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Chapter 1: Ugraśravas, the Sūta and son of Lomaharṣaṇa, introduces the Mahābhārata and begins recounting Vaiśampāyana’s narration to King Janamejaya. The section contains several indications of how the 8,800-verse Jaya may have expanded into the nearly 100,000-verse Mahābhārata. It also preserves five distinct tables of contents or summaries: the Gaṇeśa episode, with the eighteen parvas represented as a tree; the 150-verse table of contents; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s lamentation; the list of one hundred parva names; and the summary of the eighteen parvas. These appear to belong to different stages in the text’s development.

जयति पराशरसूनुः सत्यवतीहृदयनन्दनो व्यासः। यस्यास्यकमलगलितं वाङ्मयममृतं जगत्पिबति ॥
jayati parāśara-sūnuḥ satyavatī-hṛdaya-nandano vyāsaḥ | yasyāsya-kamala-galitaṃ vāṅmayam amṛtaṃ jagat pibati ||
Victorious is Vyāsa, the son of Parāśara and the delight of Satyavatī’s heart; the whole world drinks the immortal nectar of literature flowing from the lotus of his mouth.
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The core narrative of Jaya is much older than the Nara-Nārāyaṇa narrative. Hence, it requires a more common Vyāsa invocation, without Nara, that is popular in most of the Purāṇas and is also found later in the Mahābhārata.

लोमहर्षणपुत्र उग्रश्रवाः सूतः पौराणिको नैमिषारण्ये शौनकस्य कुलपतेर्द्वादशवार्षिके सत्रे ॥BORI: १-००१-१॥
lōmaharṣaṇaputra ugraśravāḥ sūtaḥ paurāṇikō naimiṣāraṇyē śaunakasya kulapatērdvādaśavārṣikē satrē ॥BORI: 1-001-1॥
Ugraśravas, the Suta, son of Lomaharṣaṇa and a reciter of ancient lore, at Kulapati Śaunaka’s twelve-year sacrificial session in the Naimiṣa Forest… (BORI: 1-001-1)
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समासीनानभ्यगच्छद्ब्रह्मर्षीन्संशितव्रतान्। विनयावनतो भूत्वा कदाचित्सूतनन्दनः ॥BORI: १-००१-२॥
samāsīnānabhyagacchadbrahmarṣīnsaṁśitavratān। vinayāvanatō bhūtvā kadācitsūtanandanaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-2॥
One day, the Suta’s son bowed respectfully and approached the seated Brahmarshis, who were firm in their vows. (BORI: 1-001-2)
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तमाश्रममनुप्राप्तं नैमिषारण्यवासिनः। चित्राः श्रोतुं कथास्तत्र परिवव्रुस्तपस्विनः ॥BORI: १-००१-३॥
tamāśramamanuprāptaṁ naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ। citrāḥ śrōtuṁ kathāstatra parivavrustapasvinaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-3॥
When he arrived at the hermitage, the ascetics dwelling in the Naimisha Forest gathered around him there to hear wondrous tales. (BORI: 1-001-3)
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अभिवाद्य मुनींस्तांस्तु सर्वानेव कृताञ्जलिः।अपृच्छत्स तपोवृद्धिं सद्भिश्चैवाभिनन्दितः ॥BORI: १-००१-४॥
abhivādya munīṁstāṁstu sarvānēva kr̥tāñjaliḥ।apr̥cchatsa tapōvr̥ddhiṁ sadbhiścaivābhinanditaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-4॥
With palms joined, he greeted all those sages and asked about the progress of their austerities; the holy men welcomed him in turn. (BORI: 1-001-4)
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अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु सर्वेष्वेव तपस्विषु।निर्दिष्टमासनं भेजे विनयाल्लोमहर्षणिः ॥BORI: १-००१-५॥
atha tēṣūpaviṣṭēṣu sarvēṣvēva tapasviṣu।nirdiṣṭamāsanaṁ bhējē vinayāllōmaharṣaṇiḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-5॥
Then, when all the ascetics had taken their seats, Lomaharshana respectfully took the seat assigned to him. (BORI: 1-001-5)
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सुखासीनं ततस्तं तु विश्रान्तमुपलक्ष्य च।अथापृच्छदृषिस्तत्र कश्चित्प्रस्तावयन्कथाः ॥BORI: १-००१-६॥
sukhāsīnaṁ tatastaṁ tu viśrāntamupalakṣya ca।athāpr̥cchadr̥ṣistatra kaścitprastāvayankathāḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-6॥
Then, seeing that he was comfortably seated and rested, one of the sages there began a conversation and asked: (BORI: 1-001-6)
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कुत आगम्यते सौते क्व चायं विहृतस्त्वया।कालः कमलपत्राक्ष शंसैतत्पृच्छतो मम ॥BORI: १-००१-७॥
kuta āgamyatē sautē kva cāyaṁ vihr̥tastvayā।kālaḥ kamalapatrākṣa śaṁsaitatpr̥cchatō mama ॥BORI: 1-001-7॥
Where have you come from, O Suta, and where have you spent this time, lotus-eyed one? Tell me this, for I ask you. (BORI: 1-001-7)
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सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
The Suta said:
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जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेः सर्पसत्रे महात्मनः।समीपे पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य सम्यक्पारिक्षितस्य च ॥BORI: १-००१-८॥
janamējayasya rājarṣēḥ sarpasatrē mahātmanaḥ।samīpē pārthivēndrasya samyakpārikṣitasya ca ॥BORI: 1-001-8॥
At the snake sacrifice of the great royal sage Janamejaya, in the presence of that foremost of kings, the worthy son of Parikshit... (BORI: 1-001-8)
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कृष्णद्वैपायनप्रोक्ताः सुपुण्या विविधाः कथाः।कथिताश्चापि विधिवद्या वैशम्पायनेन वै ॥BORI: १-००१-९॥
kr̥ṣṇadvaipāyanaprōktāḥ supuṇyā vividhāḥ kathāḥ।kathitāścāpi vidhivadyā vaiśampāyanēna vai ॥BORI: 1-001-9॥
the various, most sacred tales proclaimed by Krishna Dvaipayana and duly recounted by Vaishampayana... (BORI: 1-001-9)
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श्रुत्वाहं ता विचित्रार्था महाभारतसंश्रिताः।बहूनि सम्परिक्रम्य तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ॥BORI: १-००१-१०॥
śrutvāhaṁ tā vicitrārthā mahābhāratasaṁśritāḥ।bahūni samparikramya tīrthānyāyatanāni ca ॥BORI: 1-001-10॥
After hearing those stories of varied content contained in the Mahabharata, and visiting many sacred fords and shrines… (BORI: 1-001-10)
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समन्तपञ्चकं नाम पुण्यं द्विजनिषेवितम्।गतवानस्मि तं देशं युद्धं यत्राभवत्पुरा ॥BORI: १-००१-११॥
samantapañcakaṁ nāma puṇyaṁ dvijaniṣēvitam।gatavānasmi taṁ dēśaṁ yuddhaṁ yatrābhavatpurā ॥BORI: 1-001-11॥
I went to the sacred land called Samantapañcaka, frequented by Brahmins, where long ago there was a war... (BORI: 1-001-11)
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पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् ॥BORI: १-००१-११॥
pāṇḍavānāṁ kurūṇāṁ ca sarvēṣāṁ ca mahīkṣitām ॥BORI: 1-001-11॥
between the Pandavas, the Kurus, and all the kings. (BORI: 1-001-11)
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दिदृक्षुरागतस्तस्मात्समीपं भवतामिह।आयुष्मन्तः सर्व एव ब्रह्मभूता हि मे मताः ॥BORI: १-००१-१२॥
didr̥kṣurāgatastasmātsamīpaṁ bhavatāmiha।āyuṣmantaḥ sarva ēva brahmabhūtā hi mē matāḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-12॥
Wishing to see them, I have therefore come here into your presence. Long-lived ones, I indeed regard you all as having become Brahman. (BORI: 1-001-12)
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अस्मिन्यज्ञे महाभागाः सूर्यपावकवर्चसः।कृताभिषेकाः शुचयः कृतजप्या हुताग्नयः ॥BORI: १-००१-१३॥
asminyajñē mahābhāgāḥ sūryapāvakavarcasaḥ।kr̥tābhiṣēkāḥ śucayaḥ kr̥tajapyā hutāgnayaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-13॥
In this sacrifice, O greatly blessed ones, radiant as the sun and fire, you sit here after performing your ablutions, purified, having recited your prayers and offered oblations into the fire… (BORI: 1-001-13)
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भवन्त आसते स्वस्था ब्रवीमि किमहं द्विजाः ॥BORI: १-००१-१३॥
bhavanta āsatē svasthā bravīmi kimahaṁ dvijāḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-13॥
You are seated here at ease. What shall I tell you, O Brahmins— (BORI: 1-001-13)
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पुराणसंश्रिताः पुण्याः कथा वा धर्मसंश्रिताः।इतिवृत्तं नरेन्द्राणामृषीणां च महात्मनाम् ॥BORI: १-००१-१४॥
purāṇasaṁśritāḥ puṇyāḥ kathā vā dharmasaṁśritāḥ।itivr̥ttaṁ narēndrāṇāmr̥ṣīṇāṁ ca mahātmanām ॥BORI: 1-001-14॥
Sacred tales drawn from the Puranas or concerning dharma; the history of kings and great-souled seers? (BORI: 1-001-14)
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ऋषय ऊचुः॥
r̥ṣaya ūcuḥ॥
The seers said:
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द्वैपायनेन यत्प्रोक्तं पुराणं परमर्षिणा।सुरैर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव श्रुत्वा यदभिपूजितम् ॥BORI: १-००१-१५॥
dvaipāyanēna yatprōktaṁ purāṇaṁ paramarṣiṇā।surairbrahmarṣibhiścaiva śrutvā yadabhipūjitam ॥BORI: 1-001-15॥
That Purana which was proclaimed by the great seer Dvaipayana and, upon being heard by the gods and Brahmarshis, was highly esteemed... (BORI: 1-001-15)
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तस्याख्यानवरिष्ठस्य विचित्रपदपर्वणः।सूक्ष्मार्थन्याययुक्तस्य वेदार्थैर्भूषितस्य च ॥BORI: १-००१-१६॥
tasyākhyānavariṣṭhasya vicitrapadaparvaṇaḥ।sūkṣmārthanyāyayuktasya vēdārthairbhūṣitasya ca ॥BORI: 1-001-16॥
of that finest of narratives, with its varied words and sections, endowed with subtle meanings and reasoning, and adorned with the meanings of the Vedas... (BORI: 1-001-16)
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This verse of the Mahābhārata specifically alludes to layered meanings, particularly those of the Vedas.
भारतस्येतिहासस्य पुण्यां ग्रन्थार्थसंयुताम्।संस्कारोपगतां ब्राह्मीं नानाशास्त्रोपबृंहिताम् ॥BORI: १-००१-१७॥
bhāratasyētihāsasya puṇyāṁ granthārthasaṁyutām।saṁskārōpagatāṁ brāhmīṁ nānāśāstrōpabr̥ṁhitām ॥BORI: 1-001-17॥
the sacred history of the Bhāratas, replete with the meaning of the work, refined, holy, and enriched by many śāstras… (BORI: 1-001-17)
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जनमेजयस्य यां राज्ञो वैशम्पायन उक्तवान्।यथावत्स ऋषिस्तुष्ट्या सत्रे द्वैपायनाज्ञया ॥BORI: १-००१-१८॥
janamējayasya yāṁ rājñō vaiśampāyana uktavān।yathāvatsa r̥ṣistuṣṭyā satrē dvaipāyanājñayā ॥BORI: 1-001-18॥
which the sage Vaishampayana accurately and gladly recited to King Janamejaya at the sacrificial session, at Dvaipayana’s command... (BORI: 1-001-18)
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वेदैश्चतुर्भिः समितां व्यासस्याद्भुतकर्मणः।संहितां श्रोतुमिच्छामो धर्म्यां पापभयापहाम् ॥BORI: १-००१-१९॥
vēdaiścaturbhiḥ samitāṁ vyāsasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ।saṁhitāṁ śrōtumicchāmō dharmyāṁ pāpabhayāpahām ॥BORI: 1-001-19॥
We wish to hear that sacred compilation of Vyasa, the performer of wondrous deeds, which is equal to the four Vedas, accords with dharma, and dispels the fear of sin. (BORI: 1-001-19)
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सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
The Suta said:
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निष्प्रभेऽस्मिन्निरालोके सर्वतस्तमसावृते।बृहदण्डमभूदेकं प्रजानां बीजमक्षयम् ॥BORI: १-००१-२७॥
niṣprabhē’sminnirālōkē sarvatastamasāvr̥tē।br̥hadaṇḍamabhūdēkaṁ prajānāṁ bījamakṣayam ॥BORI: 1-001-27॥
In this lightless, unillumined expanse, enveloped on every side in darkness, there arose a single vast egg, the imperishable seed of all creatures. (BORI: 1-001-27)
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युगस्यादौ निमित्तं तन्महद्दिव्यं प्रचक्षते।यस्मिंस्तच्छ्रूयते सत्यं ज्योतिर्ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥BORI: १-००१-२८॥
yugasyādau nimittaṁ tanmahaddivyaṁ pracakṣatē।yasmiṁstacchrūyatē satyaṁ jyōtirbrahma sanātanam ॥BORI: 1-001-28॥
At the beginning of the age, they declare it to be the great divine cause, within which, it is said, is that true light, eternal Brahman… (BORI: 1-001-28)
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अद्भुतं चाप्यचिन्त्यं च सर्वत्र समतां गतम्।अव्यक्तं कारणं सूक्ष्मं यत्तत्सदसदात्मकम् ॥BORI: १-००१-२९॥
adbhutaṁ cāpyacintyaṁ ca sarvatra samatāṁ gatam।avyaktaṁ kāraṇaṁ sūkṣmaṁ yattatsadasadātmakam ॥BORI: 1-001-29॥
wondrous and inconceivable, equally present everywhere—the unmanifest, subtle cause, that which is of the nature of both being and non-being... (BORI: 1-001-29)
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यस्मात्पितामहो जज्ञे प्रभुरेकः प्रजापतिः।ब्रह्मा सुरगुरुः स्थाणुर्मनुः कः परमेष्ठ्यथ ॥BORI: १-००१-३०॥
yasmātpitāmahō jajñē prabhurēkaḥ prajāpatiḥ।brahmā suraguruḥ sthāṇurmanuḥ kaḥ paramēṣṭhyatha ॥BORI: 1-001-30॥
from which was born the Grandfather—the sole lord Prajāpati Brahmā, teacher of the gods—and then Sthāṇu, Manu, Ka, and Parameṣṭhin… (BORI: 1-001-30)
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भूतस्थानानि सर्वाणि रहस्यं त्रिविधं च यत्।वेदयोगं सविज्ञानं धर्मोऽर्थः काम एव च ॥BORI: १-००१-४६॥
bhūtasthānāni sarvāṇi rahasyaṁ trividhaṁ ca yat।vēdayōgaṁ savijñānaṁ dharmō’rthaḥ kāma ēva ca ॥BORI: 1-001-46॥
all the abodes of beings, the threefold mystery, the application of the Vedas together with full understanding, and duty, wealth, and pleasure… (BORI: 1-001-46)
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धर्मकामार्थशास्त्राणि शास्त्राणि विविधानि च।लोकयात्राविधानं च सम्भूतं दृष्टवानृषिः ॥BORI: १-००१-४७॥
dharmakāmārthaśāstrāṇi śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca।lōkayātrāvidhānaṁ ca sambhūtaṁ dr̥ṣṭavānr̥ṣiḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-47॥
The sage saw that treatises on righteousness, desire, and wealth, various other sciences, and the ordering of worldly life had come into being. (BORI: 1-001-47)
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इतिहासाः सवैयाख्या विविधाः श्रुतयोऽपि च।इह सर्वमनुक्रान्तमुक्तं ग्रन्थस्य लक्षणम् ॥BORI: १-००१-४८॥
itihāsāḥ savaiyākhyā vividhāḥ śrutayō’pi ca।iha sarvamanukrāntamuktaṁ granthasya lakṣaṇam ॥BORI: 1-001-48॥
Histories with their explanations, and various sacred traditions as well—all this has been covered here, and the character of the work has been stated. (BORI: 1-001-48)
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तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण व्यस्य वेदं सनातनम्।इतिहासमिमं चक्रे पुण्यं सत्यवतीसुतः ॥BORI: १-००१-५२॥
tapasā brahmacaryēṇa vyasya vēdaṁ sanātanam।itihāsamimaṁ cakrē puṇyaṁ satyavatīsutaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-52॥
Through austerity and celibacy, Satyavatī’s son arranged the eternal Veda and composed this sacred history. (BORI: 1-001-52)
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The austerity and celibacy practised by Vyasa while composing the Mahabharata are highlighted too often.

तस्याख्यानवरिष्ठस्य कृत्वा द्वैपायनः प्रभुः । कथमध्यापयानीह शिष्यानित्यन्वचिन्तयत् ॥KUMB: १-१-८०; NILA: ०१.००१.०५५; NILA: ०१.००१.०५६॥
tasyākhyānavariṣṭhasya kr̥tvā dvaipāyanaḥ prabhuḥ । kathamadhyāpayānīha śiṣyānityanvacintayat ॥KUMB: 1-1-80; NILA: 01.001.055; NILA: 01.001.056॥
Having composed that most excellent of narratives, the mighty Dvaipayana reflected, “How shall I teach it here to my disciples?” (KUMB: 1-1-80; NILA: 01.001.055; NILA: 01.001.056)
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तस्य तच्चिन्तितं ज्ञात्वा ऋषेर्द्वैपायनस्य च । तत्राजगाम भगवान्ब्रह्मा लोकगुरुः स्वयम् ॥KUMB: १-१-८१; NILA: ०१.००१.०५६; NILA: ०१.००१.०५७॥
tasya taccintitaṁ jñātvā r̥ṣērdvaipāyanasya ca । tatrājagāma bhagavānbrahmā lōkaguruḥ svayam ॥KUMB: 1-1-81; NILA: 01.001.056; NILA: 01.001.057॥
Knowing what the sage Dvaipayana was pondering, the blessed Brahma, teacher of the world, came there in person. (KUMB: 1-1-81; NILA: 01.001.056; NILA: 01.001.057)
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प्रीत्यर्थं तस्य चैवर्षेर्लोकानां हितकाम्यया । तं दृष्ट्वा विस्मितो भूत्वा प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतः स्थितः ॥KUMB: १-१-८२; NILA: ०१.००१.०५७; NILA: ०१.००१.०५८॥
prītyarthaṁ tasya caivarṣērlōkānāṁ hitakāmyayā । taṁ dr̥ṣṭvā vismitō bhūtvā prāñjaliḥ praṇataḥ sthitaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-82; NILA: 01.001.057; NILA: 01.001.058॥
to please that sage and out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds. Seeing him, the sage stood astonished, bowing with joined palms. (KUMB: 1-1-82; NILA: 01.001.057; NILA: 01.001.058)
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आसनं कल्पयामास सर्वैर्मुनिगणैर्वृतः ॥KUMB: १-१-८३; NILA: ०१.००१.०५८॥
āsanaṁ kalpayāmāsa sarvairmunigaṇairvr̥taḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-83; NILA: 01.001.058॥
Surrounded by all the assembled sages, he prepared a seat. (KUMB: 1-1-83; NILA: 01.001.058)
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हिरण्यमर्भमासीनं तस्मिंस्तु परमासने । परिवृत्यासनभ्याशे वासवेयः स्थितोऽभवत् ॥KUMB: १-१-८४; NILA: ०१.००१.०५९॥
hiraṇyamarbhamāsīnaṁ tasmiṁstu paramāsanē । parivr̥tyāsanabhyāśē vāsavēyaḥ sthitō’bhavat ॥KUMB: 1-1-84; NILA: 01.001.059॥
Vasava’s son circumambulated Hiranyagarbha, who was seated on that supreme throne, and then stood nearby. (KUMB: 1-1-84; NILA: 01.001.059)
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अनुज्ञातोऽथ कृष्णस्तु ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना । निषसादासनाभ्याशे प्रीयमाणः शुचिस्मितः ॥KUMB: १-१-८५; NILA: ०१.००१.०६०॥
anujñātō’tha kr̥ṣṇastu brahmaṇā paramēṣṭhinā । niṣasādāsanābhyāśē prīyamāṇaḥ śucismitaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-85; NILA: 01.001.060॥
Then, with the permission of Brahmā, the Supreme Lord, the pure-smiling Kṛṣṇa sat down nearby, filled with delight. (KUMB: 1-1-85; NILA: 01.001.060)
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उवाच स महातेजा ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । कृतं मयेदं भगवन्काव्यं परमपूजितम् ॥KUMB: १-१-८६; NILA: ०१.००१.०६१॥
uvāca sa mahātējā brahmāṇaṁ paramēṣṭhinam । kr̥taṁ mayēdaṁ bhagavankāvyaṁ paramapūjitam ॥KUMB: 1-1-86; NILA: 01.001.061॥
Hey
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ब्रह्मन्वेदरहस्य च यच्चान्यत्स्थापितं मया । साङ्गोपनिषदां चैव वेदानां विस्तरक्रिया ॥KUMB: १-१-८७; NILA: ०१.००१.०६२॥
brahmanvēdarahasya ca yaccānyatsthāpitaṁ mayā । sāṅgōpaniṣadāṁ caiva vēdānāṁ vistarakriyā ॥KUMB: 1-1-87; NILA: 01.001.062॥
O Brahmā, the secret of the Veda and whatever else I have set forth, as well as a detailed exposition of the Vedas together with their ancillary disciplines and Upaniṣads... (KUMB: 1-1-87; NILA: 01.001.062)
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There is a clear indication that the subject matter of the Mahabharata is the Vedas and Upanishads, providing insight into their knowledge.
इतिहासप्रदीपेन मोहावरणघातिना । लोकगर्भगृहं कृत्स्नं यथावत्संप्रकाशितम् ॥KUMB: १-१-१०३; NILA: ०१.००१.०८७॥
itihāsapradīpēna mōhāvaraṇaghātinā । lōkagarbhagr̥haṁ kr̥tsnaṁ yathāvatsaṁprakāśitam ॥KUMB: 1-1-103; NILA: 01.001.087॥
By the lamp of history, which dispels the veil of delusion, the whole inner chamber of the world has been illuminated just as it is. (KUMB: 1-1-103; NILA: 01.001.087)
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संग्रहाध्यायबीजो वै पौलोमास्तीकमूलवान् । संभवस्कन्धविस्तारः सभापर्वविटङ्कवान् ॥KUMB: १-१-१०४; NILA: ०१.००१.०८८॥
saṁgrahādhyāyabījō vai paulōmāstīkamūlavān । saṁbhavaskandhavistāraḥ sabhāparvaviṭaṅkavān ॥KUMB: 1-1-104; NILA: 01.001.088॥
with the Saṃgraha chapter as its seed, the Pauloma and Astika as its roots, the Sambhava as its spreading trunk, and the Sabha Parvan as its boughs… (KUMB: 1-1-104; NILA: 01.001.088)
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आरण्यपर्वरूपाढ्यो विराटोद्योगसारवान् । भीष्मपर्वमहाशाखो द्रोणपर्वपलाशवान् ॥KUMB: १-१-१०५; NILA: ०१.००१.०८९॥
āraṇyaparvarūpāḍhyō virāṭōdyōgasāravān । bhīṣmaparvamahāśākhō drōṇaparvapalāśavān ॥KUMB: 1-1-105; NILA: 01.001.089॥
luxuriant in the form of the Aranyaka Parvan, with the Virata and Udyoga Parvans as its heartwood, the Bhishma Parvan as its great branch, and the Drona Parvan as its leaves... (KUMB: 1-1-105; NILA: 01.001.089)
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कर्णपर्वसितैः पुष्पैः शल्यपर्वसुगन्धिभिः । स्त्रीपर्वैषीकविश्रामः शान्तिपर्वमहाफलः ॥KUMB: १-१-१०६; NILA: ०१.००१.०९०॥
karṇaparvasitaiḥ puṣpaiḥ śalyaparvasugandhibhiḥ । strīparvaiṣīkaviśrāmaḥ śāntiparvamahāphalaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-106; NILA: 01.001.090॥
with white flowers in the form of the Karṇa Parvan, fragrant with the Śalya Parvan; with the Strī and Aiṣīka Parvans as its resting place, and the Śānti Parvan as its great fruit... (KUMB: 1-1-106; NILA: 01.001.090)
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अश्वमेधामृतसस्त्वाश्रमस्थानसंश्रयः । मौसलश्रुतिसंक्षेपः शिष्टद्विजनिषेवितः ॥KUMB: १-१-१०७; NILA: ०१.००१.०९१॥
aśvamēdhāmr̥tasastvāśramasthānasaṁśrayaḥ । mausalaśrutisaṁkṣēpaḥ śiṣṭadvijaniṣēvitaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-107; NILA: 01.001.091॥
with the Aśvamedha as its nectar-like sap, the Āśramasthāna as its abode, and the Mausala as its epitome of sacred tradition, frequented by learned Brahmins… (KUMB: 1-1-107; NILA: 01.001.091)
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सर्वेषां कविमुख्यानामुपजीव्यो भविष्यति । पर्जन्यइव भूतानामक्षयो भारद्रुमः ॥KUMB: १-१-१०८; NILA: ०१.००१.०९२॥
sarvēṣāṁ kavimukhyānāmupajīvyō bhaviṣyati । parjanyaiva bhūtānāmakṣayō bhāradrumaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-108; NILA: 01.001.092॥
The inexhaustible, mighty tree will sustain all the foremost poets, just as Parjanya sustains living beings. (KUMB: 1-1-108; NILA: 01.001.092)
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काव्यस्य लेखनार्थाय गणेशः स्मर्यतां मुने. ॥KUMB: १-१-१०९; NILA: ०१.००१.०७४॥
kāvyasya lēkhanārthāya gaṇēśaḥ smaryatāṁ munē. ॥KUMB: 1-1-109; NILA: 01.001.074॥
O sage, call Ganesha to mind so that he may write the poem. (KUMB: 1-1-109; NILA: 01.001.074)
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एवमाभाष्य तं ब्रह्मा जगाम स्वं निवेशनम् । भगवान्स जगत्स्रष्टा ऋषिदेवगणैः सह ॥KUMB: १-१-११०; NILA: ०१.००१.०७४॥
ēvamābhāṣya taṁ brahmā jagāma svaṁ nivēśanam । bhagavānsa jagatsraṣṭā r̥ṣidēvagaṇaiḥ saha ॥KUMB: 1-1-110; NILA: 01.001.074॥
Having spoken to him thus, the blessed Brahmā, creator of the world, departed for his own abode together with the hosts of seers and gods. (KUMB: 1-1-110; NILA: 01.001.074)
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ततः सस्मार हेरम्बं व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः ॥KUMB: १-१-१११; NILA: ०१.००१.०७५॥
tataḥ sasmāra hērambaṁ vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-111; NILA: 01.001.075॥
Then Vyasa, the son of Satyavati, called Heramba to mind. (KUMB: 1-1-111; NILA: 01.001.075)
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स्मृतमात्रो गणेशानो भक्तचिन्तितपूरकः । तत्राजगाम विघ्नेशो वेदव्यासो यतः स्थितः ॥KUMB: १-१-११२; NILA: ०१.००१.०७५; NILA: ०१.००१.०७६॥
smr̥tamātrō gaṇēśānō bhaktacintitapūrakaḥ । tatrājagāma vighnēśō vēdavyāsō yataḥ sthitaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-112; NILA: 01.001.075; NILA: 01.001.076॥
As soon as he was remembered, Ganesha, the Lord of Obstacles who fulfills his devotees’ wishes, came to the place where Vedavyasa was staying. (KUMB: 1-1-112; NILA: 01.001.075; NILA: 01.001.076)
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पूजितश्चोपविष्टश्च व्यासेनोक्तस्तदानघ । लेखको भारतस्यास्य भव त्वं गणनायक ॥ मयैव प्रोच्यमानस्य मनसा कल्पितस्य च ॥KUMB: १-१-११३; NILA: ०१.००१.०७६; NILA: ०१.००१.०७७॥
pūjitaścōpaviṣṭaśca vyāsēnōktastadānagha । lēkhakō bhāratasyāsya bhava tvaṁ gaṇanāyaka ॥ mayaiva prōcyamānasya manasā kalpitasya ca ॥KUMB: 1-1-113; NILA: 01.001.076; NILA: 01.001.077॥
After he had been honored and had taken his seat, Vyasa addressed him, O sinless one: “Leader of the Ganas, be the scribe of this Bharata, conceived in my mind and recited by me.” (KUMB: 1-1-113; NILA: 01.001.076; NILA: 01.001.077)
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श्रुत्वैतत्प्राह विघ्नेशो यदि मे लेखनी क्षणम् । लिखतो नावतिष्ठेत तदा स्यां लेखको ह्यहम् ॥KUMB: १-१-११४; NILA: ०१.००१.०७८॥
śrutvaitatprāha vighnēśō yadi mē lēkhanī kṣaṇam । likhatō nāvatiṣṭhēta tadā syāṁ lēkhakō hyaham ॥KUMB: 1-1-114; NILA: 01.001.078॥
Hearing this, Vighnesha said, “If my pen does not pause for even a moment as I write, then I shall indeed be the scribe.” (KUMB: 1-1-114; NILA: 01.001.078)
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व्यासोऽप्युवाच तं देवमबुद्ध्वा मा लिख क्वचित् । ओमित्युक्त्वा गणेशोपि बभूव किल लेखकः ॥KUMB: १-१-११५; NILA: ०१.००१.०७९॥
vyāsō’pyuvāca taṁ dēvamabuddhvā mā likha kvacit । ōmityuktvā gaṇēśōpi babhūva kila lēkhakaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-115; NILA: 01.001.079॥
Vyāsa in turn said to the god, “Never write anything without understanding it.” Saying “Om,” Gaṇeśa then became his scribe. (KUMB: 1-1-115; NILA: 01.001.079)
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ग्रन्थग्रन्थिं तदा चक्रे मुनिर्गूढं कुतूहलात् । यस्मिन्प्रतिज्ञया प्राह मुनिर्द्वैपायनस्त्विदम् ॥KUMB: १-१-११६; NILA: ०१.००१.०८०॥
granthagranthiṁ tadā cakrē munirgūḍhaṁ kutūhalāt । yasminpratijñayā prāha munirdvaipāyanastvidam ॥KUMB: 1-1-116; NILA: 01.001.080॥
Then, out of curiosity, the sage fashioned an obscure knot in the text, concerning which the sage Dvaipayana made this declaration: (KUMB: 1-1-116; NILA: 01.001.080)
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अष्टौ श्लोकसहस्राणि अष्टौ श्लोकशतानि च । अहं वेद्मि शुको वेत्ति संजयो वेत्ति वा न वा ॥KUMB: १-१-११७; NILA: ०१.००१.०८१॥
aṣṭau ślōkasahasrāṇi aṣṭau ślōkaśatāni ca । ahaṁ vēdmi śukō vētti saṁjayō vētti vā na vā ॥KUMB: 1-1-117; NILA: 01.001.081॥
I know eight thousand eight hundred verses; Śuka knows them, and Saṃjaya may or may not know them. (KUMB: 1-1-117; NILA: 01.001.081)
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तच्छ्लोककूटमद्यापि ग्रथितं सुदृढं मुने । भेत्तुं न शक्यतेऽर्थस्यं गूढत्वात्प्रश्रितस्य च ॥KUMB: १-१-११८; NILA: ०१.००१.०८२॥
tacchlōkakūṭamadyāpi grathitaṁ sudr̥ḍhaṁ munē । bhēttuṁ na śakyatē’rthasyaṁ gūḍhatvātpraśritasya ca ॥KUMB: 1-1-118; NILA: 01.001.082॥
Even today, O sage, that knot of verses remains firmly tied and cannot be unraveled because its meaning is obscure and compressed. (KUMB: 1-1-118; NILA: 01.001.082)
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सर्वज्ञोपि गणेशो यत्क्षणमास्ते विचारयन् । तावच्चकार व्यासोपि श्लोकानन्यान्बहूनपि ॥KUMB: १-१-११९; NILA: ०१.००१.०८३॥
sarvajñōpi gaṇēśō yatkṣaṇamāstē vicārayan । tāvaccakāra vyāsōpi ślōkānanyānbahūnapi ॥KUMB: 1-1-119; NILA: 01.001.083॥
While even the all-knowing Ganesha paused for a moment to consider it, Vyasa composed many other verses. (KUMB: 1-1-119; NILA: 01.001.083)
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तस्य वृक्षस्य वक्ष्यामि शाखापुष्पफलोदयम् । स्वादुमेध्यरसोपेतमच्छेद्यममरैरपि ॥KUMB: १-१-१२०; NILA: ०१.००१.०९३॥
tasya vr̥kṣasya vakṣyāmi śākhāpuṣpaphalōdayam । svādumēdhyarasōpētamacchēdyamamarairapi ॥KUMB: 1-1-120; NILA: 01.001.093॥
I shall describe the growth of that tree—its branches, flowers, and fruit—filled with sweet, wholesome sap and impossible even for the immortals to cut down. (KUMB: 1-1-120; NILA: 01.001.093)
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The closely knit core of the Mahabharata consists of 8,800 verses. Even Lord Ganesha struggled to understand them, indicating the depth and layered nature of their knowledge. “Sanjaya may not understand” alludes to the possibility that an ordinary person may not grasp their full depth.

इदं द्वैपायनः पूर्वं पुत्रमध्यापयच्छुकम्।ततोऽन्येभ्योऽनुरूपेभ्यः शिष्येभ्यः प्रददौ प्रभुः ॥BORI: १-००१-६३॥
idaṁ dvaipāyanaḥ pūrvaṁ putramadhyāpayacchukam।tatō’nyēbhyō’nurūpēbhyaḥ śiṣyēbhyaḥ pradadau prabhuḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-63॥
Dvaipāyana first taught this to his son Śuka; then the master imparted it to other worthy disciples. (BORI: 1-001-63)
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जनमेजयेन पृष्टः सन्ब्राह्मणैश्च सहस्रशः।शशास शिष्यमासीनं वैशम्पायनमन्तिके ॥BORI: १-००१-५७॥
janamējayēna pr̥ṣṭaḥ sanbrāhmaṇaiśca sahasraśaḥ।śaśāsa śiṣyamāsīnaṁ vaiśampāyanamantikē ॥BORI: 1-001-57॥
When questioned by Janamejaya and by Brahmins in their thousands, he instructed his disciple Vaishampayana, who was seated nearby. (BORI: 1-001-57)
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स सदस्यैः सहासीनः श्रावयामास भारतम्।कर्मान्तरेषु यज्ञस्य चोद्यमानः पुनः पुनः ॥BORI: १-००१-५८॥
sa sadasyaiḥ sahāsīnaḥ śrāvayāmāsa bhāratam।karmāntarēṣu yajñasya cōdyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-58॥
Seated with the assembly, he recited the Bharata during intervals in the sacrifice, prompted again and again. (BORI: 1-001-58)
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चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीं चक्रे भारतसंहिताम्।उपाख्यानैर्विना तावद्भारतं प्रोच्यते बुधैः ॥BORI: १-००१-६१॥
caturviṁśatisāhasrīṁ cakrē bhāratasaṁhitām।upākhyānairvinā tāvadbhārataṁ prōcyatē budhaiḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-61॥
He composed the Bhārata collection in twenty-four thousand verses; the learned say that this is the extent of the Bhārata without the subsidiary tales. (BORI: 1-001-61)
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Two facts become clear from this verse. First, Vyasa composed the Bharata with only 24,000 verses. Second, the statement that the knowledgeable consider only these 24,000 verses to be the Bharata, excluding the subsidiary texts, indicates a memory of the 24,000-verse text being the original even after its expansion.
विस्तीर्यैतन्महज्ज्ञानमृषिः सङ्क्षेपमब्रवीत्।इष्टं हि विदुषां लोके समासव्यासधारणम् ॥BORI: १-००१-४९॥
vistīryaitanmahajjñānamr̥ṣiḥ saṅkṣēpamabravīt।iṣṭaṁ hi viduṣāṁ lōkē samāsavyāsadhāraṇam ॥BORI: 1-001-49॥
After expounding this great body of knowledge at length, the sage also presented it in brief; for learned people in this world value both concise and detailed accounts. (BORI: 1-001-49)
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मन्वादि भारतं केचिदास्तीकादि तथापरे।तथोपरिचराद्यन्ये विप्राः सम्यगधीयते ॥BORI: १-००१-५०॥
manvādi bhārataṁ kēcidāstīkādi tathāparē।tathōparicarādyanyē viprāḥ samyagadhīyatē ॥BORI: 1-001-50॥
Some Brahmins study the Bharata properly from the story of Manu onward, others from the story of Astika, and still others from the story of Uparicara. (BORI: 1-001-50)
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The verse alludes to the expansion of the Bhārata, in which the story of Manu, beginning in the current chapter, forms the outermost layer; the Āstīka story forms the middle layer; and the Uparicara story forms the inner core.
विविधं संहिताज्ञानं दीपयन्ति मनीषिणः।व्याख्यातुं कुशलाः केचिद्ग्रन्थं धारयितुं परे ॥BORI: १-००१-५१॥
vividhaṁ saṁhitājñānaṁ dīpayanti manīṣiṇaḥ।vyākhyātuṁ kuśalāḥ kēcidgranthaṁ dhārayituṁ parē ॥BORI: 1-001-51॥
The learned illuminate the diverse lore of the compilation; some are skilled at expounding it, while others can commit the text to memory. (BORI: 1-001-51)
[PV-KDV:01_001_89] (Bharata-Ext)
The verse indicates that understanding the layered interpretation of the Mahābhārata is a different skill from merely memorising it.

ततोऽध्यर्धशतं भूयः सङ्क्षेपं कृतवानृषिः।अनुक्रमणिमध्यायं वृत्तान्तानां सपर्वणाम् ॥BORI: १-००१-६२॥
tatō’dhyardhaśataṁ bhūyaḥ saṅkṣēpaṁ kr̥tavānr̥ṣiḥ।anukramaṇimadhyāyaṁ vr̥ttāntānāṁ saparvaṇām ॥BORI: 1-001-62॥
Then the sage made a further abridgment in one hundred and fifty verses: the Anukramaṇī chapter, covering the events together with their books. (BORI: 1-001-62)
[PV-KDV:01_001_90] (Bharata-Ext)
The reference to 150 verses in the Anukramaṇī chapter alludes to a chapter consisting of only 150 verses.
पराशरात्मजो विद्वान्ब्रह्मर्षिः संशितव्रतः।मातुर्नियोगाद्धर्मात्मा गाङ्गेयस्य च धीमतः ॥BORI: १-००१-५३॥
parāśarātmajō vidvānbrahmarṣiḥ saṁśitavrataḥ।māturniyōgāddharmātmā gāṅgēyasya ca dhīmataḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-53॥
The learned son of Parāśara, a righteous Brahmarṣi of strict vows, at the behest of his mother and of the wise son of Gaṅgā… (BORI: 1-001-53)
[PV-PAN:01_001_91] (Bharata-Ext)
क्षेत्रे विचित्रवीर्यस्य कृष्णद्वैपायनः पुरा।त्रीनग्नीनिव कौरव्याञ्जनयामास वीर्यवान् ॥BORI: १-००१-५४॥
kṣētrē vicitravīryasya kr̥ṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ purā।trīnagnīniva kauravyāñjanayāmāsa vīryavān ॥BORI: 1-001-54॥
Long ago, the powerful Krishna Dvaipayana fathered three Kauravas, like three fires, in the field of Vicitravirya. (BORI: 1-001-54)
[PV-PAN:01_001_92] (Bharata-Ext)
उत्पाद्य धृतराष्ट्रं च पाण्डुं विदुरमेव च।जगाम तपसे धीमान्पुनरेवाश्रमं प्रति ॥BORI: १-००१-५५॥
utpādya dhr̥tarāṣṭraṁ ca pāṇḍuṁ viduramēva ca।jagāma tapasē dhīmānpunarēvāśramaṁ prati ॥BORI: 1-001-55॥
After begetting Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura, the wise man returned once more to his hermitage to practice austerities. (BORI: 1-001-55)
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तेषु जातेषु वृद्धेषु गतेषु परमां गतिम्।अब्रवीद्भारतं लोके मानुषेऽस्मिन्महानृषिः ॥BORI: १-००१-५६॥
tēṣu jātēṣu vr̥ddhēṣu gatēṣu paramāṁ gatim।abravīdbhārataṁ lōkē mānuṣē’sminmahānr̥ṣiḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-56॥
When they had been born, grown up, and passed on to the highest state, the great seer recounted the Bharata in this human world. (BORI: 1-001-56)
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विस्तरं कुरुवंशस्य गान्धार्या धर्मशीलताम्।क्षत्तुः प्रज्ञां धृतिं कुन्त्याः सम्यग्द्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत् ॥BORI: १-००१-५९॥
vistaraṁ kuruvaṁśasya gāndhāryā dharmaśīlatām।kṣattuḥ prajñāṁ dhr̥tiṁ kuntyāḥ samyagdvaipāyanō’bravīt ॥BORI: 1-001-59॥
Dvaipayana gave a full account of the Kuru lineage, Gandhari’s righteousness, the Kshattri’s wisdom, and Kunti’s steadfastness. (BORI: 1-001-59)
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वासुदेवस्य माहात्म्यं पाण्डवानां च सत्यताम्।दुर्वृत्तं धार्तराष्ट्राणामुक्तवान्भगवानृषिः ॥BORI: १-००१-६०॥
vāsudēvasya māhātmyaṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ ca satyatām।durvr̥ttaṁ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāmuktavānbhagavānr̥ṣiḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-60॥
The blessed sage recounted Vasudeva’s greatness, the Pandavas’ truthfulness, and the wicked conduct of Dhritarashtra’s sons. (BORI: 1-001-60)
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नारदोऽश्रावयद्देवानसितो देवलः पितृन्।गन्धर्वयक्षरक्षांसि श्रावयामास वै शुकः ॥BORI: १-००१-६४॥
nāradō’śrāvayaddēvānasitō dēvalaḥ pitr̥n।gandharvayakṣarakṣāṁsi śrāvayāmāsa vai śukaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-64॥
Nārada recited it to the gods, Asita Devala to the ancestors, and Śuka recited it to the Gandharvas, Yakṣas, and Rākṣasas. (BORI: 1-001-64)
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दुर्योधनो मन्युमयो महाद्रुमः; स्कन्धः कर्णः शकुनिस्तस्य शाखाः। दुःशासनः पुष्पफले समृद्धे; मूलं राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽमनीषी ॥BORI: १-००१-६५॥
duryōdhanō manyumayō mahādrumaḥ; skandhaḥ karṇaḥ śakunistasya śākhāḥ। duḥśāsanaḥ puṣpaphalē samr̥ddhē; mūlaṁ rājā dhr̥tarāṣṭrō’manīṣī ॥BORI: 1-001-65॥
Duryodhana is a great tree made of wrath; Karna is its trunk, Shakuni its branches, and Duhshasana its abundant flowers and fruits. Its root is the unwise King Dhritarashtra. (BORI: 1-001-65)
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युधिष्ठिरे धर्ममयो महाद्रुमः स्कन्धोऽर्जुनो भीमसेनोऽस्य शाखाः । माद्रीसुतौ पुष्पफले समृद्धे मूलं कृष्णो ब्रह्म च ब्राह्मणाश्च ॥KUMB: १-१-१२९; NILA: ०१.००१.१११॥
yudhiṣṭhirē dharmamayō mahādrumaḥ skandhō’rjunō bhīmasēnō’sya śākhāḥ । mādrīsutau puṣpaphalē samr̥ddhē mūlaṁ kr̥ṣṇō brahma ca brāhmaṇāśca ॥KUMB: 1-1-129; NILA: 01.001.111॥
In Yudhishthira stands the great tree of dharma: Arjuna is its trunk, Bhimasena its branches, and the two sons of Madri its abundant flowers and fruit; Krishna, Brahman, and the Brahmins are its roots. (KUMB: 1-1-129; NILA: 01.001.111)
[PV-PAN:01_001_102] (Bharata-Ext)
पाण्डुर्जित्वा बहून्देशान्युधा विक्रमणेन च । अरण्ये मृगयाशीलो न्यवसत्सजनस्तथा ॥KUMB: १-१-१३०; NILA: ०१.००१.११२॥
pāṇḍurjitvā bahūndēśānyudhā vikramaṇēna ca । araṇyē mr̥gayāśīlō nyavasatsajanastathā ॥KUMB: 1-1-130; NILA: 01.001.112॥
Having conquered many lands through warfare and valor, Pandu lived in the forest with his retinue, devoting himself to hunting. (KUMB: 1-1-130; NILA: 01.001.112)
[PV-PAN:01_001_103] (Bharata-Ext)
मृगव्यवायनिधनात्कृच्छ्रां प्राप स आपदम् । जन्मप्रभृति पार्थानां तत्राचारविधिक्रमः ॥KUMB: १-१-१३१; NILA: ०१.००१.११३॥
mr̥gavyavāyanidhanātkr̥cchrāṁ prāpa sa āpadam । janmaprabhr̥ti pārthānāṁ tatrācāravidhikramaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-131; NILA: 01.001.113॥
By killing a deer while it was mating, he met with a grievous calamity. There follows the ordered account of the Pārthas’ conduct and rites from their birth onward… (KUMB: 1-1-131; NILA: 01.001.113)
[PV-PAN:01_001_104] (Bharata-Ext)
मात्रोरभ्युपपत्तिश्च धर्मोपनिषदं प्रति । धर्मानिलेन्द्रांस्ताभिः साऽऽजुहाव सुतवाञ्छया ॥KUMB: १-१-१३२॥
mātrōrabhyupapattiśca dharmōpaniṣadaṁ prati । dharmānilēndrāṁstābhiḥ sā’’juhāva sutavāñchayā ॥KUMB: 1-1-132॥
The two mothers’ acceptance of the secret teaching on dharma, and how she, desiring sons, invoked Dharma, Anila, and Indra by means of them… (KUMB: 1-1-132)
[PV-PAN:01_001_105] (Bharata-Ext)
ततो धर्मोपनिषदं भूत्वा भर्तुः प्रिया पृथा । धर्मानिलेन्द्रांस्ताभिः साऽऽजुहाव सुतवाञ्छया ॥KUMB: १-१-१३३॥
tatō dharmōpaniṣadaṁ bhūtvā bhartuḥ priyā pr̥thā । dharmānilēndrāṁstābhiḥ sā’’juhāva sutavāñchayā ॥KUMB: 1-1-133॥
Then Pṛthā, dear to her husband and privy to the secret teaching of dharma, invoked Dharma, Wind, and Indra by those means, longing for sons. (KUMB: 1-1-133)
[PV-PAN:01_001_106] (Bharata-Ext)
तद्दत्तोपनिषन्माद्री चाश्विनावाजुहाव च । जाताः पार्थास्ततः सर्वे कुन्त्या माद्र्याश्च मन्त्रतः.तापसैः सह संवृद्धा मातृभ्यां परिरक्षिताः ॥KUMB: १-१-१३४॥
taddattōpaniṣanmādrī cāśvināvājuhāva ca । jātāḥ pārthāstataḥ sarvē kuntyā mādryāśca mantrataḥ.tāpasaiḥ saha saṁvr̥ddhā mātr̥bhyāṁ parirakṣitāḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-134॥
Madri, having been given that secret formula, also invoked the Ashvins. Thus all the Parthas were born through the mantras of Kunti and Madri, and were raised among ascetics under the protection of their two mothers... (KUMB: 1-1-134)
[PV-PAN:01_001_107] (Bharata-Ext)
मेध्यारण्येषु पुण्येषु महतामाश्रमेषु च । तेषु जातेषु सर्वेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ॥KUMB: १-१-१३५॥
mēdhyāraṇyēṣu puṇyēṣu mahatāmāśramēṣu ca । tēṣu jātēṣu sarvēṣu pāṇḍavēṣu mahātmasu ॥KUMB: 1-1-135॥
in pure and sacred forests and in the hermitages of great sages. When all those noble sons of Pandu had been born, (KUMB: 1-1-135)
[PV-PAN:01_001_108] (Bharata-Ext)
मात्रोरभ्युपपत्तिश्च धर्मोपनिषदं प्रति। धर्मस्य वायोः शक्रस्य देवयोश्च तथाश्विनोः ॥BORI: १-००१-६९॥
mātrōrabhyupapattiśca dharmōpaniṣadaṁ prati। dharmasya vāyōḥ śakrasya dēvayōśca tathāśvinōḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-69॥
And the coming of Dharma, Vayu, Shakra, and likewise the twin gods, the Ashvins, to the two mothers in accordance with the secret teaching of dharma; (BORI: 1-001-69)
[PV-PAN:01_001_109] (Bharata-Ext)
तापसैः सह संवृद्धा मातृभ्यां परिरक्षिताः। मेध्यारण्येषु पुण्येषु महतामाश्रमेषु च ॥BORI: १-००१-७०॥
tāpasaiḥ saha saṁvr̥ddhā mātr̥bhyāṁ parirakṣitāḥ। mēdhyāraṇyēṣu puṇyēṣu mahatāmāśramēṣu ca ॥BORI: 1-001-70॥
raised among ascetics and protected by their two mothers in pure, holy forests and in the hermitages of great sages; (BORI: 1-001-70)
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माद्र्या तु सह संगम्य ऋषिशापप्रभावतः । मृतः पाण्डुर्महापुण्ये शतशृङ्गे महागिरौ ॥॥KUMB: १-१-१३६॥
mādryā tu saha saṁgamya r̥ṣiśāpaprabhāvataḥ । mr̥taḥ pāṇḍurmahāpuṇyē śataśr̥ṅgē mahāgirau ॥॥KUMB: 1-1-136॥
But after having intercourse with Madri, Pandu died on the great and most sacred mountain Shatashringa, through the power of the sage’s curse. (KUMB: 1-1-136)
[PV-PAN:01_001_111] (Bharata-Ext)
ऋषिभिश्च तदानीता धार्तराष्ट्रान्प्रति स्वयम्। शिशवश्चाभिरूपाश्च जटिला ब्रह्मचारिणः ॥BORI: १-००१-७१॥
r̥ṣibhiśca tadānītā dhārtarāṣṭrānprati svayam। śiśavaścābhirūpāśca jaṭilā brahmacāriṇaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-71॥
The seers themselves then brought them to the sons of Dhritarashtra. They were handsome young boys, celibate students with matted hair. (BORI: 1-001-71)
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पुत्राश्च भ्रातरश्चेमे शिष्याश्च सुहृदश्च वः। पाण्डवा एत इत्युक्त्वा मुनयोऽन्तर्हितास्ततः ॥BORI: १-००१-७२॥
putrāśca bhrātaraścēmē śiṣyāśca suhr̥daśca vaḥ। pāṇḍavā ēta ityuktvā munayō’ntarhitāstataḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-72॥
“These Pandavas are your sons and brothers, your disciples and friends.” Having said this, the sages vanished. (BORI: 1-001-72)
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तांस्तैर्निवेदितान्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवान्कौरवास्तदा। शिष्टाश्च वर्णाः पौरा ये ते हर्षाच्चुक्रुशुर्भृशम् ॥BORI: १-००१-७३॥
tāṁstairnivēditāndr̥ṣṭvā pāṇḍavānkauravāstadā। śiṣṭāśca varṇāḥ paurā yē tē harṣāccukruśurbhr̥śam ॥BORI: 1-001-73॥
Seeing the Pandavas presented by those sages, the Kauravas and the respectable townspeople of every class cried out loudly for joy. (BORI: 1-001-73)
[PV-PAN:01_001_114] (Bharata-Ext)
आहुः केचिन्न तस्यैते तस्यैत इति चापरे। यदा चिरमृतः पाण्डुः कथं तस्येति चापरे ॥BORI: १-००१-७४॥
āhuḥ kēcinna tasyaitē tasyaita iti cāparē। yadā ciramr̥taḥ pāṇḍuḥ kathaṁ tasyēti cāparē ॥BORI: 1-001-74॥
Some said, “These are not his sons,” while others said, “They are indeed his.” Still others said, “Since Pandu died long ago, how can they be his?” (BORI: 1-001-74)
[PV-PAN:01_001_115] (Bharata-Ext)
समवाये ततो राज्ञां कन्यां भर्तृस्वयंवराम्।प्राप्तवानर्जुनः कृष्णां कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥BORI: १-००१-८२॥
samavāyē tatō rājñāṁ kanyāṁ bhartr̥svayaṁvarām।prāptavānarjunaḥ kr̥ṣṇāṁ kr̥tvā karma suduṣkaram ॥BORI: 1-001-82॥
Then, at an assembly of kings, Arjuna accomplished an exceedingly difficult feat and won Krishna, the maiden who was choosing her own husband. (BORI: 1-001-82)
[PV-PAN:01_001_123] (Bharata-Ext)
ततः प्रभृति लोकेऽस्मिन्पूज्यः सर्वधनुष्मताम्।आदित्य इव दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः समरेष्वपि चाभवत् ॥BORI: १-००१-८३॥
tataḥ prabhr̥ti lōkē’sminpūjyaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām।āditya iva duṣprēkṣyaḥ samarēṣvapi cābhavat ॥BORI: 1-001-83॥
From that time onward, he was honored in this world above all bowmen and became as difficult to look upon as the sun, even in battle. (BORI: 1-001-83)
[PV-PAN:01_001_124] (Bharata-Ext)
स सर्वान्पार्थिवाञ्जित्वा सर्वांश्च महतो गणान्।आजहारार्जुनो राज्ञे राजसूयं महाक्रतुम् ॥BORI: १-००१-८४॥
sa sarvānpārthivāñjitvā sarvāṁśca mahatō gaṇān।ājahārārjunō rājñē rājasūyaṁ mahākratum ॥BORI: 1-001-84॥
Having conquered all the kings and all the great confederacies, Arjuna secured for the king the great Rājasūya sacrifice. (BORI: 1-001-84)
[PV-PAN:01_001_125] (Bharata-Ext)
अन्नवान्दक्षिणावांश्च सर्वैः समुदितो गुणैः।युधिष्ठिरेण सम्प्राप्तो राजसूयो महाक्रतुः ॥BORI: १-००१-८५॥
annavāndakṣiṇāvāṁśca sarvaiḥ samuditō guṇaiḥ।yudhiṣṭhirēṇa samprāptō rājasūyō mahākratuḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-85॥
Yudhishthira accomplished the great Rajasuya sacrifice, abundant in food and sacrificial gifts and endowed with every excellence. (BORI: 1-001-85)
[PV-PAN:01_001_126] (Bharata-Ext)
सुनयाद्वासुदेवस्य भीमार्जुनबलेन च।घातयित्वा जरासन्धं चैद्यं च बलगर्वितम् ॥BORI: १-००१-८६॥
sunayādvāsudēvasya bhīmārjunabalēna ca।ghātayitvā jarāsandhaṁ caidyaṁ ca balagarvitam ॥BORI: 1-001-86॥
Through Vasudeva’s wise counsel and the strength of Bhima and Arjuna, after having Jarasandha and the strength-proud Caidya slain… (BORI: 1-001-86)
[PV-PAN:01_001_127] (Bharata-Ext)
दुर्योधनमुपागच्छन्नर्हणानि ततस्ततः।मणिकाञ्चनरत्नानि गोहस्त्यश्वधनानि च ॥BORI: १-००१-८७॥
duryōdhanamupāgacchannarhaṇāni tatastataḥ।maṇikāñcanaratnāni gōhastyaśvadhanāni ca ॥BORI: 1-001-87॥
Then offerings came to Duryodhana from every quarter: precious stones, gold, and jewels, as well as wealth in cattle, elephants, and horses; (BORI: 1-001-87)
[PV-PAN:01_001_128] (Bharata-Ext)
विचित्राणि च वासांसि प्रावारावरणानि च । कम्बलाजिनरत्नानि राङ्कवास्तरणानि च ॥KUMB: १-१-१५४; NILA: ०१.००१.१३३॥
vicitrāṇi ca vāsāṁsi prāvārāvaraṇāni ca । kambalājinaratnāni rāṅkavāstaraṇāni ca ॥KUMB: 1-1-154; NILA: 01.001.133॥
and garments of various kinds, cloaks and coverings, costly blankets and hides, and coverlets made from the wool of the ranku deer. (KUMB: 1-1-154; NILA: 01.001.133)
[PV-PAN:01_001_129] (Bharata-Ext)
समृद्धां तां तथा दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानां तदा श्रियम्।ईर्ष्यासमुत्थः सुमहांस्तस्य मन्युरजायत ॥BORI: १-००१-८८॥
samr̥ddhāṁ tāṁ tathā dr̥ṣṭvā pāṇḍavānāṁ tadā śriyam।īrṣyāsamutthaḥ sumahāṁstasya manyurajāyata ॥BORI: 1-001-88॥
Seeing then the Pāṇḍavas’ abundant prosperity, a tremendous anger born of envy arose in him. (BORI: 1-001-88)
[PV-PAN:01_001_130] (Bharata-Ext)
विमानप्रतिमां चापि मयेन सुकृतां सभाम्।पाण्डवानामुपहृतां स दृष्ट्वा पर्यतप्यत ॥BORI: १-००१-८९॥
vimānapratimāṁ cāpi mayēna sukr̥tāṁ sabhām।pāṇḍavānāmupahr̥tāṁ sa dr̥ṣṭvā paryatapyata ॥BORI: 1-001-89॥
He was tormented at the sight of the splendid assembly hall, resembling a celestial palace, which Maya had built and presented to the Pandavas. (BORI: 1-001-89)
[PV-PAN:01_001_131] (Bharata-Ext)
यत्रावहसितश्चासीत्प्रस्कन्दन्निव सम्भ्रमात्।प्रत्यक्षं वासुदेवस्य भीमेनानभिजातवत् ॥BORI: १-००१-९०॥
yatrāvahasitaścāsītpraskandanniva sambhramāt।pratyakṣaṁ vāsudēvasya bhīmēnānabhijātavat ॥BORI: 1-001-90॥
where, as he stumbled in confusion, Bhima had laughed at him like a man of low birth, in Vasudeva’s presence. (BORI: 1-001-90)
[PV-PAN:01_001_132] (Bharata-Ext)
स भोगान्विविधान्भुञ्जन्रत्नानि विविधानि च। कथितो धृतराष्ट्रस्य विवर्णो हरिणः कृशः ॥BORI: १-००१-९१॥
sa bhōgānvividhānbhuñjanratnāni vividhāni ca। kathitō dhr̥tarāṣṭrasya vivarṇō hariṇaḥ kr̥śaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-91॥
Though enjoying many kinds of pleasures and various jewels, he was described to Dhritarashtra as wan, sallow, and emaciated. (BORI: 1-001-91)
[PV-PAN:01_001_133] (Bharata-Ext)
अन्वजानात्ततो द्यूतं धृतराष्ट्रः सुतप्रियः। तच्छ्रुत्वा वासुदेवस्य कोपः समभवन्महान् ॥BORI: १-००१-९२॥
anvajānāttatō dyūtaṁ dhr̥tarāṣṭraḥ sutapriyaḥ। tacchrutvā vāsudēvasya kōpaḥ samabhavanmahān ॥BORI: 1-001-92॥
Then Dhritarashtra, devoted to his son, gave permission for the dice game. On hearing this, Vasudeva became exceedingly angry. (BORI: 1-001-92)
[PV-PAN:01_001_134] (Bharata-Ext)
नातिप्रीतमनाः च आसीत् विवादांश् च अन्वमोदत। द्यूतादीन् नयान् घोरान् प्रवृद्धांश् च अपि उपैक्षत ॥BORI: १-००१-९३॥
nātiprītamanāḥ ca āsīt vivādāṁś ca anvamōdata। dyūtādīn nayān ghōrān pravr̥ddhāṁś ca api upaikṣata ॥BORI: 1-001-93॥
Though not greatly pleased, he condoned the disputes and ignored the dreadful practices beginning with gambling, even as they escalated. (BORI: 1-001-93)
[PV-PAN:01_001_135] (Bharata-Ext)
निरस्य विदुरं द्रोणं भीष्मं शारद्वतं कृपम्। विग्रहे तुमुले तस्मिन् अहन् क्षत्रं परस्परम् ॥BORI: १-००१-९४॥
nirasya viduraṁ drōṇaṁ bhīṣmaṁ śāradvataṁ kr̥pam। vigrahē tumulē tasmin ahan kṣatraṁ parasparam ॥BORI: 1-001-94॥
Casting aside Vidura, Drona, Bhishma, and Kripa, son of Sharadvat, he destroyed the warrior class through mutual slaughter in that tumultuous conflict. (BORI: 1-001-94)
[PV-PAN:01_001_136] (Bharata-Ext)
जयत्सु पाण्डुपुत्रेषु श्रुत्वा सुमहदप्रियम्। दुर्योधनमतं ज्ञात्वा कर्णस्य शकुनेः तथा ॥BORI: १-००१-९५॥
jayatsu pāṇḍuputrēṣu śrutvā sumahadapriyam। duryōdhanamataṁ jñātvā karṇasya śakunēḥ tathā ॥BORI: 1-001-95॥
Hearing the deeply unwelcome news that the sons of Pandu were victorious, and learning the views of Duryodhana, Karna, and Shakuni as well... (BORI: 1-001-95)
[PV-PAN:01_001_137] (Bharata-Ext)
धृतराष्ट्रः चिरं ध्यात्वा सञ्जयं वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥BORI: १-००१-९५॥
dhr̥tarāṣṭraḥ ciraṁ dhyātvā sañjayaṁ vākyam abravīt ॥BORI: 1-001-95॥
After pondering for a long time, Dhritarashtra said to Sanjaya: (BORI: 1-001-95)
[PV-PAN:01_001_138] (Bharata-Ext)
शृणु सञ्जय मे सर्वं न मेऽसूयितुमर्हसि। श्रुतवानसि मेधावी बुद्धिमान्प्राज्ञसंमतः ॥BORI: १-००१-९६॥
śr̥ṇu sañjaya mē sarvaṁ na mē’sūyitumarhasi। śrutavānasi mēdhāvī buddhimānprājñasaṁmataḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-96॥
Listen, Sanjaya, to all that I have to say, and do not find fault with me. You are learned, discerning, intelligent, and esteemed by the wise. (BORI: 1-001-96)
[PV-PAN:01_001_139] (Bharata-Ext)
न विग्रहे मम मतिः न च प्रीये कुरुक्षये। न मे विशेषः पुत्रेषु स्वेषु पाण्डुसुतेषु च ॥BORI: १-००१-९७॥
na vigrahē mama matiḥ na ca prīyē kurukṣayē। na mē viśēṣaḥ putrēṣu svēṣu pāṇḍusutēṣu ca ॥BORI: 1-001-97॥
My mind is not set on conflict, nor do I delight in the destruction of the Kurus. I make no distinction between my own sons and the sons of Pandu. (BORI: 1-001-97)
[PV-PAN:01_001_140] (Bharata-Ext)
वृद्धं मामभ्यसूयन्ति पुत्रा मन्यु-परायणाः। अहं तु अचक्षुः कार्पण्यात् पुत्र-प्रीत्या सहामि तत् ॥BORI: १-००१-९८॥
vr̥ddhaṁ māmabhyasūyanti putrā manyu-parāyaṇāḥ। ahaṁ tu acakṣuḥ kārpaṇyāt putra-prītyā sahāmi tat ॥BORI: 1-001-98॥
My wrathful sons resent me because I am old; but blind and weak-hearted, I endure it out of love for my sons. (BORI: 1-001-98)
[PV-PAN:01_001_141] (Bharata-Ext)
मुह्यन्तं च अनुमुह्यामि दुर्योधनम् अचेतनम् ॥BORI: १-००१-९८॥
muhyantaṁ ca anumuhyāmi duryōdhanam acētanam ॥BORI: 1-001-98॥
And I share in the delusion of the witless Duryodhana as he goes astray. (BORI: 1-001-98)
[PV-PAN:01_001_142] (Bharata-Ext)
राजसूये श्रियं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवस्य महौजसः। तच्च अवहसनं प्राप्य सभारोहणदर्शने ॥BORI: १-००१-९९॥
rājasūyē śriyaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā pāṇḍavasya mahaujasaḥ। tacca avahasanaṁ prāpya sabhārōhaṇadarśanē ॥BORI: 1-001-99॥
Having seen at the Rājasūya the splendor of the mighty Pāṇḍava and having been subjected to ridicule at the sight of his entrance into the assembly hall... (BORI: 1-001-99)
[PV-PAN:01_001_143] (Bharata-Ext)
अमर्षितः स्वयं जेतुं अशक्तः पाण्डवान् रणे। निरुत्साहश्च सम्प्राप्तुं श्रियम् अक्षत्रियः यथा ॥BORI: १-००१-१००॥
amarṣitaḥ svayaṁ jētuṁ aśaktaḥ pāṇḍavān raṇē। nirutsāhaśca samprāptuṁ śriyam akṣatriyaḥ yathā ॥BORI: 1-001-100॥
Unable to bear it, yet powerless to defeat the Pandavas himself in battle and lacking the resolve to attain such prosperity, like one who was no Kshatriya… (BORI: 1-001-100)
[PV-PAN:01_001_144] (Bharata-Ext)
गान्धारराजसहितः छद्मद्यूतम् अमन्त्रयत् ॥BORI: १-००१-१००॥
gāndhārarājasahitaḥ chadmadyūtam amantrayat ॥BORI: 1-001-100॥
Together with the king of Gandhara, he planned a deceitful dice game. (BORI: 1-001-100)
[PV-PAN:01_001_145] (Bharata-Ext)
तत्र यद्यत् यथा ज्ञातं मया सञ्जय तत् शृणु। श्रुत्वा हि मम वाक्यानि बुद्ध्या युक्तानि तत्त्वतः ॥BORI: १-००१-१०१॥
tatra yadyat yathā jñātaṁ mayā sañjaya tat śr̥ṇu। śrutvā hi mama vākyāni buddhyā yuktāni tattvataḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-101॥
Sanjaya, listen to everything I have learned there, just as it happened. For when you have heard my words, grounded in reason and truth... (BORI: 1-001-101)
[PV-PAN:01_001_146] (Bharata-Ext)
ततः ज्ञास्यसि मां सौते प्रज्ञा-चक्षुषम् इति उक्तम् ॥BORI: १-००१-१०१॥
tataḥ jñāsyasi māṁ sautē prajñā-cakṣuṣam iti uktam ॥BORI: 1-001-101॥
Then, O son of a Suta, you will know me to be what is called “one whose eye is wisdom.” (BORI: 1-001-101)
[PV-PAN:01_001_147] (Bharata-Ext)

यदा अश्रौषम् धनुः आयम्य चित्रम्; विद्धम् लक्ष्यं पातितम् वै पृथिव्याम्। कृष्णां हृतां पश्यतां सर्वराज्ञाम्; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१०२॥
yadā aśrauṣam dhanuḥ āyamya citram; viddham lakṣyaṁ pātitam vai pr̥thivyām। kr̥ṣṇāṁ hr̥tāṁ paśyatāṁ sarvarājñām; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-102॥
When I heard that the bow had been drawn, the wondrous target pierced and brought down to the ground, and Krishna won before the eyes of all the kings, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-102)
[PV-PAX:01_001_148] (Bharata-Ext)
A shift in the language structure, giving the Likely KDV-Style a value of “Low,” indicates a later addition.
यदा अश्रौषम् द्वारकायां सुभद्रां; प्रसह्य ऊढां माधवीम् अर्जुनेन। इन्द्रप्रस्थं वृष्णिवीरौ च यातौ; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१०३॥
yadā aśrauṣam dvārakāyāṁ subhadrāṁ; prasahya ūḍhāṁ mādhavīm arjunēna। indraprasthaṁ vr̥ṣṇivīrau ca yātau; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-103॥
When I heard that Arjuna had forcibly carried off Subhadra, the Mādhava princess, in Dvaraka, and that the two Vrishni heroes had gone to Indraprastha, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-103)
[PV-PAX:01_001_149] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा अश्रौषम् देवराजम् प्रवृष्टम्; शरैः दिव्यैः वारितं च अर्जुनेन। अग्निम् तथा तर्पितं खाण्डवे च; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१०४॥
yadā aśrauṣam dēvarājam pravr̥ṣṭam; śaraiḥ divyaiḥ vāritaṁ ca arjunēna। agnim tathā tarpitaṁ khāṇḍavē ca; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-104॥
When I heard that Arjuna had checked the lord of the gods, who was pouring down divine arrows, and had also satiated Agni in the Khandava forest, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-104)
[PV-PAX:01_001_150] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं जातुषाद्वेश्मनस्ता- न्मुक्तान्पार्थान्पञ्च कुन्त्या समेतान् । युक्तं चैषां विदुरं स्वार्थसिद्ध्यै तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-१७४; NILA: ०१.००१.१५३॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ jātuṣādvēśmanastā- nmuktānpārthānpañca kuntyā samētān । yuktaṁ caiṣāṁ viduraṁ svārthasiddhyai tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-174; NILA: 01.001.153॥
When I heard that the five sons of Pritha had escaped with Kunti from the house of lac, and that Vidura had allied himself with them to secure their interests, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (KUMB: 1-1-174; NILA: 01.001.153)
[PV-PAX:01_001_151] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं द्रौपदीं रङ्गमध्ये लक्ष्यं भित्त्वा निर्जितामर्जुनेन । शूरान्पञ्चालान्पाण्डवेयांश्च युक्तां- स्तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-१७५; NILA: ०१.००१.१५४॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ draupadīṁ raṅgamadhyē lakṣyaṁ bhittvā nirjitāmarjunēna । śūrānpañcālānpāṇḍavēyāṁśca yuktāṁ- stadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-175; NILA: 01.001.154॥
When I heard that Draupadi had been won by Arjuna in the midst of the arena after he pierced the target, and that the valiant Panchalas and the sons of Pandu were united, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (KUMB: 1-1-175; NILA: 01.001.154)
[PV-PAX:01_001_152] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं मागधानां वरिष्ठं जरासन्धं क्ष्वमध्ये ज्वलन्तम् । दोर्भ्यां हतं भीमसेनेन गत्वा तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-१७६; NILA: ०१.००१.१५५॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ māgadhānāṁ variṣṭhaṁ jarāsandhaṁ kṣvamadhyē jvalantam । dōrbhyāṁ hataṁ bhīmasēnēna gatvā tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-176; NILA: 01.001.155॥
When I heard that Bhimasena had gone and slain with his bare arms Jarasandha, foremost of the Magadhas, who blazed upon the earth, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (KUMB: 1-1-176; NILA: 01.001.155)
[PV-PAX:01_001_153] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं दिग्जये पाण्डुपुत्रै- र्वशीकृतान्भूमिपालान्प्रसह्य । महाक्रतुं राजसूयं कृतं च तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-१७७; NILA: ०१.००१.१५६॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ digjayē pāṇḍuputrai- rvaśīkr̥tānbhūmipālānprasahya । mahākratuṁ rājasūyaṁ kr̥taṁ ca tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-177; NILA: 01.001.156॥
When I heard that the sons of Pandu had forcibly subdued the kings in their conquest of the quarters and performed the great royal sacrifice, the Rajasuya, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (KUMB: 1-1-177; NILA: 01.001.156)
[PV-PAX:01_001_154] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा अश्रौषम् हृत-राज्यम् युधिष्ठिरम्; पराजितम् सौबलेन अक्षवत्याम्। अन्वागतं भ्रातृभिः अप्रमेयैः; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१०५॥
yadā aśrauṣam hr̥ta-rājyam yudhiṣṭhiram; parājitam saubalēna akṣavatyām। anvāgataṁ bhrātr̥bhiḥ apramēyaiḥ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-105॥
When I heard that Yudhishthira had been deprived of his kingdom and defeated by Saubala at dice, and that his brothers of immeasurable prowess had followed him, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-105)
[PV-PAX:01_001_155] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा अश्रौषम् द्रौपदीम् अश्रु-कण्ठीम्; सभाम् नीताम् दुःखिताम् एक-वस्त्राम्। रजस्वलाम् नाथवतीम् अनाथवत्; तदा न अशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१०६॥
yadā aśrauṣam draupadīm aśru-kaṇṭhīm; sabhām nītām duḥkhitām ēka-vastrām। rajasvalām nāthavatīm anāthavat; tadā na aśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-106॥
When I heard that Draupadi, her voice choked with tears, distressed, wearing a single garment, and menstruating, had been brought into the assembly—though she had protectors, she was treated as if she had none—then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-106)
[PV-PAX:01_001_156] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं वाससां तत्र राशिं समाक्षिपत्कितवो मन्दबुद्धिः । दुःशासनो गतवान्नैवं चान्तं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-१७९; NILA: ०१.००१.१५८॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ vāsasāṁ tatra rāśiṁ samākṣipatkitavō mandabuddhiḥ । duḥśāsanō gatavānnaivaṁ cāntaṁ tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-179; NILA: 01.001.158॥
When I heard that the witless rogue Duhshasana had pulled off a heap of garments there and still had not reached the end, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (KUMB: 1-1-179; NILA: 01.001.158)
[PV-PAX:01_001_157] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा अश्रौषम् विविधाः तात चेष्टाः; धर्मात्मनां प्रस्थितानां वनाय। ज्येष्ठ-प्रीत्या क्लिश्यतां पाण्डवानां; तदा न अशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१०७॥
yadā aśrauṣam vividhāḥ tāta cēṣṭāḥ; dharmātmanāṁ prasthitānāṁ vanāya। jyēṣṭha-prītyā kliśyatāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ; tadā na aśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-107॥
When I heard, dear one, of the many hardships endured by the righteous Pandavas as they set out for the forest and suffered out of love for their eldest brother, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-107)
[PV-PAX:01_001_158] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा अश्रौषम् स्नातकानां सहस्रैः; अन्वागतं धर्मराजं वनस्थम्। भिक्षा-भुजां ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्; तदा न अशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१०८॥
yadā aśrauṣam snātakānāṁ sahasraiḥ; anvāgataṁ dharmarājaṁ vanastham। bhikṣā-bhujāṁ brāhmaṇānāṁ mahātmanām; tadā na aśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-108॥
When I heard that thousands of initiated students had followed King Yudhishthira into the forest—great-souled Brahmins who lived on alms—I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-108)
[PV-PAX:01_001_159] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं वनवासेन पार्था- न्समागतान्महर्षिभिः पुराणैः । उपास्यमानान्सगणैर्जातसख्यां- स्तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजर्य ॥॥KUMB: १-१-१८४॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ vanavāsēna pārthā- nsamāgatānmaharṣibhiḥ purāṇaiḥ । upāsyamānānsagaṇairjātasakhyāṁ- stadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjarya ॥॥KUMB: 1-1-184॥
When I heard that, during their forest exile, the sons of Pritha had associated with ancient great seers, were attended by those sages and their retinues, and had become their friends, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (KUMB: 1-1-184)
[PV-PAX:01_001_160] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा अश्रौषम् अर्जुनः देव-देवम्; किरात-रूपम् त्र्यम्बकम् तोष्य युद्धे। अवाप तत् पाशुपतं महास्त्रं; तदा न अशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१०९॥
yadā aśrauṣam arjunaḥ dēva-dēvam; kirāta-rūpam tryambakam tōṣya yuddhē। avāpa tat pāśupataṁ mahāstraṁ; tadā na aśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-109॥
When I heard that Arjuna had pleased the three-eyed god of gods, who had assumed the form of a Kirāta, in battle and obtained from him the great Pāśupata weapon, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-109)
[PV-PAX:01_001_161] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा अश्रौषम् त्रिदिवस्थम् धनञ्जयम्; शक्रात् साक्षात् दिव्यमस्त्रं यथावत्। अधीयानं शंसितं सत्यसन्धम्; तदा न अशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११०॥
yadā aśrauṣam tridivastham dhanañjayam; śakrāt sākṣāt divyamastraṁ yathāvat। adhīyānaṁ śaṁsitaṁ satyasandham; tadā na aśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-110॥
When I heard that Dhanañjaya, dwelling in heaven, was duly learning the renowned divine weapon directly from Śakra, true to his word, I no longer hoped for victory, Sañjaya. (BORI: 1-001-110)
[PV-PAX:01_001_162] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रोषं कालकेयास्ततस्ते पौलोमानो वरदानाच्च दृप्ताः । देवैरजेया निर्जिताश्चार्जुनेन तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-१८६; NILA: ०१.००१.१६४॥
yadā’śrōṣaṁ kālakēyāstatastē paulōmānō varadānācca dr̥ptāḥ । dēvairajēyā nirjitāścārjunēna tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-186; NILA: 01.001.164॥
When I heard that the Kalakeyas and Paulomas, emboldened by a boon and invincible to the gods, had been defeated by Arjuna, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (KUMB: 1-1-186; NILA: 01.001.164)
[PV-PAX:01_001_163] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषमसुराणां वधार्थे किरीटिनं यान्तममित्रकर्शनम् । कृतार्थं चाप्यागतं शक्रलोका- त्तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-१८७; NILA: ०१.००१.१६५॥
yadā’śrauṣamasurāṇāṁ vadhārthē kirīṭinaṁ yāntamamitrakarśanam । kr̥tārthaṁ cāpyāgataṁ śakralōkā- ttadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-187; NILA: 01.001.165॥
When I heard that the diademed hero, the scourge of his foes, had gone to slay the Asuras and had returned from Śakra’s realm after accomplishing his purpose, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (KUMB: 1-1-187; NILA: 01.001.165)
[PV-PAX:01_001_164] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं तीर्थयात्राप्रवृत्तं पाण्डोः सुतं सहितं लोमशेन । बृहदश्वादक्षहृदयं च प्राप्तं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥॥KUMB: १-१-१८८॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ tīrthayātrāpravr̥ttaṁ pāṇḍōḥ sutaṁ sahitaṁ lōmaśēna । br̥hadaśvādakṣahr̥dayaṁ ca prāptaṁ tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥॥KUMB: 1-1-188॥
When I heard that Pandu’s son had set out on a pilgrimage accompanied by Lomasha, and that he had learned the science of dice from Brihadashva, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (KUMB: 1-1-188)
[PV-PAX:01_001_165] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं वैश्रवणेन सार्धं; समागतं भीममन्यांश्च पार्थान्। तस्मिन् देशे मानुषाणामगम्ये; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१११॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ vaiśravaṇēna sārdhaṁ; samāgataṁ bhīmamanyāṁśca pārthān। tasmin dēśē mānuṣāṇāmagamyē; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-111॥
When I heard that Bhima and the other sons of Pritha had met Vaishravana in that land inaccessible to men, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-111)
[PV-PAX:01_001_166] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं घोषयात्रागतानां; बन्धं गन्धर्वैः मोक्षणं च अर्जुनेन। स्वेषां सुतानां कर्णबुद्धौ रतानां; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११२॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ ghōṣayātrāgatānāṁ; bandhaṁ gandharvaiḥ mōkṣaṇaṁ ca arjunēna। svēṣāṁ sutānāṁ karṇabuddhau ratānāṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-112॥
When I heard that my sons, who had gone on the cattle-inspection expedition and were devoted to Karna’s counsel, had been captured by the Gandharvas and then freed by Arjuna, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-112)
[PV-PAX:01_001_167] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं यक्षरूपेण धर्मं; समागतं धर्मराजेन सूत। प्रश्नानुक्तान्विब्रुवन्तं च सम्यक्; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११३॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ yakṣarūpēṇa dharmaṁ; samāgataṁ dharmarājēna sūta। praśnānuktānvibruvantaṁ ca samyak; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-113॥
When I heard, O Suta, that Dharma, in the form of a Yaksha, had met Dharmaraja and that the questions put were answered correctly, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-113)
[PV-PAX:01_001_168] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं न विदुर्मामकास्तान् प्रच्छन्नरूपान्वसतः पाण्डवेयान् । विराटराष्ट्रे सह कृष्णया च तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-१९२; NILA: ०१.००१.१६९॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ na vidurmāmakāstān pracchannarūpānvasataḥ pāṇḍavēyān । virāṭarāṣṭrē saha kr̥ṣṇayā ca tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-192; NILA: 01.001.169॥
When I heard that my men did not recognize the sons of Pandu as they lived in disguise in the kingdom of Virata together with Krishna, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (KUMB: 1-1-192; NILA: 01.001.169)
[PV-PAX:01_001_169] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं कीचकानां वरिष्ठं निषूदितं भ्रातृशतेन सार्धम् । द्रौपद्यर्थे भीमसेनेन सङ्ख्ये तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥॥KUMB: १-१-१९३॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ kīcakānāṁ variṣṭhaṁ niṣūditaṁ bhrātr̥śatēna sārdham । draupadyarthē bhīmasēnēna saṅkhyē tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥॥KUMB: 1-1-193॥
When I heard that the foremost of the Kīcakas had been slain in battle by Bhīmasena, together with his hundred brothers, for Draupadī’s sake, then, Sañjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (KUMB: 1-1-193)
[PV-PAX:01_001_170] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं मामकानां वरिष्ठान्; धनञ्जयेनैकरथेन भग्नान्। विराटराष्ट्रे वसता महात्मना; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११४॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ māmakānāṁ variṣṭhān; dhanañjayēnaikarathēna bhagnān। virāṭarāṣṭrē vasatā mahātmanā; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-114॥
When I heard that the foremost of my men had been routed by Dhananjaya, who, though living in the kingdom of Virata, had done so single-handedly from one chariot, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-114)
[PV-PAX:01_001_171] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं सत्कृतां मत्स्यराज्ञा; सुतां दत्ताम् उत्तराम् अर्जुनाय। तां च अर्जुनः प्रत्यगृह्णात् सुतार्थे; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११५॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ satkr̥tāṁ matsyarājñā; sutāṁ dattām uttarām arjunāya। tāṁ ca arjunaḥ pratyagr̥hṇāt sutārthē; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-115॥
When I heard that the king of Matsya had honorably offered his daughter Uttarā to Arjuna, and that Arjuna had accepted her for his son, then, Sañjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-115)
[PV-PAX:01_001_172] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं निर्जितस्य अधनस्य; प्रव्राजितस्य स्वजनात् प्रच्युतस्य। अक्षौहिणीः सप्त युधिष्ठिरस्य; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११६॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ nirjitasya adhanasya; pravrājitasya svajanāt pracyutasya। akṣauhiṇīḥ sapta yudhiṣṭhirasya; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-116॥
When I heard that Yudhishthira—defeated, penniless, driven into exile, and separated from his own people—had seven akshauhinis, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-116)
[PV-PAX:01_001_173] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं नरनारायणौ तौ; कृष्णार्जुनौ वदतः नारदस्य। अहं द्रष्टा ब्रह्मलोके सदा इति; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११७॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ naranārāyaṇau tau; kr̥ṣṇārjunau vadataḥ nāradasya। ahaṁ draṣṭā brahmalōkē sadā iti; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-117॥
When I heard Narada say, “Those two, Krishna and Arjuna, are Nara and Narayana; I have always seen them in Brahma’s realm,” I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-117)
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यदाश्रौषं माधवं वासुदेवं; सर्वात्मना पाण्डवार्थे निविष्टम्। यस्य इमां गां विक्रमम् एकम् आहु; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११८॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ mādhavaṁ vāsudēvaṁ; sarvātmanā pāṇḍavārthē niviṣṭam। yasya imāṁ gāṁ vikramam ēkam āhu; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-118॥
When I heard that Mādhava Vāsudeva had devoted himself entirely to the Pandavas’ cause—he of whom they say that this earth is but a single stride—then I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-118)
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यदाऽश्रौषं लोकहिताय कृष्णं शमार्थिनमुपयातं कुरूणाम् । शमं कुर्वाणमकृतार्थं च यातं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥१९९ ॥KUMB: १-१-१९९; NILA: ०१.००१.१७५॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ lōkahitāya kr̥ṣṇaṁ śamārthinamupayātaṁ kurūṇām । śamaṁ kurvāṇamakr̥tārthaṁ ca yātaṁ tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥199 ॥KUMB: 1-1-199; NILA: 01.001.175॥
When I heard that Krishna, seeking peace for the welfare of the world, had come to the Kurus, but had departed without achieving his purpose despite his efforts to make peace, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (KUMB: 1-1-199; NILA: 01.001.175)
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यदाश्रौषं कर्ण-दुर्योधनाभ्यां; बुद्धिं कृतां निग्रहे केशवस्य। तं च आत्मानं बहुधा दर्शयानं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-११९॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ karṇa-duryōdhanābhyāṁ; buddhiṁ kr̥tāṁ nigrahē kēśavasya। taṁ ca ātmānaṁ bahudhā darśayānaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-119॥
When I heard that Karna and Duryodhana had resolved to seize Keshava, and that he had manifested himself in many forms, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-119)
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यदाश्रौषं वासुदेवे प्रयाते; रथस्य एकाम् अग्रतः तिष्ठमानाम्। आर्तां पृथां सान्त्वितां केशवेन; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२०॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ vāsudēvē prayātē; rathasya ēkām agrataḥ tiṣṭhamānām। ārtāṁ pr̥thāṁ sāntvitāṁ kēśavēna; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-120॥
When I heard that, as Vasudeva was departing, the distressed Pritha stood alone before his chariot and was consoled by Keshava, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-120)
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यदाश्रौषं मन्त्रिणं वासुदेवं; तथा भीष्मं शान्तनवं च तेषाम्। भारद्वाजं च आऽशिषः अनुब्रुवाणं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२१॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ mantriṇaṁ vāsudēvaṁ; tathā bhīṣmaṁ śāntanavaṁ ca tēṣām। bhāradvājaṁ ca ā’śiṣaḥ anubruvāṇaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-121॥
When I heard that Vasudeva was their counselor, as was Bhishma, Shantanu’s son, and that Bharadvaja’s son was uttering blessings, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-121)
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यदाश्रौषं कर्ण उवाच भीष्मं; न अहं योत्स्ये युध्यमाने त्वयि इति। हित्वा सेनाम् अपचक्राम चैव; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२२॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ karṇa uvāca bhīṣmaṁ; na ahaṁ yōtsyē yudhyamānē tvayi iti। hitvā sēnām apacakrāma caiva; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-122॥
When I heard that Karna had said to Bhishma, “I will not fight while you are fighting,” and had withdrawn, abandoning the army, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-122)
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यदाश्रौषं वासुदेव-अर्जुनौ तौ; तथा धनुः गाण्डिवम् अप्रमेयम्। त्रीणि उग्रवीर्याणि समागतानि; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२३॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ vāsudēva-arjunau tau; tathā dhanuḥ gāṇḍivam apramēyam। trīṇi ugravīryāṇi samāgatāni; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-123॥
When I heard that Vasudeva and Arjuna, together with the immeasurable bow Gandiva—three of formidable power—had come together, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-123)
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यदाश्रौषं कश्मलेन अभिपन्ने; रथ-उपस्थे सीदमाने अर्जुने वै। कृष्णं लोकान् दर्शयानं शरीरे; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२४॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ kaśmalēna abhipannē; ratha-upasthē sīdamānē arjunē vai। kr̥ṣṇaṁ lōkān darśayānaṁ śarīrē; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-124॥
When I heard that Arjuna, overcome by despair, was sinking down on the chariot seat, and that Krishna revealed the worlds within his body, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-124)
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यदाश्रौषं भीष्मम् अमित्रकर्शनं; निघ्नन्तम् आजावयुतं रथानाम्। नैषां कश्चित् वध्यते दृश्य-रूपः; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२५॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ bhīṣmam amitrakarśanaṁ; nighnantam ājāvayutaṁ rathānām। naiṣāṁ kaścit vadhyatē dr̥śya-rūpaḥ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-125॥
When I heard that Bhishma, the scourge of his enemies, was destroying ten thousand chariots in battle, yet not one of them who could be seen was being slain, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-125)
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यदाऽश्रौषं चापगेयेन सङ्ख्ये स्वयं मृत्युं विहितं धार्मिकेण । तच्चाकार्षुः पाण्डवेयाः प्रहृष्टा- स्तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-२०७; NILA: ०१.००१.१८३॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ cāpagēyēna saṅkhyē svayaṁ mr̥tyuṁ vihitaṁ dhārmikēṇa । taccākārṣuḥ pāṇḍavēyāḥ prahr̥ṣṭā- stadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-207; NILA: 01.001.183॥
When I heard that the righteous son of Ganga had himself ordained his death in battle, and that the delighted sons of Pandu had brought it about, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (KUMB: 1-1-207; NILA: 01.001.183)
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यदाश्रौषं भीष्मम् अत्यन्त-शूरं; हतं पार्थेन आहवेषु अप्रधृष्यम्। शिखण्डिनं पुरतः स्थापयित्वा; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२६॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ bhīṣmam atyanta-śūraṁ; hataṁ pārthēna āhavēṣu apradhr̥ṣyam। śikhaṇḍinaṁ purataḥ sthāpayitvā; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-126॥
When I heard that the supremely valiant Bhishma, unassailable in battle, had been slain by Partha after placing Shikhandin before him, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-126)
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यदाश्रौषं शरतल्पे शयानं; वृद्धं वीरं सादितं चित्रपुङ्खैः। भीष्मं कृत्वा सोमकान् अल्पशेषान्; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२७॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ śaratalpē śayānaṁ; vr̥ddhaṁ vīraṁ sāditaṁ citrapuṅkhaiḥ। bhīṣmaṁ kr̥tvā sōmakān alpaśēṣān; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-127॥
When I heard that the aged hero Bhishma, after leaving only a few of the Somakas alive, lay struck down by brightly feathered arrows upon a bed of arrows, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-127)
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यदाश्रौषं शान्तनवे शयाने; पानीयार्थे चोदितेन अर्जुनेन। भूमिं भित्त्वा तर्पितं तत्र भीष्मं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२८॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ śāntanavē śayānē; pānīyārthē cōditēna arjunēna। bhūmiṁ bhittvā tarpitaṁ tatra bhīṣmaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-128॥
When I heard that, as Shantanu’s son lay there, Arjuna, bidden to fetch water, pierced the earth and there gave Bhishma drink, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-128)
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यदाश्रौषं शुक्र-सूर्यौ च युक्तौ; कौन्तेयानाम् अनुलोमौ जयाय। नित्यं च अस्मान् श्वापदाः व्याभषन्त; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१२९॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ śukra-sūryau ca yuktau; kauntēyānām anulōmau jayāya। nityaṁ ca asmān śvāpadāḥ vyābhaṣanta; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-129॥
When I heard that Venus and the Sun were conjoined, favoring the sons of Kunti in their quest for victory, and that beasts of prey were constantly howling at us, then I had no hope of victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-129)
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यदा द्रोणः विविधान् अस्त्रमार्गान्; विदर्शयन् समरे चित्रयोधी। न पाण्डवान् श्रेष्ठतमान् निहन्ति; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३०॥
yadā drōṇaḥ vividhān astramārgān; vidarśayan samarē citrayōdhī। na pāṇḍavān śrēṣṭhatamān nihanti; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-130॥
When Droṇa, skilled in wondrous warfare, displayed many methods of using weapons in battle yet did not slay the foremost Pāṇḍavas, then, Sañjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-130)
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यदाश्रौषं च अस्मदीयान् महारथान्; व्यवस्थितान् अर्जुनस्य अन्तकाय। संशप्तकान् निहतान् अर्जुनेन; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३१॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ ca asmadīyān mahārathān; vyavasthitān arjunasya antakāya। saṁśaptakān nihatān arjunēna; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-131॥
When I heard that our mighty chariot-warriors, who had arrayed themselves to bring about Arjuna’s end and had sworn to fight him to the death, were slain by Arjuna, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-131)
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यदाश्रौषं व्यूहम् अभेद्यम् अन्यैः; भारद्वाजेन आत्त-शस्त्रेण गुप्तम्। भित्त्वा सौभद्रं वीरम् एकं प्रविष्टं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३२॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ vyūham abhēdyam anyaiḥ; bhāradvājēna ātta-śastrēṇa guptam। bhittvā saubhadraṁ vīram ēkaṁ praviṣṭaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-132॥
When I heard that the valiant son of Subhadra had broken through the battle formation, impenetrable to others and guarded by the armed son of Bharadvaja, and entered it alone, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-132)
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यदा अभिमन्युं परिवार्य बालं; सर्वे हत्वा हृष्ट-रूपा बभूवुः। महारथाः पार्थम् अशक्नुवन्त; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३३॥
yadā abhimanyuṁ parivārya bālaṁ; sarvē hatvā hr̥ṣṭa-rūpā babhūvuḥ। mahārathāḥ pārtham aśaknuvanta; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-133॥
When all the great chariot-warriors, who were no match for Partha, surrounded and killed the boy Abhimanyu and became jubilant, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-133)
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यदाश्रौषं अभिमन्युं निहत्य; हर्षात् मूढान् क्रोशतः धार्तराष्ट्रान्। क्रोधं मुक्तं सैन्धवे च अर्जुनेन; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३४॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ abhimanyuṁ nihatya; harṣāt mūḍhān krōśataḥ dhārtarāṣṭrān। krōdhaṁ muktaṁ saindhavē ca arjunēna; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-134॥
When I heard that, after killing Abhimanyu, the deluded sons of Dhritarashtra were shouting for joy, and that Arjuna had unleashed his wrath upon the Saindhava, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-134)
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यदाश्रौषं सैन्धव-अर्थे प्रतिज्ञाम्; प्रतिज्ञाताम् तद्वधाय अर्जुनेन। सत्याम् निस्तीर्णाम् शत्रु-मध्ये च तेन; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३५॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ saindhava-arthē pratijñām; pratijñātām tadvadhāya arjunēna। satyām nistīrṇām śatru-madhyē ca tēna; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-135॥
When I heard that Arjuna had vowed to slay the king of Sindhu, and that he had fulfilled that vow in the midst of the enemy, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-135)
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यदाश्रौषं श्रान्त-हये धनञ्जये; मुक्त्वा हयान् पाययित्वा उपवृत्तान्। पुनः युक्त्वा वासुदेवं प्रयातं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३६॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ śrānta-hayē dhanañjayē; muktvā hayān pāyayitvā upavr̥ttān। punaḥ yuktvā vāsudēvaṁ prayātaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-136॥
When I heard that, after Dhananjaya’s horses had grown weary, Vasudeva unyoked and watered them, then yoked them again once they had recovered and set out, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-136)
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यदाश्रौषं वाहनेषु आश्वसत्सु; रथ-उपस्थे तिष्ठता गाण्डिवेन। सर्वान् योधान् वारितान् अर्जुनेन; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३७॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ vāhanēṣu āśvasatsu; ratha-upasthē tiṣṭhatā gāṇḍivēna। sarvān yōdhān vāritān arjunēna; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-137॥
When I heard that, while the horses were recovering, Arjuna stood on the chariot platform with the Gandiva and held off all the warriors, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-137)
[PV-PAX:01_001_196] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं नागबलैः दुरुत्सहं; द्रोण-आनीकं युयुधानं प्रमथ्य। यातं वार्ष्णेयं यत्र तौ कृष्ण-पार्थौ; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३८॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ nāgabalaiḥ durutsahaṁ; drōṇa-ānīkaṁ yuyudhānaṁ pramathya। yātaṁ vārṣṇēyaṁ yatra tau kr̥ṣṇa-pārthau; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-138॥
When I heard that Yuyudhana, the Vrishni hero, had crushed Drona’s battle formation, formidable with its elephant forces, and gone to where Krishna and Partha were, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-138)
[PV-PAX:01_001_197] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं कर्णम् आसाद्य मुक्तं; वधात् भीमं कुत्सयित्वा वचोभिः। धनुष्कोट्या तुद्य कर्णेन वीरं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१३९॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ karṇam āsādya muktaṁ; vadhāt bhīmaṁ kutsayitvā vacōbhiḥ। dhanuṣkōṭyā tudya karṇēna vīraṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-139॥
When I heard that Bhima, on encountering Karna, had been spared death after Karna taunted the hero with words and prodded him with the tip of his bow, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-139)
[PV-PAX:01_001_198] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा द्रोणः कृतवर्मा कृपश्च; कर्णः द्रौणिः मद्रराजश्च शूरः। अमर्षयन् सैन्धवं वध्यमानं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४०॥
yadā drōṇaḥ kr̥tavarmā kr̥paśca; karṇaḥ drauṇiḥ madrarājaśca śūraḥ। amarṣayan saindhavaṁ vadhyamānaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-140॥
When Droṇa, Kṛtavarman, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa’s son, and the valiant king of Madra allowed the Sindhu king to be slain, then, Sañjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-140)
[PV-PAX:01_001_199] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं देवराजेन दत्तां; दिव्यां शक्तिं व्यंसितां माधवेन। घटोत्कचे राक्षसे घोररूपे; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४१॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ dēvarājēna dattāṁ; divyāṁ śaktiṁ vyaṁsitāṁ mādhavēna। ghaṭōtkacē rākṣasē ghōrarūpē; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-141॥
When I heard that Madhava had caused the divine spear given by the king of the gods to be expended on the terrifying Rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca, I no longer hoped for victory, Sañjaya. (BORI: 1-001-141)
[PV-PAX:01_001_200] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं कर्ण-घटोत्कचाभ्याम्; युद्धे मुक्तां सूतपुत्रेण शक्तिम्। यया वध्यः समरे सव्यसाची; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४२॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ karṇa-ghaṭōtkacābhyām; yuddhē muktāṁ sūtaputrēṇa śaktim। yayā vadhyaḥ samarē savyasācī; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-142॥
When I heard that, in the battle between Karna and Ghatotkacha, the charioteer’s son had discharged the spear with which Savyasachi was to be slain in combat, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-142)
[PV-PAX:01_001_201] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं द्रोणम् आचार्यम् एकं; धृष्टद्युम्नेन अति-क्रम्य धर्मम्। रथ-उपस्थे प्रायगतं विशस्तं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४३॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ drōṇam ācāryam ēkaṁ; dhr̥ṣṭadyumnēna ati-kramya dharmam। ratha-upasthē prāyagataṁ viśastaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-143॥
When I heard that Dhrishtadyumna, transgressing dharma, had slain Drona the preceptor as he sat alone on the platform of his chariot, resolved upon death, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-143)
[PV-PAX:01_001_202] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं द्रौणिना द्वैरथस्थं; माद्रीपुत्रं नकुलं लोकमध्ये। समं युद्धे पाण्डवं युध्यमानं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४४॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ drauṇinā dvairathasthaṁ; mādrīputraṁ nakulaṁ lōkamadhyē। samaṁ yuddhē pāṇḍavaṁ yudhyamānaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-144॥
When I heard that the Pandava Nakula, Madri’s son, was fighting on equal terms with Drona’s son in single combat before all the world, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-144)
[PV-PAX:01_001_203] (Bharata-Ext)
यदा द्रोणे निहते द्रोणपुत्रः; नारायणं दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वन्। नैषां अन्तं गतवान् पाण्डवानां; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४५॥
yadā drōṇē nihatē drōṇaputraḥ; nārāyaṇaṁ divyamastraṁ vikurvan। naiṣāṁ antaṁ gatavān pāṇḍavānāṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-145॥
When, after Drona had been slain, Drona’s son unleashed the divine Narayana weapon yet failed to make an end of the Pandavas, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-145)
[PV-PAX:01_001_204] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं भीमसेनेन पीतं रक्तं भ्रातुर्युधि दुःशासनस्य । निवारितं नान्यतमेन भीमं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-२२८; NILA: ०१.००१.२०४॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ bhīmasēnēna pītaṁ raktaṁ bhrāturyudhi duḥśāsanasya । nivāritaṁ nānyatamēna bhīmaṁ tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-228; NILA: 01.001.204॥
When I heard that Bhimasena had drunk his brother Duhshasana’s blood in battle, and that no one had restrained Bhima, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (KUMB: 1-1-228; NILA: 01.001.204)
[PV-PAX:01_001_205] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं कर्णम् अत्यन्त-शूरं; हतं पार्थेन आहवेषु अप्रधृष्यम्। तस्मिन् भ्रातृणां विग्रहे देवगुह्ये; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४६॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ karṇam atyanta-śūraṁ; hataṁ pārthēna āhavēṣu apradhr̥ṣyam। tasmin bhrātr̥ṇāṁ vigrahē dēvaguhyē; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-146॥
When I heard that the supremely valiant Karna, unassailable in battle, had been slain by Partha in that divinely ordained conflict between the brothers, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-146)
[PV-PAX:01_001_206] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रं कृपं च; दुःशासनं कृतवर्माणम् उग्रम्। युधिष्ठिरं शून्यम् अधर्षयन्तम्; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४७॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ drōṇaputraṁ kr̥paṁ ca; duḥśāsanaṁ kr̥tavarmāṇam ugram। yudhiṣṭhiraṁ śūnyam adharṣayantam; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-147॥
When I heard that Drona’s son, Kripa, Duhshasana, and the fierce Kritavarman were attacking Yudhishthira while he was alone, then, Sanjaya, I had no hope of victory. (BORI: 1-001-147)
[PV-PAX:01_001_207] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं निहतम् मद्रराजं; रणे शूरं धर्मराजेन सूत। सदा सङ्ग्रामे स्पर्धते यः स कृष्णं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४८॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ nihatam madrarājaṁ; raṇē śūraṁ dharmarājēna sūta। sadā saṅgrāmē spardhatē yaḥ sa kr̥ṣṇaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-148॥
When I heard that the valiant king of Madra, who always vied with Krishna in battle, had been slain in combat by the righteous king, O Suta, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-148)
[PV-PAX:01_001_208] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं कलह-द्यूत-मूलं; माया-बलं सौबलं पाण्डवेन। हतम् सङ्ग्रामे सहदेवेन पापम्; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१४९॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ kalaha-dyūta-mūlaṁ; māyā-balaṁ saubalaṁ pāṇḍavēna। hatam saṅgrāmē sahadēvēna pāpam; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-149॥
When I heard that the wicked son of Subala, whose strength lay in deceit and who was the root of the quarrel and the dice game, had been slain in battle by the Pandava Sahadeva, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-149)
[PV-PAX:01_001_209] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं श्रान्तम् एकं शयानं; ह्रदम् गत्वा स्तम्भयित्वा तत् अम्भः। दुर्योधनं विरथं भग्नदर्पं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१५०॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ śrāntam ēkaṁ śayānaṁ; hradam gatvā stambhayitvā tat ambhaḥ। duryōdhanaṁ virathaṁ bhagnadarpaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-150॥
When I heard that Duryodhana, exhausted, alone, without his chariot and with his pride broken, had gone to the lake, stilled its waters, and lay there, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-150)
[PV-PAX:01_001_210] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं पाण्डवाँस् तिष्ठमानान्; गङ्गा-ह्रदे वासुदेवेन सार्धम्। अमर्षणं धर्षयतः सुतं मे; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१५१॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ pāṇḍavām̐s tiṣṭhamānān; gaṅgā-hradē vāsudēvēna sārdham। amarṣaṇaṁ dharṣayataḥ sutaṁ mē; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-151॥
When I heard that the Pandavas, standing with Vasudeva by the lake on the Ganges, were provoking my irascible son, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-151)
[PV-PAX:01_001_211] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं विविधान् तात मार्गान्; गदायुद्धे मण्डलं सञ्चरन्तम्। मिथ्या हतं वासुदेवस्य बुद्ध्या; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१५२॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ vividhān tāta mārgān; gadāyuddhē maṇḍalaṁ sañcarantam। mithyā hataṁ vāsudēvasya buddhyā; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-152॥
When I heard, dear Sanjaya, that while moving along various courses in a circle during the mace fight, he had been unfairly slain through Vasudeva’s stratagem, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-152)
[PV-PAX:01_001_212] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रादिभिः तैः; हतान् पाञ्चालान् द्रौपदेयान् च सुप्तान्। कृतं बीभत्सम अयशस्यं च कर्म; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१५३॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ drōṇaputrādibhiḥ taiḥ; hatān pāñcālān draupadēyān ca suptān। kr̥taṁ bībhatsama ayaśasyaṁ ca karma; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-153॥
When I heard that Drona’s son and the others had killed the Panchalas and the sons of Draupadi in their sleep, committing a hideous and infamous deed, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-153)
[PV-PAX:01_001_213] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं भीमसेनानुयातेन; अश्वत्थाम्ना परमास्त्रं प्रयुक्तम्। क्रुद्धेन ऐषीकम् अवधीद् येन गर्भं; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१५४॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ bhīmasēnānuyātēna; aśvatthāmnā paramāstraṁ prayuktam। kruddhēna aiṣīkam avadhīd yēna garbhaṁ; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-154॥
When I heard that the enraged Ashvatthaman, pursued by Bhimasena, had launched the supreme reed missile with which he killed the fetus, I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (BORI: 1-001-154)
[PV-PAX:01_001_214] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं ब्रह्मशिरः अर्जुनेन; मुक्तं स्वस्ति इति अस्त्रम् अस्त्रेण शान्तम्। अश्वत्थाम्ना मणि-रत्नं च दत्तम्; तदा नाशंसे विजयाय सञ्जय ॥BORI: १-००१-१५५॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ brahmaśiraḥ arjunēna; muktaṁ svasti iti astram astrēṇa śāntam। aśvatthāmnā maṇi-ratnaṁ ca dattam; tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya sañjaya ॥BORI: 1-001-155॥
When I heard that Arjuna had released the Brahmashiras weapon, that the weapon had been quelled by a weapon with the words “May all be well,” and that Ashvatthaman had surrendered his precious jewel, then, Sanjaya, I no longer hoped for victory. (BORI: 1-001-155)
[PV-PAX:01_001_215] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रेण गर्भे; वैराट्याया वै पात्यमाने महास्त्रे। द्वैपायनः केशवः द्रोणपुत्रं; परस्परेण अभिशापैः शशाप ॥BORI: १-००१-१५६॥
yadāśrauṣaṁ drōṇaputrēṇa garbhē; vairāṭyāyā vai pātyamānē mahāstrē। dvaipāyanaḥ kēśavaḥ drōṇaputraṁ; parasparēṇa abhiśāpaiḥ śaśāpa ॥BORI: 1-001-156॥
When I heard that, as Drona’s son was hurling the great weapon at the womb of Virata’s daughter, Dvaipayana and Keshava each cursed Drona’s son in turn… (BORI: 1-001-156)
[PV-PAX:01_001_216] (Bharata-Ext)
यदाऽश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रेण गर्भे वैराट्या वै पात्यमाने महास्त्रैः । संजीवयामीति हरेः प्रतिज्ञां तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥KUMB: १-१-२३९॥
yadā’śrauṣaṁ drōṇaputrēṇa garbhē vairāṭyā vai pātyamānē mahāstraiḥ । saṁjīvayāmīti harēḥ pratijñāṁ tadā nāśaṁsē vijayāya saṁjaya ॥KUMB: 1-1-239॥
When I heard Hari’s promise, “I will restore to life the child in Virata’s daughter’s womb that Drona’s son is destroying with his mighty weapons,” I no longer hoped for victory, Sanjaya. (KUMB: 1-1-239)
[PV-PAX:01_001_217] (Bharata-Ext)
द्वैपायनः केशवो द्रोणपुत्रं परस्पेरणाभिशापैः शशाप । बुद्ध्वा चाहं बुद्धिहीनोऽद्य सूत संतप्ये वै पुत्रपौत्रैश्च हीनः ॥KUMB: १-१-२४०॥
dvaipāyanaḥ kēśavō drōṇaputraṁ paraspēraṇābhiśāpaiḥ śaśāpa । buddhvā cāhaṁ buddhihīnō’dya sūta saṁtapyē vai putrapautraiśca hīnaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-240॥
Dvaipayana and Keshava each cursed Drona’s son. Knowing this, O Suta, I am distraught today and grieve, bereft of my sons and grandsons. (KUMB: 1-1-240)
[PV-PAX:01_001_218] (Bharata-Ext)

शोच्याः गान्धारी पुत्रपौत्रैः विहीना; तथा वध्वः पितृभिः भ्रातृभिः च। कृतं कार्यं दुष्करं पाण्डवेयैः; प्राप्तं राज्यं असपत्नं पुनः तैः ॥BORI: १-००१-१५७॥
śōcyāḥ gāndhārī putrapautraiḥ vihīnā; tathā vadhvaḥ pitr̥bhiḥ bhrātr̥bhiḥ ca। kr̥taṁ kāryaṁ duṣkaraṁ pāṇḍavēyaiḥ; prāptaṁ rājyaṁ asapatnaṁ punaḥ taiḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-157॥
Gandhari is to be pitied, bereft of her sons and grandsons, as are the widows, bereft of their fathers and brothers. The sons of Pandu have accomplished a difficult task, and they have regained a kingdom free of rivals. (BORI: 1-001-157)
[PV-PAN:01_001_219] (Bharata-Ext)
कष्टं युद्धे दश शेषाः श्रुताः मे; त्रयः अस्माकं पाण्डवानां च सप्त। द्वि-ऊना विंशतिः आहत-अक्षौहिणीनां; तस्मिन् संग्रामे विग्रहे क्षत्रियाणाम् ॥BORI: १-००१-१५८॥
kaṣṭaṁ yuddhē daśa śēṣāḥ śrutāḥ mē; trayaḥ asmākaṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ ca sapta। dvi-ūnā viṁśatiḥ āhata-akṣauhiṇīnāṁ; tasmin saṁgrāmē vigrahē kṣatriyāṇām ॥BORI: 1-001-158॥
Alas, I have heard that only ten survived the battle—three on our side and seven on the Pandavas’—while eighteen armies were struck down in that conflict among the Kshatriyas. (BORI: 1-001-158)
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तमसा तु अभ्यवस्तीर्णो; मोहः आविशतीव माम्। सञ्ज्ञां न उपलभे सूत; मनः विह्वलतीव मे ॥BORI: १-००१-१५९॥
tamasā tu abhyavastīrṇō; mōhaḥ āviśatīva mām। sañjñāṁ na upalabhē sūta; manaḥ vihvalatīva mē ॥BORI: 1-001-159॥
I am engulfed in darkness, and bewilderment seems to overcome me. I cannot regain my senses, Suta; my mind seems to reel. (BORI: 1-001-159)
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इति उक्त्वा धृतराष्ट्रः अथ; विलप्य बहु-दुःखितः। मूर्च्छितः पुनः आश्वस्तः; सञ्जयं वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥BORI: १-००१-१६०॥
iti uktvā dhr̥tarāṣṭraḥ atha; vilapya bahu-duḥkhitaḥ। mūrcchitaḥ punaḥ āśvastaḥ; sañjayaṁ vākyam abravīt ॥BORI: 1-001-160॥
Having spoken thus, Dhritarashtra lamented in deep distress and fainted. When he had recovered, he said to Sanjaya: (BORI: 1-001-160)
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सञ्जय एवम् गते प्राणान् त्यक्तुम् इच्छामि मा चिरम्। स्तोकम् हि अपि न पश्यामि फलम् जीवित-धारणे ॥BORI: १-००१-१६१॥
sañjaya ēvam gatē prāṇān tyaktum icchāmi mā ciram। stōkam hi api na paśyāmi phalam jīvita-dhāraṇē ॥BORI: 1-001-161॥
Sanjaya, now that matters have come to this, I wish to give up my life without delay, for I see not even the slightest benefit in continuing to live. (BORI: 1-001-161)
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तं तथा वादिनं दीनं विलपन्तं महीपतिम् । निःश्वसन्तं यथा नागं मुह्यमानं पुनः पुनः ॥KUMB: १-१-२४६; NILA: ०१.००१.२२१॥
taṁ tathā vādinaṁ dīnaṁ vilapantaṁ mahīpatim । niḥśvasantaṁ yathā nāgaṁ muhyamānaṁ punaḥ punaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-246; NILA: 01.001.221॥
The wretched king, speaking thus and lamenting, sighing like a serpent and repeatedly losing consciousness… (KUMB: 1-1-246; NILA: 01.001.221)
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तं तथा वादिनं दीनं विलपन्तं महीपतिम्। गावल्गणिः इदं धीमान् महार्थं वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥BORI: १-००१-१६२॥
taṁ tathā vādinaṁ dīnaṁ vilapantaṁ mahīpatim। gāvalgaṇiḥ idaṁ dhīmān mahārthaṁ vākyam abravīt ॥BORI: 1-001-162॥
To the despondent king, who was speaking and lamenting in this way, the wise son of Gavalgana spoke these profoundly significant words: (BORI: 1-001-162)
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तव पुत्राः दुरात्मानः प्रतप्ताः च एव मन्युना। लुब्धाः दुर्वृत्त-भूयिष्ठाः न तान् शोचितुम् अर्हसि ॥BORI: १-००१-१८३॥
tava putrāḥ durātmānaḥ prataptāḥ ca ēva manyunā। lubdhāḥ durvr̥tta-bhūyiṣṭhāḥ na tān śōcitum arhasi ॥BORI: 1-001-183॥
Your sons were wicked, inflamed by anger, greedy, and overwhelmingly prone to misconduct. You should not grieve for them. (BORI: 1-001-183)
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श्रुतवान् असि मेधावी बुद्धिमान् प्राज्ञ-सम्मतः। येषां शास्त्र-अनुगा बुद्धिः न ते मुह्यन्ति भारत ॥BORI: १-००१-१८४॥
śrutavān asi mēdhāvī buddhimān prājña-sammataḥ। yēṣāṁ śāstra-anugā buddhiḥ na tē muhyanti bhārata ॥BORI: 1-001-184॥
You are learned, discerning, intelligent, and esteemed by the wise. Those whose understanding follows the teachings do not fall into delusion, descendant of Bharata. (BORI: 1-001-184)
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निग्रह-अनुग्रहौ च अपि विदितौ ते नराधिप। न अत्यन्तम् एव अनुवृत्तिः श्रूयते पुत्र-रक्षणे ॥BORI: १-००१-१८५॥
nigraha-anugrahau ca api viditau tē narādhipa। na atyantam ēva anuvr̥ttiḥ śrūyatē putra-rakṣaṇē ॥BORI: 1-001-185॥
You also understand restraint and favor, O king. It is said that one should not go to extremes in protecting one’s sons. (BORI: 1-001-185)
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भवितव्यं तथा तत् च; न अतः शोचितुम् अर्हसि। दैवं प्रज्ञा-विशेषेण; कः निवर्तितुम् अर्हति ॥BORI: १-००१-१८६॥
bhavitavyaṁ tathā tat ca; na ataḥ śōcitum arhasi। daivaṁ prajñā-viśēṣēṇa; kaḥ nivartitum arhati ॥BORI: 1-001-186॥
It was destined to be so; therefore you should not grieve. Who can avert fate through superior wisdom? (BORI: 1-001-186)
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विधातृ-विहितं मार्गं; न कश्चित् अति वर्तते। काल-मूलम् इदं सर्वं; भाव-अभावौ सुख-असुखे ॥BORI: १-००१-१८७॥
vidhātr̥-vihitaṁ mārgaṁ; na kaścit ati vartatē। kāla-mūlam idaṁ sarvaṁ; bhāva-abhāvau sukha-asukhē ॥BORI: 1-001-187॥
No one can overstep the path ordained by the Creator. All this is rooted in time—existence and nonexistence, happiness and unhappiness. (BORI: 1-001-187)
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कालः पचति भूतानि; कालः संहरति प्रजाः। निर्दहन्तं प्रजाः कालं; कालः शमयते पुनः ॥BORI: १-००१-१८८॥
kālaḥ pacati bhūtāni; kālaḥ saṁharati prajāḥ। nirdahantaṁ prajāḥ kālaṁ; kālaḥ śamayatē punaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-188॥
Time ripens all beings; time destroys all creatures. And time in turn extinguishes time as it burns up creatures. (BORI: 1-001-188)
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कालः विकुरुते भावान्; सर्वान् लोके शुभ-अशुभान्। कालः सङ्क्षिपते सर्वाः; प्रजाः विसृजते पुनः ॥BORI: १-००१-१८९॥
kālaḥ vikurutē bhāvān; sarvān lōkē śubha-aśubhān। kālaḥ saṅkṣipatē sarvāḥ; prajāḥ visr̥jatē punaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-189॥
Time transforms all conditions in the world, both good and bad. Time gathers up all creatures and sends them forth again. (BORI: 1-001-189)
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कालः सुप्तेषु जागर्ति कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः । कालः सर्वेषु भूतेषु चरत्यविधतः समः ॥KUMB: १-१-२७५; NILA: ०१.००१.२५०॥
kālaḥ suptēṣu jāgarti kālō hi duratikramaḥ । kālaḥ sarvēṣu bhūtēṣu caratyavidhataḥ samaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-275; NILA: 01.001.250॥
Time keeps watch while others sleep, for Time is difficult to overcome. Time moves impartially among all beings, unhindered. (KUMB: 1-1-275; NILA: 01.001.250)
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कालः सर्वेषु भूतेषु; चरति अविधृतः समः ॥BORI: १-००१-१८९॥
kālaḥ sarvēṣu bhūtēṣu; carati avidhr̥taḥ samaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-189॥
Time moves equally among all beings, unchecked. (BORI: 1-001-189)
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सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
The Suta said:
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इत्येवं पुत्रशोकार्तं धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् । आश्वास्य स्वस्थमकरोत्सूतो गावल्गणिस्तदा ॥KUMB: १-१-२७७; NILA: ०१.००१.२५२॥
ityēvaṁ putraśōkārtaṁ dhr̥tarāṣṭraṁ janēśvaram । āśvāsya svasthamakarōtsūtō gāvalgaṇistadā ॥KUMB: 1-1-277; NILA: 01.001.252॥
Having thus consoled King Dhritarashtra, who was tormented by grief for his sons, the Suta, son of Gavalgana, restored him to composure. (KUMB: 1-1-277; NILA: 01.001.252)
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धृतराष्ट्रोऽपि तच्छ्रुत्वा धृतिमेव समाश्रयत् । दिष्ट्येदमागतमिति मत्त्वा स प्राज्ञसत्तमः ॥KUMB: १-१-२७८॥
dhr̥tarāṣṭrō’pi tacchrutvā dhr̥timēva samāśrayat । diṣṭyēdamāgatamiti mattvā sa prājñasattamaḥ ॥KUMB: 1-1-278॥
Having heard this, Dhritarashtra too took refuge in fortitude, thinking, “By fate this has come to pass”—that wisest of men. (KUMB: 1-1-278)
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तपः न कल्कः अध्ययनं न कल्कः। स्वाभाविकः वेदविधिः न कल्कः। प्रसह्य वित्त-ाहरणं न कल्कः; तानि एव भाव-उपहतानि कल्कः ॥BORI: १-००१-२१०॥
tapaḥ na kalkaḥ adhyayanaṁ na kalkaḥ। svābhāvikaḥ vēdavidhiḥ na kalkaḥ। prasahya vitta-āharaṇaṁ na kalkaḥ; tāni ēva bhāva-upahatāni kalkaḥ ॥BORI: 1-001-210॥
Asceticism is not sinful; study is not sinful; the natural ordinance of the Veda is not sinful; forcibly seizing wealth is not sinful. But those very things are sinful when corrupted by one’s motives. (BORI: 1-001-210)
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अस्य प्रज्ञाभिपन्नस्य विचित्रपदपर्वणः । भारतस्येतिहासस्य श्रूयतां पर्वसङ्ग्रहः ॥BORI: १-००२-३३॥
asya prajñābhipannasya vicitrapadaparvaṇaḥ । bhāratasyētihāsasya śrūyatāṁ parvasaṅgrahaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-33॥
Hear the summary of the books of this history of the Bharatas, which is endowed with wisdom and has varied words and sections. (BORI: 1-002-33)
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पर्वानुक्रमणी पूर्वं द्वितीयं पर्वसङ्ग्रहः । पौष्यं पौलोममास्तीकमादिवंशावतारणम् ॥BORI: १-००२-३४॥
parvānukramaṇī pūrvaṁ dvitīyaṁ parvasaṅgrahaḥ । pauṣyaṁ paulōmamāstīkamādivaṁśāvatāraṇam ॥BORI: 1-002-34॥
First comes Parvanukramani, and second Parvasangraha; then Paushya, Pauloma, Astika, and Adivamshavatarana. (BORI: 1-002-34)
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ततः सम्भवपर्वोक्तमद्भुतं देवनिर्मितम् । दाहो जतुगृहस्यात्र हैडिम्बं पर्व चोच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-३५॥
tataḥ sambhavaparvōktamadbhutaṁ dēvanirmitam । dāhō jatugr̥hasyātra haiḍimbaṁ parva cōcyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-35॥
Then the wondrous, divinely fashioned Sambhava Parvan is recounted. Here too are related the burning of the house of lac and the Haidimba Parvan. (BORI: 1-002-35)
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ततो बकवधः पर्व पर्व चैत्ररथं ततः । ततः स्वयंवरं देव्याः पाञ्चाल्याः पर्व चोच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-३६॥
tatō bakavadhaḥ parva parva caitrarathaṁ tataḥ । tataḥ svayaṁvaraṁ dēvyāḥ pāñcālyāḥ parva cōcyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-36॥
Then comes the section on the slaying of Baka, followed by the Caitraratha section; then comes the section on the svayaṃvara of the Pāñcāla princess. (BORI: 1-002-36)
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क्षत्रधर्मेण निर्जित्य ततो वैवाहिकं स्मृतम् । विदुरागमनं पर्व राज्यलम्भस्तथैव च ॥BORI: १-००२-३७॥
kṣatradharmēṇa nirjitya tatō vaivāhikaṁ smr̥tam । vidurāgamanaṁ parva rājyalambhastathaiva ca ॥BORI: 1-002-37॥
After she had been won in accordance with the warrior code, the Marriage section is recorded, followed by the section on Vidura’s Arrival and likewise the Acquisition of the Kingdom. (BORI: 1-002-37)
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अर्जुनस्य वने वासः सुभद्राहरणं ततः । सुभद्राहरणादूर्ध्वं ज्ञेयं हरणहारिकम् ॥BORI: १-००२-३८॥
arjunasya vanē vāsaḥ subhadrāharaṇaṁ tataḥ । subhadrāharaṇādūrdhvaṁ jñēyaṁ haraṇahārikam ॥BORI: 1-002-38॥
Arjuna’s sojourn in the forest, followed by the Abduction of Subhadra; after the Abduction of Subhadra is the section known as Haranaharika. (BORI: 1-002-38)
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ततः खाण्डवदाहाख्यं तत्रैव मयदर्शनम् । सभापर्व ततः प्रोक्तं मन्त्रपर्व ततः परम् ॥BORI: १-००२-३९॥
tataḥ khāṇḍavadāhākhyaṁ tatraiva mayadarśanam । sabhāparva tataḥ prōktaṁ mantraparva tataḥ param ॥BORI: 1-002-39॥
Then comes the section called the Burning of the Khandava Forest, in which Maya is encountered. Next is the Book of the Assembly Hall, followed by the Book of Counsel. (BORI: 1-002-39)
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जरासन्धवधः पर्व पर्व दिग्विजयस्तथा । पर्व दिग्विजयादूर्ध्वं राजसूयिकमुच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-४०॥
jarāsandhavadhaḥ parva parva digvijayastathā । parva digvijayādūrdhvaṁ rājasūyikamucyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-40॥
Then comes the section on the slaying of Jarāsandha, followed by the section on the conquest of the quarters. After the conquest of the quarters comes the section on the royal consecration. (BORI: 1-002-40)
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ततश्चार्घाभिहरणं शिशुपालवधस्ततः । द्यूतपर्व ततः प्रोक्तमनुद्यूतमतः परम् ॥BORI: १-००२-४१॥
tataścārghābhiharaṇaṁ śiśupālavadhastataḥ । dyūtaparva tataḥ prōktamanudyūtamataḥ param ॥BORI: 1-002-41॥
Then comes the Offering of the Arghya, followed by the Slaying of Shishupala. Next is the Book of the Dice Game, and after that comes the Second Dice Game. (BORI: 1-002-41)
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तत आरण्यकं पर्व किर्मीरवध एव च । ईश्वरार्जुनयोर्युद्धं पर्व कैरातसञ्ज्ञितम् ॥BORI: १-००२-४२॥
tata āraṇyakaṁ parva kirmīravadha ēva ca । īśvarārjunayōryuddhaṁ parva kairātasañjñitam ॥BORI: 1-002-42॥
Then come the Āraṇyaka Parva and the slaying of Kirmīra, and the battle between Īśvara and Arjuna in the Parva known as Kairāta. (BORI: 1-002-42)
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इन्द्रलोकाभिगमनं पर्व ज्ञेयमतः परम् । तीर्थयात्रा ततः पर्व कुरुराजस्य धीमतः ॥BORI: १-००२-४३॥
indralōkābhigamanaṁ parva jñēyamataḥ param । tīrthayātrā tataḥ parva kururājasya dhīmataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-43॥
Next comes the Book of the Journey to Indra’s Realm, followed by the Book of the wise Kuru king’s Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords. (BORI: 1-002-43)
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जटासुरवधः पर्व यक्षयुद्धमतः परम् । तथैवाजगरं पर्व विज्ञेयं तदनन्तरम् ॥BORI: १-००२-४४॥
jaṭāsuravadhaḥ parva yakṣayuddhamataḥ param । tathaivājagaraṁ parva vijñēyaṁ tadanantaram ॥BORI: 1-002-44॥
Next comes the section on the slaying of Jatasura, followed by the battle with the Yakshas. Immediately after that comes the section of the great serpent. (BORI: 1-002-44)
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मार्कण्डेयसमस्या च पर्वोक्तं तदनन्तरम् । संवादश्च ततः पर्व द्रौपदीसत्यभामयोः ॥BORI: १-००२-४५॥
mārkaṇḍēyasamasyā ca parvōktaṁ tadanantaram । saṁvādaśca tataḥ parva draupadīsatyabhāmayōḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-45॥
After that comes the parvan concerning the meeting with Markandeya, followed by the parvan on the dialogue between Draupadi and Satyabhama. (BORI: 1-002-45)
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घोषयात्रा ततः पर्व मृगस्वप्नभयं ततः । व्रीहिद्रौणिकमाख्यानं ततोऽनन्तरमुच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-४६॥
ghōṣayātrā tataḥ parva mr̥gasvapnabhayaṁ tataḥ । vrīhidrauṇikamākhyānaṁ tatō’nantaramucyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-46॥
Next comes the Ghoṣayātrā section, then the Terror of the Deer’s Dream; immediately afterward, the tale of the Measure of Rice is related. (BORI: 1-002-46)
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द्रौपदीहरणं पर्व सैन्धवेन वनात्ततः । कुण्डलाहरणं पर्व ततः परमिहोच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-४७॥
draupadīharaṇaṁ parva saindhavēna vanāttataḥ । kuṇḍalāharaṇaṁ parva tataḥ paramihōcyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-47॥
Then comes the section on Draupadi’s abduction from the forest by the king of Sindhu, followed by the section on the taking of the earrings. (BORI: 1-002-47)
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आरणेयं ततः पर्व वैराटं तदनन्तरम् । कीचकानां वधः पर्व पर्व गोग्रहणं ततः ॥BORI: १-००२-४८॥
āraṇēyaṁ tataḥ parva vairāṭaṁ tadanantaram । kīcakānāṁ vadhaḥ parva parva gōgrahaṇaṁ tataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-48॥
Then comes the Āraṇeya Parva, followed by the Vairāṭa Parva, the section on the slaying of the Kīcakas, and then the section on the seizure of the cattle. (BORI: 1-002-48)
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अभिमन्युना च वैराट्याः पर्व वैवाहिकं स्मृतम् । उद्योगपर्व विज्ञेयमत ऊर्ध्वं महाद्भुतम् ॥BORI: १-००२-४९॥
abhimanyunā ca vairāṭyāḥ parva vaivāhikaṁ smr̥tam । udyōgaparva vijñēyamata ūrdhvaṁ mahādbhutam ॥BORI: 1-002-49॥
The marriage of Virata’s daughter to Abhimanyu is recorded as the Vaivahika Parvan. Thereafter comes the Udyoga Parvan, which should be known as exceedingly wondrous. (BORI: 1-002-49)
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ततः सञ्जययानाख्यं पर्व ज्ञेयमतः परम् । प्रजागरं ततः पर्व धृतराष्ट्रस्य चिन्तया ॥BORI: १-००२-५०॥
tataḥ sañjayayānākhyaṁ parva jñēyamataḥ param । prajāgaraṁ tataḥ parva dhr̥tarāṣṭrasya cintayā ॥BORI: 1-002-50॥
Next comes the section called Sanjaya’s Mission, followed by the section called the Vigil, arising from Dhritarashtra’s anxiety. (BORI: 1-002-50)
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पर्व सानत्सुजातं च गुह्यमध्यात्मदर्शनम् । यानसन्धिस्ततः पर्व भगवद्यानमेव च ॥BORI: १-००२-५१॥
parva sānatsujātaṁ ca guhyamadhyātmadarśanam । yānasandhistataḥ parva bhagavadyānamēva ca ॥BORI: 1-002-51॥
Then comes the Sanatsujata section, the secret teaching on the Self; thereafter, the Yanasandhi section and the Bhagavadyana. (BORI: 1-002-51)
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ज्ञेयं विवादपर्वात्र कर्णस्यापि महात्मनः । निर्याणं पर्व च ततः कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः ॥BORI: १-००२-५२॥
jñēyaṁ vivādaparvātra karṇasyāpi mahātmanaḥ । niryāṇaṁ parva ca tataḥ kurupāṇḍavasēnayōḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-52॥
Here comes the Vivāda Parvan concerning the great-souled Karna, followed by the Niryāṇa Parvan, on the departure of the Kuru and Pandava armies. (BORI: 1-002-52)
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रथातिरथसङ्ख्या च पर्वोक्तं तदनन्तरम् । उलूकदूतागमनं पर्वामर्षविवर्धनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-५३॥
rathātirathasaṅkhyā ca parvōktaṁ tadanantaram । ulūkadūtāgamanaṁ parvāmarṣavivardhanam ॥BORI: 1-002-53॥
Next comes the section on the enumeration of chariot warriors and great chariot warriors, followed by the section on the arrival of Uluka as envoy, which heightened resentment. (BORI: 1-002-53)
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अम्बोपाख्यानमपि च पर्व ज्ञेयमतः परम् । भीष्माभिषेचनं पर्व ज्ञेयमद्भुतकारणम् ॥BORI: १-००२-५४॥
ambōpākhyānamapi ca parva jñēyamataḥ param । bhīṣmābhiṣēcanaṁ parva jñēyamadbhutakāraṇam ॥BORI: 1-002-54॥
After that comes the section containing the tale of Amba, followed by the section of Bhishma’s consecration, which had an extraordinary cause. (BORI: 1-002-54)
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जम्बूखण्डविनिर्माणं पर्वोक्तं तदनन्तरम् । भूमिपर्व ततो ज्ञेयं द्वीपविस्तरकीर्तनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-५५॥
jambūkhaṇḍavinirmāṇaṁ parvōktaṁ tadanantaram । bhūmiparva tatō jñēyaṁ dvīpavistarakīrtanam ॥BORI: 1-002-55॥
Next comes the section describing the formation of Jambūkhanda. Then comes the Bhūmi section, which recounts the extent of the continents. (BORI: 1-002-55)
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पर्वोक्तं भगवद्गीता पर्व भीष्मवधस्ततः । द्रोणाभिषेकः पर्वोक्तं संशप्तकवधस्ततः ॥BORI: १-००२-५६॥
parvōktaṁ bhagavadgītā parva bhīṣmavadhastataḥ । drōṇābhiṣēkaḥ parvōktaṁ saṁśaptakavadhastataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-56॥
The Bhagavad Gita is recounted in a section, followed by the section on Bhishma’s death; Drona’s consecration is recounted in a section, followed by the death of the Samsaptakas. (BORI: 1-002-56)
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अभिमन्युवधः पर्व प्रतिज्ञापर्व चोच्यते । जयद्रथवधः पर्व घटोत्कचवधस्ततः ॥BORI: १-००२-५७॥
abhimanyuvadhaḥ parva pratijñāparva cōcyatē । jayadrathavadhaḥ parva ghaṭōtkacavadhastataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-57॥
The Abhimanyu-vadha Parva and the Pratijna Parva are then named, followed by the Jayadratha-vadha Parva and the Ghatotkaca-vadha Parva. (BORI: 1-002-57)
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ततो द्रोणवधः पर्व विज्ञेयं लोमहर्षणम् । मोक्षो नारायणास्त्रस्य पर्वानन्तरमुच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-५८॥
tatō drōṇavadhaḥ parva vijñēyaṁ lōmaharṣaṇam । mōkṣō nārāyaṇāstrasya parvānantaramucyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-58॥
Then comes the terrifying Book of the Slaying of Drona; the following book is called the Deliverance from the Narayana Weapon. (BORI: 1-002-58)
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कर्णपर्व ततो ज्ञेयं शल्यपर्व ततः परम् । ह्रदप्रवेशनं पर्व गदायुद्धमतः परम् ॥BORI: १-००२-५९॥
karṇaparva tatō jñēyaṁ śalyaparva tataḥ param । hradapravēśanaṁ parva gadāyuddhamataḥ param ॥BORI: 1-002-59॥
Next comes the Book of Karna, followed by the Book of Shalya. Then comes the Book of the Entry into the Lake, followed by the Mace Combat. (BORI: 1-002-59)
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सारस्वतं ततः पर्व तीर्थवंशगुणान्वितम् । अत ऊर्ध्वं तु बीभत्सं पर्व सौप्तिकमुच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-६०॥
sārasvataṁ tataḥ parva tīrthavaṁśaguṇānvitam । ata ūrdhvaṁ tu bībhatsaṁ parva sauptikamucyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-60॥
Next comes the Sarasvata Parva, which recounts the lineages and virtues of the sacred fords. After that comes the horrifying Sauptika Parva. (BORI: 1-002-60)
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ऐषीकं पर्व निर्दिष्टमत ऊर्ध्वं सुदारुणम् । जलप्रदानिकं पर्व स्त्रीपर्व च ततः परम् ॥BORI: १-००२-६१॥
aiṣīkaṁ parva nirdiṣṭamata ūrdhvaṁ sudāruṇam । jalapradānikaṁ parva strīparva ca tataḥ param ॥BORI: 1-002-61॥
Next comes the exceedingly terrible Aiṣīka Parvan; after that come the Jalapradānika Parvan and the Strī Parvan. (BORI: 1-002-61)
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श्राद्धपर्व ततो ज्ञेयं कुरूणामौर्ध्वदेहिकम् । आभिषेचनिकं पर्व धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥BORI: १-००२-६२॥
śrāddhaparva tatō jñēyaṁ kurūṇāmaurdhvadēhikam । ābhiṣēcanikaṁ parva dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-62॥
Next comes the section on the ancestral rites, the funeral ceremonies of the Kurus, followed by the section on the coronation of the wise King Dharma. (BORI: 1-002-62)
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चार्वाकनिग्रहः पर्व रक्षसो ब्रह्मरूपिणः । प्रविभागो गृहाणां च पर्वोक्तं तदनन्तरम् ॥BORI: १-००२-६३॥
cārvākanigrahaḥ parva rakṣasō brahmarūpiṇaḥ । pravibhāgō gr̥hāṇāṁ ca parvōktaṁ tadanantaram ॥BORI: 1-002-63॥
Next comes the section on the destruction of the Rakshasa Charvaka, who had assumed the form of a Brahmin, followed by the section on the division of the houses. (BORI: 1-002-63)
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शान्तिपर्व ततो यत्र राजधर्मानुकीर्तनम् । आपद्धर्मश्च पर्वोक्तं मोक्षधर्मस्ततः परम् ॥BORI: १-००२-६४॥
śāntiparva tatō yatra rājadharmānukīrtanam । āpaddharmaśca parvōktaṁ mōkṣadharmastataḥ param ॥BORI: 1-002-64॥
Then comes the Book of Peace, in which the duties of kings are recounted; the duties in times of distress are also set forth there, followed by the duties pertaining to liberation. (BORI: 1-002-64)
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ततः पर्व परिज्ञेयमानुशासनिकं परम् । स्वर्गारोहणिकं पर्व ततो भीष्मस्य धीमतः ॥BORI: १-००२-६५॥
tataḥ parva parijñēyamānuśāsanikaṁ param । svargārōhaṇikaṁ parva tatō bhīṣmasya dhīmataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-65॥
Then comes the excellent Anuśāsanika Parvan, followed by the Svargārohaṇika Parvan concerning the wise Bhīṣma. (BORI: 1-002-65)
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ततोऽश्वमेधिकं पर्व सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । अनुगीता ततः पर्व ज्ञेयमध्यात्मवाचकम् ॥BORI: १-००२-६६॥
tatō’śvamēdhikaṁ parva sarvapāpapraṇāśanam । anugītā tataḥ parva jñēyamadhyātmavācakam ॥BORI: 1-002-66॥
Next comes the Aśvamedhika Parvan, which destroys all sins. Then comes the Anugītā Parvan, which treats of the self. (BORI: 1-002-66)
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पर्व चाश्रमवासाख्यं पुत्रदर्शनमेव च । नारदागमनं पर्व ततः परमिहोच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-६७॥
parva cāśramavāsākhyaṁ putradarśanamēva ca । nāradāgamanaṁ parva tataḥ paramihōcyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-67॥
Then the book called Āśramavāsa, together with the Seeing of the Sons; after that, the excellent book called the Arrival of Nārada is recounted here. (BORI: 1-002-67)
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मौसलं पर्व च ततो घोरं समनुवर्ण्यते । महाप्रस्थानिकं पर्व स्वर्गारोहणिकं ततः ॥BORI: १-००२-६८॥
mausalaṁ parva ca tatō ghōraṁ samanuvarṇyatē । mahāprasthānikaṁ parva svargārōhaṇikaṁ tataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-68॥
Then the terrible Mausala Parva is recounted, followed by the Mahaprasthanika Parva and the Svargarohanika Parva. (BORI: 1-002-68)
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हरिवंशस्ततः पर्व पुराणं खिलसञ्ज्ञितम् । भविष्यत्पर्व चाप्युक्तं खिलेष्वेवाद्भुतं महत् ॥BORI: १-००२-६९॥
harivaṁśastataḥ parva purāṇaṁ khilasañjñitam । bhaviṣyatparva cāpyuktaṁ khilēṣvēvādbhutaṁ mahat ॥BORI: 1-002-69॥
Then comes the Harivamsha Parvan, a Purana known as a supplement; the great and wondrous Bhavishyat Parvan too is included among the supplements. (BORI: 1-002-69)
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एतत्पर्वशतं पूर्णं व्यासेनोक्तं महात्मना । यथावत्सूतपुत्रेण लोमहर्षणिना पुनः ॥BORI: १-००२-७०॥
ētatparvaśataṁ pūrṇaṁ vyāsēnōktaṁ mahātmanā । yathāvatsūtaputrēṇa lōmaharṣaṇinā punaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-70॥
This complete collection of one hundred books was set forth by the great-souled Vyasa and then faithfully repeated by Lomaharshana, the Suta’s son. (BORI: 1-002-70)
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कथितं नैमिषारण्ये पर्वाण्यष्टादशैव तु । समासो भारतस्यायं तत्रोक्तः पर्वसङ्ग्रहः ॥BORI: १-००२-७१॥
kathitaṁ naimiṣāraṇyē parvāṇyaṣṭādaśaiva tu । samāsō bhāratasyāyaṁ tatrōktaḥ parvasaṅgrahaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-71॥
was recounted in the Naimisha Forest; yet there are precisely eighteen books. This is a summary of the Bharata, in which the catalogue of its books was set forth. (BORI: 1-002-71)
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पौष्ये पर्वणि माहात्म्यमुत्तङ्कस्योपवर्णितम् । पौलोमे भृगुवंशस्य विस्तारः परिकीर्तितः ॥BORI: १-००२-७२॥
pauṣyē parvaṇi māhātmyamuttaṅkasyōpavarṇitam । paulōmē bhr̥guvaṁśasya vistāraḥ parikīrtitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-72॥
In the Pauṣya Parvan, the greatness of Uttaṅka is described; in the Pauloma, the lineage of Bhṛgu is recounted in detail. (BORI: 1-002-72)
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आस्तीके सर्वनागानां गरुडस्य च सम्भवः । क्षीरोदमथनं चैव जन्मोच्छैःश्रवसस्तथा ॥BORI: १-००२-७३॥
āstīkē sarvanāgānāṁ garuḍasya ca sambhavaḥ । kṣīrōdamathanaṁ caiva janmōcchaiḥśravasastathā ॥BORI: 1-002-73॥
In the Āstīka Parvan: the origin of all the serpents and of Garuḍa, the churning of the Ocean of Milk, and likewise the birth of Uccaiḥśravas… (BORI: 1-002-73)
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यजतः सर्पसत्रेण राज्ञः पारिक्षितस्य च । कथेयमभिनिर्वृत्ता भारतानां महात्मनाम् ॥BORI: १-००२-७४॥
yajataḥ sarpasatrēṇa rājñaḥ pārikṣitasya ca । kathēyamabhinirvr̥ttā bhāratānāṁ mahātmanām ॥BORI: 1-002-74॥
While the king, the son of Parikshit, was performing the snake sacrifice, this tale of the great-souled Bharatas came into being. (BORI: 1-002-74)
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विविधाः सम्भवा राज्ञामुक्ताः सम्भवपर्वणि । अन्येषां चैव विप्राणामृषेर्द्वैपायनस्य च ॥BORI: १-००२-७५॥
vividhāḥ sambhavā rājñāmuktāḥ sambhavaparvaṇi । anyēṣāṁ caiva viprāṇāmr̥ṣērdvaipāyanasya ca ॥BORI: 1-002-75॥
In the Sambhava Parva are related the various births of kings, of other Brahmins, and of the sage Dvaipayana. (BORI: 1-002-75)
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अंशावतरणं चात्र देवानां परिकीर्तितम् । दैत्यानां दानवानां च यक्षाणां च महौजसाम् ॥BORI: १-००२-७६॥
aṁśāvataraṇaṁ cātra dēvānāṁ parikīrtitam । daityānāṁ dānavānāṁ ca yakṣāṇāṁ ca mahaujasām ॥BORI: 1-002-76॥
Here too is recounted the partial incarnation of the gods, the Daityas, the Danavas, and the mighty Yakshas... (BORI: 1-002-76)
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नागानामथ सर्पाणां गन्धर्वाणां पतत्रिणाम् । अन्येषां चैव भूतानां विविधानां समुद्भवः ॥BORI: १-००२-७७॥
nāgānāmatha sarpāṇāṁ gandharvāṇāṁ patatriṇām । anyēṣāṁ caiva bhūtānāṁ vividhānāṁ samudbhavaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-77॥
and the origins of the Nagas, serpents, Gandharvas, birds, and various other beings. (BORI: 1-002-77)
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वसूनां पुनरुत्पत्तिर्भागीरथ्यां महात्मनाम् । शन्तनोर्वेश्मनि पुनस्तेषां चारोहणं दिवि ॥BORI: १-००२-७८॥
vasūnāṁ punarutpattirbhāgīrathyāṁ mahātmanām । śantanōrvēśmani punastēṣāṁ cārōhaṇaṁ divi ॥BORI: 1-002-78॥
The rebirth of the great-souled Vasus through Bhagirathi, and their subsequent ascent from Shantanu’s house to heaven; (BORI: 1-002-78)
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तेजोंशानां च सङ्घाताद्भीष्मस्याप्यत्र सम्भवः । राज्यान्निवर्तनं चैव ब्रह्मचर्यव्रते स्थितिः ॥BORI: १-००२-७९॥
tējōṁśānāṁ ca saṅghātādbhīṣmasyāpyatra sambhavaḥ । rājyānnivartanaṁ caiva brahmacaryavratē sthitiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-79॥
and here, Bhishma’s birth from the combined portions of their radiance, his renunciation of the kingdom, and his steadfast observance of the vow of celibacy; (BORI: 1-002-79)
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प्रतिज्ञापालनं चैव रक्षा चित्राङ्गदस्य च । हते चित्राङ्गदे चैव रक्षा भ्रातुर्यवीयसः ॥BORI: १-००२-८०॥
pratijñāpālanaṁ caiva rakṣā citrāṅgadasya ca । hatē citrāṅgadē caiva rakṣā bhrāturyavīyasaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-80॥
and the keeping of his vow; the protection of Citrāṅgada; and, after Citrāṅgada was slain, the protection of his younger brother; (BORI: 1-002-80)
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विचित्रवीर्यस्य तथा राज्ये सम्प्रतिपादनम् । धर्मस्य नृषु सम्भूतिरणीमाण्डव्यशापजा ॥BORI: १-००२-८१॥
vicitravīryasya tathā rājyē sampratipādanam । dharmasya nr̥ṣu sambhūtiraṇīmāṇḍavyaśāpajā ॥BORI: 1-002-81॥
Vichitravirya’s installation in the kingdom, and Dharma’s birth among men as a result of Aṇī-Māṇḍavya’s curse; (BORI: 1-002-81)
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कृष्णद्वैपायनाच्चैव प्रसूतिर्वरदानजा । धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डोश्च पाण्डवानां च सम्भवः ॥BORI: १-००२-८२॥
kr̥ṣṇadvaipāyanāccaiva prasūtirvaradānajā । dhr̥tarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍōśca pāṇḍavānāṁ ca sambhavaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-82॥
and his birth through Krishna Dvaipayana, resulting from the granting of a boon; and the births of Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and the Pandavas; (BORI: 1-002-82)
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वारणावतयात्रा च मन्त्रो दुर्योधनस्य च । विदुरस्य च वाक्येन सुरुङ्गोपक्रमक्रिया ॥BORI: १-००२-८३॥
vāraṇāvatayātrā ca mantrō duryōdhanasya ca । vidurasya ca vākyēna suruṅgōpakramakriyā ॥BORI: 1-002-83॥
the journey to Varanavata, Duryodhana’s plot, and, on Vidura’s advice, the undertaking of the tunnel’s construction; (BORI: 1-002-83)
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पाण्डवानां वने घोरे हिडिम्बायाश्च दर्शनम् । घटोत्कचस्य चोत्पत्तिरत्रैव परिकीर्तिता ॥BORI: १-००२-८४॥
pāṇḍavānāṁ vanē ghōrē hiḍimbāyāśca darśanam । ghaṭōtkacasya cōtpattiratraiva parikīrtitā ॥BORI: 1-002-84॥
The Pandavas’ encounter with Hidimba in the dreadful forest and the birth of Ghatotkacha are also recounted here. (BORI: 1-002-84)
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अज्ञातचर्या पाण्डूनां वासो ब्राह्मणवेश्मनि । बकस्य निधनं चैव नागराणां च विस्मयः ॥BORI: १-००२-८५॥
ajñātacaryā pāṇḍūnāṁ vāsō brāhmaṇavēśmani । bakasya nidhanaṁ caiva nāgarāṇāṁ ca vismayaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-85॥
The Pandavas’ life in concealment, their stay in a Brahmin’s house, the slaying of Baka, and the townspeople’s amazement. (BORI: 1-002-85)
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अङ्गारपर्णं निर्जित्य गङ्गाकूलेऽर्जुनस्तदा । भ्रातृभिः सहितः सर्वैः पाञ्चालानभितो ययौ ॥BORI: १-००२-८६॥
aṅgāraparṇaṁ nirjitya gaṅgākūlē’rjunastadā । bhrātr̥bhiḥ sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ pāñcālānabhitō yayau ॥BORI: 1-002-86॥
After defeating Aṅgāraparṇa on the bank of the Ganges, Arjuna then set out for the land of the Pañcālas with all his brothers. (BORI: 1-002-86)
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तापत्यमथ वासिष्ठमौर्वं चाख्यानमुत्तमम् । पञ्चेन्द्राणामुपाख्यानमत्रैवाद्भुतमुच्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-८७॥
tāpatyamatha vāsiṣṭhamaurvaṁ cākhyānamuttamam । pañcēndrāṇāmupākhyānamatraivādbhutamucyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-87॥
Then the excellent tales of Tapati, Vasishtha, and Aurva, and the wondrous episode of the five Indras, are told here. (BORI: 1-002-87)
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पञ्चानामेकपत्नीत्वे विमर्शो द्रुपदस्य च । द्रौपद्या देवविहितो विवाहश्चाप्यमानुषः ॥BORI: १-००२-८८॥
pañcānāmēkapatnītvē vimarśō drupadasya ca । draupadyā dēvavihitō vivāhaścāpyamānuṣaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-88॥
Drupada’s deliberation over the five brothers having a single wife, and Draupadi’s divinely ordained, supernatural marriage; (BORI: 1-002-88)
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विदुरस्य च सम्प्राप्तिर्दर्शनं केशवस्य च । खाण्डवप्रस्थवासश्च तथा राज्यार्धशासनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-८९॥
vidurasya ca samprāptirdarśanaṁ kēśavasya ca । khāṇḍavaprasthavāsaśca tathā rājyārdhaśāsanam ॥BORI: 1-002-89॥
Vidura’s arrival, the meeting with Keshava, the dwelling at Khandavaprastha, and the rule over half the kingdom; (BORI: 1-002-89)
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नारदस्याज्ञया चैव द्रौपद्याः समयक्रिया । सुन्दोपसुन्दयोस्तत्र उपाख्यानं प्रकीर्तितम् ॥BORI: १-००२-९०॥
nāradasyājñayā caiva draupadyāḥ samayakriyā । sundōpasundayōstatra upākhyānaṁ prakīrtitam ॥BORI: 1-002-90॥
The agreement concerning Draupadi, made at Narada’s command, and the tale of Sunda and Upasunda are recounted there. (BORI: 1-002-90)
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पार्थस्य वनवासश्च उलूप्या पथि सङ्गमः । पुण्यतीर्थानुसंयानं बभ्रुवाहनजन्म च ॥BORI: १-००२-९१॥
pārthasya vanavāsaśca ulūpyā pathi saṅgamaḥ । puṇyatīrthānusaṁyānaṁ babhruvāhanajanma ca ॥BORI: 1-002-91॥
Arjuna’s exile in the forest, his encounter with Ulupi on the way, his journey through the sacred fords, and the birth of Babhruvahana; (BORI: 1-002-91)
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द्वारकायां सुभद्रा च कामयानेन कामिनी । वासुदेवस्यानुमते प्राप्ता चैव किरीटिना ॥BORI: १-००२-९२॥
dvārakāyāṁ subhadrā ca kāmayānēna kāminī । vāsudēvasyānumatē prāptā caiva kirīṭinā ॥BORI: 1-002-92॥
And in Dvaraka, Subhadra, a passionate woman, was won by the diademed one who desired her, with Vasudeva’s consent. (BORI: 1-002-92)
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हरणं गृह्य सम्प्राप्ते कृष्णे देवकिनन्दने । सम्प्राप्तिश्चक्रधनुषोः खाण्डवस्य च दाहनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-९३॥
haraṇaṁ gr̥hya samprāptē kr̥ṣṇē dēvakinandanē । samprāptiścakradhanuṣōḥ khāṇḍavasya ca dāhanam ॥BORI: 1-002-93॥
Krishna, Devaki’s son, arriving after accepting the abduction; the acquisition of the discus and the bow; and the burning of the Khandava Forest. (BORI: 1-002-93)
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अभिमन्योः सुभद्रायां जन्म चोत्तमतेजसः । मयस्य मोक्षो ज्वलनाद्भुजङ्गस्य च मोक्षणम् । महर्षेर्मन्दपालस्य शार्ङ्ग्यं तनयसम्भवः ॥BORI: १-००२-९४॥
abhimanyōḥ subhadrāyāṁ janma cōttamatējasaḥ । mayasya mōkṣō jvalanādbhujaṅgasya ca mōkṣaṇam । maharṣērmandapālasya śārṅgyaṁ tanayasambhavaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-94॥
the birth of the supremely radiant Abhimanyu to Subhadra; Maya’s escape from the fire and the serpent’s deliverance; and the birth of the great sage Mandapala’s sons to the female Śārṅga bird… (BORI: 1-002-94)
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इत्येतदाधिपर्वोक्तं प्रथमं बहुविस्तरम् । अध्यायानां शते द्वे तु सङ्ख्याते परमर्षिणा । अष्टादशैव चाध्याया व्यासेनोत्तमतेजसा ॥BORI: १-००२-९५॥
ityētadādhiparvōktaṁ prathamaṁ bahuvistaram । adhyāyānāṁ śatē dvē tu saṅkhyātē paramarṣiṇā । aṣṭādaśaiva cādhyāyā vyāsēnōttamatējasā ॥BORI: 1-002-95॥
Thus the first and very extensive book, the Adi Parva, has been recounted. The supremely radiant great seer Vyasa counted two hundred and eighteen chapters. (BORI: 1-002-95)
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सप्त श्लोकसहस्राणि तथा नव शतानि च । श्लोकाश्च चतुराशीतिर्दृष्टो ग्रन्थो महात्मना ॥BORI: १-००२-९६॥
sapta ślōkasahasrāṇi tathā nava śatāni ca । ślōkāśca caturāśītirdr̥ṣṭō granthō mahātmanā ॥BORI: 1-002-96॥
The great-souled one found the work to contain seven thousand nine hundred and eighty-four verses. (BORI: 1-002-96)
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द्वितीयं तु सभापर्व बहुवृत्तान्तमुच्यते । सभाक्रिया पाण्डवानां किङ्कराणां च दर्शनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-९७॥
dvitīyaṁ tu sabhāparva bahuvr̥ttāntamucyatē । sabhākriyā pāṇḍavānāṁ kiṅkarāṇāṁ ca darśanam ॥BORI: 1-002-97॥
The second is called the Sabha Parva and contains many events: the construction of the Pandavas’ assembly hall and the appearance of the Kinkaras... (BORI: 1-002-97)
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लोकपालसभाख्यानं नारदाद्देवदर्शनात् । राजसूयस्य चारम्भो जरासन्धवधस्तथा ॥BORI: १-००२-९८॥
lōkapālasabhākhyānaṁ nāradāddēvadarśanāt । rājasūyasya cārambhō jarāsandhavadhastathā ॥BORI: 1-002-98॥
Nārada’s account of the halls of the Guardians of the World, which he had seen among the gods; the undertaking of the Rājasūya and likewise the slaying of Jarāsandha; (BORI: 1-002-98)
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गिरिव्रजे निरुद्धानां राज्ञां कृष्णेन मोक्षणम् । राजसूयेऽर्घसंवादे शिशुपालवधस्तथा ॥BORI: १-००२-९९॥
girivrajē niruddhānāṁ rājñāṁ kr̥ṣṇēna mōkṣaṇam । rājasūyē’rghasaṁvādē śiśupālavadhastathā ॥BORI: 1-002-99॥
Krishna’s release of the kings imprisoned at Girivraja, and the slaying of Shishupala during the dispute over the offering of honor at the Rajasuya sacrifice. (BORI: 1-002-99)
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यज्ञे विभूतिं तां दृष्ट्वा दुःखामर्षान्वितस्य च । दुर्योधनस्यावहासो भीमेन च सभातले ॥BORI: १-००२-१००॥
yajñē vibhūtiṁ tāṁ dr̥ṣṭvā duḥkhāmarṣānvitasya ca । duryōdhanasyāvahāsō bhīmēna ca sabhātalē ॥BORI: 1-002-100॥
and Bhima’s ridicule, on the floor of the assembly hall, of Duryodhana, who was filled with grief and indignation upon seeing that magnificence at the sacrifice; (BORI: 1-002-100)
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यत्रास्य मन्युरुद्भूतो येन द्यूतमकारयत् । यत्र धर्मसुतं द्यूते शकुनिः कितवोऽजयत् ॥BORI: १-००२-१०१॥
yatrāsya manyurudbhūtō yēna dyūtamakārayat । yatra dharmasutaṁ dyūtē śakuniḥ kitavō’jayat ॥BORI: 1-002-101॥
where his anger arose, prompting him to arrange the dice game; where Śakuni the gambler defeated the son of Dharma at dice; (BORI: 1-002-101)
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यत्र द्यूतार्णवे मग्नान्द्रौपदी नौरिवार्णवात् । तारयामास तांस्तीर्णाञ्ज्ञात्वा दुर्योधनो नृपः । पुनरेव ततो द्यूते समाह्वयत पाण्डवान् ॥BORI: १-००२-१०२॥
yatra dyūtārṇavē magnāndraupadī naurivārṇavāt । tārayāmāsa tāṁstīrṇāñjñātvā duryōdhanō nr̥paḥ । punarēva tatō dyūtē samāhvayata pāṇḍavān ॥BORI: 1-002-102॥
There Draupadi rescued them when they were sinking in the ocean of gambling, like a boat bearing men out of the sea. Knowing that they had reached safety, King Duryodhana then challenged the Pandavas to another game of dice. (BORI: 1-002-102)
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एतत्सर्वं सभापर्व समाख्यातं महात्मना । अध्यायाः सप्ततिर्ज्ञेयास्तथा द्वौ चात्र सङ्ख्यया ॥BORI: १-००२-१०३॥
ētatsarvaṁ sabhāparva samākhyātaṁ mahātmanā । adhyāyāḥ saptatirjñēyāstathā dvau cātra saṅkhyayā ॥BORI: 1-002-103॥
All this is related in the Sabha Parva by the great sage. It should be known to contain seventy-two chapters in all. (BORI: 1-002-103)
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श्लोकानां द्वे सहस्रे तु पञ्च श्लोकशतानि च । श्लोकाश्चैकादश ज्ञेयाः पर्वण्यस्मिन्प्रकीर्तिताः ॥BORI: १-००२-१०४॥
ślōkānāṁ dvē sahasrē tu pañca ślōkaśatāni ca । ślōkāścaikādaśa jñēyāḥ parvaṇyasminprakīrtitāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-104॥
In this Parvan, the number of verses is said to be two thousand five hundred and eleven. (BORI: 1-002-104)
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अतः परं तृतीयं तु ज्ञेयमारण्यकं महत् । पौरानुगमनं चैव धर्मपुत्रस्य धीमतः ॥BORI: १-००२-१०५॥
ataḥ paraṁ tr̥tīyaṁ tu jñēyamāraṇyakaṁ mahat । paurānugamanaṁ caiva dharmaputrasya dhīmataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-105॥
Next comes the third, the great Āraṇyaka, including the citizens’ following of the wise son of Dharma. (BORI: 1-002-105)
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वृष्णीनामागमो यत्र पाञ्चालानां च सर्वशः । यत्र सौभवधाख्यानं किर्मीरवध एव च । अस्त्रहेतोर्विवासश्च पार्थस्यामिततेजसः ॥BORI: १-००२-१०६॥
vr̥ṣṇīnāmāgamō yatra pāñcālānāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ । yatra saubhavadhākhyānaṁ kirmīravadha ēva ca । astrahētōrvivāsaśca pārthasyāmitatējasaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-106॥
where the Vrishnis and all the Panchalas arrived; where the destruction of Saubha and the slaying of Kirmira are recounted; and where the immensely powerful Partha went away to obtain weapons... (BORI: 1-002-106)
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महादेवेन युद्धं च किरातवपुषा सह । दर्शनं लोकपालानां स्वर्गारोहणमेव च ॥BORI: १-००२-१०७॥
mahādēvēna yuddhaṁ ca kirātavapuṣā saha । darśanaṁ lōkapālānāṁ svargārōhaṇamēva ca ॥BORI: 1-002-107॥
the battle with Mahadeva in the form of a Kirata, the vision of the guardians of the worlds, and the ascent to heaven; (BORI: 1-002-107)
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दर्शनं बृहदश्वस्य महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः । युधिष्ठिरस्य चार्तस्य व्यसने परिदेवनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१०८॥
darśanaṁ br̥hadaśvasya maharṣērbhāvitātmanaḥ । yudhiṣṭhirasya cārtasya vyasanē paridēvanam ॥BORI: 1-002-108॥
The arrival of the great sage Brihadashva, whose spirit was disciplined, and the afflicted Yudhishthira’s lamentation in his misfortune... (BORI: 1-002-108)
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नलोपाख्यानमत्रैव धर्मिष्ठं करुणोदयम् । दमयन्त्याः स्थितिर्यत्र नलस्य व्यसनागमे ॥BORI: १-००२-१०९॥
nalōpākhyānamatraiva dharmiṣṭhaṁ karuṇōdayam । damayantyāḥ sthitiryatra nalasya vyasanāgamē ॥BORI: 1-002-109॥
And here too, the deeply righteous and moving tale of Nala, in which Damayanti remained steadfast when misfortune befell Nala; (BORI: 1-002-109)
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वनवासगतानां च पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् । स्वर्गे प्रवृत्तिराख्याता लोमशेनार्जुनस्य वै ॥BORI: १-००२-११०॥
vanavāsagatānāṁ ca pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām । svargē pravr̥ttirākhyātā lōmaśēnārjunasya vai ॥BORI: 1-002-110॥
Lomasha also told the great-souled Pandavas, then living in forest exile, of Arjuna’s activities in heaven. (BORI: 1-002-110)
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तीर्थयात्रा तथैवात्र पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् । जटासुरस्य तत्रैव वधः समुपवर्ण्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-१११॥
tīrthayātrā tathaivātra pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām । jaṭāsurasya tatraiva vadhaḥ samupavarṇyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-111॥
Here too are recounted the pilgrimage of the great-hearted Pandavas and the slaying of Jatasura. (BORI: 1-002-111)
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नियुक्तो भीमसेनश्च द्रौपद्या गन्धमादने । यत्र मन्दारपुष्पार्थं नलिनीं तामधर्षयत् ॥BORI: १-००२-११२॥
niyuktō bhīmasēnaśca draupadyā gandhamādanē । yatra mandārapuṣpārthaṁ nalinīṁ tāmadharṣayat ॥BORI: 1-002-112॥
Bhimasena was also charged by Draupadi on Gandhamadana, where he forced his way into that lotus pond in search of mandara blossoms. (BORI: 1-002-112)
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यत्रास्य सुमहद्युद्धमभवत्सह राक्षसैः । यक्षैश्चापि महावीर्यैर्मणिमत्प्रमुखैस्तथा ॥BORI: १-००२-११३॥
yatrāsya sumahadyuddhamabhavatsaha rākṣasaiḥ । yakṣaiścāpi mahāvīryairmaṇimatpramukhaistathā ॥BORI: 1-002-113॥
where he fought a tremendous battle with the Rakshasas and with the immensely powerful Yakshas, led by Manimat. (BORI: 1-002-113)
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आगस्त्यमपि चाख्यानं यत्र वातापिभक्षणम् । लोपामुद्राभिगमनमपत्यार्थमृषेरपि ॥BORI: १-००२-११४॥
āgastyamapi cākhyānaṁ yatra vātāpibhakṣaṇam । lōpāmudrābhigamanamapatyārthamr̥ṣērapi ॥BORI: 1-002-114॥
and also the tale of Agastya, including his eating of Vatapi and the sage’s union with Lopamudra for the sake of offspring; (BORI: 1-002-114)
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ततः श्येनकपोतीयमुपाख्यानमनन्तरम् । इन्द्रोऽग्निर्यत्र धर्मश्च अजिज्ञासञ्शिबिं नृपम् ॥BORI: १-००२-११५॥
tataḥ śyēnakapōtīyamupākhyānamanantaram । indrō’gniryatra dharmaśca ajijñāsañśibiṁ nr̥pam ॥BORI: 1-002-115॥
Then, immediately afterward, the episode of the hawk and the dove, in which Indra, Agni, and Dharma sought to test King Shibi… (BORI: 1-002-115)
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ऋश्यशृङ्गस्य चरितं कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः । जामदग्न्यस्य रामस्य चरितं भूरितेजसः ॥BORI: १-००२-११६॥
r̥śyaśr̥ṅgasya caritaṁ kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ । jāmadagnyasya rāmasya caritaṁ bhūritējasaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-116॥
the story of Ṛśyaśṛṅga, who had been celibate from boyhood, and the story of the immensely powerful Jāmadagnya Rāma; (BORI: 1-002-116)
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कार्तवीर्यवधो यत्र हैहयानां च वर्ण्यते । सौकन्यमपि चाख्यानं च्यवनो यत्र भार्गवः ॥BORI: १-००२-११७॥
kārtavīryavadhō yatra haihayānāṁ ca varṇyatē । saukanyamapi cākhyānaṁ cyavanō yatra bhārgavaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-117॥
where the slaying of Kārtavīrya and the Haihayas is related, as well as the tale of Sukanyā, in which Cyavana, the descendant of Bhṛgu... (BORI: 1-002-117)
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शर्यातियज्ञे नासत्यौ कृतवान्सोमपीथिनौ । ताभ्यां च यत्र स मुनिर्यौवनं प्रतिपादितः ॥BORI: १-००२-११८॥
śaryātiyajñē nāsatyau kr̥tavānsōmapīthinau । tābhyāṁ ca yatra sa muniryauvanaṁ pratipāditaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-118॥
where, at Śaryāti’s sacrifice, Cyavana made the two Nāsatyas drinkers of Soma, and where that sage was restored to youth by them; (BORI: 1-002-118)
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जन्तूपाख्यानमत्रैव यत्र पुत्रेण सोमकः । पुत्रार्थमयजद्राजा लेभे पुत्रशतं च सः ॥BORI: १-००२-११९॥
jantūpākhyānamatraiva yatra putrēṇa sōmakaḥ । putrārthamayajadrājā lēbhē putraśataṁ ca saḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-119॥
Here too is told the story of Jantu, in which King Somaka sacrificed his son in order to have sons and obtained a hundred sons. (BORI: 1-002-119)
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अष्टावक्रीयमत्रैव विवादे यत्र बन्दिनम् । विजित्य सागरं प्राप्तं पितरं लब्धवानृषिः ॥BORI: १-००२-१२०॥
aṣṭāvakrīyamatraiva vivādē yatra bandinam । vijitya sāgaraṁ prāptaṁ pitaraṁ labdhavānr̥ṣiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-120॥
Here too is the tale of Aṣṭāvakra, in which the sage defeated Bandin in debate and recovered his father, who had gone to the ocean. (BORI: 1-002-120)
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अवाप्य दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि गुर्वर्थे सव्यसाचिना । निवातकवचैर्युद्धं हिरण्यपुरवासिभिः ॥BORI: १-००२-१२१॥
avāpya divyānyastrāṇi gurvarthē savyasācinā । nivātakavacairyuddhaṁ hiraṇyapuravāsibhiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-121॥
Having obtained divine weapons for his preceptor, Savyasachin’s battle with the Nivatakavachas, the inhabitants of Hiranyapura… (BORI: 1-002-121)
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समागमश्च पार्थस्य भ्रातृभिर्गन्धमादने । घोषयात्रा च गन्धर्वैर्यत्र युद्धं किरीटिनः ॥BORI: १-००२-१२२॥
samāgamaśca pārthasya bhrātr̥bhirgandhamādanē । ghōṣayātrā ca gandharvairyatra yuddhaṁ kirīṭinaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-122॥
Pārtha’s reunion with his brothers on Gandhamādana, and the expedition to the cattle station, during which the Diademed One fought the Gandharvas; (BORI: 1-002-122)
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पुनरागमनं चैव तेषां द्वैतवनं सरः । जयद्रथेनापहारो द्रौपद्याश्चाश्रमान्तरात् ॥BORI: १-००२-१२३॥
punarāgamanaṁ caiva tēṣāṁ dvaitavanaṁ saraḥ । jayadrathēnāpahārō draupadyāścāśramāntarāt ॥BORI: 1-002-123॥
and their return once more to the lake in Dvaitavana, and Jayadratha’s abduction of Draupadi from the hermitage; (BORI: 1-002-123)
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यत्रैनमन्वयाद्भीमो वायुवेगसमो जवे । मार्कण्डेयसमस्यायामुपाख्यानानि भागशः ॥BORI: १-००२-१२४॥
yatrainamanvayādbhīmō vāyuvēgasamō javē । mārkaṇḍēyasamasyāyāmupākhyānāni bhāgaśaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-124॥
where Bhima, as swift as the wind, pursued him; and the various tales in the meeting with Markandeya... (BORI: 1-002-124)
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संदर्शनं च कृष्णस्य संवादश्चैव सत्यया । व्रीहिद्रौणिकमाख्यानमैन्द्रद्युम्नं तथैव च ॥BORI: १-००२-१२५॥
saṁdarśanaṁ ca kr̥ṣṇasya saṁvādaścaiva satyayā । vrīhidrauṇikamākhyānamaindradyumnaṁ tathaiva ca ॥BORI: 1-002-125॥
Krishna’s visit and the dialogue with Satya; the Tale of the Measure of Rice, and likewise the tale of Indradyumna; (BORI: 1-002-125)
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सावित्र्यौद्दालकीयं च वैन्योपाख्यानमेव च । रामायणमुपाख्यानमत्रैव बहुविस्तरम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१२६॥
sāvitryauddālakīyaṁ ca vainyōpākhyānamēva ca । rāmāyaṇamupākhyānamatraiva bahuvistaram ॥BORI: 1-002-126॥
The tales of Sāvitrī and Uddālaka, the account of Vainya, and the extensive Rāmāyaṇa narrative are also found here. (BORI: 1-002-126)
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कर्णस्य परिमोषोऽत्र कुण्डलाभ्यां पुरंदरात् । आरणेयमुपाख्यानं यत्र धर्मोऽन्वशात्सुतम् । जग्मुर्लब्धवरा यत्र पाण्डवाः पश्चिमां दिशम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१२७॥
karṇasya parimōṣō’tra kuṇḍalābhyāṁ puraṁdarāt । āraṇēyamupākhyānaṁ yatra dharmō’nvaśātsutam । jagmurlabdhavarā yatra pāṇḍavāḥ paścimāṁ diśam ॥BORI: 1-002-127॥
Here are the stripping of Karna’s earrings from him by Purandara and the Āraṇeya episode, in which Dharma instructed his son and the Pandavas, having received boons, went westward. (BORI: 1-002-127)
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एतदारण्यकं पर्व तृतीयं परिकीर्तितम् । अत्राध्यायशते द्वे तु सङ्ख्याते परमर्षिणा । एकोनसप्ततिश्चैव तथाध्यायाः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥BORI: १-००२-१२८॥
ētadāraṇyakaṁ parva tr̥tīyaṁ parikīrtitam । atrādhyāyaśatē dvē tu saṅkhyātē paramarṣiṇā । ēkōnasaptatiścaiva tathādhyāyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-128॥
This Forest Book is declared to be the third. The great seer has counted in it two hundred and sixty-nine chapters. (BORI: 1-002-128)
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एकादश सहस्राणि श्लोकानां षट्शतानि च । चतुःषष्टिस्तथा श्लोकाः पर्वैतत्परिकीर्तितम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१२९॥
ēkādaśa sahasrāṇi ślōkānāṁ ṣaṭśatāni ca । catuḥṣaṣṭistathā ślōkāḥ parvaitatparikīrtitam ॥BORI: 1-002-129॥
This book is said to contain eleven thousand six hundred and sixty-four verses. (BORI: 1-002-129)
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अतः परं निबोधेदं वैराटं पर्वविस्तरम् । विराटनगरं गत्वा श्मशाने विपुलां शमीम् । दृष्ट्वा संनिदधुस्तत्र पाण्डवा आयुधान्युत ॥BORI: १-००२-१३०॥
ataḥ paraṁ nibōdhēdaṁ vairāṭaṁ parvavistaram । virāṭanagaraṁ gatvā śmaśānē vipulāṁ śamīm । dr̥ṣṭvā saṁnidadhustatra pāṇḍavā āyudhānyuta ॥BORI: 1-002-130॥
Now hear the detailed account of the Virata Parva. On reaching Virata’s city, the Pandavas saw a great shami tree in the cremation ground and placed their weapons there. (BORI: 1-002-130)
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यत्र प्रविश्य नगरं छद्मभिर्न्यवसन्त ते । दुरात्मनो वधो यत्र कीचकस्य वृकोदरात् ॥BORI: १-००२-१३१॥
yatra praviśya nagaraṁ chadmabhirnyavasanta tē । durātmanō vadhō yatra kīcakasya vr̥kōdarāt ॥BORI: 1-002-131॥
where they entered the city and lived in disguise, and where the evil-minded Kichaka was slain by Vrikodara. (BORI: 1-002-131)
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गोग्रहे यत्र पार्थेन निर्जिताः कुरवो युधि । गोधनं च विराटस्य मोक्षितं यत्र पाण्डवैः ॥BORI: १-००२-१३२॥
gōgrahē yatra pārthēna nirjitāḥ kuravō yudhi । gōdhanaṁ ca virāṭasya mōkṣitaṁ yatra pāṇḍavaiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-132॥
where, during the cattle raid, the Kauravas were defeated in battle by Pārtha, and Virāṭa’s cattle were rescued by the Pāṇḍavas; (BORI: 1-002-132)
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विराटेनोत्तरा दत्ता स्नुषा यत्र किरीटिनः । अभिमन्युं समुद्दिश्य सौभद्रमरिघातिनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१३३॥
virāṭēnōttarā dattā snuṣā yatra kirīṭinaḥ । abhimanyuṁ samuddiśya saubhadramarighātinam ॥BORI: 1-002-133॥
where Virata gave Uttara, with Abhimanyu—the son of Subhadra and slayer of foes—in view, to become the daughter-in-law of the diademed Arjuna. (BORI: 1-002-133)
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चतुर्थमेतद्विपुलं वैराटं पर्व वर्णितम् । अत्रापि परिसङ्ख्यातमध्यायानां महात्मना ॥BORI: १-००२-१३४॥
caturthamētadvipulaṁ vairāṭaṁ parva varṇitam । atrāpi parisaṅkhyātamadhyāyānāṁ mahātmanā ॥BORI: 1-002-134॥
Thus has the extensive fourth book, the Virāṭa Book, been recounted. Here too, the great sage has enumerated the chapters... (BORI: 1-002-134)
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सप्तषष्टिरथो पूर्णा श्लोकाग्रमपि मे शृणु । श्लोकानां द्वे सहस्रे तु श्लोकाः पञ्चाशदेव तु । पर्वण्यस्मिन्समाख्याताः सङ्ख्यया परमर्षिणा ॥BORI: १-००२-१३५॥
saptaṣaṣṭirathō pūrṇā ślōkāgramapi mē śr̥ṇu । ślōkānāṁ dvē sahasrē tu ślōkāḥ pañcāśadēva tu । parvaṇyasminsamākhyātāḥ saṅkhyayā paramarṣiṇā ॥BORI: 1-002-135॥
There are sixty-seven chapters in all. Now hear from me the total number of verses: in this Parvan, the supreme seer has enumerated exactly two thousand and fifty verses. (BORI: 1-002-135)
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उद्योगपर्व विज्ञेयं पञ्चमं शृण्वतः परम् । उपप्लव्ये निविष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु जिगीषया । दुर्योधनोऽर्जुनश्चैव वासुदेवमुपस्थितौ ॥BORI: १-००२-१३६॥
udyōgaparva vijñēyaṁ pañcamaṁ śr̥ṇvataḥ param । upaplavyē niviṣṭēṣu pāṇḍavēṣu jigīṣayā । duryōdhanō’rjunaścaiva vāsudēvamupasthitau ॥BORI: 1-002-136॥
Next, the listener should know the fifth book as the Udyoga Parvan. When the Pandavas had encamped at Upaplavya, intent on victory, Duryodhana and Arjuna both approached Vasudeva. (BORI: 1-002-136)
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साहाय्यमस्मिन्समरे भवान्नौ कर्तुमर्हति । इत्युक्ते वचने कृष्णो यत्रोवाच महामतिः ॥BORI: १-००२-१३७॥
sāhāyyamasminsamarē bhavānnau kartumarhati । ityuktē vacanē kr̥ṣṇō yatrōvāca mahāmatiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-137॥
“You should aid both of us in this war.” When these words had been spoken, the wise Krishna replied: (BORI: 1-002-137)
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अयुध्यमानमात्मानं मन्त्रिणं पुरुषर्षभौ । अक्षौहिणीं वा सैन्यस्य कस्य वा किं ददाम्यहम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१३८॥
ayudhyamānamātmānaṁ mantriṇaṁ puruṣarṣabhau । akṣauhiṇīṁ vā sainyasya kasya vā kiṁ dadāmyaham ॥BORI: 1-002-138॥
O bulls among men, which shall I give to which of you: myself as a noncombatant adviser, or an akshauhini of troops? (BORI: 1-002-138)
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वव्रे दुर्योधनः सैन्यं मन्दात्मा यत्र दुर्मतिः । अयुध्यमानं सचिवं वव्रे कृष्णं धनञ्जयः ॥BORI: १-००२-१३९॥
vavrē duryōdhanaḥ sainyaṁ mandātmā yatra durmatiḥ । ayudhyamānaṁ sacivaṁ vavrē kr̥ṣṇaṁ dhanañjayaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-139॥
The foolish, misguided Duryodhana chose the army, while Dhananjaya chose Krishna as his noncombatant adviser. (BORI: 1-002-139)
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सञ्जयं प्रेषयामास शमार्थं पाण्डवान्प्रति । यत्र दूतं महाराजो धृतराष्ट्रः प्रतापवान् ॥BORI: १-००२-१४०॥
sañjayaṁ prēṣayāmāsa śamārthaṁ pāṇḍavānprati । yatra dūtaṁ mahārājō dhr̥tarāṣṭraḥ pratāpavān ॥BORI: 1-002-140॥
where the valiant King Dhritarashtra sent Sanjaya as an envoy to the Pandavas to seek peace; (BORI: 1-002-140)
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श्रुत्वा च पाण्डवान्यत्र वासुदेवपुरोगमान् । प्रजागरः सम्प्रजज्ञे धृतराष्ट्रस्य चिन्तया ॥BORI: १-००२-१४१॥
śrutvā ca pāṇḍavānyatra vāsudēvapurōgamān । prajāgaraḥ samprajajñē dhr̥tarāṣṭrasya cintayā ॥BORI: 1-002-141॥
where, on hearing of the Pandavas led by Vasudeva, Dhritarashtra became sleepless with anxiety; (BORI: 1-002-141)
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विदुरो यत्र वाक्यानि विचित्राणि हितानि च । श्रावयामास राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१४२॥
vidurō yatra vākyāni vicitrāṇi hitāni ca । śrāvayāmāsa rājānaṁ dhr̥tarāṣṭraṁ manīṣiṇam ॥BORI: 1-002-142॥
where Vidura addressed wise King Dhritarashtra with words both varied and salutary, (BORI: 1-002-142)
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तथा सनत्सुजातेन यत्राध्यात्ममनुत्तमम् । मनस्तापान्वितो राजा श्रावितः शोकलालसः ॥BORI: १-००२-१४३॥
tathā sanatsujātēna yatrādhyātmamanuttamam । manastāpānvitō rājā śrāvitaḥ śōkalālasaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-143॥
and likewise where King Dhritarashtra, tormented in mind and overwhelmed with grief, was taught the supreme doctrine of the self by Sanatsujata; (BORI: 1-002-143)
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प्रभाते राजसमितौ सञ्जयो यत्र चाभिभोः । ऐकात्म्यं वासुदेवस्य प्रोक्तवानर्जुनस्य च ॥BORI: १-००२-१४४॥
prabhātē rājasamitau sañjayō yatra cābhibhōḥ । aikātmyaṁ vāsudēvasya prōktavānarjunasya ca ॥BORI: 1-002-144॥
where, at dawn in the royal assembly, Sanjaya proclaimed the oneness of the two lords, Vasudeva and Arjuna; (BORI: 1-002-144)
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यत्र कृष्णो दयापन्नः सन्धिमिच्छन्महायशाः । स्वयमागाच्छमं कर्तुं नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१४५॥
yatra kr̥ṣṇō dayāpannaḥ sandhimicchanmahāyaśāḥ । svayamāgācchamaṁ kartuṁ nagaraṁ nāgasāhvayam ॥BORI: 1-002-145॥
where the greatly renowned Krishna, moved by compassion and desiring peace, himself came to the city named after the elephants to make peace; (BORI: 1-002-145)
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प्रत्याख्यानं च कृष्णस्य राज्ञा दुर्योधनेन वै । शमार्थं याचमानस्य पक्षयोरुभयोर्हितम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१४६॥
pratyākhyānaṁ ca kr̥ṣṇasya rājñā duryōdhanēna vai । śamārthaṁ yācamānasya pakṣayōrubhayōrhitam ॥BORI: 1-002-146॥
and King Duryodhana’s rejection of Krishna as he pleaded for peace for the good of both sides; (BORI: 1-002-146)
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कर्णदुर्योधनादीनां दुष्टं विज्ञाय मन्त्रितम् । योगेश्वरत्वं कृष्णेन यत्र राजसु दर्शितम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१४७॥
karṇaduryōdhanādīnāṁ duṣṭaṁ vijñāya mantritam । yōgēśvaratvaṁ kr̥ṣṇēna yatra rājasu darśitam ॥BORI: 1-002-147॥
where Krishna, learning of the wicked plot devised by Karna, Duryodhana, and the others, displayed his mastery of yoga before the kings; (BORI: 1-002-147)
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रथमारोप्य कृष्णेन यत्र कर्णोऽनुमन्त्रितः । उपायपूर्वं शौण्डीर्यात्प्रत्याख्यातश्च तेन सः ॥BORI: १-००२-१४८॥
rathamārōpya kr̥ṣṇēna yatra karṇō’numantritaḥ । upāyapūrvaṁ śauṇḍīryātpratyākhyātaśca tēna saḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-148॥
where Krishna had Karna mount his chariot and made a diplomatic appeal to him, but Karna, out of proud resolve, refused him; (BORI: 1-002-148)
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ततश्चाप्यभिनिर्यात्रा रथाश्वनरदन्तिनाम् । नगराद्धास्तिनपुराद्बलसङ्ख्यानमेव च ॥BORI: १-००२-१४९॥
tataścāpyabhiniryātrā rathāśvanaradantinām । nagarāddhāstinapurādbalasaṅkhyānamēva ca ॥BORI: 1-002-149॥
Then also the departure from the city of Hastinapura of the chariots, horses, men, and elephants, and the enumeration of the forces… (BORI: 1-002-149)
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यत्र राज्ञा उलूकस्य प्रेषणं पाण्डवान्प्रति । श्वोभाविनि महायुद्धे दूत्येन क्रूरवादिना । रथातिरथसङ्ख्यानमम्बोपाख्यानमेव च ॥BORI: १-००२-१५०॥
yatra rājñā ulūkasya prēṣaṇaṁ pāṇḍavānprati । śvōbhāvini mahāyuddhē dūtyēna krūravādinā । rathātirathasaṅkhyānamambōpākhyānamēva ca ॥BORI: 1-002-150॥
in which the king sent the harsh-speaking envoy Uluka to the Pandavas on the eve of the great battle, along with the enumeration of chariot warriors and great chariot warriors and the tale of Amba. (BORI: 1-002-150)
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एतत्सुबहुवृत्तान्तं पञ्चमं पर्व भारते । उद्योगपर्व निर्दिष्टं सन्धिविग्रहसंश्रितम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१५१॥
ētatsubahuvr̥ttāntaṁ pañcamaṁ parva bhāratē । udyōgaparva nirdiṣṭaṁ sandhivigrahasaṁśritam ॥BORI: 1-002-151॥
This fifth book of the Bharata, rich in many events and concerned with peace and war, is designated the Book of Effort. (BORI: 1-002-151)
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अध्यायाः सङ्ख्यया त्वत्र षडशीतिशतं स्मृतम् । श्लोकानां षट्सहस्राणि तावन्त्येव शतानि च ॥BORI: १-००२-१५२॥
adhyāyāḥ saṅkhyayā tvatra ṣaḍaśītiśataṁ smr̥tam । ślōkānāṁ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi tāvantyēva śatāni ca ॥BORI: 1-002-152॥
The number of chapters here is said to be one hundred and eighty-six. There are six thousand verses and six hundred more... (BORI: 1-002-152)
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श्लोकाश्च नवतिः प्रोक्तास्तथैवाष्टौ महात्मना । व्यासेनोदारमतिना पर्वण्यस्मिंस्तपोधनाः ॥BORI: १-००२-१५३॥
ślōkāśca navatiḥ prōktāstathaivāṣṭau mahātmanā । vyāsēnōdāramatinā parvaṇyasmiṁstapōdhanāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-153॥
And a further ninety-eight verses are said to have been composed in this Parvan by the great-souled, noble-minded Vyasa, O ascetics. (BORI: 1-002-153)
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अत ऊर्ध्वं विचित्रार्थं भीष्मपर्व प्रचक्षते । जम्बूखण्डविनिर्माणं यत्रोक्तं सञ्जयेन ह ॥BORI: १-००२-१५४॥
ata ūrdhvaṁ vicitrārthaṁ bhīṣmaparva pracakṣatē । jambūkhaṇḍavinirmāṇaṁ yatrōktaṁ sañjayēna ha ॥BORI: 1-002-154॥
Next they recount the Bhishma Parva, rich in varied themes, in which Sanjaya describes the formation of the continent of Jambu. (BORI: 1-002-154)
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यत्र युद्धमभूद्घोरं दशाहान्यतिदारुणम् । यत्र यौधिष्ठिरं सैन्यं विषादमगमत्परम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१५५॥
yatra yuddhamabhūdghōraṁ daśāhānyatidāruṇam । yatra yaudhiṣṭhiraṁ sainyaṁ viṣādamagamatparam ॥BORI: 1-002-155॥
where a dreadful and exceedingly fierce battle raged for ten days, and where Yudhishthira’s army fell into utter despair. (BORI: 1-002-155)
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कश्मलं यत्र पार्थस्य वासुदेवो महामतिः । मोहजं नाशयामास हेतुभिर्मोक्षदर्शनैः ॥BORI: १-००२-१५६॥
kaśmalaṁ yatra pārthasya vāsudēvō mahāmatiḥ । mōhajaṁ nāśayāmāsa hētubhirmōkṣadarśanaiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-156॥
where the wise Vasudeva dispelled Partha’s delusion, born of bewilderment, with arguments revealing the path to liberation; (BORI: 1-002-156)
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शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य यत्र पार्थो महाधनुः । विनिघ्नन्निशितैर्बाणै रथाद्भीष्ममपातयत् ॥BORI: १-००२-१५७॥
śikhaṇḍinaṁ puraskr̥tya yatra pārthō mahādhanuḥ । vinighnanniśitairbāṇai rathādbhīṣmamapātayat ॥BORI: 1-002-157॥
where the mighty archer Partha, placing Shikhandin in the forefront, struck Bhishma with sharp arrows and brought him down from his chariot. (BORI: 1-002-157)
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षष्ठमेतन्महापर्व भारते परिकीर्तितम् । अध्यायानां शतं प्रोक्तं सप्तदश तथापरे ॥BORI: १-००२-१५८॥
ṣaṣṭhamētanmahāparva bhāratē parikīrtitam । adhyāyānāṁ śataṁ prōktaṁ saptadaśa tathāparē ॥BORI: 1-002-158॥
This is declared to be the sixth great book of the Bharata. Its chapters are said to number one hundred and seventeen. (BORI: 1-002-158)
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पञ्च श्लोकसहस्राणि सङ्ख्ययाष्टौ शतानि च । श्लोकाश्च चतुराशीतिः पर्वण्यस्मिन्प्रकीर्तिताः । व्यासेन वेदविदुषा सङ्ख्याता भीष्मपर्वणि ॥BORI: १-००२-१५९॥
pañca ślōkasahasrāṇi saṅkhyayāṣṭau śatāni ca । ślōkāśca caturāśītiḥ parvaṇyasminprakīrtitāḥ । vyāsēna vēdaviduṣā saṅkhyātā bhīṣmaparvaṇi ॥BORI: 1-002-159॥
In this Parvan, the Veda-knowing Vyasa has reckoned 5,884 verses in the Bhishma Parvan. (BORI: 1-002-159)
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द्रोणपर्व ततश्चित्रं बहुवृत्तान्तमुच्यते । यत्र संशप्तकाः पार्थमपनिन्यू रणाजिरात् ॥BORI: १-००२-१६०॥
drōṇaparva tataścitraṁ bahuvr̥ttāntamucyatē । yatra saṁśaptakāḥ pārthamapaninyū raṇājirāt ॥BORI: 1-002-160॥
Then comes the Drona Parva, wondrous and rich in events, in which the Samsaptakas drew Partha away from the battlefield. (BORI: 1-002-160)
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भगदत्तो महाराजो यत्र शक्रसमो युधि । सुप्रतीकेन नागेन सह शस्तः किरीटिना ॥BORI: १-००२-१६१॥
bhagadattō mahārājō yatra śakrasamō yudhi । supratīkēna nāgēna saha śastaḥ kirīṭinā ॥BORI: 1-002-161॥
where King Bhagadatta, equal to Indra in battle, was slain by Kirīṭin together with his elephant Supratika; (BORI: 1-002-161)
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यत्राभिमन्युं बहवो जघ्नुर्लोकमहारथाः । जयद्रथमुखा बालं शूरमप्राप्तयौवनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१६२॥
yatrābhimanyuṁ bahavō jaghnurlōkamahārathāḥ । jayadrathamukhā bālaṁ śūramaprāptayauvanam ॥BORI: 1-002-162॥
where many of the world’s great chariot-warriors, led by Jayadratha, killed the valiant boy Abhimanyu before he had reached manhood; (BORI: 1-002-162)
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हतेऽभिमन्यौ क्रुद्धेन यत्र पार्थेन संयुगे । अक्षौहिणीः सप्त हत्वा हतो राजा जयद्रथः । संशप्तकावशेषं च कृतं निःशेषमाहवे ॥BORI: १-००२-१६३॥
hatē’bhimanyau kruddhēna yatra pārthēna saṁyugē । akṣauhiṇīḥ sapta hatvā hatō rājā jayadrathaḥ । saṁśaptakāvaśēṣaṁ ca kr̥taṁ niḥśēṣamāhavē ॥BORI: 1-002-163॥
where, after Abhimanyu was slain, the enraged Partha destroyed seven akshauhinis in battle and slew King Jayadratha, and the remaining Samsaptakas were utterly annihilated in the fight. (BORI: 1-002-163)
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अलम्बुसः श्रुतायुश्च जलसन्धश्च वीर्यवान् । सौमदत्तिर्विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः । घटोत्कचादयश्चान्ये निहता द्रोणपर्वणि ॥BORI: १-००२-१६४॥
alambusaḥ śrutāyuśca jalasandhaśca vīryavān । saumadattirvirāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ । ghaṭōtkacādayaścānyē nihatā drōṇaparvaṇi ॥BORI: 1-002-164॥
Alambusa, Shrutayus, valiant Jalasandha, Somadatta’s son, Virata, Drupada the great chariot-warrior, Ghatotkacha, and others were slain in the Drona Parvan. (BORI: 1-002-164)
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अश्वत्थामापि चात्रैव द्रोणे युधि निपातिते । अस्त्रं प्रादुश्चकारोग्रं नारायणममर्षितः ॥BORI: १-००२-१६५॥
aśvatthāmāpi cātraiva drōṇē yudhi nipātitē । astraṁ prāduścakārōgraṁ nārāyaṇamamarṣitaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-165॥
Here too, when Drona had fallen in battle, the enraged Ashvatthaman unleashed the terrible Narayana weapon. (BORI: 1-002-165)
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सप्तमं भारते पर्व महदेतदुदाहृतम् । अत्र ते पृथिवीपालाः प्रायशो निधनं गताः । द्रोणपर्वणि ये शूरा निर्दिष्टाः पुरुषर्षभाः ॥BORI: १-००२-१६६॥
saptamaṁ bhāratē parva mahadētadudāhr̥tam । atra tē pr̥thivīpālāḥ prāyaśō nidhanaṁ gatāḥ । drōṇaparvaṇi yē śūrā nirdiṣṭāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-166॥
This great seventh book of the Bharata has been recounted. In it, those valiant kings—bulls among men who were named in the Drona Parvan—mostly met their deaths. (BORI: 1-002-166)
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अध्यायानां शतं प्रोक्तमध्यायाः सप्ततिस्तथा । अष्टौ श्लोकसहस्राणि तथा नव शतानि च ॥BORI: १-००२-१६७॥
adhyāyānāṁ śataṁ prōktamadhyāyāḥ saptatistathā । aṣṭau ślōkasahasrāṇi tathā nava śatāni ca ॥BORI: 1-002-167॥
It is said to contain one hundred and seventy chapters, and eight thousand nine hundred verses... (BORI: 1-002-167)
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श्लोका नव तथैवात्र सङ्ख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना । पाराशर्येण मुनिना सञ्चिन्त्य द्रोणपर्वणि ॥BORI: १-००२-१६८॥
ślōkā nava tathaivātra saṅkhyātāstattvadarśinā । pārāśaryēṇa muninā sañcintya drōṇaparvaṇi ॥BORI: 1-002-168॥
and nine verses have likewise been counted here in the Drona Parva by the truth-seeing sage Parasharya, after careful consideration. (BORI: 1-002-168)
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अतः परं कर्णपर्व प्रोच्यते परमाद्भुतम् । सारथ्ये विनियोगश्च मद्रराजस्य धीमतः । आख्यातं यत्र पौराणं त्रिपुरस्य निपातनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१६९॥
ataḥ paraṁ karṇaparva prōcyatē paramādbhutam । sārathyē viniyōgaśca madrarājasya dhīmataḥ । ākhyātaṁ yatra paurāṇaṁ tripurasya nipātanam ॥BORI: 1-002-169॥
Next is related the supremely marvelous Book of Karna, including the appointment of the wise king of Madra as charioteer and the ancient account of the destruction of Tripura. (BORI: 1-002-169)
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प्रयाणे परुषश्चात्र संवादः कर्णशल्ययोः । हंसकाकीयमाख्यानमत्रैवाक्षेपसंहितम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१७०॥
prayāṇē paruṣaścātra saṁvādaḥ karṇaśalyayōḥ । haṁsakākīyamākhyānamatraivākṣēpasaṁhitam ॥BORI: 1-002-170॥
Here too is the harsh exchange between Karna and Shalya as they set out, and the tale of the swan and the crow, replete with taunts. (BORI: 1-002-170)
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अन्योन्यं प्रति च क्रोधो युधिष्ठिरकिरीटिनोः । द्वैरथे यत्र पार्थेन हतः कर्णो महारथः ॥BORI: १-००२-१७१॥
anyōnyaṁ prati ca krōdhō yudhiṣṭhirakirīṭinōḥ । dvairathē yatra pārthēna hataḥ karṇō mahārathaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-171॥
the anger that Yudhishthira and Kirīṭin bore toward one another, and where the mighty chariot-warrior Karna was slain by Partha in single combat. (BORI: 1-002-171)
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अष्टमं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतद्भारतचिन्तकैः । एकोनसप्ततिः प्रोक्ता अध्यायाः कर्णपर्वणि । चत्वार्येव सहस्राणि नव श्लोकशतानि च ॥BORI: १-००२-१७२॥
aṣṭamaṁ parva nirdiṣṭamētadbhāratacintakaiḥ । ēkōnasaptatiḥ prōktā adhyāyāḥ karṇaparvaṇi । catvāryēva sahasrāṇi nava ślōkaśatāni ca ॥BORI: 1-002-172॥
Those versed in the Bharata designate this as the eighth book. The Karna Book is said to contain sixty-nine chapters and four thousand nine hundred verses, as well as… (BORI: 1-002-172)
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अतः परं विचित्रार्थं शल्यपर्व प्रकीर्तितम् । हतप्रवीरे सैन्ये तु नेता मद्रेश्वरोऽभवत् ॥BORI: १-००२-१७३॥
ataḥ paraṁ vicitrārthaṁ śalyaparva prakīrtitam । hatapravīrē sainyē tu nētā madrēśvarō’bhavat ॥BORI: 1-002-173॥
Next is the Śalya Parva, renowned for its remarkable contents. When the army’s foremost warriors had been slain, the king of Madra became its commander. (BORI: 1-002-173)
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वृत्तानि रथयुद्धानि कीर्त्यन्ते यत्र भागशः । विनाशः कुरुमुख्यानां शल्यपर्वणि कीर्त्यते ॥BORI: १-००२-१७४॥
vr̥ttāni rathayuddhāni kīrtyantē yatra bhāgaśaḥ । vināśaḥ kurumukhyānāṁ śalyaparvaṇi kīrtyatē ॥BORI: 1-002-174॥
There the chariot battles that took place are recounted in detail, and the destruction of the foremost Kurus is related in the Book of Shalya. (BORI: 1-002-174)
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शल्यस्य निधनं चात्र धर्मराजान्महारथात् । गदायुद्धं तु तुमुलमत्रैव परिकीर्तितम् । सरस्वत्याश्च तीर्थानां पुण्यता परिकीर्तिता ॥BORI: १-००२-१७५॥
śalyasya nidhanaṁ cātra dharmarājānmahārathāt । gadāyuddhaṁ tu tumulamatraiva parikīrtitam । sarasvatyāśca tīrthānāṁ puṇyatā parikīrtitā ॥BORI: 1-002-175॥
Also recounted here are Shalya’s death at the hands of the mighty chariot-warrior Dharmaraja, the tumultuous mace battle, and the sanctity of the sacred fords of the Sarasvati. (BORI: 1-002-175)
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नवमं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतदद्भुतमर्थवत् । एकोनषष्टिरध्यायास्तत्र सङ्ख्याविशारदैः ॥BORI: १-००२-१७६॥
navamaṁ parva nirdiṣṭamētadadbhutamarthavat । ēkōnaṣaṣṭiradhyāyāstatra saṅkhyāviśāradaiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-176॥
This is designated the ninth book, marvelous and rich in meaning. Its fifty-nine chapters, by experts in reckoning… (BORI: 1-002-176)
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सङ्ख्याता बहुवृत्तान्ताः श्लोकाग्रं चात्र शस्यते । त्रीणि श्लोकसहस्राणि द्वे शते विंशतिस्तथा । मुनिना सम्प्रणीतानि कौरवाणां यशोभृताम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१७७॥
saṅkhyātā bahuvr̥ttāntāḥ ślōkāgraṁ cātra śasyatē । trīṇi ślōkasahasrāṇi dvē śatē viṁśatistathā । muninā sampraṇītāni kauravāṇāṁ yaśōbhr̥tām ॥BORI: 1-002-177॥
They have been counted and contain many events. The total number of verses here is stated to be three thousand two hundred and twenty, composed by the sage concerning the illustrious Kauravas. (BORI: 1-002-177)
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अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सौप्तिकं पर्व दारुणम् । भग्नोरुं यत्र राजानं दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१७८॥
ataḥ paraṁ pravakṣyāmi sauptikaṁ parva dāruṇam । bhagnōruṁ yatra rājānaṁ duryōdhanamamarṣaṇam ॥BORI: 1-002-178॥
Next I shall relate the dreadful Book of the Sleeping Warriors, in which the implacable king Duryodhana lay with his thighs shattered. (BORI: 1-002-178)
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व्यपयातेषु पार्थेषु त्रयस्तेऽभ्याययू रथाः । कृतवर्मा कृपो द्रौणिः सायाह्ने रुधिरोक्षिताः ॥BORI: १-००२-१७९॥
vyapayātēṣu pārthēṣu trayastē’bhyāyayū rathāḥ । kr̥tavarmā kr̥pō drauṇiḥ sāyāhnē rudhirōkṣitāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-179॥
After the Pārthas had departed, those three chariot-warriors—Kṛtavarman, Kṛpa, and Droṇa’s son—arrived at evening, spattered with blood. (BORI: 1-002-179)
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प्रतिजज्ञे दृढक्रोधो द्रौणिर्यत्र महारथः । अहत्वा सर्वपाञ्चालान्धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमान् । पाण्डवांश्च सहामात्यान्न विमोक्ष्यामि दंशनम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१८०॥
pratijajñē dr̥ḍhakrōdhō drauṇiryatra mahārathaḥ । ahatvā sarvapāñcālāndhr̥ṣṭadyumnapurōgamān । pāṇḍavāṁśca sahāmātyānna vimōkṣyāmi daṁśanam ॥BORI: 1-002-180॥
There the mighty warrior Drona’s son, implacable in his wrath, vowed, “I will not take off my armor until I have killed all the Panchalas, led by Dhrishtadyumna, and the Pandavas together with their ministers.” (BORI: 1-002-180)
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प्रसुप्तान्निशि विश्वस्तान्यत्र ते पुरुषर्षभाः । पाञ्चालान्सपरीवाराञ्जघ्नुर्द्रौणिपुरोगमाः ॥BORI: १-००२-१८१॥
prasuptānniśi viśvastānyatra tē puruṣarṣabhāḥ । pāñcālānsaparīvārāñjaghnurdrauṇipurōgamāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-181॥
where those bulls among men, led by Droṇa’s son, slew the sleeping, unsuspecting Pāñcālas and their retinues at night; (BORI: 1-002-181)
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यत्रामुच्यन्त पार्थास्ते पञ्च कृष्णबलाश्रयात् । सात्यकिश्च महेष्वासः शेषाश्च निधनं गताः ॥BORI: १-००२-१८२॥
yatrāmucyanta pārthāstē pañca kr̥ṣṇabalāśrayāt । sātyakiśca mahēṣvāsaḥ śēṣāśca nidhanaṁ gatāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-182॥
where those five sons of Pritha and the mighty archer Satyaki escaped through the protection of Krishna’s power, while all the rest met their deaths. (BORI: 1-002-182)
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द्रौपदी पुत्रशोकार्ता पितृभ्रातृवधार्दिता । कृतानशनसङ्कल्पा यत्र भर्तृनुपाविशत् ॥BORI: १-००२-१८३॥
draupadī putraśōkārtā pitr̥bhrātr̥vadhārditā । kr̥tānaśanasaṅkalpā yatra bhartr̥nupāviśat ॥BORI: 1-002-183॥
where Draupadi, tormented by grief for her sons and afflicted by the slaying of her father and brother, resolved to fast and sat down beside her husbands; (BORI: 1-002-183)
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द्रौपदीवचनाद्यत्र भीमो भीमपराक्रमः । अन्वधावत सङ्क्रुद्धो भारद्वाजं गुरोः सुतम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१८४॥
draupadīvacanādyatra bhīmō bhīmaparākramaḥ । anvadhāvata saṅkruddhō bhāradvājaṁ gurōḥ sutam ॥BORI: 1-002-184॥
where, at Draupadi’s words, Bhima of terrible prowess furiously pursued Bharadvaja’s descendant, the preceptor’s son. (BORI: 1-002-184)
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भीमसेनभयाद्यत्र दैवेनाभिप्रचोदितः । अपाण्डवायेति रुषा द्रौणिरस्त्रमवासृजत् ॥BORI: १-००२-१८५॥
bhīmasēnabhayādyatra daivēnābhipracōditaḥ । apāṇḍavāyēti ruṣā drauṇirastramavāsr̥jat ॥BORI: 1-002-185॥
There, driven by fate and afraid of Bhimasena, Drona’s son angrily released the weapon, crying, “For the annihilation of the Pandavas!” (BORI: 1-002-185)
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मैवमित्यब्रवीत्कृष्णः शमयंस्तस्य तद्वचः । यत्रास्त्रमस्त्रेण च तच्छमयामास फाल्गुनः ॥BORI: १-००२-१८६॥
maivamityabravītkr̥ṣṇaḥ śamayaṁstasya tadvacaḥ । yatrāstramastrēṇa ca tacchamayāmāsa phālgunaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-186॥
where Krishna said, “Do not do so,” countering those words of his, and where Phalguna neutralized that weapon with a weapon. (BORI: 1-002-186)
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द्रौणिद्वैपायनादीनां शापाश्चान्योन्यकारिताः । तोयकर्मणि सर्वेषां राज्ञामुदकदानिके ॥BORI: १-००२-१८७॥
drauṇidvaipāyanādīnāṁ śāpāścānyōnyakāritāḥ । tōyakarmaṇi sarvēṣāṁ rājñāmudakadānikē ॥BORI: 1-002-187॥
the curses that Drona’s son, Dvaipayana, and the others laid upon one another; and, at the water rite in which water was offered for all the kings, … (BORI: 1-002-187)
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गूढोत्पन्नस्य चाख्यानं कर्णस्य पृथयात्मनः । सुतस्यैतदिह प्रोक्तं दशमं पर्व सौप्तिकम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१८८॥
gūḍhōtpannasya cākhyānaṁ karṇasya pr̥thayātmanaḥ । sutasyaitadiha prōktaṁ daśamaṁ parva sauptikam ॥BORI: 1-002-188॥
The story of Karna, Pritha’s own son, who was secretly born, is also told here. This is the tenth book, called Sauptika. (BORI: 1-002-188)
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अष्टादशास्मिन्नध्यायाः पर्वण्युक्ता महात्मना । श्लोकाग्रमत्र कथितं शतान्यष्टौ तथैव च ॥BORI: १-००२-१८९॥
aṣṭādaśāsminnadhyāyāḥ parvaṇyuktā mahātmanā । ślōkāgramatra kathitaṁ śatānyaṣṭau tathaiva ca ॥BORI: 1-002-189॥
In this book, eighteen chapters have been declared by the great-souled one. The total number of verses here is said to be eight hundred, and also… (BORI: 1-002-189)
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श्लोकाश्च सप्ततिः प्रोक्ता यथावदभिसङ्ख्यया । सौप्तिकैषीकसम्बन्धे पर्वण्यमितबुद्धिना ॥BORI: १-००२-१९०॥
ślōkāśca saptatiḥ prōktā yathāvadabhisaṅkhyayā । sauptikaiṣīkasambandhē parvaṇyamitabuddhinā ॥BORI: 1-002-190॥
And seventy verses have been declared in the proper count by the sage of immeasurable intellect in the book comprising the Sauptika and Aiṣīka. (BORI: 1-002-190)
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अत ऊर्ध्वमिदं प्राहुः स्त्रीपर्व करुणोदयम् । विलापो वीरपत्नीनां यत्रातिकरुणः स्मृतः । क्रोधावेशः प्रसादश्च गान्धारीधृतराष्ट्रयोः ॥BORI: १-००२-१९१॥
ata ūrdhvamidaṁ prāhuḥ strīparva karuṇōdayam । vilāpō vīrapatnīnāṁ yatrātikaruṇaḥ smr̥taḥ । krōdhāvēśaḥ prasādaśca gāndhārīdhr̥tarāṣṭrayōḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-191॥
After this, they speak of the Strī Parvan, which evokes compassion, where the exceedingly sorrowful lament of the warriors’ wives is recounted, as well as the fury and reconciliation of Gāndhārī and Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (BORI: 1-002-191)
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यत्र तान्क्षत्रियाञ्शूरान्दिष्टान्ताननिवर्तिनः । पुत्रान्भ्रातृन्पितृंश्चैव ददृशुर्निहतान्रणे ॥BORI: १-००२-१९२॥
yatra tānkṣatriyāñśūrāndiṣṭāntānanivartinaḥ । putrānbhrātr̥npitr̥ṁścaiva dadr̥śurnihatānraṇē ॥BORI: 1-002-192॥
where they saw their sons, brothers, and fathers—those heroic Kshatriyas who never turned back and had met their appointed end—slain in battle. (BORI: 1-002-192)
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यत्र राजा महाप्राज्ञः सर्वधर्मभृतां वरः । राज्ञां तानि शरीराणि दाहयामास शास्त्रतः ॥BORI: १-००२-१९३॥
yatra rājā mahāprājñaḥ sarvadharmabhr̥tāṁ varaḥ । rājñāṁ tāni śarīrāṇi dāhayāmāsa śāstrataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-193॥
where the exceedingly wise king, foremost of all upholders of dharma, had the bodies of those kings cremated according to prescribed rites; (BORI: 1-002-193)
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एतदेकादशं प्रोक्तं पर्वातिकरुणं महत् । सप्तविंशतिरध्यायाः पर्वण्यस्मिन्नुदाहृताः ॥BORI: १-००२-१९४॥
ētadēkādaśaṁ prōktaṁ parvātikaruṇaṁ mahat । saptaviṁśatiradhyāyāḥ parvaṇyasminnudāhr̥tāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-194॥
This great and deeply moving eleventh Parva has thus been described. Twenty-seven chapters are contained in this Parva. (BORI: 1-002-194)
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श्लोकाः सप्तशतं चात्र पञ्चसप्ततिरुच्यते । सङ्ख्यया भारताख्यानं कर्त्रा ह्यत्र महात्मना । प्रणीतं सज्जनमनोवैक्लव्याश्रुप्रवर्तकम् ॥BORI: १-००२-१९५॥
ślōkāḥ saptaśataṁ cātra pañcasaptatirucyatē । saṅkhyayā bhāratākhyānaṁ kartrā hyatra mahātmanā । praṇītaṁ sajjanamanōvaiklavyāśrupravartakam ॥BORI: 1-002-195॥
The verses here are said to number seven hundred and seventy-five. Here the great-souled author composed the narrative of the Bharatas, which makes tears flow from the anguish of good people’s hearts. (BORI: 1-002-195)
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अतः परं शान्तिपर्व द्वादशं बुद्धिवर्धनम् । यत्र निर्वेदमापन्नो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । घातयित्वा पितृन्भ्रातृन्पुत्रान्सम्बन्धिबान्धवान् ॥BORI: १-००२-१९६॥
ataḥ paraṁ śāntiparva dvādaśaṁ buddhivardhanam । yatra nirvēdamāpannō dharmarājō yudhiṣṭhiraḥ । ghātayitvā pitr̥nbhrātr̥nputrānsambandhibāndhavān ॥BORI: 1-002-196॥
After this comes the twelfth book, the understanding-enhancing Śānti Parvan, in which King Yudhiṣṭhira became despondent after causing fathers, brothers, sons, relations, and kinsmen to be killed. (BORI: 1-002-196)
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शान्तिपर्वणि धर्माश्च व्याख्याताः शरतल्पिकाः । राजभिर्वेदितव्या ये सम्यङ्नयबुभुत्सुभिः ॥BORI: १-००२-१९७॥
śāntiparvaṇi dharmāśca vyākhyātāḥ śaratalpikāḥ । rājabhirvēditavyā yē samyaṅnayabubhutsubhiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-197॥
In the Book of Peace are expounded the duties taught from the bed of arrows, which kings seeking a proper understanding of statecraft should know. (BORI: 1-002-197)
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आपद्धर्माश्च तत्रैव कालहेतुप्रदर्शकाः । यान्बुद्ध्वा पुरुषः सम्यक्सर्वज्ञत्वमवाप्नुयात् । मोक्षधर्माश्च कथिता विचित्रा बहुविस्तराः ॥BORI: १-००२-१९८॥
āpaddharmāśca tatraiva kālahētupradarśakāḥ । yānbuddhvā puruṣaḥ samyaksarvajñatvamavāpnuyāt । mōkṣadharmāśca kathitā vicitrā bahuvistarāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-198॥
There too are set forth the laws for times of distress, showing the causes arising from particular circumstances; by fully understanding them, a man may attain omniscience. The diverse and extensively elaborated teachings on liberation are also related. (BORI: 1-002-198)
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द्वादशं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतत्प्राज्ञजनप्रियम् । पर्वण्यत्र परिज्ञेयमध्यायानां शतत्रयम् । त्रिंशच्चैव तथाध्याया नव चैव तपोधनाः ॥BORI: १-००२-१९९॥
dvādaśaṁ parva nirdiṣṭamētatprājñajanapriyam । parvaṇyatra parijñēyamadhyāyānāṁ śatatrayam । triṁśaccaiva tathādhyāyā nava caiva tapōdhanāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-199॥
This, beloved of the wise, has been designated the twelfth book. Know that it contains three hundred chapters, together with another thirty-nine, O treasures of asceticism. (BORI: 1-002-199)
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श्लोकानां तु सहस्राणि कीर्तितानि चतुर्दश । पञ्च चैव शतान्याहुः पञ्चविंशतिसङ्ख्यया ॥BORI: १-००२-२००॥
ślōkānāṁ tu sahasrāṇi kīrtitāni caturdaśa । pañca caiva śatānyāhuḥ pañcaviṁśatisaṅkhyayā ॥BORI: 1-002-200॥
Fourteen thousand five hundred and twenty-five verses are said to have been recited. (BORI: 1-002-200)
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अत ऊर्ध्वं तु विज्ञेयमानुशासनमुत्तमम् । यत्र प्रकृतिमापन्नः श्रुत्वा धर्मविनिश्चयम् । भीष्माद्भागीरथीपुत्रात्कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥BORI: १-००२-२०१॥
ata ūrdhvaṁ tu vijñēyamānuśāsanamuttamam । yatra prakr̥timāpannaḥ śrutvā dharmaviniścayam । bhīṣmādbhāgīrathīputrātkururājō yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-201॥
Next is to be known the excellent Anushasana, in which Yudhishthira, king of the Kurus, returned to his normal state after hearing the definitive exposition of dharma from Bhishma, son of Bhagirathi. (BORI: 1-002-201)
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व्यवहारोऽत्र कार्त्स्न्येन धर्मार्थीयो निदर्शितः । विविधानां च दानानां फलयोगाः पृथग्विधाः ॥BORI: १-००२-२०२॥
vyavahārō’tra kārtsnyēna dharmārthīyō nidarśitaḥ । vividhānāṁ ca dānānāṁ phalayōgāḥ pr̥thagvidhāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-202॥
Here the practice relating to righteousness and wealth is set forth in full, as are the various rewards attached to different kinds of gifts; (BORI: 1-002-202)
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तथा पात्रविशेषाश्च दानानां च परो विधिः । आचारविधियोगश्च सत्यस्य च परा गतिः ॥BORI: १-००२-२०३॥
tathā pātraviśēṣāśca dānānāṁ ca parō vidhiḥ । ācāravidhiyōgaśca satyasya ca parā gatiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-203॥
Likewise, the distinctions among worthy recipients, the highest rule governing gifts, the observance of prescribed conduct, and the supreme end of truth; (BORI: 1-002-203)
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एतत्सुबहुवृत्तान्तमुत्तमं चानुशासनम् । भीष्मस्यात्रैव सम्प्राप्तिः स्वर्गस्य परिकीर्तिता ॥BORI: १-००२-२०४॥
ētatsubahuvr̥ttāntamuttamaṁ cānuśāsanam । bhīṣmasyātraiva samprāptiḥ svargasya parikīrtitā ॥BORI: 1-002-204॥
This excellent book of instruction contains a great many accounts; here too is recounted Bhishma’s attainment of heaven. (BORI: 1-002-204)
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एतत्त्रयोदशं पर्व धर्मनिश्चयकारकम् । अध्यायानां शतं चात्र षट्चत्वारिंशदेव च । श्लोकानां तु सहस्राणि षट्सप्तैव शतानि च ॥BORI: १-००२-२०५॥
ētattrayōdaśaṁ parva dharmaniścayakārakam । adhyāyānāṁ śataṁ cātra ṣaṭcatvāriṁśadēva ca । ślōkānāṁ tu sahasrāṇi ṣaṭsaptaiva śatāni ca ॥BORI: 1-002-205॥
This is the thirteenth book, which settles matters of dharma. It contains exactly one hundred and forty-six chapters and six thousand seven hundred verses. (BORI: 1-002-205)
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ततोऽश्वमेधिकं नाम पर्व प्रोक्तं चतुर्दशम् । तत्संवर्तमरुत्तीयं यत्राख्यानमनुत्तमम् ॥BORI: १-००२-२०६॥
tatō’śvamēdhikaṁ nāma parva prōktaṁ caturdaśam । tatsaṁvartamaruttīyaṁ yatrākhyānamanuttamam ॥BORI: 1-002-206॥
Next comes the fourteenth book, called the Aśvamedhika, containing the unsurpassed account of Saṃvarta and Marutta. (BORI: 1-002-206)
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सुवर्णकोशसम्प्राप्तिर्जन्म चोक्तं परिक्षितः । दग्धस्यास्त्राग्निना पूर्वं कृष्णात्सञ्जीवनं पुनः ॥BORI: १-००२-२०७॥
suvarṇakōśasamprāptirjanma cōktaṁ parikṣitaḥ । dagdhasyāstrāgninā pūrvaṁ kr̥ṣṇātsañjīvanaṁ punaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-207॥
The acquisition of the treasury of gold and the birth of Parikshit are recounted, as is his restoration to life by Krishna after he had been burned by the weapon’s fire. (BORI: 1-002-207)
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चर्यायां हयमुत्सृष्टं पाण्डवस्यानुगच्छतः । तत्र तत्र च युद्धानि राजपुत्रैरमर्षणैः ॥BORI: १-००२-२०८॥
caryāyāṁ hayamutsr̥ṣṭaṁ pāṇḍavasyānugacchataḥ । tatra tatra ca yuddhāni rājaputrairamarṣaṇaiḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-208॥
the Pāṇḍava’s battles here and there with hot-tempered princes as he followed the horse released to wander freely; (BORI: 1-002-208)
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चित्राङ्गदायाः पुत्रेण पुत्रिकाया धनञ्जयः । सङ्ग्रामे बभ्रुवाहेन संशयं चात्र दर्शितः । अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे नकुलाख्यानमेव च ॥BORI: १-००२-२०९॥
citrāṅgadāyāḥ putrēṇa putrikāyā dhanañjayaḥ । saṅgrāmē babhruvāhēna saṁśayaṁ cātra darśitaḥ । aśvamēdhē mahāyajñē nakulākhyānamēva ca ॥BORI: 1-002-209॥
Here Dhananjaya was placed in mortal danger in battle by Babhruvahana, the son of Chitrangada, an appointed daughter; and, at the great horse sacrifice, there is also the tale of the mongoose. (BORI: 1-002-209)
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इत्याश्वमेधिकं पर्व प्रोक्तमेतन्महाद्भुतम् । अत्राध्यायशतं त्रिंशत्त्रयोऽध्यायाश्च शब्दिताः ॥BORI: १-००२-२१०॥
ityāśvamēdhikaṁ parva prōktamētanmahādbhutam । atrādhyāyaśataṁ triṁśattrayō’dhyāyāśca śabditāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-210॥
Thus has this most wondrous Book of the Horse Sacrifice been recounted. In it, one hundred and thirty-three chapters are specified. (BORI: 1-002-210)
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त्रीणि श्लोकसहस्राणि तावन्त्येव शतानि च । विंशतिश्च तथा श्लोकाः सङ्ख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना ॥BORI: १-००२-२११॥
trīṇi ślōkasahasrāṇi tāvantyēva śatāni ca । viṁśatiśca tathā ślōkāḥ saṅkhyātāstattvadarśinā ॥BORI: 1-002-211॥
Three thousand three hundred and twenty verses were counted by the knower of truth. (BORI: 1-002-211)
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तत आश्रमवासाक्यं पर्व पञ्चदशं स्मृतम् । यत्र राज्यं परित्यज्य गान्धारीसहितो नृपः । धृतराष्ट्राश्रमपदं विदुरश्च जगाम ह ॥BORI: १-००२-२१२॥
tata āśramavāsākyaṁ parva pañcadaśaṁ smr̥tam । yatra rājyaṁ parityajya gāndhārīsahitō nr̥paḥ । dhr̥tarāṣṭrāśramapadaṁ viduraśca jagāma ha ॥BORI: 1-002-212॥
Next comes the fifteenth book, known as Āśramavāsa, in which King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, accompanied by Gāndhārī, renounced the kingdom and departed with Vidura for a hermitage. (BORI: 1-002-212)
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यं दृष्ट्वा प्रस्थितं साध्वी पृथाप्यनुययौ तदा । पुत्रराज्यं परित्यज्य गुरुशुश्रूषणे रता ॥BORI: १-००२-२१३॥
yaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā prasthitaṁ sādhvī pr̥thāpyanuyayau tadā । putrarājyaṁ parityajya guruśuśrūṣaṇē ratā ॥BORI: 1-002-213॥
Seeing him depart, the virtuous Pritha followed him then, relinquishing her sons’ kingdom and devoting herself to serving her elders. (BORI: 1-002-213)
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यत्र राजा हतान्पुत्रान्पौत्रानन्यांश्च पार्थिवान् । लोकान्तरगतान्वीरानपश्यत्पुनरागतान् ॥BORI: १-००२-२१४॥
yatra rājā hatānputrānpautrānanyāṁśca pārthivān । lōkāntaragatānvīrānapaśyatpunarāgatān ॥BORI: 1-002-214॥
where the king saw his slain sons and grandsons, as well as other heroic kings who had passed into another world, return once more. (BORI: 1-002-214)
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ऋषेः प्रसादात्कृष्णस्य दृष्ट्वाश्चर्यमनुत्तमम् । त्यक्त्वा शोकं सदारश्च सिद्धिं परमिकां गतः ॥BORI: १-००२-२१५॥
r̥ṣēḥ prasādātkr̥ṣṇasya dr̥ṣṭvāścaryamanuttamam । tyaktvā śōkaṁ sadāraśca siddhiṁ paramikāṁ gataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-215॥
By the grace of the sage Krishna, he witnessed an unsurpassed marvel, cast off his grief, and together with his wife attained the highest perfection. (BORI: 1-002-215)
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यत्र धर्मं समाश्रित्य विदुरः सुगतिं गतः । सञ्जयश्च महामात्रो विद्वान्गावल्गणिर्वशी ॥BORI: १-००२-२१६॥
yatra dharmaṁ samāśritya viduraḥ sugatiṁ gataḥ । sañjayaśca mahāmātrō vidvāngāvalgaṇirvaśī ॥BORI: 1-002-216॥
where Vidura, adhering to righteousness, attained a blessed state, as did the learned Sanjaya, the self-controlled son of Gavalgana and great official. (BORI: 1-002-216)
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ददर्श नारदं यत्र धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । नारदाच्चैव शुश्राव वृष्णीनां कदनं महत् ॥BORI: १-००२-२१७॥
dadarśa nāradaṁ yatra dharmarājō yudhiṣṭhiraḥ । nāradāccaiva śuśrāva vr̥ṣṇīnāṁ kadanaṁ mahat ॥BORI: 1-002-217॥
where King Yudhishthira saw Narada and heard from him of the great slaughter of the Vrishnis. (BORI: 1-002-217)
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एतदाश्रमवासाख्यं पूर्वोक्तं सुमहाद्भुतम् । द्विचत्वारिंशदध्यायाः पर्वैतदभिसङ्ख्यया ॥BORI: १-००२-२१८॥
ētadāśramavāsākhyaṁ pūrvōktaṁ sumahādbhutam । dvicatvāriṁśadadhyāyāḥ parvaitadabhisaṅkhyayā ॥BORI: 1-002-218॥
Thus has been told the exceedingly wondrous book called Āśramavāsa. By count, this book contains forty-two chapters. (BORI: 1-002-218)
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सहस्रमेकं श्लोकानां पञ्च श्लोकशतानि च । षडेव च तथा श्लोकाः सङ्ख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना ॥BORI: १-००२-२१९॥
sahasramēkaṁ ślōkānāṁ pañca ślōkaśatāni ca । ṣaḍēva ca tathā ślōkāḥ saṅkhyātāstattvadarśinā ॥BORI: 1-002-219॥
One thousand five hundred and six verses have been counted by one who knows the truth. (BORI: 1-002-219)
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अतः परं निबोधेदं मौसलं पर्व दारुणम् । यत्र ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः शस्त्रस्पर्शसहा युधि । ब्रह्मदण्डविनिष्पिष्टाः समीपे लवणाम्भसः ॥BORI: १-००२-२२०॥
ataḥ paraṁ nibōdhēdaṁ mausalaṁ parva dāruṇam । yatra tē puruṣavyāghrāḥ śastrasparśasahā yudhi । brahmadaṇḍaviniṣpiṣṭāḥ samīpē lavaṇāmbhasaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-220॥
Next, hear of this dreadful Mausala Parvan, in which those tigers among men, able to withstand the blows of weapons in battle, were crushed by Brahma’s rod near the salt sea… (BORI: 1-002-220)
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आपाने पानगलिता दैवेनाभिप्रचोदिताः । एरकारूपिभिर्वज्रैर्निजघ्नुरितरेतरम् ॥BORI: १-००२-२२१॥
āpānē pānagalitā daivēnābhipracōditāḥ । ērakārūpibhirvajrairnijaghnuritarētaram ॥BORI: 1-002-221॥
At a drinking party, maddened by drink and driven on by fate, they slew one another with thunderbolts in the form of eraka reeds. (BORI: 1-002-221)
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यत्र सर्वक्षयं कृत्वा तावुभौ रामकेशवौ । नातिचक्रमतुः कालं प्राप्तं सर्वहरं समम् ॥BORI: १-००२-२२२॥
yatra sarvakṣayaṁ kr̥tvā tāvubhau rāmakēśavau । nāticakramatuḥ kālaṁ prāptaṁ sarvaharaṁ samam ॥BORI: 1-002-222॥
where, after bringing about the destruction of all, those two, Rama and Keshava, did not escape Time when it came, the impartial destroyer of all; (BORI: 1-002-222)
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यत्रार्जुनो द्वारवतीमेत्य वृष्णिविनाकृताम् । दृष्ट्वा विषादमगमत्परां चार्तिं नरर्षभः ॥BORI: १-००२-२२३॥
yatrārjunō dvāravatīmētya vr̥ṣṇivinākr̥tām । dr̥ṣṭvā viṣādamagamatparāṁ cārtiṁ nararṣabhaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-223॥
where Arjuna, the bull among men, came to Dvaravati, now bereft of the Vrishnis, and at the sight of it sank into despondency and profound anguish; (BORI: 1-002-223)
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स सत्कृत्य यदुश्रेष्ठं मातुलं शौरिमात्मनः । ददर्श यदुवीराणामापाने वैशसं महत् ॥BORI: १-००२-२२४॥
sa satkr̥tya yaduśrēṣṭhaṁ mātulaṁ śaurimātmanaḥ । dadarśa yaduvīrāṇāmāpānē vaiśasaṁ mahat ॥BORI: 1-002-224॥
After paying due honor to Śauri, the foremost of the Yadus and his maternal uncle, he saw the great slaughter of the Yadu heroes at their drinking bout. (BORI: 1-002-224)
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शरीरं वासुदेवस्य रामस्य च महात्मनः । संस्कारं लम्भयामास वृष्णीनां च प्रधानतः ॥BORI: १-००२-२२५॥
śarīraṁ vāsudēvasya rāmasya ca mahātmanaḥ । saṁskāraṁ lambhayāmāsa vr̥ṣṇīnāṁ ca pradhānataḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-225॥
He had the bodies of Vasudeva and the great-souled Rama, as well as those of the foremost Vrishnis, given their funeral rites. (BORI: 1-002-225)
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स वृद्धबालमादाय द्वारवत्यास्ततो जनम् । ददर्शापदि कष्टायां गाण्डीवस्य पराभवम् ॥BORI: १-००२-२२६॥
sa vr̥ddhabālamādāya dvāravatyāstatō janam । dadarśāpadi kaṣṭāyāṁ gāṇḍīvasya parābhavam ॥BORI: 1-002-226॥
Then, taking the old people and children away from Dvaravati, he witnessed, in a dire calamity, the failure of Gandiva... (BORI: 1-002-226)
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सर्वेषां चैव दिव्यानामस्त्राणामप्रसन्नताम् । नाशं वृष्णिकलत्राणां प्रभावानामनित्यताम् ॥BORI: १-००२-२२७॥
sarvēṣāṁ caiva divyānāmastrāṇāmaprasannatām । nāśaṁ vr̥ṣṇikalatrāṇāṁ prabhāvānāmanityatām ॥BORI: 1-002-227॥
the failure of all the divine weapons, the destruction of the Vṛṣṇi women, and the impermanence of power… (BORI: 1-002-227)
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दृष्ट्वा निर्वेदमापन्नो व्यासवाक्यप्रचोदितः । धर्मराजं समासाद्य संन्यासं समरोचयेत् ॥BORI: १-००२-२२८॥
dr̥ṣṭvā nirvēdamāpannō vyāsavākyapracōditaḥ । dharmarājaṁ samāsādya saṁnyāsaṁ samarōcayēt ॥BORI: 1-002-228॥
Seeing this, he became disillusioned and, urged by Vyasa’s words, would approach Dharmaraja and propose renunciation. (BORI: 1-002-228)
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इत्येतन्मौसलं पर्व षोडशं परिकीर्तितम् । अध्यायाष्टौ समाख्याताः श्लोकानां च शतत्रयम् ॥BORI: १-००२-२२९॥
ityētanmausalaṁ parva ṣōḍaśaṁ parikīrtitam । adhyāyāṣṭau samākhyātāḥ ślōkānāṁ ca śatatrayam ॥BORI: 1-002-229॥
Thus the Mausala Parva, the sixteenth book, has been recounted. Eight chapters have been enumerated, comprising three hundred verses... (BORI: 1-002-229)
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महाप्रस्थानिकं तस्मादूर्ध्वं सप्तदशं स्मृतम् । यत्र राज्यं परित्यज्य पाण्डवाः पुरुषर्षभाः । द्रौपद्या सहिता देव्या सिद्धिं परमिकां गताः ॥BORI: १-००२-२३०॥
mahāprasthānikaṁ tasmādūrdhvaṁ saptadaśaṁ smr̥tam । yatra rājyaṁ parityajya pāṇḍavāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ । draupadyā sahitā dēvyā siddhiṁ paramikāṁ gatāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-230॥
After that, the Mahaprasthanika is remembered as the seventeenth book, in which the Pandavas, bulls among men, relinquished their kingdom and, together with the divine Draupadi, attained the highest perfection. (BORI: 1-002-230)
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अत्राध्यायास्त्रयः प्रोक्ताः श्लोकानां च शतं तथा । विंशतिश्च तथा श्लोकाः सङ्ख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना ॥BORI: १-००२-२३१॥
atrādhyāyāstrayaḥ prōktāḥ ślōkānāṁ ca śataṁ tathā । viṁśatiśca tathā ślōkāḥ saṅkhyātāstattvadarśinā ॥BORI: 1-002-231॥
Here three chapters are said to contain one hundred and twenty verses, as counted by the seer of truth. (BORI: 1-002-231)
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स्वर्गपर्व ततो ज्ञेयं दिव्यं यत्तदमानुषम् । अध्यायाः पञ्च सङ्ख्याताः पर्वैतदभिसङ्ख्यया । श्लोकानां द्वे शते चैव प्रसङ्ख्याते तपोधनाः ॥BORI: १-००२-२३२॥
svargaparva tatō jñēyaṁ divyaṁ yattadamānuṣam । adhyāyāḥ pañca saṅkhyātāḥ parvaitadabhisaṅkhyayā । ślōkānāṁ dvē śatē caiva prasaṅkhyātē tapōdhanāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-232॥
Next comes the Svarga Parva, divine and superhuman. This parva is reckoned to contain five chapters. Two hundred verses have also been counted, O ascetics… (BORI: 1-002-232)
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अष्टादशैवमेतानि पर्वाण्युक्तान्यशेषतः । खिलेषु हरिवंशश्च भविष्यच्च प्रकीर्तितम् ॥BORI: १-००२-२३३॥
aṣṭādaśaivamētāni parvāṇyuktānyaśēṣataḥ । khilēṣu harivaṁśaśca bhaviṣyacca prakīrtitam ॥BORI: 1-002-233॥
Thus these eighteen books have been described in full; the Harivamsha and the Bhavishya have also been recounted among the supplementary books. (BORI: 1-002-233)
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एतदखिलमाख्यातं भारतं पर्वसङ्ग्रहात् । अष्टादश समाजग्मुरक्षौहिण्यो युयुत्सया । तन्महद्दारुणं युद्धमहान्यष्टादशाभवत् ॥BORI: १-००२-२३४॥
ētadakhilamākhyātaṁ bhārataṁ parvasaṅgrahāt । aṣṭādaśa samājagmurakṣauhiṇyō yuyutsayā । tanmahaddāruṇaṁ yuddhamahānyaṣṭādaśābhavat ॥BORI: 1-002-234॥
This entire Bhārata has been set forth through the summary of its books. Eighteen armies assembled, eager for battle, and that great and terrible war lasted eighteen days. (BORI: 1-002-234)
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यो विद्याच्चतुरो वेदान्साङ्गोपनिषदान्द्विजः । न चाख्यानमिदं विद्यान्नैव स स्याद्विचक्षणः ॥BORI: १-००२-२३५॥
yō vidyāccaturō vēdānsāṅgōpaniṣadāndvijaḥ । na cākhyānamidaṁ vidyānnaiva sa syādvicakṣaṇaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-235॥
A twice-born man who knew the four Vedas, together with their ancillary disciplines and the Upanishads, but did not know this narrative, would not be truly learned. (BORI: 1-002-235)
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श्रुत्वा त्विदमुपाख्यानं श्राव्यमन्यन्न रोचते । पुंस्कोकिलरुतं श्रुत्वा रूक्षा ध्वाङ्क्षस्य वागिव ॥BORI: १-००२-२३६॥
śrutvā tvidamupākhyānaṁ śrāvyamanyanna rōcatē । puṁskōkilarutaṁ śrutvā rūkṣā dhvāṅkṣasya vāgiva ॥BORI: 1-002-236॥
After hearing this tale, one takes no pleasure in hearing any other—just as, after hearing the male cuckoo’s song, one finds the crow’s harsh voice unpleasing. (BORI: 1-002-236)
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इतिहासोत्तमादस्माज्जायन्ते कविबुद्धयः । पञ्चभ्य इव भूतेभ्यो लोकसंविधयस्त्रयः ॥BORI: १-००२-२३७॥
itihāsōttamādasmājjāyantē kavibuddhayaḥ । pañcabhya iva bhūtēbhyō lōkasaṁvidhayastrayaḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-237॥
From this finest of histories arise the inspirations of poets, just as the three realms of the world arise from the five elements. (BORI: 1-002-237)
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अस्याख्यानस्य विषये पुराणं वर्तते द्विजाः । अन्तरिक्षस्य विषये प्रजा इव चतुर्विधाः ॥BORI: १-००२-२३८॥
asyākhyānasya viṣayē purāṇaṁ vartatē dvijāḥ । antarikṣasya viṣayē prajā iva caturvidhāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-238॥
The Purana lies within the compass of this narrative, O twice-born ones, just as the four kinds of creatures dwell within the realm of space. (BORI: 1-002-238)
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क्रियागुणानां सर्वेषामिदमाख्यानमाश्रयः । इन्द्रियाणां समस्तानां चित्रा इव मनःक्रियाः ॥BORI: १-००२-२३९॥
kriyāguṇānāṁ sarvēṣāmidamākhyānamāśrayaḥ । indriyāṇāṁ samastānāṁ citrā iva manaḥkriyāḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-239॥
This narrative is the basis of all actions and qualities, just as the manifold activity of the mind is the basis of all the senses. (BORI: 1-002-239)
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अनाश्रित्यैतदाख्यानं कथा भुवि न विद्यते । आहारमनपाश्रित्य शरीरस्येव धारणम् ॥BORI: १-००२-२४०॥
anāśrityaitadākhyānaṁ kathā bhuvi na vidyatē । āhāramanapāśritya śarīrasyēva dhāraṇam ॥BORI: 1-002-240॥
No tale exists on earth that does not draw upon this narrative, just as the body cannot be sustained without food. (BORI: 1-002-240)
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इदं सर्वैः कविवरैराख्यानमुपजीव्यते । उदयप्रेप्सुभिर्भृत्यैरभिजात इवेश्वरः ॥BORI: १-००२-२४१॥
idaṁ sarvaiḥ kavivarairākhyānamupajīvyatē । udayaprēpsubhirbhr̥tyairabhijāta ivēśvaraḥ ॥BORI: 1-002-241॥
All the finest poets draw sustenance from this narrative, just as servants seeking advancement depend upon a noble lord. (BORI: 1-002-241)
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द्वैपायनौष्ठपुटनिःसृतमप्रमेयं; पुण्यं पवित्रमथ पापहरं शिवं च । यो भारतं समधिगच्छति वाच्यमानं; किं तस्य पुष्करजलैरभिषेचनेन ॥BORI: १-००२-२४२॥
dvaipāyanauṣṭhapuṭaniḥsr̥tamapramēyaṁ; puṇyaṁ pavitramatha pāpaharaṁ śivaṁ ca । yō bhārataṁ samadhigacchati vācyamānaṁ; kiṁ tasya puṣkarajalairabhiṣēcanēna ॥BORI: 1-002-242॥
What need has one who listens to the immeasurable, holy, purifying, sin-destroying, and auspicious Bharata as it is recited—issued from Dvaipayana’s lips—to bathe in the waters of Pushkara? (BORI: 1-002-242)
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आख्यानं तदिदमनुत्तमं महार्थं; विन्यस्तं महदिह पर्वसङ्ग्रहेण । श्रुत्वादौ भवति नृणां सुखावगाहं; विस्तीर्णं लवणजलं यथा प्लवेन ॥BORI: १-००२-२४३॥
ākhyānaṁ tadidamanuttamaṁ mahārthaṁ; vinyastaṁ mahadiha parvasaṅgrahēṇa । śrutvādau bhavati nr̥ṇāṁ sukhāvagāhaṁ; vistīrṇaṁ lavaṇajalaṁ yathā plavēna ॥BORI: 1-002-243॥
This great, unsurpassed narrative, profound in meaning, has been set out here in a summary of its books. Once people have heard this at the outset, it becomes easy for them to enter, like the vast ocean of salt water with a boat. (BORI: 1-002-243)
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