pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्या नद्यास्तु तीरे वै सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः। विश्वेदेवाः समरुतो गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्च ह। द्वैपायनः शुकश्चैव कृष्णाश्च मधुसूदनः। यक्षाश्च राक्षसाश्चैव पिशाचाश्च विशाम्पते॥ एते चान्ये च बहवो योगसिद्धाः सहस्रशः। तस्मिंस्तीर्थे सरस्वत्याः शिवे पुण्ये परंतप॥ तत्र हत्वा पुरा विष्णुरसुरौ मधुकैटभौ। आप्लुत्य भरतश्रेष्ठ तीर्थप्रवर उत्तमे॥
English: There, in that Tirtha situate on the bank of that river, all the gods with Vasava at their head, the Vishvedevas, the Maruts, the Gandharvas, the Apsaras, the Island-born Vyasa, Shuka, Krishna the slayer of Madhu, the Yakshas, the Rakshasas and the Pisachas, O king and various others. thousands in numbers, all crowned with ascetic success, always live. Indeed, in that auspicious and sacred Tirtha of the Sarasvati, Vishnu himself having in days of yore slain the Asuras, Madhu and Kaitabha, had, O chief of the Bharatas, performed his ablutions.
Sanskrit: द्वैपायनश्च धर्मात्मा तत्रैवाप्लुत्य भारत। सम्प्राप्य परमं योगं सिद्धिं च परमां गतः॥
English: The Island-born Vyasa also, O Bharata, having bathed in that Tirtha, acquired great Yoga powers and Siddhi.
Sanskrit: असितो देवलश्चैव तस्मिन्नेव महातपाः। परमं योगमास्थाय ऋषिर्योगमवाप्तवान्॥
English: Having bathed in that very Tirtha with a concentrated mind, the Rishi Asita-Deval also obtained great Yoga powers.
Sanskrit: शुक उवाच वर्तमानस्थैवात्र वानप्रस्थाश्रमे यथा। योक्तव्योऽऽत्मा कथं शक्त्या वेद्यं वै कासता परम्॥
English: Shuka said While living satisfying duly the duties of the forest life, how should one, who tries to attain to that which is the highest object of knowledge, set his soul on Yoga according to be best of his power?
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच प्राप्य संस्कारमेताभ्यामाश्रमाभ्यां ततः परम्। यत्कार्यं परमार्थ तदिहैकमनाः शृणु॥ तु
English: Vyasa said Having acquired purity by the practice of the first two modes of life, viz., Brahmacharya and domesticity, one should, thereafter, set his mind on Yoga in the third mode of life. Listen now with rapt attention to what should be done for attaining to the highest object of acquisition.
Sanskrit: कषायं पाचयित्वाऽऽशु श्रेणिस्थानेषु च त्रिषु। प्रव्रजेच्च परं स्थानं पारिवाज्यमनुत्तमम्॥
English: Having conquered all shortcomings of the mind of heart by easy means in the practice of the first three modes of life, one should pass into the best and the highest of all the modes, viz., Sannyasa or Renunciation.
Sanskrit: तद् भवानेवमभ्यस्य वर्ततां श्रूयतां तथा। एक एव चरेद् धर्मं सिद्ध्यर्थमसहायवान्॥
English: Do you then pass your days, having acquired the purity. Listen also to me. One should, alone and without anybody to help him or bear him company, practise Yoga for achieving success.
Sanskrit: एकश्चरति यः पश्यन् न जहाति न हीयते। अनग्निरनिकेतश्च ग्राममन्नार्थमाश्रयेत्॥
English: One who practises Yoga without any one in his company, who sees everything as repetition of his own self, and who never discard anything, never falls away from Liberation. Without keeping the sacrificial fires and without a fixed dwelling, such a person should enter a village for only begging his food.
Sanskrit: अश्वस्तनविधाता स्यान्मुनिर्भावसमाहितः। लध्वाशी नियताहारः सकृदन्ननिषेविता॥
English: He should provide himself for the day without keeping any thing in store for the morrow. He should practise penances, with heat fixed on the Supreme. Eating little and that even under proper restrictions, he should not take more than one meal in a day.
Sanskrit: कपालं वृक्षमूलानि कुचैलमसहायता। उपेक्षा सर्वभूतानामेतावद् भिक्षुलक्षणम्॥
English: The other marks of a mendicant are the human skull, protection under trees, rags for wearing, companionless solitude, and indifference to all creatures.
Sanskrit: यस्मिन् वाचः प्राविशन्ति कूपे त्रस्ता द्विपा इव। न वक्तारं पुनर्यान्ति कैवल्याश्रमे वसेत्॥
English: That person into whom words enter like terrified elephants into a well, and from whom they never return to the speaker, is fit to lead this mode of life which had Libcration for its end.
Sanskrit: नैव पश्येन्न शृणुयादवाच्यं जातु कस्यचित्। ब्राह्मणानां विशेषेण नैव ब्रूयात् कथंचन॥
English: The mendicant should never mind the evil deeds of any person. He should never hear vilifications of others. He should especially guard against reviling a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: यद् ब्राह्मणस्य कुशलं तदेव सततं वदेत्। तूष्णीमासीत निन्दायां कुर्वन् भैषज्यमात्मनः॥
English: He should always say only what is pleasant to the Brahmanas. When anything is said against him, he should remain perfectly silent. Such silence is the medical treatment prescribed for him.
Sanskrit: येन पूर्णमिवाकाशं भवत्येकेन सर्वदा। शून्यं येन जनाकीर्णं तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः॥
English: That person for whose single self the spot he occupies becomes like the eastern sky, and who can regard as perfectly lonely a spot teeming with thousands of men and things, is considered by the gods to be a true Brahmana.
Sanskrit: येन केनचिदाच्छन्नो येन केनचिदाशितः। यत्र क्वचन शायी च तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः॥
English: The gods know him for a Brahmana who puts on whatever comes by the way, who lives upon whatever he gets, and who sleeps on what ever spot he finds.
Sanskrit: अहेरिव गणाद् भीतः सौहित्यानरकादिव। कुणपादिव च स्त्रीभ्यस्तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः॥
English: The gods regard him as a Brahmana who fears company like a snake; the full measure of gratification (from foods and drinks) as of hell; and women as a corpse.
Sanskrit: न क्रुद्ध्येन प्रहृष्येच्च मानितोऽमानितश्च यः। सर्वभूतेष्वभयदस्तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः॥
English: The gods know him as a Brahmana who is never glad when honoured and never angry when insulted, and who has given assurances of mercy to all creatures.
Sanskrit: नाभिनन्देत मरणं नाभिनन्देत जीवितम्। कालमेघ प्रतीक्षते निदेशं भृतको यथा॥
English: One following the last mode of life should not regard death with joy. Nor should he regard life with joy. He should only wait for his hour like a servant waiting for his master's command.
Sanskrit: अनभ्याहतचित्त स्यादनभ्याहतवाग् भवेत्। निर्मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो निरमित्रस्य किं भयम्॥
English: He should purify his heart of all shortcomings. He should purify his speech of all faults. He should purge himself of all sins. Shorn as he is of enemies what fear can attack him.
Sanskrit: अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो भूतानामभयं ततः। तस्य मोहाद् विमुक्तस्य भयं नास्ति कुतश्चन॥
English: He who fears no creature and whom no creature fears, can have no fear from any quarter, freed as he is from every form of mistake.
Sanskrit: यथा नागपदेऽन्यानि पदानि पदगामिनाम्। सर्वाण्येवापिधीयन्ते पदजातानि कौञ्जरे॥
English: As the foot-prints of all other creatures moving upon legs are engulfed within those of elephants, likewise all ranks and conditions are absorbed within Yoga.
Sanskrit: एवं सर्वमहिंसायां धर्मार्थमपिधीयते। अमृतः स नित्यं वसति यो हिंसां न प्रपद्यते॥
English: Similarly, every other duty and observance is encompassed within the one duty of abstention froin injury. He who avoids injuring other creatures, lives an eternal life of joy.
Sanskrit: अहिंसकः समः सत्यो धृतिमान् नियतेन्द्रियः। शरण्यः सर्वभूतानां गतिमाप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम्॥
English: One who abstains from injury, who regards all creatures impartially, who is devoted to truth, who is gifted with fortitude, who has his senses under restraints, and who extends protection to all beings, attains to a peerless end.
Sanskrit: एवं प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य निर्भयस्य निराशिषः। न मृत्युरतिगो भावः स मृत्युमधिगच्छति॥
English: The state of death cannot with selfknowledge, who is shorn of fear, desire and expectancy. On the other hand, such a person conquers death.
Sanskrit: विमुक्तं सर्वसङ्गेभ्यो मुनिमाकाशवत् स्थितम्। अस्वमेकचरं शान्तं तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः॥
English: The gods know him for a Brahmana who is freed from attachments of every kind, who practises penances, who lives like space which while containing everything is yet unattached to all things, who has nothing which he can call his own, who reads a lonely life, and who possesses equanimity of soul.
Sanskrit: जीवितं यस्य धर्मार्थं धर्मो हर्यर्थमेव च। अहोरात्राश्च पुण्यार्थं तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः॥
English: The gods regard him as a Brahmana whose life is for the practice of righteousness, whose righteousness is for the behoof of them who wait dutifully upon him, and whose days and nights exist only for acquiring religious merit.
Sanskrit: निराशिषमनारम्भं निर्नमस्कारमस्तुतिम्। निर्मुक्तं बन्धनैः सर्वैस्तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः॥
English: The gods regard him as a Brahmana who is shorn of desire, who never struggles (for worldly emoluments), who never lowers his head to any one, who never flatters another, and who is shorn of all sorts of attachment.
Sanskrit: सर्वाणि भूतानि सुखे रमन्ते सर्वाणि दुःखस्य भृशं त्रसन्ते। तेषां भयोत्पादनजातखेदः कुर्यान्न कर्माणि हि श्रद्दधानः॥
English: All creatures are filled with pleasure at the prospect of happiness or miserable at the prospect of grief. The man of faith, therefore who should feel sorry at the prospect of afflicting other other creatures, must abstain absolutely from all acts.
Sanskrit: दानं हि भूताभयदक्षिणायाः सर्वाणि दानान्यधितिष्ठतीह। तीक्ष्णां तनुं यः प्रथमं जहाति सोऽऽनन्त्यमाप्नोत्यभयं प्रजाभ्यः॥
English: The gift of assurances of harmlessness to all creatures is superior in point of merit all other gifts. He who, at the beginning, promises abstention from injury, acquires Liberation whence is the assurance of harınlessness to all creatures.
Sanskrit: उत्तान आस्येन हविर्जुहोति लोकस्य नाभिर्जगतः प्रतिष्ठा। तस्याङ्गमङ्गानि कृताकृतं च वैश्वानरः सर्वमिदं प्रपेदे॥
English: That man who does not put into his open mouth even the five or six inouthfuls which are sanctioned for the forest recluse, is said to be the navel of the world, and the refuge of the universe. The fire occupies the head and other limbs, as also the acts good and bad.
Sanskrit: प्रादेशमाने हृदि निःसृतं यत् तस्मिन् प्राणानात्मयाजी जुहोति। तस्याग्निहोत्रं हुतमात्मसंस्थं सर्वेषु लोकेषु सदेवकेषु॥
English: Such a man, who performs a sacrifice in his own self, makes a libation of his senses and mind into the fire which lives within the limited space of his own heart. On account again of his pouring such a libation into such a fire within his own self, the universe with all creatures including the very celestials, becomes pleased.
Sanskrit: देवं त्रिधातुं त्रिवृतं सुपर्णं ये विद्युरग्रयां परमात्मतां च। ते सर्वलोकेषु महीयमाना देवाः समाः सुकृतं वदन्ति॥
English: They, who know the Sentiency which is endued with effulgence, which is covered with T: three sheaths, which has three qualities for its characteristics, to be Ishvara partaking of that which is highest, viz., the nature of the Supreme Soul, are respected of all the worlds. They very gods with all human beings applaud their merits.
Sanskrit: मथो निरुक्तं परमार्थतां च। सर्वं शरीरात्मनि यः प्रवेद तस्यैव देवाः स्पृहयन्ति नित्यम्॥
English: He who succeeds is seeing in the Soul which lives in his own body all the Vedas, ether and the other objects of perception, the rituals of the scriptures, all those entities which are perceptible in sound only, and the superior nature of the Supreme Soul, adored of the very gods as the foremost of all beings.
Sanskrit: भूमावसक्तं दिवि चाप्रमेयं हिरण्मयं योऽण्डजमण्डमध्ये। पतत्रिणं पक्षिणमन्तरिक्ष यो वेद भोग्यात्मनि रश्मिदीप्तः॥
English: He who sees in the Soul which lives within his body that foremost of beings which is not attached to the Earth, which is not attached to the Earth, which is immeasurable in even the limitless sky, which is made of gold, which is begotten of the egg and lives within the egg, which is equipped with many feathers, and which has two wings like a bird, and which is rendered effulgent by many rays of light is adored of the very gods as the foremost of all beings.
Sanskrit: आवर्तमानमजरं विवर्तनं षण्णाभिकं द्वादशारं सुपर्व। यस्येदमास्ये परियाति विश्वं तत्कालचक्रं निहितं गुहायाम्॥
English: The very gods adore him in whose understanding is set the wheel of Time, which is constantly revolving, which knows no deterioration, which devours the span of existence of every creature, which has the six seasons for its naves, which is equipped with twelve radii consisting of the twelve months, which has excellent joints, and towards whose gaping mouth goes on this universe.
Sanskrit: यः सम्प्रसादो जगतः शरीरं सर्वान्स लोकानधिगच्छतीह। स्ते वै तृप्तास्तर्पयन्त्यास्यमस्य॥
English: The Supreme Soul is the huge unconsciousness of dreamless sleep. That Unconsciousness form the body of the universe. It pervades all created things. Sentiency occupying a portion of that capacious unconsciousness, pleases the gods. These last, being pleased, gratify the open mouth of the unconsciousness.
Sanskrit: तेजोमयो नित्यमयः पुराणो लोकाननन्तानभयानुपैति। भूतानि यस्मान्न वसन्ते कदाचित्स भूतानां न त्रसते कदाचित्॥
English: Endued with effulgence as also with the principle of eternity, Sentiency is without a beginning. It wins infinite regions of eternal happiness. He whom no creature fears, has never to fear any creature.
Sanskrit: अगर्हणीयो न च गर्हतेऽनयान्स वै विप्रः परमात्मानमीक्षेत्। विनीतमोहो व्यपनीतकल्मषो न चेह नामुत्र च सोऽन्नमृच्छति॥
English: He who never does anything blameable and who never censures another, is said to be a truly twice-born one. Such a man succeeds in seeing the Supreme Soul. He whose ignorance has been removed and whose sins have been washed away, never enjoys either here or hereafter the happiness that is enjoyed by others.
Sanskrit: अरोषमोहः समलोष्टकाञ्चनः प्रहीणकोशो गतसंधिविग्रहः। श्वरन्नुदासीनवदेष भिक्षुकः॥
English: A person following the fourth mode of life wanders on the Earth like one not attached to anything. Such a person is shorn of anger and crror. Such a person regards equally a clod of earth and a lump of gold. such a man never keeps anything in store for his use. Such a person has no friends and enemies. Such a person does not care praise or blame, and the agreeable and the disagreeable.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ते किरन्तः शरवातान् सर्वे यत्ताः प्रहारिणः। त्वरमाणा महाराज युयुधानमयोधयन्॥
English: Sanjaya said Then, O mighty monarch, all those warriors accomplished in smiting down the foe and united together, began to fight with Yuyudhana quickly discharging numerous arrows.
Sanskrit: तं द्रोणः सप्त सप्तत्या जघान निशितैः शरैः। दुर्मर्षणो द्वादशभिर्दुःसहो दशभिः शरैः॥
English: Then Drona pierced Satyaki with seven and seventy shafts of great sharpness; Durmursana pierced him with twelve and Dussaha with ten shafts.
Sanskrit: विकर्णश्चापि निशितैस्त्रिंशद्भिः कङ्कपत्रिभिः। विव्याध सव्ये पार्श्वे तु स्तनाभ्यामन्तरे तथा॥
English: Vikarna pierced Satyaki with thirty whetted shafts furnished with wings of Kanka feather, on his lift side and on the centre of his chest.
Sanskrit: दुर्मुखो दशभिर्बाणैस्तथा दुःशासनोऽष्टभिः। चित्रसेनश्च शैनेय द्वाभ्यां विव्याध मारिष॥
English: o sire, Durmukha then pierced Sini's grandson with ten shafts, Dushasana pierced him with eight and Chitrasena with a couple of arrows.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनश्च महता शरवर्षेण माधवम्। अपीडयद्रणे राजशूराश्चान्ये महारथाः॥
English: Then with a mighty shower of arrows Duryodhana, O king, afflicted that mighty carwarrior the descendant of Madhu's race. O king, other heroic warriors followed his example.
Sanskrit: सर्वतः प्रतिविद्धस्तु तव पुत्रैर्महारथैः। तान् प्रत्यविध्यद्वाष्णैयः पृथक् पृथगजिह्मगैः॥
English: Thus opposed on all sides by your sons, all mighty car-warriors, he of the Vrishni race began to pierce them all in return with distinct groups of straight-going shafts.
Sanskrit: भारद्वाजं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्दुःसहं नवभिः शरैः। विकर्णे पञ्चविंशत्या चित्रसेनं च सप्तभिः॥
English: Satyaki pierced the son of Bharadvaja with three arrows, Dussaha with nine, Vikarna with twenty-five, Chitrasena with seven.
Sanskrit: दुर्मर्षणं द्वादशभिरष्टाभिश्च विविंशातेम। सत्यव्रतं च नवभिर्विजयं दशभिः शरैः॥
English: Durmarsena with twelve, Vivinsati with eight, Satyavrata with nine and Vijaya with ten shafts.
Sanskrit: ततो रुक्मांगदं चारं विधुन्वानो महारथः। अभ्ययात् सात्यकिस्तूर्णं पुत्रं तव महारथम्॥
English: Then that mighty car-warrior Satyaki, having pierced Rukmangada, stretching his bow quickly assailed your son Duryodhana who also was a mighty car-warrior.
Sanskrit: राजानं सर्वलोकस्य सर्वलोकमहारथम्। शरैरभ्याहनगढं ततो युद्धमभूत्तयोः॥
English: Then with his arrows Satyaki deeply pierced the king of all creatures who is regarded as he best car-warrior in all the worlds. Thereupon a battle commenced between them.
Sanskrit: विमुञ्चन्तौ शरांस्तीक्ष्णान् संदधानौ च सायकान्। अदृश्यं समरेऽन्योन्यं चक्रतुस्तौ महारथौ॥
English: Then those two mighty car-warriors discharging sharp arrows and placing other arrows on the bow-string, rendered each other invisible in battle.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिः कुरुराजने निर्विद्धो बह्वशोभत। अस्रवदुधिरं भूरि स्वरसं चन्दनो यथा॥
English: Satyaki then pierced sore by the king of the Kurus, appeared highly beautiful. He shed blood copiously like a sandal tree discharging its sap.
Sanskrit: सात्वतेन च बाणौधैर्निर्विद्धस्तनयस्तव। शातकुंभमयापीडो बभौ यूप इवोच्छ्रितः॥
English: r'ierced with myriads of shafts by him of the Satvata race, your son appeared beautiful like a golden stake set up at a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: माधवस्तु रणे राजन् कुरुराजस्य धन्विनः। धनुश्चिच्छेद समरे क्षुरप्रेण हसन्निव॥
English: Thereafter, Oking, that descendant of Madhu's race, with a razor-headed shaft, cutoff in battle the bow of the Kuru king that best wielder of the bow, smiling all the while.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं शरैर्बहुभिराचिनोत्। निर्भिन्नश्च शरैस्तेन द्विषता क्षिप्रकारिणा॥
English: Then he pierced the king whose bow had been severed, with numerous shafts. Thereat mangled with the arrows of his light-handed enemy.
Sanskrit: नामृष्यत रणे राजा शत्रोविजयलक्षणम्। अथान्यद्धनुरादाय हेमपृष्ठं दुरासदम्॥-
English: m In that battle, he could not bear this sign of the success of his enemy. Then taking up another bow of great toughness and golden staff.
Sanskrit: विव्याध सात्यकिं तूर्णे सायकानां शतेन ह। सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता तव पुत्रेण धन्विना॥
English: He pierced Satyaki quickly with a group of hundred arrows. Pierced deeply by that great bowman endued with might, viz., your son, Satyaki.
Sanskrit: अमर्षवशमापन्नस्तव पुत्रमपीडयत्। पीडितं नृपतिं दृष्ट्वा तव पुत्रा महारथाः॥
English: Under the influence of wrath began to afflict your son severely. Beholding the king thus afflicted, your other sons all mighty carwarriors.
Sanskrit: सात्यकि शरवर्षेण छादयामासुरोजसा। स च्छाद्यमानो बहुभिस्तव पुत्रैर्महारथैः॥
English: Covered Satyaki with a shower of mighty arrows. Thus covered by your sons, all mighty car-warriors.
Sanskrit: एकैकं पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभिः। दुर्योधनं च त्वरितो विव्याधाष्टभिराशुगैः॥
English: Satyaki piercing each with five arrows, again pierced each with seven shafts. He then quickly pierced Duryodhana with eight swiftcoursing arrows.
Sanskrit: प्रहसंश्चास्य चिच्छेद कार्मुकं रिपुभीषणम्। नागं मणिमयं चैव शरैर्ध्वजमपातयत्॥
English: Then smiling he cut-off Duryodhana's bow that used to inspire terror into the hearts of the enemy. Then with his arrows, he cut down the latter's standard and the elephant of pearls embossed thereon.
Sanskrit: हत्वा तु चतुरो वाहांश्चतुर्भिनिशितैः शरैः। सारथिं पातयामास क्षुरप्रेण महायशाः॥
English: Then slaying with four sharp arrows the four horses of Duryodhana, that illusirious warrior felled the charioteer of the latter with a razor-headed arrow.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैव कुरुराजं महारथम्। अवाकिरच्छरैर्हष्टो बहुभिर्मर्मभेदिभिः॥
English: After this, filled with delight he began to cover the king of the Kurus, that mighty carwarrior, with numerous arrows, all capable of penetrating to the very vitals.
Sanskrit: स वध्यमानः समरे शैनेयस्य शरोत्तमैः। प्राद्रवत् सहसा राजन् पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव॥
English: Thus pierced by the excellent shafts of the grandson of Sini, Oking, your son Duryodhana suddenly fled away from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: आप्लुतश्च ततो यानं चित्रसेनस्य धन्विनः। हाहाभूतं जगश्चासीद् दृष्ट्वा राजानमाहवे॥
English: He then ascended the car of Chitrasena that great bowman. Then cries of Alas and Oh were uttered by your troops as they beheld the king in that battle.
Sanskrit: ग्रस्यमानं सात्यकिना खे सोममिव राहुणा। तं तु शब्दमथ श्रुत्वा कृतवर्मा महारथः॥
English: Devoured by Satyaki, like Soma in the skies devoured by Rahu. Then hearing that woeful exclamation, the mighty car-warrior Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: अभ्ययात् सहसा तत्र यत्रास्ते माधवः प्रभुः। विधुन्वानो धनुः श्रेष्ठं चोदयंश्चैव वाजिनः॥
English: Quickly proceeded to the spot where that mighty-descendant of Madhu's race, was fighting. He came stretching his bow and urging his steeds.
Sanskrit: भर्त्सयन् सारथिं चाग्रे याहि याहीति सत्वरं। तमापतन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम्॥
English: And encouraging his charioteer with the words. Proceed in haste, Proceed in haste. Beholding him come like the Destroyer himself with mouth wide open.
Sanskrit: युयुधानो महाराज यन्तारमिदमब्रवीत्। कृतवर्मा रथेनैष द्रुतमापतते शरी॥
English: O mighty Monarch, Yuyudhana addressed his charioteer saying-Yonder is the heroic Kritavarman rushing at me on his chariot.
Sanskrit: प्रत्युद्याहि रथेनैनं प्रवरं सर्वधन्विनाम्। ततः प्रजविताश्वेन विधिवत् कल्पितेन च॥
English: Encounter this foremost all wielder of bow and drive your car before him.” Then urging to the top of their speed those horses duly equipped.
Sanskrit: आससाद रणे भोज प्रतिमानं धनुष्मताम्। ततः परमसंक्रुद्धौ ज्वलिताविव पावकौ॥
English: The charioteer drove the car towards the king of the Bhojas held in high honor by all bowmen. Then highly excited and looking like two blazing fires.
Sanskrit: समेयातां नरव्याघ्रौ व्याघ्राविव तरस्विनौ। कृतवर्मा तु शैनेयं षड्विशत्या समार्पमत्॥
English: Those two foremost of men encountered one another like two tigers endued with great agility. Then Kritavarman wounded the grandson of Sini with twenty-six.
Sanskrit: निशितैः सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्यन्तारं चास्य पञ्चभिः। चतुरश्चतुरो वाहांश्चतुर्भिः परमेषुभिः॥ अविध्यत् साधुदान्तान् वै सैन्धवान् सात्वतस्य हि। रुक्मध्वजो रुक्मपृष्ठं महद् विस्फार्य कार्मुकम्॥
English: Sharp arrows all well-whetted; and his charioteer with five shafts. With four excellent shafts he pierced the four steeds of the Satvata hero, steeds whose teeth were graceful and that were of the Sindhu breed. Then stretching his mighty-bow of golden back, that one of golden standards.
Sanskrit: रुक्माङ्गदी रुक्मवर्मा रुक्मपुङ्खरवारयत्। ततोऽशीतिं शिनेः पौत्रः सायकान् कृतवर्मणे॥ प्राहिणोत् त्वरया युक्तो द्रष्टकामो धनंजयम्। सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुतापनः॥
English: Decked with golden Angadas and clad in a golden mail, covered Satyaki with arrow of golden wings. Thereafter the grandson of Sini quickly sped numerous shafts at Kritavarman, as he was longing to have a sight of Dhananjaya. Pierced deeply by his powerful adversary, that scorcher of foes.
Sanskrit: समकम्पत दुर्घर्षः क्षितिकम्पे यथाचलः। त्रिषष्ट्या चतुरोऽस्याश्वान् सप्तभिः सारथिं तथा॥ विव्याध निशितैस्तूर्णं सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः। सुवर्णपुङ्ख विशिखं समाधाय च सात्यकिः॥
English: Began to tremble like a mountain during an earth-quake. Then Stayaki of prowess incapable of being baffled quickly pierced his four steeds with sixty-three and his charioteer with seven sharp arrows. Then Satyaki placed on his bow string a shaft furnished with golden wings.
Sanskrit: व्यसृजत् तं महाज्वालं संक्रुद्धमिव पन्नगम्। सोऽविध्यत् कृतवर्माणं यमदण्डोपमः शरः॥
English: That emitted great effulgence and looked like an enraged snake; that arrow that resembled the the dart of Death, wounded Kritavarman sorely.
Sanskrit: जाम्बूनदविचित्रं च वर्म निर्भिद्य भानुमत्। अभ्यगाद धरणीमुनो रुधिरेण समुक्षितः॥
English: Then that fierce arrow, penetrating through the effulgent and gold-decked armour of Kritavarman, fell down on the ground, steeped completely in blood.
Sanskrit: संजातरुधिरश्चाजौ सात्वतेषुभिरर्दितः। सशरं धनुरुत्सृज्य न्यपतत् स्यन्दनोत्तमात्॥
English: Covered all over with blood and afflicted with the arrows of the of the Satvata hero, Kritavarman, throwing aside his bow and arrow, feil upon his niche on the chariot.
Sanskrit: स सिंहदंष्ट्रो जानुभ्यां पतितोऽमितविक्रमः। शरादितः सात्यकिना रथोपस्थे नरर्षभः॥
English: That one of infinite prowess and of teeth resembling those of the lion, that foremost of men, then fell on his knees on the terrace of his car, being afflicted by arrows of Satyaki.
Sanskrit: सहस्रबाहुसदृशमक्षोभ्यमिव सागरम्। निवार्य कृतवर्माणं सात्यकिः प्रययौ ततः॥
English: Thereafter Satyaki having successfully checked Kritavarman who reseinbled the thousand-armed Arjuna or the unagitable ocean itself, quickly advanced onwards.