pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ततोऽहमस्त्रमाग्नेयमनुमन्त्र्य प्रयुक्तवान्। वारुणेनैव तद् रामो वारयामास मे विभुः॥
English: Then did I after repeating suitable incantations shoot the weapon called Agneya ine was but Rama thwarted that weapon called Agneya but Rama thwarted that weapon of mine by one called Varuna, O lord.
Sanskrit: एवमस्त्राणि दिव्यानि रामस्याहमवारयम्। रामश्च मम तेजस्वी दिव्यास्त्रविदरिंदमः॥
English: In this way did I ward off the heavenly weapons of Rama and the energetic Rama too, that chastiser of enemies, conversant with celestial weapons, thwarted off the weapons of mine.
Sanskrit: ततो मां सव्यतो राजन् रामः कुर्वन् द्विजोत्तमः। उरस्यविध्यत् संक्रुद्धो जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्॥
English: There did that best among the twice-born, Rama, the son of Jamadagni, suddenly turning to the right, pierce me in my breast.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं भरतश्रेष्ठ संन्यषीदं रथोत्तमे। ततो मां कश्मलाविष्टं सूतस्तूर्णमुदावहत्॥
English: Then did I foremost among the Bharatas, faint on that best of cars. My charioteer quickly removed who deprived of consciousness.
Sanskrit: ग्लायन्तं भरतश्रेष्ठ रामबाणप्रपीडितम्। ततो मामपयातं वै भृशं विद्धमचेतसम्॥
English: O chief among the Bharatas, seeing me afflicted and struck with the arrows of Rama and removed, being deprived of consciousness,
Sanskrit: रामस्यानुचरा हृष्टाः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा विचुक्रुशुः। अकृतव्रणप्रभृतयः काशिकन्या च भारत॥
English: All the followers of Rama, Akri avrana and others and the daughter of the king of the Kashis all set up a loud shout.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु लब्धसंज्ञोऽहं ज्ञात्रा सूतमथाब्रुवम्। याहि सूत यतो राम; सज्जोऽहं गतवेदनः॥
English: My consciousness (after a time) having come back I said to my charioteer "O charioteer go where Rama is, I am prepared (for battle) for I have now no pains.”
Sanskrit: ततो मामवहत् सूतो हयैः परमशोभितैः। नृत्यद्भिरिव कौरव्य मारुतप्रतिमैर्गतौ॥
English: Then did the charioteer bear me by means of exceedingly beautiful horses which went on dancing as it were, O scion of the Kuru race, and which were of the speed similar of that of the wind.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं राममासाद्य बाणवर्षेच कौरव। अवाकिरं सुसंरब्धः संरब्धं च जिगीषया॥
English: Having then come near Rama and being wrathful I shot forth a shower of arrows, O Kaurava, with the desire of gaining victory over that wrathful one.
Sanskrit: तानापतत एवासौ रामो बाणानजिह्मगान्। बाणैरेवाच्छिनत् तूर्णमेकैकं त्रिभिराहवे।॥
English: But that Rama cut asunder those arrows which went along in straight lines, when they were in still in the air, by shooting three arrows for each of mine.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते सूदिताः सर्वे मम बाणाः सुसंशिताः। रामबाणैर्द्विधा छिन्नाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Then were all of them (Rama's followers) rejoiced at seeing my well furnished arrows cut asunder in two by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: ततः पुनः शरं दीप्तं सुप्रभं कालसम्मितम्। असृजं जामदग्न्याय रामायाहं जिघांसया॥
English: Then did I shoot at Rama, the son of Jamadgna with the desire of killing him, blazing arrows of good appearance, guided by death itself.
Sanskrit: तेन त्वभिहतो गाढं बाणवेगवशं गतः। मुमोह समरे रामो भूमौ च निपपात ह॥
English: Struck with its force and owing to its impetus, Rama fainted in the field and fell on the ground.
Sanskrit: ततो हाहाकृतं सर्वं रामे भूतलमाश्रिते। जगद् भारत संविग्नं यथार्कपतने भवेत्॥
English: Rama falling on the ground all began to cry out Alas, Alas, as might be the case, O Bharata, if the sun were to fall on the earth.
Sanskrit: तत एनं समुद्विग्नाः सर्व एवाभिदुद्रुवुः। तपोधनास्ते सहसा काश्या च कुरुनन्दन॥
English: Then did all those ascetics and the princess of Kashi,Odelighter of the race of Kuru, being filled with anxiety, began to comfort him,
Sanskrit: तत एनं परिष्वज्य शनैराश्वासयंस्तदा। पाणिभिर्जलशीतैश्च जयाशीभिच कौरव॥
English: By embracing him and slowly passing over the palms of their hands rendered cold by water and by blessings of victory, OKaurava.
Sanskrit: ततः स विह्वलं वाक्यं राम उत्थाय चाब्रवीत्। तिष्ठ भीष्म हतोऽसीति बाणं संधाय कार्मुके।॥
English: Then did Rama, rising up, give vent to these wrathful words:-"Stay, O Bhishma, you are already killed" fixing an arrow to his bow.
Sanskrit: स मुक्तो न्यपतत् तूर्णं सव्ये पार्श्वे महाहवे। येनाहं भृशमुद्विग्नो व्याघूर्णित इव दुमः॥
English: In that great battle that arrow, shot by him, quickly fell on my right side owing to which I was as much agitated as a tree is shaken by a gale.
Sanskrit: हत्वा हयांस्ततो रामः शीघ्रास्त्रेण महाहवे। अवाकिरन्मां विस्रब्धो बाणैस्तैोमवाहिभिः॥
English: Then did Rama, after killing my horses in that great battle, cover me up with clusters of arrows shot with lightness of hand and with such precision that each could carry away with it a single hair of my body,
Sanskrit: ततोऽहमपि शीघ्रास्त्रं समरप्रतिवारणम्। अवासृज महाबाहो तेऽन्तराधिष्ठिता: शराः॥
English: Then did I too shoot my weapons with lightness of hand so as toward off his arrows, O you of long arms, and those arrows (of mine and of Rama) stayed in the air (without falling down.)
Sanskrit: रामस्य मम चैवाशु व्योमावृत्य समन्ततः। न स्म सूर्यः प्रतपति शरजालसमावृतः॥
English: The arrows shot by Rama and myself completely covered the sky so that even the sun, covered by a net of arrows, could not give forth its heat.
Sanskrit: मातरिश्वा ततस्तस्मिन् मेघरुद्ध इवाभवत्। ततो वायोः प्रकम्पाच्च सूर्यस्य च गभस्तिभिः॥
English: The very wind then shut up in that net could not pass through it. Then owing to the wind being shut up, and the sun too not being able to impart its rays,
Sanskrit: अभिघातप्रभावाच्च पावकः समजायत। शराः स्वसमुत्थेन प्रदीप्ताचित्रभानुना॥ ते
English: And from the clashing of weapons there sprang up a fire and those arrows were ablaze owing to the fire brought into existence by them.
Sanskrit: भूमौ सर्वे तदा राजन् भस्मभूताः प्रपेदिरे। तदा शतसहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च॥
English: At the time, O king, every body on earth, was reduced to ashes. At that time, hundreds and thousands, and tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands,
Sanskrit: अयुतान्यथ खर्वाणि निखर्वाणि च कौरव। रामः शराणां संक्रुद्धो मयि तूर्णं न्यपातयत्॥
English: And millions and hundreds of millions of Rama's arrows were shot by that wrathful one, all in quick succession.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं तानपि रणे शरैराशीविषोपमैः। संछिद्य भूमौ नृपते पातयेयं नगानिव॥
English: In that battle, I too, by my arrows resembling poisonous snakes, cutting asunder those arrows, made them fill up the earth like snakes cut up in fragments, O ruler of men.
Sanskrit: एवं तदभवद् युद्धं तदा भरतसत्तम। संध्याकाले व्यतीते तु व्यपायात् स च मे गुरुः॥
English: Such was the wonderful fight that took place at the time, O best among the Bharatas. Evening having passed away my preceptor also retired.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ततः प्रभाते राजेन्द्र सूर्ये विमलतां गते। भार्गवस्य मया सार्धं पुनयुद्धमवर्तत॥
English: Bhishma said In the morning when the sun had risen, there again began the fight between myself and the scion of the Bhrigu's race.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभ्रान्ते रथे तिष्ठन् रामः प्रहरतां वरः। ववर्ष शरजालानि मयि मेघ इवाचले॥
English: That foremost of smiters, Rama then seated on a quick-going car, showered nets of arrows on me that fell like clouds on a mountain.
Sanskrit: ततः सूतो मम सुहच्छरवर्षेण ताडितः। अपयातो रथोपस्थान्मनो मम विषादयन्॥
English: Then that well-wisher of mine, my charioteer, overpowered by that shower of arrows, fell down from his place in the car causing anxiety of my mind.
Sanskrit: ततः सूतो ममात्यर्थं कश्मलं प्राविशन्महत्। पृथिव्यां च शराघातानिपपात मुमोह च॥
English: Then did my charioteer fall into a deep trance and by reason of his being struck with arrows fell down in the earth and became senseless.
Sanskrit: ततः सूतोऽजहात् प्राणान् रामबाणप्रपीडितः। मुहूर्तादिव राजेन्द्र मां च भीराविशत् तदा॥
English: Then did the charioteer give up his life being struck with the arrows of Rama and for an instant, О chief among kings, I too was afraid at the time.
Sanskrit: ततः सूते हते तस्मिन् क्षिपतस्तस्य मे शरान्। प्रमत्तमनसो रामः प्राहिणोन्मृत्युसम्मितम्॥
English: On my charioteer being killed, and my mind being excited Rama hurled at me arrows charged with death.
Sanskrit: ततः सूतव्यसनिनं मां स भार्गवः। शरेणाभ्यहनन् गाढं विकृष्य बलवद्धनुः॥
English: Then did that scion of the Bhrigu race having drawn up his bow with great force hurtle an arrow at me who was overwhelmed at the calamity of my charioteer.
Sanskrit: स मे भुजान्तरे राजन् निपत्य रुधिराशनः। मयैव सह राजेन्द्र जगाम वसुधातलम्॥
English: That blood-drinking shaft, having fallen on my arrow, came down on the earth taking me along with it.
Sanskrit: मत्वा तु निहतं रामस्ततो मां भरतर्षभ। मेघवद् विननादोच्चैहषे च पुनः पुनः॥
English: Rama too, thinking me to be dead, O best among the Bharatas, roared aloud like the clouds and sent again and again forth a loud shout along with his followers.
Sanskrit: तथा तु पतिते राजन् मयि रामो मुदा युतः। उदक्रोशन्महानादं सह तैरनुयायिभिः॥
English: Myself having fallen down, Rama, being pleased, gave forth a loud shout along with his followers.
Sanskrit: मम तत्राभवन् ये तु कुरवः पार्श्वतः स्थिताः। आगता अपि युद्धं तज्जनास्तत्र दिदृक्षवः। आर्तिं परमिकां जग्मुस्ते तदा पतिते मयि॥
English: The Kurus who were there at my side and those who came there desirous of seeing the fight, became overwhelmed with deep sorrow at my fall.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपश्यं पतितो राजसिहं द्विजानष्टौ सूर्यहुताशनाभान्। परिवार्य तस्थुः स्वबाहुभिः परिधार्याजिमध्ये॥
English: When I had fallen down, I saw O lion among kings, eight twice-born ones blazing like the sun. They there surrounding me and supporting me by their arrows in the midst of the field.
Sanskrit: रक्ष्यमाणश्च तैविप्रैर्नाहं भूमिमुपास्पृशम्। अन्तरिक्षे धृतो ह्यस्मि तैर्विप्रैर्बान्धवैरिव॥
English: Being supported by the twice-born, I did not touch the ground and was held in the air by them as by friends.
Sanskrit: श्वसन्निवान्तरिक्षे च जलबिन्दुभिरुक्षितः। ते मां समन्तात् ततस्ते ब्राह्मणा राजन्नब्रुवन् परिगृह्य माम्॥
English: They sprinkled drops of water on me as I was breathing heavily and then those Brahmanas, bearing me up, said to me.
Sanskrit: मामैरिति समं सर्वे स्वस्ति तेऽस्त्विति चासकृत्। ततस्तेषामहं वाग्भिस्तर्पितः सहसोत्थितः। मातरं सरिता श्रेष्ठामपश्यं रथमास्थिताम्॥
English: "Fear not, you will still be prosperous" and I suddenly stood up, comforted at those words of theirs, and saw my mother, the best among river, seated on the car.
Sanskrit: हयाश्च मे संगृहीतास्तयासन् महानद्या संयति कौरवेन्द्र। पादौ जनन्याः प्रतिगृह्य चाहं तथा पितॄणां रथमभ्यरोहम्॥
English: I also saw my heroes held by that great river, O chief among the son of Kuru. Having touched the feet of my mother and worshipping the memory of my ancestors, I ascended my chariot.
Sanskrit: ररक्ष सा मां सरथं हयाश्चोपस्कराणि च। तामहं प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा पुनरेव व्यसर्जयम्॥
English: She protected myself with my chariot and horses and the weapons for battle and with clasped hands I sent her away.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं स्वयमुद्यम्य हयांस्तान् वातरंहसः। अयुध्यं जामदग्न्येन निवृत्तेऽहनि भारत॥
English: I then myself held the reins of those horses which had the speed of the wind and fought with the son of Jamadagni till the close of the day.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं भरतश्रेष्ठ वेगवन्तं महाबलम्। अमुचं समरे बाणं रामाय हृदयच्छिदम्॥
English: Then O foremost among the Bharatas, in that battle, I shot forth an arrow of great strength and speed on Rama that struck his heart.
Sanskrit: ततो जगाम वसुधां मम बाणप्रपीडितः। जानुभ्यां धनुरुत्सृज्य रामो मोहवशं गतः॥
English: He then fell down on his knees on the earth, overwhelmed by my arrow with his bow loosened from his grasp, and swooned away.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिन् निपतिते रामे भूरिसहस्रदे। आवर्जलदा व्योम क्षरन्तो रुधिरं बहु॥
English: When Rama, the giver of thousands, had fallen down, clouds covered the sky discharging copious blood.
Sanskrit: उल्काश्च शतश: पेतुः सनिर्घाता: सकम्पनाः। अर्कं च सहसा दीप्तं स्वर्भानुरभिसंवृणोत्॥
English: Meteors too fell by hundreds and thousands and roared, making everything shake. And suddenly Rahu swallowed the shining sun.
Sanskrit: ववुश्च वाताः परुषाश्चलिता च वसुन्धरा। गृध्रा बलाच कङ्काश्च परिपेतुर्मुदा युताः॥
English: High winds blew and the earth trembled and the cultures and cranes and crowns came down with joy.
Sanskrit: दीप्तायां दिशि गोमायुर्दारुणं मुहुरुन्नदत्। अनाहता दुन्दुभयो विनेदु शनि:स्वनाः॥
English: The cardinal points were ablaze and jackals began to cry aloud every moment; and drums untouched began to give forth harsh sound.
Sanskrit: एतदौत्पातिकं सर्वं घोरमासीद् भयंकरम्। विसंज्ञकल्पे धरणीं गते रामे महात्मनि॥
English: All these frightful omens occurred on the high-souled Rama falling down on the earth in a swoon.
Sanskrit: ततो वै सहसोत्थाय रामो मामभ्यवर्तत। पुनयुद्धाय कौरव्य विह्वलः क्रोधमूर्छितः॥
English: Then Rama, rising up suddenly, approached me, with a view to a renewal of fight, O son of Kuru, being himself excited and made senseless by anger.
Sanskrit: आददानो महाबाहुः कार्मुकं तालसंनिभम्। ततो मय्याददानं त राममेव न्यवारयन्॥
English: The one of long arms took up his bow which was strong and also took up an arrow; but I withstood Rama equipped as he was.
Sanskrit: महर्षयः कृपायुक्ताः क्रोधाविष्टोऽथ भार्गवः। स मेऽहरदमेयात्मा शरं कालानलोपमम्॥
English: The great Rishis were filled with pity and that descendant of Bhrigu was filled with anger and he, the one of immeasurable soul, too neutralized my arrow which was like the fire that rages at the time of the universal destruction.
Sanskrit: ततो रविर्मन्दमरीचिमण्डलो जगामास्तं पांसुपुञ्जावगूढः। निशा व्यगाहत् सुखशीतमारुता ततो युद्धं प्रत्यवहारयावः॥
English: Then did the sun, covered by dust and its effulgence clouded, slowly set and night came on with its cool breezes and then we desisted from war.
Sanskrit: एवं राजन्नवहारो बभुव ततः पुनर्विमलेऽभूत् सुघोरम्। कल्यं कल्यं विंशतिं वै दिनानि तथैव चान्यानि दिनानि त्रीणि॥
English: In this way, Oking, was there an end to the fight and again was there a fierce encounter at the dawn of day and so on day after day for three twenty days.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ततोऽहं निशि राजेन्द्र प्रणम्य शिरसा तदा। ब्राह्मणानां पितॄणां च देवतानां च सर्वशः॥
English: Bhishma said Then during the night, 0 great king, having bowed to all the Brahmanas, my fore fathers, all the gods,
Sanskrit: नक्तंचराणां भूतानां राजन्यानां विशाम्पते। शयनं प्राप्य रहिते मनसा समचिन्तयम्॥
English: To all those beings that walk about in the night, to all elements, earth, water, fir, air and the sky, and to all kings, O lord of earth, I lay down on my bed, and being all alone, I began to reflect (thus).
Sanskrit: जामदग्न्येन मे युद्धमिदं परमदारुणम्। अहानि च बहून्यद्य वर्तते सुमहात्ययम्॥
English: This terrible battle, between myself and Jamadgnya, being as it is of high and mighty consequence, lasted for many a day.
Sanskrit: न च रामं महावीर्यं शक्नोमि रणमूर्धनि। विजेतुं समरे विप्रं जामदग्न्यं महाबलम्॥
English: And yet I have not been able to vanquish, in fight on the field of battle, this twice-born Rama, known as Jamadgnya who is of great might and energy.
Sanskrit: यदि शक्यो मया जेतुं जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्। दैवतानि प्रसन्नानि दर्शयन्तु निशां मम॥
English: I indeed, it lies in my power to vanquish this powerful son of Jamadagni, let the gods, well-pleased, show themselves to me during the night.
Sanskrit: ततो निशि च राजेन्द्र प्रसुप्तः शरविक्षतः। दक्षिणेनेह पार्श्वन प्रभातसमये तदा।॥
English: Then, O great king, mangled with arrows, as I lay asleep that night on my right, at about dawn came,
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं विप्रमुख्यैस्तैर्यैरस्मि पतितो रथात्। उत्थापितो धृतश्चैव मा भैरिति च सान्त्वितः॥
English: Those foremost of Brahmanas by whom I had been raised up when I had fallen down from chariot, and who had held me and comforted me, saying, “Fear not.”
Sanskrit: त एव मां महाराज स्वप्नदर्शनमेत्य वै। परिवार्याब्रुवन् वाक्यं तन्निबोध कुरूद्वह॥
English: Even they, O great king, showing themselves to me (during my sleep) in a dream, stood around me, and spoke these words; Hear them, O perpetuator of Kuru's race,
Sanskrit: उत्तिष्ठ मा भैर्गाङ्गेय न भयं तेऽस्ति किंचन। रक्षामहे त्वां कौरव्य स्वशरीरं हि नो भवान्॥
English: Rise up and do not fear, O son of Ganga, you have not the least fear, for we will protect you, O son, who are own body.
Sanskrit: न त्वां रामो रणे जेता जामदग्न्यः कथंचन। त्वमेव समरे रामं विजेता भरतर्षभ॥
English: Rama, the son of Jamadagni, by no means will vanquish you in battle. (Rather), you will vanquish Rama in battle, O best of Bharata's race.
Sanskrit: इदमस्त्रं सुदयितं प्रत्यभिज्ञास्यते भवान्। विदितं हि तवाप्येतत् पूर्वस्मिन् देहधारणे॥
English: This well-beloved weapon you will recognize for it was known to you in your previous birth.
Sanskrit: प्राजापत्यं विश्वकृतं प्रस्वापं नाम भारत। न हीदं वेद रामोऽपि पृथिव्यां वा पुमान् क्वचित्।।१२
English: It appertains to the lord of all creatures (Brahma) and was manufactured by the divine architect; it is named Prasvapa, O Bharata. It is not known even to Rama nor to any body else on the earth.
Sanskrit: तत् स्मरस्व महाबाहो भृशं संयोजयस्व च। उपस्थास्यति राजेन्द्र स्वयमेव तवानघ॥
English: Recollect it therefore, O you of mighty arms, and apply it steadily and with all your strength. It will come to you of itself, O you great king and sinless one.
Sanskrit: येन सर्वान् महावीर्यान् प्रशासिष्यसि कौरव। न च रामः क्षयं गन्ता तेनास्त्रेण नराधिप॥
English: By this weapon, by which O son of Kuru, you will hold in check all persons of mighty energy, Rama will not be killed outright, O king of men.
Sanskrit: एनसा न तु संयोग प्राप्स्यसे जातु मानद। स्वप्स्यते जामदग्न्योऽसौ त्वद्वाणबलपीडितः॥
English: No crime will therefore attach to you o giver of honors. And this son of Jamadagni will fall asleep, afflicted by the might of this weapon of yours.
Sanskrit: ततो जित्वा त्वमेवैनं पुनरुत्थापयिष्यसि। अस्त्रेण दयितेनाजो भीष्म सम्बोधनेन वै॥
English: Having thus vanquished him, you yourself will raise him up again to the battle-field by that dear weapon, O Bhishma, known as Samabodhana.
Sanskrit: एवं कुरुष्व कौरव्य प्रभाते रथमास्थितः। प्रसुप्तं वा मृतं वेति तुल्यं मन्यामहे वयम्॥
English: Do as we tell you, O son of Kuru, seated on your chariot at day-break. Asleep or dead, We consider it to be the same.
Sanskrit: न च रामेण मर्तव्यं कदाचिदपि पार्थिव। ततः समुत्पन्नमिदं प्रस्वापं युज्यतामिति॥
English: O king, Rama will not die by any means. Apply therefore, this (weapon) Prasvapa, happily brought for you.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वाऽतर्हिता राजन् सर्व एव द्विजोत्तमाः। अष्टौ सदृशरूपास्ते सर्वे भासुरमूर्तयः॥
English: Having said this all those best of Brahmanas vanished, O king. They were eight in number, resembling one another in appearance, and shone brightly, having no material bodies.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ततो हलहलाशब्दो दिवि राजन् महानभूत्। प्रस्वापं भीष्म मा स्राक्षीरिति कौरवनन्दन॥
English: Bhishma said Then when I had thus made up my mind there arose a mighty din of tumultuous voices in the sky, O king, saying, “O Bhishma, O son of Kuru's race do not let go that weapon Prasvapa."
Sanskrit: अयुञ्जमेव चैवाहं तदस्त्रं भृगुनन्दने। प्रस्वापं मां प्रयुञ्जानं नारदो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: But for all that I still aimed that weapon at the descendant of Bhrigu. As I was aiming it, Narada addressed me, saying
Sanskrit: एते वियति कौरव्य दिवि देवगणाः स्थिताः। ते त्वां निवारयन्त्यद्य प्रस्वापं मा प्रयोजयः॥
English: These gods are stationed yonder in the sky, O son of Kuru's race. They are forbidding you today, do not aim the weapon Prasvapa.
Sanskrit: रामस्तपस्वी ब्रह्मण्यो ब्राह्मणश्च गुस्थं ते। तस्यावमानं कौरव्य मा स्म कार्षीः कथंचन॥
English: Rama is an ascetic, possessed of the attributes of Brahma; he is a Brahmana, and moreover your preceptor. Do not son of Kuru, inflict humiliation on him, by any means,
Sanskrit: ततोऽपश्यं दिविष्ठान् वै तानष्टौ ब्रह्मवादिनः। ते मां स्मयन्तो राजेन्द्र शनकैरिदमब्रुवन्॥
English: Then I saw those eight speakers of the Brahma, stationed in the sky. O great king, smilingly they spoke these words to me slowly.
Sanskrit: यथाऽऽह भरतश्रेष्ठ नारदस्तत् तथा कुरु। एतद्धि परमं श्रेयो लोकानां भरतर्षभ॥
English: O best among Bharata's race, do as Narada has spoken to you, for this, O best among the Bharatas, is highly beneficial to all creatures.
Sanskrit: ततश्च प्रतिसंहृत्य तदस्त्रं स्वापनं महत्। ब्रह्मास्त्रं दीपयांचक्रे तस्मिन् युधि यथाविधि॥
English: Thereupon, withdrawing that mighty weapon Prasvapa, I made the Brahma weapon to blaze forth according to the ordinance.
Sanskrit: ततो रामो हृषितो राजसिंह दृष्ट्वा तदस्त्रं विनिवर्तितं वै।। रित्येव वाक्यं सहसा व्यमुञ्चत्॥ ततोऽपश्यत् पितरं जामदग्न्यः पितुस्तथा पितरं चास्य मान्यम्। रूचुश्चैनं सान्त्वपूर्व तदानीम्॥
English: Thereupon Rama, beholding that the Prasvapa weapon was withdrawn, was greatly excited and suddenly gave out these words, Fool that I am, I am vanquished, O Bhishma. Then the son of Jamadagni saw his father, and the venerable father of his father, who stood there surrounding him, and consoling him,
Sanskrit: पितर ऊचुः मा स्मैवं साहसं तात पुनः कार्षीः कथंचना भीष्मेण संयुगं गन्तुं क्षत्रियेण विशेषतः॥
English: The father said Do not display such rashness again 0 son, by any means, especially of going to battle with Bhishma, who is a Kshatriya.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियस्य तु धर्मोऽयं यद् युद्धं भृगुनन्दन। स्वाध्यायो व्रतचर्याऽथ ब्राह्मणानां परं धनम्॥
English: This is the duty of a Kshatriya, viz., to fight; O descendant of Bhrigu, study and the observance of religious austerities are the best wealth of the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: इदं निमित्ते कस्मिंश्चिदस्माभिः प्रागुदाहृतम्। शस्त्रधारणमत्युगं तच्चाकार्यं कृतं त्वया॥
English: This (taking up of arms) was ordered by us to you for some special reasons before this. Then you had taken up your arms most fiercely and performed that unenviable deed (the extermination of the whole Kshatriya race).
Sanskrit: वत्स पर्याप्तमेतावद् भीष्मेण सह संयुगे। विमर्दस्ते महाबाहो व्यपयाहि रणादितः॥
English: What time you have fought with Bhishma has been enough, O son. 0 you of mighty arms, desist from this combat, leave the battlefield.
Sanskrit: पर्याप्तमेतद् भद्रं ते तव कार्मुकधारणम्। विसर्जयैतद् दुर्धर्ष तपस्तप्यस्व भार्गव॥
English: Blessing be to you, let this be enough of taking up the bow. But desist from this now, O invincible Practice austerities, 0 Bhargava.
Sanskrit: एष भीष्मः शान्तनवो देवैः सर्वैर्निवारितः। निवर्तस्व रणादस्मादिति चैव प्रसादितः॥
English: Here is Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, who has been made to desist from battle by all the gods, who are endeavoring to pacify him by saying "Desist from this battle."
Sanskrit: रामेण सह मा योत्सीगुरुणेति पुनः पुनः। न हि रामो रणे जेतुं त्वया न्याय्यः कुरूद्वह॥
English: "Do not fight with Rama, your preceptor", again and again (saying this). It is not becoming for you, O perpetuator of the race of Kuru, to vanquish Rama in battle. one.
Sanskrit: मानं कुरुष्व गाड्नेय ब्राह्मणस्य रणाजिरे। वयं तु गुरवस्तुभ्यं तस्मात् त्वां वारयामहे॥
English: O son of Ganga, do honour to this Brahmana on the field of battle. We are your superiors and therefore forbid you.
Sanskrit: भीष्मो वसूनामन्यतमो दिष्ट्या जीवसि पुत्रका गाङ्गेयः शान्तनोः पुत्रो वसुरेष महायशाः॥
English: Bhishma is one of the foremost of the Vasus. It is only by good luck that you are still living. This Shantanu's son by Ganga is a celebrated Vasu,
Sanskrit: कथं शक्यस्त्वया जेतुं निवर्तस्वेह भार्गव। अर्जुनः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः पुरंदरसुतो बली॥
English: How can he be vanquished by you? Desist at this point, O descendant of Bhrigu. That best among Pandavas, Arjuna, who is the powerful son of Indra,
Sanskrit: नरः प्रजापतिर्वीरः पूर्वदेवः सनातनः। सव्यसाचीति विख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु वीर्यवान्। भीष्ममृत्युर्यथाकालं विहितो वै स्वयम्भुवा॥
English: Who is Nara, who is the lord of all creatures, a hero, who was before this a god, who is without beginning and end, and who, mighty as he is, is known throughout the three worlds as Savyasachin, is ordained by the selfcreate (Brahma) to be the death of Bhishma in the ripeness of time.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तः स पितृभिः पितॄन् रामोऽब्रवीदिदम्। नाहं युधि निवर्तेयमिति मे व्रतमाहितम्॥
English: Bhishma said Being thus spoken by his ancestors, Rama thus spoken to them, “I will not desist from the combat, this is the vow I have taken upon myself.
Sanskrit: न निवर्तितपूर्वश्च कदाचिद् रणमूर्धनि) निवर्त्यतामापगेयः कामं युद्धात् पितामहाः॥
English: Before this, I had never been made to turn beak (from combat) on the field of battle. O grandsires, make the Ganga's son of desist from the battle, if it so pleases you.
Sanskrit: न त्वहं विनिवर्तिष्ये युद्धादस्मात् कथंचन। ततस्ते मुनयो राजनृचीकप्रमुखास्तदा॥
English: "But as for me, I will never hold back from this combat.” Then those ascetics, O king, with Richeeka at their head,