pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सिंहदष महेष्वासं मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमम्। मेघदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननम्॥
English: He was as proud as the lion, he was a great powerful as a mad elephant. His voice was like that of the roars of clouds and his face was like that of the full moon.
Sanskrit: कृष्णस्य सदृशं शौर्ये वीर्य रूपे तथाऽकृतौ। ददर्श पुत्रं बीभत्सुर्मघवानिव तं यथा॥
English: He was equal to Krishna in bravery, in energy, in beauty and in features. Vivatsu (Arjuna) saw his son as if he was Maghavata himself.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चाल्यपि तु पञ्चभ्यः पतिभ्यः शुभलक्षणा। लेभे पञ्च सुतान् वीराश्रेष्ठान् पञ्चाचलानिव॥
English: The auspicious Panchala princess also obtained five heroic, excellent and mountainsons from the five Pandavas.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरात् प्रतिविन्ध्यं सुतसोमं वृकोदरात्। अर्जुनाच्छुतकर्माणं शतानीकं च नाकुलिम्॥ सहदेवाच्छ्रुतसेनमेतान् पञ्च महारथान्। पाञ्चाली सुषुवे वीरानादित्यानदितिर्यथा॥
English: Prativindhya begotten by Yudhishthira, Sutasoma by Vrikodara, Shrutakarmana by Arjuna, Shatanika by Nakula and Shrutasena by Sahadeva; they were all great car-warriors. The Panchala princess gave birth to these five heroes, as Aditi gave birth to the Adityas.
Sanskrit: शास्त्रतः प्रतिविन्ध्यं तमूचुर्विप्रा युधिष्ठिरम्। परप्रहरणज्ञाने प्रतिविध्यो भवत्वयम्॥
English: The Brahmanas from their for-knowledge said to Yudhishthira, that because that son of his would be capable of bring like the Vindhya mountains the weapons of the foe, he should be called Prativindhyas. was
Sanskrit: सुते सोमसहस्रे तु सोमार्कसमतेजसम्। सुतसोमं महेष्वासं सुषुवे भीमसेनतः॥
English: Because the child that Draupadi bore to Bhimsena was born after Bhima had performed one thousand Soma sacrifices, he should be called the great bow-man Sutasoma.
Sanskrit: श्रुतं कर्म महत् कृत्वा निवृत्तेन किरीटिना। जातः पुत्रस्तथेत्येवं श्रुतकर्मा ततोऽभवत्॥
English: Because Arjuna's son was born on his relurn from exile during which he had achieved many celebrated feats, that child came to be called Shrutakarma.
Sanskrit: शतानीकस्य राजर्षेः कौरव्यस्य महात्मनः। चक्रे पुत्रं सनामानं नकुलः कीर्तिवर्धनम्॥
English: Nakula's son was named Shatanika after a royal sage of that name in the illustrious race of Kuru.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्वजजनत् कृष्णा नक्षत्रे वह्निदैवते। सहदेवात् सुतं तस्माच्छ्रुतसेनेति यं विदुः॥
English: And because the son, Draupadi bore to Sahadeva, was born under the constellation, called Vahni Daivata, therefore he was called after the commander-in-chief of the celestials ariny, Shrutasena.
Sanskrit: एकवर्षान्तरास्वेते द्रौपदेया यशस्विनः। अन्वजायन्त राजेन्द्र परस्परहितैषिणः॥
English: The sons of Draupadi were all born each at the interval of year. all of them became renowned and was much attached to one another.
Sanskrit: जातकर्माण्यानुपूर्व्याच्चूडोपनयनानि च। चकार विधिवद् धौम्यस्तेषां भरतसत्तम॥
English: O king, all their rites of infancy and childhood according to the ordinance, such as Chudakarana and Upanayana, were duly performed by Dhaumya.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा च वेदाध्ययनं ततः सुचरितव्रताः। जगृहुः सर्वमिष्वस्त्रमर्जुनाद् दिव्यमानुषम्॥
English: After having studied the Vedas, those princes of excellent behaviour and vow learnt from Arjuna the use of all the weapons, both celestials and human.
Sanskrit: दिव्यगर्भोपमैः पुत्रैयूंढोरस्कैर्महारथैः। अन्वितो राजशार्दूल पाण्डवा मुदमाप्नुवन्॥
English: O best of kings, having obtained sons, all of whom were celestials, all of whom possessed broad chests and all whom became great warriors, the Pandavas became exceedingly happy.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः स भगवान् धूमकेतुर्हताशनः। चिन्तयामास वरुणं लोकपालं दिदृक्षया॥ आदित्यमुदके देवं निवसन्तं जलेश्वरम्। स च तच्चिन्तितं ज्ञात्वा दर्शयामास पावकम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed, the illustrious smoke-banned (deity) Agni recollected Varuna, the protector of the world, the son of Aditi and the lord of waters having his home in the waters, He too knowing that he was thought of, appeared before Agni.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीद् धूमकेतुः प्रतिगृह्य जलेश्वरम्। चतुर्थं लोकपालानां देवदेवं सनातनम्॥
English: The smoke-banned deity (Agni) with reverence welcomes the lord of the waters, the foremost of the Lokapalas, the eternal god of gods and he then thus spoke to him,
Sanskrit: सोमेन राज्ञा यद् दत्तं धनुश्चैवेषुधी च ते। तत् प्रयच्छोभयं शीघ्रं रथं च कपिलक्षणम्॥
English: "Give me without delay the bow and the quiver and also the ape-banned chariot which were obtained from the king Soma.
Sanskrit: कार्यं च सुमहत् पार्थो गाण्डीवेन करिष्यति। चक्रेण वासुदेववश्च तन्ममाद्य प्रदीयताम्॥
English: Partha will (today) accomplish a great deed with the Gandiva (the bow in question) and Vasudeva also with the discus. Therefore, give them both to me today."
Sanskrit: ददानीत्येव वरुणः पावकं प्रत्यभाषत। तदद्भुतं महावीर्यं यश:कीर्तिविवर्धनम्॥ सर्वशस्त्रैरनार सर्वशस्त्रप्रमाथि च। सर्वायुधमहामात्रं परसैन्यप्रधर्षणम्॥ एकं शतसहस्रेण सम्मितं राष्ट्रवर्धनम्। चित्रमुच्चावचैर्वर्णैः शोभितं श्लक्ष्णमव्रणम्॥ देवदानवगन्धर्वैः पूजितं शाश्वतीः समाः। प्रादाच्चैव धनूरत्नमक्षय्ये च महेषुधी॥
English: Varuna said to Agni, “I am giving." He then gave him that jewel of a bow, Gandiva, a bow endued with great energy. It was a great enhancer of fame and achievements, it was incapable of being injured by any weapon, it was the chief of all weapons and the gem of them all, it was the smiter of hostile armies and it was alone equal to one hundred thousand bow; it was the enhancer of kingdoms and it was variegated with excellent colours; it was well-adorned and beautiful to look at without a mark of weakness and injury anywhere and it was always worshipped both by the celestial and the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: रथं च दिव्याश्वयुजं कपिप्रवरकेतनम्। उपेतं राजतैरश्वैर्गान्धर्हममालिभिः॥ पाण्डुराभ्रप्रतीकाशैर्मनोवायुसमैर्जवे। सर्वोपकरणैर्युक्तमजय्यं देवदानवैः॥
English: He also gave him a chariot filled with celestial weapons and having a large ape as its standard. Yoked to that chariot were steeds as white as the silver or the fleecy clouds, they were born in the regions of the Gandharvas and they were all adorned with golden harness. They had the speed of the wind or the mind. The chariot was equipped with every instruments of war and was incapable of being vanquished by the celestial or the Asuras.
Sanskrit: भानुमन्तं महाघोषं सर्वरत्नमनोरमम्। ससर्ज यं सुतपसा भौमनो भुवनप्रभुः॥ प्रजापतिरनिर्देश्यं यस्य रूपं रवेरिव। यं स्म सोमः समारुह्य दानवानजयत् प्रभुः॥
English: Its splendour was very great and the sound of its wheels were tremendous; it delighted the heart of every creature that looked at it. It was created by Prajapati after severe ascetic mediation. It was as effulgent as the sun and its splendour was so great that none could gaze at it. It was that very chariot riding on which the lord Soma defeated the Danavas.
Sanskrit: नवमेघप्रतीकाशं ज्वलन्तमिव च श्रिया। आश्रितौ तं रथश्रेष्ठं शक्रायुधसमावुभौ॥ तापनीया सुरुचिरा ध्वजयष्टिरनुत्तमा। तस्यां तु वानरो दिव्यः सिंहशार्दूलकेतनः॥
English: Resplendent with beauty, it looked like an evening could reflecting the splendour of the sun. It was furnished with an excellent flagstaff of golden colour and beauty. And there sat upon that staff a fierce-looking celestial ape which looked like a lion or a tiger.
Sanskrit: दिधक्षन्निव तत्र स्म संस्थितो मूर्ध्यशोभत। ध्वजे भूतानि तत्रासन् विविधानि महान्ति च॥
English: Stationed on high the ape seemed bent upon burning everything it saw. There were other creatures also on other flags.
Sanskrit: नादेन रिपुसैन्यानां येषां संज्ञा प्रणश्यति। स तं नानापताकाभिः शोभितं रथसत्तमम्॥ प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य दैवतेभ्यः प्रणम्य च। संनद्धः कवची खङ्गी बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्रकः॥
English: Whose roars caused the soldiers of the enemy's army to faint away. Then walking round that excellent car adorned with various flags and banners and bowing to the celestial, Arjuna, attired in armour, armed with sword and his fingers increased in leather, ascended it as a virtuous man (on a celestial car that takes him to heaven).
Sanskrit: आरुरोह तदा पार्थो विमानं सुकृती यथा। तच्च दिव्यं धनुः श्रेष्ठं ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पुरा॥ गाण्डीवमुपसंगृह्य बभूव मुदितोऽजुनः। हुताशनं पुरस्कृत्य ततस्तदपि वीर्यवान्॥ जग्राह बलमास्थाय ज्यया च युयुजे धनुः। मौ। तु योज्यमानायां बलिना पाण्डवेन ह॥ येऽशृण्वन् कूजितं तत्र तेषां वै व्यथितं मनः।
English: Taking upto that celestial and the best of all bows, that which was created by Brahma in days of yore and which was called Gandiva, Arjuna became exceedingly glad. Bowing down to Agni, the greatly powerful hero took up the bow with force and stringed it. His heart trembled who heard the noise that was made while the bow was stringed by the mighty Pandava (Arjuna).
Sanskrit: लब्ध्वा रथं धनुश्चैव तथाक्षय्ये महेषुधी॥ बभूव कल्यः कौन्तेयः प्रहृष्टः साह्यकर्मणि। वज्रनाभं ततश्चक्रं ददौ कृष्णाय पावकः॥
English: Having obtained that chariot and bow and the two inexhaustible quivers the son of Kunti became exceedingly glad; and he then thought that he was competent to assist Agni in the task. Then (Agni) gave Krishna a discuss with a piece of iron attached to its centre.
Sanskrit: आग्नेयमस्त्रं दयितं स च कल्योऽभवत् तदा। अब्रवीत् पावकश्चैवमेतेन मधुसूदन।॥ अमानुषानपि रणे जेष्यसि त्वमसंशयम्। अनेन तु मनुष्याणां देवानामपि चाहवे॥ रक्षःपिशाचदैत्यानां नागानां चाधिकस्तथा। भविष्यसि न संदेहः प्रवरोऽपि निबर्हणे॥
English: It was a desirable fiery weapon and on receiving it, he too became competent to assist Agni. Then Agni said, “O slayer of Madhu Krishna, you shall certainly, with the help of this weapon, be able to defeat you enemies, even if they are not human. O Madhava, with this weapon you shall certainly be superior to men and gods, to Rakshasas and Pishachas, to Daityas and Nagas. You shall certainly be able to kill all creatures with this weapon.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्तं क्षिप्तं रणे चैतत् त्वया माधव शत्रुषु। हत्वाप्रतिहतं संख्ये पाणिमेष्यति ते पुनः॥
English: Being hurled at your enemy by you in battle, it will irresistibly kill the enemy and it will then again come back to your hands."
Sanskrit: वरुणश्च ददौ तस्मै गदामशनिनिःस्वनाम्। दैत्यान्तकरणी घोरां नाम्ना कौमोदकी प्रभुः॥
English: Then lord Varuna gave him (Krishna) a club, named Kaumodaki, capable of killing every Daityas and producing a roar like that of the thunder.
Sanskrit: ततः पावकमबूतां प्रहृष्टावर्जुनाच्युतौ। कृतास्त्रौ शस्त्रसम्पन्नौ रथिनौ ध्वजिनावपि॥ कल्यौ स्वो भगवन् योद्धमपि सर्वैः सुरासुरैः। किं पुनर्वज्रिणैकेन पन्नगार्थे युयुत्सता॥
English: Then Arjuna and Achyuta (Krishna) thus spoke to Agni in joy, “O illustrious one, furnished ass we are now with great weapons and well conversant with their use and possessed as we are of cars with flats and flatstaff, we are now able to fight even with all the celestial and the Asuras put together, not to speak of the wielder of thunder (Indra) who desire to fight for the sake of the Naga Takshaka.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच चक्रपाणिर्हषीकेशो विचरन् युधि वीर्यवान्। चक्रेण भस्मसात् सर्वं विसृष्टेन तु वीर्यवान्। त्रिषु लोकेषु तन्नास्ति यन्न कुर्याज्जनार्दनः॥ गाण्डीवं धनुरादाय तथाक्षय्ये महेषुधी। अहमप्युत्सहे लोकान् विजेतुं युधि पावक॥
English: Arjuna said : O Agni, when the greatly powerful Hrishikesha Krishna moves on the field of battle with this discuss in hand, there is nothing in the three worlds which he is not able to consume by hurling his weapon. Having obtained the bow Gandiva and these two inexhaustible quivers, I am also ready to vanquish the three worlds.
Sanskrit: सर्वतः परिवायैवं दावमेतं महाप्रभो। कामं सम्प्रज्वलाद्यैव कल्यौ स्वः साह्यकर्मणि॥
English: Therefore, O lord, blaze as much as you like. Surround this large forest with fire. We are quite capable of helping you. Vaishampayana said :
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः स भगवान् दाशार्हेणार्जुनेन च। तैजसं रूपमास्थाया दावं दग्धुं प्रचक्रमे॥
English: Having been thus addressed by Dasharha (Krishna) and Arjuna, the illustrious (Agni) put forth his most energetic form and he then prepared himself to consume that forest.
Sanskrit: सर्वतः परिवार्याथ सप्ताचिर्खलनस्तथा। ददाह खाण्डवं दावं युगान्तमिव दर्शयन्॥
English: Having sur Sunded it from all sides with his seven flames and appearing as fearful as he appears at the end of a Yuga, he begin to consume the Khandava.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य समाविश्य तद् वनं भरतर्षभ। मेघस्तनितनिर्घोषः सर्वभूतान्यकम्पयत्॥
English: best of the Bharata race, having surrounded that forest and catching it on all sides, he roared like that of the clouds and made every creature within it tremble (with fear).
Sanskrit: दह्यतस्तस्य च बभौ रूपं दावस्य भारत। मेरोरिव नगेन्द्रस्य कीर्णस्यांशुमर्तोऽशुभिः॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, that burning forest looked like, the resplendent Meru, the king of the mountains, blazing with the rays of the sun falling on it.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तौ रथाभ्यां रथश्रेष्ठौ दावस्योभयतः स्थितौ। दिक्षु सर्वासु भूतानां चक्राते कदनं महत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Then those two foremost of car warriors (Krishna and Arjuna), riding on their cars and placing themselves each on one side of the burning forest, began a great slaughter of all creatures.
Sanskrit: यत्र यत्र च दृश्यन्ते प्राणिनः खाण्डवालयाः। पलायन्तः प्रवीरौ तौ तत्र तत्राभ्यधावताम्॥
English: Wherever and whenever they saw any creature, any dweller of the Khandava, escaping from the fire, those two great heroes immediately shot it down.
Sanskrit: छिद्रं न स्म प्रपश्यन्ति रथयोराशुचारिणोः। आविद्धावेव दृश्येते रथिनौ तौ रथोत्तमौ॥
English: There cars moved so fast round the forest that the creatures dwelling in it saw not the smallest space between the two rushing cars (so that they might escape by that way). Those two excellent cars seemed to be one car and those two heroes also seemed as if they were one man.
Sanskrit: खाण्डवे दह्यमाने तु भूताः शतसहस्रशः। उत्पेतुर्भेरवान् नादान् विनदन्तः समन्ततः॥
English: When the Khandava was on fire, hundreds and thousands of living creatures, uttering fearful yells, ran in all directions.
Sanskrit: दग्धैकदेशा बहवो निष्टप्ताश्च तथापरे। स्फुटिताक्षा विशीर्णाश्च विप्लुताश्च तथापरे॥
English: Some had their limbs burnt, some were scorched with the excessive heat, some had their eyes burst out, some were withered away and some ran about in fear.
Sanskrit: समालिङ्गय सुतानन्ये पितॄन् भ्रातृनथापरे। त्यक्तं न शेकुः स्नेहेन तत्रैव निधनं गताः॥
English: Some died calmly within the forest clasping their children and some their parents and brothers; they were unable to abandon those that were dear to them out of excessive affection.
Sanskrit: संदष्टदशनाश्चान्ये समुत्पेतुरनेकशः। ततस्तेऽतीव घूर्णन्तः पुनरग्नौ प्रपेदिरे॥
English: Many rose high upwards, biting their nether lips, but they soon again fell below whirling into the blazing fire.
Sanskrit: दग्धपक्षाक्षिचरणा विचेष्टन्तो महीतले। तत्र तत्र स्म दृश्यन्ते विनश्यन्तः शरीरिणः॥
English: Some were seen rolling on the ground with their wings, eyes and feet scorched and burnt. They were soon after found to be dead.
Sanskrit: जलाशयेषु तप्तेषु काथ्यमानेषु वह्निना। गतसत्त्वाः स्म दृश्यन्ते कूर्ममत्स्याः समन्ततः॥
English: The tanks and the ponds that lay within that forest were heated with the fire and they began to boil. The fishes and tortoises that were in their waters were all seen to perish.
Sanskrit: शरीरैरपरे दीप्तैर्देहवन्त इवाग्नयः। अदृश्यन्त वने तत्र प्राणिनः प्राणिसंक्षय॥
English: In that great massacre of creatures in that forest, the burning bodies of various animals looked as if Agni had assumed to many forms.
Sanskrit: कांश्चिदुत्पततः पार्थः शरैः संछिद्य खण्डशः। पातयामास विहगान् प्रदीप्ते वसुरेतसि॥
English: The birds that took to their wings to escape from that fire were soon pierced by Arjuna's arrows; and being cut down to pieces, they again fell into the burning fire.
Sanskrit: ते शराचितसर्वाङ्गा निनदन्तो महारवान्। ऊर्ध्वमुत्पत्य वेगेन निपेतुः खाण्डवे पुनः॥
English: Being pierced by Arjuna's arrows the flying birds again fell into the Khandava with great speed and uttering loud cries.
Sanskrit: शरैरभ्याहतानां च संघशः स्म वनौकसाम्। विरावः शुश्रुवे घोरः समुद्रस्येव मथ्यतः॥
English: Being pierced by the arrows, the dwellers of that forest begin to cry and the noise they made was like the fearful noise that rose at the churning of the ocean.
Sanskrit: वह्वेश्चापि प्रदीप्तस्य खमुत्पेतुर्महार्चिषः। जनयामासुरुद्वेगं सुमहान्तं दिवौकसाम्॥
English: The great flame of the blazing fire rose to the sky and created a great anxiety in the minds of the dwellers of heavens the Devas.
Sanskrit: तेनार्चिषा सुसंतप्ता देवा: सर्षिपुरोगमाः। ततो जग्मुर्महात्मानः सर्व एव दिवौकसः। शतक्रतुं सहस्राक्षं देवेशमसुरार्दनम्॥
English: Thereupon all the illustrious celestial went in a body to their chief of one hundred sacrifices and one thousands eyes the grinder of the Asuras, Indra.
Sanskrit: देवा ऊचुः तच्छ्रुत्वा वृत्रहा किं विमे मानवाः सर्वे दह्यन्ते चित्रभानुना। कच्चिन्न संक्षयः प्राप्तो लोकानाममरेश्वर॥
English: The Celestial said: O lord of the immortals, who does Agni burn all the creatures below? Has the time for the destruction of the world come?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तेभ्यः स्वयमेवान्ववेक्ष्य च। खाण्डवस्य विमोक्षार्थं प्रययौ हरिवाहनः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard this and himself seeing what Agni was doing, the slayer of Vitra (Indra) set out to save the creatures from the fire.
Sanskrit: महता रथवृन्देन नानारूपेण वासवः। आकाशं समवाकीर्य प्रववर्ष सुरेश्वरः॥
English: The lord of the celestial, Vasava soon covered the sky with masses of clouds of various kinds; he then began to pour fain.
Sanskrit: ततोऽक्षमात्रा व्यसृजन धाराः शतसहस्रशः। चोदिता देवराजेन जलदाः खाण्डवं प्रति॥
English: As soon as commanded by the king of the celestial, those hundreds and thousands of clouds begin to shower on the Khandava forest in as thick drops as the flag-staffs of warchariots.
Sanskrit: असम्प्राप्तास्तु ता धारास्तेजसा जातवेदसः। ख एव समशुष्यन्त न काश्चित् पावकं गताः॥
English: But the showers were all dried up even in the sky by the heat of the fire; and they could not reach the fire below.
Sanskrit: ततो नमुचिहा क्रुद्धो भृशमर्चिष्मतस्तदा। पुनरेव महामेधैरम्भांसि व्यसृजद् बहु॥
English: The slayer of Namuchi (Indra) becoming very angry with Agni, again collected many more masses of clouds and made them shower a heavy down-pour.
Sanskrit: अचिर्धाराभिसम्बद्धं धूमविद्युत्समाकुलम्। बभूव तद् वनं घोरं स्तनयित्नुसमाकुलम्॥
English: Then the flames fought with that heavy shower and those masses of clouds overhead. The forest, being filled with smoke and lightings, became fearful to look at.
Sanskrit: तस्याथ वर्षतो वारि पाण्डव: प्रत्यवारयत्। शरवर्षेण बीभत्सुरुत्तमास्त्राणि दर्शयन्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The son of Pandu, Vivatsu (Arjuna), calling his excellent weapons to his help, stopped that shower of rain by means of a shower of his own.
Sanskrit: खाण्डवं च वनं सर्वं पाण्डवो बहुभिः शरैः। आच्छादयदमेयात्मा नीहारेणेव चन्द्रमाः॥
English: The high-souled Pandava covered the Khandava forest with innumerable arrows, as the atmosphere is filled with a thick fog.
Sanskrit: न च स्म किंचिच्छक्नोति भूतं निश्चरितुं ततः। संछाद्यमाने खे बाणैरस्यता सव्यसाचिना॥
English: When the sky over the forest was thus covered with the arrows of Savyasachi (Arjuna), not a single creature could escape (from that forest).
Sanskrit: तक्षकस्तु न तत्रासीन्नागराजो महाबलः। दह्यमाने वने तस्मिन् कुरुक्षेत्रं गतो हि सः॥
English: The greatly powerful king of the Nagas Takshaka, was not there. When the forest was on fire, he was absent in Kurukshetra where he had gone.
Sanskrit: निगीर्य च। अश्वसेनोऽभवत् तत्र तक्षकस्य सुतो बली। स यत्नमकरोत् तीव्र मोक्षार्थं जातवेदसः॥
English: But the powerful son of Takshaka, named Ashvasena, was there (in the forest); and he made great efforts to escape from the fire.
Sanskrit: न शशाक स निर्गन्तुं निरुद्धोऽर्जुनपत्रिभिः। मोक्षयामास तं माता निगीर्य भुजगात्मजा॥
English: Confined by Arjuna's arrows, he could not succeed to come out (of the forest), but the snakes lady, his mother, determined to save his life.
Sanskrit: तस्य पूर्वं शिरो ग्रस्तं पुच्छमस्य निगीर्यमाणा साक्रामत् सुतं नागी मुमुक्षया॥
English: She first swallowed his head and then she began to swallow his tail; in that state she then attempted to save her son and rose to the sky.
Sanskrit: तस्याः शरेण तीक्ष्णेन पृथुधारेण पाण्डवः। शिरश्चिच्छेद गच्छन्त्यास्तामपश्यच्छचीपतिः॥ तं मुमोचयिषुर्वज्री वातवर्षेण पाण्डवम्। मोहयामास तत्कालमश्वसेनस्त्वमुच्यत॥
English: As soon as the Pandava (Arjuna) saw her escaping, he cut off her head by means of sharp arrows, but the husband of Sachi, the wielder of thunder, Indra, saw all this; and he resolved to save the son of his friend. He raised a violent wind and deprived Arjuna of his consciousness. In the meantime Ashvasena succeeded in effecting his escape.
Sanskrit: तां च मायां तदा दृष्ट्वा घोरां नागेन वञ्चितः। द्विधा त्रिधा चखगतान् प्राणिनः पाण्डवोऽच्छिनत्।१०।।
English: Having seen this fearful delusion and having been deceived by the Nagas, the Pandava cut down all creatures into two three or more pieces.
Sanskrit: शशाप तं च संक्रुद्धो बीभत्सुर्जिह्यगामिनम्। पावको वासुदेवश्चाप्यप्रतिष्ठो भविष्यसि॥
English: Vivatsu (Arjuna) cursed in anger the Naga that had so deceitfully escaped; so did Vasudeva (Krishna) and Agni. They said, "Never shall you be able to win fame or position.”
Sanskrit: ततो जिष्णुः सहस्राक्षं स्वं वितत्याशुगैः शरैः। योधयामास संक्रुद्धो वञ्चनां तामनुस्मरन्॥
English: Then remembering the deception practised on him, Jishnu (Arjuna) became very much angry and covering the sky with a cloud of arrows, he sought to fight with the god of thousand eyes(Indra).
Sanskrit: देवराजोऽपि तं दृष्ट्वा संरब्धं समरेऽर्जुनम्। स्वमस्त्रमसृजत् तीव्र छादयित्वाखिलं नभः॥
English: Seeing Arjuna in wrath, the king of the celestial also sought to fight with him. He hurled his very fearful weapons and covered whole of the sky.
Sanskrit: ततो वायुर्महाघोषः क्षोभयन् सर्वसागरान्। वियत्स्थो जनयन् मेघाञ्जलधारासमाकुलान्॥
English: Then greatly roaring winds, agitating all the oceans, gathered together masses of clouds charged with torrents of rains.
Sanskrit: ततोऽशनिमुचो घोरांस्तडित्स्तनितनि:स्वनान्। तद्विघातार्थमसृजदर्जुनोऽप्यस्त्रमुत्तमम्॥ वायव्यमभिमन्याथ प्रतिपत्तिविशारदः। तेनेन्द्राशनिमेघानां वीर्योजस्तद् विनाशितम्॥ जलधाराश्च ताः शोषं जग्मुर्नेशुश्च विद्युतः। क्षणेन चाभवद् व्योम समप्रशान्तरजस्तमः॥
English: Thereupon those clouds, charged with thunder-rattle, vomited thunder and flashes of lightings; but to dispel them Arjuna hurled and excellent weapon. Named Vayavya (wind weapon) with proper Mantras. In a moment it destroyed the force and the energy of Indra's thunder and it dried up the water that was in those masses of clouds; it then destroyed the lightings that played amongst them.
Sanskrit: सुखशीतानिलवहं प्रकृतिस्थार्कमण्डलम्। निष्प्रतीकारहृष्टश्च हुतभुग विविधाकृतिः॥ सिच्यमानो वसौघैस्तैः प्राणिनां देहनिःसृतैः। प्रजज्वालाथ सोऽर्चिष्मान् स्वनादैः पूरयञ्जगत्॥
English: (In a moment) the sky was cleared off dust and darkness; delicious and cool breeze began to blow and the sun regained its normal state. Then Agni, sprinkled over with the fat that came out of the burning bodies of the various creatures, blazed up with all his flames and filled the universe with his roars.
Sanskrit: कृष्णाभ्यां रक्षितं दृष्ट्वा तं च दावमहंकृताः। खमुत्पेतुर्महाराज सुपर्णाद्याः पतत्रिणः॥ गरुत्मान् वज्रसदृशैः पक्षतुण्डनखैस्तथा। प्रहर्तुकामो न्यपतदाकाशात् कृष्णपाण्डवौ॥
English: O great king, seeing that the forest was protected by the two Krishnas, many feathery creatures of the Garuda race proudly came down from the sky with the desire of striking those two heroes Krishna and the Pandava (Arjuna) with their thunder like strong wings, breaks and claws.
Sanskrit: तथैवोरगसङ्घाताः पाण्डवस्य समीपतः। उत्सृजन्तो विषं घोरं निपेतुर्खलिताननाः॥
English: Many Nagas also came down upon the Pandava (Arjuna), all with faces emitting most virulent poisons.
Sanskrit: तांश्चकर्त शरैः पार्थः सरोषाग्निसमुक्षितैः। विविशुश्चापि तं दीप्तं देहाभावाय पावकम्॥
English: Partha cut them to pieces by his arrows which appeared as if they had been steeped in the fire of his wrath. They (those birds and snakes) all fell into the burning fire below.
Sanskrit: ततोऽसुराः सगन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः। उत्पेतुर्नादमतुलमुत्सृजन्तो रणार्थिनः॥
English: Wishing to fight, there also came innumerable Asuras, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Rakshasas and Nagas, all uttering fearful yells.
Sanskrit: अयः कणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहवः। कृष्णपार्थो जिघांसन्तः क्रोधसम्मूर्छितौजसः॥
English: Armed with instruments which vomited iron balls and bullets from their throats and with machines and propelled huge stones and rockets, they rushed forward to strike Krishna and Partha.