pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तत्र वीरो महेष्वासः सात्यकियुद्धदुर्मदः। निचकर्त शिरांस्युग्रैः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
English: Then that mighty bowman, the heroic Satyaki of indomitable prowess, began to lop off the heads of his foes with fierce shafts of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: हस्तिहस्तान् हयग्रीवा बाहूनापि च सायुधान्। क्षुरप्रैः शातयामास तावकानां स माधवः॥
English: That scion of Madhu's race then severed with his razor-edged arrows, the trunks of elephants, the necks of horses and the arms of warriors decked with brace-lets.
Sanskrit: पतितैश्चामरैश्चैव श्वेतच्छत्रैश्च भारत। बभूव धरणी पूर्णा नक्षत्रै?रिव प्रभो॥
English: The earth then over-strewn with shattered yak-tails and white umbrellas, looked, O king, as beautiful as the star-bespangled firmament,
Sanskrit: एतेषां युयुधानेन युध्यतां युधि भारत। बभूव तुमुलः शब्दः प्रेतानां क्रन्दतामिव॥
English: Thus when they were being thus slaughtered by Yuyudhana in battle, O Bharata, a tumultuous uproar was heard there like the yell or bewailing of ghosts.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन महता पूरिताभूद् वसुन्धरा। रात्रिः समभवचैव तीव्ररूपा भयावहा॥
English: With that terrible uproar the earth was filled and the night appeared to be more hideous and more frightful.
Sanskrit: दीर्यमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा युयुधानशराहतम्। श्रुत्वा च विपुलं नादं निशीथे लोमहर्षणे॥
English: Beholding the army routed and afflicted by the arrows of Yuyudhana and hearing in that nightly darkness that tremendous and horripilating uproar.
Sanskrit: सुतस्तवाब्रवीद् राजन् सारथिं रथिनां वरः। यत्रैष शब्दस्तत्राश्वांश्चोदयेति पुनः पुनः॥
English: Your son that foremost of car-warrior, O king, addressing his charioteer thus repeatedly spoke-"Drive, drive the steeds to the spot whence this tumult is proceeding.”
Sanskrit: तेन संचोद्यमानस्तु ततस्तांस्तुरगोत्तमान्। सूत: संचोदयामास युयुधानस्थं प्रति॥ ततो दुर्योधनः क्रुद्धो दृढधन्वा जितक्कमः। शीघ्रहस्तश्चित्रयोधी युयुधानमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Then inspired by him that charioteer proceeded those excellent horses to the car of Yuyudhana. Then that resolute bowman that indefatigable warrior, king Duryodhana versed in various modes of warfare and endued with great lightness of hands, rushed upon Yuyudhana.
Sanskrit: ततः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः शरैः शोणितभोजनैः। दुर्योधनं द्वादशभिर्माधवः प्रत्यविध्यत॥
English: Thereupon the scion of Madhu's race pierced Duryodhana with twelve shafts shot from a full-drawn bow and capable of drinking the blood and mangling the skin.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तेन तथा पूर्वमेवादितः शरैः। शैनेयं दशभिर्बाणैः प्रत्यविध्यदमर्पितः॥
English: Duryodhana then pierced as before with those arrows of Shini's grandsons, angrily pierced the latter with ten shafts in return.
Sanskrit: ततः समभवद् युद्धं तुमुलं भरतर्षभ। पञ्चालानां च सर्वेषां भरतानां च दारुणम्॥
English: Meanwhile the battle that was being fought between the Panchalas and your troops, presented a wonderful and harming aspect.
Sanskrit: शैनेयस्तु रणे क्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रं महारथम्। सायकानामशीत्या तु विव्याधोरसि भारत॥
English: O Bharata, then the grandson of Shini, worked up with rage, pierced your mighty son with a group of eighty shafts on the chest.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य वाहान् समरे शर्निन्ये यमक्षयम्। सारथिं च रथात् तूर्णं पातयामास पत्रिणा॥
English: Thereafter that slayer of foes dispatched to the abode of Death the horses of Duryodhana and he also felled quickly the charioteer of the latter.
Sanskrit: हताश्वे तु रथे तिष्ठन् पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते। मुमोच निशितान् बाणाशैनेयस्य रथं प्रति॥
English: O ruler of men, remaining in that steedless car, your son began to discharge sharp arrows towards the car of Shini's grandson.
Sanskrit: शरान् पञ्चाशतस्तांस्तु शैनेयः कृतहस्तवत्। चिच्छेद समरे राजन् प्रेषितांस्तनयेन ते॥
English: Then like one endued with great lightness of hands, Shinis' grandson, O king, cut-off the group of fifty arrows shot by your son in that battle.
Sanskrit: अथापरेण भल्लेन मुष्टिदेशे महद् धनुः। चिच्छेद तरसा युद्धे तव पुत्रस्य माधवः॥
English: The descendant of Madhu's race then cutoff the mighty bow of your son near the grasp, with broad-headed arrows shot with great force.
Sanskrit: विरथो विधनुष्कश्च सर्वलोकेश्वरः प्रभुः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं भास्वरं कृतवर्मणः॥
English: Deprived of his car and his bow, that lord, that ruler of all men, quickly ascended the resplendent car of Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधने परावृत्ते शैनेयस्तव वाहिनीम्। द्रावयामास विशिखैर्निशामध्ये विशाम्पते॥
English: When Duryodhana had been compelled to turn his face away from the battle, the grandson of Shini in that night began to crush your troops, O ruler of men.
Sanskrit: शकुनिश्चार्जुनं राजन् परिवार्य समन्ततः। रथैरनेकसाहस्रैर्गजैश्चापि सहस्रशः॥
English: O king, meanwhile Shakuni surrounding Arjuna on all sides with countless cars and thousands of elephants.
Sanskrit: तथा हयसहस्रैश्च नानाशस्त्रैरवाकिरत्। ते महास्त्राणि सर्वाणि विकिरन्तोऽर्जुनं प्रति॥
English: And an equal number of horses, began furiously to assault him. His troops then began to discharge many celestial weapons against Arjuna.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनं योधयन्ति स्म क्षत्रियाः कालचोदिताः। तान्यर्जुनः सहस्राणि रथवारणवाजिनाम्॥ प्रत्यवारयदायस्तः प्रकुर्वन् विपुलं क्षयम्। ततस्तु समरे शूरः शकुनिः सौबलस्तदा॥ विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैरर्जुनं प्रहसन्निव। पुनश्चैव शतेनास्य संरुरोध महारथम्॥
English: Those Kshatriyas then urged on by fate fought on with Arjuna. Arjuna however singlehandedly checked those thousands of chariots, elephants and horses and finally compelled them to turn back. Then Subala's son with eyes coppery in rage and excited to the highest pitch of fury, pierced with twenty shafts that slayer of foes namely the puissant Arjuna. Then again he impeded the course of Arjuna's mighty car with a group of hundred arrows.
Sanskrit: तमर्जुनस्तु विंशत्या विव्याध युधि भारत। अथेतरान् महेष्वासांसिभिस्रिभिरविध्यत॥
English: Him, O Bharata, Arjuna pierced in battle with a set of twenty shafts and other mighty bowmen of his division with three shafts each.
Sanskrit: निवार्य तान् बाणगणैर्युधि राजन् धनंजयः। जघान तावकान् योधान् वज्रपाणिरिवासुरान्॥
English: O monarch, baffling the countless shafts shot by his foes, Dhananjaya slew the warriors of your army with excellent shafts charged with the force of the thunder.
Sanskrit: भुजैश्छिन्नैर्महीपाल हस्तिहस्तोपमैर्मधे। समाकीर्णा मही भाति पञ्चास्यैरिव पन्नगैः॥
English: The earth then covered over with loppedoff arms and thousands of mangled bodies, appeared beautiful as if covered over with charming flowers.
Sanskrit: शिरोभिः सकिरीटैश्च सुनसैश्चारुकुण्डलैः। संदष्टौष्ठपुटैः क्रुद्धैस्तथैवोद्भूतलोचनैः॥ निष्कचूडामणिधरैः क्षत्रियाणां प्रियंवदैः। पङ्कजैरिव विन्यस्तैः पतितैर्विबभौ मही॥
English: Strewn over with heads of Kshatriyasheads that were decked with diadems and graced with handsome noses and beautiful earrings and nether lips bit in anger and wide open eyes, heads that were graced with collars and crowned with gems and which while life was in them spoke salutary words, the earth looked beautiful as if strewn with hillocks covered with Champaka flowers.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा तत् कर्म बीभत्सुरुग्रमुग्रपराक्रमः। विव्याध शकुनि भूयः पञ्चभिर्नतपर्वभिः॥
English: Then Vibhatsu on fierce energy having achieved that dreadful feat once more pierced Sakuni with five arrows of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: अताड्यदुलूकं च त्रिभिरेव तथा शरैः। उलूकस्तु तथा विद्धो वासुदेवमताड्यत्॥
English: He then angrily pierced Uluka in that battle with his arrows. Thus having pierced Uluka even before the very eyes of Subala's son, Arjuna.
Sanskrit: ननाद च महानादं पूरयन्निव मेदिनीम्। अर्जुनः शकुनेश्चापं सायकैरच्छिनद् रणे॥
English: Uttered a mighty roar that filled the earth with its echo. Thereafter that son of the foremost of celestials, cut-off the bow of Sakuni with his arrows.
Sanskrit: निन्ये च चतुरो वाहान् यमस्य सदनं प्रति। ततो रथादवप्लुत्य सौबलो भरतर्षभ॥
English: And dispatched the latter's four steeds to the kingdom of Death. Thereupon, O foremost of the Bharatas, jumping down from his chariot, the son of Subala.
Sanskrit: उलूकस्य रथं तूर्णमासरोह विशाम्पते। तावेकरथमारूढौ पितापुत्रौ महारथौ॥
English: Quickly ascended the car of Uluka. Then those two mighty car-warriors, sire and son, riding on the same chariot.
Sanskrit: पार्थं सिषिचतुर्बाणैर्गिरिं प्रेधाविवाम्बुभिः। तौ तु विद्ध्वा महाराज पाण्डवो निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Began to shower arrows on Pritha's son, like two risen clouds showering rain on the mountain-breast. Thereafter, . mighty monarch, Pandu's son piercing them both with shafts.
Sanskrit: विद्रावयंस्तव चमूं शतशो व्यधमच्छरैः। अनिलेन यथाभ्राणि विच्छिन्नानि समन्ततः॥
English: Began to crush your troops by hundreds and thousands. Just as masses of clouds are torn as under by a violent storm.
Sanskrit: विच्छिन्नानि तथा राजन् बलान्यासन् विशाम्पते। तद् बलं भरतश्रेष्ठ वव्यमानं तदा निशि॥
English: So, O ruler of men, your troops were then routed and dispersed by Arjuna. O foremost of the Bharatas, then the troops of your army carnaged during that night.
Sanskrit: प्रदुद्राव दिशः सर्वा वीक्षमाणं भयादितम्। उत्सृज्य वाहान् समरे चोदयन्तस्तथा परे॥
English: Fled in fear in all directions looking at one another; some left behind their horses, others urged them to the top of their speed.
Sanskrit: सम्भ्रान्ताः पर्यधावन्त तस्मिस्तमसि दारुणे। विजित्य समरे योधांस्तावकान् भरतर्षभ।॥
English: They then fled away in great fright in that darkness of night. O foremost of the Bharatas, defeating your troops in battle.
Sanskrit: दध्मतुर्मुदितौ शङ्खौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ। धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज द्रोणं विद्ध्वा त्रिभिः शरैः॥
English: Vasudeva and Dhananjaya began to blow their conchs. Meanwhile Dhristadyumna, 0 king, piercing Drona with three shafts.
Sanskrit: चिच्छेद धनुषस्तूर्णं ज्यां शरेण शितेन ह। तन्निधाय धनुर्भूमौ द्रोणः क्षत्रियमर्दनः॥
English: Quickly cut-off the latter's bowstring with a short arrow; thereupon Drona that crusher of hostile Kshatriyas, throwing that bow down on the ground.
Sanskrit: आददेऽन्यद् धनुः शरू वेगवत् सारवत्तरम्। धृष्टद्युम्नं ततो द्रोणो विद्ध्वा सप्तभिराशुगैः॥
English: Took up another bow of greater force and toughness; then Drona piercing Dhistadyumna with seven swift-flying arrows.
Sanskrit: सारथिं पञ्चभिर्बाणै राजन् विव्याध संयुगे। तं निवार्य शरैस्तूर्णं धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथः॥
English: Pierced the latter's charioteer, O foremost of the Bharatas, with five arrows. Then the mighty car-warrior Dhistadyumna checking Drona by means of his arrows.
Sanskrit: व्यधमत् कौरवीं सेनामासुरीं मघवानिव। वध्यमाने बले तस्निस्तव पुत्रस्य मारिष॥
English: Began to agitate the Kaurava host like Indra agitating the Asura host. O sire when the troops of your son were thus being carnaged.
Sanskrit: प्रावर्तत नदी घोरा शोणितौघतरङ्गिणी। उभयोः सेनयोर्मध्ये नराश्वद्विपवाहिनी॥
English: A dreadful river of boldly currents began to flow between the two armies, carrying with it slain men horses and elephants.
Sanskrit: यथा वैतरणी राजन् यमराजपुरं प्रति। द्रावयित्वा तु तत् सैनयं धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रतापवान्॥
English: Like, O monarch, the river Vaitarani carrying creatures to the abode of Death. Then the puissant Dhristadyumna completely routing that army of your son.
Sanskrit: अभ्यराजत तेजस्वी शक्रो देवगणेष्विवा अथ दध्मुर्महाशङ्खान् धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनौ॥
English: Shone resplendent like Shakra in the midst of the celestial hosts. Thereafter Dhristadyumna and Sikhandin blew their mighty conchs;
Sanskrit: यमौ च युयुधानश्च पाण्डवश्च वृकोदरः। जित्वा रथसहस्राणि तावकानां महारथाः।
English: So did also the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) and Yuyudhana, the Pandu's son Vrikodara. Having vanquished thousands of energetic kings of your army.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादरवांश्चक्रुः पाण्डवा जितकाशिनः॥ पश्यतस्तव पुत्रस्य कर्णस्य च रणोत्कटाः। तथा द्रोणस्य शूरस्य द्रौणेश्चैव विशाम्पते॥
English: The Pandavas ever attended with victory uttered dreadful war-cries, even before the eyes of your son and Karna and the heroic Drona and the son of Drona, O ruler of men.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः कर्णो रणे दृष्ट्वा पार्षतं परवीरहा। आजधानोरसि शरैर्दशभिर्मर्मभेदिभिः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then that slayer of foes viz., Karna beholding Prisata's son in battle, pierced the him on the breast with ten arrows capable of penetrating to the vitals.
Sanskrit: प्रतिविव्याध तं तूर्णं धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि मारिष। दशभिः सायकैर्हष्टस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: In return Dhristadyumna quickly pierced, in that battle, Karna, with five arrows and challenged him saying 'stay, stay.'
Sanskrit: तावन्योन्यं शरैः संख्ये संछाद्य सुमहारथैः। पुनः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैर्विव्यधाते परस्परम्॥
English: In that dreadful battle, they both covering each other with their arrowy showers, pierced each other with shafts shot from fully-stretched bows.
Sanskrit: ततः पाञ्चालमुख्यस्य धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे। सारथिं चतुरश्वाश्वान् कर्णो विव्याध सायकैः॥
English: Thereafter Karna dispatched the four steeds and charioteer of Dhristadyumna that foremost of the Panchalas, to the dreary abode of Death.
Sanskrit: कार्मुकप्रवरं चापि प्रचिच्छेद शितैः शरैः। सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत् ॥
English: He cut-off with sharp arrows the latter's excellent bow and then with a bhalla felled his charioteer from the niche on the car.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः। गृहीत्वा परिघं घोरं कर्णस्याश्वानपीपिषत्॥
English: The puissant Dhristadyumna deprived of the use of his car and having his charioteer and his horses slain, quickly jumped down on the ground armed with a terrible mace.
Sanskrit: विद्धश्च बहुभिस्तेन शरैराशीविषोपमैः। ततो युधिष्ठिरानीकं पद्भ्यामेवान्वपद्यत॥
English: Then through inangled with arrows of depressed knots shot by Karna, he still approached the former's chariot and slew the steeds thereof with the strokes of his mace.
Sanskrit: आरुरोह रथं चापि सहदेवस्य मारिष। प्रयातुकामः कर्णाय वारितो धर्मनूनुना॥
English: Then quickly wheeling back, that slayer of hostile heroes viz., Prisata's son, that foremost of all car-warriors, ascended the chariot of Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: कर्णस्तु सुमहातेजाः सिंहनादविमिश्रितम्। धनुःशब्दं महचके दध्मौ तारेण चाम्बुजम्॥ दृष्टवा विनिर्जितं युद्धे पार्षतं ते महारथाः। अमर्षवशमापन्नाः पञ्चालाः सहसोमकाः॥
English: Then though desirous of encountering Karna once more, he was prevented from doing so by the son of Dharma. Then the highly puissant Karna created a loud din by means of his bow, which became mingled with his warcries. He then blew his conch furiously. Beholding Prisata's son vanquished in battle, those mighty car-warriors.
Sanskrit: सूतपुत्रवधार्थाय शस्त्राण्यादाय सर्वशः। प्रययुः कर्णमुद्दिश्य मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥
English: The Panchalas and the Somakas influenced by wrath, grasped their weapons with a view to compass the death of Suta's son.
Sanskrit: कर्णस्यापि रथे वाहानन्यान् सूतोऽभ्ययोजयत्। शङ्खवर्णान् महावेगान् सैन्धवान् साधुवाहिनः॥
English: They then rushed against Karna, making death their final goal. Meanwhile Karna's
Sanskrit: लब्धलक्ष्यस्तु राधेयः पञ्चालानां महारथान्। अभ्यपीडयदायस्तः शरैर्मेघ इवाचलम्॥
English: Steeds that were of the hue of conch shells, endued with great fleetness, of the Sindhu breed and well-broken. Then the son of Radha getting the mighty warriors of the Panchalas within his range.
Sanskrit: सा पीड्यमाना कर्णेन पञ्चालानां महाचमूः। सम्प्राद्रवत् सुसंत्रस्ता सिंहेनेवार्दिता मृगी॥
English: Began to afflict them with his arrowy showers, like masses of clouds afflicting the mountain breast with torrents of rain. Afflicted sore by Karna, the division of the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: पतितास्तुगेभ्यश्च गजेभ्यश्च महीतले। रथेभ्यश्च नरास्तूर्णमदृश्यन्त ततस्ततः॥ धावमानस्य योधस्य क्षुरप्रैः स महामृधे। बाहू चिच्छेद वै कर्णः शिरश्चैव संकुण्डलम्॥ ऊरू चिच्छेद चान्यस्य गजस्थस्य विशाम्पते।
English: Panic-struck,. began to break and fly away like a herd of deer attacked by a lion. O ruler of earth, then warriors were seen to fall down on the ground from their steeds or elephants or chariots, on all sides. In that fierce battle Karna cut-off with razor-headed arrows the arms and heads decked with ear-ring of warriors that were flying away. O ruler of men, he cut-off the thighs of other warriors riding on elephants.
Sanskrit: वाजिपृष्ठगतस्यापि भूमिष्ठस्य च मारिष॥ नाज्ञासिषुर्धावमाना बहवश्च महारथाः।
English: Or on the backs of steeds or of those standing on the ground. O sire, many mighty car-warriors in the confusion of their flight perceived no.
Sanskrit: संछिन्नान्यात्मगात्राणि वाहनानि च संयुगे॥ ते वध्यमानाः समरे पञ्चालाः सृञ्जयैः सह।
English: Their own limbs cut-off or the injuries of their animals. The Panchalas and the Srinjayas then slaughtered with dreadful arrows.
Sanskrit: तृणप्रस्पन्दनाचापि सूतपुत्रं स्म मेनिरे॥ अपि स्वं समरे योधं धावमानं विचेतसम्। कर्णमेवाभ्यमन्यन्त ततो भीता द्रवन्ति ते॥ तान्यनीकानि भग्नानि द्रवमाणानि भारत।
English: Took even the motion of a straw for Karna. Greatly confounded; the combatants mistook their flying friends for Karna and then fled from them in great fright. Then, O Bharata, as those broken and routed divisions were flying away.
Sanskrit: अभ्यद्रवद् द्रुतं कर्णः पृष्ठतो विकिरञ्छरान्॥ अवेक्षमाणास्त्वन्योन्यं सुसम्मूढा विचेतसः।
English: Karna pursued them from behind shooting his arrows in all directions. Those warriors as they were madly flying, were carnaged by thousands, in that battle.
Sanskrit: नाशक्नुवन्नवस्थातुं काल्यमाना महात्मना॥ कर्णेनाभ्याहता राजन् पञ्चालाः परमेषुभिः।
English: Afflicted by that illustrious warrior Karna, they could not then stay on the field. O king, the Panchalas then mangled with excellent shafts by Karna.
Sanskrit: द्रोणेन च दिशः सर्वा वीक्षमाणाः प्रदुद्रवुः॥ ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा स्वसैन्यं प्रेक्ष्य विद्रुतम्।
English: As also by Drona, looked vacantly at the different quarters and then fled away. Thereupon king Yudhishthira, beholding his own army routed.
Sanskrit: अपयाने मनः कृत्वा फाल्गुनं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ पश्य कर्णं महेष्वासं धनुष्पाणिमवस्थितम्।
English: And considering a retreat to be addressed Arjuna thus;-'Behold the mighty car-warriors Karna standard yonder armed with his bow.
Sanskrit: निशीथे दारुणे काले तपन्तमिव भास्करम्॥ कर्णसायकनुन्नानां क्रोशतामेष निःस्वनः। अनिशं श्रूयते पार्थ त्वद्वन्धूनामनाथवत्॥ यथा विसृजतश्चास्य संदधानस्य चाशुगान्। पश्यामि नान्तरं पार्थ क्षपयिष्यति नो ध्रुवम्॥ यदत्रानन्तरं कार्य प्राप्तकालं च पश्यसि। कर्णस्य वधसंयुक्तं तत् कुरुष्व धनंजय॥ एवमुक्तो महाराज पार्थः कृष्णमथाब्रवीत्। भीतः कुन्तीसुतो राजा राधेयस्याद्य विक्रमात्॥ एवंगते प्राप्तकालं कर्णानीके पुनः पुनः।
English: Like a burning sun shining even during the hideous hour of night. The yells of your own partisans helplessly mangled by the shafts of Karna are being incessantly heard. Karna does shoot his arrows so skillfully that no interval can be noticed between his fixing the arrow on the string and letting it off. He will surely fighting thus, extirpate all our friends. Do that now, O Dhananjaya, for compassing the slaughter of Karna, which according to your judgment should be done and for which the hour may have come." Being thus spoken to, Arjuna addressing Krishna said
Sanskrit: भवान् व्यवस्यतु क्षिप्रं द्रवते हि वरूथिनी॥ द्रोणसायकनुन्नानां भग्नानां मधुसूदन।
English: “The royal son Dharma has been frightened today at the prowess of Karna. As Karna's division is repeatedly worsting that of our own, do your quickly make some arrangement that will cope with the present dangerous situation. Behold, yonder are our troops flying away. O slayer of Madhu, broken and mangled with the shafts of Drona.
Sanskrit: कर्णेन त्रास्यमानानामवस्थानं न विद्यते॥ पश्यामि च तथा कर्णे विचरन्तमभीतवत्।
English: And frightened by Karna, they have no stay or support. I see that Karna is careering dauntlessly on the field.
Sanskrit: द्रवमाणान् रथोदारान् किरन्तं निशितैः शरैः॥ नैनं शक्ष्यामि संसोढुं चरन्तं रणमूर्धनि।
English: Crushing numerous illustrious car-warriors and covering them with his sharp shafts I cannot brook the sight of him careering in thick of the fight.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षं वृष्णिशार्दूलं पाढम्पर्शमिवोरगः॥ स भवांस्तत्र यात्वाशु यत्र कर्णो महारथः। अहमेनं हनिष्यामि मां वैष मधुसूदन॥
English: Under my very nose, foremost of the Vrishnis, even as a snake cannot bear the tread of human feet. So, do you take me there where the mighty Karna is fighting. Oslayer of Madhu, either I will slay him or he shall slay me.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच पश्यामि कर्णं कौन्तेय देवराजमिवाहवे। विचरन्तं नरव्याघ्रमतिमानुषविक्रमम्॥
English: Vasudeva said I see, O son of Kunti, that foremost of men, of super-human prowess, viz.., Karna, careering at the head of battle like the king of the celestials himself.
Sanskrit: नैतस्यान्योऽस्ति संग्रामे प्रत्युद्याता धनंजय। ऋते त्वां पुरुषव्याघ्र राक्षसाद् वा घटोत्कचात्॥
English: O Dhananjaya, there is none, save yourself and the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha who can encounter him in battle, O foremost of men.
Sanskrit: न तु तावदहं मन्ये प्राप्तकालं तवानघ। समागमं महाबाहो सूतपुत्रेण संयुगे॥
English: O sinless one, I do not think that the hour has come when, O mighty armed one, you should meet the son of Suta in battle.
Sanskrit: दीप्यमाना महोल्केव तिष्ठत्यस्य हि वासवी। त्वदर्थं हि महाबाहो सूतपुत्रेण संयुगे॥
English: The resplendent Sakti, resembling a mighty meteor, obtained by him from Vasava is still in his possession, o mighty armed one, kept carefully to be used against yourself by this son Suta.
Sanskrit: रक्ष्यते शक्तिरेषा हि रौद्रं रूपं बिभर्ति च। घटोत्कचस्तु राधेयं प्रत्युद्यातु महाबलः॥
English: He preserves that Sakti; and therefore he has now assumed a terrible aspect. Ghatotkacha, is ever attached to your interests and is anxious for your welfare.
Sanskrit: स हि भीमेन बलिना जातः सुरपराक्रमः। तस्मिन्नस्राणि दिव्यानि राक्षसान्यासुराणि च॥ सततं चानुरक्तो वो हितैषी च घटोत्कचः। विजेष्यति रणे कर्णमिति मे नात्र संशयः॥
English: Therefore let the mighty Ghatotkacha charge the son of Radha. That one of prowess resembling that of an immortal, was begotten by Bhima and he is conversant with numerous celestial, Asuri and Rakshasa-weapons. I am sure, he will conquer Karna in battle.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तो महाबाहुः पार्थः पुष्करलोचनः। आजुहावाथ तद् रक्षस्तचासीत् प्रादुरग्रतः॥
English: Sanjaya said Thus spoken to the mighty-armed Partha possessed of eyes resembling lotus petals, summoned the Rakshasa. Thereupon the Rakshasa appeared before him.
Sanskrit: कवची सशरः खड्गी सधन्वा च विशाम्पते। अभिवाद्य ततः कृष्णं पाण्डवं च धनंजयम्।
English: Cased in armour and armed with bows arrows and a sword, O ruler of men. Then doing obeisance to Krishna and Pandu's son Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच तदा कृष्णमयमस्यनुशाधि माम्॥ ततस्तं मेघसंकाशं दीप्तास्यं दीप्तकुण्डलम्। अभ्यभाषत हैडिम्बि दाशार्हः प्रहसन्निव॥
English: He proudly said-"Here am I order me.” Thereupon the descendant of the Dasarha race Krishna, addressing Hidimva's son of the complexion of clouds, of effulgent countenance and fiery eyes smilingly said these words.
Sanskrit: श्रीवासुदेव उवाच घटोत्कच विजानीहि यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि पुत्रक। प्राप्तो विक्रमकालोऽयं तव नान्यस्य कस्यचित्॥
English: Vasudeva said Take my blessings, O Ghatotkacha, hear attentively what I now say to you. The hour for the display of your prowess and of no one else has now arrived.
Sanskrit: स भवान् मज्जमानानां बन्धूनां त्वं प्लवो भव। विविधानि तवास्राणि सन्ति माया च राक्षसी॥
English: Do you become the raft in this battle to the sinking Pandavas. You possess weapons of various kinds and the potent Rakshasi illusion.
Sanskrit: पश्य कर्णेन हैडिम्बे पाण्डवानामनीकिनी। काल्यमाना यथा गावः पालेन रणमूर्धनि॥
English: Behold, O son of Hidimba, the hosts of the Pandavas afflicted by Karna in battle like a herd of kine belaboured by the keeper.
Sanskrit: एष कर्णो महेष्वासो मतिमान् दृढविक्रमः। पाण्डवानामनीकेषु निहन्ति क्षत्रियर्षभान्॥
English: Yonder does the mighty bowman Karna of great intelligence and resolute prowess, burn the foremost of the Kshatriyas of the Pandava host.
Sanskrit: किरन्तः शरवर्षाणि महान्ति दृढधन्विनः। न शक्रुवन्त्यवस्थातुं पीड्यमानाः शरार्चिषा॥
English: Scorched with his fiery arrows the Pandava warrior cannot stand before that resolute bowman who is shooting numerous arrows.
Sanskrit: निशीथे सूतपुत्रेण शरवर्षेण पीडिताः। एते द्रवन्ति पञ्चालाः सिंहेनेवार्दिता मृगाः॥
English: Afflicted at the dead of night with showers of arrows shot by the son of Suta, yonder are the Panchalas flying away like a flock of deer attacked by the lion.
Sanskrit: एतस्यैवं प्रवृद्धस्य सूतपुत्रस्य संयुगे। निषेद्धा विद्यते नान्यस्त्वामृते भीमविक्रम॥
English: Save yourself, O you of dreadful prowess, no one else is none who can confront Suta's son in battle thus engaged.
Sanskrit: स त्वं कुरु महाबाहो कर्म युक्तमिहात्मनः। मातुलानां पितॄणां च तेजसोऽस्रबलस्य च॥
English: Therefore, O mighty-armed one, do you now perform what will be worthy of yourself, your maternal uncles, your sires and the measure of your energy and might.