pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: महात्मा फाल्गुनश्चापि सत्यधर्मरतः सदा। विजयस्तस्य नयतं जायते नात्र संशयः॥
English: O king of Heaven, as the noble minded Phalgun is truthful and virtuous undoubtedly he must always be the conqueror.
Sanskrit: तोषितो भगवान् येन महात्मा वृषभध्वजः। कथं वा तस्य न जयो जायते शतलोचन॥
English: O you with hundred eyes, why will not he be victorious, who both pleased the noble and sacred God who has the bull marked on his banner.
Sanskrit: यस्य चक्रे स्वयं विष्णुः सारथ्यं जगतः प्रभुः। मनस्वी बलवाञ्शूरः कृतास्त्रोऽथ तपोधनः॥
English: Partha has the master of the world Vishnu himself as his driver besides he is a hero, is very powerful and is virtuous at the same time.
Sanskrit: बिभर्ति च महातेजा धनुर्वेदमशेषतः। पार्थः सर्वगुणेपेतो देवकार्यमिदं यतः॥
English: He is of active body, master of the science of weapons and has all qualities, and he should conquer because the Gods wish it to be so.
Sanskrit: किश्यन्ते पाण्डवा नित्यं वनवासदिभिर्भृशम्। सम्पन्नस्तपसा चैव पर्याप्तः पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: Arjuna is always religion abiding and truthful. He will therefore, acquire victory definitely. Nothing like doubt can be raised in it.
Sanskrit: अतिक्रमेच माहात्म्याद् दिष्टमप्यर्थपर्ययम्। अतिक्रान्ते च लोकानामभावो नियतं भवेत्॥
English: By his great prowess Partha can overrule destiny itself whether it be in his favour or not; when he means he can destroy all creatures.
Sanskrit: न विद्यते व्यवस्थानं क्रुद्धयोः कृष्णयोः कचित्। स्रष्टारौ जगतश्चैव सततं पुरुषर्षभौ॥
English: When those two Krishnas are roused, they care not for anything and those two foremost of men are creators of real and unreal matters.
Sanskrit: नरनारायणावतौ पुराणावृषित्तमौ। अनियम्यौ नियन्तारावेतौ तस्मात् परंतपौ।॥
English: They are the ancient and good Rishis Nara and Narayana; they have no fear and they are smiters of all enemies and cannot be ruled by any one; they rule over all.
Sanskrit: नैतयोस्तु समः कश्चिद् दिवि वा मानुषेषु वा। अनुगम्यास्त्रयो लोकाः सह देवर्षिचारणैः॥ सर्वदेवगणाश्चापि सर्वभूतानि यानि च। अनयोस्तु प्रभावेण वर्तते निखिलं जगत्॥
English: Either in Heaven or earth there is none to equal them; they are above all the Heavenly Rishis and Charanas of the three worlds, all the Gods and creatures come after them; they are properly speaking the main stay of the whole world.
Sanskrit: कर्णो लोकानयं मुख्यानाप्नोतु पुरुषर्षभः। कर्णो वैकर्तनः शूरौ विजयस्त्वस्तु कृष्णयोः॥ वसूनां समलोकत्वं मरुतां वा समाप्नुयात्। सहितो द्रोणभीष्माभ्यां नाकलोकमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: Let Karna, the son of Vikartan, who is foremost of men and who is a brave warrior, attain the best region and let him be like the Vasus or Maruts; let him be adored in heaven with Bhishma and Drona, but let the two Krishnas be victorious.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो देवदेवाभ्यां सहस्राक्षोऽब्रवीद् वचः। आमन्त्र्य सर्वभूतानि ब्रोशानानुशासनम्॥
English: When those two greatest of Gods (Brahma and Ishana) said so the God with thousand eyes respectfully bowed to their words and himself said to other creatures.
Sanskrit: श्रुतं भवद्भिर्यत् प्रोक्तं भगवद्भ्यां जगद्धितम्। तत्तथा नान्यथा तद्धि तिष्ठध्वं विगतज्वराः॥
English: You hear what the two Gods say for the good of the whole world and it must surely be so and no otherwise; so rest assured.
Sanskrit: इति श्रुत्वेन्द्रवचनं सर्वभूतानि मारिष। विस्मितान्यभवन् राजन् पूजायांचक्रिरे तदा॥ व्यसृजंश्च सुगन्धीनि पुष्पवर्षाणि हर्षिताः। नानारूपाणि विबुधा देवतूर्याण्यवादयन्॥
English: O my lord king, hearing Indra say these words all creatures admired and praised that deity. The inhabitants of heaven then sounded their horns and showered many sorts of sweet scented flowers.
Sanskrit: दिदक्षवश्चाप्रतिमं द्वैरथं नरसिंहयोः। देवदानवगन्धर्वाः सर्व एवावतस्थिरे॥
English: And actually all the Gods, Danavas and Gandharvas waited anxiously to see that unrivaled duel between those two men of leonine prowess.
Sanskrit: रथौ तयोः श्वेतहयौ दिव्यौ युक्तौ महात्मनोः। यौ तौ कर्णार्जुनौ राजन् प्रहृष्टावभ्यतिष्ठताम्॥
English: O monarch, both the cars, ridden by Karna and Arjuna, had gray steeds loudly as they careered with beautiful banners on their tops.
Sanskrit: समागता लोकवीराः शंखान् दध्मुः पृथक् पृथक्। वासुदेवार्जुनौ वीरौ कर्णशल्यौ च भारत॥
English: Many brave warriors came near Vasudeva and Arjuna and also near Shalya and Karna and sounded their conchs.
Sanskrit: तद् भीरुसंत्रासकर युद्धं समभवत्तदा। अन्योन्यस्पर्धिनोरुग्रं शक्रशम्बरयोरिव॥
English: Then began that fight which struck terror into the hearts of cowards and like Sakra and Samvara the warriors rushed fiercely against each other.
Sanskrit: तयोर्ध्वजौ वीतमलौ शुशुभाते रथे स्थितौ। राहुकेतू यथाऽऽकाशे उदितौ जगतः क्षये॥
English: Like the planets Rahu and Ketu appearing in the sky at the time of the destruction of the whole world the banners of those two heroes looked very brilliant and beautiful.
Sanskrit: कर्णस्याशीविषनिभा रत्नसारमयी दृढा। पुरन्दरधनुःप्रख्या हस्तिकक्ष्या व्यराजत॥
English: The elephant's rope of Karna's standard which was very strong and decked with jewels and precious stones resembled a poisonous snake and the bow of Indra in beauty (as it fluttered).
Sanskrit: कपिश्रेष्ठस्तु पार्थस्य व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः। दंष्ट्राभिर्भीषयन् भाभिर्दुर्निरीक्ष्यो रविर्यथा॥
English: The great ape of Partha, opening its fearful and broad jaws, struck terror in to the hearts of all and became difficult to look at like the son.
Sanskrit: युद्धाभिलाषुको भूत्वा ध्वजो गाण्डीवधन्वनः। कर्णध्वजमुपातिष्ठत् स्वस्थानाद् वेगवान् कपिः॥ उत्पपात महावेगः कक्ष्यामध्याहनत्तदा। नखैश्च दशनैश्चैव गरुडः पन्नगं यथा॥
English: The ape, on the banner of Gandiva, being willing to fight all on sudden, left his place, lept upon Karna's banner, like Gadura swooping down upon a snake and began to tear the elephant rope standard fiercely with its nails and teeth.
Sanskrit: सा किङ्किणीकाभरणा कालपाशोपमाऽऽयसा। अभ्यद्रवत सुसंरब्धा हस्तिकक्ष्याथ तं कपिम्॥
English: The elephant's rope, which was strong as iron and adorned with strings of small bells, which resembled the fatal noose (of Yama), becoming wrathful pressed against the ape.
Sanskrit: तयो?रतरे युद्धे द्वैरथे द्यूत आहिते। प्रकुर्वाते ध्वजौ युद्धं पूर्वं पूर्वतरं तदा॥ हया हयानभ्यहेषन् स्पर्धमानाः परस्परम्। अविध्यत् पुण्डरीकाक्षः शल्यं नयनसायकैः॥
English: Thus in that terrible duel between those two great warriors and which was the result of their match game in dice, their banners first fought with each other and the horses of the one neighed at the horses of the other, Keshava, whose eyes were like lotuses, looked towards Shalya with piercing glances who returned them in the like manner.
Sanskrit: शल्यश्च पुण्डीरकाक्षं तथैवाभिसमैक्षतः। तत्राजयद् वासुदेवः शल्यं नयनसायकैः॥
English: Similarly, Shalya look at Sri Krishna lotus eyed but victory, there was acquired by Sri Krishna. He defeated Shalya by a shot of eye as acute as arrow.
Sanskrit: कर्णं चाप्यजयद् दृष्टया कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः। अथाब्रवीत्.सूतपुत्रः शल्यमाभाष्य स स्तिमतम्॥१०१ यदि पार्थो रणे हन्यादद्य मामिह कर्हिचित्। किं करिष्यसि संग्रामे शल्य सत्यमथोच्यताम्॥
English: Dhananjaya the son of Kunti conquered Karna. Then Suta's son with a smile asked Shalya-"O friend, tell me the truth what would you do if I am killed today by Partha".
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच यदि कर्ण रणे हन्यादद्य त्वां श्वेतवाहनः। उभावेकरथेनाहं हन्यां माधवपाण्डवौ॥
English: Shalya said The king of Madras said-"O Karna, if you are today killed by this grey-horsed Arjuna I alone on a single car will put both Madhava and Phalguna to death."
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमेव तु गोििन्दमर्जुन: प्रत्यभाषत। तं प्रहस्याब्रवीत् कृष्णः सत्यं पार्थमिदं वचः॥
English: Sanjaya said Arjuna also asked Govinda the same question and Krishna spoke to Partha these words having deep meaning.
Sanskrit: पतेद् दिवाकरः स्थानाच्छुष्येदपि महोदधिः। शैत्यमग्निरियान त्वां हन्यात् कर्णो धनंजय॥
English: O Dhananjaya, the sun may come down and be displaced, the earth itself may be crushed with a thousand pieces, the fire may become cold but Karna will never kill you.
Sanskrit: यदि चैतत् कथञ्जित् स्यालोकपर्यासनं भवेत्। हन्यां कर्णं तथा शल्यं बाहुभ्यामेव संयुगे॥
English: But if it so happens you must know that revolution of the word is near and as for myself I will send both Shalya and Kama to the Pluto's den with my army:
Sanskrit: इति कृष्णवचः श्रुत्वा प्रहसन् कपिकेतनः। अर्जुनः प्रत्युवाचेदं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम्॥
English: Arjuna, who was ape-bannered, hearing these words smiled and told Krishna whose prowess was inexhaustible.
Sanskrit: मम तावदपर्याप्तौ कर्णशल्यौ जनार्दन। सपताकध्वजं कर्णं सशल्यस्थावाजिनम्॥ सच्छत्रकवचं चैव सशक्तिसवकार्मुकम्। द्रष्टास्यद्य रणे कृष्ण शरैश्छिन्नमनेकधा॥
English: O Janardana, Shalya and Karna both together is no match to me and today O Krishna, you will see how I destroy Karna with Shalya, his banners, car, horses, his umbrella, his armour, his bows and arrows all together with my shafts in the battle.
Sanskrit: अद्यैव सरथं सावं सशक्तिकवचायुधम्। संचूणितमिवारण्ये पादपं दन्तिता यथा॥
English: As the elephant, with his tusks, rends into pieces a tree in a forest so I will this day crush him with armour, his car, horses, arrows and other weapons into atoms.
Sanskrit: अद्य राधेयभार्याणां वैधव्यं समुपस्थितम्। ध्रुवं स्वप्नेष्वनिष्टानि ताभिर्दृष्टानि माधव॥
English: O Madhava, the day of widowhood for the wives of Radha's son is very near and surely they must have dreamt of the coming evil last night.
Sanskrit: द्रष्टासि ध्रुवमद्यैव विधवाः कर्णयोषितः। न हि मे शाम्यते मन्युर्यदनेन पुरा कृतम्॥ कृष्णां सभागता दृष्टरा मूढेनादीर्धदर्शिना। अस्मांस्तथावहसता क्षिपता च पुनः पुनः॥
English: Surely you will today see Karna's wives will become widows. I cannot check my rage when I think of evils done to us by this (thoughtless) fool when Krishna was taken forcibly before the assembly and he used abusive language to us and laughed.
Sanskrit: अद्य द्रष्टासि गोविन्द कर्णमुन्मथितं मया। वारणेनेव मत्तेन पुष्पितं जगतीरुहम्॥
English: As the furious elephant destroys a tree with all its blossoms and flowers in anger so O Govinda, I will knock him down today.
Sanskrit: अद्य ता मधुरा वाचः श्रोतासि मधुसूदन। दिष्ट्या जयसि वार्ष्णेय इति कर्णे निपातिते॥
English: Today after Karna is no more, O Slayer of Madhu, you will hear those pleasant words, i.e. by good fortune, O you of Vrishni's race, you have conquered.
Sanskrit: अद्याभिमन्युजननीं प्रहृष्टः सान्त्वयिष्यसि। कुन्ती पितृष्वसारं च प्रहृष्टः सञ्जानार्दन॥
English: Today you shall be able to console the mother of Abhimanyu with a free conscience by pay back the debt of the enemies in their own coin and also joyfully soothe your maternal aunt Kunti.
Sanskrit: अद्य बाष्पमुखी कृष्णां सान्त्वयिष्यसि माधव। बाग्भिश्चामृतकल्पाभिर्धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम्॥
English: O Madhava, today you shall be able to comfort Krishna, on whose faced drops to tears and always trickling down and to speak pleasant sweet words to King Yudhishthira the just.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच र्गन्धर्वरक्षाऽप्सरसां च सर्वः। ब्रह्मर्षिराजर्षिसुपर्णजुष्टं बभौ वियद् विस्मयनीयरूपम्॥
English: Sanjaya said It was really a wonderful sight to see the skies covered with Gods, Nagas, Asuras, Yakshas and numbers of Gandharvas, Rakshashas, Apsaras, Royal and regenerate Rishis and birds of most beautiful plumage.
Sanskrit: दिवदगीतस्तुनृत्यहासैः। सर्वेऽन्तरिक्षं ददृशुर्मनुष्याः स्वस्थाश्च तद् विस्मयनीयरूपम्॥
English: All the human beings looked and admired the scene in the sky which was filled with the echoes of sons, music, laughter, sacred hymns, dance and many other sorts of beautiful sounds.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहृष्टाः कुरुपाण्डुयोधा वादित्रशङ्खस्वनसिंहनादैः। विनादयन्तो वसुधां दिशश्च स्वनेन सर्वान द्विषतौ निजघ्नुः॥
English: Then the warriors on both the Kaurava and Pandava sides went on slaying each other's enemies making the world and the ten sides ring with martial music, notes of their conchs, loud houts and noise of their warfare.
Sanskrit: नराश्वमातङ्गरथैः समाकुलं शरासिशक्तृष्टिनिपातदुःसहम्। अभीरुजुष्टं हतदेहसंकुलं रणाजिरं लोहितमाबभौ तदा॥
English: The field of battle became brilliantly red with blood and adorned with men, horses, elephants, cars and weapons and became difficult for the throwing of swords, maces, darts and other weapons and was filled with dead bodies.
Sanskrit: बभूव युद्धं कुरूपाण्डवानां यथा सुराणामसुरैः सहाभवत्। तथा प्रवृत्ते तुमुले सुदारुणे धनंजयस्याधिरथेश्च सायकैः॥ दिशश्च सैन्यं च शितैरजिह्मगैः परस्परं प्रावृणुतां सुदंशितौ।
English: Looked like the fight that in the old days took place between the Gods and the Asuras. When Dhananjaya and Adhiratha's son had begun to defeat the warriors with their arrows, they, with keen shafts, almost covered all the sides.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्वदीयाश्च परे च सायकैः कृतेऽन्धकारे ददृशुर्न किंचन॥ स्ततोऽभवत् त्वद्भुतमेव सर्वतः।
English: Darkness fell over the atmosphere, with the shafts shot at in that battle and the warriors on either side could not see anything. And being afraid they took shelter of either of the carwarriors (Karna or Arjuna) like streaks of light going towards the sun or the moon.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्त्रमस्त्रेण परस्परं तौ विधूय वाताविव पूर्वपश्चिमौ॥ घनान्धकारे वितते तमोनुदौ यथोदितौ तद्वदतीव रेजतुः।
English: The two brave warriors thwarted one another's weapons, like the East and West winds struggling with each other and looked brilliant like the sun or the moon after dispelling darkness.
Sanskrit: न चाभिसर्तव्यमिति प्रचोदिताः परे त्वदीयाश्च तथावतस्थिरे॥ महारथौ तौ परिवार्य सर्वतः सुरासुराः शम्बरवासवाविव।
English: They assuring their troops with the words "don't give way” were surrounded by their troops and their inimical forces like Vasava and Shambara by the Gods and the Asuras.
Sanskrit: मृदङ्गभेरीपणवानकस्वनैः ससिंहनादैर्नदतुर्नरोत्तमौ॥ विरेजतुस्तौ पुरुषर्षभौ तदा।
English: O Bharata, those two foremost of men were welcomed by the beating of drums and other instruments and uttered loud shouts and looked resplendent as the sun and the moon when surrounded by deep roaring clouds.
Sanskrit: महाधनुर्मण्डलमध्यगावुभौ सुवर्चसौ बाणसहस्रदीधिती॥ युगान्तसूर्याविव दुःसहौ रणे।
English: Both of them were armed with fearful bows drawn to the fullest extent like circles which looked like coronas, shot thousands of shafts which were like rays. In war they could not be borne and looked like two powerful suns risen for destroying the universe at the end of Yuga.
Sanskrit: बुभौ जिघांसु कृतिनौ परस्परम्॥ महेन्द्रजम्भाविव कर्णपाण्डवौ।
English: Both unconquerable, both destroyers of enemies and they were bent upon killing one another and showing great skill in war. Those two fighters namely Karna and the son of Pandu bravely assailed each other in that awful fight like Indra and Asura Jamba;
Sanskrit: ततो महास्त्राणि महाधनुर्धरौ विमुञ्चमानाविषुभिर्भयानकैः॥ नराश्वनागानमितान् निजघ्नतुः परस्परं चापि महारथी नृप।
English: O monarch, invoking the help of most powerful weapons those two redoubtable bowmen shot fearful arrows against each other. The foremost of men however shot hosts of elephants, horses and men and also struck one another.
Sanskrit: ततो विसस्त्रः पुनपर्दिता नरा नरोत्तमाभ्यां कुरुपाण्डवाश्रयः॥ सनागपत्तयश्वरथा दिशो दश तथा यथा सिंहहता वनौकसः।
English: And like the smaller animals when attacked by a lion the Kurus and Pandus together with their horses, elephants and car warriors fled on all directions being assailed by those two best of men.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु दुर्योधनभोजसौबलाः कृपेण शारद्वतसूनुना सह॥ महारथाः पञ्च धनंजयाच्युतौ शरैः शरीरार्तिकरैरताडयन्।
English: Then the five great car warriors viz. Duryodhana, the king of Bhojas, Subala's son Kripa and the son of Sharadvata attacked Dhananjaya and Keshava with deadly arrows.
Sanskrit: धनूषि तेषामिषुधीनध्वजान् हयान् रथांश्च सूतांश्च धनंजयः शरै॥ समं प्रमथ्याशु परान् समन्ततः शरोत्तमैदशभिश्च सूतजम्। अथाभ्यधावंस्त्वरिताः शतं रथाः शतं गजाश्चर्जुनमाततायिनः॥ शकास्तुषारा यवनाश्च सादिनः सहैष काम्बोजवरैर्जिघांसवः। वरायुधान् पाणिगतैः शरैः सह क्षुरैर्यकृन्तत् प्रपतन् शिरांसि च॥ हयांश्च नागांश्च रतांश्च युध्यतो धनंजयः शत्रुगणान् क्षितौ क्षिणोत्।
English: Dhananjaya with arrows cut-off at once elephants, horses, the bows and quivers, the cars with their drivers of those fighters and struck every one of them with good arrows and Suta's son with twelve shafts. Then one hundred chariots, one hundred elephants and Shaka, Tushara and Yavana cavalry together with some best of Kamboja warriors precipitated themselves upon Arjuna in order to slay him but he (Arjuna) very soon not only cut-off with razor-headed shafts all those weapons of his enemies but also their heads, their elephants, cars and horses. Dhananjaya locked down his enemies in battle.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्तरिक्षे सुरतूर्यनिःस्वनाः ससाधुवादा हृषितैः समीरिताः॥ निपेतुरप्युमपुष्पवृष्टयः सुगन्धिगन्धाः पवनेरिताः शुभाः।
English: Then the good Gods sounded their heavenly drums in praise of Arjuna. Then heaps of sweet scented flowers fell upon Arjuna.
Sanskrit: तदद्भुतं देवमनुष्यसाक्षिकं समीक्ष्य भूतानि विसिस्मियुस्तदा॥ तवात्मजः सूतसुतश्च न व्यथां न विस्मयं जग्मतुरे कनिश्चयौ।
English: O monarch, the Gods, men and all the creatures were struck with wonder at seeing this. Only your son and Suta's son, who were sorry in their minds, felt neither any joy nor admired the deed.
Sanskrit: अथाब्ररीद् द्रोणसुतस्तवात्मजं करं करेण प्रतिपीडय सान्त्वयन्॥ रलं विरोधेन धिगस्तु विग्रहम्। हतो गुरुर्ब्रह्यसमो महास्त्रवित् तथैव भीष्मप्रमुखा महारथाः॥
English: Then Drona's son taking Duryodhana by the hands entreatingly said to him O Duryodhana, be pacified; you need not prolong this quarrel; make peace with Pandavas; war is detestable. The preceptor (Drona) who was like Brahma and was master of most powerful weapons he and other foremost of men with Bhishma have been killed in this war.
Sanskrit: अहं त्ववध्यो म चापि मातुलः प्रशाधि राज्यं सह पाण्डवैश्चिरम्। धनंजयः शाम्यति वारितो मया जनार्दनो नैव विरोधमिच्छति॥
English: I and my maternal uncle cannot be killed; and if I request Dhananjaya he is averse to this quarrel. Reign as a joint monarch with the sons of Pandu over this kingdom far long.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठरो भूतहिते रतः सदा वृकोदरपस्तद्वशगस्तथा यमौ। त्वया तु पाथैश्च कृते च संविदे प्रजाः शिवं प्राप्नुयुरिच्छया तव॥ व्रजन्तु शेषाः स्वपुराणि बान्धवा निवृत्तयुद्धाश्च भवन्तु सैनिकाः। न चेद् वचः श्रोष्यसि मे नराधिप ध्रुवं प्रतप्तासि हतोऽरिभियुधि॥
English: Yudhishthira always seeks the welfare of all creatures. Vrikodara and the twins (Nakul and Sahadeva) are always under Yudhishthira's order; and if you make peace it would appear that you make it only for the welfare of all parties. All the kings then will return to their respective homes and the troops will no longer fight with each other; if you do not hear my advice you will have to repent hereafter when you will be crushed by your enemies.
Sanskrit: इदं च दृष्टं जगता सहं त्वया कृतं यदेकेन किरीटमालिना। यथा न कुर्याद् बलभिन्न चान्तको न चापि धाता भगवान् न यक्षराट्॥
English: It will be hard for the slayer of Bala (Indra) or Yama or Prachetas or the famous king of Yakshas to perform the heroic feats that have been done by crown-headed Arjuna single handed. You yourself and the whole world have seen that.
Sanskrit: अतोऽपि भूयान् स्वगुणैर्धनंजयो न चातिवर्तिष्यति मे वचोऽखिलम्। तवानुयात्रां च सदा करिष्यति प्रसीद राजेन्द्र शमं त्वमाप्नुहि॥
English: Dhananjaya is possessed of immense qualities and will never disobey my words. He will be your ally i.e. respect you. O monarch, for the good of the world, be pacified.
Sanskrit: ममापि मानः परमः सदा त्वयि ब्रवीम्यतस्त्वां परमाच सौह्रदात्। निवारयिष्यामि च कर्णमप्यहं यदा भवान् सप्रणयो भविष्यति॥
English: I am your sincere friend and you always respect me and it is for that reason that I am speaking these words to you; and if you make up your mind for peace, I shall dissuade Karna.
Sanskrit: स्तथैव साम्ना च धनेन चार्दितम्। प्रतापतश्चोपनतं चतुर्विधं तदस्ति सर्वं तव पाण्डवेषु॥
English: The sages have said there are four kinds of friends, namely, those who are born friends, those that are made friends by good behaviour, those that are made so by wealth and those that are made friends by power and you have all these advantages and connections with the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: नसर्गतस्ते तव वीर बान्धवाः पुनश्च साम्ना समवाप्नुहि प्रभो। तवयि प्रसन्ने यदि मित्रतां गते हितं कृतं स्याज्जगतस्त्वयातुलम्॥
English: O you most powerful, the Pandavas are your friends by nature and make them your permanent friends by making peace. O king of kings, you both agree and make peace.
Sanskrit: स एवमुक्तः सुहृदा वचो हितं विचिन्त्य निःश्वस्य च दुमनाब्रवीत। न्ममापि विज्ञापयतो वचः शृणु॥
English: Duryodhana thought for a while when those words were spoken to him by his friends and with sorrowful heart heaving a deep sigh, said-"O friend, you have said your say, now hear what I have got to speak to that.
Sanskrit: निहत्य दुःशासनमुक्तवान् वचः प्रसह्य शार्दूलवदेष दुर्मतिः। वृकोदरस्तद्धृदये मम स्थितं न तत् परोक्षं भवतः कुतः शमः॥
English: The declaration made by this wicked Bhimasena just after he killed Duhshasana in tome like lion roar, is not concealed by you. It is still inflicting pain to my heart. Tell then, how an alliance can be made in such circumstance.
Sanskrit: न चापि कर्ण प्रसहेद् रणेऽर्जुनो महागिरि मेरुमिवोगमारुतः। न चाश्वसिष्यन्ति पृथात्मजा मयि प्रसह्य वैरं बहुशो विचिन्त्य॥
English: As the mighty of the storm is checked by the mountain of Meru so Arjuna won't be able to cope with Karna in battle and the sons of Partha cannot possibly have any confidence in me for the many acts of willful enmity I have done to them.
Sanskrit: दुपारमेत्यर्हसि वक्तुमच्युता स्तमेष कर्णः प्रसभं हनिष्यति॥
English: O you glorious man, O preceptor's son, it is not meet for you to dissuade Karna from fighting, for Phalguna is greatly tired today and Karna will kill him in no time.
Sanskrit: तमेवमुक्तवाप्यनुनीय चासकृत् तवात्मजः स्वाननुशास्ति सैनिकान्। विनिघ्नदाभिद्रवताहितान् मम स बाण हस्ताः किमु जोषमासत॥
English: Saying these words humbly again and again to Drona's son, your son commanded his army, saying-"Armed with shafts proceed against the enemies and kill them; why are you standing inactive?"
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तौ शङ्खभेरीनिनदे समृद्धे समीयतुः श्वेतहतौ नराग्रयौ। वैकर्तनः सूतपुत्रोऽर्जुनश्च दुर्मत्रिते तव पुत्रस्य राजन्॥
English: Sanjaya said When the blare of conchs and sound of bugles became very high in the battle-field, those two, Suta's son Vaikartana and Arjuna mounted on white horses, closed each other, O king, on account of the vile policy of your son.
Sanskrit: यथा गजौ हैमवतौ प्रभिन्नौ प्रवृद्धदन्ताविव वासितार्थे। तथा समाजग्मतुरुग्रवी? दनंजयश्चाधिरथिश्च वीरौ॥
English: Those two dreadful heroes Dhananjaya and Adhiratha's son encountered each other like two Himalayan elephants with full-grown tusks, madly fighting for a she-elephant.
Sanskrit: बलाहकेनेव महाबलाहको यद्दच्छया वा गिरिणा यथा गिरिः। तथा धनुातलनेमिनिस्वनैः समीयतुस्ताविषुवर्षवर्षिणौ॥
English: Those two warriors, with bows twanging loudly and sending forth hosts of shafts and the palms of their hands also producing great sounds when shooting them and their carwheels making rattling, encountered each other like the collision of two heavy masses of clouds or two mountains.
Sanskrit: प्रवृद्धश्रृङ्गमवीरुदेषधी प्रवृद्धनानाविधनिर्झरौकसौ। यथाचलौ वा चलितौ महाबलौ तथा महास्त्रैरितरेतरं हतः॥
English: Those two great warriors fell upon and struck one one another with many powerful weapons resembling two mountains of towering height having many trees, herbs and creepers upon them and inhabited by various animals, rushing against each other.
Sanskrit: स संनिपातस्तु तयोर्महानभूत् सुरेशवैरोचनयोर्यथा पुरा। शरैर्विनुन्नाङ्गनियन्तृवाहयोः सुदुःसहोऽन्यैः कटुशोणिततोदकः॥
English: The fight between those two great warriors became so terrible that it resembled the war between the king of heaven and the son of Virvahana in the days of old, it was impossible for other persons to bear up in such a fight and a river of blood flowed there, ghastly to look at; the limbs of both the warriors were badly cut in many places as also their drivers and horses.
Sanskrit: प्रभूतपद्मोत्पलमत्स्यतच्छपौ महाह्रदौ पक्षिगणैरिवावृतौ। सुसंनिकृष्टवनिलोद्धतौ यथा तथा रथौ तौ ध्वजिनौ समीयतुः॥
English: Those two cars, fitted with broad banners, when nearing each other, looked like two large lakes full of fishes and tortoises and many kinds of lotuses floating on it waters which was gently moved by the wind and resounding with the sweet voices of diverse kinds of birds.
Sanskrit: बुभौ महेन्द्रप्रतिमौ महारथौ। महेन्द्र वृत्राविव सम्प्रजघ्नतुः॥
English: Both of them, mighty as the God Indra, assailed one another with weapons powerful as Indra's thunder and fought also like Indra himself and (Asura) Vritra.