pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यत्र यत्र सुतस्तुभ्यं यं यं पश्यति भारत। तत्र तत्र न्यवर्तन्त क्षत्रियाणां महारथाः॥
English: Thereupon all the Kshatriya car-warriors stopped, each on the spot from which they saw your son.
Sanskrit: तान् निवृत्तान् समीक्ष्यैव ततोऽन्येऽपीतरे जनाः। अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजल्लँज्जया चावतस्थिरे॥
English: O king, then the common soldiers having seen them stop, stopped of their own accord from shame and from the desire of displaying their prowess.
Sanskrit: पुनरावर्ततां तेषां वेग आसीद् विशाम्पते। पूर्यतः सागरस्येव चन्द्रस्योदयनं प्रति॥
English: O king, the army thus rallied appeared then like the surging sea at the time of moon's rising.
Sanskrit: संनिवृत्तांस्ततस्तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा राजा सुयोधनः। अब्रवीत् त्वरितो गत्वा भीष्मं शान्तनवं वचः॥
English: Having seen his army relied for fight, king Suyodhana soon went to the son of Shantanu and thus spoke to him.
Sanskrit: पितामह निबोधेदं यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि भारत। नानुरूपमहं मन्ये त्वयि जीवति कौरव॥ द्रोणे चास्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठे सपुत्रे ससुहज्जने। कृपे चैव महेष्वासे द्रवते यद् वरूथिनी॥
English: “O grandfather, hear what I say; O descendant of Bharata, O scion of the Kuru race, when you, and that foremost of men learned in arms, Drona, with his son and with all our other friends, and also the great bowman Kripa are alive. I do not consider it creditable that my troops should run away.
Sanskrit: न पाण्डवान् प्रतिबलांस्तव मन्ये कथंचन। तथा द्रोणस्य संग्रामे द्रौणेश्चैव कृपस्य च॥
English: I do not consider the Pandavas a match for you, or for Drona or for Drona's son or for Kripa.
Sanskrit: अनुग्राह्याः पाण्डुसुतास्तव नूनं पितामह। यथेमां क्षममे वीर वध्यमानां वरूथिनीम्॥
English: O grandfather, the Pandavas are certainly being favoured by you. O hero, therefore you forgive them this slaughter of my troops.
Sanskrit: सोऽस्मि वाच्यस्त्वया राजन् पूर्वमेव समागमे। न योत्स्ये पाण्डवान् संख्ये नापि पार्षतसात्यकी।॥
English: O king, you should have told me, before this battle began, that you would not fight with the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तुभ्यमाचार्यस्य कृपस्य च। कर्णेन सहितः कृत्यं चिन्तयानस्तदैव हि॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, hearing such words from you and from the preceptor (Drona), I would have then with Karna reflected what we should have done.
Sanskrit: यदि नाहं परित्याज्यो युवाभ्यामिह संयुगे। विक्रमेणानुरूपेण युध्येतां पुरुषर्षभौ॥
English: O foremost of men, if I do not deserve to be abandoned by you two, then fight at the utmost of your power".
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो भीष्मः प्रहसन् वै मुहुर्मुहुः। अब्रवीत् तनयं तुभ्यं क्रोधादुद्वृत्य चक्षुषी॥
English: Having heard these words. Bhishma laughed and turned his eyes in anger. He then thus spoke to your son.
Sanskrit: बहुशोऽसि मया राजंस्तथ्यमुक्तो हितं वचः। अजेयाः पाण्डवा युद्धे देवैरपि सवासवैः॥
English: "O king, I have innumerable times said to you words worthy of your acceptance and fraught with your good. The Pandavas are invincible even to the celestials with Vasava at their head.
Sanskrit: यत् तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं वृद्धेनाद्य नृपोत्तम। करिष्यामि यथाशक्ति प्रेक्षेदानीं सबान्धवः॥
English: O foremost of kings, what I am capable of doing, aged as I am, I shall certainly do in this battle to the utmost of my power. See it now with your kinsmen.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ते तु जनेश्वर। अद्य पाण्डुसुतानेकः ससैन्यान् सह बन्धुभिः। सोऽहं निवारयिष्यामि सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः॥
English: In the sight of all I shall today alone chastise the Pandavas with their troops and with all their kinsmen".
Sanskrit: भीष्मेण पुत्रास्तव दध्मुः शङ्खान् मुदा युक्ता भेरीः संजनिरे भृशम्॥
English: Having been thus addressed by Bhishma, O king, your son was filled with delight. He ordered conchs to be blown and drums to be beat.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवा हि ततो राजन्श्रुत्वा तं निनदं महत्। दध्मुः शङ्खांश्च भेरीश्च मुरजांश्चाप्यनादयन्॥
English: O king, having heard the loud uproar, the Pandavas blew their conchs and ordered their drums and cymbals to be sounded.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच प्रतिज्ञाते ततस्तस्मिन् युद्धे भीष्मेण दारुणे। क्रोधितो मम पुत्रेण दुःखितेन विशेषतः॥ भीष्मः किमकरोत् तत्र पाण्डवेयेषु संभारतगे। पितामहे वा पञ्चालास्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said When enraged by the words of my son, O Sanjaya, Bhishma took thai fearful vow in the battle, what did he do to the Pandavas, and what did the Panchalas do to the grandsire? O Sanjaya, tell me all this.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच गतपूर्वाह्नभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि भारत। पश्चिमां दिशमास्थाय स्थिते चापि दिवाकरे॥
English: Sanjaya said O descendant of Bharata, when the morning of that day passed away and when the sun in his westward course had gone some portion of his path.
Sanskrit: जयं प्राप्तेषु हृष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु। सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः पिता देवव्रतस्तव॥
English: And when the illustrious Pandava had won the victory, your father Devavrata learned in the precepts of morality.
Sanskrit: अभ्यायज्जवनैरश्वैः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्। महत्या सेनया गुप्तस्तव पुत्रैश्च सर्वशः॥
English: Rushed on the fleetest steed towards the Pandava army, followed by a very large force and by all your sons.
Sanskrit: प्रावर्तत ततो युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। अस्माकं पाण्डवैः सार्धमनयात् तव भारत॥
English: Then O descendant of Bharata, a fearful and hair-stirring battle between ourselves and the Pandavas began in consequences of your sinful policy.
Sanskrit: धनुषां कूजतां तत्र तलानां चाभिहन्यताम्। महान् समभवच्छब्दो गिरीणामिव दीर्यताम्॥
English: The twang of bows and the flapping of bowstrings mingling together, made a loud uproar which resembled the noise of splitting hills.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठ स्थितोऽस्मि विद्ध्येनं निवर्तस्व स्थिरो भव। स्थिरोऽस्मि प्रहरस्वेति शब्दोऽश्रूयत सर्वशः॥
English: “Stay”, “Hear stand I”, “Turn back” “Stand” "O wait for you” “Strike" these were the words that were heard everywhere.
Sanskrit: काञ्चनेषु तनुत्रेषु किरीटेषु ध्वजेषु च। शिलानामिव शैलेषु पतितानामभूद् ध्वनिः॥
English: The sound of the fall of armours, of crowns and diadems and of standards, resembled the sound of falling stones on hard founds.
Sanskrit: पतितान्युत्तमाङ्गानि बाहवश्च विभूषिताः। व्यचेष्टन्त महीं प्राप्य शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Hundreds and thousands of heads and arms adorned with ornaments, feil on the ground and moved in convulsions.
Sanskrit: हतोत्तमाङ्गाः केचित् तु तथैवोद्यतकार्मुकाः। प्रगृहीतायुधाश्चापि तस्थुः पुरुषसत्तमाः॥
English: Some brave combatants with heads cut off still stood with weapons in their grasp and with bows.
Sanskrit: प्रावर्तत महावेगा नदी रुधिरवाहिनी। मातङ्गाङ्गशिला रौद्रा मांसशोणितकर्दमा॥
English: A fearful river of blood began to run there. It was of impetuous current, it was airy with flesh and blood and the dead bodies of elephants appeared in it like (sub-marine) rocks.
Sanskrit: वराश्वनरनागानां शरीरप्रभवा तदा। परलोकार्णवमुखी गृध्रगोमायुमोदिनी॥
English: It flowed from the bodies of horses, men and elephants. It was delightful to vultures and jackals. It was delightful to vultures and jackals. It ran towards the ocean of after life.
Sanskrit: न दृष्टं न श्रुतं वापि युद्धमेतादृशं नृप। यथा तव सुतानां च पाण्डवानां च भारत॥
English: O king, O descendant of Bharata, a battle like the one that was fought between your sons and the Pandavas was never before seen or heard of.
Sanskrit: नासीद् रथपथस्तत्र योधैर्युधि निपातितैः। गजैश्च पतितैर्नीलैर्गिरिशृङ्गैरिवावृतः॥
English: Chariots could not makes their way, for the way was blocked by the bodies of combatants. The field of battle with the bodies of the killed elephants appeared to be strewn over with blew peaks of hills.
Sanskrit: विकीर्णैः कवचैश्चित्रैः शिरस्त्राणैश्च मारिष। शुशुभे तद् रणस्थानं शरदीव नभस्तलम्॥
English: O sire, strewn with various coloured armours and turbans the battle field looked beautiful like the autumn sky.
Sanskrit: विनिर्भिन्नाः शरैः केचिदन्त्रापीडप्रकर्षिणः। अभीताः समरे शत्रूनभ्यधावन्त
English: Though mortally wounded, some warriors were seen to rush upon the enemy in battle with cheerfulness and pride.
Sanskrit: तात भ्रात: सखे बन्धो वयस्य मम मातुल। मा मां परित्यजेत्यन्ये चुक्रुशुः पतिता रणे॥ दर्पिताः॥
English: Many, fallen on the field of battle, cried aloud, “O father, O brother, O friend, O kinsman, O companion, O maternal uncle, do not abandon me".
Sanskrit: अथाभ्येहित्वमागच्छ किं भीतोऽसि क्व यास्यसि। स्थितोऽहं समरे मा भैरिति चान्ये विचुक्रुशुः॥
English: Others cried, "Come, come to .his side why are you frightened? Where do you go? I stand in battle. Do not be afraid”.
Sanskrit: तत्र भीष्मः शान्तनवो नित्यं मण्डलकार्मुकः। मुमोच बाणान् दीप्ताचानहीनाशीविषानिव॥
English: In that great battle, the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, with his bow drawn to a circle, shot arrows with blazing points which resembled snakes of virulent poison.
Sanskrit: शरैरेकायनीकुर्वन् दिशः सर्वा यतव्रतः। जघान पाण्डवरथानादिश्य भरतर्षभ॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, showering continuous arrows in all directions, that hero of rigid vows (Bhishma) struck the Pandava warriors calling each by name.
Sanskrit: स नृत्यन् वै रथोपस्थे दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्। अलातचक्रवद् राजंस्तत्र तत्र स्म दृश्यते॥
English: O king, displaying his great lightness of hands and dancing as it were along the track of his car, he appeared to be present everywhere like a circle of fire.
Sanskrit: तमेकं समरे शूरं पाण्डवाः सुंजयैः सह। अनेकशतसाहस्रं समपश्यन्त लाघवात्॥
English: In consequence of his great lightness of hands, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas saw that hero in that battle multiplied to one thousand fold, though he was really alone.
Sanskrit: मायाकृतात्मानमिव भीष्मं तत्र स्म मेनिरे। पूर्वस्यां दिशि तं दृष्ट्वा प्रतीच्यां ददृशुर्जनाः॥
English: Everyone present there considered Bhishma as having multiplied his self by illusion. They now saw him on the cast and on the very next moment, they saw him on the west.
Sanskrit: उदीच्यां चैवमालोक्य दक्षिणस्यां पुनः प्रभो। एवं स समरे शूरो गाङ्गेयः प्रत्यदृश्यत॥
English: Now they beheld him on the North, and on the next moment they beheld him on the South. Thus the son of Ganga was seen to fight on all directions (simultaneously).
Sanskrit: न चैवं पाण्डवेयानां कश्चिच्छक्नोति वीक्षितुम्। विशिखानेव पश्यन्ति भीष्मचापच्युतान् बहून्॥
English: There was none amongst the Pandavas who was able even to look at him. What they all saw were only innumerable arrows shot from his bow.
Sanskrit: कुर्वाणं समरे कर्म सूदयानं च वाहिनीम्। व्याक्रोशन्त रणे तत्र नरा बहुविधा बहु॥
English: Having seen him achieve such great feats and slaughter their ranks, the heroic warriors (of the Pandava side) uttered many lamentations.
Sanskrit: अभज्यत महाराज न च द्वौ सह धावतः। आविद्धनरनागाश्वं पतितध्वजकूबरम्॥
English: O great king, that great army was so completely routed that no two persons were seen together; cars, elephants, and horses were pierced all over their bodies, and the standards and arrows were strewn over the field.
Sanskrit: अनीकं पाण्डुपुत्राणां हाहाभूतमचेतनम्। जघानात्र पिता पुत्रं पुत्रश्च पितरं तथा॥ प्रियं सखायं चाक्रन्दे सखा दैवबलात्कृतः। विमुच्य कवचान्यन्ये पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकाः॥ विमुक्तकेशा धावन्तः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त भारत। तद् गोकुलमिवोद्धान्तमुद्घान्तरथयूथपम्॥ ददृशे पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैन्यमार्तस्वरं तदा। प्रभज्यमानं सैन्यं तु दृष्ट्वा यादवनन्दनः॥ उवाच पार्थं बीभत्सु निगृह्य रथमुत्तमम्। अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तः पार्थ यस्तऽभिकाक्षितः॥४२
English: The Pandava army cried “Oh” and “Alas”, and became deprived of its senses. Father struck the son and the son struck the father; friends fought with dearest friends as if all were under the influence of fate. O descendant of Bharata many men of the Pandava army were seen with disheveled hair to run away throwing aside their armours. The Pandava army uttered loud lamentations. Even the very leaders of their car-warriors were seen to be as confounded as a very herd of kinc. Having seen the army thus routed, that delighter of the Yudu race (Krishna) stopped that best of car (belonging to Arjuna) and thus spoke to Partha: "O son of Pritha, the hour has now come which was desired by you.
Sanskrit: प्रहरस्व नरव्याघ्र न चेन्मोहाद् विमुह्यसे। यत् त्वया कथितं वीर पुरा राज्ञां समागमे॥ भीष्मद्रोणमुखान् सर्वान् धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैनिकान्। सानुबन्धान् हनिष्यामि ये मां योत्स्यन्ति संयुगे॥ इति तत् कुरु कौन्तेय सत्यं वाक्यमरिंदम। बीभत्सो पश्य सैन्यं स्वं भज्यमानं ततस्ततः॥
English: O foremost of men, strike Bhishma or else you will lose your senses. O hero, formerly in the assembly of the kings you said," I will kill all the warriors of the sons of Dhritarashtra, headed by Bhishma and Drona, all who will fight me in battle, O Vibhatsu, O son of Kunti, O chastiser of foes, make your words now true. Your army is routed on all sides.
Sanskrit: द्रवतश्च महीपालान् पश्य यौधिष्ठिरे बले। दृष्ट्वा हि भीष्मं समरे व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम्॥
English: Behold, all the kings of Yudhisthira's army are flying away, on seeing Bhishma in battle who looks like the destroyer himself with his wide open mouth.
Sanskrit: भयार्ताः प्रपलायन्ते सिंहात् क्षुद्रमृगा इव। एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच वासुदेवं धनंजयः॥ नोदयाश्वान् यतो भीष्मो विगाहैतद् बलार्णवम्। पातयिष्यामि दुर्धर्षं वृद्धं कुरुपितामहम्॥
English: Having been afflicted with fear, they are running away, as do the small animals at the sight of the lion". Having been thus addressed, Dhananjaya thus spoke to Vasudeva. "Plunging through this sea of the hostile army, drive the horses to the spot where Bhishma is. I shall fell down (today) that invincible warriors, the revered Kuru grandsire.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततोऽश्वान् रजतप्रख्यान् नोदयाभास माधवः। यतो भीष्मरथो राजन् दुष्प्रेक्ष्यो रश्मिमवानिव॥
English: O king, then Madhava drove those silverwhite steeds to the place where the car of Bhishma was, the car which like the very sun was incapable of being gazed at.
Sanskrit: ततस्तत् पुनरावृत्तं युधिष्ठिरबलं महत्। दृष्ट्वा पार्थं महाबाहुं भीष्मायोद्यतमाहवे॥
English: Having scen the mighty armed son of Pritha thus rush to fight with Bhishma, the great army of Yudhishthira rallied for battle.
Sanskrit: ततो भीष्मः कुरुश्रेष्ठ सिंहवद् विनदन् मुहुः। धनंजयरथं शीघ्रं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्॥
English: Then that foremost of Kuru warriors Bhishma again and again roared like a lion. He then covered the car of Dhananjaya with a shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: क्षणेन स रथस्तस्य सहयः सहसारथिः। शरवर्षेण महता संछन्नो न प्रकाशते॥
English: In a moment (Arjuna's) car with its standard and charioteer became invisible having been covered with that shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: वासुदेवस्त्वसम्भ्रान्तो धैर्यमास्थाय सत्त्ववान्। चोदयामास तानश्वान् विचितान् भीष्मसायकैः॥
English: The greatly powerful Vasudeva however, fearlessly and patiently drove the horses now wounded by Bhishma's arrow.
Sanskrit: ततः पार्थो धनुर्गृह्य दिव्यं जलदनिःस्वनम्। पातयामास भीष्मस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा त्रिभिः शरैः॥
English: Then Partha took up his celestial bow whose twang resembled the roar of the clouds and cut down Bhishma's bow with his sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा कौरव्यः पुनरन्यन्महद् धनुः। निमिषान्तरमात्रेण सज्यं चक्रे पिता तव।॥
English: Your father, the Kuru hero, took up another bow when he saw the one in his hand cut down. He strung it within the twinkling of an eye.
Sanskrit: विचकर्ष ततो दो• धनुर्जलदनि:स्वनम्। अथास्य तदपि क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद धनुरर्जुनः॥
English: He drew that bow, the twang of which resembled the roar of the clouds, with his two hands. But Arjuna, now excited with anger, again cut down that bow.
Sanskrit: तस्य तत् पूजयामास लाघवं शान्तनोः सुतः। साधु पार्थ महाबाहो साधु भोः पाण्डुनन्दन॥
English: Thereupon the son of Shantanu (Bhishma) praised his lightness of hand by saying, “O Partha. O son of Pandu, O mighty-armed hero, 'Excellent, Excellent'.
Sanskrit: त्वय्येवैतद् युक्तरूपं महत् कर्म धनंजय। प्रीतोऽस्मि सुभृशं पुत्र कुरु युद्धं मया सह॥
English: O Dhananjaya, such a great feat is indeed worthy of you. I have been pleased with you. O son, fight hard with me”.
Sanskrit: इति पार्थं प्रशस्याथ प्रगृह्यान्यन्महद् धनुः। मुमोच समरे वीरः शरान् पार्थरथं प्रति॥
English: Having thus praised Partha, and having taken up a large bow, that great hero hurled his arrows at Partha's car.
Sanskrit: अदर्शयद् वासुदेवो हययाने परं बलम्। मोघान् कुर्वशरांस्तस्य मण्डलान्याचरल्लघु॥
English: Vasudeva then displayed his great skill in the guiding the horses. He baffled those arrows by driving the car in quick circles.
Sanskrit: तथा भीष्मस्तु सुदृढं वासुदेवधनंजयौ। विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैः सर्वगात्रेषु भारत॥
English: Then, O sire, Bhishma with great force pierced both Vasudeva and Dhananjaya with keen arrows all over their bodies.
Sanskrit: शुशुभाते नरव्याघ्रौ तौ भीष्मशरविक्षतौ। गोवृषाविव संरब्धौ विषाणैरिखितङ्कितौ॥
English: Wounded by those arrows of Bhishma those foremost of men looked like two roaring bulls with scratches of horns on their bodies.
Sanskrit: पुनश्चापि सुसंरब्धः शरैः शतसहस्रशः। कृष्णयोर्युधि संरब्धो भीष्मोऽथावारयद् दिशः॥
English: Excited with wrath, Bhishma cover the two Krishna's on all sides with hundred and thousands of arrow.
Sanskrit: वार्ष्णेयं च शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कम्पयामास रोषित:। मुहुरभ्यर्दयन् भीष्मः प्रहस्य स्वनवत् तदा॥
English: With his sharp arrows the angry Bhishma made the Vrishni chief (Krishna) to shiver; laughing loudly also he made Krishna very much astonished.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु कृष्णः समरे दृष्ट्वा भीष्मपराक्रमम्। सम्प्रेक्ष्य च महाबाहुः पार्थस्य मृदुयुद्धताम्॥ भीष्मं च शरवर्षाणि सृजन्तमनिशं युधि। प्रतपन्तमिवादित्यं मध्यमासाद्य सेनयोः॥
English: Then seeing the great prowess of Bhishma and the mildness with which Arjuna fought, and also seeing that Bhishma was showering a continuous shower of arrows in that battle and that he was appearing like the all consuming sun in the midst of the two arinies.
Sanskrit: वरान् वरान् विनिघ्नन्तं पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकान्। युगान्तमिव कुर्वाणं भीष्मं यौधिष्ठिरे बले॥
English: And marking also that hero (Bhishma) was killing the foremost warriors of Yudhisthira's army and that he was making a great havoc amongst the troops as if the hour of dissolution had come.
Sanskrit: अमृष्यमाणो भगवान् केशवः परवीरहा। अचिन्तयदमेयात्मा नास्ति यौधिष्ठिरं बलम्॥
English: The exalted Keshava, that slayer of hostile heroes, that high-souled one became unable to see what he saw. He thought that the army of Yudhishthira could not survive that slaughter.
Sanskrit: एकाह्रा हि रणे भीष्मो नाशयेद् देवदानवान्। किं नु पाण्डुसुतान् युद्धे सबलान् सपदानुगान्॥
English: Bhishma was capable of destroying all the Daityas and Danavas in a single day; with how much ease then could he kill the Pandavas with all their soldiers and followers.
Sanskrit: द्रवते च महासैन्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः। एते च कौरवास्तूर्णं प्रभग्नान् वीक्ष्य सोमकान्॥ प्राद्रवन्ति रणे दृष्ट्वा हर्षयन्तः पितामहम्। सोऽहं भीष्मं निहन्म्यद्य पाण्डवार्थाय दंशितः॥
English: The vast army of the illustrious Pandava (Yudhishthira) again began to fly away. Having seen the Somakas routed the Kurus gladdening the heart of the grandsire rushed to battle with great cheerfulness. (Seeing) all this, Krishna reflected;-"Clad in armour I will kill Bhishma today for the sake of the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: भारमेतं विनेष्यामि पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। अर्जुनो हि शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्वध्यमानोऽपि संयुगे॥ कर्तव्यं नाभिजानाति रणे भीष्मस्य गौरवात्। तथा चिन्तयतस्तस्य भूय एव पितामहः। प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धः शरान् पार्थरथं प्रति॥
English: I will lighten the burden of the Pandavas. Though struck with keen arrows in the battle, Arjuna does not what he should do, from respect for Bhishma.” While Krishna was thus reflecting the grandsire again hurled his arrows on Partha's car.
Sanskrit: तेषां बहुत्वात् तु भृशं शराणां दिशश्च सर्वाः पिहिता बभूवुः। न भास्करोऽदृश्यत रश्ममाली।
English: In consequence of those various arrows flying in all directions, all sides completely enshrouded. Neither the sky, nor the directions, nor the earth, nor the brilliant sun could be seen. were
Sanskrit: मा स्वां प्रतिज्ञां त्यजत प्रवीराः स्वं वीरधर्म परिपालयध्वम्॥ तान् वासवानन्तरजो निशाम्य नरेन्द्रमुख्यान् द्रवतः समन्तात्। पार्थस्य दृष्ट्वा मृदुयुद्धतां च भीष्मं च संख्ये समुदीर्यमाणम्।।८२। अमृष्यमाणः स ततो महात्मा यशस्विनं सर्वदशाहभर्ता। उवाच शैनेयमभिप्रशंसन् दृष्ट्वा कुरूनापततः समग्रान्॥ ये यान्ति ते यान्तु शिनिप्रवीर येऽपि स्थिताः सात्वत तेऽपि यान्तु।
English: O foremost of heroes, do not violate your pledges; observe your own duties as heroes." Having seen that the foremost of kings were flying away from the field of battle and having also marked the mildness with which Partha fought and seeing also that Bhishma was exerting himself with all his powers and that the Kurus were rushing from all sides, the younger brother of Vasava, the illustrious protector of all the Dasharnas become unable to bear it all. He thus spoke to the famous grandson of Shini and praised him much; “O hero of the Shini race, those that are retreating are ended retreating. O Satvata chief those that are still staying, let them also go away.
Sanskrit: भीष्मं रथात् पश्य निपात्यमानं द्रोणं च संख्ये सगणं मयाद्य॥ न मे रथी सात्वत कौरवाणां क्रुद्धस्य मुच्येत रणेऽद्य कश्चित्।
English: Behold, I shall soon fell Bhishma down from his car and also Drona in this battle with all their followers. O Satvata chief, there is none in the Kuru army who can escape me when I am angry.
Sanskrit: तस्मादहं गृह्य रथाङ्गमुग्रं प्राणं हरिष्यामि महाव्रतस्य॥ निहत्य भीष्मं सगणं तथाऽऽजौ द्रोणं च शेनेय रथप्रवीरौ। प्रीतिं करिष्यामि धनंजयस्य राज्ञश्च भीमस्य तथाऽिश्वनोच॥ स्तत्पक्षिणो ये च नरेन्द्रमुख्याः। राज्येन राजानमजातशत्रु सम्पादयिष्याम्यहमद्य हृष्टः॥
English: Therefore taking up my fearful discus I shall (today) kill Bhishma of rigid vows. O grandson of Shini, killing in battle these two foremost of car-warriors, namely Bhishma and Drona with all their followers, I shall gladden the heart of Dhananjaya and the king (Yudhishthira) and also of Bhima and the twin Ashvins. Killing all the sons of Dhritarashtra and all those foremost of kings who have taken their side, I will with great joy secure a kingdom today for Ajatashatru.”
Sanskrit: ततः सुनाभं वसुदेवपुत्रः सूर्यप्रभं वज्रसमप्रभावम्। क्षुरान्तमुद्यम्य भुजेन चक्र रथादवप्लुत्य विसृज्य वाहान्॥ संकम्पयन् गां चरणैर्महात्मा वेगेन कृष्णः प्रससार भीष्मम्।
English: Having said this, the son of Vasudeva threw off the reins of the horses and jumped down from the car. Whirling with his right arm his discus with a beautiful shape and with sharpness as that of a razors, which was as effulgent as the sun and possessed the force of one thousand thunderbolts, the high-souled Krishna rushed with great force towards Bhishma making the earth tremble under his feet.
Sanskrit: मदान्धमाजौ समुदीर्णदर्प सिंहो जिघांसन्निव वारणेन्द्रम्॥ सोऽभिद्रवन् भीष्ममनीकमध्ये क्रुद्धो महेन्द्रावरजः प्रमाथी।
English: That chastiser of foes, the younger brother of the chief of the celestial, angrily rushed towards Bhishma who stood in the midst of his troops, as a lion, from the desire of killing a large elephant, rushes towards it.
Sanskrit: व्यालम्बिपीतान्तपटश्चकाशे घनो यथा खे तडितावनद्धः॥ स्तच्चक्रपद्यं सुभुजोरुनालम्। यथादिपद्मं तरुणार्कवर्ण रराज नारायणनाभिजातम्॥ तत् कृष्णकोपोदयसूर्यबुद्धं क्षुरान्ततीक्ष्णाग्रसुजातपत्रम्। तस्यैव देहोरुसर:प्ररूढं रराज नारायणबाहुनालम्॥ तमात्तचक्रं प्रणदन्तमुच्चैः क्रुद्ध महेन्द्रावरजं समीक्ष्य। सर्वाणि भूतानि भृशं विनेदुः क्षयं कुरूणामिव चिन्तयित्वा॥ स वासुदेवः प्रगृहीतचक्रः संवर्तयिष्यन्निव सर्वलोकम्।
English: The end of his yellow garments waving in the air looked like a cloud charge with lighting. That lotus of a discus, the Sudarshana, having for its stalk the beautiful arms of Shaurin (Krishna) looked as beautiful as the primeval lotus, which was a bright as the morning sun which caused that lotus to bloom. The beautiful leaves of that lotus were as shape as the edge of a razor. Krishna's body was the beautiful lake, his arms where the stalk upon which shone the lotus. Seeing the younger brother of Mahendra excited with anger and hat he was loudly roaring, that he was armed with discus, all creatures uttered loud wails. They thought the destruction of the Kurus was near at hand. Armed with his discus, Vasudeva looked like the Samvarta fire that appears at the end of a Yuga for consuming the world.