषु पुरेषु च।॥
English: On mountain summits, in fastness, in various countries, in provinces filled with men, in encampments and cities.
Sanskrit: नरेन्द्र बहुशोऽन्विष्टा नैव विद्यश्च पाण्डवान्। अत्यन्तं वा विनष्टास्ते भद्रं तुभ्यं नरर्षभ॥
English: We have made many inquires, O king, but we have not found out the Pandavas; may good betide you. O king; it seems they have perished.
Sanskrit: वर्मन्यन्वेष्यमाणा वै रथिनां रथिसत्तम। न हि विद्मो गतिं तेषां वासं हि नरसत्तम॥
English: O foremost of car-warriors, we pursued (also) the track of those car-warriors, but O foremost of men, we have not found out their whereabouts and movements.
Sanskrit: किंचित्काले मनुष्येन्द्र सूतानामनुगा वयम्। मृगयित्वा यथान्यायं वेदितार्थाः स्म तत्त्वतः॥
English: O king of men, for sometime we pursued their charioteers; and making due enquiries we have got at the truth.
Sanskrit: प्राप्ता द्वारवती सूता विना पार्थः परंतप। न तत्र कृष्णा राजेन्द्र पाण्डवाश्च महाव्रताः॥
English: O slayer of enemies, the charioteers reached, Dvaravati without the son of Pritha. O king, there is neither Krishna nor are the Pandavas of great vows.
Sanskrit: सर्वथा विप्रणष्टास्ते नमस्ते भरतर्षभ। न हि विद्मो मतिं तेषां वासं वापि महात्मनाम्॥
English: They have all perished. We bow to you. O foremost of Bharata. We do no know the movements and whereabouts of those highsouled ones.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवानां प्रवृत्तिं च विद्मः कर्मापि वा कृतम्। स नः शाधि मनुष्येन्द्र अत ऊर्ध्वं विशाम्पते॥
English: We know of the inclination of ht Pandavas and some of their deeds. After this, give us instructions, O king, O lord of men.
Sanskrit: अन्वेषणे पाण्डवानां भूयः किं करवामहे। इमां च नः प्रियां वीर वाचं भद्रवतीं शृणु॥
English: As to what we should again do in our search after the Pandavas. O heroes, listen to these pleasing words tending to your wellbeing.
Sanskrit: येन त्रिगर्ता निहता बलेन महता नृप। सूतेन राज्ञो मत्स्यस्य कीचकेन बलीयसा॥
English: Oking, the Trigarthas were repeatedly vanquished by the great prowess of Kichaka, the charioteer of the king of Matsya.
Sanskrit: स हतः पतितः शेते गन्धर्वैर्निशि भारत। अदृश्यमानैर्दुष्टात्मा भ्रातृभिः सह सोदरैः॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, that vicioussouled one lies slain on earth with his brother by some invisible Gandharvas at night.
Sanskrit: प्रियमेतदुपश्रुत्य शत्रूणां च पराभवम्। कृतकृत्यश्च कौरव्य विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम्॥
English: Hearing this pleasant news of the defeat of our enemy, do you decide, O Kauravya, as to what you should do hereafter.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो दुर्योधनो राजा ज्ञात्वा तेषां वचस्तदा। चिरमन्तर्मना भूत्वा प्रत्युवाच सभासदः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thereupon hearing their words, the king Duryodhana thought in his mind and then said to his courtiers.
Sanskrit: सुदुःखा खलु कार्याणां गतिर्विज्ञातुमन्ततः। तस्मात् सर्वे निरीक्षध्वं क्व नु ते पाण्डवा गताः।।२।
English: It is very difficult to ascertain definitely the tide of affairs. Do you all ascertain where the Pandavas have gone.
Sanskrit: अल्पावशिष्टं कालस्य गतभूयिष्ठमन्ततः। तेषामज्ञातचर्यायामस्मिन् वर्षे त्रयोदशे॥
English: Of these thirteen years which they have to pass hidden from us all, the greater portion has well-high elapsed and only a little remains.
Sanskrit: अस्य वर्षस्य शेषं चेद् व्यतीयुरिह पाण्डवाः। निवृत्तसमयास्ते हि सत्यव्रतपरायणाः॥
English: And if they can truly pass the remaining portion of this year hidden from our view in pursuance of their vow they will then have fulfilled their pledge.
Sanskrit: क्षरन्त इव नागेन्द्राः सर्वे ह्याशीविषोपमाः। दुःखा भवेयुः संरब्धाः कौरवान् प्रति ते ध्रुवम्॥
English: Forsooth, they, worked up with anger, will torment the Kauravas like the elephants in rut or virulent snakes.
Sanskrit: सर्वे कालस्य वेत्तारः कृच्छ्ररूपधराः स्थिताः। प्रविशेयुर्जितक्रोधास्तावदेव पुनर्वनम्॥
English: Let them, with anger controlled, acquainted with all seasons, living in painful disguise, enter the woods again.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् क्षिप्रं बुभूषध्वं यथा तेऽत्यन्तमव्ययम्। राज्यं निर्द्वन्द्वमव्यग्रं निःसपत्नं चिरं भवेत्॥
English: Do you all concert measures speedily for this, so that our kingdom may remain without enemies, rivals and diminution.
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीत् ततः कर्णः क्षिप्रं गच्छन्तु भारत। अन्ये धूर्ता नरा दक्षा निभृताः साधुकारिणः॥
English: Thereupon Karna said : “O descendant of Bharata, let other spies, more, cunning, capable and better fitted for this work, proceed in disguise.
Sanskrit: चरन्तु देशान् संवीताः स्फीताञ्जानपदाकुलान्। तत्र गोष्ठीषु रम्यासु सिद्धप्रव्रजितेषु च।॥
English: Let them range all over the country, various provinces over-flowing with population, assemblies of learned men and charming retreats of ascetics.
Sanskrit: परिचारेषु तीर्थेषु विविधेष्वाकरेषु च। विज्ञातव्या मनुष्यैस्तैस्तर्कया सुविनीतया॥
English: In inner apartments, places of pilgrimage, mines and various other places (they should be searched after) with vigilance and humility.
Sanskrit: विविधैस्तत्परैः सम्यक् तज्जैनिपुणसंवृतैः। अन्वेष्टव्याः सुनिपुणैः पाण्डवाश्छन्नवासिनः॥
English: The Pandavas, living in disguise, should be searched after by a number of expert spies, devoted to this work, themselves disguised and well acquainted with the object of search.
Sanskrit: नदीकुट्ठोषु तीर्थेषु ग्रामेषु नगरेषु च। आश्रमेषु च रम्येषु पर्वतेषु गुहासु च॥
English: On the banks of the rivers, in sacred shrines, villages, cities, hermitages, charming mountains and caves.
Sanskrit: अथाग्रजानन्तरजः पापभावानुरागवान्। ज्येष्ठं दुःशासनस्तत्र भ्राता भ्रातरमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon his younger brother Dushasana, taking delight in sins, said before his elder brother.
Sanskrit: येषु नः प्रत्ययो राजंश्चारेषु मनुजाधिप। ते यान्तु दत्तदेया वै भूयस्तान् परिमार्गितुम्॥
English: O king, O lord of men, let those spies, in whom we have confidence, receive their remuneration in advance and proceed in search of them.
Sanskrit: एतच्च कर्णो यत् प्राह सर्वमीहामहे तथा। यथोद्दिष्टं चराः सर्वे मृगयन्तु यतस्ततः॥
English: This and what Karna has said have my full approbation. As directed let all those spies search at all those places.
Sanskrit: एते चान्ये च भूयांसो देशाद् देशं यथाविधि। न तु तेषां गतिर्वासः प्रवृत्तिश्चोपलभ्यते॥
English: Let those and others make a due search in various countries. My belief is that their movements and whereabouts are not to be known.
Sanskrit: अत्यन्तं वा निगूढास्ते पारं चोर्मिमतो गताः। व्यालैश्चापि महारण्ये भक्षिताः शूरमानिनः॥
English: They are living in very great secrecy; or perhaps they have gone to the other side of the ocean. Those respecters of heroes might have been devoured by wild animals in that huge forest.
Sanskrit: अथवा विषमं प्राप्य विनष्टाः शाश्वतीः समाः। तस्मान्मानसमव्यग्रं कृत्वा त्वं कुरुनन्दन। कुरु कार्यं महोत्साहं मन्यसे यन्नराधिप॥
English: Or overtaken by some dreadful calamity, they have perished for ever. Therefore, O Kuru chief, removing all anxiety from your heart, acquire what you may, working with your energy, O king.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथाब्रवीन्महावीर्यो द्रोणस्तत्त्वार्थदर्शिवान्। न तादृशा विनश्यन्ति न प्रयान्ति पराभवम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thereupon the highly energetic and greatly wise Drona said : "Persons like them can never meet with destruction of discomfiture."
Sanskrit: शूराश्च कृतविद्याश्च बुद्धिमन्तो जितेन्द्रियाः। धर्मज्ञाश्च कृतज्ञाश्च धर्मराजमनुव्रताः॥ नीतिधर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञं पितृवच्च समाहितम्। धर्मे स्थितं सत्यधृति ज्येष्ठं ज्येष्ठानुयायिनः॥ अनुव्रता महात्मानं भ्रातरो भ्रातरं नृप। अजातशत्रु श्रीमन्तं सर्वभ्रातृननुव्रतम्॥
English: Heroic, well educated, intelligent, selfcontrolled, pious, grateful, observant of vows, ever following their eldest brother, the pious Yudhishthira like a father, stationed in morality and truthful-all these brothers, O king, are obedient to this high-souled brother, graceful and having no enemy and himself (also) obeying his brothers.
Sanskrit: तेषां तथा विधेयानां निभृतानां महात्मनाम्। किमर्थं नीतिमान् पार्थः श्रेयो नैषां करिष्यति॥
English: Why not Partha conversant with policy should look to the well being of such highsouled brothers obedient to him?
Sanskrit: तस्माद् यत्नात् प्रतीक्षन्ते कालस्योदयमागतम्। न हि ते नाशमृच्छेयुरिति पश्याम्यहं धिया॥
English: It is for this they are carefully waiting for the opportune hour. Such persons never die; this is what I perceive by my good sense.
Sanskrit: साम्प्रतं चैव यत् कार्यं तच्च क्षिप्रमकालिकम्। क्रियतां साधु संचिन्त्य वासश्चैषां प्रचिन्त्यताम्॥ यथावत् पाण्डुपुत्राणां सर्वार्थेषु धृतात्मनाम्। दुर्जेयाः खलु शूरास्ते दुरापास्तपसा वृताः॥
English: Do you immediately without any loss of time and after proper thought what should be done. Also appoint duly the habitation of those sons of Pandu, who are self-controlled in all things. Those heroic, sinless and devout Pandavas are hard to be discovered.
Sanskrit: शुद्धात्मा गुणवान् पार्थः सत्यवान् नीतिमाशुचिः। तेजोराशिरसंख्येयो गृह्णीयादपि चक्षुषा॥
English: The pure-souled, accomplished, truthful, honest son of Pritha, conversant with policy, and a very collection of effulgence, is capable of consuming by his very look.
Sanskrit: विज्ञाय क्रियतां तस्माद् भूयश्च मृगयामहे। ब्राह्मणैश्चारकैः सिद्धर्ये चान्ये तद्विदो जनाः॥
English: Knowing this, do (what you should); we shall again search them through Brahmana spies, Siddhas and others who know them.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः शान्तनवो भीष्मो भरतानां पितामहः। श्रुतवान् देखकालज्ञस्तत्त्वज्ञः सर्वधर्मवित्॥ आचार्यवाक्योपरमे तद्वाक्यमभिसंदधत्। हितार्थं समुवाचैनां भारती भारतान् प्रति॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thereupon the grand-father, of Bharatas, Shantanu's son, Bhishma, well-read in the Vedas, and informed of the truth of the place and time and endued with a knowledge of his own duties, after the speech of the preceptor Drona, applauded it and said the following words to the descendants of Bharata for their interest.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरे समासक्तां धर्मज्ञे धर्मसंवृताम्। असत्सु दुर्लभां नित्यं सतां चाभिमतां सदा॥
English: Bespeaking his attachment to the pious Yudhishthira, words that are rarely given vent to by the dishonest men and always liked by the honest.
Sanskrit: भीष्मः समवदत् तत्र गिरं साधुभिरर्चिताम्। यश्चैष ब्राह्मणः प्राह द्रोणः सर्वार्थतत्त्ववित्॥
English: Bhishma gave bent to impartial words always liked by the wise: “I have nothing to say on and fully approve of the words, which the Brahmana Drona, acquainted with the truth of all things, has said.
Sanskrit: सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नाः साधुव्रतसमन्विताः। श्रुतवर्तोपपन्नाश्च नानाश्रुतिसमन्विताः॥ वृद्धानुशासने युक्ताः सत्यव्रतपरायणाः। समयं समयज्ञास्ते पालयन्तः शुचिव्रताः॥ क्षत्रधर्मरता नित्यं केशवानुगता: सदा। प्रवीरपुरुषास्ते वै महात्मानो महाबलाः। नावसीदितुमर्हन्ति उद्वहन्तः सतां धुरम्॥
English: Gifted with all auspicious marks, observant of religious vows, well-read in the Vedas and intent upon the performance of various religious observances, (always) engaged in carrying out the orders of elderly men, of truthful vows, acquainted with the use of time, always satisfying their condition, pure, always performing the duties of the Kshatriya order, always following Keshava, those high-souled and highly powerful heroes.
Sanskrit: धर्मतश्चैव गुप्तास्ते सुवीर्येण च पाण्डवाः। न नाशमधिगच्छेयुरिति मे धीयते मतिः॥ तत्र बुद्धिं प्रवक्ष्यामि पाण्डवान् प्रति भारत। न तु नीतिः सुनीतस्य शक्यतेऽन्वेषितुं परैः॥
English: Carrying the burden of the wise do not seem to wither away. Protected, by their own great energy, the Pandavas ever treading virtue shall not die. This is what I surmise. O descendant of Bharata, I tell you what I think we should do towards the Pandavas,
Sanskrit: यत् तु शक्यमिहास्माभिस्तान् वै संचिन्त्य पाण्डवान्। बुद्ध्या प्रयुक्तं न द्रोहात् प्रवक्ष्यामि निबोध तत्।।१०।
English: To search them through mean spies would not be the policy of a (really wise man.) Consulting with others we should decide what we should do towards the Pandavas.