pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तं रथैर्बहुसाहस्रैः कल्पितैः कुञ्जरैर्हयैः। पदात्योपैश्च संरब्धैः परिबर्धनंजयम्॥
English: Thereupon, neither Govinda nor Arjuna nor their car could be seen; for they were then covered with thick showers of weapons and surrounded with large bodies of troops.
Sanskrit: अथ नार्जुनगोविन्दौ न रथो वा व्यदृश्यता अस्त्रवर्षेण महता जनौधैश्चापि संवृतौ॥
English: Arjuna, Sri Krishna and their chariot all had become invisible due to a dense cover from all sides of arrows and the crowd of soldiers.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनोऽस्त्रवीर्येण निजघ्ने तां वरूथिनीम्। तत्र व्यङ्गीकृताः पेतुः शतशोऽथ रथद्विपाः॥
English: Then with the force of his weapons, Arjuna began to slaughter that host of your carwarriors and elephants, by hundreds. With their limbs cut-off, they began to fall fast on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: ते हता हन्यमानाश्च न्यगृहंस्तं रथोत्तमम्। स रथस्तम्भितस्तस्थौ क्रोशमात्रे समन्ततः॥
English: Slain or in the act of being stain, they succeeded not in reaching that excellent car of Arjuna, which stood immovable full two miles away from the besieging troops on all sides.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनं वृष्णिवीरस्त्वरितो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। धनुर्विस्फारयात्यर्थमहं ध्यास्यामि चाम्बुजम्॥
English: Thereafter, the Vrishni Vrishni hero quickly addressed Arjuna saying "Do you tremendously stretch your bow for I will blow this conch of mine.
Sanskrit: ततो विस्फार्य बलवद् गाण्डीवं जनिवान् रिपून्। महता शरवर्षेण तलशब्देन चार्जुनः॥
English: Then stretching his toughest bow Gandiva, Arjuna went on slaughtering his foes, shooting arrowy showers and producing loud din with his palm-strokes.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चजन्यं च बलवान् दध्मौ तारेण केशवः। रजसा ध्वस्तपक्ष्मान्तः प्रस्विन्नवदनो भृशम्॥
English: Then the mighty Keshava loudly blew his conch Panchajanya, with his eye lashes covered with dust and countenance shedding drops of perspiration.
Sanskrit: तस्य शङ्खस्य नादेन धनुषो निःस्वनेन च। निःसत्त्वाश्च ससत्त्वाश्च क्षितौ पेतुस्तदा जनाः॥
English: In consequence of that twang of the Gandiva and the blast of that conch, all the Kuru-people, strong or weak, fell down on the Earth.
Sanskrit: तैर्विमुक्तो रथो रेजे वाय्वीरित इवाम्बुदः। जयद्रथस्य गोप्तारस्ततः क्षुब्धाः सहानुगाः॥
English: The chariot of Arjuna, thus freed from that press, looked like a cloud driven a head by the wind. Then the protectors of Jayadratha and their followers, beholding Arjuna became filled rage.
Sanskrit: ते दृष्ट्वा सहसा पार्थे गोप्तारः सैन्धवस्य तु। चक्रुर्नादान् महेष्वासाः कम्पयन्तो वसुंधराम्॥
English: Then suddenly seeing Partha before them, those guards of Jayadratha the Sindnu-king, all mighty bowmen, uttered a fierce shout, causing the earth to tremble therewith.
Sanskrit: बाणशब्दरवांश्चोग्रान् विमिश्राशङ्खनिःस्वनैः। प्रादुश्चक्रुर्महात्मानः सिंहनादरवानपि॥
English: The fierce whizz of arrows became mingled with the blast of conchs and other loud noises; the illustrious soldiers your army then also uttered their war-cries resembling leonine roars.
Sanskrit: तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं तावकानां समुत्थितम्। प्रदध्मतुः शङ्खवरौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ॥
English: Hearing that dreadful din raised by your troops, Dhananjaya and the son of Vasudeva blew their two best of conchs.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन महता पूरितेयं वसुंधरा। सशैला सार्णवद्वीपा सपाताला विशाम्पते॥
English: Then, O ruler of men, with that loud sound, the earth seemed to be filled, with its mountains, seas, islands and the subterranean regions.
Sanskrit: स शब्दो भरतश्रेष्ठ व्याप्य सर्वा दिशो दश। प्रतिसस्वान तत्रैव कुरुपाण्डवयोर्बले॥
English: Indeed, O foremost of the Bharatas, that sound filling the ten points of the compass, reverberated through the armies of the Kuru and the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: तावका रथिनस्तत्र दृष्ट्वा कृष्णधनंजयौ सम्भ्रमं परमं प्राप्तास्त्वरमाणा महारथाः॥
English: Warriors of your host then, beholding Krishna and Dhananjaya, were very much terrified. Soon however those mighty carwarriors recovered and put forth their activity and prowess.
Sanskrit: अथ कृष्णौ महाभागौ तावका वीक्ष्य दंशितौ। अभ्यद्रवन्त संक्रुद्धास्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: Then your warriors beholding the two Krishnas cased in mair became excited with rage; and they rushed upon them both. All this looked wonderful.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तावका हि समीक्ष्यैवं वृष्ण्यन्धककुरूत्तमौ। प्रागत्वरञ्जिघांसन्तस्तथैव विजयः परान्॥
English: Sanjaya said Your warriors, as soon as they saw those two foremost heroes of the Vrishni-Andhaka and the Kuru races, quickly advanced against them, each striving to be the first. So also, Vijaya rushed against those foe of his.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णचित्रैर्वैयाप्रैः स्वनवद्भिर्महारथैः। दीपयन्तो दिशः सर्वा ज्वलद्भिरिव पावकैः॥
English: Mounted on their huge chariots adorned with gold, covered with tiger-skins, producing deep rattle their car-wheels and looking like blazing fires, they advanced, illumining the all points of the compass.
Sanskrit: रुक्मपुबैश्च दुष्प्रेक्ष्यैः कार्मुकैः पृथिवीपते। कूजद्भिरतुलानादान् कोपितैस्तुरगैरिव॥
English: Armed, O monarch, with bows whose stave's were decked with gold and which, in consequence of their splendour were incapable of being looked at and settling up loud warcries' and being borne by mettled horses.
Sanskrit: भूरिश्रवाः शलः कर्णो वृषसेनो जयद्रथः। कृपश्च मद्रराजश्च द्रौणिश्च रथिनां वरः॥
English: Bhurishravas, Sala, Karna Vrishasena Jayadratha, Kripa, the ruler of the Madras and that foremost of car-warriors viz., Drona's son.
Sanskrit: ते पिबन्त इवाकाशमश्वैरष्टौ महारथाः। व्यराजयन् दश दिशो वैयाघेहेमचन्द्रकैः॥
English: These eight great car-warriors, as if devouring up the skies, illumined the ten quarters, with their excellent chariots covered with tiger-skins and decked with golden moons.
Sanskrit: ते दंशिताः सुसंरब्धा स्थैर्मेघौघनिःस्वनैः। समावृण्वन् दश दिशः पार्थस्य निशितैः शरैः।।६।
English: Accoutered in coats of mail, inflamed with rage, riding upon those chariots the rattle of whose wheels resembled the rumble of the clouds, they covered Arjuna on every side, with shower of sharps shafts.
Sanskrit: कौलूतका हयाचित्रा वहन्तस्तान् महारथान्। व्यशोभन्त तदा शीघ्रा दीपयन्तो दिशो दश॥
English: Steeds of best breed and variegated hue and endued with great fleetness, bearing those mighty car-warriors, appeared beautiful as they illumined the ten quarters of heaven.
Sanskrit: आजानेवैर्महावेगैर्नानादेशसमुत्थितैः। पर्वतीयैर्नदीजैश्च सैन्धवैश्च हयोत्तमैः॥
English: Their chariots drawn by excellent horses of great fleetness born in various countries and of diverse species-some bred in hilly tracts, some in river-lands and some in the Sindhu country.
Sanskrit: कुरुयोधवरा राजस्तव पुत्रं परीप्सवः। धनंजयरथं शीघ्रं सर्वतः समुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Many foremost of car-warriors among the Kuru, swiftly rushed towards Dhananjaya's car, desirous, Oking, of saving your son.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्य महाशलान् दध्मुः पुरुषसत्तमाः। पूरयन्तो दिवं राजन् पृथिवीं च ससागराम्॥
English: Those foremost of men taking up their huge conchs blew them and with blasts they filled the welkin and the earth with her all oceans.
Sanskrit: ते तथैव दध्मतुः शङ्खौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ। प्रवरौ सर्वदेवानां सर्वशङ्खवरौ भुवि॥
English: Thereupon those two foremost of all gods, viz., Vasudeva and Dhananjaya also blew their conchs that were regarded as the best of all the conchs on the face of the earth.
Sanskrit: देवदत्तं च कौन्तेयः पाञ्चजन्यं च केशवः। शब्दस्तु देवदत्तस्य धनंजयसमीरितः॥
English: Kunti's son blew his conch Devadatta and Keshava blew Panchajanya. The tremendous blare of the conch Devedatta, produced by Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च दिशश्चैव समावृणोत्। तथैव पाञ्चजन्योऽपि वासुदेवसमीरितः॥
English: Filled the earth, the skies and the ten points of the compass. So also the blast of the Panchajanya, blown by the son of Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: सर्वशब्दानतिक्रम्य पूरयामास रोदसी। तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने दारुणे नादसंकुले॥
English: Surpassing all other sounds filled the welkin and the earth. And when the fierce and dreadful sound was still continuing.
Sanskrit: भीरूणां त्रासजनने शूराणां हर्षवर्धने। प्रवादितासु भेरीषु झर्झरेष्वानकेषु च॥
English: Sound that struck the hearts of the cowards with terror and enhanced the delight of the brave and while drums, Jarajhwaras and cymbals.
Sanskrit: मृदङ्गेष्वपि राजेन्द्र वाद्यमानेष्वनेकशः। महारथाः समाख्याता दुर्योधनहितैषिणः॥
English: And Mridangas, O mighty monarch, were sounded by thousands, great car-warriors, befriending the Kurus and desirous of Duryodhana's good.
Sanskrit: अमृष्यमाणास्तं शब्दं क्रुद्धाः परमधन्विनः। नानादेश्या महीपाला: स्वसैन्यपरिरक्षिणः॥
English: All great bow-men, inflamed with anger and unable to bear the loud blasts of Arjuna's and Krishna's conchs, those kings come from diverse countries and accompanied by their troops.
Sanskrit: अमर्षिता महाशङ्खान् दध्मुर्वीरा महारथाः। कृते प्रतिकरिष्यन्तः केशवस्यार्जुनस्य च॥
English: Blew their huge conchs, desirous of answering with the blasts thus produced, the blasts produced by Keshava and Arjuna.
Sanskrit: बभूव तव तत् सैन्यं शङ्खशब्दसमीरितम्। उद्विग्नथनागाश्वमस्वस्थमिव वा विभो॥
English: Then your army filled with the blasts of the conchs, had its car-warriors, elephants and horses filled with anxiety and O master, all who composed it, seemed to be ill.
Sanskrit: तत् प्रविद्धमिवाकाशं शूरैः शङ्खविनादितम्। बभूव भृशमुद्विग्नं निर्घातैरिव नादितम्॥
English: Then that host filled with the blasts of conchs blown by heroic warriors, seemed to be like the welkin echoing with sounds of thunder and fallen down (through some natural cause).
Sanskrit: स शब्दः सुमहान् राजन् दिशः सर्वा व्यनादयत्। त्रासयामास तत् सैन्यं युगान्त इव सम्भृतः॥
English: That loud sound, o king, filled all the quarters with its echoes. It frightened the troops as if the end of the Yuga had come.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनोऽष्टौ च राजानस्ते महारथाः। जयद्रथस्य रक्षार्थे पाण्डवं पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Thereafter Duryodhana and the other eight sovereigns, all mighty car-warriors, surrounded Pandu's son for effecting the safety to Jayadratha.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रौणिस्त्रिसप्तया वासुदेवमताडयत्। अर्जुनं च त्रिभिर्भल्लैर्ध्वजमश्वांश्च पञ्चभिः॥
English: Then the son of Drona pierced Vasudeva's son with seventy-three arrows and he also pierced Arjuna with three broad-headed shafts and the latter's steeds and standard with five arrows.
Sanskrit: तमर्जुनः पृषत्कानां शतैः षड्भिरताडयत्। अत्यर्थमिव संक्रुद्धः प्रतिविद्धे जनार्दने॥
English: Then beholding Janardana pierced and excited to the highest pitch of fury, Arjuna struck his foe with six hundred arrows.
Sanskrit: कर्णं च दशभिर्विद्ध्वा वृषसेनं त्रिभिस्तथा। शल्यस्य सशरं चापं मुष्टौ चिच्छेद वीर्यवान्॥
English: Piercing then Karna with ten and Vrishasena with three arrows, that highly puissant hero, cut-off Shalya's bow with arrows fixed on the string, near the grasp.
Sanskrit: गृहीत्वा धनुरन्यत्तु शल्यो विव्याध पाण्डवम्। भूरिश्रवास्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्हेमपुङ्खः शिलाशितैः॥
English: Thereupon taking another bow Shalya began to pierce Pandu's son. Then Bhurishrava with three arrows furnished with golden wings and whetted on stone.
Sanskrit: कर्णो द्वात्रिंशत चैव वृषसेनश्च सप्तभिः। जयद्रथस्त्रिसप्तत्या कृपश्च दशभिः शरैः॥ मद्रराजश्च दशभिर्विव्यधुः फाल्गुनं रणे।
English: Karna with thirty-two, Vrishasena, with seven, Jayadratha with seventy-three and Kripa with ten shafts and the king of the Madras with ten other shafts, pierced Phalguna in that battle.
Sanskrit: ततः शराणां षष्ट्या तु द्रौणिः पार्थमवाकिरत्॥ वासुदेवं च विंशत्या पुनः पार्थं च पञ्चभिः।
English: Thereafter with a group of sixty arrows, Drona's son covered Partha. He then pierced Vasudeva with twenty and Partha again with five arrows.
Sanskrit: प्रहसंस्तु नरव्याघ्रः श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथिः॥ प्रत्यविध्यत् स तान् सर्वान् दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्।
English: Thereupon that foremost of men, that owner of white steed, who had Krishna for his charioteer pierced them all in return displaying great lightness of hand.
Sanskrit: कर्णं द्वादशभिर्विद्ध्वा वृषसेनं त्रिसिः शरैः॥ शल्यस्य सशरं चापं मुष्टिदेशे व्यकृन्तत।
English: Piercing Karna with twelve and Vrishasena with three shafts. He cut-off Shalya's bow, once more near the handle.
Sanskrit: सौमदत्तिं त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा शल्यं च दशभिः शरैः॥ शितैरग्निशिखाकारैौणिं विव्याध चाष्टभिः।
English: He piercing Somadatta's son with three and Shalya with ten arrows and pierced Drona's son with eight shafts, well-sharpened and resembling tongues of fire.
Sanskrit: गौतमं पञ्चविंशत्या सैन्धवं च शतेन ह॥ पुनद्रौणिं च सप्तत्या शराणां सोऽभ्यताडयत्।
English: He struck the son of Gautama with twenty five and the ruler of the Sindhus with a hundred arrows, once more he pierced Drona's son with seventy shafts.
Sanskrit: भूरिश्रवास्तु संक्रुद्धः प्रतोदं चिच्छिदे हरेः॥ अर्जुनं च त्रिसप्तत्या बाणानामाजघान ह॥
English: Bhurishrava then inflamed with rage, cutoff the whip that Hari held and he then pierced Arjuna with a group of seventy-three arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तानरीश्वेतवाहनः। प्रत्यषेधद् द्रुतं क्रुद्धो महावातो घनानिव॥
English: Thereat Dhananjaya owning white seeds and burning with rage, mangled those enemies of his with hundreds of shafts, like a raging tempest tearing away masses of clouds.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ध्वजान् बहुविधाकारान् भ्राजमानानति श्रिया। पार्थानां मामकानां च तान् ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, describe to me the numerous standards, decked beautifully, belonging both to the warriors of the Parthas and to our warriors?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ध्वजान् बहुविधाकाराशृणु तेषां महात्मनाम्। रूपतो वर्णतश्चैव नामतश्च निबोध मे॥
English: Sanjaya said Hear from me of the diverse kinds of standards belonging to those illustrious warriors. Listen to me, as I go on describing their name, their appearance and their hue.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु रथमुख्यानां रथेषु विविधा ध्वजाः। प्रत्यदृश्यन्त राजेन्द्र ज्वलिता इव पावकाः॥
English: O king, on the chariots of those foremost of car-warriors were seen various kinds of standards shining like blazing fire.
Sanskrit: काञ्चनाः काञ्चनापीडाः काञ्चनस्रगलंकृताः। काञ्चनानीव शृङ्गाणि काञ्चनस्य महागिरेः॥
English: Made of gold or adorned with gold or decked with garlands of gold, looking like the golden peak of the mighty Meru mountain. The standards of those warriors were of variegated hue and of great beauty.
Sanskrit: अनेकवर्णा विविधा ध्वजाः परमशोभनाः। ते ध्वजा: संवृतास्तेषां पताकाभिः समन्ततः॥ नानावर्णविरागाभिः शुशुभुः सर्वतो वृताः।
English: Those standards also were adorned with fluttering flags on all sides. Having steamers of variegated hue tied to them all round, those standards appeared highly charming.
Sanskrit: पताकाश्च ततस्तास्तु श्वसनेन समीरिताः॥ नृत्यमाना व्यदृश्यन्त रङ्गमध्ये विलासिकाः।
English: Those streamers also moved by the wind. Looked like beautiful damsels dancing in the midst of arenas erected for sport.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रायुधसवर्णाभाः पताका भरतर्षभ॥ दोधूयमाना रथिनां शोभयन्ति महारथान्।
English: Resembling the rainbow in hue, those streamers, 0 best of the Bharata race. Belonging to those car-warriors, fluttering in the air, beautified their cars.
Sanskrit: सिंहलाङ्गलमुग्रास्यं ध्वजं वानरलक्षणम्॥ धनञ्जयस्य संग्रामे प्रत्यदृश्यत भैरवम्।
English: The standard, having for its device the ape of fierce face and lion-like tail. Of Dhananjaya, seemed to strike terror into the hearts of his foes. That foremost of apes, O king, adorned as he was with banners.
Sanskrit: स वानरवरो राजन् पताकाभिरलंकृतः॥ त्रासयामास तत् सैन्यं ध्वजो गाण्डीवधन्वनः।
English: That device on the standard of the wielder of Gandiva, frightened all your troops, O king.
Sanskrit: तथैव सिंहलाङ्गलं द्रोणपुत्रस्य भारत॥ ध्वजाग्रं समपश्याम गलसूर्यसमप्रभम्।
English: We beheld the standard-top of Drona's son, resembling the tail of the lion and effulgent like the newly-risen sun, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: काञ्चनं पवनोद्भूतं शक्रध्वजसमप्रभम्॥ नन्दनं कौरवेन्द्राणां द्रौणेर्लक्ष्म समुच्छ्रितम्।
English: Made of gold, fluttering in the air and of the effulgence of the device on the standard of Drona's son like the standard of Shakra floated on highly inspiring the foremost of the Kurus with delight.
Sanskrit: हस्तिकक्ष्या पुनहैमी बभूवाधिस्थेर्ध्वजः॥ आहवे खं महाराज ददृशे पूरयन्निव।
English: The standard of Adhiratha's son bore the device of an elephants-girth made of gold. In that battle, it appeared O mighty king, to fire the whole firmament.
Sanskrit: पताका काञ्चनी स्रग्वी ध्वजे कर्णस्य संयुगे॥ नृत्यतीव रथोपस्थे श्वसनेन समीरिता।
English: The banners attached to it decked with garlands of flowers and adorned with gold and moved by the wind, seemed to dance on the top of his chariot.
Sanskrit: आचार्यस्य तु पाण्डूनां ब्राह्मणस्य तपस्विनः॥ गोवृषो गौतमस्यासीत् कृपस्य सुपरिष्कृतः। स तेन भ्राजते राजन् गोवृषेण महारथः॥ त्रिपुरनरथो यद्वद् गोवृषेण विराजता।
English: The preceptor of the Pandavas, that Brahman devoted to ascetic observances, viz., Kripa the son of Gautama, had for his device an excellent bovine bull. O king, the illustrious Kripa with that bovine bull on his standard, looked as effulgent as the Destroyer of the three-fortresses (Mahadeva) looks with his bull.
Sanskrit: मयूरो वृषसेनस्य काञ्चनो मणिरत्नवान्॥ व्याहरिष्यन्निवातिष्ठत् सेनाग्रमुपशोभयन्।
English: Vrishasena had for his device a peacock made of gold and decked with gems and jewels beautifying the van of the army it stood on his standard as if on the point of emitting its notes.
Sanskrit: तेन तस्य रथो भाति मयूरेण महात्मनः॥ यथा स्कन्दस्य राजेन्द्र मयूरेण विराजता।
English: With that peacock, the car of that illustrious hero appeared as beautiful as the car of Skanda, O king, appears, being decked by his peacock.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजस्य शल्यस्य ध्वजाग्रेऽग्निशिखामिव॥ सौवर्णी प्रतिपश्याम सीतामप्रतिमां शुभाम्।
English: The ruler of the Madras, we beheld, had on his standard-top, the unequalled and charming device of a plough-share, made of gold and looking like a flame of fire.
Sanskrit: सा सीता भ्राजते तस्य रथमास्थाय मारिष॥ सर्वबीजविरूढेव यथा सीता श्रिया वृता।
English: O sire, that plough-share mounted on his chariot looked beautiful. Like the Goddess of corn incarnate, endued with all beauty and producing every seed.
Sanskrit: वराहः सिन्धुराजस्य राजतोऽभिविराजते॥ ध्वजाग्रेऽलोहितार्काभो हेमजालपरिष्कृतः।
English: The device of a silver boar shone on the standard of the Sindhu king; it was decked with garlands of gold and was of the splendour of the rising sun.
Sanskrit: शुशुभे केतुना तेन राजतेन जयद्रथः॥ यथा देवासुरे युद्धे पुरा पूषा स्म शोभते।
English: With that device on his standard, Jayadratha appeared as beautiful. As Pusha in the days of yore, in the battle between the celestials and the Asuras.
Sanskrit: सौमदत्तेः पुन पो यज्ञशीलस्य धीमतः॥ ध्वजः सूर्य इवाभाति सोमश्चात्र प्रदृश्यते।
English: The standard of Somadatta's son, ever devoted to the performance of sacrifices was decked with the device of a sacrificial stake. It shone like the sun or the moon.
Sanskrit: स यूपः काञ्चनो राजन् सौमदत्तेर्विगजते॥ राजसूये मखश्रेष्ठे यथा यूपः समुच्छ्रितः।
English: o king, that golden sacrificial stake decorating the banner of Somadatta's son, looked effulgent. Like the huge stake erected in that foremost of sacrifices, called the Rajasuya.
Sanskrit: शलस्य तु महाराज राजतो द्विरदो महान्॥ केतुः काञ्चनचित्राङ्गैर्मयूरैरुपशोभितः। स केतुः शोभयामास सैन्यं ते भरतर्षभ।॥
English: Shalya's standard bearing the device of a silver-elephant, О king, as adorned on all sides with peacocks made of gold. O foremost of the
Sanskrit: यथा श्वेतो महानागो देवराजचमूं तथा। नागो मणिमयो राज्ञो ध्वजः कनकसंवृतः॥
English: Like the prodigious white elephant adorning the host of the ruler of the celestials. On the gold-decked standard of king Duryodhana, was the device of an elephant embossed with gems.
Sanskrit: किंकिणीशतसंहादो भ्राजंचित्रो रथोत्तमे। व्यभ्राजत भृशं राजन् पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते॥ ध्वजेन महता संख्ये कुरूणामृषभस्त
English: O king, that standard stood on the chariot of that hero, tinkling with the sound of a hundred bells. Then O monarch, in that battle with that huge standard, that foremost of the Kurus viz., your son appeared highly beautiful.
Sanskrit: नवैते तव वाहिन्यामुच्छ्रिताः परमध्वजाः॥ व्यदीपयंस्ते पृतनां युगान्तादित्यसन्निभाः।
English: These nine excellent standards rose high amidst your troops and they lighted up your army, even like the suns that rise at the end of a Yuga.
Sanskrit: दशमस्त्वर्जुनस्यासीदेक एव महाकपिः॥ अदीप्यतार्जुनो येन हिमवानिव वह्निना।
English: The tenth standard there, was the mighty ape belonging to Arjuna with that standard Arjuna looked like a mountain lighted up by fire.
Sanskrit: ततश्चित्राणि शुभ्राणि सुमहान्ति महारथाः॥ कार्मुकाण्याददुस्तूर्णमर्जुनार्थे परंतपाः।
English: Then many mighty car-warriors all afflicters of their foes, quickly took up, for opposing Arjuna, their huge, white and variegated bows.
Sanskrit: तथैव धनुरायच्छत् पार्थः शत्रुविनाशनः॥ गाण्डीवं दिव्यकर्मा तद् राजन् दुर्मन्त्रिते तव।
English: So also Pritha's son of godly achievements took up his bow capable of slaughtering the foe, namely the Gandiva; and all this was owing to your crooked policy.
Sanskrit: तवापराधाद् राजानो निहता बहुशो युधि॥ नानादिग्भ्यः समाहूताः सहयाः सरथद्विपाः।
English: Through your fault, in that battle, were slain numerous kings, invited from various countries, with their steeds and elephants and chariots.
Sanskrit: तेषामासीद् व्यतिक्षेपौ गर्जतामितरेतरम्॥ दुर्योधनमुखानां च पाण्डूनामृषभस्य च।
English: Then roaring at one another they fall upon one another, headed as they were by Duryodhana on one side and by that foremost of the Pandavas on the other.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतं परं चक्रे कौन्तेयः कृष्णसारथिः॥ यदेको बहुभिः सार्धं समागच्छदभीतवत्।
English: Then that son of Kunti having Krishna for his charioteer, inspired his foes with wonder. Inasmuch as he, though single handed, dauntlessly encountered the numerous odds against him;
Sanskrit: अशोभत महाबाहुर्गाण्डीवं विक्षिपन् धनुः॥ जिगीषुस्तान् नरव्याघ्रो जिघांसुश्च जयद्रथम्।
English: Then that mighty armed one appeared beautiful stretching his bow Gandiva desirous of defeating those best of men ranged against him and of slaughtering Jayadratha the ruler of the Sindhus.
Sanskrit: तत्रार्जुनो नरव्याघ्रः शरैर्मुक्तैः सहस्रशः॥ अदृश्यांस्तावकान् योधान् प्रचक्रे शत्रुतापनः।
English: That foremost of men, that scorcher of his foes, viz., Arjuna discharging his arrows by thousands, made all the soldiers of your army invisible.
Sanskrit: ततस्तेऽपि नरव्याघ्राः पार्थं सर्वे महारथाः॥ अदृश्यं समरे चक्रुः सायकौघैः समन्ततः।
English: Thereupon those mighty car-warriors, those best of men, also rendered Pritha's son invisible in that battle, with the shower of their shafts poured from all sides.
Sanskrit: संवृते नरसिंहैस्तु कुरूणामृषभेऽर्जुने। महानासीत् समुद्भूतस्तस्य सैन्यस्य नि:स्वनः॥
English: Thus when that foremost of the Kurus Arjuna had been surrounded by those foremost of men, the uproar that was raised in your army was indeed very great and deafening. of men, the uproar that was raised in your army was indeed very great and deafening.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच अर्जुने सैन्धवं प्राप्ते भारद्वाजेन संवृताः। पञ्चाला; कुरुभिः सार्धं किमकुर्वत संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said When Arjuna had got the Sindhu king within reach, witat, O Sanjaya, did the Panchalas, assailed by Bharadvaja's son, do, encountering the Kurus?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अपराह्ने महाराज संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे। पञ्चालानां कुरुणां च द्रोणद्यूतमवर्तत॥
English: Sanjaya said On that afternoon, O mighty monarch, in that hair-stirring battle that then raged between the Panchalas and the Kurus, Drona became as it were, the stake for which they fought.
Sanskrit: पञ्चाला हि जिघांसन्तो द्रोणं संहृष्टचेतसः। अभ्यमुञ्चन्त गर्जन्तः शरवर्षाणि मारिष।॥
English: Filled with delight and a desire for slaying Drona, the Panchalas, O sire, poured showers of arrows and uttered loud war-cries.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु तुमुलस्तेषां संग्रामोऽवर्तताद्भुतः। पञ्चालानां कुरूणां च घोरो देवासुरोपमः॥
English: That battle between the Kurus and the Panchalas, dreadful, confused and wonderful, was like that which was fought between the Gods and the Asuras in days gone by.
Sanskrit: सर्वे द्रोणरथं प्राप्य पञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह। तदनीकं बिभित्सन्तो महास्त्राणि व्यदर्शयन्॥
English: Then all the Panchalas accompanied by the Pandavas, reaching Drona's chariot, displayed many mighty weapons, with a view to break through Drona's array.
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्य रथपर्यन्तं रथिनो रथमास्थिताः। कम्पयन्तोऽभ्यवर्तन्त वेगमास्थाय मध्यमम्॥
English: Car-warriors mounted on their cars, causing the earth to shake under them and pouring their arrowy showers, proceeded towards Drona's car in a medium speed.