pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: एवं महच्छस्रवर्षं सृजन्त स्ते यातुधाना भुवि घोररूपाः। मायासृष्टास्तत्र घटोत्कचेन नामुञ्चन् वै याचमानं न भीतम्॥
English: Those Yatudhanas of terrible forms created by Ghatotkacha by the help of his illusive powers, pouring that thick shower of mighty weapons, spread neither those that were frightened nor those that begged for mercy.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् घोरे कुरुवीरावमर्दे कालोत्सृष्टे क्षत्रियाणामभावे। ते वै भग्नाः सहसा व्यद्रवन्त प्राक्रोशन्तः कौरवाः सर्व एव॥
English: In the ruthless slaughter of Kuru heroes, brought on by Death himself, in that extermination ou Kshatriyas the Kaurava warriors suddenly broke and fled with speed,
Sanskrit: पलायध्वं कुरवो नैतदस्ति सेन्द्रा देवा घनन्ति नः पाण्डवार्थे। तथा तेषां मजतां भारतानां तस्मिन् द्वीपः सूतपुत्रो बभूव॥
English: "Fly, O Kouravas, all is lost. The gods with Indra at their head are slaying us for the sake of the Pandavas.” At that time there was nobody that could save the sinking Bharata troops."
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् संक्रन्दे तुमुले वर्तमाने सैन्ये भग्ने लीयमाने कुरूणाम्। अनीकानां प्रविभागेऽप्रकाशे नाज्ञायन्त कुरवो नेतरे च॥
English: During that terrible uproar and shout and carnage of the Kurus, the divisions loosing their distinguishing marks the parties could not be differentiated from one another.
Sanskrit: निर्मर्यादे विद्रवे घोररूपे सर्वा दिशः प्रेक्षमाणाः स्म शून्याः। तां शस्रवृष्टिमुरसा गाहमानं कर्णं स्मैकं तत्र राजन्नपश्यन्॥
English: In that dreadful fight in which nobody paid any regard for any one else, every side of the field, when looked at, appeared to be said, O monarch. Karna alone was then to be seen drowned in that downpour of arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो बाणैरावृणोदन्तरिक्षं दिव्यां मायां योधयन् राक्षसस्य। ह्रीमान् कुर्वन् दुष्करं चार्यकर्म नैवामुह्यत् संयुगे सूतपुत्रः॥
English: Then Karna covered the welkin with his shafts, striking agair..t that celestial illusion of the Rakshasas. The son of Suta, endowed with modesty and achieving the most difficult and praiseworthy feats, was not at all confounded in that battle.
Sanskrit: ततो भीताः समुदैक्षन्त कर्णं राजन् सर्वे सैन्धवा बालिकाश्चा असम्मोहं पूजयन्तोऽस्य संख्ये सम्पश्यन्तो विजयं राक्षसस्य॥
English: was O king, then all the Saindhavas and Valhikas looked in fear at Karna whose senses were not confounded in that fight. And they all applauded him whether they looked at the triumphs of the Rakshasa.
Sanskrit: तेनोत्सृष्टा चक्रयुक्ता शतघ्नी समं सर्वांश्चतुरोऽश्वाञ्जघान। ते जानुभिर्जगतीमन्वद्यन् गतासवो निर्दशनाक्षिजिह्वाः॥
English: Thereafter a Sataghni, furnished with wheels, discharged at Karna by Ghatotkacha and it detached at once the four steeds of Karna. These horses then fell down on their knees, deprived of life, teeth, eyes and tongues.
Sanskrit: दन्तर्मनाः कुरुषु प्राद्रवत्सु। दिव्ये चारो मायया वध्यमाने नैवामुह्यचिन्तयन् प्राप्तकलम्॥
English: Then descending from his horseless chariot and seeing the Kouravas fly away and beholding his own celestial weapons repulsed by the illusion of the Rakshasa, Karna, not at all confounded, turned his mind inwards and then began to reflect as to what he should do next.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रुवन् कुरवः सर्व एव कर्णं दृष्ट्वा घोररूपां च मायाम्। शक्त्या रक्षो जहि कर्णाद्य तूर्णं नश्यन्त्येते कुरवो धार्तराष्ट्राः॥
English: At that time all the Kouravas, beholding Karna and the terrible the terrible illusion of the Rakshasas, cried out saying-O Karna, slay the Rakshasa with your dart. The Kouravas and the Dhritarashtras are on the point of being exterminated.
Sanskrit: करिष्यत: किञ्च नो भीमपार्थों तपन्तमेनं जहि पापं निशीथे। यो नः संग्रामाद् घोररूपाद् विमुच्येत् स नः पार्थान् सबलान् योधयेत॥
English: What can Bhima or Arjuna do to us? Slay this wicked Rakshasa, who is consuming us all, at this dead of night. They, that will escape alive form this encounter, will fight with the Parthas tomorrow.
Sanskrit: तस्मादेनं राक्षसं घोररूपं शक्त्या जहि त्वं दत्तया वासवेन। मा कौरवाः सर्व एवेन्द्रकल्पा रात्रियुद्धे कर्ण नेशुः सयोधाः॥
English: Therefore slay this dreadful Rakshasa now with that dart given to you by Vasava. O Karna, let not these great warriors, the Kouravas these royal combatants that resemble Indra himself be all exterminated in this nightfight.
Sanskrit: स वध्यमानो रक्षसा वै निशीथे दृष्ट्वा राजस्रास्यमानं बलं च। महच्छ्रुत्वा निनदं कौरवाणां मतिं दधे शक्तिमोक्षाय कर्णः॥
English: Then Karna, seeing the Rakshasa alive at the middle of night and the Kuru army filled with fear and hearing also the loud wails of the latter, set his heart upon hurling his dart.
Sanskrit: स वै क्रुद्धः सिंह इवात्यमर्षी नामर्षयत् प्रतिघातं रणेऽसौ। शक्तिं श्रेष्ठां वैजयन्तीमसह्यां समाददे तस्य वधं चिकीर्षन्॥
English: Burning with wrath like an infuriate lion and unable to brook the assaults of the Rakshasa Karna took up that foremost of victory-giving and indomitable darts, desirous of achieving the destruction of Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: यासौ राजनिहिता वर्षपूगान् वधायाजौ सत्कृता फाल्गुनस्य। यां वै प्रादात् सूतपुत्राय शक्रः शक्तिं श्रेष्ठां कुण्डलाभ्यां निमाय॥
English: That dart. O monarch, which he had kent and worshipped through years for encompassing the slaughter of Pandu's son in battle, that excellent dart that Indra himself had given to Suta's son in exchange for the latter's ear-rings.
Sanskrit: तां वै शक्तिं लेलिहानां प्रदीप्तां पाशैर्युक्तामन्तकस्येव जिह्वाम्। मृत्योः स्वसारं ज्वलितामिवोल्का वैकर्तनः प्राहिणोद् राक्षसाय॥
English: That burning and dreadful dart entwined with strings and which seemed to long for blood, that terrible missile that looked like very tongue of death or his sister, that resplendent and fearful dart Vikartana's son now hurled at the Rakshasa.
Sanskrit: तामुत्तमां परकायावहन्त्री दृष्ट्वा शक्तिं बाहुसंस्थां ज्वलन्तीम्। भीतं रक्षो विप्रदुद्राव राजन् कृत्वाऽऽत्मानं विध्यतुल्यप्रमाणम्॥
English: Thereupon seeing that excellent and glittering weapon, capable of penetrating of Suta's son, the Rakshasa fled away in fear making his body prodigious like the foot of the Vindhya hills.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा शक्तिं कर्णबाह्वन्तरस्थां नेदुर्भूतान्यन्तरिक्षे नरेन्द्र। ववुर्वातास्तुमुलाश्चापि राजन् सनिर्याता चाशनिर्गा जगाम॥
English: Then seeing that dart in the grasp of Karna all creatures, in the heavens, began to utter loud wails. Fearful winds began to blow and thunder with tremendous clap began to fall on the earth.
Sanskrit: सा तां मायां भस्म कृत्वा ज्वलन्ती भित्त्वा गाढं हृदयं राक्षसस्य। ऊर्ध्वं ययौ दीप्यमाना निशायां नक्षत्राणामन्तराण्याविवेश॥
English: Then that dart, destroying the blazing illusion and going through the breast of the Rakshasa, soared aloft and penetrated in the night into a stony constellation in the heavens.
Sanskrit: दिव्यैर्नागैर्मानुषै राक्षसैश्चा नदन् नादान् विविधान् भैरवांश्च प्राणानिष्टांस्त्याजितः शक्रशक्त्या॥
English: Thus having fought with various kinds of weapons with numerous heroic warriors and Rakshasa, Ghatotkacha, then uttering various dreadful roars, fell deprived of life with that dart of Indra.
Sanskrit: इदं चान्यचित्रमाश्चर्यरूपं चकारासौ कर्म शत्रुक्षयाया तस्मिन् काले शक्तिनिर्भिन्नमर्मा बभौ राजशैलमेघप्रकाशः॥
English: This is the most exceedingly wonderful feat that the Rakshasa achieved for the destruction of his foes viz., that at the time when his heart was penetrated by that dart he shone resplendent, O monarch, like a mightymountain or a mass of clouds.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्तरिक्षादपतद् गतासुः स राक्षसेन्द्रो भुवि भिन्नदेहः। अवाक्शिराः स्तब्धगात्रो विजिह्वो घटोत्कचो महदास्थाय रूपम्॥
English: Deprived of life, that foremost of the Rakshasas, fell down on the ground from welkin. His body was torn, deprived of speech, head and tongue Gatotkacha extended his body in a very large form.
Sanskrit: स तद् रूपं भैरवं भीमकर्मा भीमं कृत्वा भैमसेनिः पपात। हतोऽप्येवं तव सैन्येकदेश मपोथयत् स्वेन देहेन राजन्॥
English: Having assumed that terrible and dreadful figure, Bhimasena's son of frightful deeds fell down. When dying, O monarch, he fell upon a portion of your army and pressed those troops down by the weight of his own body.
Sanskrit: एतद् रक्षः स्वेन कायेण तूर्णं मतिप्रमाणेन विवर्धता च। रक्षौहिणीं तव तूर्णं जघान॥
English: Then falling down with force, the Rakshasa, with his huge and still increasing body, desirous of benefiting the Pandavas, slew a full Akshauhini of your troops, while he himself gave up his life.
Sanskrit: भैर्यः शङ्खा मुरजाश्चानकाच। दग्धां मायां निहतं राक्षसं च दृष्ट्वा हृष्टाः कौरवेयाः॥
English: Then a tremendous uproar composed of the war-cries of combatants, beasts, of conchs and sound of drums and cymbals arose there. The Kouravas, then beholding the Rakshasa slain and his illusion destroyed, uttered loud shouts of joy.
Sanskrit: ततः कर्णः कुरुभिः पूज्यमानो यथा शक्रो वृत्रवधे मरुद्भिः। अन्वारूढस्तव पुत्रस्य यानं हृष्टश्चापि प्राविशत् तत् स्वसैन्यम्॥
English: Then Karna, applauded by the Kurus, as Shakra had been by the Marutas upon the death of Vritra, ascended behind the car of your son and becoming, the object of every body's sight entered the Kuru host.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच हैडिम्बि निहतं दृष्ट्वा विशीर्णमिव पर्वतम्।
English: Sanjaya said Beholding Hidimva's son slain and lying like a riven hill all the Pandavas began to shed copious tears of grief.
Sanskrit: वासुदेववस्तु हर्षेण महताभिपरिप्लुतः। ननाद सिंहनादं वै पर्यष्वजत फाल्गुनम्॥
English: But the son of Vasudeva, overwhelmed with delight, began to utter there loud war-cries thereby causing pain to the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: स विनद्य महानादमभीषून् संनियम्य च। ननर्त हर्षसंवीतो वातोद्भूत इव दुमः॥
English: Indeed uttering loud shouts he then embraced the son of Pandu. Thus uttering loud roars and drawing the reins of the steeds.
Sanskrit: तत: परिष्वज्य पुनः पार्थमास्फोट्य चासकृत्। रथोपस्थगतो धीमान् प्राणदत् पुनरच्युतः॥
English: He began to dance in joy, like a tree shaken by the tempest. Then embracing Partha once more and clapping his armp-its.
Sanskrit: प्रहृष्टमनसं ज्ञात्वा वासुदेवं महाबलः। अर्जुनोऽथाब्रवीद् राजन्नातिहृष्टमना इव॥
English: That undeteriorating god, endowed with great intelligence, once more uttered roud roars standing on the terrace of his car. Then beholding those sings of joy manifested by Kesava, Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: अतिहर्षोऽयमस्थाने तवाद्य मधुसूदन। शोकस्थाने तु सम्प्राप्ते हैडिम्बस्य वधेन तु॥
English: O monarch, with a beast overwhelmed with grief, addressed the former saying-"O slayer of Madhu, you are showing delight at a time scarcely fit for it.
Sanskrit: विमुखानीह सैन्यानि हतं दृष्ट्वा घटोत्कचम्। वयं च भृशमुद्विग्ना हैडिम्बेस्तु निपातनात्॥
English: Indeed on an occasion for sorrow generated by the death of Hidimva's son our troops, beholding Ghatotkacha slain, are flying away.
Sanskrit: नैतत्कारणमल्पं हि भविष्यति जनार्दन। तदद्य शंस मे पृष्टः सत्यं सत्यवतां वर॥
English: We also are filled with great grief, at the death of Hidimva's son, O Janardana. The cause of your delight on such occasion must indeed by very serious.
Sanskrit: योतन्न रहस्यं ते वक्तुमर्हस्यरिंदम। धैर्यस्य वैकृतं ब्रूहि त्वमद्य मधुसूदन॥
English: O foremost of all truth-speaking men, therefore tell me today truly the cause of your joy. O subduer of foes, if it is not a secret, it behoves you to say it to me.
Sanskrit: समुद्रस्येव संशोषं मेरोरिव विसर्पणम्। तथैतदद्य मन्येऽहं तव कर्म जनार्दन॥
English: O Slayer of Madhu, tell me what has disturbed your patience today? O Jannaradana, I consider this fickleness of yours to be like the drying up of the ocean or the walking of the Meru mountain.
Sanskrit: श्रीवासुदेव उवाच अतिहर्षमिमं प्राप्तं शृणु मे त्वं धनंजय। अतीव मनसः सद्यः प्रसादकरमुत्तमम्॥
English: Vasudeva's son said Overwhelming is the delight that has filled me now. Hear it, O Dhananjaya. What I shall tell you will immediately dispel your sorrow impart joy on your beast.
Sanskrit: शक्तिं घटोत्कचेनेमां व्यंसयित्वा महाद्युते। कर्णं निहतमेवाजौ विद्धि सद्यो धनंजय॥
English: O you of great splendour, his sakti having been used against Ghatotkacha, regard Karna as already slain in battle.
Sanskrit: शक्तिहस्तं पुनः कर्णं को लोकेऽस्ति पुमानिह। य एनमभितस्तिष्ठेत् कार्तिकेयमिवाहवे।॥
English: No person could have confronted Karna, if like Kartikeya he would have stood in battle armed with that dart.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्यापनीतकवचो दिष्ट्यापहृतकुण्डलः। दिष्ट्या सा व्यंसिता शक्तिरमोघास्य घटोत्कचे॥
English: It is through good fortune that his armour had been taken away, that his ear-rings, had been taken away from him; by good luck it is that his infallible dart also had been baffled by Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: यदि हि स्यात् सकवचस्तथैव स्यात् कुण्डलः। सामरानपि लोकांस्त्रीनेकः कर्णो जयेद् रणे॥
English: Covered in his natural coat of mail and decked with his natural ear-rings, Karna, having his senses under thorough control, could, single-handed, defeat the three worlds with the gods therein.
Sanskrit: वासवो वा कुबेरो वा वरुणो वा जलेश्वरः। यमो वा नोत्सहेत् कर्णं रणे प्रतिसमासितुम्॥
English: Neither Vasava, nor Kubera, nor Varuna, the lord of the waters, nor the god of Death, could venture to confront him.
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवमुद्यम्य भवांश्चक्रं चाहं सुदर्शनम्। न शक्तौ स्वो रणे जेतुं तथायुक्तं नरर्षभम्॥
English: If that foremost of men had his natural coat of mail and car-rings then neither yourself, wielding the Gandiva, nor myself uplifting the discus Sudarsana could have defeated him in battle.
Sanskrit: त्वद्धितार्थं तु शक्रेण मायापहृतकुण्डलः। विहीनकवचश्चायं कृतः परपुरंजयः॥
English: For your good, Karna was deprived of his ear-rings by Indra with the aid of illusion. In the same manner that subjugator of hostile troops was deprived of his armour.
Sanskrit: उत्कृत्य कवचं यस्मात् कुण्डले विमले च ते। प्रादाच्छकाय कर्णो वै तेन वैकर्तनः स्मृतः॥
English: As Karna had given his effulgent ear-rings and armour cutting them off from his body he is designated as Vikartana.
Sanskrit: आशीविष इव क्रुद्धो जुभितो मन्त्रतेजसा। तथाद्य भाति कर्णो मे शान्तज्वाल इवानलः॥
English: Karna now appears to me to be like an infuriate snake of virulent venom stupefied by the virtue of incantation or like a fire with its flames quenched.
Sanskrit: यदाप्रभृति कर्णाय शक्तिर्दत्ता महात्मना। वासवेन महाबाहो क्षिप्ता यासौ घटोत्कच॥ कुण्डलाभ्यां निमायाथ दिव्येन कवचेन च। तां प्राप्यामन्यत वृषः सततं त्वां हतं रणे॥
English: 0 mighty-armed one, since the time the illustrious Shakra gave that Sakti to Karna in exchange for the latter's earrings and armour-that Salkti, which has slain Ghatotkacha from that time, Vrisha having obtained it. had always regarded you as slain in battle.
Sanskrit: एवंगतोऽपि शक्योऽयं हन्तुं नान्येन केनचित्। ऋते त्वां पुरुषव्याघ्र शये सत्येन चानघ॥
English: But though deprived of that dart, I swear to you, O sinless one, that hero could not still be defeated by any one else save yourself.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवादी च तपस्वी नियतव्रतः। रिपुष्वपि दयावांश्च तस्मात् कर्णो वृषः स्मृतः॥
English: Devoted to the Brahmanas, truthful, of ascetic practices and vow-observing and merciful on his foes, Karna is called Vrisha.
Sanskrit: युद्धशौण्डो महाबाहुर्नित्योद्यतशरासनः। केसरीव वने नर्दन् मातङ्ग इव यूथपान्॥
English: Delighting in battle, possessed of mighty arms, his bow ever ready for use, like a lion in the forest depriving leaders of elephantine heads of their pride.
Sanskrit: विमदान् रथशार्दूलान् कुरुते रणमूर्धनि। मध्यं गत इवादित्यो यो न शक्यो निरीक्षितुम्॥
English: Karna ever humiliates the pride of many mighty car-warriors and resembles the mid-day sun incapable of being looked at.
Sanskrit: त्वदीयैः पुरुषव्याघ्र योधमुख्यैर्महात्मभिः। शरजालसहस्रांशु शरदीव दिवाकरः॥
English: When fighting with all the high-souled and excellent warriors of your army, O foremost of men, Karna, discharging his showers of arrows, looks like the autumnal sun of myriad rays.
Sanskrit: तपान्ते जलदो यद्वच्छरधाराः क्षरन् मुहुः। दिव्यास्रजलदः कर्णः पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्॥
English: Just like clouds at the end of summer pouring torrents of rain, Karna, shooting incessantly showers of arrows, resembles a pouring cloud charged with celestial weapons.
Sanskrit: त्रिदशैरपि चास्यद्भिः शरवर्ष समन्ततः। अशक्यस्तदयं जेतुं स्रवद्भिर्मासशोणितम्॥
English: He is incapable of being vanquished in battle by the very gods shooting showers of arrow in all directions and discharging flesh and blood profusely.
Sanskrit: कवचेन विहीनश्च कुण्डलाभ्यां च पाण्डव। सोऽद्य मानुषतां प्राप्तो विमुक्तः शक्रदत्तया॥
English: Deprived of his armour and his two earrings, O son of Pandu and haring given up his Sakti given to him by Shakra, Karna today is nothing more then a mortal.
Sanskrit: एको हि योगोऽस्य भवेद् वधाय च्छिद्रे ह्येनं स्वप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तम्। कृच्छं प्राप्तं रथचक्रे विमग्ने हन्याः पूर्वं त्वं तु सज्ञां विचार्य॥
English: There will happen only one opportunity for his slaughter. When the wheels of his chariot will be sunk in the earth, availing yourself of that opportunity and exerting vigourously you should slay him, acting up to my hint.
Sanskrit: मप्येकवीरो बलभित् सवज्रः। जरासंघश्चेदिराजो महात्मा महाबाहुश्चैकलव्यो निषादः॥ एकैकशो निहताः सर्व एते योगैस्तैस्तैस्त्वद्धितार्थं मयैव। अथापरे निहता राक्षसेन्द्रा। हिडिम्बकिर्मीरवकप्रधानाः। अलायुधः परचक्रावमर्दी घटोत्कचचोग्रकर्मा तरस्वी॥
English: The conqueror of Bala that excellent hero, wielding his thunder, cannot slay the indomitable Karna when he stands armed with weapons. Indeed, O Arjuna, for your welfare, by the help of numerous machinations, I have destroyed, one after another Jarasandha, the high-souled ruler of the Chedis, the mighty armed Ekalavya of the Nishada tribe, other great Rakshasas having Hidimba, Krimira and Vaka for their leaders, as also Alayudha that crusher of hostile troops and Ghatotkacha that guider of enemies and of fearful feats.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच कथमस्मद्धितार्थं ते कैश्च योगैर्जनार्दन। जरासंघप्रभृतयो घातिताः पृथिवीश्वराः॥
English: Arjuna said How, O Janardana and by what measures were those lords of earth Jarasandha and others slain, for our welfare?
Sanskrit: श्रीवासुदेव उवाच जरासंघश्चेदिराजो नैषादिश्व महाबलः। यदि स्युर्न हताः पूर्वमिदानीं स्युर्भयंकराः॥
English: Vasudeva said Had not Jarasandha, the ruler of the Chedis and the highly puissant prince of the Nishadas been slain before, they would have become very terrible by this time.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तानवश्यं वृणुयाद् रथसत्तमान्। तेऽस्मासु नित्यविद्विष्टाः संश्रयेयुश्च कौरवान्॥
English: Duryodhana would then surely have invited those foremost of car-warriors to embrace his cause and they, ever hostile to us, must have chosen the Kaurava party.
Sanskrit: ते हि वीरा महेष्वासाः कृतास्रा दृढयोधिनः। धार्तराष्ट्रां चमूं कृत्स्नां रक्षेयुरमरा इव॥
English: They all were brave, fierce bowmen, accomplished in the use of weapons and firm in battle; and they would have then defended the Dhritarashtras like so many immortals.
Sanskrit: सूतपुत्रो जरासंघश्चेदिराजो निषादजः। सुयोधनं समाश्रित्य जयेयुः पृथिवीमिमाम्॥
English: The son of Suta, Jarasandha, the ruler of the Chedis and the prince of the Nishadas, these, united with Suyodhana, mighty have conquered the whole earth.
Sanskrit: योगैरपि हता यैस्ते तन्मे शृणु धनंजय। अजय्या हि विना योगैर्मधे ते दैवतैरपि॥
English: It was through my tactics that they were slain. Hear from me of those tactics. Indeed even the gods, without the employment of tactics, could not have defeated them in battle.
Sanskrit: एकैको हि पृथक् तेषां समस्तां सुरवाहिनीम्। योधयेत् समरे पार्थ लोकपालाभिरक्षिताम्॥
English: Each of them, individually, could have fought with entire army of the celestials, protected by the regents of the worlds themselves, O son of Pritha!
Sanskrit: जरासंधो हि रुषितो रौहिणेयप्रधर्षितः। अस्मद्वधार्थं चिक्षेप गदां वै सर्वघातिनीम्॥
English: Once on a time, afflicted by the son of Rohini, Jarasandha, excited to the highest pitch of fury, hurled at ourselves a mace capable of slaying at creatures.
Sanskrit: सीमन्तमिव कुर्वाणा नभसः पावकप्रभा। अदृश्यतापतन्ती सा शक्रमुक्ता यथाशनिः॥
English: Sparkling like the tongues of fire, that mace flew towards ourselves dividing the welkin like the line that parts the tresses of woman and with the impetuosity of the thunder hurled by Shakra.
Sanskrit: तामापतन्तीं दृष्टैव गदां रोहिणिनन्दनः। प्रतिघातार्थमस्रं वै स्थूणाकर्णमवासृजत्॥
English: Then beholding that mace course towards us, the son of Rohini, for repulsing that mace, hurled the weapon know as Sthanukarna.
Sanskrit: अस्रवेगप्रतिहता सा गदा प्रापतद् भुवि। दारयन्ती धरां देवीं कम्पयन्तीव पर्वतान्॥
English: Repulsed by the force of Baladeva's weapon, that mace fell on the earth riving her open and causing the mountains thereon to tremble.
Sanskrit: तत्र सा राक्षसी घोरा जरानाम्नी सुविक्रमा। संदधे सा हि संजातं जरासंधमरिंदमम्॥
English: There was a terrible Rakshasi, by name Jara, possessed of dreadful mighty. She, O monarch, had put together the different parts of Jarasandha's body and therefore was the latter so named.
Sanskrit: द्वाभ्यां जातो हि मातृभ्यामर्धदेहः पृथक् पृथक्। जरया संधितो यस्माजरासंधस्ततोऽभवत्॥
English: From two mothers, the two halves of his body come out separately. And in consequence of those two halves being united by that Rakshasi, he was called Jarasandha.
Sanskrit: सा तु भूमिं गता पार्थ हता ससुतबान्धवा। गदया तेन चास्त्रेण स्थूणाकर्णेन राक्षसी॥
English: That Rakshasi, that was then within bowels of the death, was slain with her sons and relatives, O son of Pritha, by means of that mace and that weapon Sthanuharana.
Sanskrit: विनाभूत: स गदया जरासंधो महामृधे। निहतो भीमसेनेन पश्यतस्ते धनंजय॥
English: Deprived of that mace of his Jarasandha was slain in a fierce encounter by Bhimasena even before your very eyes O Dhananjaya!
Sanskrit: यदि हि स्याद् गदापाणिर्जरासंधः प्रतापवान्। सेन्द्रा देवा न तं हन्तुं रणे शक्ता नरोत्तम॥
English: Had the puissant Jarasandha been then armed with his mace then, O foremost of men, even the celestials, with Indra at their head, could not have succeeded in slaying him in battle.
Sanskrit: त्वद्धितार्थं च नैषादिरङ्गुष्ठेन वियोजितः। द्रोणेनाचार्यकं कृत्वा छद्मना सत्यविक्रमः॥
English: For your good also was the mighty son of the Nishadhas, deprived, by a guileful means, of his thuinb, by Drona who assumed the position of his preceptor.
Sanskrit: स तु बद्धाङ्गुलित्राणो नैषादिर्दृढविक्रमः। अतिमानी वनचरो बभौ राम इवापरः॥
English: That prince of the Nishadas of resolute prowess with his finger-protectors tied round them, used to rove in the forest, swelling with his own pride, like a second Rama.
Sanskrit: एकलव्यं हि साङ्गुष्ठमशक्ता देवदानवाः। सराक्षसोरगाः पार्थ विजेतुं युधि कर्हिचित्॥
English: Retaining the use of his thumb Akalavya could not have been defeated in battle by the Danavas, the celestials, the Rakshasas and the serpents, all united together in battle.
Sanskrit: किमु मानुषमात्रेण शक्य:स्यात् प्रतिवीक्षितुम्। दृढमुष्टिः कृती नित्यमस्यमानो दिवानिशम्॥
English: Of firm grasp, accomplished in the use of weapons, incessantly shooting his weapons, he could not have been looked at by mere men?
Sanskrit: त्वद्धितार्थं तु स मया हतः संग्राममूर्धनि। चेदिराजश्च विक्रान्तः प्रत्यक्षं निहतस्तव॥
English: For your good, he was slain by me in the van of battle. The powerful ruler of the Chedis was also slain before your very eyes.
Sanskrit: स चाप्यशक्यः संग्रामे जेतुं सर्वसुरासुरैः। वधार्थं तस्य जातोऽहमन्येषां च सुरद्विषाम्॥
English: He also was incapable of being conquered in battle by the celestials and the Asuras. I suffered this birth only for slaughtering him and other such molesters of the gods.
Sanskrit: त्वत्सहायो नरव्याघ्र लोकानां हितकाम्यया। हिडिम्बवककिर्मीरा भीमसेनेन पातिताः॥
English: With your aid, in order to achieve the word's welfare, O foremost of men, Hidimba and Vaka and Krimitra had all been slain by Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: रावणेन समप्राणा ब्रह्मयज्ञविनाशनाः। हतस्तथैव मायावी हैडिम्बेनाप्यलायुधः॥
English: Also Alayudha, possessed of potent powers of illusion, has been slain by Hidimva's son. All other Rakshasas, brave like Karna and destroyers of the Brahma, sacrifice, have also been slain.
Sanskrit: हैडिम्बश्चाप्युपायेन शक्त्या कर्णेन घातितः। यदि ह्येनं नाहनिष्यत् कर्णः शक्त्या महामृधे॥
English: Through our tactics Karna used that Sakti of his in felling the son of Hidimba. If on the other hand, Karna had not slain this Rakshasa by his Sakti.
Sanskrit: मया वध्योऽभविष्यत् स भैमसेनिर्घटोत्कचः। मया न निहतः पूर्वमेष युष्पत्प्रियेप्सया॥
English: Then it would have been my (painful) duty to slay Bhimasena's son Ghatotkacha. It was only for pleasing you that I did not slay him before.
Sanskrit: एष हि ब्राह्मणद्वेषी यज्ञद्वेषी च राक्षसः। धर्मस्य लोप्ता पापात्मा तस्मादेष निपातितः॥
English: This Rakshasa was a contumner of the Brahmanas and a destroyer of sacrifices; this wicked-souled one inimical to the performance of sacrifices and therefore has he been slain thus.