pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तावन्योन्यं और राजन् संछाद्य समवस्थितौ। मुहूर्तं चैव तद् युद्धं समरूपमिवाभवत्॥
English: The battle, O great king, between those two (heroes), who, covering each other (with arrows) stood (face to face) in (that) encounter, went on equally for a moment only.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज शैनेयः प्रहसन्निव। धनुश्चिच्छेद समरे कौरव्यस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Then, O mighty monarch, the grandson of Sini, fired with rage, cut-off, as it were, with a smile, the bow of that high-souled descendant of Kuru, in (that) engagement.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः। विव्याध हृदये तूर्णं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Then he quickly pierced that (warrior) whose bow was cut-off, in the chest, with nine sharpened arrows and said (to him) “wait, wait."
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुतापनः। धनुरन्यत् समादाय सात्वतं प्रत्यविध्यत॥
English: That scorcher of foes, (thus) deeply pierced by his powerful antagonist, took up another bow and pierced Satvata in return.
Sanskrit: स विद्ध्वा सात्वतं बाणैसिभिरेव विशाम्पते। धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन सुतीक्ष्णेन हसन्निव॥
English: O lord of the earth, having pierced Satvata with three arrows, he cut-off his bow, as it were, with a smile, by means of a very keen and broad-headed shaft.
Sanskrit: छिन्नधन्वा महाराज सात्यकिः क्रोधमूर्छितः। प्रजहार महावेगां शक्तिं तस्य महोरसि॥
English: Ogreat king, his bow being (thus) cut-off, Satyaki, insensible with wrath, hurled an impetuous dart at the broad chest of that (Kuru hero).
Sanskrit: स तु शक्त्या विभिन्नाङ्गो निपपात रथोत्तमात्। लोहिताङ्ग इवाकाशाद् दीप्तरश्मिर्यदृच्छया॥
English: His body being riven by that dart, he fell down from his excellent car like the blazing Mars (dropping down) from the firmament.
Sanskrit: तं तु दृष्ट्वा हतं शूरमश्वत्थामा महारथः। अभ्यधावत वेगेन शैनेयं प्रति संयुगे॥
English: The mighty car-warrior Ashvatthama witnessing the slaughter of that hero, rushed impetuously, O descendant of Bharata, against the grandson of Shini.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाभाष्य शैनेयं स नराधिप। अभ्यवर्षच्छरौघेण मेरुं वृष्ट्या यथाम्बुदः॥
English: O lord of men, saying “wait, wait' to Satyaki, he (i.e. Ashvatthama), covered him with downpours of arrows, like the clouds covering the breast of the (mountain) Meru with (showers of) rain.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं संरब्धं शैनेयस्य रथं प्रति। घटोत्कचोऽब्रवीद् राजन् नादं मुक्त्वा महारथः॥
English: (Thereupon), the mighty car-warrior Ghatotkacha, sending forth a loud shout, said to him (i.e., Ashvatthama) who was rushing furiously towards the car of the grandson of Shini.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठ तिष्ठ न मे जीवन् द्रोणपुत्र गमिष्यसि। एष त्वां निहनिष्यामि महिषं षण्मुखो यथा॥
English: “Wait, wait. O son of Drona, you shall not escape alive. I will presently destroy you as the six-faced (Kartikeya) slew the (Asura) Mahisha in days of yore).
Sanskrit: युद्धश्रद्धामहं तेऽद्य विनेष्यामि रणाजिरे। इत्युक्त्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षो राक्षसः परवीरहा।॥
English: I will today put an end to your desire for fight on the field of battle.” Saying this, the Rakshasa (Ghatotkacha), the slayer of hostile warriors-with his eyes red like copper in wrath.
Sanskrit: द्रौणिमभ्यद्रवत् क्रुद्धो गजेन्द्रमिव केसरी। रथाक्षमात्रैरिषुभिरभ्यवर्षद् घटोत्कचः॥
English: And inflamed with rage, rushed against the son of Drona like lion (rushing against) a lord of elephants. Ghatotkacha (then), began to shower arrows, measuring the Aksha of a car, upon.
Sanskrit: रथिनामृषभं द्रौणिं धाराभिरिव तोयदः। शरवृष्टिं तु तां प्राप्तां शरैराशीविषोपमैः॥ शातयामास समरे तरसा द्रौणिरुत्स्मयन्। ततः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मर्मभेदिभिराशुगैः॥
English: The son of Drona, the foremost of carwarriors as the clouds (pour down) showers of rain. The son of Drona, however, in that engagement, quickly baffled that arrowy down pour by means of shafts resembling poisonous snakes. Then with a hundred keen darts, capable of piercing the vital parts and coursing rapidly.
Sanskrit: समाचिनोद् राक्षसेन्द्रं घटोत्कचमरिंदमम्। स शरैराचितस्तेन राक्षसो रणमूर्धनि॥
English: (He) pierced the subduer of foes, that is Ghatotkacha, the lord of the Rakshasas. The Rakshasa, thus pierced with shafts by him on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: व्यकाशत महाराज श्वाविच्छललतो यथा। ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टो भैमसेनिः प्रतापवान्॥
English: Looked, 0 great monarch, like the porcupine with its quills standing erect. Thereupon, the puissant son of Bhimasena, excited with rage.
Sanskrit: शरैरवचकर्तोगौणिं वज्राशनिप्रभैः। क्षुरप्रैरर्धचन्दैश्च नाराचैःसशिलीमुखैः॥ वराहकर्णैर्नालीकैर्विकर्णैश्चाभ्यवीवृषत्। तां शस्रवृष्टिमतुलां वज्राशनिसमस्वनाम्॥ पतन्तीमुपरि क्रुद्धो द्रौणिरव्यथितेन्द्रियः। सुदुःसहां शरै।रैर्दिव्यासप्रतिमन्त्रितैः॥ व्यधमत् सुमहातेजा महाभ्राणीव मारुतः। ततोऽन्तरिक्षे बाणानां संग्रामोऽन्य इवाभवत्॥
English: Lacerated the son of Drona with fierce shafts emitting loud roar like those of the thunder. (and Ghatotkacha) showered (upon Drona's son) numerous sorts of weapons, some having leads like razors, some of the form of the crescent, some long and pointed, some with faces like the frogs, some resembling the bear's ear, some barbed and some of other species. The son of Drona, (however), without his senses being in the least affected, frustrated that formidable down pour of weans emitting loud roar like those of the thunder and which were being unremittingly hurled (upon, him), by means of (his own) dreadful shafts inspired with mantras peculiar to the celestial weapons, as, O mighty monarch, the wind (chases away) mighty masses of clouds. Then it appeared that another encounter was going on in the firmament between the arrows (shot by those two rival heroes).
Sanskrit: घोररूपो महाराज योधानां हर्षवर्धनः। ततोऽस्रसंघर्षकृतैर्विस्फुलिङ्गैः समन्ततः॥
English: Which (encounter) was of terrible aspect and which, O great king, enhanced the joy of the combatants with the sparks scattering all around generated by the clash of weapons hurled by those two (warriors).
Sanskrit: बभौ निशामुखे व्योम खद्योतैरिव संवृतम्। स मार्गेणगणैौणिर्दिशः प्रच्छाद्य सर्वतः॥
English: The firmament looked (as beautiful) as if adorned with glow-worms during the night. Covering all the directions with innumerable arrows, the son of Drona.
Sanskrit: प्रियार्थं तव पुत्राणां राक्षसं समवाकिरत्। ततः प्रववृते युद्धं द्रौणिराक्षसयोर्मधे॥
English: In order to do good to your sons, shrouded the Rakshasa (Ghatotkacha). Then, between the son of Drona and the Rakshas, again took place a battle.
Sanskrit: विगाढे रजनीमध्ये शक्रप्रह्लादयोरिव। ततो घटोत्कचो बाणैर्दशभिौणिमाहवे॥ जधानोरसि संक्रुद्धः कालज्वलनसंनिभैः। स तैरभ्यायतैर्विद्धो राक्षसेन महाबलः॥ चचाल समरे द्रौणिवार्तनुन्न इव दुमः। स मोहमनुसम्प्राप्तो ध्वजयष्टिं समाश्रितः॥
English: During that pitchy-dark night, like that (which had taken place) between Shakra and Prahada (in days of yore). Then, in that engagement, Ghatotkacha, inflamed with wrath, struck the son of Drona in the chest with ten arrows resembling the Yuga fire. The son of Drona, endued with great strength (thus) deeply pierced in that encounter by the Rakshasa, became (greatly) afflicted and trembled like a tree shaken by the wind. Leaning against his flag-staff (for support), he fell into a swoon.
Sanskrit: ततो हाहाकृतं सैन्यं तव सव जनाधिप। हतं स्म मेनिरे सर्वे तावकास्तं विशाम्पते॥
English: Thereupon all your forces, O lord of men, set up a loud wail. (And) all your partisans, O lord of the earth, thought him to be dead.
Sanskrit: तं तु दृष्ट्वा तथावस्थमश्वत्थामानमाहवे। पञ्चाला: संजयाश्चैव सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे॥
English: Seeing Ashvatthama in that state, the Panchalas as well as the Srinjayas, in that encounter, sent forth roars like lions.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञामश्वत्थामा महाबलः। धनुः प्रपीड्य वामेन करेणामित्रकर्शनः॥
English: Regaining his consciousness, that grinder of foes, the mighty car-warriors Ashvatthama, drawing powerfully his bow with the left hand.
Sanskrit: मुमोचाकर्णपूर्णेन धनुषा शरमुत्तमम्। यमदण्डोपमं घोरमुद्दिश्याशु घटोत्कचम्॥
English: Shot quickly from his bow, the string of which was) stretched up to the very ear, an excellent arrow, formidable as the rod of Yama, which was aimed at Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: स भित्त्वा हृदयं तस्य राक्षसस्य शरोत्तमः। विवेश वसुधामुग्रः सपुङ्खः पृथिवीपते॥
English: Riving the heart of the Rakshasa that excellent and formidable arrows, adorned with graceful wings, penetrated, o king, into the earth.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। राक्षसेन्द्रः! सुबलवान् द्रौणिना रणशलिना॥
English: O great monarch, the puissant lord of the Rakshasas, pierced home by the son of Drona, proud of (his feats in) battle, sat down on the terrace of his car.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा विमूढं हैडिम्बं सारथिस्तु रणाजिरात्। द्रौणे: सकाशात् सम्भ्रान्तस्त्वपनिन्ये त्वरान्वितः॥
English: Seeing that the son of Hidimva had lost his consciousness, his charioteer, struck with fear, hastily removed him from the field of battle and from the presence of the son of Drona.
Sanskrit: तथा तु समरे विद्ध्वा राक्षसेन्द्रं घटोत्कचम्। ननाद सुमहानादं द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः॥
English: Having, in that engagement, thus pierced Ghatotkacha, the lord of the Rakshasas, that great car-warrior, the son of Drona sent forth a highly dreadful roar.
Sanskrit: पूजितस्तव पुत्रैश्च सर्वयोधैश्च भारत। वपुषातिप्रजज्वाल मध्याह्न इव भास्करः॥
English: O Bharata, adored by your sons and all the warriors, his body shone brilliantly like the noon-day sun.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनं तु युध्यन्तं भारद्वाजरथं प्रति। स्वयं दुर्योधनो राजा प्रत्यविध्यच्छितैः शरैः॥
English: King Duryodhana himself pierced with keen arrows Bhimasena who was fighting his way, through your army, towards the car of the son of Bharadvaja.
Sanskrit: तं भीमसेनो दशभिः शरैर्विव्याध मारिष। दुर्योधनोऽपि विंशत्या शराणां प्रत्यविध्यत॥
English: O Bharata, Bhimasena pierced him in return with nine darts. Duryodhana also pierced him with twenty arrows.
Sanskrit: तौ सायकैरवच्छिन्नावदृश्येतां रणाजिरे। मेघजालसमाच्छन्नौ नभसीवेन्दुभास्करौ॥ 1४४॥
English: Those two (horses), shrouded with arrows on the field of battle, looked like the sun and the moon covered with masses of clouds in the firmament.
Sanskrit: अथ दुर्योधनो राजा भीमं विव्याध पत्रिभिः। पञ्चभिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Then king Duryodhana pierced Bhima, O foremost of the descendants of Bharata, with five arrows and said (to him) “Wait, wait.”
Sanskrit: तस्य भीमो धनुश्छित्त्वा ध्वजं च दशभिः शरैः। विव्याध कौरवश्रेष्ठं नवत्या नवपर्वणाम्॥
English: But Bhima, cutting off his bow and his standard with sharpened arrows, pierced the lord of the Kauravas with nine straight darts.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनः क्रुद्धो धनुरन्यन्महत्तरम्। गृहीत्वा भरतश्रेष्ठो भीमसेनं शितै शरैः॥ अपीडयद् रणमुखे पश्यतां सर्वधन्विनाम्। तान् निहत्य शरान् भीमो दुर्योधन धनुश्च्युतान्॥
English: Thereupon, O best of the Bharatas, excited with rage, Duryodhana took up another bow of a battle quality and began to afflict Bhimasena (stationed) at the front (rank) of that battle with keen darts, in the very sight of all bowman. Bhima, (however) destroying those arrows shot from Duryodhana's bow.
Sanskrit: कौरवं पञ्चविंशत्या क्षुद्रकाणां समार्पयत्। दुर्योधनस्तु संक्रुद्धो भीमसेनस्य मारिष॥ क्षुरप्रेण धनुश्छित्त्वा दशभिः प्रत्यविध्यत। अथान्यद् धनुरादाय भीमसेनो महाबलः॥
English: Oppressed him with five and twenty short arrows. Duryodhana also, O worshipfui sire, inflamed with ire, cut-off his bow with razorshaped dart and then pierced him in return with ten (darts). Thereupon, the highly-powerful Bhimasena, taking up another bow.
Sanskrit: विव्याध नृपतिं तूर्णं सप्तभिर्निशितैः शरैः। तदप्यस्य धनुः क्षिप्रं चिच्छेद लघुहस्तवत्॥
English: Pierced quickly the king with seven sharpened arrows. But he (i.e. Duryodhana), displaying great nimbleness of hand, quickly cut-off that bow also.
Sanskrit: द्वितीयं च तृतीयं च चतुर्थं पञ्चम तथा। आत्तमात्तं महाराज भीमस्य धनुराच्छिनत्॥ तव पुत्रो महाराज जितकाशी मदोत्कटः। स तथा भिद्यमानेषु कार्मुकेषु पुनः पुनः॥
English: Similarly, O mighty monarch, he cut-off the second, the third, the fourth and the fifty bows taken up by Bhima. And O great king, your son, desirous of success and swelling with pride, cut-off another bow as soon as it was taken up by Bhima. His bows being thus again and again cut-off (by Duryodhana) he i.e. Bhima.
Sanskrit: शक्तिं चिक्षेप समरे सर्वपारशवीं शुभाम्। मृत्योरिव स्वसारं हि दीप्तां वह्निशिखामिव॥ सीमन्तमिव कुर्वन्ती नभसोऽग्निसमप्रभाम्। आप्राप्तामेव तां शक्तिं त्रिधा चिच्छेद कौरवः॥
English: In that engagement, hurled a formidable dart, made wholly of iron (at the Kaurava king).-The king of the Kurus, (however), cut into three fragments that dart, before it could reach him, that dart blazing like a flame of fire, looking (terrible) like the sister of Death herself and dividing the firmament with its fire like splendour into two parts like the trees of a woman parting the hair of her head.
Sanskrit: पश्यतः सर्वलोकस्य भीमस्य च महात्मनः। ततो भीमो महाराज गदां गुर्वी महाप्रभाम्॥ चिक्षेपाविध्य वेगेन दुर्योधनस्थं प्रति। ततः सा सहसा वाहांस्तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे॥ सारथिं च गदा गुर्वी ममर्दास्य रथं पुनः। पुत्रस्तु तव राजेन्द्र भीमाद् भीतः प्रणश्य च॥
English: In the very presence of all the world and before (the very eyes) of Bhima himself. Thereupon, O great king, Bhima, flourishing his heavy and blazing mace, hurled it with great impetuosity at the car of Duryodhana. Then, in that engagement that heavy mace, all on a sudden, crushed the charioteer, the horses and the car (of the king). O lord of kings, your son, then afraid of Bhima, took to flight.
Sanskrit: आरुरोह रथं चान्यं नन्दकस्य महात्मनः। ततो भीमो हतं मत्वा तव पुत्रं महारथम्॥
English: Mounted on another car belonging to the high-souled Naduka. Then Bhima, thinking Suyodhana to be dead amid (the darkness of) that night.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादं महच्चक्रे तर्जयन् निशि कौरवान्। तावकाः सैनिकाश्चापि मेनिरे निहतं नृपम्। । ततोऽतिचुक्रुशुः सर्वे ते हाहेति समन्ततः॥
English: Roared furiously like a lion challenging the Kauravas. Your partisans and soldiers also thought that the king was slain.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु निनदं श्रुत्वा त्रस्तानां सर्वयोधिनाम्। भीमसेनस्य नादं च श्रुत्वा राजन् महात्मनः॥
English: And all of them set up a loud wail all around. Hearing the lamentation of all the coinbatants struck with terror.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिर राजा हतं मत्वा सुयोधनम्। अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन यत्र पार्थो वृकोदरः॥
English: And hearing also the yells of the highsouled Bhima, O monarch, king Yudhishthira, also, considered Suyodhana to have been slain.
Sanskrit: पञ्चाला: केकया मत्स्याः संजयाश्च विशाम्पते। सर्वोद्योगेनाभिजग्मुर्दोणमेव युयुत्सया॥
English: And hastened with all speed to the place where Vrikodara, the son of Pritha was. Then, the Panchalas, the Srinjayas, the Matsyas as well as the Keykeyas.
Sanskrit: तत्रासीत् सुमहद् युद्धं द्रोणस्याथ परैः सह। घोरे तमसि मग्नानां निजतामितरेतरम्॥
English: Desirous of slaying Drona, rushed with all their mighty (against him). There also took place a highly dreadful encounter between Drona and his enemies. And the combatants, (of both sides) buried in pitchy darkness, began to slaughter one another.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अर्जुनस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नोचुस्तत्र महारथाः। अप्रियं वा प्रियं वापि महाराज धनंजयम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Hearing the words of Arjuna O mighty monarch, the mighty car-warriors of the Pandava host spoke neither agreeable or disagreeable words in reply to Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाबाहुर्भीमसेनोऽभ्यभाषत। कुत्सयन्निव कौन्तेयमर्जुनं भरतर्षभ॥
English: But the mighty Bhimasena filled with wrath, spoke, O foremost of the Bharatas, these words for reproaching Kunti's son Arjuna.
Sanskrit: मुनिर्यथारण्यगतो भाषसे धर्मसहितम्। न्यस्तदण्डो यथा पार्थं ब्राह्मणः संशितव्रतः॥
English: 'You are preaching the rules of morality, like a Muni living in the woods or like a Brahmana of austere observances who has cutoff all connections with this world.
Sanskrit: क्षतत्राता क्षताज्जीवन क्षन्ता स्त्रीष्वपि साधुषु। क्षत्रियः क्षितिमाप्नोति क्षिप्रं धर्मं यशः श्रियः॥
English: Saving others from injuries, defending himself against wounds and injuries and showing forgiveness to women and the pious, a Kshatriya soon obtains the (rule of the) earth, as also religious merit, fame and prosperity.
Sanskrit: स भवान् क्षत्रियगुणैर्युक्तः सर्वैः कुलोद्वहः। अविपश्चिद् यथा वाचं व्याहरन् नाद्य शोभसे॥
English: Yourself endowed with all the desirable qualifications of a Kshatriya, O perpetuator of your race, it looks odd that you should speak like one ignorant of the duties of your order.
Sanskrit: पराक्रमस्ते कौन्तेय शक्रस्येव शचीपतेः। न चाति वर्तसे धर्मं वेलामिव महोदधिः॥
English: O son of Kunti, your prowess resembles that of Shakra the lord of Sachi. You never pass beyond the limits of morality even as the ocean never transgresses its banks.
Sanskrit: न पूजयेत् त्वां को न्वद्य यत् त्रयोतशवार्षिकम्। अमर्षं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा धर्ममेवाभिकाङ्क्षसे॥
English: What person is there, who will not applaud you, you who, having forgotten the animosity fanned and kept alive for the last thirteen years, are solicitous for observing the precepts of morality?
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या तात मनस्तेऽद्य स्वधर्ममनुवर्तते। आनृशंस्ये च ते दिष्ट्या बुद्धिः सततमच्युत॥
English: Surely it is fortunate, O sire, that your heart today bends towards virtue. It is also fortune that your understanding today inclines towards showing compassion, you of undeteriorating fame.
Sanskrit: यत् तु धर्मप्रवृत्तस्य हृतं राज्यमधर्मतः। द्रौपदी च परामृष्टा सभामानीय शत्रुभिः॥
English: Although you are so cager to observe the dictates of righteousness, yet your kingdom was snatched away from you most unrighteously. Your wife Draupadi having been dragged into the open court, was insulted by your foe.
Sanskrit: वनं प्रवाजिताश्चास्म वल्कलाजिनवाससः। अनर्हमाणास्तं भावं त्रयोदश समा: परैः॥
English: We were exiled, with barks of trees or skins of animals for our cloth and cover. Through undeserving of such a wretched plight, yet we were compelled to wear out thirteen long years in that condition.
Sanskrit: एतान्यमर्षस्थानानि मर्षितानि मयानघ। ! क्षत्रधर्मप्रसक्तेन सर्वमेतदनुष्ठितम्॥
English: You, O sinless one, have overlooked all these crying causes that call for revenge. Devoted as you are to perform the duties of Kshatriyas, you have quietly tolerated all these.
Sanskrit: तमधर्ममपाकृष्टं स्मृत्वाद्य सहितस्त्वया। सानुबन्धान् हनिष्यामि क्षुद्रान् राज्यहरानहम्॥
English: Keeping alive the memory of all these wrongs inflicted on us, we have come here today with you, to avenge them. (But as you are so righteous) I myself will slay all these mean fellows who snatched away our kingdonm.
Sanskrit: त्वया हि कथितं पूर्वं युद्धाभ्यागता वयम्। घटामहे यथाशक्तिं त्वं तु नोऽद्य जुगुप्ससे॥
English: You had said before "Addressing ourselves in battle. we shall exert to the utmost of our abilities." But now you are reproaching us.
Sanskrit: स्वधर्मं नेच्छसे ज्ञातुं मिथ्यावचनमेव ते। भयार्दितानामस्माकं वाचा मर्माणि कृन्तसि॥
English: You are now seeking virtue. So you have falsified the words you had said before. Afflicted as we are with fear, you take this opportunity for cutting us to the quick with your harsh words.
Sanskrit: वपन् ब्रणे क्षारमिव क्षतानां शत्रुकर्शन। विदीर्यते मे हृदयं त्वया वाक्शल्यपीडितम्॥
English: Like one applying salt on the sores of wounded men, Ogrinder of your foes. Afflicted with your dagger-like words, my heart is on the point of bursting open.
Sanskrit: अधर्ममेनं विपुलं धार्मिकः सन् न बुद्ध्यसे। यत् त्वमात्मानमस्मांश्च प्रशस्यान् न प्रशंससि॥
English: Pious as you are, you do not know the nature of impiety, for you do not offer us applause though we are worthy of it.
Sanskrit: वासुदेवे स्थिते चापि द्रोणपुत्रं प्रशंससि। यः कलां षोडशी पूर्णां धनंजय न तेऽर्हति॥
English: When Vasudeva himself is here, praise you the son of Drona, who, ODhananjaya, is not a match for even a sixteenth part of yourself?
Sanskrit: स्वयमेवात्मानो दोषान् ब्रुवाणः किन्न लज्जसे। दारयेयं महीं क्रोधाद् विकिरेयं च पर्वतान्॥
English: Disclosing your own weakness, it is strange that you fell no shame! I can rend this earth open in rage and split the very mountains.
Sanskrit: आविध्यैतां बदां गुर्वी भीमां काञ्चनमालिनीम्। गिरिप्रकाशान् क्षितिजान् भञ्जयमनिलो यथा॥
English: Whirling that heavy and terrible mace of fierce aspect decked with garlands of gold. Like a violent tempest, I can break down trees resembling huge mountains.
Sanskrit: द्रावयेयं शरैश्चापि सेन्द्रान् देवान् समागतान्। सराक्षसगणान् पार्थ सासुरोरगमानवान्॥
English: I can with my arrows rout and crush the assembled host of the celestials led by Indra himself, O Partha, assisted though they be by the Rakshasas, thc Asuras, Snakes and human bcings.
Sanskrit: स त्वमेवंविधं जानन् भ्रातरं मां नरर्षभ। द्रोणपुत्राद् भयं कर्तुं नार्हस्यमितविक्रम॥
English: Knowing, O foremost of men, me your brother, to be such, you should not, O you of infinite prowess, entertain any fear from the son of Drona.
Sanskrit: अथवा तिष्ठ बीभत्सो सह सर्वैः सहोदरैः। अहमेनं गदापाणिर्जेष्याम्येको महाहवे॥
English: Cr, O Vibhatsu, stay here with all these foremost of men and behold me, alone and armed with the mace, conquer him in fierce battle.
Sanskrit: ततः पाञ्चालराजस्य पुत्रः पार्थमथाब्रवीत्। संक्रुद्धमिव नर्दन्तं हिरण्यकशिपुर्हरिम्॥
English: Like the Daitya king Hiranyakasipu addressing the roaring and enraged Hari, the son of the king of the Panchalas addressed
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्न उवाच बीभत्सो विप्रकर्माणि विदितानि मनीषिणाम्। याजनाध्यापने दानं तथा यज्ञप्रतिग्रहौ॥
English: Dhristadyumna said O Vibhatsu, the intelligent sages of yore have prescribed these-viz., conducting sacrifices on behalf of others, teaching, charity, celebration of sacrifices and acceptance of gifts to be the duties of the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: षष्ठमध्ययनं नाम तेषां कस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठितः। हतो द्रोणो मया ह्येवं किं मां पार्थ विगर्हसे॥
English: The sixth duty is study. To which of these six was that Drona who has been slain by me devoted? Wherefore then do you reproach me, O son of Pritha?
Sanskrit: अपक्रान्तः स्वधर्माच क्षात्रधर्मं व्यपाश्रितः। अमानुषेण हन्त्यस्मानस्रेण क्षुद्रकर्मकृत्॥
English: Transgressing the duties of his own order and observing those of the Kshatriyas that perpetrator of wicked deeds used to slaughter us with his celestials weapons.
Sanskrit: तथा माया प्रयुञ्जानमसह्यं ब्राह्मणब्रुवम्। माययैव विहन्याद् यो न युक्तं पार्थ तत्र किम्॥
English: Professing himself to be Brahmana, he used to injure us deceitfully; he has now been slain by deceitful means; O son of Pritha, what is there wrong in this?
Sanskrit: तस्मिस्तथा मया शस्ते यदि द्रौणायनी रुषा। कुरुते भैरवं नादं तत्र किं मम हीयते॥
English: Upon the punishment of Drona, (which he richly deserved), if his son, out of anger, utier such loud roars, what do I lose by them?
Sanskrit: न चाद्भुतमिदं मन्ये यद द्रौणियुद्धसंज्ञया। घातयिष्यति कौरव्यान् परित्रातुमशक्नुवन्॥
English: There is nothing wonderful in the fact that Drona's son leading the Kauravas in battle, will cause their destruction, being himself unable to protect them.
Sanskrit: यच मां धार्मिको भूत्वा ब्रवीषि गुरुघातिनम्। तदर्थमहमुत्पन्नः पाञ्चाल्यस्य सुतोऽनलात्॥
English: Now you have turned a virtuous person and are accusing me with the slaughter of any preceptor. bu do you now know that it was for those that I was born as son of Panchaia kig en sprung out of fire.
Sanskrit: यस्य कार्य मकार्यं वा युध्यतः स्यात् समं रणे। तं कथं ब्राह्मणं ब्रूयाः क्षत्रियं वा धनंजय॥
English: How, O Dhananjaya, can you designate him a Brahmana or a Kshatriya, who when engaged in fight used to look upon fair and unfair acts with an equal eye?
Sanskrit: यो ह्यनस्रविदो हन्याद् ब्रह्मास्त्रैः क्रोधमूछितः। सर्वोपायैर्न स कथं वध्यः पुरुषसत्तम॥
English: He, who furious in rage, used to slay with his Brahma weapons even those who are unacquainted with the use of weapons, O foremost of men, why should he not be slain by us by every means in our power?
Sanskrit: विधर्मिणं धर्मविद्भिः प्रोक्तं तेषां विषोपमम्। जानन् धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञ किं मामर्जुन गर्हसे॥
English: One fallen off from the duties of his order, has been said, by the righteousness, to be equal to poison. Knowing this, you who are conversant with the precepts of morality, why do you blame me, O Arjuna.
Sanskrit: नृशंसः स मयाऽऽक्रम्य रथ एव निपातितः। तन्मामनिन्द्यं बीभत्सो किमर्थं नाभिनन्दसे॥
English: That ruthless warrior, being assailed by me, has been overthrown and slain by me. O Vibhatsu, why do you not then congratulate myself on whom actually no blame hangs?