pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच स्वबाहुवीर्यमाश्रित्य प्रार्थयाम्यर्जुनं रणे। त्वं तु मित्रमुखः शत्रुर्मा भीषयितुमिच्छसि॥
English: Karna said Depending on the strength of my own arms I wish to meet Arjuna in battle. You are an enemy with the look of a friend and wish to frighten me.
Sanskrit: न मामस्मादभिप्रायात् कश्चिदद्य निवतये । अपीन्द्रो वज्रमुद्यम्य किमु मर्त्यः कचन॥
English: No one will be able to make me change this resolution, not even Indra taking up his thunderbolt, what to speak of an insignificant mortal?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच इति कर्णस्य वाक्यान्ते शल्यः प्राहोत्तरं वचः। चुकोपयिषुरत्यर्थं कर्ण मद्रेश्वरः पुनः॥
English: Sanjaya said After Karna had his say, Shalya the king of Madra, with a view to provoke him greatly, said in reply.
Sanskrit: यदा वै त्वां फाल्गुनवेगयुक्ता ज्याचोदिता हस्तवता विसृष्टाः। स्तदा तप्स्यर्जुनस्यानुयोगात्॥
English: When keen edged and Kanka feathered arrows, shot off his bow. by the powerful Phalguna with all his energy, will come upon you, you will repent for your encounter with that hero.
Sanskrit: यदा दिव्यं धनुरादाय पार्थः प्रतापयन् पृतनां सव्यमाची। स्तदा पश्चात् तप्स्यसे सूतपित्र॥
English: When Partha, otherwise called Savyasachin, taking up his celestial bow, will scorch the Kuru army and assail you greatly with his keen edged arrows then O charioteer's son, you will repent for your folly.
Sanskrit: बालश्चन्द्रं मातुरङ्के शयानो यथा कश्चित् प्रार्थयतेऽपहर्तुम्। तद्वन्मोहाद् द्योतमान रथस्थं सम्प्रार्थयस्यर्जुनं जेतुमद्य॥
English: Like a child, on mother's lap seeking to catch hold of the sun, you, out of your folly, wish to defect the effulgent Arjuna stationed on his car.
Sanskrit: त्रिशूलमाश्रित्य सुतीक्ष्णधारं सर्वाणि गात्राणि विघर्षसि त्वम्। सुतीक्ष्णधारोपमकर्मणा त्वं युयुत्ससे योऽर्जुनेनाद्य कर्ण॥
English: By desiring to fight, O Karna, today with Arjuna of illustrious feats, you have addressed yourself to rule your body against the keen edges of a trident.
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धं सिंह केसरिणं बृहन्तं बालो मूढः क्षुद्रमृगस्तरस्वी। समाह्वयेत् तद्वदेतत् तवाद्य समाह्वानं सूतपुत्रार्जुनस्य॥
English: O charioteer's son, your challenge of Arjuna is like that of an over active little deer against a huge angry lion.
Sanskrit: मा सूतपुत्रालय राजपुत्रं महावीर्यं केसरिणं यथैव। वने शृगाल: पिशितेन तृप्तो मा पार्थमासाद्य विनश्यसि त्वम्॥
English: O charioteer's son, do not challenge that highly energetic prince like a fox, gratified with meat, challenging a lion. Do not be slain by encountering Arjuna.
Sanskrit: ईषादन्तं महानागं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम्। शशको ह्वयसे युद्ध कर्ण पार्थं धनंजयम्॥
English: O Karna, your challenge of Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, is like that of a hare challenging a powerful elephant with tusks large as ploughshares and with temporal juice trickling out of its mouth and temples.
Sanskrit: विलस्थं कृष्णसर्प त्वं बाल्यात् काष्ठेन विध्यसि। महाविषं पूर्णकोपं यत् पार्थं योद्धुमिच्छसि॥
English: By wishing to fight with Partha you are, out of folly, striking with a piece of wood the black cobra of deadly venom furiously excited within its hole.
Sanskrit: सिंह केसरिणं क्रुद्धमतिक्रम्याभिनर्दसे। शृगाल इव मूढस्त्वं नृसिंह कर्ण पाण्डवम्॥
English: You are a fool to yell at Arjuna, the best of men, disregarding him like a jackal yelling at an excited lion.
Sanskrit: सुपर्णं पतगश्रेष्ठ वैनतेयं तरस्विनम्। भोगीवाह्वयसे पाते कर्ण पार्थं धनंजयम्॥
English: As a snake, for its own destruction, encounters the best of birds Garuda, highly active and of beautiful feathers, so do you O Karna, challenge Dhananjaya the son of Pritha.
Sanskrit: सर्वाम्भसां निधि भीमं मूर्तिमन्त झषायुतम्। चन्द्रोदये विवर्धन्तमप्लव: सन् तितीर्षसि॥
English: You wish to cross, without a raft at the rise of the moon, the ocean, the receptacle of all waters with dreadful huge waves and teeming with aquatic animals.
Sanskrit: ऋषभं दुन्दुभिग्रीवं तीक्ष्णशृङ्गं प्रहारिणम्। वत्स आह्वयसे युद्धे कर्ण पार्थं धनंजयम्॥
English: O Karna, your challenge of Dhananjaya is like that of a calf against a fearful bull of sharpened horns and with a neck thick as a drum.
Sanskrit: महामेघं महाघोरं दर्दुरः प्रतिनर्दसि। कामतोयप्रदं लोके नरपर्जन्यमर्जुनम्॥
English: Your roaring at Arjuna, the deity of clouds among men, like that of frog at a dreadful huge cloud discharging copious showers of rain.
Sanskrit: यथा च स्वगृहस्थः श्वा व्याघ्रं वनगतं भषेत्। तथा त्वं भषसे कर्ण नरव्याघ्रं धनंजयम्॥
English: Like a dog barking from within his master's house at a forest-ranging tiger you bark at Dhananjaya, the foremost of men.
Sanskrit: शृगालोऽपि वने कर्ण शशैः परिवृतो वसन्। मन्यते सिंहमात्मानं यावत् सिंह न पश्यति॥
English: While living in the forest in the midst of hares a jackal, O Karna, considers himself a lion till he actually sees the latter.
Sanskrit: तथा त्वमपि राधेय सिंहमात्मानमिच्छसि। अपश्यशत्रुदमनं नरव्याघ्र धनंजयम्॥
English: So do you, O son of Radha, consider yourself a lion for you do not see that subduer of foes, that foremost of men, Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: व्यानं त्वं मन्यसेऽऽत्मानं यावत् कृष्णौ न पश्यसि। समास्थितावेकरथे सूर्याचन्द्रमसाविव॥
English: You consider yourself a lion for you have not seen Krishna and Arjuna stationed on the same car like the sun and moon.
Sanskrit: यावद् गाण्डीवघोषं त्वं न शृणोषि महाहवे। तावदेव त्वया कर्ण शक्यं वक्तुं यथेच्छसि॥
English: As long as you do not hear the twang of Gandiva in battle, so long you are able to do what you please.
Sanskrit: रथशब्दधनुः शब्दैर्नादयन्त दिशो दश। नर्दन्तमिव शार्दूलं दृष्ट्वा क्रोष्टा भविष्यसि॥
English: Beholding the ten quarters filled with the sound of his car and the twang of his bow and him roaring like a tiger you will become a jackal.
Sanskrit: नित्यमेव शृगालस्तवं नित्यं सिंहो धनंजयः। वीरप्रद्वेषणान्मूढ तस्मात् क्रोष्टेव लक्ष्यसे॥
English: You are always a jackal and Dhananjaya always a lion. On account of your envy and hatred for heroes, you appear a jackal.
Sanskrit: यथाखुःस्याद् विडालश्च व्याघ्रश्च बलाबले। यथा शृगाल: सिंहश्च यथा च शशकुञ्जरौ॥ यथानृतं च सत्यं च यथा चापि विषामृते। तथा त्वमपि पार्थश्च प्रख्यातावात्मकर्मभिः॥
English: As a mouse and a cat are to each other in strength, or a fox and a lion or a hare and an elephant, as falsehood and truth, ambrosia and poison so you and Partha are known to all by your respective deeds.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अधिक्षिप्तस्तु राधेय शल्येनामिततेजसा। शल्यमाह सुसंक्रुद्धो वाक्शल्यमवधारयन्॥
English: Sanjaya said Thus reviled by Shalya of incomparable energy the son of Radha understanding the meaning of the word Shalya by his words said to him in areat anger.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच गुणान् गुणवतां शल्य गुणवान् वेत्ति नागुणः। त्वं तु शल्य गुणैर्हीनः किं ज्ञास्यसि गुणागुणम्॥
English: Karna said O Shalya, the meritorious only appreciate the merits of those who possess them and not one who has none. You are destitute of all merits. How can you understand what is merit and what is demerit.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनस्य महास्त्राणि क्रोधं वीर्य धनुः शरान्। अहं शल्याभिजानाभि विक्रमं च महात्मनः॥
English: O Shalya, I know that powerful weapons of Arjuna, his anger, energy, bow, arrows and as well as the prowess of that high-souled one.
Sanskrit: तथा कृष्णस्य महात्म्यमृषभस्य महीक्षिताम्। यथाहं शल्य जानामि न त्वं जानासि तथा॥
English: O Shalya, you do not know, so well as I do, the greatness of Krishna, the foremost of kings.
Sanskrit: एवमेवात्मनो वीर्यमहं वीर्यं च पाण्डवे। जाननेवाह्वये युद्धे शल्य गाण्डीवधारिणम्॥
English: Knowing my own strength as well as that of Pandava I have challenged him in battle, O Shalya, I shall not fall into fire like an insect.
Sanskrit: अस्ति वाऽयमिषुः शल्य सुपुङ्खो रक्तभोजनः। एकतूणीशयः पत्री सुधौत: समलंकृतः॥
English: I have this arrow, O Shalya, keen edged, blood-drinking, occupying alone one quiver, furnished with wings, well-steeped in oil and well-adorned.
Sanskrit: शेते चन्दनचूर्णेषु पूजितो बहुलाः समाः। आहेयो विषवानुग्रो नराश्वद्विपसंघहा॥
English: It lies in sandal dust and is being adored by me from a long time. Having the shape and nature of a serpent it is poisonous and dreadful and capable of killing a great many men, horses and elephants.
Sanskrit: घोररूयो महारौद्रस्तनुत्रास्थिविदारणः। निर्भिन्द्यां येन रुष्टोऽमहपि मेरुं महागिरम्॥
English: Highly dreadful in form it can go through coats of mail and bones. When worked up with anger I can perforate with it even the huge Meru mountain.
Sanskrit: तमहं जातु नास्येयमन्यस्मिन् फाल्गुनाहते। कृष्णाद् वा देवकीपुत्रात् सत्यं चापि शृणुष्व मे॥
English: I will not discharge this arrow at any other person excepting Arjuna or Krishna, the son of Devaki. Listen, I tell you the truth.
Sanskrit: तेनाहमिषुणा शल्य वासुदेवधनंजयौ। योत्स्ये परमसंक्रुद्धस्तत् कर्म सदृशं मम॥
English: Worked up with anger, I shall with that arrow, O Shalya, fight Vasudeva and Dhananjaya. That will be a deed becoming me.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषां वृष्टिवीराणां कृष्णे लक्ष्मी: प्रतिष्ठिता। सर्वेषां पाण्डुपुत्राणां जयः पार्थे प्रतिष्ठितः॥ उभयं तु समासाद्य को निवर्तितुमर्हति।
English: Of all the heroes of the Vrishni race in Krishna only prosperity exists eternally. Of all the sons of Pandu, Partha is the one who comes off invariable victorious.
Sanskrit: तावेतौ पुरुषव्याधौ समेतो स्यन्दने स्थितौ॥ मामेकमभिसंयातौ सुजातं पश्य शल्य मे।
English: Those two foremost of men, seated on the same car, will encounter me single in battle, you will, O Shalya, witness today the nobility of my birth.
Sanskrit: पितृष्वसा मातुलजौ भ्रातरावपराजितौ॥ मणी सूत्र इव प्रोतौ द्रष्टासि निहतौ मया।
English: You will seen that (With one shaft) I will kill those two cousins, one of whom is the son of the aunt and the other the son of the maternal uncle-those two invincible warriors. They will took like two pearls strung together in the same string
Sanskrit: अर्जुने गाण्डिवं कृष्णे चक्रं तार्थ्यकपिध्वजौ॥ भीरूणां त्रासजननं शल्य हर्षकरं मम।
English: The Gandiva of Arjuna, the discus of Krishna and their two banners having the emblems of a monkey and Garuda strike terror into the timid. But they are sources of delight to me.
Sanskrit: त्वं तु दुष्प्रकृतिर्मूढो महायुद्धेष्वकोविदः॥ भयावदीर्ण: संत्रासादबद्धं बहु भाषसे।
English: You are a fool, a bad character and do not know the mode of a true war-fare. Possessed by fear you are giving vent to these ravings.
Sanskrit: संन्तौषि तौ तु केनापि हेतुना त्वं कुदेशज॥ तौ हत्वा समरे हन्ता त्वामद्य सहबान्धवम्। पापदेशज दुर्बुद्धे क्षुद्र क्षत्रियपांसन॥
English: Born in a sinful country you are wicked, mean and a wrath of a Kshatriya or you are praising them for something which is not known to me. Having killed those two first I shall kill you today with all your relatives.
Sanskrit: सुहृद् भूत्वा रिपुः किं मा कृष्णाभ्यां भीषयिष्यसि तौ वा मामद्य हन्तारौ हनिष्ये वापि तावहम्॥
English: Being a friend why do you frighten me with (the praises of) those two Krishnas? Either they will kill me today or I will kill them both.
Sanskrit: नाहं विभेमि कृष्णाभ्यां विजानन्नात्मनो बलम्। वासुदेवसहस्रं वा फाल्गुनानां शतानि वा॥ अहमेको हनिष्यामि जोषमास्स्व कुदेशज।
English: I know my strength well and I do not fear the two Krishnas. I will kill single handed a thousand Vasudevas and hundreds of Phalgunas. Hold your tongue. O you born in a sinful country.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियो बालाश्च वृद्धाश्च प्रायः क्रीडागता जनाः॥ या गाथाः सम्प्रगायन्ति कुर्वतोऽध्ययनं यथा। ता गाथाः शृणु मे शल्य मद्रकेषु दुरात्मसु॥ ब्राह्मणैः कथिताः पूर्वं यथावद् राजसंनिधौ। श्रुत्वा चैकमना मूढ क्षम वा ब्रूहि चोत्तरम्॥
English: Hear from me, O Shalya, the sayings that have already passed into proverbs, that men young and old and women, persons while sporting utter as if they are their studies about the wicked Madrakas. the Brahmanas also recounted them formerly in the courts of kings. Hearing them, O fool, you may forgive or give a reply.
Sanskrit: मित्रध्रुङ्गभद्रको नित्यं यो नो द्वेष्टि स मद्रकः। मद्रके संगतं नास्ति क्षुद्रवाक्ये नराधमे॥
English: Madraka is always a hater of friends. He who hates us is a Madraka. There is no good feeling in a Madraka who is the vilest of men and gives vent to mean words.
Sanskrit: दुरात्मा मद्रको नित्यं नित्यमानृतिकोऽनृजुः। यावदन्त्यं हि दौरात्म्यं मद्रकेष्विति नः श्रुतम्॥
English: The Madraka is always wicked, untruthful and crooked. We have heard that the Madrakas are wicked till the hour of their death.
Sanskrit: पिता पुत्रश्च माता च श्वश्रूश्वशुरमातुलाः। जामाता दुहिता भ्राता नप्तान्ये तै च बान्धवाः॥ वयस्याभ्यागताश्चान्ये दासीदासं च संगतम्। पुम्भर्विमिश्रा नार्यश्च ज्ञाताज्ञाता: स्वयेच्छा॥ येषां गृहेष्वशिष्टानां सक्तुमत्स्याशिनां तता। पीत्वा सीधु सगोमांसं क्रन्दन्ति च हसन्ति च ॥ गायन्ति चाप्यबद्धानि प्रवर्तन्ते च कामतः। कामप्रलापिनोऽन्योन्यं तेषु धर्मः कथं भवेत्॥ मद्रकेष्ववलिप्तेषु प्रख्याताशुभकर्मसु।
English: Amongst them the father, the son, the mother, the mother-in-law, the father-in-law, the maternal uncle, the son-in-law, the daughter-in-law, the brother, the grandson, other relations and guests, slaves, male and female mingle together. Thus women freely mix with men, known and unknown, Dishonest as they are they live upon friend and powered corn and fish in their homes and laugh and cry being drunk; they also eat beef. They sing unconnected songs and move about lustfully. They indulge in free speeches amongst themselves. How can virtue find a room among them?
Sanskrit: नापि वैरं न सौहार्द मद्रकेण समाचरेत्॥ मद्रके संगतं नास्ति मद्रको हि सदामलः।
English: No one should inake friends with a Madraka or enter into hostilities with him. There is no feeling of friendship in him. The Madraka is always impure.
Sanskrit: मद्रकेषु न संसृष्टं शौचं गान्धारकेषु च॥ राजयाजकयाज्ये च नष्टं दत्तं हरिभवेत्। शूद्रसंस्कारको विप्रो यथा याति पराभवम्॥ यथा ब्रह्मद्विषो नित्यं गच्छन्तीह पराभवम्। यथैव संगतं कृत्वा नरः पतति मद्रकैः॥ मद्रके संगतं नास्ति हतं वृश्चिक ते विषम्। आथर्वणेन मन्त्रेण यथा शान्तिः कृता मया।॥
English: Friendship is lost on a Madraka as purity in Gandharakas and as oblation offered in a sacrifice where the king is both the sacrificer and the priest. As a Brahmana performing the initiation ceremony of a Sudra meets with deterioration as one who hates a Brahmana, meets with deterioration so a person, forming alliance with a Madraka, is deteriorated. As there is no friendship in a Madraka, so is your poison is powerless, O Scorpion; with this Mantra of Atharvan I have duly performed the ceremony of peace.
Sanskrit: इति वृश्चिकदष्टस्य विषवेगहतस्य च। कुर्वन्ति भेषजं प्राज्ञाः सत्यं तचापि दृश्यते॥
English: It is seen that with these words the wise treat a person bitten by a scorpion and affected by its poison.
Sanskrit: एवं विद्वजोधमास्स्व शृणु चात्रोत्तरं वचः। वासांस्युत्सृज्य नृत्यानि स्त्रियो या मद्यमोहिताः॥३५ मैथुनेऽसंयताअपि यथाकामवराश्च ताः। तासां पुत्रः कथं धर्म मद्रको वक्तुमर्हति॥
English: Thinking of this, O learned one, either hold your tongue or hear something more that I will say. (The Madraka) women, influenced by liquor, throw off their robes and dance; they do not observe control in intercourse and do whatever they like. Being the son of one of those women, how can you, O Madraka, dictate duties unto a man?
Sanskrit: यास्तिष्ठन्त्यः प्रमेहन्ति यथैवोष्ट्रदशेरकाः। तासां विभ्रष्टधर्माणां निर्लज्जानां ततस्ततः॥ त्वं पुत्रस्तादृशीनां हि धर्मे वक्तुमिहेच्छसि।
English: Being the son of one of those women who live and answer calls of nature like camels and asses, sinful and shameless as they are, how can you wish to dictate the duties of men?
Sanskrit: सुवीरकं याच्यमाना मद्रिका कर्षति स्फिचौ॥ अदातुकामा वचनमिदं वदति दारुणम्। मा मां सुवीरकं कश्चिद् याचतां दयितं मम॥ पुत्रं दद्यां पतिं दद्यां न तु दद्याहं सुवीरकम्।
English: When a Madraka woman is requested to give a little bit of vinegar she scratches her hips and reluctant to give it gives vent to harsh words-“Let no one ask of me vinegar which is so dear to me. I would give him my son, I would give him my husband but I would not part with my vinegar.
Sanskrit: गौर्यो बृहत्यो निहींका मद्रिकाः कम्बलावृताः॥ घस्मरा नष्टशौचाश्च प्राय इत्यनुशूश्रुम।
English: The Madraka maidens, I am informed, are generally shameless, have profuse hairs, are gluttonous and impure.
Sanskrit: एवमादि मयान्यैर्वा शक्यं वक्तुं भवेद् बाहु॥ आकेशाग्रान्नखाग्राच वक्तव्येषु कुकर्मसु।
English: These and such like many other things of their evil acts beginning with the tip of their hair to that of their nails I can recount.
Sanskrit: मद्रकाः सिन्धुसौवीराः धर्म विद्युः कथं त्वित्॥ पापदेशोद्भवा म्लेच्छा धर्माणामविचक्षणाः।
English: The Madrakas and Sindhu Souviras are born in a sinful country, are Melechas and innocent of duties. How can they know them?
Sanskrit: एष मुख्यतमो धर्मः क्षत्रियस्येति नः श्रुतम्॥ यदाजौ निहतः शेते सद्भिः समभिपूजितः।
English: We have heard that this is the prime duty of the Kshatriyas that when slain in battle he would lie down on earth being spoken highly of by the pious.
Sanskrit: आयुधानां साम्पराये यन्मुच्येयमहं ततः॥ ममैष प्रथमः कल्पो निधने स्वर्गमिच्छतः।
English: This is my first resolution, desirous of heaven after my death as I am that I will lay down my life in this clash of arms.
Sanskrit: सोऽयं प्रियः सखा चास्मि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः॥४५ तदर्थे हि मम प्राणा यच मे विद्यते वसु। व्यक्तं त्वमप्युपहितः पाण्डवैः पापदेशज॥ यथा चामित्रवत् सर्वं त्वमस्मासु प्रवर्तसे।
English: I am the dear friend of the intelligent son of Dhritarashtra. For him are my vital airs and the wealth that I possess. As for you, born as you are in a sinful country it is clear that you have been bribed by the Pandavas as because you behave towards us in everything like an enemy.
Sanskrit: कामं न खलु शक्योऽहं त्वद्विधानां शतैरपि॥ संग्रामाद् विमुखः कर्तुं धर्मज्ञ इव नास्तिकैः।
English: As a pious man is not to be easily pursuaded by atheists so I am not to be dissuaded from this battle by hundreds of persons like you.
Sanskrit: सारङ्ग इव धर्मातः काम विलप शुष्य च॥ नाहं भीषयितुं शक्यं क्षत्रवृत्ते व्यवस्थितः।
English: Like a deer perspiring, you may either bewail or pant; observant of the duties of a Kshatriya I am incapable of being frightened by you.
Sanskrit: तनुत्यजां नृसिंहानामाहवेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्॥ या गतिर्गुरुणा प्रोक्ता पुरा रामेण तां स्मरे।
English: I remember the end, described to me formerly by my preceptor Rama, which befell those foremost of men who laid down their lives and did not return from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: तेषां त्राणार्थमुद्यन्तं वधार्थं द्विषतामपि॥ विद्धि मामास्थितं वृत्तं पौरूरवसमुत्तमम्।
English: I am bent upon rescuing the Kauravas and killing my enemies; know that I am determined upon imitating the excellent conduct of Pururavas.
Sanskrit: न तद् भूतं प्रपश्यामि त्रिषु लोकेषु मद्रप॥ यो मामस्मादभिप्रायाद् वारयेदिति मे मतिः।
English: I do not, O king of Madraka, see a man in the three worlds who can shake this resolution of mine.
Sanskrit: एवं विद्वञ्जोषमास्स्व त्रासात् किं बहु भाषसे॥ मा त्वा हत्वा प्रदास्यामि क्रव्याद्भयो मद्रकाधम।
English: Do not speak more. Knowing this Why do you rove in such a way from fear? O wretch of a Madraka, I shall not kill you now and offer your dead body to the carnivorous animals,
Sanskrit: मित्रप्रतीक्षया शल्य धृतराष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः॥ अपवादतितिक्षाभिस्त्रिभिरेतैर्हि जीवसि।
English: Out of regard for a friend, O Shalya, for the sake of Dhritarashtra's son and for avoiding blame-for these three reasons, you will live.
Sanskrit: पुनश्चेदीदृशं वाक्यं मद्रराज वदिष्यसि॥ शिरस्ते पातयिष्यामि गदया वज्रकल्पया।
English: O king of Madras, if you speak again in this strain I will crush down your head with my mace, as hard as the thunder.
Sanskrit: श्रोतारस्तिवदमोह द्रष्टारो वा कुदेशज॥ कर्णवा जघ्नतुः कृष्णौ कर्णो वा निजघान तौ।
English: O you born in a sinful country, people will either see or hear today that either the two Krishnas have slain Karna or Karna has killed the two Krishnas."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु राधेयः पुनरेव विशाम्पते । अब्रवीन्मद्रराजानं याहि याहीत्यसम्भ्रमम्॥
English: Saying this the son of Radha, O king, once more addressed the king of Madras, saying-"go on! go on."
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच मारिषाधिरथेः श्रुत्वा वाचो युद्धाभिनन्दिनः। शल्योऽब्रवीत् पुनः कर्णं निदर्शनमिदं वचः॥
English: Sanjaya said Hearing the words of the great car-warrior Karna who took delight in battle Shalya again said to hiin, citing an example.
Sanskrit: जातोऽहं यज्वनां वंशे संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्। राज्ञां मूर्धाभिषिक्तानां स्वयं धर्मपरायणः॥
English: I am born in a family the members of which performed sacrifices, never fled away from the field of battle and who were kings whose heads were sprinkled with the water of coronation. I am also devoted to virtue.
Sanskrit: यथैव मत्तो मद्येन त्वं तथा लक्ष्यसे वृष। तथाऽद्य त्वां प्रमाद्यन्तं चिकित्सेयं सुहत्तया॥
English: O Vrisha, you appear like an intoxicated man. For all that, out of friendship I will try to cure you of your mistakes.
Sanskrit: इमां काकोपमा कर्ण प्रोच्यमानां निबोध मे। श्रुत्वा यथेष्टं कुर्यास्त्वं निहीन कुलपांसन॥
English: Hear, O Karna, this allegory of a crow that I will relate. Hearing this, you may do whatever you like, O you shorn of intelligence and the wretch of your family.
Sanskrit: नाहमात्मनि कंचिद् वै किल्बिषं कर्ण संस्मरे। येन मां त्वं महाबाहो हन्तुमिच्छस्यनागसम्॥
English: O Karna, I do not remember a single sin in me for which you desire to kill me innocent as I am.
Sanskrit: अवश्यं तु मया वाच्यं बुद्ध्यता त्वद्धिताहितम्। विशेषतो रथस्थेन राज्ञश्चैव हितैषिणा॥
English: I must tell you what is good for you and what is bad. I know both and besides I am the driver of your car and wish good to the king Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: समं च विषमं चैव रथिनश्च बलाबलम्। श्रमः खेदश्च सततं हयानां रथिना सह॥ आयुधस्य परिज्ञानं रुतं च मृगपक्षिणाम्। भारश्चाप्यतिभारश्च शल्यानां च प्रतिक्रिया॥ अस्त्रयोगश्च युद्धं च निमित्तानि तथैव च। सर्वमेतन्मया ज्ञेयं रथस्यास्य कुटुम्बिना॥ अतस्त्वां कथये कर्ण निदर्शनमिदं पुनः।
English: (I know) what land is even and what is uneven-the strength and weakness of the carwarrior (of my chariot) the fatigue and perspiration of the horses along with the car-warrior; (I have) a knowledge of weapons, of the cries of birds and animals, of what would be heavy for the horses and what would be exceedingly heavy for them, of the taking out of the arrows, of the wounds, of the weapons counteracting each other of the diverse modes of fighting and of all kinds of omens and indications. I know all this who am so familiar with this car. I therefore describe to you this incident once more.
Sanskrit: वैश्यः किल समुद्रान्ते प्रभूतधनधान्यवान्॥ यज्वा दानपति: क्षान्तः स्फकर्मस्थोऽभवच्छुचिः। बहुपुत्रः प्रियापत्यः सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः॥ राज्ञो धर्मप्रधानस्य राष्ट्रे वसति निर्भयः।
English: There lived on the other side of the sea a Vaishya who rolled in wealth and corn. He performed yajnas, made liberal gifts, was quiet, observant of the duties of his own order and pure in habits and mind.
Sanskrit: पुत्राणां तस्य बालानां कुमाराणां यशस्विनाम्॥ काको बहूनामभवदुच्छिष्टकृतभोजनः।
English: He had a number of sons of whom he was fond and kind to all creatures. He lived without any fear in the kingdom of a pious king.
Sanskrit: तस्मै सदा प्रयच्छन्ति वैश्यपुत्राः कुमारकाः॥ मांसौदन दधि क्षीरं पायसं मधुसर्पिषी।
English: There was a crow who lived upon the leavings of the well-behaved children of the Vaishya. His children always gave the crow meat, curds, mild, pudding, honey and butter.
Sanskrit: स चोच्छिष्टभूतः काको वैश्यपुत्रैः कुमारकैः॥ सदृशान् पक्षिणादृप्तः श्रेयसञ्चाधिचिक्षिपे।
English: Thus fed with the leavings of the food by those sons of the Vaishya the crow became arrogant and began to think light of all birds who were equal to him or even superior.
Sanskrit: अथ हंसाः समुद्रान्ते कदाचिदतिपातिनः॥ गरुडस्य गतौ तुल्याश्चक्राङ्गा हृष्टचेतसः।
English: It so happened that once on a time several cheerful swans, quick-coursing, capable of going every where at will, equal to Garuda in fight and speed, came to that side of the ocean.
Sanskrit: कुमारकास्तदा हंसान् दृष्ट्वा काकमथाब्रुवन॥ भवानेव विशिष्टो हि पतत्रिभ्यो विहङ्गम्।
English: Seeing those swans the Vaishya boys said to the crow-"O ranger of the sky, you are superior to all winged creatures."
Sanskrit: प्रतार्यमाणस्तैः सर्वैरल्पबुद्धिभिरण्डजः॥ तद्वचः सत्यमित्येव मौाद् दर्पाच मन्यते।
English: Thus imposed upon by the little-witted children, the bird, out of folly and arrogance, took their words as true.