Mahābhārata

Yudhi Shthira said: When the young Abhimanyu was killed, and the sons of Drupada, Dhrishta-dyumna, Virata, and the king 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 Vasusena, the wise, and Dhṛṣṭaketu, the king, and other kings from various countries in the 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.

Grief does not let me go, grief that kills my kinsmen, grief that makes me sick, that is so fierce, that desires the kingdom, that destroys my family. 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.

On whose lap I played as a child, That Gāṅgeya was brought down by me, greedy for the kingdom. 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.

When I saw him whirling about, struck by the arrows of Partha, trembling like a mountain struck by thunderbolts, looking at Shikhandi, 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.

Seeing the grandfather, the lion among men, old and tall like a lion, being showered with sharp arrows, my mind is distressed. 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.

When I saw him, his face turned towards the east, fallen from the chariot, and reeling like a mountain, I was overcome with grief. 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, with bow and arrows in hand, fought with Bhārgava For many days, O son of Kuru, in the great battle of Kurukṣetra. 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 son of the river (Ganga) challenged the assembled Kshatriya of the earth in Varanasi for the sake of a maiden, in a single chariot 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.

By whom the king Ugra-yu-dha, the wheel-turning monarch, was made inaccessible, was burned by the heat of his weapons, he was slain by me 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.

He who, protecting himself from death, did not bring down the Panchala Shikhandi with arrows, was brought down by 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.

When I saw him fallen on the ground, covered with blood, then, O best of sages, a very fierce fever entered me. By whom I was nurtured as a child, by whom 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 me, a wicked one, greedy for the kingdom, who killed my teacher, he was killed by me, a fool, for the sake of the kingdom for a short time. 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, a great archer, honored by all the kings, Approached in battle, falsely accused of evil regarding his son, 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.

That burns my body, that my teacher said to me. O king, you are a man of truth. If my son is alive, Do not deceive me. The brahmin asked me 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 killed my father, the king, and having taken over the kingdom, I have committed many sins. I have committed many sins, having killed my father, the king, and having taken over 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 put on the armor of truth, I was told by my teacher in battle: "Ashvatthama is dead," when he was thrown down from his elephant. "What worlds will 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 I who killed Karna, who never fled in battle, the eldest brother, so fierce, who is more sinful than I? 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 when the infant Abhimanyu was born, like a lion in the mountains, I, the greedy one, led the army protected by 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.

Since then I have not been able to look at Bībhatsu, or at Kṛṣṇa, the lotus-eyed, as a sinner looks at a foe. 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.

I grieve for Drupada's daughter, who is not worthy of suffering, who has lost her five sons. I grieve for the earth, which is bereft of the five, like 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.

I am a stranger, a sinner, the destroyer of the earth. Sitting here, I will dry up this body. 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.

Know me today, seated at the end of my life, the slayer of my teacher. So that I may not be the destroyer of my family in other births also. 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.

I shall not eat, nor shall I drink water in any way. I shall dry up my dear life-breath, O store of austerities, while I am here. 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.

"I will go as you wish. I am pleased with you. I give you permission." "All of you, give me permission. I will abandon this body." 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.

Vaishampayana said: Thus speaking, Partha, overcome by grief for his kinsmen, Vyasa, the best of sages, restrained him, saying, "Do not do 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.

O great king, you should not grieve too much. I will speak again, O Lord, this is destiny. 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 union and separation of living beings are certain. Like bubbles in water, they come into being and cease to be. 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.

All accumulations end in depletion, all elevations end in a fall, all unions end in separation, and life ends in death. 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.

Happiness, the end of suffering, laziness, skill, suffering, the rise of happiness, prosperity, glory, modesty, fortitude, success - these do not dwell in the unskilled. 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.

Wealth is not enough for the happiness of friends, nor is it enough for the misery of enemies. Wealth is not enough for wisdom, nor is it enough for happiness. 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 have been created by the Creator, O son of Kunti, perform those duties. And for this very reason, success is yours. You are not the lord, O king, by 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.