pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अथान्यैर्विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः संक्रुद्धः कुण्डभेदिनम्। सुषेणं दीर्घनेत्रं च त्रिभित्रीनवधीद् बली॥ ततो वृन्दारकं वीरं कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनम्। पुत्राणां तव वीराणां युध्यतामवधीत् पुनः॥ अभयं रौद्रकर्माणं दुर्विमोचनमेव च। त्रिभित्रीनवधीद् भीमः पुनरेव सुतांस्तव॥ वध्यमाना महाराज पुत्रास्तव बलीयसा। भीमं प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठं समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Was cut in twain by the latter and that appeared indeed very wonderful. Then the son of Pandu endued with great prowess, with three sharp arrows, slew the three warriors, Kundavedhin, Susena and Dirghanetra. Then again he slew the heroic Manduraka the bravest of your sons and the enhancer of the glory of the Kurus, then Bhima with another three arrows slew three other of your sons viz., Abhaya, Rudrakarman and Durvimochana.
Sanskrit: ते शरैर्भीमकर्माणं ववर्षः पाण्डवं युधि। मेघा इवातपापाये धाराभिर्धरणीधरम्॥
English: Thus slaughtered by the puissant Bhima, your sons, O mighty monarch. Once more surrounded Bhima that foremost of smiters,
Sanskrit: स तद् बाणमयं वर्षमश्मवर्षमिवाचलः। प्रतीच्छन् पाण्डुदायादो न प्राव्यथत शत्रुहा॥ विन्दानुविन्दौ सहितौ सुवर्माणं च ते सुतम्। प्रहसन्नेव कौन्तेयः शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम्॥ ततःसुदर्शनं वीरं पुत्रं ते भरतर्षभ। विव्याध समरे तूर्ण स पपात ममार च॥ सोऽचिरेणैव कालेन तद्रथानीकमाशुगैः। दिशः सर्वाः समालोक्य व्यधमत् पाण्डुनन्दनः॥ ततो वै स्थघोषेण गर्जितेन मृगा इव। भज्यमानाश्च समरे तव पुत्रा विशाम्पते॥
English: Then they poured their arrows of Pandu's son of fearful deeds like clouds drenching the mountain breast with their contents at the end of summer. Like a mountain receiving a shower of stones, the son of Pandu then received that arrowy shower and that slayer of foes was none the less worse for it. Then the son of Kunti, as if smiling, dispatched with his arrows, Vinda and Anuvinda together with Suvarman to the abode of death. Then, O foremost of the Bharatas, he pierced in battle, your heroic son Sudarsana, who fell down and died on the spot. Then in no time, the son of Pandu, casting his eyes on all directions, began to agitate that car-host with his (fierce) arrows. Then like a herd of deer, terrified at the loud clatter of ear-wheels.
Sanskrit: प्राद्रवन् सहसा सर्वे भीमसेनभयार्दिताः। अनुयायाच कौन्तेयः पुत्राणां ते महद् बलम्॥
English: Your sons, O ruler of men, began to desert their ranks; and afflicted with the fear of Bhima, they fled with all the speed at their command.
Sanskrit: विव्याध समरे राजन् कौरवेयान् समन्ततः। वध्यमाना महाराज भीमसेनेन तावकाः॥
English: The son of Kunti pursued that mighty army of your sons from behind and, O king, he began to pierce the Kaurava hosts right and left.
Sanskrit: त्यक्त्वा भीमं रणाजग्मुश्चोदयन्तो हयोत्तमान्। तांस्तु निर्जित्य समरे भीमसेनो महाबलः॥
English: O mighty monarch, your soldiers then thus slaughtered by Bhima, shunning him began to fly away, urging their excellent steeds to the top of their speed.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादरवं चक्रे बाहुशब्दं च पाण्डवः। तलशब्दं च सुमहत् कृत्वा भीमो महाबलः॥
English: Vanquishing them in battle, the highly puissant Bhimasena that son of Pandu, sent up a loud war-cry and began to strike his palms against his arms.
Sanskrit: भीषयित्वा स्थानीकं हत्वा योधान् वरान् वरान्। व्यतीत्य रथिनश्चापि द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: The mighty Bhima then having caused that great slapping sound and there by striking terror into the host of the enemy and slaying many best warriors and passing through that division, hied towards of division of Drona.
Sanskrit: सूर्य उवाच नैष देवोऽनिलसखो नासुरो न च पन्नगः। उच्छवृत्तिव्रते सिद्धो मुनिरेव दिवं गतः॥
English: This Being is not the god of the fire, he is not an Asura. Nor is he a Naga. he is a Brahmana who has attained to heaven on account of his having been crowned with success in the observance of the vow called Unccha.
Sanskrit: एष मूलफलाहारः शीर्णपर्णाशनस्तथा। अभक्षो वायुभक्षश्च आसीद् विप्रः समाहितः॥
English: This person had lived upon fruit and roots and upon the fallen leaves of trees. He had sometimes lived upon water, and sometimes upon air alone, passing his devas with concentrated soul.
Sanskrit: भवश्चानेन विप्रेण संहिताभिरभिष्टुतः। स्वर्गद्वारे कृतोद्योगो येनासौ त्रिदिवं गतः॥
English: The god Mahadeva had been propitiated by him with constant recitation of the Samhitas. he had tried to perform those deeds which lead to heaven. Through the merits of those acts he had now attained to heaven.
Sanskrit: असङ्गतिरनाकाङ्क्षी नित्यमुच्छशिलाशनः। सर्वभूतहिते युक्त एष विप्रो भुजङ्गम॥
English: Without riches and without desire of any king he had observed the vow called Unccha with regard to his food. This learned Brahmana, ye Nagas, had been devoted to the good of all creatures.
Sanskrit: न हि देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरा न च पन्नगाः। प्रभवन्तीह भूतानां प्राप्तानामुत्तमां गतिम्॥ एतदेवंविधं दृष्टमाश्चर्यं तत्र मे द्विज।
English: Neither gods, nor Gandharvas, nor Asuras, nor Nagas, can be considered as superior to those creatures who attain to this excellent end of coming into the solar disc. Even such, 0 twice-born one, was the wonderful incident that I saw on that occasion.
Sanskrit: संसिद्धो मानुष: कामं योऽसौ सिद्धगतिं गतः। सूर्येण सहितो ब्रह्मन् पृथिवीं परिवर्तते॥
English: That Brahmana, who was crowned with success by the observance of the Unccha vow and who thus obtained an end that persons crowned with ascetic success gain. to this day, Otwice-born one, goes round the Earth, staying in the disc of the Sun. crowned with ascetic success gain. to this day, Otwice-born one, goes round the Earth, staying in the disc of the Sun.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच ब्रह्म यत्परमं ज्ञेयं तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि। भवतो हि प्रसादेन सूक्ष्मे मे रमते मतिः॥
English: Arjuna said You should explain Brahma to me, that which is the highest object of knowledge. Through your favour, my mind is delighted with these subtle disquisition's.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। संवादं मोक्षसंयुक्तं शिष्यस्य गुरुणा सह॥
English: Vasudeva said Regarding it is recited the old discourse between a preceptor and his disciple on the subject of Brahma.
Sanskrit: कश्चिद् ब्राह्मणमासीनमाचार्यं संशितव्रतम्। शिष्यः प्रप्रच्छ मेधावी किंस्विच्छ्रेयः परंतप॥
English: Once on a time, O destroyer of enemics, an intelligent disciple questioned certain Brahmana of rigid vows who was preceptor, as a he was scated, saying-What, indeed, is the highest good?
Sanskrit: भगवन्तं प्रपन्नोऽहं निःश्रेयसपरायणः। याचे त्वां शिरसा विप्र यद् ब्रूयां ब्रूहि तन्मम॥
English: Desirous of acquiring that which forms the highest good, I throw myself at your fect, O holy one! O learned Brahmana, I solicit you, bending my head, to explain to me what I ask.
Sanskrit: तभेवंवादिनं पार्थ शिष्यं गुरुरुवाच ह। सर्वे तु ते प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्र वै संशयो द्विज॥
English: To that disciple, O son of Pritha, who said So, the preceptor said, O twice-born one, I shall explain to you everything about which you may have any doubts.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स कुरुश्रेष्ठ गुरुणा गुरुवत्सलः। प्राञ्जलिः परिपप्रच्छ यत्तच्छृणु महामते॥
English: Thus addressed, O foremost one of Kuru's race, by his preceptor, that disciple who was greatly devoted to his preceptor, spoke as follows, with joined hands. Do you hear what he said, O you of great intelligence.
Sanskrit: शिष्य उवाच कुतश्चाहं कुतश्च त्वं तत्सत्यं ब्रूहि यत्परम्। कुतो जातानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च॥
English: Whence aim I? Whence are you? Explain that which is the highest truth. From what source have originated all creatures mobile and immobile?
Sanskrit: केन जीवन्ति भूतानि तेषामायुश्च किं परम्। किं सत्य किं तपो विप्र के गुणाः सद्भिरीरिताः॥
English: By what do creatures live? What is the limit of their life? What is truth? What is penance, O learned Brahmana? What are called qualities by the good?
Sanskrit: के पन्थान: शिवाश्च स्युः किं सुखं किं च दुष्कृतम्। एतान् मे भगवन् प्रश्चान् याथातथ्येन सुव्रत॥ वक्तुमर्हसि विप्रर्षे यथावदिह तत्त्वतः। त्वदन्यः कश्चन प्रश्चानेतान् वक्तुमिहार्हति॥
English: What paths are to be called auspicious? What is happiness? What is sin? O holy one, O you of excellent vows, you should answer these questions of mine, O learned Rishi, correctly, truly, and accurately. Who else is there in this world than you who is capable of answering these questions?
Sanskrit: ब्रूहि धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठ परं कौतूहलं मम। मोक्षधर्मार्थकुशलो भवाँल्लोकेषु गीयते॥
English: Do you answer them, o foremost of all persons knowing duties! My curiosity is great. you are celebrated in all the worlds as one well-skilled in the duties about liberation.
Sanskrit: सर्वसंशयसंच्छेत्ता त्वदन्यो न च विद्यते। संसारभीरवश्चैव मोक्षकामास्तथा वयम्॥
English: There is none else save you who can remove all kinds of doubts. Afraid of worldly life, we have become desirous of acquiring Liberation.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच तस्मै सम्प्रतिपन्नाय यथावत् परिपृच्छते। शिष्याय गुणयुक्ताय शान्ताय प्रियवर्तिने॥ छायाभूताय दान्ताय यतते ब्रह्मचारिणे। तान् प्रश्नानब्रवीत् पार्थ मेधावी स धृतव्रतः। गुरुः कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ सम्यक् सर्वानरिंदम॥
English: Vasudeva said To that disciple who had humbly sought his instruction and put the questions duly. Who was devoted to his preceptor and endued with tranquillity, and who always acted in a manner that was agreeable (to his instructor), who lived so constantly by the side of his instructor as to have almost become his shadow, who was selfcontrolled and who had the life of a Yati and a Brahmacharin, O son of Pritha, that preceptor gifted with intelligence and observant of vows, duly explained all the questions, O foremost of Kuru's race, O chastiser of all enemies.
Sanskrit: गुरुरुवाच ब्रह्मणोक्तमिदं सर्वमृषिप्रवरसेवितम्। वेदविद्यां समाश्रित्य तत्त्वभूतार्थभावनम्॥
English: All this was declared by Brahman himself. Applauded and practised by the foreinost of Rishis, and depending on Vedic knowledge it involves a consideration of what forms the real entity.
Sanskrit: भूतभव्यभविष्यादि धर्मकामार्थनिश्चयम्। सिद्धसंघपरिज्ञातं पुराकल्पं सनातनम्॥ प्रवक्ष्येऽहं महाप्राज्ञ पदमुत्तममद्य ते। बुद्ध्वा यदिह संसिद्धा भवन्तीह मनीषिणः॥
English: The conclusions about the past, present, and future, etc., and religion, pleasure, and profit, which are all well known to Siddhas, which belong to remote ages, and which are, indeed, eternal, I shall declare to you. O you of great wisdom! These form what is called Good, Wise Men, understanding them in this world, acquire success.
Sanskrit: उपगम्यर्षयः पूर्वं जिज्ञासन्तः परस्परम्। प्रजापतिभरद्वाजौ गौतमो भार्गवस्तथा॥ वसिष्ठः कश्यपश्चैव विश्वामित्रोऽत्रिरेव च। मार्गान् सर्वान् परिक्रम्य परिश्रान्ताः स्वकर्मभिः॥२६
English: Formerly, the Rishis Brihaspati Bharadvaja, Gautama Bhargava, Vasishtha, Kashyapa, Vishvamitra and Atri, assembled together for the purpose of asking one another. They thus assembled together after having travelled over all paths and after they had got tired with the deeds each of them had done.
Sanskrit: ऋषिमाङ्गिरसं वृद्धं पुरस्कृत्य तु ते द्विजाः। ददृशुर्ब्रह्मभवने ब्रह्माणं वीतकल्मषम्॥
English: Those twice-born persons, headed by the sage son of Angirasa, proceeded to the region of the Grandfather. There they saw Brahman perfectly purged of all sin.
Sanskrit: तं प्रणम्य महात्मानं सुखासीनं महर्षयः। पप्रच्छुर्विनयोपेता नैःश्रेयसमिदं परम्॥
English: Bowing their heads to that great one who was seated at their ease, the great Rishis, gifted with humility, asked him this grave question about the highest good.
Sanskrit: कथं कर्म क्रियात् साधु कथं मुच्येत किल्बिषात्। के नो मार्गाः शिवाश्च स्युः किं सत्यं किं च दुप्कृतम्॥
English: How should a good man act? How would one be freed from sin? What paths are: auspicious for us? What is truth, and what is sin?
Sanskrit: को चोभौ कर्मणां मार्गों प्राप्नुयुर्दक्षिणोत्तरौ। प्रलयं चापवर्गं च भूतानां प्रभवाप्ययौ॥
English: By what action are the two paths, northern and southern, obtained? What is destruction? What, Liberation? What is birth and what death of all existent objects?
Sanskrit: इत्युत्ताः स मुनिश्रेष्ठैर्यदाह प्रपितामहः। तत् तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु शिष्य यथागमम्॥
English: I shall tell you. O disciple, what the Grandfather, thus addressed, said to them, according to the scriptures. Do you listen.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच सत्याद् भूतानि जातानि स्थावराणि चराणि च। तपसा तानि जीवन्ति इति तद् वित्त सुव्रताः। स्वां योनि समतिक्रम्य वर्तन्ते स्तेन कर्मणा॥
English: It is from Truth that all creatures, mobile and immobile, have been born. They live by penance (or action). Understand this, O you of excellent vows! On account of their own actions they live, transcending their own origin.
Sanskrit: सत्यं हि गुणसंयुक्तं नियतं पञ्चलक्षणम्॥ ब्रह्म सत्यं तपः सत्यं सत्यं चैव प्रजापतिः।
English: For Truth when united with qualities becomes always possessed of five marks. Brahman is Truth. Penance is truth. Prajapati is truth.
Sanskrit: सत्याद् भूतानि जातानि सत्यं भूतमयं जगत्॥ तस्मात् सत्यमया विप्रा नित्यं योगपरायणाः। अतीतक्रोधसंतापा नियता धर्मसेविन:॥ अन्योन्यनियतान् वैद्यान् धर्मसेतुप्रवर्तकान्। तानहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि शाश्वताल्लोकभावनान्॥ चातुर्विद्यं तथा वर्णाश्चातुराश्रमिकान् पृथक्।
English: It is from Truth that all creatures have originated. Truth is the universe of being. It is for this that Brahmanas who are always devoted to Yoga, who have got over anger and sorrow, and who always consider Religion as the causeway, take refuge in Truth. I shall now speak of those Brahmanas who are controlled by one another and endued with knowledge, of the orders, and of those who belong to the four modes of life.
Sanskrit: धर्ममेकं चतुष्पादं नित्यमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥ पन्थानं वः प्रवक्ष्यामि शिवं क्षेमकरं द्विजाः।
English: The wise say that Rcligion or duty is one, having four quarters. You twice born ones, I shall speak to you now of that path which is auspicious and yields good.
Sanskrit: नियतं ब्रह्मभावाय गतं पूर्वं मनीषिभिः॥ गदन्तस्तं मयाद्येह पन्थानं दुर्विदं परम्।
English: That path has constantly been trod over by wise men in order to acquirc an identity with Brahmana. I shall speak now of that path which is the highest and which is highly difficult of being understood.
Sanskrit: निबोधत महाभागा निखिलेन परं पदम्॥ ब्रह्मचारिकमेवाहुराश्रमं प्रथमं पदम्।
English: Do you understand, in all its fullness, you highly blessed ones, what is the highest set. The first step has been said to be the mode of life that belongs to Brahmacharins.
Sanskrit: गार्हस्थ्यं तु द्वितीयं स्याद् वानप्रस्थमतः परम्। ततः परं तु विज्ञेयमध्यात्मं परमं पदम्॥
English: The second step is domesticity. After this is the residence in the forcst. After that it should be known is the highest step, viz., that belongs to Adhyatma.
Sanskrit: ज्योतिराकाशमादित्यो वायुरिन्द्रः प्रजापतिः। नोपैति यावदध्यात्म तावदेतान् न पश्यति॥
English: Light, ether, sun, wind, Indra, and Prajapati, one sees these as long as one does not acquire Adhyatma.
Sanskrit: तस्योपायं प्रवक्ष्यामि पुरस्तात् तं निबोधत। फलमूलानिलभुजां मुनीनां वसतां वने।॥ वानप्रस्थं द्विजातीनां त्रयाणामुपदिश्यते। सर्वेषामेव वर्णानां गार्हस्थ्यं तद् विधीयते॥
English: I shall declare the means. Do you first understand them. The forest mode of life that is followed by ascetics living in the forest and subsisting upon fruits and roots and air is laid down for the three twice-born classes. The domestic mode of life is ordained for all the orders.
Sanskrit: श्रद्धालक्षणमित्येवं धर्मं धीराः प्रचक्षते। इत्येवं देवयाना वः पन्थानः परिकीर्तिताः। सद्भिरध्यासिता धीरैः कर्मभिर्धर्मसेतवः॥
English: The wise say that Religion or duty has Faith for its characteristic mark. Thus have I declared to you the paths leading to the celestials. They are adopted by the good and wise by their a 'ts. Those paihs are the causeways of picty.
Sanskrit: एतेषां पृथगध्यास्ते यो धर्मं संशितव्रतः। कालात् पश्यति भूतानां सदैव प्रभवाप्ययौ॥
English: That persons of rigid vows who follows any one of these modes separately, always succeeds in time to understand the production and destruction of all creatures.
Sanskrit: अतस्तत्त्वानि वक्ष्यामि याथातथ्येन हेतुना। विषयस्थानि सर्वाणि वर्तमानानि भागशः॥
English: I shall now declarc, accurately and with reasons, the elements which live in parts in all objects.
Sanskrit: महानात्मा तथाव्यक्तमहंकारस्तथैव च। इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च महाभूतानि पञ्च च॥ विशेषाः पञ्चभूतानामिति सर्गः सनातनः। चतुर्विंशतिरेका च तत्त्वसंख्या प्रकीर्तिता॥
English: The great soul, the uninanifest, egoisin, the eleven organs (of knowledge and action), the five great elements, the characteristics of the five elements, these form the eternal creation. The number of clements has been said to be twenty-four and one (more).
Sanskrit: तत्त्वानामथ यो वेद सर्वेषां प्रभवाप्ययौ। स धीरः सर्वभूतेषु न मोहमधिगच्छति॥
English: That wise person who understands the production and destruction of all these elements, that man among all creatures, never meets with delusion.
Sanskrit: तत्त्वानि यो वेदयते यथातथं गुणांश्च सर्वानखिलांश्च देवताः। विधूतपाप्मा प्रतिमुच्य बन्धनं स सर्वलोकानमलान् समश्नुते॥
English: Hc who understands the elements accurately, all the qualities, all the celestials, succeeds in purifying himself of all sin. Freed from all fetters, such a man succeeds in enjoying all regions of spotless purity.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच विदार्य कर्णस्तां सेनां युधिष्ठिरमथाद्रवत्। रथहस्त्यश्वपत्तीनां सहस्रः परिवारितः॥
English: Sanjaya said Riving through that army Karna encountered the pious king surrounded by thousands of cars, elephants, horses and footsoldiers.
Sanskrit: नानायुधसहस्राणि प्रेरिततान्यरिभिर्वृषः। छित्वा बाणशतैरुगैस्तानविध्यदसम्भ्रमात्॥
English: Sundering with hundreds of dreadful shafts the thousands of arms discharged at him by his enemies Karna fearlessly went through the army.
Sanskrit: निचकर्त शिरांस्येषां बाहूनूरूंश्च सूतजः। ते हता वसुधां पेतुर्भग्नाश्चान्ये विदुद्रुवः॥
English: The charioteer's son sundered the heads, the arms and the things of his enemies who, deprived of life, fell down on earth. Others, finding their division dispersed, took to their heels.
Sanskrit: द्राविडास्तु निषादास्तु पुनः सात्यकिचोदिताः। अभ्यद्रवञ्जिघांसन्तः पत्तयः कर्णमाहवे॥
English: The Dravida, the Andhaka and the Nishada infantry, excited by Satyaki once more rushed upon Karna with a view to kill him in that battle.
Sanskrit: ते विबाहुशिरस्त्राणाः प्रहताः कर्णसायकैः। पेतुः पृथिव्यां युगपच्छिन्नं शालवनं यथा॥
English: Shorn of their arms and head-dresses and killed by Karna with his arrows they fell down all at once on earth like a forest of Sala trees cut down.
Sanskrit: एवं योधशतान्याजौ सहस्राण्ययुतानि चः। तानीयुर्महीं देहैर्यशसा पूरयन्दिशः॥
English: Deprived of life and filling the heaven and earth with their fame, hundreds, thousands and ten thousands of warriors fell down with their bodies on earth.
Sanskrit: अत वैकर्तनं कर्णं रणे क्रुद्धमिवान्तकम्। रुरुधुः पाण्डुपाञ्चाला व्यार्घि मन्त्रौषधैरिव॥
English: The Pandus and Panchalas obstructed Karna, the son of Vikartana who proceeded in anger to battle like the destroyer himself even as people seek to obstruct a disease with incantations and drugs.
Sanskrit: स तान् प्रमृद्याभ्यपतत् पुनरेव युधिष्ठिरम्। मन्त्रौषधिक्रियातीतो व्याधिरत्युल्बणौ यथा॥
English: Grinding all those combatants Karna once more rushed upon Yudhishthira like irresistible disease unchecked by incantations, drugs and rites.
Sanskrit: स राजगृद्धिभी रुदः पाण्डुपञ्चालाकेकयौः। नाशकत् तानतिक्रान्तुं मृत्युब्रह्मविदो यथा॥
English: Then obstructed by Pandus, Panchalas and Kekayas who were all desirous of rescuing the king he could not overcome them as Death cannot those conversant with Brahman.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरः कर्णमदूरस्थं निवारितम्। अब्रवीत् परवीरनं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः॥
English: Thereupon beholding Karna, the slayer of hostile heroes, obstructed at a distance, an Yudhishthira, with eyes reddened with anger, said-
Sanskrit: कर्ण कर्ण वृथादृष्टे सूतपुत्र वचः शृणु। सदा स्पर्धसि संग्रामे फाल्गुनेन तरस्विना॥ तथास्मान् बाधसे नित्यं धार्तराष्ट्रमते स्थितः।
English: O Karna, O son of a charioteer, O you of vain seeing, hear my words, You always challenge in fight Phalguna of quick speed. Abiding by the counsel of the son of Dhritarashtra you always obstruct us.
Sanskrit: यद् बलं यच ते वीर्यं प्रद्वेषो यस्तु पाण्डषु॥ तत् सर्वं दर्शयस्वाद्य पौरुषं महदास्थितः। युद्धश्रद्धां च तेऽद्याहं विनेष्यामि महाहवे॥
English: You bring all your strength, energy and hatred to bear upon the Pandus. Do you display today all your great manliness. I will today give battle and destroy your desire for fight.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महाराज कर्णं पाण्डुसुतस्तदा। सुवर्णपुबैर्दशभिर्विव्याधायस्मयैः शरैः॥
English: Having said this to Karna, the monarch, the son of Pandu, pierced him with ten arrows, made of iron and furnished with golden wings.
Sanskrit: तं सूतपुत्रो दशभिः प्रत्यविद्ध्यदरिंदमः। वत्सदन्तैर्महेष्वासः प्रहसन्निव भारत॥
English: Then that Suta's son, the subduer of foes and a great bowman, pierced him in return as if smiling, O Bharata, with ten arrows furnished with heads like the calf's tooth.
Sanskrit: सोऽवज्ञाय तु निर्विद्धः सूतपुत्रेण मारिष। प्रजज्वाल ततः क्रोधाद्धविषेव हुताशनः॥
English: Thus placed by Suta's son in contempt the mighty-armed heroes was worked up with anger like fire with oblation.
Sanskrit: ज्वालामालापरिक्षिप्तो राज्ञो देहो व्यदृश्यत। युगान्ते दग्धुकामस्य संवर्ताग्नेरिवापरः॥
English: The body of Yudhishthira surrounded by the flames of anger looked as if it was second Samvartaka fire intended to burn the whole universe, in course of the great devastation (Pralaya).
Sanskrit: ततो विस्फार्य सुमहचापं हेमपरिष्कृतम्। समाधत्त शितं बाणं गिरीणामपि दारणम्॥
English: Then stretching his huge bow made of gold he set sharp arrows capable of breaking down the mountains.
Sanskrit: ततः पूर्णायतोत्कृष्टं यमदण्डनिभं शरम्। मुमोच त्वरितो राजा सूतपुत्रजिघांसया॥
English: With a view to kill the Suta's son he drew his bow to its fullest stretch and discharged that fatal shaft as the rod of the destroyer himself.
Sanskrit: स तु वेगवता मुक्तो बाणो वज्राशनिस्वनः। विवेश सहसा कर्ण सव्ये पार्श्वे महारथम्॥
English: Discharged with great velocity and making a sound like that of a thunder bolt the arrow suddenly pierced the great car-warrior Karna on his left side.
Sanskrit: स तु तेन प्रहारेण पीडितः प्रमुमोह वै। स्त्रस्तगात्रो महाबाहुर्धनरुत्सृज्य स्यन्दने॥
English: Greatly assailed by the violence of that spike the powerful Karna, with weaked limbs, swooned away on his car his bow dropping from his hand.
Sanskrit: गतासुरिव निश्चेताः शल्यस्याभिमुखोऽपतत्। राजापि भूयो नाजघ्ने कर्ण पार्थहितेप्सया॥
English: He fell down unconscious in front of Shalya as if he was dead. King Yudhishthira did not attack again on Karna by keeping in mind the interest of Arjuna.
Sanskrit: ततो हाहाकृतं सर्व धार्तराष्ट्रबलं महत्। विवर्णमुखभूयिष्ठं कर्णं दृष्ट्वा तथागतम्॥
English: Seeing Karna in that state the huge army of Dhritarashtra's son exclaimed Oh! and alas! and the faces of all the warriors became pale.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादश्च संजज्ञे श्वेला: किलकिलास्तथा। पाण्डवानां महाराज दृष्ट्वा राज्ञः पराक्रमम्॥
English: O monarch, witnessing the power of their king the Pandava army sent up leonine roars and cries of joy.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलभ्य तु राधेयः संज्ञा नातिचिरादिव। दने राजविनाशाय मनः क्रूरपराक्रमः॥
English: Regaining his sense in no time the dreadful son of Radha made up his mind to kill Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: स हेमविकृतं चापं विस्फार्य विजयं महत्। अवाकिरदमेयात्मा पाण्डवं निशितैः शरै॥
English: Drawing his dreadful bow made of gold, Vijaya, the valiant son of Suta, began to resist Pandu's son with his sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः क्षुराध्यां पाञ्चाल्यौ चक्ररक्षौ महात्मनः। जघान चन्द्रदेवं च दण्डधारं च संयुगे॥
English: Then with two razor he killed in that battle Chandradeva and Dandadhara, the two Panchalas princes who guarded the wheels of the high-souled (Pandu king).
Sanskrit: तावुभौ धर्मराजस्य प्रवीरौ परिपार्श्वतः। स्थाभ्याशे चकाशेते चन्द्रस्येव पुनर्वसू॥
English: Each of those heroes stood by Yudhishthira shining like the constellation Punarvasu by the side of the moon.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरं: पुन: कर्णमविद्धयतं त्रिंशता शरैः। सुषेणं सत्यसेनं च त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरताडयत्॥
English: Yudhishthira again struck Karna with thirty arrows. He pierced Sushena and Satyasena each with three arrows.
Sanskrit: शल्यं नवत्या विव्याध त्रिसप्तया च सूतजम्। तांस्तस्य गोप्तन् विव्याध त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः॥
English: He pierced Shalya with ninty and struk Karna with seventy-three arrows. He also struck every one of Karna's body guards with three straight arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्ताधिरथिर्विधुन्वानः स कार्मुकम्। भित्वा भल्लेन राजानं विद्ध्वा षष्टयाऽनदत्तदा॥
English: Then laughing and shaking his bow the son of Adhiratha wounded the king's body with a Bhalla, then pierce him with sixty arrows and then sent up a loud war-cry.