pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यन्मां क्षत्ताब्रवीत् तात प्रपश्यन् पुत्रगृद्धिनम्। दुर्योधनेन तत् सर्वे प्राप्तं सूत मया सह॥
English: O Suta, that which the prophetic Khatva said to me, seeing me, infatuated with the affection for my son, O sire, everything of that has now overtaken me and Duryodhana himself.
Sanskrit: नृशंसं तु परं नु स्यात् तयक्त्वा दुर्योधनं यदि। पुत्रशेषं चिकीर्षेयं कृत्स्नं न मरणं व्रजेत्॥
English: It would have been very cruel had I saved the rest of my progeny by abandoning Duryodhana, but then the rest could have lived.
Sanskrit: यो हि धर्मं परित्यज्य भवत्यर्थपरो नरः। सोऽस्माच्च हीयते लोकात् क्षुद्रभावं च गच्छति॥
English: The monarch, that abandoning righteousness, pursues interest, is debarred from the enjoyment of felicity and imbibes meanness.
Sanskrit: अद्य चाप्यस्य राष्ट्रस्य हतोत्साहस्य संजय। अवशेषं न पश्यामि ककुदे मृदिते सति॥
English: O Sanjaya, today, when the hump of this kingdom has been crushed, I see that nothing will be left of it, as it has lost all energy (by the death of Drona).
Sanskrit: कथं स्यादवशेषो हि धुर्ययोरभ्यतीतयोः। यो नित्यमुपजीवामः क्षमिणौ पुरुषर्षभौ॥
English: When those two foremost of men, viz. Bhishma and Drona of forgiving nature who used to be our primary support, when they both have been killed, how can any thing remain of this kingdom?
Sanskrit: व्यक्तमेव च मे शंस यथा युद्धमवर्तत। केऽयुध्यन् के व्यापकुर्वन् के क्षुद्राः प्राद्रवन् भयात्॥१७
English: Relate to me, in detail, as to how that battle raged: who were they that fought, who assaulted (the enemy) and what mean fellows fled, out of terror?
Sanskrit: धनंजयं च मे शंस यद् यच्चक्रे रथर्षभः। तस्माद् भयं नो भूयिष्ठं भ्रातृव्याच्च वृकोदरात्॥
English: Tell me also what that foremost of carwarriors, namely, Dhananjaya, did? We are much afraid of him and of his brother, Vrikodara, who is our (implacable) enemy.
Sanskrit: यथाऽऽसीच्च निवृत्तेषु पाण्डवेयेषु संजय। मम सैन्यावशेषस्य संनिपातः सुदारुणः॥
English: Tell me, O Sanjaya, of the terrible collusion that took place between the Pandava hosts and the remnant of my army, when the former returned to the charge?
Sanskrit: कथं च वो मनस्तात निवृत्तेष्वभवत् तदा। मामकानां च ये शूराः के कांस्तत्र न्यवारयन्॥
English: What also, O sire, was the state of your mind when they returned to the attack. What heroes of our army with stood them on the field of battle?
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच गालवं वैनतेयोऽथ प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्। दिष्ट्या कृतार्थं पश्यामि भवन्तमिह वै द्विज।।।।
English: Narada said The son of Vinata, seeing Galava, said to him thus laughing. “It is by good luck that I see you successful here, O twice-born one".
Sanskrit: गालवस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा वैनतेयेन भाषितम्। चतुर्भागावशिष्टं तदाचख्यौ कार्यमस्य हि॥
English: Galava too, hearing those words spoken by the son of Vinata, informed him that a fourth part of the work yet remained to be done.
Sanskrit: सुपर्णस्त्वब्रवीदेनं गालवं वदतां वरः। प्रयत्नस्तेन कर्तव्यो नैष सम्पत्स्यते तव॥
English: Suparna, the foremost among speakers then said to Galava. “No pains should be taken by you for this for you will not get it.
Sanskrit: पुरा हि कान्यकुब्जे वै गाधेः सत्यवतीं सुताम्। भार्यार्थेऽवरयत् कन्यामृचीकस्तेन भाषितः॥
English: In days of old, in Kanyakubja, Richika chose the damsel Satyavati, the daughter of Gadhi, for his wife and he was thus spoken to by Gadhi.
Sanskrit: एकतः श्यामकर्णानां हयानां चन्द्रवर्चसाम्। भगवन् दीयतां मह्यं सहस्रमिति गालव॥
English: You give me a thousand horses white as the moon and black of one ear.
Sanskrit: ऋचीकस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा वरुणस्यालयं गतः। अश्वतीर्थं हयाँल्लब्ध्वा दत्तवान् पार्थिवाय वै॥
English: Richika too saying “very-well” went to the abode of Varuna and from there obtaining the horses from the Ashvatirtha gave them to the ruler of the earth.
Sanskrit: इष्ट्वा ते पुण्डरीकेण दत्ता राज्ञा द्विजातिषु। तेभ्यो द्वे द्वे शते क्रीत्वा प्राप्ते तैः पार्थिवैस्तदा॥
English: They were presented to the twice-born one by king Pundarika who performed a sacrificial ceremony; and of them, (the horses) the rulers of the earth (to whom you have applied) obtained two hundred each by purchase from the Brahmanas at the time.
Sanskrit: अपराण्यपि चत्वारि शतानि द्विजसत्तम। नीयमानानि संतारे हृतान्यासन् वितस्तया॥
English: The other four hundred, O best among the twice-born while being led across (the Vitasta river) were robbed by the river.
Sanskrit: एवं न शक्यमप्राप्यं प्राप्तुं गालव कर्हिचित्। इमामश्वशताभ्यां वै द्वाभ्यां तस्मै निवेदय॥
English: Such being the case, you will not beadle to obtain what is unobtainable by all means; present, therefore, this damsel as a substitute for the two hundred horses to him,
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्राय धर्मात्मन् षड्भिरश्वशतैः सह। ततोऽसि गतसम्मोहः कृतकृत्यो द्विजोत्तम॥
English: Namely, Vishvamitra, O virtuous-souled one, along with the six hundred horses; then will you be beyond the reach of grief and your desire will be successful, o best among the twice the twice born."
Sanskrit: गालवस्तं तथेत्युक्त्वा सुपर्णसहितस्ततः। आदायाश्वांश्च कन्यां च विश्वामित्रमुपागमत्॥
English: Galava then saying to him “very well” along with Suparna, taking the horses and the maiden with him, went to Vishvamitra and said.
Sanskrit: अश्वानां काक्षितार्थानां षडिमानि शतानि वै। शतद्वयेन कन्येय भवता प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
English: "Of the horses asked for by you there are six hundred here and this damsel is a substitute for the other two hundred. Let these be accepted by you.
Sanskrit: अस्यां राजर्षिभिः पुत्रा जाता वै धार्मिकास्त्रयः। चतुर्थं जनयत्वेकं भवानपि नरोत्तमम्॥
English: On her by Rishis of royal descent three virtuous sons have been begotten; you too beget the fourth who will be the best among mankind.
Sanskrit: पूर्णान्येवं शतान्यष्टौ तुरगाणां भवन्तु ते। भवतो ह्यनृणो भूत्वा तपः कुर्यां यथासुखम्॥
English: Then will you get the full complement of eight hundred horses asked for by you and I too, after having paid off my debt, shall perform asceticism as I please.
Sanskrit: विश्वामित्रस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा गालवं सह पक्षिणा। कन्यां च तां वरारोहामिदमित्यब्रवीद् वचः॥
English: Vishvamitra, seeing Galava along with the bird and also that girl with beautiful hips, said these words.
Sanskrit: किमियं पूर्वमेवेह न दत्ता मम गालवा पुत्रा ममैव चत्वारो भवेयुः कुलभावनाः॥
English: "Why was not this girl presented to me beforehand, OGalava? Then would all the four sons have been mine, every one of whom would have perpetuated a dynasty.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्णामि ते कन्यामेकपुत्रफलाय वै। अश्वाश्चाश्रममासाद्य चरन्तु मम सर्वशः॥
English: I shall accept this girl from you to beget on her one son and let the horses having been taken to my hermitage roam about at their will in all directions.
Sanskrit: स तया रममाणोऽथ विश्वामित्रो महाद्युतिः। आत्मजं जनयामास माधवी पुत्रमष्टकम्॥
English: Vishvamitra, of great effulgence, then roaming and sporting with her, Madhvi brought forth a male child named Ashtaka.
Sanskrit: जातमात्रं सुतं तं च विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः। संयोज्यार्थस्तथा धर्मैरश्वैस्तैः समयोजयत्॥
English: At the moment he was born, the great Muni Vishvamitra instructed him in both virtue and worldly good and presented to him those horses.
Sanskrit: अथाष्टकः पुरं प्रायात् तदा सोमपुरप्रभम्। निर्यात्य कन्यां शिष्याय कौशिकोऽपि वनं ययौ॥
English: Then did Ashtaka go to the city which was like the city of the moon and the son of Kushika (Vishvamitra) too went to the woods after having returned the damsel to his disciple.
Sanskrit: गालवोऽपि सुपर्णेन सह निर्यात्य दक्षिणाम्। मनसाऽतिप्रतीतेन कन्यामिदमुवाच ह॥
English: Galava too, along with Suparna, was light of heart having succeeded in making the final present he had promised, and said this to the girl.
Sanskrit: जातो दानपतिः पुत्रस्त्वया शूरस्तथापरः। सत्यधर्मरतश्चान्यो यज्वा चापि तथाऽपरः॥
English: "By you has been brought forth a son who is the foremost among the givers of wealth, a second one who is a great hero, another who is ever attached to virtue and another who is ever attached to virtue and truth and the fourth who is a great performer of sacrificial ceremonies.
Sanskrit: तदागच्छ वरारोहे तारितस्ते पिता सुतैः। चत्वारश्चैव राजानस्तथा चाहं सुमध्यमे॥
English: Therefore do you come, O you of beautiful hips, your father has obtained salvation by your sons and also the four kings (their fathers) and so also have been I, O you of slender waist."
Sanskrit: गालवस्त्वभ्यनुज्ञाय सुपर्णं पन्नगाशनम्। पितुर्निर्यात्य तां कन्यां प्रययौ वनमेव ह॥
English: Galava, then having permitted Suparna who subsisted on serpents to go away and returning the damsel to his father, went to the forest.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तथा प्रयाते शिविरं द्रोणपुत्रे महारथे। कच्चित् कृपश्च भोजश्च भयार्ती न व्यवर्तताम्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said “While Drona's son, that great car-warrior, thus proceeded towards the enemy's camp, did Kripa and Bhoja stop from fear.
Sanskrit: कच्चिन्न वारितौ क्षुदै रक्षिभर्नोपलक्षितौ। असह्यमिति मन्वानौ न निवृत्ती महारथौ॥
English: I hope those two great car-warriors, stopped by mean guards, did not fly away secretly, considering their opponents irresistible.
Sanskrit: कच्चिदुन्मथ्य शिविरं हत्वा सोमकपाण्डवान्। दुर्योधनस्य पदवीं गतौ परमिको रणे॥
English: Or, have they, after despoiling the camp, the Somakas, and the Pandavas, followed, while still fighting, the highly illustrious path in which Duryodhana has gone.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालैनिहतौ वीरौ कच्चिन्नास्वपतां क्षितौ। कच्चित् ताभ्यां कृतं कर्म तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: Are those heroes, killed by the Panchalas, sleeping on the naked Earth? Did they perforin any feat? Tell me all this, O Sanjaya.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तस्मिन् प्रयाते शिविरं द्रोणपुत्रे महात्मनि। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च शिविरद्वर्यतिष्ठताम्॥
English: Sanjaya said "When the great son of Drona proceeded towards the camp, Kripa and Kritavarman waited at the gate.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा तु त. दृष्ट्वा यत्नवन्तौ महारथौ। प्रहृष्टः शनकै राजन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing them ready to work Ashvatthaman was overjoyed, and addressing them whisperingly, O king, said,-'If you two exert, you can exterminate all the Kshariyas.
Sanskrit: यत्तौ भवन्तौ पर्याप्तौ सर्वक्षत्रस्य नाशने। किं पुनर्योधशेषस्य प्रसुप्तस्य विशेषतः॥
English: What should I say, therefore, of this remnant of the (Pandava) ariny, particularly when it is asieep.
Sanskrit: अहं प्रवेक्ष्ये शिविरं चरिष्यामि च कालवत्। यथा न कश्चिदपि वा जीवन् मुच्येत मानवः॥
English: I shall enter the camp and move about like Yama. I am sure that you two will act in such a way that no man may escape alive.'
Sanskrit: तथाभवद्भ्या कार्यं स्यादित मे निश्चितामतिः। इत्युक्तवाप्राविशद् द्रौणिः पार्थानां शिविरं महत्॥ अद्वारेणाभ्यवस्कन्ध विहाय भयमात्मनः।
English: Having said so, the son of Drona entered the extensive camp of the Parthas. Shorn of fear, he entered into it by a spot where there was no door.
Sanskrit: स प्रविश्य महाबाहुरुद्देशज्ञश्च तस्य ह॥ धृष्टद्युम्नस्य निलयं शनकैरभ्युपागमत्।
English: Having entered the camp the great hero proceeded, guided by sings, very softly towards Dhrishtadyumna's quarters.
Sanskrit: ते तु कृत्वा महत् कर्म श्रान्ताच बलवद् रणे॥ प्रसुप्ताश्चैव विश्वस्ताः स्वसैन्यपरिवारिताः।
English: Having displayed great feats the Panchalas had been much exhausted in battle. They were sleeping confidently collected together, and by the side of one another.
Sanskrit: अथ प्रविश्य तद् वेश्म धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भारत॥ पाञ्चाल्यं शयनेद्रौणिपश्यत् सुप्तमन्तिकात्।
English: Entering into Dhrishtadyumna's apartment, OBharata, Drona's son saw the prince of the Panchalas sleeping before him on his bed.
Sanskrit: क्षौमावदाते महति स्पास्तरणसंवृते॥ माल्यप्रवरसंयुक्ते धूपैश्चूर्णैश्च वासिते।
English: He lay on a beautiful sheet of silk upon a rich and excellent bed. Excellent wreaths of flowers were scattered upon that bed and it was perfumed with the powder of incense.
Sanskrit: तं शयानं महात्मानं विश्रब्धमकुतोभयम्॥ प्राबोधयत पादेन शयनस्थं महीपते।
English: Having received a kick from Ashvatthaman the high-souled prince who was sleeping trustfully and fearlessly on his bed, awoke.
Sanskrit: सम्बुध्य चरणस्पर्शादुत्थाय रणदुर्मदः॥ अभ्यजानादमेयात्मा द्रोणपुत्रं महारथम्।
English: Feeling that kick, the great prince,! irresistible in battle, got up and recognised Drona's son standing before him.
Sanskrit: तमुत्पतन्तं शयनादश्वत्थामा महाबलः॥ केशेष्वालभ्य पाणिभ्यां निष्पिपेष महीतले।
English: As he was rising from his bed, the great Ashvatthaman caught him by the hair of his ! head and began to press him down on the Earth with his hands.
Sanskrit: सबलं तेन निष्पिष्टः साध्वसेन च भारत॥ निद्रया चैव पाञ्चाल्यो नाशकच्चेष्टितुं तदा।
English: Thus pressed by Ashvatthaman with grea! force the prince, from fear as also from sleepiness, was not able to exert his might at that time.
Sanskrit: तमाक्रम्य पदा राजन् कण्ठे चोरसि चोभयोः॥ नदन्तं विस्फुरन्तं च पशुमापममारयत्। तुदन्नखैस्तु स द्राणिं नातिव्यक्तमुदाहरत्॥
English: Striking him with his foot, O king, on both his throat and breast while his victim roared, Drona's son tried to kill him as if he were an animal.
Sanskrit: आचार्यपुत्र शस्त्रेण जहि मां मा चिरं कृथाः। त्वत्कृते सुकृताँल्लोकान् गच्छेयं द्विपदां वर॥
English: The Panchala prince tore Ashvatthaman with his nails and at last slowly said, — 'O preceptor's son, kill me with a weapon, do not delay. O best of men, let me, through you go to the blessed regions.'
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु वचन विरराम परंतपः। सुतः पाञ्चालराजस्य आक्रान्तो बलिना भृशम्॥
English: Having said this much, that slayer of foes, viz., the son of the Panchala king, assailed by that great hero, became silent.
Sanskrit: तस्याव्यक्तां तु तां वाचं संश्रुत्य द्रौणिरब्रवीत्। ते आचार्यघातिना लोका न सन्ति कुलपांसन॥ तस्माच्छस्त्रेण निधनं न त्वमर्हसि दुर्मते।
English: Hearing those indistinct sounds of his, Drona's son said,-'O wretch of your race, there is no region for those that kill their preceptor. For this, O wicked man, you do not deserve to be killed with any weapon.'
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवाणस्तं वीरं सिंहो मत्तमिव द्विपम्॥ मर्मस्वभ्यवधीत् क्रुद्धः पादाष्ठीलैः सुदारुणैः।
English: While saying so, Ashvatthaman, worked up with rage, began to strike the vital parts of his victim with his heels, and killed his foe like a lion killing an infuriate elephant.
Sanskrit: तस्य वीरस्य शब्देन मार्यमाणस्य वेश्मनि॥ अबुध्यन्त महाराज स्त्रियो ये चास्य रक्षिणः।
English: At the cries of that hero, while he was being slain, his wives and guards that were in his tent all got up, O king.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा धर्षयन्तं तमतिमानुषविक्रमम्॥ भूतमेवाध्यवस्यन्तो न स्म प्रव्याहरन् भयात्।
English: Seeing some body crushing the prince with superhuman force, they took the assailant for a supernatural being, and, therefore, made no noise from fear.
Sanskrit: तं तु तेनाभ्युपायेन गमयित्वा यमक्षयम्॥ अध्यतिष्ठत तेजस्वी रथं प्राप्य सुदर्शनम्।
English: Having sent him to Yamas abode by such means the greatly energetic, Ashvatthaman went out and getting upon his beautiful car waited there.
Sanskrit: स तस्य भवनाद् राजन् निष्क्रम्यानादयनंदिशः॥ रथेन शिविरं प्रायाज्जिघांसुर्द्विषतो बली।
English: Indeed, coming out of Dhrishtadyumna's camp, O king, Ashvatthaman made all the points of the horizon resound with his roars, and then proceeded on his car to other parts of the camp for killing his enemies.
Sanskrit: अपक्रान्ते ततस्तस्मिन् द्रोणपुत्रे महारथे।॥ सहित रक्षिभिः सर्वैः प्राणेदुर्योषितस्तदा।
English: After Drona's son, that great car-warrior, had gone away, the women and all the guards began to bewail.
Sanskrit: राजानं निहतं दृष्ट्वा भृशं शोकपरायणाः॥ व्याक्रोशन् क्षत्रियाः सर्वे धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भारत।
English: Secing their king killed, all the wives of Dhrishtady!mna, cried aloud sorrowfully.
Sanskrit: तासां तु तेन शब्देन समीपे क्षत्रियर्षभाः॥ क्षिप्रं च समनह्यन्त किमेतदिति चाब्रुवन्।
English: Hearing their lamentations many powerful, Kshatriyas, awaking, put on their armour and came there for inquiring after the cause of their lamentations.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियस्तु जन् वित्रस्ता भारद्वाजं निरीक्ष्य ताः॥ अब्रुवन् दीनकण्ठेन क्षिप्रमाद्रवतेति वै।
English: Terrified at seeing Ashvatthaman, those ladies in piteous tones asked the man to follow him without delay.
Sanskrit: राक्षसो वा मनुष्यो वा नैनं जानीमहे वयम्॥ हत्वा पञ्चालराजानं रथमारुह्य तिष्ठति।
English: They said, we know not whether he is a Rakshasa or a human being. Having killed the Panchala king he wait there.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते योधमुख्याश्च सहसा पर्यवारयन्॥ स तानापततः सर्वान् रुद्रास्त्रेण व्यपोथयत्।
English: Thereat those foremost of warriors suddenly surrounded Drona's son. The latter killed them ail the means of the Rudra weapon.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नं च हत्वा स तांश्चैवास्य पदानुगान्॥ अपश्यच्छयने सुप्तमुत्तमौजसमन्तिके।
English: Having killed Dhrishtadyumna and all those followers of his, he saw Uttamaujas sleeping on his bed.
Sanskrit: तपप्यक्रम्य पादेन कण्ठे चोरसि तेजसा॥ तथैव मारयामास विनर्दन्तमरिंदमम्।
English: Attacking him with his foot on the throat and chest, Drona's son killed that great hero also while the latter suffered greatly.
Sanskrit: युधामन्युश्च सम्प्राप्तो मत्वा तं रक्षसा हतम्॥ गदामुद्यम्य वेगेन हृदि द्रौणिमताडयत्।
English: Coming up and taking his comrade for being slain by a Rakshasa, Yudhamanyu speedily struck Drona's son in the chest with a mace.
Sanskrit: तमभिदुत्य जग्राह क्षितौ चैनमपातयत्॥ विस्फुरन्तं च पशुवत् तथैवेनममारयत्।
English: Rushing towards him, Ashvatthaman seized him and brought him down to the ground and killed him like an animal while the latter cried aloud.
Sanskrit: तथा स वीरो हत्वा तं ततोऽन्यान् समुपाद्रवत्॥ संसुप्तानेव राजेन्द्र तत्र तत्र महारथान्।
English: Having killed Yudhamanyu thus, that hero went against the other car-warriors of the king, who were all asleep.
Sanskrit: स्फुरतो वेपमानांश्च शमितेव पशून् मखे।॥ ततो निस्त्रिंशमादाय जघानान्यान् पृथक् पृथक्।
English: He killed those trembling heroes like animals in a sacrifice. Taking up his sword then, he killed many others.
Sanskrit: भागशो विचरन् मार्गानसियुद्धविशारदः॥ तथैव गुल्मे सम्प्रेक्ष्य शयानान् मध्यगौल्मिकान्।
English: Proceeding along the various roads of the camp one after another, Ashvatthaman, an expert in the use of the sword, saw various Gulmas and killed no time the unarmed and tied warriors sleeping with them.
Sanskrit: श्रान्तान् व्यस्तायुधान् सर्वान् क्षणेनैव व्यपोथयत्॥ योधानश्वान् द्विपांश्चैव प्राच्छिनत् स वरासिना।
English: With that excellent sword he cut off combatants and horses and elephants. bathed in blood, he appeared like dcah himself commissioned by them.
Sanskrit: रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाङ्गः कालसृष्ट इवान्तकः॥ विस्फुरदिश्च तैद्रौणिर्निस्त्रिंशस्योद्यमेन च।
English: Making his foes to tremble by the repeated blows of his sword, Ashvatthaman was covered with blood.
Sanskrit: आक्षेपणेन चैवासेस्त्रिधा रक्तोक्षितोऽभवत्॥ तस्य लोहितरक्तस्य दीप्तखड्गस्य युध्यतः।
English: Covered as he was with blood, and holding a blazing sword, his form, as he moved about in battle, became exceedingly terrible and superhuman.
Sanskrit: अमानुष इवाकारो बभौ परमभीषणः॥ ये त्वजाग्रन्त कौरव्य तेऽपि शब्देन मोहिताः। निरीक्ष्यमाणा अन्योन्यं दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा प्रविव्यथुः॥
English: Those who got up from sleep, O Kuruhero, became stupefied with the loud noise they heard. Seeing Drona's son, they looked at each other's faces and trembled with fear.
Sanskrit: तद् रूपं तस्य ते दृष्ट्वा क्षत्रिया: शत्रुकर्षिणः। राक्षसं मन्यमानास्तं नयनानि न्यमीलयन्॥
English: Seeing the form of that crusher of foes, those Kshatriyas took him to be a Rakshasa and shut up their eyes.
Sanskrit: स घोररूयो व्यचरत् कालवच्छिविरे ततः। अपश्यद् द्रौपदीपुत्रानवशिष्टांश्च सोमकन्॥
English: Of terrible form, he moved about in the camp like Yama himself, and at last saw the sons of Draupadi and the residue of the Somakas.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ता धनुर्हस्ता महारथाः। धृष्टद्युम्नं हतं श्रुत्वा द्रौपदेया विशाम्पते॥
English: Terrified by the noise, and learning that Dhrishtadyumna had been killed those great car-warriors, viz., the sons of Draupadi, armed with bows, shot arrows on Drona's son.
Sanskrit: अवाकिरशरवातैर्भारद्वाजदमभीतवत्। ततस्तेन निनादेन सम्प्रबुद्धाः प्रभद्रकाः॥
English: Aroused by their noise the Prabhadrakas with Shikhandin at their head, began to strike the son of Drona with their arrows.
Sanskrit: शिलीमुखैः शिखण्डी च द्रोणपुत्रं समादयन्। भारद्वाजः स तान् दृष्ट्वा शरवर्षाणि वर्षतः॥ ननाद बलवन्नादं जिघांसुस्तान् महारथान्।
English: Seeing them cast their arrows on him, Drona's son uttered a loud roar and became desirous of killing those great car-warriors.
Sanskrit: ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन्॥ अवरुह्य रतोपस्थात् त्वरमाणोऽभिदुद्रुवे।
English: Remembering the death of his father, Ashvatthaman became furious with rage, getting down from his car, he made a desperate rush against his enemies.
Sanskrit: सहस्रचन्द्रविमलं गृहीत्वा चर्म संयुगे।॥ खङ्गं च विमलं दिव्यं जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्। द्रौपदयानभिदुत्य खड्ड्रेन व्यधमद् बली॥
English: Taking up his bright shield decked with a thousand moons and his massive and celestial sword decked with god, the great Ashvatthaman rushed against the sons of Draupadi.
Sanskrit: ततः स नरशार्दूलः प्रतिविन्ध्यं महाहवे। कुक्षिदेशेऽवधीद् राजन् स हतो न्यपतद् भुवि॥
English: Then that foremost of men, in that dreadful battle, struck Prativindhya in the abdomen at which the latter, O king, fell down lifeless on the Earth.
Sanskrit: प्रासेन विद्ध्वा द्रौणिं तु सुतसोमः प्रतापवान्। पुनश्चासिं समुद्यम्य द्रोणपुत्रमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Having pierced the son of Drona with a lance, the brave Sutasoma rushed at him with his uplifted sword.
Sanskrit: सुतसोमस्य सासिं तं बाहुं छित्त्वा नरर्षभ। पुनरप्याहनत् पार्श्वे स भिन्नहृदयोऽपतत्॥
English: Ashvatthaman, however, cut off Sutasoma's hand holding the sword, and once more struck him on the back. Thereat Sutasoma dropped down dead.
Sanskrit: नाकुलिस्तु शतानीको रथचक्रेण वीर्यवान्। दोामुक्षिप्य वेगेन वक्षस्येनमताडयत्॥
English: Taking up a car-wheel with his two hands, the brave Shatanika, the son of Nakula, violently struck Ashvatthaman on the breast.
Sanskrit: अताडयच्छतानीकं मुक्तचक्रं द्विजस्तु सः। स विह्वलो ययौ भूमिं ततोऽस्पाहरच्छिरः॥
English: The great Ashvatthaman violently assailed Shatanika after he had discharged that carwheel. Exceedingly agitated, Nakula's son dropped down upon the earth, upon which Drona's son severed his head from his body.
Sanskrit: श्रुतकर्मा तु परिघं गृहीत्वा समताडयत्। अभिद्रुत्य ययौ द्रौणिं सव्ये सफलके भृशम्॥
English: Then taking up a spiked bludgeon, Shrutakarman attacked Ashvatthaman. Furiously rushing at Drona's son, he struck him violently on the left part of his forehead.
Sanskrit: स तु तं श्रुतकर्माणमास्ये जघ्ने वरासिना। स हतो न्ययतद् भूमौ विमूढो विकृताननः॥
English: Ashvatthaman struck Shrutakarman with his excellent sword on the face. Senseless and his face disfigured, he dropped down dead on the Earth.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन वीरस्तु श्रुतकीर्तिमहारथः। अश्वत्थामानमासाद्य शरवधैरवाकिरत्॥
English: At this noist, the heroic Shutakirti that great car-warrior, coming up made a downpour of arrows on Ashvatthaman.
Sanskrit: तस्यापि शरवर्षाणि चर्मणा प्रतिवार्य सः। सकुण्डलं शिरः कायाद् भ्राजमानमुपाहरत्॥
English: Counteracting those arrowy shower with his shield, Ashvatthaman sundered from his enemy's trunk his beautiful head bedecked with ear-rings.
Sanskrit: ततो भीष्मनिहन्ता तं सह सर्वैः प्रभद्रकैः। अहनत् सर्वतो वीरं नानाप्रहरणैर्बली॥ शिलीमुखेन चान्येन भ्रुवोर्मध्ये समार्पयत्।
English: the destroyer of Bhishma, viz., the great Shikhandin, with all the Prabhadrakas, assailed the hero from every side with various sorts of Weapors. Shikhandin struck Ashvatthaman with an arrow in the midst of his two eyebrows.
Sanskrit: स तु क्रोधसमाविष्टो द्रोणपुत्रो महाबलः॥ शिखण्डिनं समासाद्य द्विधाचिच्छेद सोऽसिना।
English: Worked up with anger at this, the powerful son of Drona, approached Shikhandin and cut him in two parts with his sword.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिनं ततो हत्वा क्रोधाविष्टः परंतपः॥ प्रभद्रकगणान् सर्वानभिदुद्राव वेगवान्।
English: Having killed Shikhandin, Ashvatthaman, filled with rage, rushed furiously against the other Prabhadrakas. He proceeded also against the residue of Virata's force.
Sanskrit: यच्च शिष्टं विराटस्य बलं तु भृशमाद्रवत्॥ दुपदस्य च पुत्राणां पौत्राणां सुहृदामपि।
English: Gifted with great strength, Drona's son killed the sons, the grandsons, and the followers of Draupada, taking them out one after another.
Sanskrit: चकार कदनं घोरं दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा महाबलः॥ अन्यानन्यांश्च पुरुषानभिसृत्याभिसृत्य च।
English: An expert in the use of the sword, Ashvatthaman then, rushing against other warriors, cut them down with his sword.