pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: शान्तनुरुवाच श्रुत्वा तव वरं दाश व्यवस्येयमहं तव। दातव्यं चेत् प्रदास्यामि न त्वदेयं कथंचन॥
English: Shantanu said : O fisherman, after hearing what you ask, I can then say whether I will be able to grant it or not. If it is capable of being granted, I shall certainly grant it.
Sanskrit: दाश उवाच अस्यां जायेत यः पुत्रः स राजा पृथिवीपते। त्वदूर्ध्वमभिषेक्तव्यो नान्यः कश्चन पार्थिव॥
English: The fisherman said: O king, the son that will be born of this girl shall be installed on your throne and none else shall you make your successor.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच नाकामयत तं दातुं वरं दाशाय शान्तनुः। शरीरजेन तीव्रण दह्यमानोऽपि भारत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of Bharata race, Shantanu became unwilling to grant the wish of the fisherman, thought his body was being burnt by the fire of desire.
Sanskrit: स चिन्तयन्नेव तदा दाशकन्यां महीपतिः। प्रत्ययाद्धास्तिनपुरं कामोपहतचेतनः॥
English: That lord of the earth returned to Hastinapur, thinking of the daughter of the fisherman and his heart afflicted by desire.
Sanskrit: ततः कदाचिच्छोचन्तं शान्तनुं ध्यानमास्थितम्। पुत्रो देवव्रतोऽभ्येत्य पितरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: One day when he was thus meditating over (the girl) in sorrow, his son Devavrata came to him and said-
Sanskrit: सर्वतो भवतः क्षेमं विधेयाः सर्वपार्थिवाः। तत् किमर्थमिहाभीक्ष्णं परिशोचसि दुःखितः॥
English: "All is prosperity with you; all chiefs and potentates obey you, why then you grieve thus in sorrow?
Sanskrit: ध्यायन्निव च मां राजन्नाभिभाषसि किंचन। न चाश्वेन विनिर्यासि विवर्णो हरिणः कृशः॥
English: O king, deep in your own thoughts, you do not speak a word to me in reply. You do not now go out on horse back. You are pale and emaciated and discoloured.
Sanskrit: व्याधिमिच्छामि ते ज्ञातुं प्रतिकुर्यां हि तत्र वै। एवमुक्तः स पुत्रेण शान्तनुः प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: I wish to know the disease from which you suffer, so that I may try to get a remedy." Having been thus addressed by his son, Shantanu replied,
Sanskrit: असंशयं ध्यानपरो यथा वत्स तथा शृणु। अपत्यं नस्त्वमेवैकः कुले महति भारत॥
English: "Truly I am melancholy. Hear why I am so. O descendant of Bharata race, you are the only son in this our great dynasty.
Sanskrit: शस्त्रनित्यश्च सततं पौरुषे पर्यवस्थितः। अनित्यतां च लोकानामनुशोचामि पुत्रक॥
English: You are always engaged in the sports of arms and achievement of power. O son, I am, however, always thinking of the instability of life.
Sanskrit: कथंचित् तव गाङ्गेय विपत्तौ नास्ति नः कुलम्। असंशयं त्वमेवैकः शतादपि वरः सुतः॥
English: O son of Ganga, if anything happens to you, we shall be sonless and we shall have no descendants. Truly you alone are equal to one hundred best sons.
Sanskrit: न चाप्यहं वृथा भूयो दारान् कर्तुमिहोत्सहे। संतानस्याविनाशाय कामये भद्रमस्तु ते॥
English: I do not, therefore, desire to marry again. I only desire that prosperity may always attend on you, SO that our dynasty may be perpetuated.
Sanskrit: अनपत्यतैकपुत्रत्वमित्याहुर्धर्मवादिनः। अग्निहोत्रं त्रयीविद्यासंतानमपि चाक्षयम्॥ सर्वाण्येतान्यपत्यस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्। एवमेतन्मनुष्येषु तच सर्वप्रजास्विति॥
English: The religious men say that he who has one son has no son at all. The Agnihotra worship and three classes of study do not yield the one sixteenth part of the religious merits as are derived by the birth of a son. There is hardly any difference in this respect between men and other animals.
Sanskrit: यदपत्यं महाप्राज्ञ तत्र मे नास्ति संशयः। एषा त्रयीपुराणानां देवतानां च शाश्वती॥
English: I have no doubt that he who has got a son gains heaven. The three Vedas, which are the roots of the Puranas and which authoritative even to the celestials, contain many proofs of this.
Sanskrit: त्वं च शूरः सदामर्षी शस्त्रनित्यश्च भारत। नान्यत्र युद्धात् तस्मात् ते निधनं विद्यते क्वचित्॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, you are a hero of excitable temper; and you are always engaged in the exercises of arms. There is every likelihood of your being killed on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: सोऽस्मि संशयमापन्नस्त्वयि शान्ते कथं भवेत्। इति ते कारणं तात दुःखस्योक्तमशेषतः॥
English: "If it so happens, what would be the state of our race! For this reason I am melancholy. I have now told you the cause of my sorrow!” are
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तत्कारणं राज्ञो ज्ञात्वा सर्वमशेषतः। देवव्रतो महाबुद्धिः प्रज्ञया चान्वचिन्तयत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard the cause (of his grief) from the king, the greatly intelligent and wise Devavrata thought for a while.
Sanskrit: अभ्यगच्छत् तदैवाशु वृद्धामात्यं पितुर्हितम्। तमपृच्छत् तदाभ्येत्य पितुस्तच्छोककारणम्॥
English: He then went to the old minister, devoted to his father's welfare. He asked him the cause of his father's sorrow.
Sanskrit: तस्मै स कुरुमुख्याय यथावत् परिपृच्छते। वरं शशंस कन्यां तामुद्दिश्य भरतर्षभ॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, that foremost of the Kurus asked him all about it and he then heard from him about the pledge regarding the maiden.
Sanskrit: ततो देवव्रतो वृद्धैः क्षत्रियैः सहितस्तदा। अभिगम्य दाशराजं कन्यां वन्ने पितुः स्वयम्॥
English: Thereupon, Devavrata, accompanied with many venerable Kshatriya chiefs, went to the chief of the fishermen and begged his daughter for his father.
Sanskrit: तं दाशः प्रतिजग्राह विधिवत् प्रतिपूज्य च। अब्रवीचैनमासीनं राजसंसदि भारत॥
English: The fisherman received him with all due adorations. O descendant of the Bharata race, when the prince was seated, he addressed him thus-
Sanskrit: त्वमेव नाथः पर्याप्तः शान्तनोर्भरतर्षभ। पुत्रः शस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठः किं तु वक्ष्यामि ते वचः॥
English: "O best of the Bharata race, you are the lord of great prowess, you are the best of wielders of arms. You are the only son of Shantanu, But I have something to tell you.
Sanskrit: को हि सम्बन्धकं श्लाघ्यमीप्सितं यौनमीदृशम्। अतिक्रामन्न तप्येत साक्षादपि शतक्रतुः॥
English: If the bride's father be Indra himself, still he is to repent for rejecting such an exceedingly honourable and desirable proposal of marriage.
Sanskrit: अपत्यं चैतदार्यस्य यो युष्माकं समो गुणैः। यस्य शुक्रात् सत्यवती सम्भूता वरवर्णिनी॥
English: The great man from whose seed was born this most beautiful maiden Satyavati is equal to you in virtue.
Sanskrit: तेन मे बहुशस्तात पिता ते परिकीर्तितः। अर्हः सत्यवतीं वोढुं धर्मज्ञः स नराधिपः॥
English: He has many times recounted to me the great achievements of your father. He has told me that, that virtuous king is worthy of marrying Satyavati.
Sanskrit: अर्थितश्चापि राजर्षिः प्रत्याख्यातः पुरा मया। स चाप्यासीत् सत्यवत्या भृशमर्थी महायशाः॥ कन्यापितृत्वात् किंचित् तु वक्ष्यामि त्वां नराधिप। बलवत्सपत्नतामत्र दोषं पश्यामि केवलम्॥
English: Allow me to tell you that I have formerly rejected the offer of that best of Brahmarshis, the celestial sage Asita, who had often asked Satyavati in marriage. O king, I have only one word to say on behalf of this maiden as her father. The only strong objection in this matter is the fact of a rival in a co-wife's son.
Sanskrit: यस्य हि त्वं सपत्नः स्या गन्धर्वस्यासुरस्य वा। न स जातु चिरं जीवेत् त्वयि क्रुद्धे परंतप॥
English: O chastiser of foes, he is not safe, even he be an Asura or a Gandharva, who is your foe. He will never live long if you grow angry.
Sanskrit: एतावानत्र दोषो हि नान्यः कश्चन पार्थिवा एतज्जानीहि भद्रं ते दानादाने परंतप॥
English: O king, this is the only objection in the marriage. There is no other. O chastiser of foes, know, this is all I have to say in the matter of bestowal (of Satyavati)"
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु गाङ्गेयस्तयुक्तं प्रत्यभाषत। शृण्वतां भूमिपालानां पितुराय भारत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of the Bharata race, having been thus addressed, the son of Ganga (Devavrata) replied to him in the hearing of all the chiefs and potentates for the sake of his father.
Sanskrit: इदं मे व्रतमादत्स्व सत्यं सत्यवतां वर। नैव जातो न वाजात ईदृशं वक्तुमुत्सहेत्॥
English: O foremost of truthful men, listen to the vow I take today. There is none born or will be born who will have the courage to take to take such a vow.
Sanskrit: एवमेतत् करिष्यामि यथा त्वमनुभाषसे। योऽस्यां जनिष्यते पुत्रः स नो राजा भविष्यति॥
English: I shall do what you demand. The son that will be born of this maiden will be our king.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः पुनरेवाथ तं दाशः प्रत्यभाषत। चिकीर्षुर्दुष्करं कर्म राज्यार्थे भरतर्षभ॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, having been thus addressed (by Bhishma), the chief of the fishermen, desirous of achieving the difficult matter of making his daughter's son king, thus spoke to him.
Sanskrit: त्वमेव नाथः सम्प्राप्तः शान्तनोरमिताते। कन्यायाश्चैव धर्मात्मन् प्रभुर्दानाय चेश्वरः॥
English: The Fisherman said : "O virtuous-minded man, you have come here as the full manager of your greatly glorious father. But also the sole manager on my behalf in the matter of the bestowal of this girl.
Sanskrit: इदं तु वचनं सौम्य कार्यं चैव निबोध मे। कौमारिकाणां शीलेन वक्ष्याम्यहमिरन्दम॥
English: O Gentle Sir, there is something else to be said and something else to be done. O chastiser of foes, those that have daughter must say what I say.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वया सत्यवत्यर्थे सत्यधर्मपरायण। राजमध्ये प्रतिज्ञातमनुरूपं तवैव तत्॥
English: O devotee of the religion of truth, the pledge that you have taken in the midst of these chiefs for the sake of Satyavati is worthy of you.
Sanskrit: नान्यथा तन्महाबाहो संशयोऽत्र न कश्चन। तवापत्यं भवेद् यत् तु तत्र नः संशयो महान्॥
English: I have not the least doubt that it will never be violated by you. But I have great doubt in respect of your sons.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्यैतन्मतमाज्ञाय सत्यधर्मपरायणः। प्रत्यजानात् तदा राजन् पितुः प्रियचिकीर्षया॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, the devotee of religion of truth,(Devavrata), knowing the scruple of the fisherman and being moved by the desire of doing good to his father then said.
Sanskrit: दाशराज निबोधेदं वचनं मे नरोत्तम। शृण्वतां भूमिपालानां यद् ब्रवीमि पितुः कृते॥
English: O chief of the fishermen, O best of chiefs, hear what I say for the sake of my father before all these chiefs and potentates.
Sanskrit: राज्यं तावत् पूर्वमेव मया त्यक्तं नराधिपाः। अपत्यहेतोरपि च करिष्येऽद्य विनिश्चयम्॥
English: O chiefs and potentates, I relinquished my right to the throne a few moments before. I shall now settle the doubt that has arisen in respect to my sons.
Sanskrit: अद्यप्रभृति मे दाश ब्रह्मचर्यं भविष्यति। अपुत्रस्यापि मे लोका भविष्यन्त्यक्षया दिवि॥
English: O fisherman, from this day I adopt the vow of Brahmacharya. If I die sonless, still I shall ascend to the rejoins of the everlasting bliss.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुहः। ददानीत्येव तं दाशो धर्मात्मा प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard those words, the hair of the fisherman stood erect in delight and he said, “I bestowed my daughter."
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्तरिक्षेऽप्सरसो देवाः सर्षिगणास्तदा। अभ्यवर्षन्त कुसुमैर्भीष्मोऽयमिति चाब्रुवन्॥
English: Thereupon the Apsaras, the celestial and the various classes of Rishis, began to pour down flowers from the firmament (upon the head of Devavrata) and they all exclaimed "This man is Bhishma (the terrible.)"
Sanskrit: ततः स पितुराय तामुवाच यशस्विनीम्। अधिरोह रथं मातर्गच्छावः स्वगृहानिति॥
English: He (Bhishma) them for the sake of his father, addressed the illustrious (lady) thus, “O mother, ascend this chariot and let us go to our home."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा तु भीष्मस्तां रथमारोप्य भाविनीम्। आगम्य हास्तिनपुरं शान्तनोः संन्यवेदयत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having said this, Bhishma made the beautiful maiden ascend his car. Then coming to Hastinapur, he told Shantanu all that had happened.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् दुष्करं कर्म प्रशशंसुर्नराधिपाः। समेताश्च पृथक् चैव भीष्मोऽयमिति चाब्रुवन्॥
English: All the assembled chiefs and potentates applauded him jointly and individually for his great act. They exclaimed, “He is (really) Bhishma."
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा दुष्करं कर्म कृतं भीष्मेण शान्तनुः। स्वच्छन्दमरणं तुष्टो ददौ तस्मै महात्मने॥
English: Having heard the great deed performed by his son Bhishma, Shantanu gave that illustrious man the boon of dying at will.
Sanskrit: न ते मृत्युः प्रभविता यावजीवितुमिच्छसि। त्वत्तो ह्यनुज्ञां सम्प्राप्य मृत्युः प्रभवितानघ॥
English: He said, "O my sinless son! death will have no effect untill you wish to live. Death can influence you only after your permission.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो विवाहे निवृत्ते स राजा शान्तनुर्नृपः। तां कन्यां रूपसम्पन्नां स्वगृहे संन्यवेशयत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O king, after the conclusion of the marriage, the king Shantanu installed that beautiful lady in his household,
Sanskrit: ततः शान्तनवो धीमान् सत्यवत्यामजायता वीरश्चित्राङ्गदो नाम वीर्यवान् पुरुषेश्वरः॥
English: Thereupon, the wise Shantanu begot on his wife Satyavati a very powerful hero, named Chitrangada, the best of men.
Sanskrit: अथापरं महेष्वासं सत्यवत्यां सुतं प्रभुः। विचित्रवीर्यं राजानं जनयामास वीर्यवान्॥
English: The powerful king begot on Satyavati another son, named Vichitravirya, who became a mighty bow-man; and he became king after his father.
Sanskrit: अप्राप्तवति तस्मिंस्तु यौवनं पुरुषर्षभे। स राजा शान्तनुर्धीमान् कालधर्ममुपेयिवान्॥
English: Before that best of men, Vichitravirya, had attained the majority, his father succumbed to the inevitable influence of Time.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गते शान्तनौ भीष्मश्चित्राङ्गदमरिंदमम्। स्थापयामास वै राज्ये सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः॥
English: When Shantanu went to heaven, Bhishma, who was always obedient to Satyavati, installed that chastiser of foes, Chitrangada on the throne.
Sanskrit: स तु चित्राङ्गदः शौर्यात् सर्वांश्चिक्षेप पार्थिवान्। मनुष्यं न हि मेने स कंचित् सदृशमात्मनः॥
English: Chitrangada also defeated all the kings of the world by his prowess. He could not find equal of him among men.
Sanskrit: तं क्षिपन्तं सुरांश्चैव मनुष्यानसुरांस्तथा। गन्धर्वराजो बलवांस्तुल्यनामाभ्ययात् तदा॥
English: Seeing him defeat men, Asuras and even the celestials, the powerful king of the Gandharvas, who bore the same name with him, came to him foe a fight.
Sanskrit: तेनास्य सुमहद् युद्धं कुरुक्षेत्रे बभूव ह। तयोर्बलवतोस्तत्र गन्धर्वकुरुमुख्ययोः। नद्यास्तीरे सरस्वत्याः समास्तिस्रोऽभवद् रणः॥ तस्मिन् विमर्दे तुमुले शस्त्रवर्षसमाकुले। मायाधिकोऽवधीद् वीरं गन्धर्वः कुरुसत्तमम्॥
English: Between that foremost of the Kurus and the powerful Gandharva Chief, a fearful combat took place on the field of Kurukshetra. The combat lasted for three long years on the banks of the Sarasvati. In that fierce encounter, which was covered with showers of weapons, the best of the Kurus was killed, by the Gandharva through his greater prowess or power of Maya (illusion).
Sanskrit: स हत्वा तु नरश्रेष्ठं चित्राङ्गदमरिंदमम्। अन्ताय कृत्वा गन्धर्वो दिवमाचक्रमे ततः॥
English: Having killed that best of men, the chastiser of foes, Chitrangada, the Gandharva went to heaven.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् पुरुषशार्दूले निहते भूरितेजसि। भीष्मः शान्तनवो राजा प्रेतकार्याण्यकारयत्॥
English: When that best of men, the greatly powerful prince, was killed, Bhishma the son of Shantanu performed all his obsequies.
Sanskrit: विचित्रवीर्यं च तदा बालमप्राप्तयौवनम्। कुरुराज्ये महाबाहुरभ्यषिञ्चदनन्तरम्॥
English: Thereupon, he installed the mighty armed boy Vichitravirya, still in his minority, on the throne of the Kuru kingdom.
Sanskrit: विचित्रवीर्यः स तदा भीष्मस्य वचने स्थितः। अन्वशासन्महाराज पितृपैतामहं पदम्॥
English: Vichitravirya, ever obedient to Bhishma, ruled the kingdom of his father and grand-sires.
Sanskrit: स धर्मशास्त्रकुशलं भीष्मं शान्तनवं नृपः। पूजयामास धर्मेण स चैनं प्रत्यपालयत्॥
English: He adopted the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, learned in the Shastras of religion and law. He too protected him very virtuously.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच हते चित्राङ्गदे भीष्मो बाले भ्रातरि कौरवा पालयामास तद् राज्यं सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O descendant of the Kuru race, Chitrangada, having been killed and his brother being minor, Bhishma, ever obedient to Satyavati, ruled over the kingdom.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रासयौवनं दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं धीमतां वरः। भीष्मो विचित्रवीर्यस्य विवाहायाकरोन्मतिम्॥
English: When that best of all intelligent men, Bhishma, saw that his brother Vichitravirya, had attained majority (youth), he thought of marrying him.
Sanskrit: अथ काशिपतेर्भीष्मः कन्यास्तिस्रोऽप्सरोपमाः। शुश्राव सहिता राजन् वृण्वाना वै स्वयंवरम्॥
English: O king, he heard that three daughters of the king of Kashi, all equal to the Apsaras in beauty, would be married at a Sayamvara.
Sanskrit: ततः स रथिनां श्रेष्ठो रथेनैकेन शत्रुजित्। जगामानुमते मातुः पुरीं वाराणसी प्रभुः॥
English: Thereupon, that best of car-warriors, that chastiser of foes, that Lord (Bhishma), riding on a single car, went at the command of his mother to the city of Varanasi (Kashi).
Sanskrit: तत्र राज्ञः समुदितान् सर्वतः समुपागतान्। ददर्श कन्यास्ताश्चैव भीष्मः शान्तनुनन्दनः॥
English: There the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, saw that many kings and potentates had come from all directions. He also saw those three maidens.
Sanskrit: कीर्त्यमानेषु राज्ञां तु तदा नामसु सर्वशः। (एकाकिनं तदा भीष्मं वृद्धं शान्तनुनन्दनम्॥ सोद्वेगा इव तं दृष्ट्वा कन्याः परमशोभनाः। अपाक्रामन्त ताः सर्वा वृद्ध इत्येव चिन्तया॥ वृद्धः परमधर्मात्मा वलीपलितधारणः। किं कारणमिहायातो निर्लज्जो भरतर्षभः॥ मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञो लोकेषु किं वदिष्यति भारत। ब्रह्मचारीति भीष्मो हि वृथैव प्रथितो भुवि।। इत्येवं प्रब्रुवन्तस्ते हसन्ति स्म नृपाधमाः।
English: When the kings were being mentioned by name, meanwhile there arrived Bhishma alone who had already became an old man. On seeing him, all the extremely beautiful young girls became agitated thinking him to be an old man. Those kings of mean character gathered together over there started talking among themselves and deriding him thus : He has already became an old person. Wrinkles have spread all over his body. The hair on his head has become white. Despite of these signs how came he has arrived here? He is really shameless and by proving his vow untrue, what will he tell the people here. Truly the fact that Bhishma is a calibrate has been spread in vain all the world over.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच क्षत्रियाणां वचः श्रुत्वा भीष्मश्चक्रोध भारत!!) भीष्मस्तदा स्वयं कन्या वरयामास ताः प्रभुः॥ उवाच च महीपालान् राजञ्जलदनिस्वनः। रथमारोप्य ताः कन्या भीष्मः प्रहरतां वरः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O Bharata, hearing the words of those kings, Bhishma became angry. Bhishma, the lord, chose himself those maidens (for his brother). O king, taking those maidens on his chariot, the best of warriors, Bhishma, spoke to the (assembled) kings in a voice like the thunder of the clouds.
Sanskrit: आहूय दानं कन्यानां गुणवद्भ्यः स्मृतं बुधः। अलंकृत्य यथाशक्ति प्रदाय च धनान्यपि॥ प्रयच्छन्त्यपरे कन्या मिथुनेन गवामपि। वित्तेन कथितेनान्ये बलेनान्येऽनुमान्य च॥ प्रमत्तामुपयन्त्यन्ये स्वयमन्ये च विन्दते।
English: The wise have said that after inviting accomplished man, a maiden may be bestowed on him decked with ornaments and accompanied with valuable presents as much as lie in the power of the bestower to give. Others may bestow their daughters by accepting a couple of kine. Some again may bestow their daughters by taking a fixed sum and some again take away maidens by force. Some marry with the consent of the maidens and some by dragging them into consent. Some by obtaining their parents' consent, some again obtain wives as presents.
Sanskrit: आर्ष विधि पुरस्कृत्य दारान् विन्दन्ति चापरे॥ अष्टमं तमथो वित्त विवाहं कविभिर्वतम्। स्वयंदरं तु राजन्याः प्रशंसन्त्युपयान्ति च॥ प्रमथ्य तु हृतामाहुायसी धर्मवादिनः। ता इमाः पृथिवीपाला जिहीर्षामि बलादितः॥ ते यतध्वं परं शक्त्या विजयायेतराय वा।
English: The learned men praise the eighth form of marriage, but the Svaymavara is highly spoken by the kings. But the sages have said that the wife taken by force amidst an assemblage of kings after defeating them is to be highly prized. Therefore, O kings, I carry away these maidens by force. Try with all your strength to defeat me or be defeated.
Sanskrit: स्थितोऽहं पृथिवीपाला युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः॥ एवमुक्त्वा महीपलान् काशिराजं च वीर्यवान्। सर्वाः कन्याः स कौरव्यो रथमारोप्य च स्वकम्।।१४। आमन्त्र्य च स तान् प्रायाच्छीघ्रं कन्याः प्रगृह्य ताः।
English: O kings, I stand here, resolved to fight. Having said this to the kings and the king of Kashi, the greatly powerful. Kuru prince took up those maidens on his car. Having thus taken them on his car and having challenged them (the chiefs) to fight, he sped his chariot away.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे समुत्पेतुरमर्षिताः॥ संस्पृशन्तः स्वकान् बाहून् दशन्तो दशनच्छदान्।
English: Thereupon all the kings stood up in anger; they slapped their arms and bit their mother lips.
Sanskrit: तेषामाभारणान्याशु त्वरितानां विमुञ्चताम्॥ आमुञ्चतां च वर्माणि सम्भ्रमः सुमहानभूत्।
English: Their great hurry in casting off their ornaments and putting on their armours produced a loud uproar.
Sanskrit: ताराणामिव सम्पातो बभूव जनमेजय॥ भूषणानां च सर्वेषां कवचानां च सर्वशः। सवर्मभिर्भूषणैश्च प्रकीर्यद्भिरितस्ततः॥ सक्रोधामर्षजिह्मभूकषायीकृतलोचनाः। सूतोपक्लृप्तान् रुचिरान् सदश्वैरुपकल्पितान्॥ रथानास्थाय ते वीराः सर्वप्रहरणान्विताः। प्रयान्तमथ कौरव्यमनुसत्ररुदायुधाः॥ ततः समभवद् युद्धं तेषां तस्य च भारत। एकस्य च बहूनां च तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: O Janamejaya, the ornaments and armours resembled like the meteoric flashes in the sky. With their brows contracted and eyes red in anger, they moved in impatience, their ornaments and armours dangling with their agitated steps. The charioteers soon brought handsome cars, yoked with fine horses. Those heroes, armed with all kinds of weapons then got on those cars. They pursued the retreating chief of the Kurus. O descendant of the Bharata race, then occurred that wonderful fight. That hair-stirring battle in which innumerable kings were on one side and only one was on the other.
Sanskrit: ते त्विषून् दश साहस्रांस्तस्मिन् युगपदाक्षिपन्। अप्राप्तांश्चैव तानाशु भीष्मः सर्वांस्तथान्तरा॥ अच्छिनच्छरवर्षेण महता लोमवाहिना। ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे सर्वतः परिवार्य तम्॥ ववृषुः शरवर्षेण वर्षेणेवाद्रिमम्बुदाः। स तं बाणमयं वर्षं शरैरावार्य सर्वतः॥ ततः सर्वान् महीपालान् पर्यविध्यात् त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः। एकैकस्तु ततो भीष्यं राजन् विव्याध पञ्चभिः॥
English: The kings hurled at their foe ten thousands arrows at the same time. Bhishma, however, stopped their memberless arrows before they could fall upon him by a counter shower of his own arrows as numerous as the down of the body. Thereupon, the kings surrounded him on all sides and rained upon him a shower of arrows like masses of clouds showering on the mountains. He (Bhishma), stopping that shower of arrows by his own, wounded each of the kings with three arrows. O king, the kings wounded Bhishma each with five arrows.
Sanskrit: निवर्तमानं तं दृष्ट्वा राजानः सर्व एव ते। प्रेक्षकाः समपद्यन्त भीष्मशाल्वसमागमे॥
English: The great car-warrior stopped his car for Shalva and all the kings, also stood there to see him stop. They wished to see the corning combat between Bhishma and Shalva.
Sanskrit: तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ बलिनौ वासितान्तरे। अन्योन्यमभ्यवर्तेतां बलविक्रमशालिनौ॥
English: The two (heroes) then began to show their prowess on each other like two roaring bulls of great strength fighting at the sight of a cow.
Sanskrit: ततो भीष्मं शान्तनवं शरैः शतसहस्रशः। शाल्वराजो नरश्रेष्ठः समवाकिरदाशुगैः॥
English: The best of men, king Shalva, covered the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, with hundreds and thousands of swift-winged arrows.
Sanskrit: पूर्वमभ्यर्दितं दृष्ट्वा भीष्मं शाल्वेन ते नृपाः। विस्मिताः समपद्यन्त साधु साध्विति चाब्रुवन्॥
English: The kings, seeing that Shalva was covering Bhishma at the very outset of the combat with innumerable arrows, were much astonished and they all cried "Blessed, Blessed."
Sanskrit: लाघवं तस्य ते दृष्ट्वा समरे सर्वपार्थिवाः। अपूजयन्त संहृष्टा वाग्भिः शाल्वं नराधिपम्॥
English: Seeing him very light-handed in battle, all the kings applauded in delight the king of men, Shalva.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियाणां ततो वाचः श्रुत्वा परपुरंजयः। क्रुद्धः शान्तनवो भीष्मस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेत्यभाषत॥
English: Hearing these shouts of the Kshatriyas, the subjugator of hostile towns, the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, exclaimed, “Stay, Stay."
Sanskrit: सारथिं चाब्रवीत् क्रुद्धो याहि यत्रैष पार्थिवः। यावदेनं निहन्म्यद्य भुजङ्गमिव पक्षिराट्॥
English: He (Bhishma) commanded his charioteer in anger, saying, “ Lead the car where the king (Shalva) is. I shall instantly kill him as Garuda kills a serpent."
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्त्रं वारुणं सम्यग् योजयामास कौरवः। तेनाश्वांश्चतुरोऽमृद्गच्छाल्वराजस्य भूपते॥
English: O king, the Kuru prince then attached the Varuna weapon to his bow-string and he wounded with it the four steeds of king Shalva.