pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: लेलिहानं यथा सर्प गर्जन्तमृषभ यथा। वनस्थितं यथा व्याघ्र जहि कर्ण धनंजयम्॥
English: Dhananjaya is looking like a snake protruding his quivering tongue, or like a bull bellowing loudly in rage, or indeed, like a tiger of a forest; O Karna, put an end to him.
Sanskrit: एते द्रवन्ति समरे धार्तराष्ट्रा महारथाः। अर्जुनस्य भयात् तूर्णं निरपेक्षा जनाधिपाः॥
English: Not at all caring for the safety of others those chiefs, the principal warriors of Dhritarasthra army, are melting away, being afraid to face Arjuna.
Sanskrit: द्रवतामथ तेषां तु नान्योऽस्ति युधि मानवः। भयहा यो भवेद् वीरस्त्वामृते सूतनन्दन॥
English: O mighty warrior, O Suta's son, you are the only man in this field who can bring relief and assurance into the hearts of flying chiefs.
Sanskrit: एते त्वां कुरवः सर्वे द्वीपमासाद्य संयुगे। धिष्ठिताः पुरुषव्याघ्र त्वत्तः शरणकाङ्क्षिणः॥
English: As in a tempest the drowning sailor look forward anxiously for an island for their protection, so the whole Kaurava army is looking up to you, O foremost of men, as their saviour.
Sanskrit: तां धृतिं कुरु वैदेहाम्बष्ठ काम्बोजास्तथा नग्नजितस्त्वया। गान्धाराश्च यया धृत्या जिताः संख्ये सुदुर्जयाः। राधेय ततः प्रत्येहि पाण्डवम्॥ वासुदेवं च वार्ष्णेय प्रीयमाणं किरीटिना। प्रत्युद्याहि महाबाहो पौरुषे महति स्थितः॥
English: O son of Radha, you have worsted in battle the unconquerable Vaidehas, Abvasthas, Kambojas, Nagnajits and the Gandharas, now with the same energy and putting forth your best exertion and prowess, O mighty armed one, like a man, do you proceed onward and attack the son of Pandu, as also against Vasudeva, the descendant of Vrishni and who is always adorned by the crowned Arjuna.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच प्रकृतिस्थोऽसि मे शल्य इदानी सम्पतस्तथा। प्रतिभासि महाबाहो मा भैषीस्त्वं धनंजयात्॥
English: Karna said O strong-armed Shalya, you are no longer afraid of Dhananjaya and seen to be in good humour and as such you are agreeable to men.
Sanskrit: पश्य बाह्वबलं मेऽद्य शिक्षितस्य च पश्य मे। एकोऽद्य निहनिषयामि पाण्डवानां महाचमूम॥ कृष्णौ च पुरुष व्याघ्र ततः सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते। नाहत्वा युधि तौ वीरो व्यपयास्ये कथंचन॥
English: You will witness today the tuition I have received in the tactics and stratagems of war also the strength of my arms, truly you can well count upon the extermination of this vast Pandava troops by me alone, as well upon the destruction of those two foremost of men, the two Krishnas. I am determined not to return from the battle-field without putting an end to those two mighty warriors.
Sanskrit: स्वप्स्ये वा निहतस्ताभ्यामनित्यो हि रणे जयः। कृतार्थोऽद्य भविष्यामि हत्वा वाप्यथवा हतः॥
English: Or I would be done to death by them. There are chances in warfare and victory is always uncertain, however, whether I kill them or they kill me, I will stand true to my purpose.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच अजय्यमेनं प्रवदन्तिन युद्धे महारथाः कर्ण रथप्रवीरम्। एकाकिनं किमु कृष्णाभिगुप्तं विजेतुमेनं क इहोत्सहेत॥
English: Shalya said O Karna, this (Arjuna) the best of warriors even when alone, is considered to be unconquerable by all the warriors and now when he is protected by Krishna it is really a venture to try to face and defeat him.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच नैतादृशो जातु बभूव लोके रथोत्तमो यावदुपश्रुतं नः। तमीदृशं प्रतियोत्यामि पार्थं महाहवे पश्य च पौरुषं मे॥
English: Karna said “Yes, it is told that he (Arjuna), is the foremost of all the car-warriors that was ever born in this earth, now witness my prowess, for I will fight this Partha out who is so mighty.
Sanskrit: रणे चरत्येष रथप्रवीरः सितैर्हयैः कौरवराजपुक्षः। स वाद्य मां नेष्यति कृच्छमेतत् कर्णस्यान्तादेतन्तास्तु सर्वे॥
English: Perhaps this son of the Kuru king (Arjuna), who is being borne by white steeds will send me this day to my last account, but there will be an end of all these with my fall.
Sanskrit: ववेपमानी जातकिणौ बृहन्ती। दृढायुधः कृतिमान् क्षिप्रहस्तो न पाण्डवेयेन समोऽस्ति योधः॥
English: This prince is possessed of strong powerful arms that are never exhausted and do neither sweat nor shake and are marked with cicatrices, he is light-handed and well-skilled in the use of weapons and in truth, the son of Pandu is the foremost of all warriors.
Sanskrit: नेकं यथा तान् प्रतियोज्य चाशु। ते क्रोशमात्रे निपतन्त्यमोघाः कस्तेन योघोऽस्ति समः पृथिव्याम्॥
English: At a time he can take a number of shafts and can shoot them like one and quickly placing on the bow-string he can even send them to the distance of two miles, always hitting his mark; and who is there to match him in all the world.
Sanskrit: अतोषयत् खाण्डवे यो हुताशं कृष्णद्वितीयोऽतिरथस्तरस्वी। लेभे चक्रं यत्र कृष्णो महात्मा धनुर्गाण्डीवं पाण्डवः सव्यसाची॥
English: That energetic and great warrior Savyasachin, the son of Pandu, with Krishna to back him, after satisfying the deity Agni in Khandava, received as a person his bow Gandiva and the noble Krishna, his discus.
Sanskrit: श्वेताश्वयुक्तं च सुघोषमुग्रं रथं महाबाहुरदीनसत्त्वः। महेषुधी चाक्षये दिव्यरूपे शस्त्राणि दिव्यानि च हव्यवाहात्॥
English: That strong-armed man with never-failing prowess, on the same occasion received from the god of fire his formidable car with those white steeds yoked on them and which rolls on with great rattle, as also his two fine celestial and inexhaustible quivers and many other celestial weapons.
Sanskrit: नसंख्येयान् कालकेयांश्च सर्वान। लेभे शङ्ख देवदत्त स्म तत्र को नाम तेनाभ्यधिकः पृथिव्याम्॥
English: He, after destroying numberless Daityas and the Kalakeyas in the dominion of Indra, received the Devdatta conch; there is no mightier man than he in all world.
Sanskrit: महादेवं तोषयामास योऽस्त्रैः साक्षात् सुयुद्धेन महानुभावः। लेभे ततः पाशुपतं सुघोरं त्रैलोक्यसंहारकरं महासम्॥
English: High-spirited as he is, after satisfying Mahadeva in battle he received the most terrible weapon Pashuput, powerful enough to annihilate the three worlds.
Sanskrit: पृथक् पृथग्लोकपाला: समेता ददुर्महास्राण्यमेयाणि संख्ये। यैस्ताञ्जघानाशु रणे नृसिंहः सकालकेयानसुरान् समेतान्॥
English: When he-that first among men, exterminated all the Kalakhanja Asuras, he received from the different regents of the world many weapons of unfathomable power with which he slew them.
Sanskrit: तथा विराटस्य पुरे समेतान् सर्वानस्मनेकरथेन जित्वा। जहार तद् गोधनमाजिमध्ये वस्त्राणि चादत्त महारथेभ्यः॥
English: Then in the chief city of King Virata he, all alone on a single chariot, discomfited all of us and forcibly took away the wealth of kine and the garments of all the great warriors before their very face.
Sanskrit: तमीदृशं वीर्यगुणोपपन्नं कृष्णद्वितीयं परमं नृपाणाम्। तमाह्वयन् साहसमुत्तमं वै जाने स्वयं सर्वलोकस्य शल्य॥
English: O Shalya, I must be the most courageous man in all the world to challenge in battle that foremost of men of the royal race, that hero who possesses such might and qualities and more so, as he is seconded by him of the Vrishni's race (Krishna).
Sanskrit: अनन्तवीर्येण च केशवेन नारायणेनाप्रतिमेन गुप्तः। वर्षायुतैर्यस्तु गुणा न शक्या वक्तुं समेतैरपि सर्वलोकैः॥ विष्णोर्जिष्णोर्वसुदेवात्मजस्या
English: Besides that, the noble and unrivaled Vasudeva, who is always victorious, who is the Narayana himself, who is the Vishnu decked with conch, discus and mace and whose qualities cannot well be sung by all the worlds even in numberless years, is protecting him (Arjuna).
Sanskrit: भयं मे वै जायते साध्वसं च दृष्ट्वा कृष्णावेकरथे समेतौ॥ अतीव पार्थो युधि कार्मुकिभ्यो नारायणश्चाप्रति चक्रयुद्धे। एवंविधौ पाण्डववासुदेवौ चलेत् स्वदेशाद्धिमवान् न कृष्णौ॥
English: Beholding the two Krishnas in one chariot. I am at once led by misgivings and courage. Partha is the best of all archers and Narayana with his discus is invincible, even it may be possible for one to shake off the mountain Himalaya from its place, but never can this son of Pandu and Vasudeva be shaken.
Sanskrit: उभौहि शूरौ बलिनौ दृढायुधौ महारथौ संहननोपपन्नौ। एतादृशौ फाल्गुनवासुदेवौ कोऽन्यः प्रतीयान्मदृते तौ तु शल्य॥
English: Who but myself, O Shalya, would dare face this Phalguna and Vasudeva in battle, for both of them are athletic, firm-handed, skillful in war and mighty car-warriors.
Sanskrit: मनोरथो यस्तु ममाद्य तस्य मद्रेश युद्धं प्रति पाण्डवस्य। मत्यद्भुतं चित्रमतुल्यरूपम्॥ एतौ च हत्वा युधि पातयिष्ये मां वापि कृष्णौ निहनिष्यतोऽद्य।
English: O king of Madras, today my earnest desire is to fight out this son of Pandu and that will be achieved soon and that most beautiful extraordinary fight, the like of which has never been seen before, will occur very shortly. Today they will either put an end to me life or I will send them to their last account."
Sanskrit: इति ब्रुवशल्यममित्रहन्ता कर्णो रणे मेघ इवोन्ननाद॥ अभ्येत्य पुत्रेण तवाभिनन्दितः समेत्य चोवाच कुरुप्रवीरम्। कृपं च भोज च महाभुजावुभौ तथैव गान्धारपति सहानुजम्॥ गुरोः सुतं चावरजं तथाऽऽत्मनः पदातिनोऽथ द्विपसादिनश्च तान्। निरुध्यताभिद्रवताच्युतार्जुनौ श्रमेण संयोजयताशु सर्वशः॥ यथा भवद्भिर्भृशविक्षितावुभौ सुखेन हन्यामहमद्य भूमिपाः।
English: Speaking the aforesaid words to Shalya, Karna, the smiter of his enemies, in that battle gave utterance to loud roars resembling those of the clouds and advanced towards your son (Duryodhana), the first of the Kurus, who respectfully saluted him and spoke the following words to him and to the strongarmed Kripa and to Bhoja Chief Kritavarman, to preceptor Drona's son and his younger brother and to the king of Gandhara and his son and to all elephant-riders, horsemen and infantry-“O kings, do you please push on towards Krishna and Arjuna and shut them up from all sides, when they feel tired and exhausted from fighting with you I shall be able to dispatch them off quite easily.
Sanskrit: तथेति चोक्तवा त्वरिताः स्म तेऽर्जुनं जिघांसवो वीरतराः समभ्ययुः॥ शरैश्च जघ्नुयुधि तं महारथा धनंजय कर्णनिदेशकारिणः।
English: “Let it be so," said they and accordingly those mighty warriors, determined to put an end to Arjuna's life all rushed towards Dhananjaya and attacked him with numberless shafts.
Sanskrit: नदीनदं भूरिजलो महार्णवो यथा तथा तान् समरेऽर्जुनोऽग्रसत्॥ न संदधानोन तथा शरोत्तमान् प्रमुञ्चमानो रिपुभिः प्रजृश्यते। धनंजयास्तैस्तु शरैर्विदारिता हता निपेतुर्नरवाजिकुञ्जराः॥
English: As the rivers and streams course mighty onward, but loose their forces and melt in the bosom of the unfathomable deep, so all those warriors were received by the great Arjuna. Such was the lightness of Arjuna's hands that it was impossible for his enemies to mark how he was putting his shafts on the string and how he was shooting thein out, only horses, men and elephants went down all the time in heaps, struck dead with Arjuna's shots.
Sanskrit: शरार्चिष गाण्डिवचारुमण्डलं युगान्तसूर्यप्रतिमानतेजसम्। न कौरवाः शेकुरुदीक्षितुं जयं यथा रविं व्याधितचक्षुषो जनाः॥
English: As persons with sore eyes cannot look up towards the sun so Jaya (Arjuna) whose arrows were brilliant like the rays of the all-burning sun at the end of Yuga and whose bow Gandiva formed his circular disk, could not be looked at by the Kauravas.
Sanskrit: श्चिच्छेद पार्थः प्रहसञ्छरौघैः। भूयश्च तानहन बाणसङ्घान् गाण्डीवधन्वायतपूर्णमण्डलः॥
English: Smiling and stretching his bow Gandiva to the fullest extent he sent out numberless arrows from it, destroying all the powerful weapons sent against him by the great car-warriors and hitting them at the same time.
Sanskrit: यथोग्ररश्मिः शुचिशुक्रमध्यगः सुखं विवस्वान् हरते जलैघान्। तथार्जुनो बाणगणान् निरस्य ददाह सेनां तव पार्थिवेन्द्र॥
English: O lord of the universe, Arjuna, thwarting the weapons of his enemies sped numberless arrows which destroyed many of your army like the powerful sun during the months of Jaistha and Asharh drawing up great quantities of water (from the earth).
Sanskrit: स्तथैव भोजस्तव चात्मजः स्वयम्। रवाकिरंस्तोयधरा यथाचलम्॥
English: As the clouds pour down heavy showers upon mountain, so did your son, Kripa, the king of the Bhojas and that powerful son of Drona rushed on and began to pour down arrows upon him like rains.
Sanskrit: जिघांसुभिस्तान् कुशल: शरोत्तमान् महात्वे सम्प्रहितान् प्रयत्नतः। शरैः प्राचिच्छेद स पाण्डवस्त्वरन् पराभिनद् वक्षसि चेषुभिस्त्रिभिः॥
English: Thus attacked, the son of Pandu very quickly cut-off, all the weapons sent against him by all those skillful and mighty carwarriors and struck three arrows at the breast of each of them.
Sanskrit: स्तपन् रिपूनर्जुनभास्करो बभौ। शरोद्ररश्मिः शुचिशुक्रमध्यगो यथैव सूर्यः परिवेषवांस्तथा॥
English: As the sun, in the months of Jyaistha and Ashada, shines brilliantly in the midst of his corona, so Arjuna, scorching his enemies, shone out in great relief, the full drawn Gandiva forming his corona and his shafts forming his rays.
Sanskrit: अथाययबाणैर्दशबिर्धनंजयं पराभिनद् द्रोणसुतोऽच्युतं त्रिभिः। चतुर्भिरश्वांश्चतुरः कपि ततः शरैश्च नारावरैरवाकिरत्॥
English: Drona's son (Ashvatthama) coming forward shot ten choicest arrows against Dhananjaya, three against Krishna, four against the four horses and many other good arrows against the great ape in charge of his standard.
Sanskrit: तथापि तं प्रस्फुरदात्तकार्मुकं त्रिभिः शरैर्यन्तृशिरः क्षुरेणा हयांश्चतुर्भिश्च पुनस्त्रिभिर्ध्वज धनंजयो द्रौणिरथादपातयत्॥
English: In spite of these, Dhananjaya made Drona's son carless by cutting off the out-stretched bow of his foe with three shafts, killing his driver with a razor like shaft and making away with his banner with three and his four horses with four other shafts.
Sanskrit: रलङ्कत तक्षकभोगवर्चसम्। महाधनं कार्मुकमन्यदाददे यथा महाहिप्रवरं रिगेस्तटात्॥
English: He (Ashvatthama), being greatly angry, took up a splendid bow ornamented with gold, diamonds and other precious stones, which looked like the body of the snake Takshaka or a great mountainous snake.
Sanskrit: स्वमायुधं चोपनिकीर्य भूतले धनुश्च कृत्वा सगुणं गुणाधिकंः। समार्दयत्तावजितौ नरोत्तमौ शरोत्तमैद्रौणिरविध्यदन्तिकात्॥
English: He then throwing down other weapons on the earth and putting string to the bow from an adjacent place began to distress and strike those two best of men, who unconquerable, with various arrows.
Sanskrit: कृपश्च भोजश्च तवात्मजश्च ते शरैरनेकैयुधि पाण्डवर्षभम्। स्तमोनुदं वारिधरा इवापतन्॥
English: Your son Duryodhana, Kripa and the Bhoj King and other great warriors, who were leading the field, attacked that mightiest of the Pandavas shooting showers of shafts against him and he looked like the sun (who drives away darkness) surrounded by clouds on all sides.
Sanskrit: कृपस्य पार्थः सशरं शरासनं हयान् ध्वजान् सारथिमेव पत्रिभिः। स्तथा यथा वज्कधरः पुरा बलेः॥
English: As in days of yore Indra with his thunder destroyed the horses and car of Baliraj (Asura), so Partha, powerful as the thousand-armed were (Kartavirya) with various shafts distressed Kripa's driver and his horses and cut-off his bow and arrows as also his banner of his chariot.
Sanskrit: स पार्थबाणैर्विनिपातितायुधो ध्वजावमः च कृते महाहवे। कृतः कृपो बाणसहस्रयन्त्रितो यथाऽऽपगेयः प्रथमं किरीटिना॥
English: As Kiritin had distressed Ganga's son Bhima before, so Kripa was now distressed in that great fight with innumerable shots after striking off his standard and weapons.
Sanskrit: शरैः प्रचिच्छेद तवात्मजस्य ध्वजं धनुश्च प्रचकर्त नर्दतः। जघान चाश्वन् कृतवर्मणः शुभान् ध्वजं च चिच्छेद ततः प्रतापवान्॥
English: Then the banner and bow of your brave an roaring son was struck off by mighty Partha, who next cut-off the standard and steeds of Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: सवाजिसूतेष्वसनान् सकेतनान् जघान् नागाश्वरथांस्त्वरंश्च सः। ततः प्रकीर्ण सुमहद् बलं तव प्रदारितः सेतुरिराम्भसा यथा॥
English: As a mighty river washes, away an embankinent, so the ranks of your great army was broken to hundred different portions by him (Partha), who destroyed in no time many elephants, steeds, cars, drivers and weapons of his enemies' army.
Sanskrit: श्चकार शत्रूनपसव्यमातुरान्। ततः प्रयातं त्वरितं धनंजय शतक्रतुं वृत्रनिजघ्नुषं यथा॥ समन्वधावन् पुनरुत्थितैर्ध्वजै रथैः सुयुक्तैरपरे युयुत्सवः।
English: Then Keshava, leaving the distressed enemies on he right side, drove the chariot onward and Dhananjaya when going quickly like Satamanyu (Indra) at the time of killing Vritra was followed by other great warriors with lofty banners and excellent chariots all desirous of gaining a name in battle.
Sanskrit: अथाभिसृत्य प्रतिवार्य तानरीन् धनंजयस्याभिमुखं महारथाः॥ विदारयन्तो व्यनदन् सुभैरवम्।
English: Then the great car-warriors Shikhandin, Satyaki and the twin brothers, with fearful roars advanced towards Dhananjaya and obstructed the hostile troops, striking them with sharp shafts.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभिजघ्नुः कुपिताः परस्परं शरैस्तदाञ्जोगतिभिः सुतेजनैः॥ सुराः पुरा देवगणैस्तथाऽऽहवे।
English: Like the Devas (celestials) and the Asuras in the old days, the Kuru warriors and the Srinjayas, coming wrathfully in contact with each other, went on killing one another with powerful and straight shafts.
Sanskrit: जयेप्सवः स्वर्गमनाय चोत्सुकाः पतान्ति नागाश्वरथाः परतप॥ जगर्जुरुच्चैर्बलवच्च विव्यधुः शरैः सुमुक्तैरितरेतरं पृथक्।
English: Then all anxious to gain victory or to go to heaven by dying in the battle-field, the elephant riders, car-warriors and horsemen with leonine-roars struck each other with wellarmed blows.
Sanskrit: शरान्धकारे तु माहत्मभिः कुते महामृधे योधवरैः परस्परम्। चतुर्दिशो वै विदिशश्च पार्थिव प्रभा च सूर्यस्य तमोवृताभवत्॥
English: In fact, those brave and picked warriors sent out such hosts of shots against one another that the light of the sun became almost indistinct and the very atmosphere was filled with darkness.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच राजन् कुरूणां प्रवरैबलैर्भीममभिद्रुतम्। मजन्तमिव कौन्तेयमुजिहीर्घर्धनंजयः॥ विसृज्य सूतपुत्रस्य सेनां भारत सायकैः। प्राहिणोन्मृत्यलोकास्य परवीरान् धनंजयः॥
English: Sanjaya said O monarch, Dhananjaya, seeing, Bhima almost sinking under the pressure of the attack of many of great Kaurava warriors, left aside the son of Suta and his division, O Bharata and went to the rescue of his brother and sent many warriors of the hostile army to Pluto's region.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्याम्बरमाश्रित्य शरजालानि भागशः। अदृश्यन्त तथान्ये च निघ्नन्तस्तव वाहिनीम्॥
English: His showers of shafts fell dividedly, some covered the skies, while other killed your army.
Sanskrit: स पक्षिसंघाचरितामाकाशं पूरयशरैः। धनंजयो महाबाहुः कुरूणामन्तकोऽभवत्॥
English: O king, Dhananjaya, filling the sky (which is the place for birds to play) with his arrows, seemed at that time the very destroyer of Kurus.
Sanskrit: ततो भल्लैः क्षुरप्रैश्च नाराचैर्विमलैरपि। गात्राणि प्राच्छिन्त् पार्थः शिरांसि च चकर्त ह॥
English: He with his long flat-pointed shafts and various other brilliant weapons and keen like razor, began to cut-off bodies and heads of enemies.
Sanskrit: छिन्नगात्रैर्विकवचैर्विशिरस्कैः समन्ततः। पातितैश्च पतद्धिश्च योधैरासीत् समावृता॥
English: Warriors dead and dying, trunks without heads, lopped off portions of human bodies deprived of armour, covered the battle-field.
Sanskrit: धनंजयशराभ्यस्तैः स्यन्दनाश्वरथद्विपैः। संछिन्नभिन्नविध्वस्तैर्व्यङ्गङ्गावयवैः स्तृता॥ सुदुर्गमा सुविषमा घोरात्यर्थ सुदुर्दशा। रणभूमिरभूद राजन् महावैतरणी यथा।॥
English: O monarch, heaps of unshapely and mangled bodies of elephants and horses, cutoff by Dhananjaya with his weapons in different ways and broken cars made the field look ghastly and awful and the way uneven and impassable, resembling the great river Vaitarani.
Sanskrit: ईषाचक्राक्षभग्नैश्च व्यश्वैः साश्चैश्च युध्यताम्। ससूतैर्हतसूतैश्च रथैस्तीर्णाभवन्मही॥
English: It was also strewn with cars, some without horses and some with horses yoked on them and some with drivers and some without drivers, as also with broken axles, wheels and arrows.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णवर्णसंनाहैर्योधैः कनकभूषणैः। आस्थिता: क्लृप्तवर्माणो भद्रा नित्यमदा द्विपाः॥ क्रुद्धाः क्रूरैर्महामात्रैः पाष्णार्यष्ठप्रचोदिताः। चतुःशताः शरवरैर्हता: पेतुः किरीटिना॥ पर्यस्तानीव श्रृङ्गाणि ससत्त्वानि महागिरेः। धनंजयशराभ्यस्तैः स्तीर्णा भूर्वरवारणैः॥
English: Four hundred fearful and highly trained elephants ridden by wrathful warriors enveloped in golden coloured armors and decked with golden ornaments, urged by the pressure of the heels and toes of their guides, who were also powerful, filled with rage and cruel, came forward and was struck down by the chosen weapons of Kiritin or the diademdecked Arjuna and fell down resembling great mountain tops inhabited by living beings when loosened. Dhananjaya covered the earth by killing many great and choice elephants by his shafts.
Sanskrit: समन्ताज्जालदप्रख्यान् वारणान् मदवर्षिणः। अभिपेदेऽर्जुनरथो धनान् भिन्दनिवांशुमान्॥
English: Heaps of carcasses of elephants with greasy matter oozing out of them looked like clouds and as the sun stands out in relief dispersing the clouds, so Dhananjaya's car passed through these masses of dead elephants.
Sanskrit: हतैर्गजमनुष्याश्चैर्भित्रश्च बहुधा रथैः। विशस्त्रयन्त्रकवचैर्युद्धशौण्डैर्गतासुभिः॥ अपविद्धायुधैर्मागङ: स्तीर्णोभूत फाल्गुनेन वै।
English: Phalguna made a great havoc and the path was covered with dead horses, men, elephants and with many broken chariots, as also with dead bodies of warriors divested to their coats of mail, instruments of war and other weapons and the place was also strewn over with various sorts of weapons loosened from the clutches that held them.
Sanskrit: व्यस्फारयद् वै गाण्डीव सुमहद् भैरवारवम्॥ घोरवज्रविनिष्पेषं स्तनयित्नुरिवाम्बरे।
English: The awful sound made by his out-stretched Gandiva was like the clash of thunder amidst the gloomy clouds.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रादीर्यत चमूर्धनंजयशराहता॥ महावातमसाविद्धा महानौरिव सागरे।
English: As in a hurricane a great vessel is wrecked to pieces by the tossing of the sea, so your army was broken and it suffered badly from Dhananjaya's shots.
Sanskrit: नानारूपाः प्राणाहरा: शरा गाण्डीवचोदिताः॥ अलातौल्काशनिप्रख्यास्तव सैन्यं विनिर्दहन्।
English: Lots of deadly, burning and meteor-like shots, coming like thunder-bolts out of the Gandiva, began to burn down your troops.
Sanskrit: महागिरौ वेणुवनं निशि प्रज्वलितं यथा।॥ तथा तव महासैन्यं प्रास्फुरच्छरपीडितम्।
English: As on a night, a blazing forest of bamboos burns on a great mountain, so your great army looked ablaze under fire from (Arjuna's) shots.
Sanskrit: संपिष्टदग्धविध्वस्तं तव सैन्यं किरीटिना॥ कृतं प्रविहतं बाणैः सर्वतः प्रद्रुतं दिशः।
English: Your troops, being thus hard pressed, burnt and distressed and killed by Kiritin's (Arjuna's), arrows began to fly in all directions.
Sanskrit: महावने मृगगणा दावाग्नित्रासिता यथा।॥ कुरवः पर्यवर्तन्त निर्दग्धाः सव्यसाचिना।
English: As in a great forest, herds of deer being afraid fly wildly in all directions when it catches fire, verily such became the fate of the Kauravas when they were burnt to death by Savyasachin.
Sanskrit: उत्सृज्य च महाबाहुं भीमसेन तथा रणे॥ बलं कुरूणामुद्धिग्नं सर्वमासीत् पराङ्मुखम्।
English: Leaving the strong-armed Bhimasena the distressed Kaurava troops retreated from the filed.
Sanskrit: ततः कुरुषु भग्नेषु बीभत्सुरपराजितः॥ भीमसेन समासाद्य मुहूर्तं सोऽभ्यवर्तत।
English: Thus breaking down the Kuru army the unconquerable Vibhatsu then approached Bhimasena and resied there for a while.
Sanskrit: समागम्य च भीमेन मन्त्रयित्वा च फाल्गुनः॥ विशल्यमरुजं चास्मै कथायित्वा युधिष्ठिरम्।
English: Phalguna then receiving Bhima's caress and consulting him for a while, informed him that the arrows with which Yudhishthira was afflicted have been drawn out of his body and that he is keeping well.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनाभ्यनुज्ञातस्ततः प्रायाद् धनंजयः॥ नादयन् रथघोषेण पृथिवीं यां च भारत।
English: O Bharata, then taking Bhima's permission, Dhananjaya again advanced towards his enemies, making the earth and sky ring back with the rattling noise of his car-wheels.
Sanskrit: ततः परिवृतो वीरैर्दशभिर्योधपुङ्गवैः॥ दुःशासनादवरजैस्तव पुत्रैधनंजयः।
English: Then your ten sons, who were born after Dushasana, all good warriors and brave hearted, surrounded Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: ते तमभ्यर्दयन् बाणैरूल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम्॥ अततेष्वसनाः शूरा नृत्यन्त इव भारत।
English: O Bharata, they with drawn bows distressed Arjuna with fiery arrows even as do the hunters an elephant and seemed to dance in the battlefield (With excitement).
Sanskrit: अपसव्यांस्तु तांश्चक्रे रथेन मधुसूदनः॥ न युक्तान् हि स तान् मेने यमायाशु किरीटिना।
English: And the destroyer of (Asura) Madhu, quite confident that Kiritin will soon send them to the region of Pluto, urged on the car, brought them all to the right side.
Sanskrit: तथान्ये प्राद्रवन मूढाः पराङ्मुखरथेऽर्जुन॥ तेषामापततां केतूनश्वांश्चापानि सायकान्। नाराचैरर्धचन्दैश्च क्षिप्रं पार्थो न्यपातयत्॥
English: Then seeing that Arjuna with his car was getting from them, they made a rush towards him. Then Partha soon struck off their banners, bows and horses and they fell down on the earth; then with some crescent-shaped arrows.