Mahābhārata

Ashvatthama said: The cows have not yet been defeated, nor have they gone beyond the boundary. They have not reached Hastinapura, and you, Karna, are boasting ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having won many battles and obtained great wealth, and having conquered the whole earth, they did not consider it to be the result of their own efforts. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The fire cooks without speaking; the sun shines silently; The earth silently supports the world, the moving and the unmoving. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The duties of the four castes have been prescribed by the wise, by which wealth is to be acquired and by which, when performed, one does not become defiled. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having studied the Vedas, a Brahmin should perform sacrifices and also officiate at sacrifices. A Kshatriya, having taken up the bow, should perform sacrifices, but not officiate at sacrifices. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having obtained this earth in accordance with the scriptures, they are now acting in accordance with the scriptures. The noble ones honor even their teachers who are very well-qualified. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having obtained the kingdom by gambling, what Kshatriya is worthy of praise, and in such a cruel form, as any other ordinary person? ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Who, having obtained wealth, would boast like a fool? Like a gambler, who roams about by deceit and cheating. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

What was the battle of the two armies, in which you defeated Dhananjaya, Nākula and Sahadeva, whose wealth you took away, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

By whom was Yudhiṣṭhira defeated? And Bhima, the best of the strong? By whom was Indraprastha formerly conquered in battle by you? ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

And what was the battle in which you defeated Krishna, who was taken to the assembly hall in a single garment, menstruating, with evil deeds. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The root of these is cut off, like the sandalwood tree, for the sake of its essence. O hero, you should perform this deed. What did Vidura say about it? ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

We see the pacification of human beings to the best of our ability, and also of other beings, even insects and ants. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The Pandava should not forgive the torment of Drupada's daughter. Dhananjaya has appeared for the sorrow of the sons of Dhritarashtra. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

But you, having become wise, wish to speak here. The conqueror who ends enmity will not leave us. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He would not fight here out of fear of gods, gandharvas, demons, or demons. The son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, would not fight here out of fear. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He will be angry with whomever he will attack in battle, and will kill him with the force of Garuḍa, as if he were a tree. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Who is not to worship that Partha, who is superior to you in valour, equal to the king of the gods in archery, and equal to Vasudeva in battle? ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Let the divine fight with the divine, the human with the human, Let the weapon fight with the weapon. Who is equal to Arjuna? ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The teacher knows that the disciple is next to the son. For this reason also, the Pandava was dear to Drona. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

As you played dice, as you took Indraprastha, as you led Krishna to the assembly hall, so fight with the Pandava. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

This your maternal uncle is wise, skilled in the duties of a Kshatriya. Let Shakuni, the son of Gandhari, play the dice. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He does not shoot arrows, nor does he use the Gandiva bow, nor does he perform the rites of the Dvāpara age. The Gandiva bow shoots sharp, blazing arrows. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The arrows released from the Gandīva bow, with vulture feathers and great brilliance, do not stop in the intervals, even of mountains. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Death, the pacifier, the destroyer, and the fire with the mouth of a mare - these may leave some remainder somewhere, but not the angry Dhananjaya. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Let the preceptor fight with whom he will. I will not fight with Dhananjaya. For the Matsyas are our enemies. If they come to the cows, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.