नार्हसि क्षत्रबन्धूंस्त्वं निहन्तुं जयतां वर। न हि युक्तं त्वया तात ब्राह्मणेनसता नृपान्
You ought not to slay the Kshatriya kin, O best among conquerors; it is not proper for you, O son, for a Brahmana to unjustly kill kings.
पितॄणां वचनं श्रुत्वा क्रोधं त्यक्त्वा स भार्गवः। अश्वमेधसहस्राणि नरमेधशतानि च
Having heard his fathers' words, Bhargava Rama abandoned his anger and performed a thousand horse sacrifices and a hundred human sacrifices.
इष्ट्वा सागरपर्यन्तां काश्यपाय ददौ महीम्। तेन रामेण सङ्ग्रामे तुल्यस्तात दयञ्जयः
Having offered the earth, bounded by the ocean, to Kashyapa, Rama in battle was equal to Dayañjaya, O father.
कार्तवीर्येण च रणे तुल्यः पार्थो न संशयः। रणे विक्रम्य राजेन्द्र पार्थं जेतुं न शक्यते
And in battle, Kartavirya was equal to Partha, without doubt; O king, having displayed valor in combat, Partha cannot be defeated.
शृणु राजन्पुराऽचिन्त्यानर्जुनस्य च साहसान्। अर्जुनो धन्विनां श्रेष्ठो दुष्करं कृतवान्पुरा
Hear, O King, of the wondrous deeds of Arjuna; Arjuna, the best among archers, once accomplished a difficult feat.
द्रुपदस्य पुरे राजन्द्रौपद्याश्च स्वयंवर।। आबालवृद्धसङ्क्षोभे सर्वक्षत्रसमागमे। क्षिप्रकारी जले मत्स्यं दुर्निरीक्ष्यं ससर्ज ह
In the city of Drupada, at Draupadi's svayamvara, amid the gathering of all Kshatriyas, young and old alike, he swiftly shot a fish in water, which was hard to see.
सर्वैर्नृपैरसाध्यं तत्कार्मुकप्रवरं च वै। क्षणेन सज्यमकरोत्सर्वक्षत्रस्य पश्यतः
That bow, impossible for all kings to string, he prepared in an instant, as all the Kshatriyas watched.
ततो यन्त्रमयं विध्वा विसारं फल्गुनो बली। कृष्णया हेममाल्येन स्कन्धे स परिवेष्टितः
Then, the powerful Phalguna destroyed the mechanical device, and Krishna, with a golden garland, encircled his shoulder.
ततस्तया वृतं पार्थं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे नृपास्तदा। रोषात्सर्वायुधान्गृह्य क्रुद्धा वीरा महौजसः। वैकर्तनं पुरस्कृत्य सर्वे पार्थमुपाद्रवन्
Seeing Partha chosen by her, all the kings then, in anger, seized their weapons, furious and mighty, and, led by Vaikartana, rushed at Partha.
स सर्वान्पार्थिवान्दृष्ट्वा क्रुद्धान्पार्थो महाबलः। वारयित्वा शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरजयत्तत्र स स्वयम्
Seeing all those enraged kings, Partha, of great strength, repelled them with sharp arrows and conquered them there himself.
जित्वा तु तान्महीपालान्सर्वान्कर्णपुरोगमान्। लेभे कृष्णां शुभां पार्थो युध्वा वीर्यबलात्तदा
Having conquered all those kings, with Karna at their head, Partha then won the blessed Krishna through his valor and strength in battle.
सर्वक्षत्रसमूहेषु अम्बां भीष्मो यथा पुरा। ततः कदाचिद्बीभत्सुस्तीर्ययात्रां ययौ स्वयम्
Just as Bhishma once took Amba from among all the assembled Kshatriyas, so too did Bibhatsu, at some time, set out alone on a journey of conquest.
अथोलूपीं शुभां तात नागराजसतां तदा। नागेष्वाप वराग्र्येषु प्रार्थितोऽथ यथा तथा
Then, O dear one, he was sought after by the foremost of the Nagas for the noble Ulupi, and so he took her among the best of the serpent maidens, as requested.
ततो गोदावरीं कृष्णां कावेरीं चावगाहत। तत्र पाण्ड्यं समासाद्य तस्य कन्यामवाप सः
Afterwards, he bathed in the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri rivers; there, meeting the king of the Pandyas, he obtained his daughter.
लब्ध्वा जिष्णुर्मुदं तत्र ततो याम्यां दिशं ययौ
Having gained joy there, Jishnu then proceeded toward the southern direction.
स दक्षिणं समुद्रान्तं गत्वा चाप्सरसां च वै। कुमारतीर्थमासाद्य मोक्षयामास चार्जुनः
He reached the southern ocean's end and the sacred place of the Apsaras; at Kumara-tirtha, Arjuna granted them release.
ग्राहरूपाश्च ताः पञ्च अतिशौर्येण वै बलात्। कन्यातीर्थं समभ्येत्य ततो द्वारवतीं ययौ
Those five, taking the form of crocodiles, by his great valor and force, approached Kanyatirtha; then he went to Dvaravati.
तत्र कृष्णनिदेशात्स सुभद्रां प्राप्य फल्गुनः। तामारोप्य रथोपस्थे प्रययौ स्वपुरीं प्रति
There, by Krishna's command, Phalguna obtained Subhadra; placing her on his chariot, he set out for his own city.
अथादाय गते पार्थे ते श्रुत्वा सर्वयादवाः। तमभ्यधावन्त्सङ्क्रुद्धाः सिंहव्याघ्रगणा इव
When Partha had departed with her, all the Yadavas, hearing of it, rushed upon him in great anger, like bands of lions and tigers.
प्रद्युम्नः कृतवर्मा च गदः सारणसात्यकी। आहुकश्चैव साम्बश्च चारुदेष्णो विदूरथः
Pradyumna, Kritavarma, Gada, Sarana, Satyaki, Ahuka, Samba, Charudeshna, and Viduratha,
अन्ये च यादवाः सर्वे बलदेवपुरोगमाः। एकमेव परे कृष्णं गजवाजिरथैर्युताः
And all the other Yadavas, led by Baladeva, with elephants, horses, and chariots, surrounded Krishna alone.
अथासाद्य वने यान्तं परिवार्य धनञ्जयम्। चक्रुर्युद्धं सुसङ्क्रुद्धा बहुकोट्यश्च यादवाः
Then, encountering Dhananjaya as he went through the forest, the many millions of Yadavas, greatly enraged, surrounded him and engaged in battle.
एक एव तु पार्थस्तैर्युद्धं चक्रे सुदारुणम्। तेन तेषां समं युद्धं मुहूर्तं प्रबभूव ह
But Partha alone fought a fierce battle with them; for a time, the fight between him and them was evenly matched.
ततः पार्थो रणे सर्वान्वारयित्वा शितैः शरैः। बलाद्विजित्य राजेन्द्र वीरस्तान्सर्वयादवान्। तां सुभद्रामथादाय शक्रप्रस्थं विवेश ह
Then, O king, Partha, the hero, repelled them all in battle with sharp arrows; overpowering all the Yadavas by force, he took Subhadra and entered Indraprastha.
भूयः शृणु महाराज फल्गुनस्य च साहसम्। ददौ स वह्नेर्बिभत्सुः प्रार्थितं खाण्डवं वनम्
Now hear again, O great king, of Phalguna's daring deed: Bibhatsu granted the Khandava forest, as requested, to Agni.
लब्धमात्रे तु तेनाथ भगवान्हव्यवाहनः। भक्षितुं खाण्डवं राजंस्तत्रस्थानुपचक्रमे
As soon as he obtained it, the divine Havyavahana began to consume the Khandava forest, O king, along with those who dwelled there.
ततस्तं भक्षयन्तं वै सव्यसाची विभावसुम्। रथा धन्वी शरान्गृह्य स कलापयुतः प्रभुः। पालयामास राजेन्द्र स्ववीर्येण महाबलः
Then Savyasachi, armed with bow and arrows and accompanied by his charioteer, protected blazing Vibhavasu as he devoured the forest, relying on his own great strength.
ततः श्रुत्वा महेनद्रस्तु मेघांस्तान्सन्दिदेश ह। तेनोक्ता मेघसङ्घास्ते ववर्षुरतिवृष्टिभिः
Hearing of this, the mighty Indra sent forth clouds; at his command, those masses of clouds poured down an excessive rain.
ततो मेघगाणान्पार्थः शरव्रातैः समान्ततः। खगमैर्वारयामास तदाश्चर्यमिवाभवत्
Then Arjuna repelled the masses of clouds on all sides with volleys of arrows; it was a marvel to behold.
वारितान्मेघसङ्घांश्च श्रुत्वा क्रुद्धः पुरन्दरः। पाण्डरं गजमास्थाय सर्वदेवगणैर्वृतः। ययौ पार्थेन संयोद्धुं रक्षार्थं खाण्डवस्य च
Hearing that the clouds had been dispersed, Indra became enraged; mounting his white elephant and surrounded by all the hosts of gods, he advanced to fight Arjuna and to protect Khandava.