pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: संदश्य दशनैरोष्ठं सुक्किणी परिसंलिहन्। शरवर्षेण महता दुर्योधनमवाकिरत्। प्रवतं वारिधाराभिः प्रावृषीव बलाहकः॥
English: Biting his lips with his teeth and licking the corners of his mouth, covered Duryodhana with a mighty shower of arrows, like clouds washing the mountain breast with torrents of rain in the rainy season.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तु दुःसहं दानवैरपि। ततस्तद् बाणवर्षं दधार युधि राजेन्द्रो यथा वर्ष महाद्विपः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then that shower of arrows, which it was difficult even for the Danavas to withstand, was borne by that foremost of kings Duryodhana, like a mighty elephant bearing a shower of rains.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टो निःश्वसत्रिव पन्नगः। संशयं परमं प्राप्तः पुत्रस्ते भरतर्षभ॥
English: Thereafter your son possessed with rage, and breathing like a snake was involved in a very hazardous situation in that battle, O foremost of the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: मुमोच निशितांस्तीक्ष्णान् नाराचान् पञ्चविंशतिम्। तेऽपतन् सहसा रांजस्तस्मिन् राक्षसपुङ्गवे॥
English: Then he (Duryodhana) shot (at the Rakshasa), twenty five keep-pointed dares of exceeding sharpness; those dares, O king fell upon that foremost of Rakshasas with great force,
Sanskrit: आशीविषा इव क्रुद्धाः पर्वते गन्धमादने। स तैर्विद्धः स्रवन् रक्तं प्रभिन्न इव कुञ्जरः॥
English: Like infuriate snakes falling upon the mountain Gandhamadana. Pierced with those arrows, and shedding blood copiously like an elephant in rut (shedding the temporal juice),
Sanskrit: दधे मतिं विनाशाय राज्ञः स पिशिताशनः। जग्राह च महाशक्तिं गिरीणामपि दारिणीम्॥
English: That cannibal formed a fixed resolution for destroying the king. Thereafter the Rakshasa grasped a mighty lance, capable of penetrating even through rocks,
Sanskrit: सम्प्रदीप्तां महोल्काभामशनि ज्वलितामिव। समुद्यच्छन् महावाहुर्जिधांसुस्तनयं तव॥
English: Blazing with effulgence, burning like a fierce meteor and resembling the flashes of lightning in radiance. That mighty-armed hero then desirous of slaying your son, raised that lance.
Sanskrit: तामुद्यतामभिप्रेक्ष्य वङ्गानामधिपस्त्वरन्। कुञ्जरं गिरिसंकाशं राक्षसं प्रत्यचोदयत्॥
English: Beholding that lance raised, the ruler of the Bangas, speedily urged his elephant of proportions huge like a hill, against the Rakshasa.
Sanskrit: स नागप्रवरेणाजौ बलिना शीघ्रगामिना। यतो दुर्योधनरथस्तं मार्ग प्रत्यवर्तत॥
English: This king, in that battle, riding on his excellent elephant ofs, great strength and fleetness, reached the spot where Duryodhana's car was stationed;
Sanskrit: रथं च वारयामास कुञ्जरेण सुतस्य मार्गमावारितं दृष्ट्वा राज्ञा वङ्गेन धीमता॥
English: And he covered the car of your son Duryodhana with the body of his elephant. Seeing the way (to Duryodhana's car thus covered by the highly intelligence ruler of the Bangas.
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचो महाराज क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। उद्यतां तां महाशक्तिं तस्मिश्चिक्षेप वारणे॥
English: Ghatotkacha, O mighty monarch, with eyes coppery in anger, sped that raised dare of great fierceness at the elephant.
Sanskrit: स तयाऽभिहतो राजंस्तेन बाहुप्रमुक्तया। संजातरुधिरोत्पीडः पपात च ममार च॥
English: Struck with that dare, O king, hurled by the hand of Ghatotkacha, the elephant bleeding profusely, fell down dead.
Sanskrit: पतत्यथ गजे चापि वङ्गानामीश्वरो बली। जवेन समभिदुत्य जगाम धरणीतलम्॥
English: The mighty ruler of the Bangas quickly leaping up from his elephant, jumped down on the surface of the earth.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनोऽपि सम्प्रेक्ष्य पतितं वरवारणम्। प्रभग्नं च बलं दृष्ट्वा जगाम परमां व्यथाम्॥
English: King Duryodhana seeing that excellent elephant felled and his army shattered, was overwhelmed with grief.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य आत्मनश्चाभिमानिताम्। प्राप्तेऽपक्रमणे राजा तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः॥
English: Holding before his mind's eye the paramount duty of a Kshatriya, and also from his own pride, king Duryodhana, through worsted, stood immovable like the everlasting hills.
Sanskrit: संधाय च शितं बाणं कालाग्निसमतेजसम्। मुमोज परमक्रुद्धस्तस्मिन् घोरे निशाचरे॥
English: Then placing on his bow string whetted shafts blazing like the Fire of dissolution, and highly excited with rage, he discharged them at that dreadful ranger of the night.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य बाणमिन्द्राशनिप्रभम्। लाघवान्मोचयामास महात्मा वै घटोत्कचः॥
English: Seeing those arrows falling like the thunderbolt of Indra, the high-souled Ghatotkacha foiled their aim by the alacrity of his movements.
Sanskrit: भूयश्च विननादोग्रं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। त्रासयामास सैन्यानि युगान्ते जलदो यथा॥
English: Like clouds at the end of a Yuga, once more did he fierce roar out, with eyes coppery in rage, striking terror into the hearts of all soldier.
Sanskrit: तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं भीमस्य रक्षसः। आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing that deafening roar uttered by the fearful Rakshasa, Bhishma the son of Shantanu, coming to the preceptor Drona addressed him saying.
Sanskrit: यथैष निनदो घोरः श्रूयते राक्षसेरितः। हैडिम्बो युध्यते नूनं राज्ञा दुर्योधनेन ह॥
English: As I hear these dreadful roars uttered by the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, I think it sure that the son of Hidimba is engaged with king Duryodhana himself.
Sanskrit: नैष शक्यो हि संग्रामे जेतुं भूतेन केनचित्। तत्र गच्छत भद्रं वो राजानं परिरक्षत॥
English: In battle, this Rakshasa could not be conquered by any creature. So hide yourself to king and rescue him. May good betide you.
Sanskrit: अभिद्रुतो महाभागो राक्षसेन महात्मना। एतद्धि वः परं कृत्यं सर्वेषां नः परंतपाः॥
English: That hero of eminent parts viz., Duryodhana has been assaulted by the highsouled Rakshasa. Now, O afflicter of foes, even this (to protect the king) is our incumbent duty.
Sanskrit: पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा त्वरमाणा महारथाः। उत्तमं जवमास्थाय प्रययुर्यत्र कौरवः॥
English: Having heard the words of the grandsire, the mighty car-warriors, without delaying and at the top of their speed, rushed where the ruler of the Kurus was.
Sanskrit: द्रोणश्च सोमदत्तश्च बाह्रीकोऽथ जयद्रथः। कृपो भूरिश्रवाः शल्य आवन्त्यः सबृहद्बलः॥
English: Drona and Somadatta, and Balhika and Jayadratha and Kripa and Bhurishravas, Shalya and the two princes of Avanti and also Brihadbala,
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च चित्रसेनो विविंशतिः। रथाश्चानेकसाहस्रा ये तेषामनुयायिनः॥
English: And Ashvathama, and and Vikarna, and Chitrasena and Vivinshati, these and thousands of other car-warriors, along with those that followed them.
Sanskrit: अभिदुतं परीप्सन्तः पुत्रं दुर्योधनं तव। तदनीकमनाधृष्यं पालितं तु महारथैः॥ आततायिनमायान्तं प्रेक्ष्य राक्षससत्तमः। नाकम्पत महाबाहुर्मैनाक इव पर्वतः॥
English: Proceeded, desirous of rescuing your son Duryodhana who had been hotly pressed. Beholding that invincible division protected by many mighty car-warriors make towards himself with hostile intentions, that foremost of Rakshasas possessed of mighty arms, remained immovable like the Mountain Mainaka,
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्य विपुलं चापं ज्ञातिभिः परिवारितः। शूलमुद्गरहस्तैश्च नानाप्रहरणैरपि॥
English: Holding a massive bow and surrounded by his relations armed with bludgeons and mallets, and diverse other kinds of weapons.
Sanskrit: ततः समभवद् युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। राक्षसानां च मुख्यस्य दुर्योधनबलस्य च॥
English: Then commenced a fierce engagement capable of making the hair stand erect, between those foremost among Duryodhana's host and those among the Rakshasa's kinsmen.
Sanskrit: धनुषां कूजतां शब्दः सर्वतस्तुमुलो रणे। अश्रूयत महाराज वंशानां दह्यतामिव॥
English: On all sides of the field of battle, the twanging of bows was heard, O mighty monarch, like the crackling of burning bamboo's.
Sanskrit: अस्त्राणां पात्यमानानां कवचेषु शरीरिणाम्। शब्दः समभवद् राजन् गिरीणामिव भिद्यताम्॥
English: The din produced by the stroke of weapons against the armours of the combatants, resembled, O king, the sound produced by the rending of mountains.
Sanskrit: वीरबाहुविसृष्टानां तोमराणां विशाम्पते। रूपमासीद् वियत्स्थानां सर्पाणामिव सर्पताम्॥
English: The appearance of lances hurled by the arms of heroes was, O ruler of men, like that of serpents coursing swiftly through the welkin.
Sanskrit: ततः परमसंक्रुद्धो विस्फार्य सुमहद् धनुः। राक्षसेन्द्रो महाबाहुविनदन् भैरवं रवम्॥
English: Thereafter excited to the highest pitch of fury, that foremost of Rakshasas possessed of mighty arms stretching his mighty bow, uttered a terrible yell.
Sanskrit: आचार्यस्यार्धचन्द्रेण क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम्। सोमदत्तस्य भल्लेन ध्वजं चोन्मथ्य चानदत्॥
English: He then burst asunder the bow of the preceptor Drona with a crescent shaped arrow. Then with a broad headed arrow, having caused the standard of Somadatta, he broke out into another yell.
Sanskrit: बाह्रीकं च त्रिभिर्बाणैः प्रत्यविध्यत् स्तनान्तरे। कृपमेकेन विव्याध चित्रसेनं त्रिभिः शरैः॥
English: He pierced Balhika with three shafts, betwecn his breasts; then he pierced Kripa with one shaft and Mitrasena with three.
Sanskrit: पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन सम्यक् प्रणिहितेन च। जत्रुदेशे समासाद्य विकर्णं समताडयत्॥
English: With another well-directed and well-aimed shaft shot by his bow drawn to its fullest stretch, he struck Vikarna on the soldier-joint as the latter neared him;
Sanskrit: न्यषीदत् स्वरथोपस्थे शोणितेन परिप्लुतः। ततः पुनरमेयात्मा नाराचान् दश पञ्च च॥ भूरिश्रवसि संक्रुद्धः प्राहिणोद् भरतर्षभ। ते वर्म भित्त्वा तस्याशु विविशुर्धरणीतलम्॥
English: Then Vikarna, bathed in blood, squatted down on the terrace of his car. Thereafter that Rakshasa of infinite soul, excited with wrath, speed, O foremost of the Bharatas, five and ten dares at Bhurishravas; and these dares penetrating through the latter's Armour struck on the surface of the earth.
Sanskrit: विविंशतेश्च द्रौणेश्च यन्तारौ समताडयत्। तौ पेततू रथोपस्थे रश्मीनुत्सृज्य वाजिनाम्॥
English: He also wounded the drivers of Vivingshati and the son of Drona; both of them fell down on their seats in the car loosening their grasp of the reins of steeds,
Sanskrit: सिंधुराज्ञोऽर्धचन्द्रेण वाराहं स्वर्णभूषितम्। उन्ममाथ महाराज द्वितीयेनाच्छिनद् धनुः॥
English: He cut down, O monarch, the standard of the king of the Sindhus bearing the device of the boar and decked with gold, with a crescentshaped shaft; and with another, he burst the latter's bow asunder.
Sanskrit: चतुर्भिरथ नाराचैरावन्त्यस्य महात्मनः। जघान चतुरो वाहान् क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः॥
English: Then again with eyes red in rage, the Rakshasa slew with four lances the four steeds of the high-souled princes of Avanti.
Sanskrit: पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन पीतेन निशितेन च। निर्बिभेद महाराज राजपुत्रं बृहद्बलम्॥
English: Then, O mighty monarch, he pierced prince Brihadbala with another sharp and welltempered arrow, shot from his bow drawn to its fullest stretch.
Sanskrit: स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। भृशं क्रोधेन चाविष्टो रथस्थो राक्षसाधिपः॥
English: That one (Brihadbala) thus deeply pierced and smarting with pain, sat down on the terrace of his chariot. Then that lord of the Rakshasas possessed with furious wrath, and stationed on his car,
Sanskrit: चिक्षेप निशितांस्तीक्ष्णाञ्छरानाशीविषोपमान्। बिभिदुस्ते महाराज शल्यं युद्धविशारदम्॥
English: Shot many keep-pointed shafts of great sharpness that resembled snakes of virulent poison; these shafts, O mighty monarch, penetrated through Shalya accomplished in battle.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच विमुखीकृत्य सर्वांस्तु तावकान् राक्षसः। जिघांसुर्भरतश्रेष्ठ दुर्योधनमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Sanjaya said Having made all your warriors turn their faces away from field of battle, the Rakshasa, 0 foremost of the Bharatas, assaulted Duryodhana out of a desire for slaying him.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य राजानं प्रति वेगितम्। अभ्यधावञ्जिघांसन्तस्तावका युद्धदुर्मदाः॥
English: Beholding him make towards the king with impetuosity, your warriors, all invincible in battle, rushed at him, desirous of doing away with him.
Sanskrit: तालमात्राणि चापानि विकर्षन्तो महारथाः। तमेकमभ्यधावन्त नदन्तः सिंहसंघवत्॥
English: Those mighty car-warriors, stretching their bows that looked like large palmyar trees, and uttering their war-cries loud as the roars of the lions, rushed at him shooting weapons at him.
Sanskrit: अथैनं शरवर्षेण समन्तात् पर्यवाकिरन्। पर्वतं वारिधाराभिः शरदीव बलाहकाः॥
English: Then they covered him with an arrow downpour, like clouds covering the mountains with a downpour of rain in the rainy season.
Sanskrit: स गाढविद्धो व्यथितस्तोत्रादित इव द्विपः। उत्पपात तदाऽऽकाशं समन्ताद् वैनतेयवत्॥
English: Thus pierced sore, and greatly afflicted like an elephant smitten with the hook, the Rakshasa then at once rose to the sky like the son of Vainatay Garuda,
Sanskrit: व्यनदत् सुमहानादं जीमूत इव शारदः। दिशः खं विदिशश्चैव नादयन् भैरवस्वनः॥
English: Then he uttered a loud roar that resembled the rumble of autumnal clouds; and that dreadful reverberated through the subsidiary and cardinal points of the compass.
Sanskrit: राक्षसस्य तु तं शब्दं श्रुत्वा राजा युधिष्ठिरः। उवाच भरतश्रेष्ठ भीमसेनमरिंदमम्॥
English: King Yudhishthira hearing those war-cries of the Rakshasa, thus spoke, O foremost of the Bharatas, to Bhimasena the subduer of foes.
Sanskrit: युध्यते राक्षसो नूनं धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महारथैः। यथाऽस्य श्रूयते शब्दो नदतो भैरवं स्वनम्॥
English: "Surely the Rakshasa is fighting with mighty car-warriors of the host of Dhritarashtra's son, in as much as we can hear, (even at this distance), the noise created by his fierce cries.
Sanskrit: अतिभारं च पश्यामि तस्मिन् राक्षसपुङ्गवे। पितामहश्च संक्रुद्धः पञ्चालान् हन्तुमुद्यतः॥
English: I also perceive that foremost of Rakshasas has now to bear a burden unequal to his strength; on the other hand, the grandsire inflamed with rage is exerting for slaughtering the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: तेषां च रक्षणार्थाय युध्यते फाल्गुनः परैः। एतज्ञात्वा महाबाहो कार्यद्वयमुपस्थितम्॥
English: For the protection of these latter, Falguna is engaged with the foe. Having heard, O mighty armed hero, of these two tasks both of which demand prompt attention,
Sanskrit: गच्छ रक्षस्व हैडिम्बं संशयं परमं गतम्। भ्रातुर्वचनमाज्ञाय त्वरमाणो वृकोदरः॥
English: He yourself for rescuing the son of Hidimba involved in a great predicament.” Accepting the words of his brother, without the least delay, Vrikodara.
Sanskrit: प्रययौ सिंहनादेन त्रासयन् सर्वपार्थिवान्। वेगेन महता राजन् पर्वकाले यथोदधिः॥
English: Proceeded to the battle, terrifying all the kings with his fierce war-cries, an, O king, with an impetuosity like that of the ocean in the days of the full moon or the new moon.
Sanskrit: तमन्वगात् सत्यधृतिः सौचित्तियुद्धदुर्मदः। श्रेणिमान् वसुदानश्च पुत्रः काश्यस्य चाभिभूः॥
English: Him followed Satyadhriti and Sauchitti ever invincible in battle, and Shrenimat and Vasudhara and the puissant son of the king of the Kashis,
Sanskrit: अभिमन्युमुखाश्चैव द्रौपदेया महारथाः। क्षत्रदेवश्च विक्रान्तः क्षत्रधर्मा तथैव च॥
English: The sons of Draupadi, all mighty carwarriors headed by Abhimanyu, and Kshatradeva, the powerful Kshatradharman,
Sanskrit: अनूपाधिपतिश्चैव नीलः स्वबलमास्थितः। महता रथवंशेन हैडिम्बं पर्यवारयन्॥
English: And Nila the sovereign of the low countries accompanied by his own divisions. They surrounded the son of Hidimba with a mighty division of cars.
Sanskrit: कुञ्जरैश्च सदा मत्तैः षट्सहस्रैः प्रहारिभिः। अभ्यरक्षन्त सहिता राक्षसेन्द्रं घटोत्कचम्॥
English: With six thousand highly infuriated elephants, all potent smiters, those heroes began to protect Ghatotkacha that foremost of the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादेन महता नेमिघोषेण चैव ह। खुरशब्दनिपातैश्च कम्पयन्तो वसुन्धराम्॥
English: These warriors made the very earth quake with their fierce war-cries, the clatter of their car-wheels, the sound produced by the hoofs of their galloping horses.
Sanskrit: तेषामापततां श्रुत्वा शब्दं त तावकं बलम्। भीमसेनभयोद्विग्नं विवर्णवदनं तथा॥
English: Hearing that noise of the assaulting army, the warriors of the army of your sons, wore a pallid countenance being agitated with the fear of Bhimasena;
Sanskrit: परिवृत्तं महाराज परित्यज्य घटोत्कचम्। ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तत्र तेषां महात्मनाम्॥ तावकानां परेषां च संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्। नानारूपाणि शस्त्राणि विसृजन्तो महारथाः॥
English: And leaving Ghatotkacha alone, they turned back from the field of battle. But the combatants of your army and those of the enemy's host were both entreating; so there once more ensured, O mighty monarch, a terrible battle, between these high-souled warriors. Mighty car-warriors hurling weapons of various shapes,
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यमभिधावन्तः सम्प्रहारं प्रचक्रिरे। व्यतिषक्तं महारौद्रं युद्धं भीरुभयावहम्॥
English: Rushed at one another and then smote down one another. Thus raged the most dreadful combat capable of inspiring terror into the hearts of the cowards.
Sanskrit: हया गजैः समाजग्मुः पादाता रथिभिः सह। अन्योन्यं समरे राजन् प्रार्थयानाः समभ्ययुः॥
English: Horse-soldiers encountered elephant-riders and foot-soldiers fought with the car-warriors; challenging one another in battle they rushed against one another, O king.
Sanskrit: सहसा चाभवत् तीव्र संनिपातान्महद् रजः। गजाश्वरथपत्तीनां पदनेमिसमुद्धतम्॥
English: In consequence of this on sleight of cars, horses, elephants, and infantry, a thick and impenetrable cloud of dust appeared being raised by the car-wheels and tread of the footsoldier.
Sanskrit: धूम्रारुणं रजस्तीव्र रणभूमि समावृणोत्। नैव स्वेन परे राजन् समजानन् परस्परम्॥
English: Then the field of battle, O king, was shrouded by a thick cloud of dust of the reddish hue of smoke; and none was able to distinguish between his friend and his foe.
Sanskrit: पिता पुत्रं न जानीते पुत्रो वा पितरं तथा। निर्मर्यादे तथाभूते वैशसे लोमहर्षणे॥
English: Father could not distinguish his son nor the son his father, in that horripilating, carnage where no consideration was of any evil.
Sanskrit: शास्त्राणां भरतश्रेष्ठः मनुष्याणां च गर्जताम्। सुमहानभवच्छब्दः प्रेतानामिव भारत॥
English: The clashing of weapons and the yells of men, O foremost of the Bharatas, created a fierce din, that resembled the roar of demons themselves.
Sanskrit: गजवाजिमनुष्याणां शोणितान्त्रतरङ्गिणी। प्रावर्तत नदी तत्र केशशैवलशाद्वला॥
English: On the field of battle a river started up into existence, of which the currents, were constituted by the gore of elephants, horses, and men, and the weeds and moss by the hair (of the warriors).
Sanskrit: नराणां चैव कायेभ्यः शिरसां पततां रणे। शुश्रुवे सुमहाञ्छब्दः पततामश्मनामिव॥
English: A defending noise, like that produced by a shower of stones, was heard there, as the heads of the combatants fell on the field severed from their trunks.
Sanskrit: विशिरस्कैर्मनुष्यैश्च च्छिन्नगात्रैश्च वारणैः। अश्वैः सम्भिन्नदेहैश्च संकीर्णाभूद् वसुन्धरा॥
English: The earth was covered with headless trucks with mutilated elephants and with horses with limbs mangled and hacked to pieces.
Sanskrit: नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि विसृजन्तो महारथाः। अन्योन्यमभिधावन्तः सम्प्रहारार्थमुद्यताः॥
English: Mighty car-warriors, putting forth all their energies rushed to smite down one another, hurling at the same time weapons of various kinds.
Sanskrit: हया हयान् समासाद्य प्रेषिता हयसादिभिः। समाहत्य रणेऽन्योन्यं निपेतुर्गतजीविताः॥
English: Urged on by their riders, encountering one another, horses dashed against one another, and fell down on the field deprived of life.
Sanskrit: नरा नरान् समासाद्य क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा भृशम्। उरांस्युरोभिरन्योन्यं समाश्लिष्य निजनिरे॥
English: Combatants, with eyes crimsoned in rage, meeting one another, struck one another with their breasts, and thus killed one another.
Sanskrit: प्रेषिताश्च ग्रमहामात्रैर्वारणाः परवारणैः। अभ्यघ्नन्त विषाणाग्रैर्वारणानेव संयुगे।॥
English: Goaded on by their riders, elephants slew their hostile compeers with the ends of their tusks, in that battle.
Sanskrit: ते जातरुधिरोत्पीडाः पताकाभिरलंकृताः। संसक्ताः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त मेघा इव सविद्युतः॥
English: These elephants decked with fluttering pennons and shedding blood in copious quantities and bespattered with it, appeared like clouds adorned by forks of lightening.
Sanskrit: मुमुचुः शोणितं भूरि केचिद् भिन्ना विषाणाचैर्भिन्नकुम्भाश्च तोमरैः। विनदन्तोऽभ्यधावन्त गर्जमाना घना इव॥
English: Some of these with bodies mangled with tusk wounds, others with their temples rent by broad-headed shafts, careered all over the field roaring like roaring clouds.
Sanskrit: केचिद्धस्तैर्द्विधा च्छिन्नैश्छिन्नगात्रास्तथाऽपरे। निपेतुस्तुमुले तस्मिंश्छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः॥
English: Some with their trunks cut in twin, others with their bodies mutilated, fell down in that sanguinary battle, like mountains having their wings cut off.
Sanskrit: पार्श्वस्तु दारितैरन्ये वारणैर्वरवारणाः। धातूनिव महीधराः॥
English: Other huge elephants having their sides opened by their hostile compeers, copiously shed blood like mountains discharging liquefied red chalk.
Sanskrit: नाराचनिहतास्त्वन्ये तथा विद्धाश्च तोमरैः। विनदन्तोऽभ्यधावन्त विशृंगा इव पर्वताः॥
English: Others, slain with lances and pierced with Tomaras, with their riders killed, looked like mountains deprived of their crests.
Sanskrit: केचित् क्रोधसमाविष्टा मदान्धा निरवग्रहाः। रथान् हयान् पदातींश्च ममृदुः शतशो रणे॥
English: Others, possessed with fury, and inflamed with shedding the temporal juice, and having none to restrain them, began to crush in that battle, horses and cars and soldiers by hundreds.
Sanskrit: तथा हया हयारोहैस्ताडिताः प्रासतोमरैः। तेन तेनाभ्यवर्तन्त कुर्वन्तो व्याकुला दिशः॥
English: So also horses pierced with lances and dares by cavalry-soldiers, dashed against their assailants, as if agitating all the points of the compass.
Sanskrit: रथिनो रथिभिः सार्धं कुलपुत्रास्तनुत्यजः। परां शक्तिं समास्थाय चक्रुः कर्माण्यभीतवत्॥
English: Car-warriors born in noble families, and reckless of their lives, meeting their hostile compeers, fought on dauntlessly depending on their own excellent strength.
Sanskrit: स्वयंवर इवामर्दे प्रजह्वरितरेतरम्। प्रार्थयाना यशो राजन् स्वर्ग वा युद्धशालिनः॥
English: Those horses accomplished in battle, O king, desirous of securing either fame or paradise, smote down one another in that fierce carnage, as if in a Svayamvara.
Sanskrit: तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे। धार्तराष्ट्रं महत् सैन्यं प्रायशो विमुखीकृतम्॥
English: When that hair-string comb was thus raging, the troops belonging to Dhritarashtra's army were generally made to turn back their faces from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच स्वसैन्यं निहतं दृष्ट्वा राजा दुर्योधनः स्वयम्। अभ्यधावत संक्रुद्धो भीमसेनमरिंदमम्॥
English: Sanjaya said There upon king Duryodhana, seeing his own troops slain inflamed with wrath, rushed against that subduer of foes namely Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्य सुमहच्चापमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम्। महता शरवर्षेण पाण्डवं समवाकिरत्॥
English: Grasping a huge bow effulgent like the thunder bolt of Indra himself, he covered the son of Pandu with a thick shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: अर्धचन्द्रं च संधाय सुतीक्ष्ण लोमवाहिनम्। भीमसेनस्य चिच्छेद चापं क्रोधसमन्वितः॥
English: Fixing on his bow string a crescent shaped and exceedingly sharp arrow furnished with wings of down, and inflamed with rage, he burst asunder the bow of Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: तदन्तरं च सम्प्रेक्ष्य त्वरमाणो महारथः। प्रसंदधे शितं बाणं गिरीणामपि दारणम्॥
English: At this opportunity, that mighty car-warrior Duryodhana without the least delay placed on his bow string another sharp arrow capable of penetrating even through the very mountains.
Sanskrit: तेनोरसि महाराज भीमसेनमताडयत्। स गाढविद्धो व्यथितः सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन्॥
English: Then that mighty armed hero, with that arrow struck Bhimasena on the breast. The latter thus pierced deeply, smarting with pain, and licking the corners of his mouth,
Sanskrit: समाललम्बे तेजस्वी ध्वजं हेमपरिष्कृतम्। तथा विमनसं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनं घटोत्कचः॥
English: Caught hold of the staff of his standard decked with gold (for support). Thereupon Ghatotkacha seeing Bhimasena thus depressed.
Sanskrit: क्रोधेनाभिप्रजज्वाल दिघक्षन्निव पावकः। अभिमन्युमुखाश्चापि पाण्डवानां महारथाः॥
English: Blazed up with rage, like a conflagration capable of consuming everything. The mighty car-warriors of the Pandava host headed by Abhimanyu,
Sanskrit: समभ्यधावन् क्रोशन्तो राजानं जातसम्भ्रमाः। सम्प्रेक्ष्येतान् सम्पतत:संक्रुद्धाञ्जातसम्भ्रमान्॥
English: Now rushed impetuously at the king uttering their fierce war-cries. Beholding those enraged warriors rush with impetuosity.
Sanskrit: भारद्वाजोऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं तावकानां महारथान्। क्षिप्रं गच्छत भद्रं वो राजानं परिरक्षत॥
English: The son of Bharadvaja spoke these words to the mighty car-warriors of your army "Good betide you all die yourselves and strive to rescue the king.
Sanskrit: संशयं परमं प्राप्तं मज्जन्तं व्यसनार्णवे। एते क्रुद्धा महेष्वासाः पाण्डवानां महारथाः॥
English: Who is now involved in a great predicament and is being sunk into the sea of danger. These irate car-warriors of the Pandava army, these fierce bow-men,