तापत्यमथ वासिष्ठमौर्वं चाख्यानमुत्तमम्। भ्रातृभिः सहितः सर्वैः पञ्चालानभितो ययौ
Then, the excellent tale of the descendants of Vasistha and Aurva; together with all his brothers, he went towards the Panchalas.
पाञ्चालनगरे चापि लक्ष्यं भित्त्वा धनञ्जयः। द्रौपदीं लब्धवानत्र मध्ये सर्वमहीक्षिताम्
And in the city of the Panchalas, Dhananjaya, having pierced the target, won Draupadi there, in the midst of all the kings.
भीमसेनार्जुनौ यत्र संरब्धान्पृथिवीपतीन्। शल्यकर्णौ च तरसा जितवन्तौ महामृधे
There, Bhimasena and Arjuna, in great battle, overpowered the enraged kings of the earth, and swiftly defeated Shalya and Karna.
दृष्ट्वा तयोश्च तद्वीर्यमप्रमेयममानुषम्। शङ्कमानौ पाण्डवांस्तान् रामकृष्णौ महामती
And seeing their immeasurable, superhuman valor, Rama and Krishna, of great wisdom, suspected them to be the Pandavas.
जग्मतुस्तैः समागन्तुं शालां भार्गववेश्मनि। पञ्चानामेकपत्नीत्वे विमर्शो द्रुपदस्य च
They went together to the hall in the house of Bhārgava; the discussion arose regarding Draupadī becoming the common wife of five men, and also concerning Drupada.
पञ्चेन्द्राणामुपाख्यानमत्रैवाद्भुतमुच्यते। द्रौपद्या देवविहीतो विवाहश्चाप्यमानुषः
Here is told the wondrous story of the five Indras, and the divine, superhuman marriage of Draupadī.
क्षत्तुश्च धार्तराष्ट्रेण प्रेषणं पाण्डवान्प्रति। विदुरस्य च संप्राप्तिर्दर्शनं केशवस्य च
The sending of Kṣattā by Dhṛtarāṣṭra to the Pāṇḍavas, the arrival of Vidura, and the meeting with Keśava are described.
खाण्डवप्रस्थवासश्च तथा राज्यार्धसर्जनम्। नारदस्याज्ञया चैव द्रौपद्याः समयक्रिया
The dwelling at Khāṇḍavaprastha, the giving up of half the kingdom, and, by Nārada's command, the establishment of Draupadī's agreement are recounted.
सुन्दोपसुन्दयोस्तद्वदाख्यानं परिकीर्तितम्। अनन्तरं च द्रौपद्या सहासीनं युधिष्ठिरम्
The tale of Sunda and Upasunda is narrated, and then Yudhiṣṭhira is seen seated together with Draupadī.
अनु प्रविश्य विप्रार्थे फाल्गुनो गृह्य चायुधम्। मोक्षयित्वा गृहं गत्वा विप्रार्थं कृतनिश्चयः
Then Arjuna, entering for the sake of a brāhmaṇa and taking up his weapons, after freeing the brāhmaṇa's property, returned home, his resolve fulfilled.
समयं पालयन्वीरो वनं यत्र जगाम ह। पार्थस्य वनवासे च उलूप्या पथि सङ्गमः
Upholding the agreement, the hero went to the forest; during Pārtha's exile, there was the meeting with Ulūpī on the way.
पुण्यतीर्थानुसंयानं बभ्रुवाहनजन्म च। तत्रैव मोक्षयामास पञ्च सोऽप्सरसः शुभाः
The journey to sacred fords and the birth of Babhruvāhana are told; there, too, he freed five beautiful apsarases.
शापाद्ग्राहत्वमापन्ना ब्राह्मणस्य तपस्विनः। प्रभासतीर्थे पार्थेन कृष्णस्य च समागमः
Due to a curse, a brāhmaṇa ascetic became a crocodile; at the holy place of Prabhāsa, Pārtha met with Kṛṣṇa.
द्वारकायां सुभद्रा च कामयानेन कामिनी। वासुदेवस्यानुमते प्राप्ता चैव किरीटिना
In Dvārakā, Subhadrā, desiring Arjuna, was obtained by the diademed one with Vāsudeva's consent.
गृहीत्वा हरणं प्राप्ते कृष्णे देवकिनन्दने। अभिमन्योः सुभद्रायां जन्म चोत्तमतेजसः
After the abduction was accomplished by Kṛṣṇa, son of Devakī, Abhimanyu, of supreme energy, was born from Subhadrā.
द्रौपद्यास्तनयानां च संभवोऽनुप्रकीर्तितः। विहारार्थं च गतयोः कृष्णयोर्यमुनामनु
The birth of Draupadī's sons is also recounted, and the journeys of the two Kṛṣṇas along the Yamunā for pleasure.
संप्राप्तिश्चक्रधनुषोः खाण्डवस्य च दाहनम्। मयस्य मोक्षो ज्वलनाद्भुजङ्गस्य च मोक्षणम्
The obtaining of the discus and bow, the burning of Khāṇḍava, the liberation of Maya from the fire, and the freeing of the serpent are described.
महर्षेर्मन्दपालस्य शार्ङ्ग्या तनयसंभवः। इत्येतदादिपर्वोक्तं प्रथमं बहु विस्तरम्
The birth of the son of the great sage Mandapāla by Śārṅgī is told; thus, the first book, called Ādiparvan, is described in great detail.
अध्यायानां शते द्वे तु संख्याते परमर्षिणा। सप्तविंशतिरध्याया व्यासेनोत्तमतेजसा
The supreme sage has counted two hundred chapters; Vyāsa, of supreme energy, composed twenty-seven chapters.
अष्टौ श्लोकसहस्राणि अष्टौ श्लोकशतानि च। श्लोकाश्च चतुराशीतिर्मुनिनोक्ता महात्मना
The great-souled sage has declared that there are eight thousand and eight hundred verses, and eighty-four additional verses.
द्वितीयं तु सभापर्व बहुवृत्तान्तमुच्यते। सभाक्रिया पाण्डवानां किङ्कराणां च दर्शनम्
The second book, Sabhāparvan, filled with many events, is described; the assembly of the Pāṇḍavas and the sight of their attendants.
लोकपालसभाख्यानं नारदाद्देवदर्शिनः। राजसूयस्य चारम्भो जरासन्धवधस्तथा
The account of the assembly of the guardians of the worlds, as seen by Nārada, the seer of the gods, and the commencement of the Rājasūya sacrifice, as well as the slaying of Jarāsandha.
गिरिव्रजे निरुद्धानां राज्ञां कृष्णेन मोक्षणम्। तथा दिग्विजयोऽत्रैव पाम्डवानां प्रकीर्तितः
The liberation of the kings imprisoned in the mountain fortress by Krishna; likewise, the conquest of the directions by the Pandavas is also recounted here.
राज्ञामागमनं चैव सार्हणानां महक्रतौ। राजसूयेऽर्घसंवादे शिशुपालवधस्तथा
The arrival of the kings and the presentation of gifts at the great sacrifice; in the Rajasuya, the dispute over the offering and the slaying of Shishupala as well.
यज्ञे विभूतिं तां दृष्ट्वा दुःखामर्षान्वितस्य च। दुर्योधनस्यावहासो भीमेन च सभातले
Having witnessed that splendor at the sacrifice, the mockery of Duryodhana, filled with grief and anger, by Bhima on the floor of the assembly.
यत्रास्य मन्युरुद्भूतो येन द्यूतमकारयत्। यत्र धर्मसुतं द्यूते शकुनिः कितवोऽजयत्
Where his wrath arose, causing him to arrange the game of dice; where Shakuni, the gambler, defeated the son of Dharma in the game.
यत्र द्यूतार्णवे मग्नां द्रौपदीं नौरिवार्णवात्। धृतराष्ट्रो महाप्राज्ञः स्नुषां परमदुःखिताम्
Where Draupadi, plunged into the ocean of dice like a boat in the sea, was rescued by Dhritarashtra, the wise king, though his daughter-in-law was in utmost distress.
तारयामास तांस्तीर्णाञ्ज्ञात्वा दुर्योधनो नृपः। पुनरेव ततो द्यूते समाह्वयत पाण्डवान्
After rescuing them, knowing they had crossed over, King Duryodhana again summoned the Pandavas to the game of dice.
जित्वा स वनवासाय प्रेषयामास तांस्ततः। एतत्सर्वं सभापर्व समाख्यातं महात्मना
Having defeated them, he sent them into exile in the forest; all this is narrated in the Sabha Parva by the great soul.
अध्यायाः सप्ततिर्ज्ञेयास्तथा चाष्टौ प्रसंख्यया। श्लोकानां द्वे सहस्रे तु पञ्च श्लोकशतानि च
Seventy chapters are to be known, and eight more by enumeration; and two thousand five hundred verses in total.