pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अजेयश्चाप्यसौ वीरो धार्तराष्ट्रेण सत्कृतः। तवैव हि जयो नूनं हते मद्रेश्वरे युधि॥ तस्मिन् हते हतं सर्वं धार्तराष्ट्रबलं महत्।
English: Honoured by Dhritarashtra's son, that hero is invincible in battle. When the king of the Madras will be killed in battle, you will surely win victory. Upon his slaughter, Dhritarashtra's huge army will be slain.
Sanskrit: एतच्छुत्वा महाराज वचनं मम साम्प्रतम्॥ प्रत्युद्याहि रणे पार्थ मद्रराजं महारथम्।
English: Hearing, O king, these words of mind now, proceed, O Partha, against that great carwarrior, the king of the Madras.
Sanskrit: जहि चैनं महाबाहो वासवो नमुचिं यथा॥ न चैवात्र दया कार्या मातुलोऽयं ममेति वै। क्षत्रधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य जहि मद्रजनेश्वरम्॥
English: Kill that hero, O you of great arms, like Vasava slaying the Asura Namuchi. There is no need of showing any compassion here, thinking that he is your maternal uncle. Observing the duties of a Kshatriya, slay the king of the Madras.
Sanskrit: द्रोणभीष्मार्णवं ती। कर्णपातालसम्भवम्। मा निमजस्व सगणः शल्यमासाद्य गोष्पदम्॥
English: Having crossed the fathomless represented by Bhishma and Drona and Karna, do not sink, with your followers, in a pit dug by a cow's hoop represented by Shalya. ocean
Sanskrit: यच ते तपसो वीर्यं यच क्षात्रं बलं तव। तद् दर्शय रणे सर्वं जहि चैनं महारथम्॥
English: Display in battle the whole of your ascetic power and Kshatriya energy. Slay that carwarrior."
Sanskrit: एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं केशवः परवीरहा। जगाम शिविरं सायं पूज्यमानोऽथ पाण्डवैः॥
English: Having said these words, Keshava, that slayer of hostile heroes, went to his tent in the evening adored by the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: केशवे तु तदा याते धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। विसृज्य सर्वान् भ्रातूंश्च पञ्चालानथ सोमकान्॥ सुष्वाप रजनीं तां तु विशल्य इव कुञ्जरः।
English: After Keshava had departed the righteous king Yudhishthira, sending away all his brothers and the Somakas, happily slept that night, like an elephant from whose body the darts have been plucked out.
Sanskrit: ते च सर्वे महेष्वासाः पञ्चालाः पाण्डवास्तथा॥ कर्णस्य निधने हृष्टाः सुषुपुस्तां निशां तदा।
English: All those great bowmen, viz., the Panchalas and the Pandavas, delighted at the fall of Karna, slept that night happily.
Sanskrit: गतज्वरं महेष्वासं तीर्णपारं महारथम्॥ बभूव पाण्डवेयानां सैन्यं च मुदितं नृप। सूतपुत्रस्य निधने जयं लब्ध्वा च मारिष॥
English: With their anxiety gone the army of the Pandavas, abounding with great bowmen and mighty car-warriors, having reached the shore as it were, became very happy that night on account of the victory, O sire, it had won by the destruction of Karna.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच व्यतीतायां रजन्यां तु राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। अब्रवीत् तावकान् सर्वान् संनह्यन्तां महारथाः॥
English: Sanjaya said After the termination of the night king Duryodhana addressed all your soldiers, saying-Arm, you mighty car-warriors!
Sanskrit: राज्ञश्च मतमाज्ञाय समनात सा चमूः। अयोजयन् रथांस्तूर्णं पर्यधावंस्तथा परे॥
English: Hearing the orders of the king, the warriors began to put on their armours. Some began to yoke horses to their card quickly, others ran about hither and thither.
Sanskrit: अकल्प्यन्त च मातङ्गा समनह्यन्त पत्तयः। रथानास्तरणोपेतांश्चक्रुरन्ये सहस्रशः॥
English: The elephants were also got ready. The infantry began to arm themselves. Thousands of attendants began to spread carpets on the cars.
Sanskrit: वादित्राणां च निनदः प्रादुरासीद् विशाम्पते। आयोधनार्थं योधानां बलानां चाप्युदीर्यताम्॥
English: The sound of musical instruments, O king, arose there, for exciting the war-like spirit of the soldiers.
Sanskrit: ततो बलानि सर्वाणि हतशिष्टानि भारत। प्रस्थितानि व्यदृश्यन्त मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥
English: Then all the troops, stationed in their proper posts, were seen, O Bharata, to stand, clad in mail and determined to die.
Sanskrit: शल्यं सेनापतिं कृत्वा मद्रराजं महारथाः। प्रविभज्य बलं सर्वमनीकेषु व्यवस्थिताः॥
English: Having made the king of the Madras their leader, the great car-warriors, of the Kauravas, made detachments of their soldiers.
Sanskrit: तत: सर्वे समागम्य पुत्रेण तव सैनिकाः। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रौणिः शल्योऽथ सौबलः॥ अन्ये च पार्थिवाः शेषाः समयं चक्रुरादृताः। न न एकेन योद्धव्यं कथञ्चिदपि पाण्डवैः॥
English: Then all warriors, with Kripa and Kritavarman and Drona's son and Shalya, Subala's son and the other kings that were yet। alive, met your son and settled, that none of them would individually fight with the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: यो ह्येकः पाण्डवैर्युध्येद् यो वा युध्यन्तमुत्सृजेत्। स पञ्चभिर्भवेद् युक्तः पातकैचोपपातकैः॥ (अद्याचार्यसुतो द्रौणिर्नैको युध्येत शत्रुभिः।) अन्योन्यं परिरक्षद्भिर्योद्धव्यं सहितैश्च ह।
English: And they said-"He who will fight alone with the Pandavas or he that will leave a comrade engaged in fight, will be visited by the five grave and all the minor sins.”—–And they said-"Do not fight Ashvatthama alone, son of Drona. All of us, unitedly will fight with the enemy.
Sanskrit: एवं ते समयं कृत्वा सर्वे तत्र महारथाः॥ मद्रराजं पुरस्कृत्य तूर्णमभ्यद्रवन् परान्।
English: Having made this contact those great carworriers placed the king of the Madras at their head and speedily ran against their foes.
Sanskrit: तथैव पाण्डवा राजन् व्यूह्य सैन्यं महारणे॥ अभ्ययुः कौरवान् राजन् योत्स्यमानाः समन्ततः।
English: Similarly, all the Pandavas, having arranged their soldiers in that great battle, proceeded against the Kauravas, O king, fighting with them.
Sanskrit: तद् बलं भरतश्रेष्ठ क्षुब्धार्णवसमस्वनम्॥ समुद्धतार्णवाकारमुद्भूतरथकुञ्जरम्।
English: Soon, O chief of the Bharatas, that army, whose noise resembled that of the agitated ocean and which seemed wondrous for its cars and elephants, shone like the deep with heaving billows.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच द्रोणस्य चैव भीष्मस्य राधेयस्य च में श्रुतम्॥ पातनं शंस मे भूयः शल्यस्याथ सुतस्य मे।
English: Dhritarashtra said I have heard the fall of Drona, of Bhishma and the son of Radha. Tell me now of the fall of Shalya and of my son.
Sanskrit: कथं रणे हतः शल्यो धर्मराजेन संजय॥ भीमेन च महाबाहुः पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम।
English: How, O Sanjaya, was Shalya killed by the . righteous king Yudhishthira? And how was my son Duryodhana slain by the powerful Bhimasena?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच क्षयं मनुष्यदेहानां तथा नागाश्वसंक्षयम्॥ शृणु राजन् स्थिरो भूत्वा संग्रामं शंसतो मम।
English: Sanjaya said Hear, O king, patiently of the destruction of human beings, elephants and horses as I describe the battle.
Sanskrit: आशा बलवती राजन् पुत्राणां तेऽभवत्तदा॥ हते द्रोणे च भीष्मे च सूतपुत्रे च पातिते। शल्यः पार्थान् रणे सर्वान् निहनिष्यति मारिष॥
English: O king, your sons became very sanguine that, after Drona and Bhishma and the Suta's son had been killed, Shalya would kill all the sons of Pritha in battle.
Sanskrit: तामाशां हृदये कृत्वा समाश्वस्य च भारत। मद्रराजं च समरे समाश्रित्य महारथम्॥ नाथवन्तं तदाऽऽत्मानममन्यन्त सुतास्तव।
English: Cherishing that hope in his heart and being comforted, O Bharata, your son Duryodhana, relying in battle upon that great car-carrier, the ruler of the Madras, thought himself as having a protector.
Sanskrit: यदा कर्णे हते पार्थाः सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे॥ तदा तु तावकान् राजन्नाविवेश महद् भयम्।
English: When after Karna's fall the Pandavas roared a great fear, O king, possessed the hearts of your sons.
Sanskrit: तान् समाश्वास्य योधास्तु मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्॥ व्यूह्य व्यूहं महाराज सर्वतोभद्रमृद्धिमत्। प्रत्युद्ययौ रणे पार्थान् मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्॥ विधुन्वन् कार्मुकं चित्रं भारघ्नं वेगवत्तरम्।
English: Assuring him the valiant king of the Madras, having formed, O king, a grand array, proceeded against the Parthas in battle. And the brave king of the Madras possessed, shaking his beautiful and strong bow capable of shooting arrows with great force.
Sanskrit: रथप्रवरमास्थाय सैन्धवाश्वं महारथः॥ तस्य सूतो महाराज रथस्थोऽशोभयद् रथम्।
English: And that mighty car-warrior drove an excellent car having horses of the Sindhu breed yoked to it. Riding upon his car, his driver made the car resplendent.
Sanskrit: स तेन संवृतो वीरो रथेनामित्रकर्षणः॥ तस्थौ शूरो महाराज पुत्राणां ते भयप्रणुत्।
English: Protected by that car, that hero, that brave destroyer of foes, stood, O king dissipating the fears of your sons.
Sanskrit: प्रयाणे मद्रराजोऽभून्मुखः व्यूहस्य दंशितः॥ मद्रकैः सिहतौ वीरैः कर्णपुत्रैश्च दुर्जयैः।
English: The king of the Madras, clad in mail, proceeded at the head of the army accompanied by the brave Madrakas and the invincible sons of Karna.
Sanskrit: सव्येऽभूत् कृतवर्मा च त्रिगर्तेः परिवारितः॥ गौतमो दक्षिणे पार्श्व शकैश्च यवनैः सह।
English: On the left stood Kritavarman, surrounded by the Trigartas. On the right was (Kripa) with the Sakas and the Yavanas.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा पृष्ठतोऽभूत् काम्बोजैः परिवारितः॥ दुर्योधनोऽभवन्मध्ये रक्षितः कुरुपुङ्गवैः।
English: In the rear was Ashvathaman surrounded by the Kambojas. In the centre was Duryodhana, protected by the best of Kuru warriors.
Sanskrit: हयानीकेन महता सौबलश्चापि संवृतः॥ प्रययौ सर्वसैन्येन कैतव्यश्च महारथः।
English: Surrounded by a large army of cavalry and other troops, Subala's son, Sakuni, as also the great car-warrior, Uluka, proceeded with others.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाश्च महेष्वासा व्यूह्य सैन्यमरिन्दमाः॥ विधा भूता महाराज तव सैन्यमुपाद्रवन्।
English: The great bowmen amongst the Pandavas, those chastisers of foes, dividing themselves, O king, into three divisions, rushed against your troops.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च सात्यकिश्च महारथः॥ शल्यस्य वाहिनी हन्तुमभिदुद्रुवुराहवे।
English: Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandin and the great car-warrior Satyaki proceeded quickly against the army of Shalya.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा स्वेनानीकेन संवृतः॥ शल्यमेवाभिदुद्राव जिघांसुर्भरतर्षभः।
English: Then king Yudhishthira, accompanied by his soldiers, rushed against Shalya alone, with a view to kill him, O best of Bharata's race.
Sanskrit: हादिक्यं च महेष्वाससमर्जुनः शत्रुसैन्यहा॥ संशप्तकगणांश्चैव वेगितोऽभिविदुद्रुवे।
English: Arjuna, the slayer of foes, rushed against that great bowman, Kritavarman and the Samsaptakas.
Sanskrit: गौतमं भीमसेनो वै सोमकाश्च महारथाः॥ अभ्यद्रवन्त राजेन्द्र जिघांसन्तः परान् युधि।
English: Bhimasena and the great car-warriors among the Somakas rushed, O monarch, against Kripa, desirous of killing their enemies in battle.
Sanskrit: माद्रीपुत्रौ तु शकुनिमुलूकं च महारथम्॥ ससैन्यौ सहसैन्यौ तावुपतस्थतुराहवे।
English: The two sons of Madri, accompanied by their soldiers, proceeded against Sakuni and the great car-warrior Uluka at the head of their forces.
Sanskrit: तथैवायुतशो योधास्तावकाः पाण्डवान् रणे॥ अभ्यवर्तन्त संक्रुद्धा विविधायुधपाणयः।
English: Similarly, thousands of warriors, of your army, armed with various weapons and filled with anger, proceeded against the Pandavas in that battle.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच हते भीष्म महेष्वासे द्रोणे कर्णे महारथे॥ कुरुष्वल्पावशिष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु च संयुगे। सुसंरब्धेषु पार्थेषु पराक्रान्तेषु संजय॥ मामकानां परेषां च किं शिष्टमभवद् बलम्।
English: Dhritarashtra said After the fall of the great bowmen Bhishma and Drona and the great car-warrior Karna and after both the Kurus and the Pandavas had been lessened in numbers and when the powerful Parthas became once more angry in battle, what, O Sanjaya, was the strength of each of the armies.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच यथा वयं परे राजन् युद्धाय समुपस्थिताः॥ यावघासीद् बलं शिष्टं संग्रामे तन्निबोध मे।
English: Sanjaya said Hear, O king, how we and the enemy both stood for battle on that occasion and what was then the relative strength of the two armies.
Sanskrit: एकादश सहस्राणि रथानां भरतर्षभ॥ दश दन्तिसहस्राणि सप्त चैव शतानि च। पूर्णे शतसहस्रे द्वे हयानां तत्र भारत॥ पत्तिकोट्यस्तथा तिस्रो बलमेतत्तवाभवत्।
English: Eleven thousand cars, O best of Bharata's race, ten thousand and seven hundred elephants and two hundred horse and three millions of foot, formed our army.
Sanskrit: रथानां षट्सहस्राणि षट्सहस्राश्च कुञ्जराः॥ दश चाश्वसहस्राणि पत्तिकोटी च भारत। एतद् बलं पाण्डवानामभवच्छेषमाहवे॥ एत एव समाजग्मुर्युद्धाय भरतर्षभ।
English: Six thousand cars, six thousand elephants, ten thousand horse and one million of foot, O Bharata, war the remnant of the Pandava force in that battle. These, O best of Bharata's race, met each other for battle.
Sanskrit: एवं विभज्य राजेन्द्र मद्रराजठशे स्थिताः॥ पाण्डवान् प्रत्युदीयुस्ते जयगृद्धाः प्रमन्यवः।
English: Having divided our armies in this way, O) king, we, worked up with wrath and filled with the desire of victory, rushed against the Pandavas, under the command of the king of the Madras.
Sanskrit: तथैव पाण्डवाः शूराः समरे जितकाशिनः॥ उपयाता नरव्याघ्राः पूर्वां संध्यां प्रति प्रभो।
English: Similarly, the brave Pandavas, those foremost of men, desirous of killing their enemies, encountered one another early in the morning, O king.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रवर्तते युद्धं घोररूपं भयानकम्। तावकानां परेषां च निघ्नतामितरेतरम्॥
English: Then took place a dreadful encounter between your soldiers and the enemy, the warriors being all engaged in striking and slaughtering one another.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तत् प्रभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्। उवाच सारथिं तूर्णं चोदयाश्वान्महाजवान्॥
English: Sanjaya said Beholding the army thus scattered the brave king of the Madras address his driver, saying-Quickly urge these horses fleet as thought.
Sanskrit: एष तिष्ठति वै राजा पाण्डुपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन पाण्डुरेण विराजता॥
English: There stands king Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, shining with the uinbrella held over his head.
Sanskrit: अत्र मां प्रापय क्षिप्रं पश्य मे सारथे बलम्। न समर्थो हि मे पार्थः स्थातुमद्य पुरो युधि॥
English: Reach me there quickly driver and witness my power. The Parthas are unable to stand before me in battle."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्ततः प्रायान्मद्रराजस्य सारथिः। यत्र राजा सत्यसंधो धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Thus addressed the driver, of the Madra king, proceeded where stood the righteous king Yudhishthira of sure aim.
Sanskrit: प्रापतत् तच्च सहसा पाण्डवानां महद् बलम्। दधारैको रणे शल्यो वेलोवृत्तमिवार्णवम्॥
English: Shalya suddenly attacked the mighty army of the Pandavas. Alone he withstood it like the continent withstanding the surging deep.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवानां बलौघस्तु शल्यमासाद्य मारिष। व्यतिष्ठत तदा युद्धे सिन्धोर्वेग इवाचलम्॥
English: The huge army of the Pandavas, coming against Shalya, O sire, stood still in that battle, like the rushing deep upon being obstructed by a mountain.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजं तु समरे दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय धिष्ठितम्। कुरवः संन्यवर्तन्त मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥
English: Beholding the king of the Madras standing for battle on the field, the Kouravas returned, making death their goal.
Sanskrit: तेषु राजन् निवृत्तेषु व्यूढानीकेषु भागशः। प्रावर्तत महारौद्रः संग्रामः शोणितोदकः॥ समाळुचित्रसेनं तु नकुलो युद्धदुर्मदः।
English: After they had come back, O king and separately taken up their positions in a wellformed array, an awful encounter took place in which blood flowed freely like water. The invincible Nakula encountered Chitrasena.
Sanskrit: तौ परस्परमासाद्य चित्रकार्मुकधारिणौ॥ मोघाविव यथोवृत्तौ दक्षिणोत्तरवर्षिणौ। शरतोयैः सिषिचतुस्तौ परस्परमाहवे॥ नान्तरं तत्र पश्यामि पाण्डवस्येतरस्य च।
English: These two heroes, both excellent bowmen, approaching, covered each other with downpours of arrows in that battle, like two pouring clouds risen in the sky on the south and the north. I could mark no difference between the son of Pandu and his antagonist.
Sanskrit: उभौ कृतास्त्रौ बलिनौ रथचर्याविशारदौ॥ परस्परवधे यत्तौ छिद्रान्वेषणतत्परौ।
English: Both of them were masters of weapons, both very powerful and both were experienced car-warriors. Each determined upon killing the other, they carefully looked for each other's weak point.
Sanskrit: चित्रसेनस्तु भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च॥ नकुलस्य महाराज मुष्टिदेशेऽच्छिनद् धनुः।
English: Then, O king, with a broad-headed arrow, well-tempered and sharp Chitrasena cut off Nakula's bow at the handle.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं रुक्मपुङ्खः शिलाशितैः॥ त्रिभिः शरैरसम्भ्रान्तो ललाटे वै समार्पयत्।
English: Fearlessly then the son of Karna struck the bowless Nakula at the forehead with three gold-winged arrows whetted on stone.
Sanskrit: हयांश्चास्य शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे॥ तथा ध्वजं सारथिं च त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरपातयत्।
English: With a few more sharp arrows he killed Nakula's horses, Next he struck down both the standard and the driver of his antagonist, each with three arrows.
Sanskrit: स शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तैर्ललाटस्थैस्त्रिभिः शरैः॥ नकुलः शुशुभे राजंस्त्रिशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः।
English: With those three arrows shot off the arms of his foe and striking his forehead, Nakula, O king, looked beautiful like a mountain of three summits.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः खड्गमादाय चर्म च॥ रथादवातरद् वीरः शैलाग्रादिव केसरी।
English: Deprived of his bow and his car, the brave Nakula, taking up a sword, jumped down from his car like a lion from a mountain suminit.
Sanskrit: पझ्यामापततस्तस्य शरवृष्टिं समासृजत्॥ नुकलोऽप्यग्रसत् ता वै चर्मणा लघुविक्रमः।
English: As, however, he rushed on foot, his antagonist discharged a shower of arrows upon him. The highly active Nakula received that downpour of arrows on his shield.
Sanskrit: चित्रसेनरथं प्राप्य चित्रयोधी जितश्रमः॥ आरुरोह महाबाहुः सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः।
English: Getting at the car of Chitrasena, the mightyarmed hero, the untiring son of Pandu, conversant with all modes of warfare, appeared before the troops.
Sanskrit: सकुण्डलं समुकुटं सुमनसं स्वायतेक्षणम्॥ चित्रसेनशिरः कायादपाहरत पाण्डवः। स पपात रथोपस्थे दिवाकरसमद्युतिः॥
English: The son of Pandu then cut off from Chitrasena's trunk his diadem-decked head, adorned with ear-rings and bedecked with a beautiful nose and a pair of large eyes. At this, Chitrasena, effulgent like the Sun, dropped down on the terrace of his car.
Sanskrit: चित्रसेनं विशस्तं तु दृष्ट्वा तत्र महारथाः। साधुवादस्वनांश्चक्रुः सिंहनादांश्च पुष्कलान्॥
English: Beholding Chitrasena killed at the great carwarriors shouted there like lions and lauded him.
Sanskrit: विशस्तं भ्रातरं दृष्ट्वा कर्णपुत्रौ महारथौ। सुषेणः सत्यसेनश्च मुञ्चन्तौ विविधाशरान्॥
English: Meanwhile, beholding their brother slain, the two sons of Karna, viz., Sushena and Satyasena, both of whom were great carwarriors, made a downpour of sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभ्यधावतां सूर्णं पाण्डवं रथिनां वरम्। जिघांसन्तौ यथा नागं व्याघ्रौ राजन् महावने।॥
English: Those foremost of car-warriors rushed quickly against the son of Pandu like a pair of tigers, O king, in the deep forest rushing against an elephant for slaying him.
Sanskrit: तावभ्यधावतां तीक्ष्णौ द्वावप्येनं महारथम्। शरोधान् सम्यगस्यन्तौ जीमूतौ सलिलं यथा।॥
English: Both of them covered the great car-worrier Nakula with keen arrows. When they discharged arrows, they looked like two masses of clouds pouring rain in torrents.
Sanskrit: स शरैः सर्वतो विद्धः प्रहष्ट इव पाण्डवः। अन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय रथमारुह्य वेगवान्॥ अतिष्ठत रणे वीरः क्रुद्धरूप इवान्तकः।
English: Though wounded with arrows all over his body the valiant and heroic son of Pandu cheerfully took up another bow after getting upon another car and stood in battle like the angry Destroyers himself,
Sanskrit: तस्य तौ भ्रातरौ राजशरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ रथं विशकलीकर्तुं समारब्धौ विशाम्पते।
English: Then those two brothers, O kings, with their straight arrows, cut off Nakula's car into pieces.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्य नकुलश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो रणे॥ जघान निशितैर्बाणैः सत्यसेनस्य वाजिनः।
English: Then Nakula, laughing, struck the four horses of Satyasena with four whetted and keen arrows in that encounter.
Sanskrit: ततः संधाय नाराचं रुक्मपुङ्ख शिलाशितम्॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद राजेन्द्र सत्यसेनस्य पाण्डवः।
English: Shooting a long gold-winged shaft the son of Pandu then cut off, O king, the bow of Satyasena.
Sanskrit: अथान्यं रथमास्थाय धनुरादाय चापरम्॥ सत्यसेनः सुषेणश्च पाण्डवं पर्यधावताम्।
English: At this the latter, mounting on another car and taking up another bow, as also his brother Sushena, rushed against the son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: अविध्यत् तावसम्भ्रान्तौ माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥ द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां महाराज शराभ्यां रणमूर्धनि।
English: The brave son of Madri fearlessly struck each of them, O monarch, with a couple of arrows.
Sanskrit: सुषेणस्तु ततः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवस्य महद् धनुः॥ चिच्छेद प्रहसन् युद्धे क्षुरप्रेण महारथः।
English: Then worked up with wrath, the mighty car-warrior Sushena, cut off, in that battle, the formidable bow of Pandu's son with a razorshaped arrow.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय नकुलः क्रोधमूर्छितः॥ सुषेण पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छिदे।
English: Then Nakula, beside himself with rage, took up another bow and struck Sushena with five arrows and his standard with one.
Sanskrit: सत्यसेनस्य च धनुर्हस्तावापं च मारिष॥ चिच्छेद तरसा युद्धे तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः।
English: Without losing a moment, he then cut off the boy and the leathern fence of Saryasena also, at which all the troops there sent up a loud shout.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय वेगनं भारसाधनम्॥ शरैः संछादयामास समन्तात् पाण्डुनन्दनम्।
English: Satyasena, taking up another foe-slaying and powerful bow, covered the son of Pandu with arrows on all sides.
Sanskrit: संनिवार्य तु तान् बाणान् नकुलः परवीरहा॥ सत्यसेनं सुषेणं च द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यामविध्यत।
English: Baffling those arrows Nakula, that slayer of hostile heroes, struck each of his antagonists with a couple of arrows.
Sanskrit: तावेन प्रत्यविध्येतां पृथक् पृथगजिह्मगैः॥ सारथिं चास्य राजेन्द्र शितैर्विव्यधतुः शरैः।
English: Each of the latter separately struck the son of Pandu in return with ma..y straight coursing arrows. Afterwards they struck Nakula's driver also with many keen arrows.
Sanskrit: सत्यसेनो रथेषां तु नकुलस्य धनुस्तथा॥ पृथक्छराभ्यां चिच्छेद कृतहस्त: प्रतापवान्।
English: The brave and light-handed Satyasena then cut off without his brother's help the shafts of Nakula's car and his bow with a couple of arrows.
Sanskrit: स रथेऽतिरथस्तिष्ठन् रथशक्तिं परामृशत्॥ स्वर्णदण्डामकुण्ठायां तैलधौतां सुनिर्मलाम्।
English: The great car warrior Nakula, however, standing on his car, took up a golden mounted and keen dart steeped in oil and exceedingly bright.
Sanskrit: लेलिहानामिव विभो नागकन्यां महाविषाम्॥ समुद्यम्य च चिक्षेप सत्यसेनस्य संयुगे।
English: It resembled, O king, a she-snake of dreadful poison, frequently darting out her tongue. Raising that weapon he hurled it at Satyasena in that battle.
Sanskrit: सा तस्य हृदयं संख्ये बिभेद च तथा नृप॥ स पपात रथाद् भूमिं गतसत्त्वोऽल्पचेतनः।
English: That dart, O king, cut the heart of Satyasena in that battle into a hundred pieces and he fell down dead upon the Earth from his car.
Sanskrit: भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा सुषेणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः॥ अभ्यवर्षच्छरैस्तूर्णं पादातं पाण्डुनन्दनम्। चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहान् ध्वजं छित्वा च पञ्चभिः॥ त्रिभिर्वै सारथिं हत्वा कर्णपुत्रो ननाद ह।
English: Beholding his brother killed Sushena, beside himself with rage, suddenly made Nakula careless in that battle. Without losing a moment, he poured arrows over the son of Pandu fighting on foot. He pierced four arrows and destroyed his four cars. Again he pierced five and cut off his flag. Then by three the son of Karna killed charioteer and uttered a loud leonine roar.
Sanskrit: नकुलं विरथं दृष्ट्वा द्रौपदेयो महारथम्॥ सुतसोमोऽभिदुद्राव परीप्सन् पितरं रणे।
English: Seeing Nakula carless, the mighty carwarrior Sutasoma, the son of Draupadi rushed, there for rescuing his father in battle.
Sanskrit: ततोऽधिरुह्य नुकलः सुतसोमस्य तं रथम्॥ शुशुभे भरतश्रेष्ठो गिरिस्थ इव केसरी। अन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय सुषेणं समयोधयत्॥
English: Riding then the car of Sutasoma, Nakula, that hero of Bharata's race, looked beautiful like a lion upon a mountain. Then taking up another bow, he fought with Sushena.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ शरवर्षाभ्यां समासाद्य परस्परम्। परस्परवधे यत्नं चक्रतुः सुमहारथौ॥
English: Those two great car-warriors, approaching each other and discharging arrows, tried to kill each other.
Sanskrit: सुषेणस्तु ततः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवं विशिखैस्त्रिभिः। सुतसोमं तु विंशत्या बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्॥
English: Then Sushena, filled with rage, struck the son of Pandu with three arrows and Sutasoma with twenty in the arms and the chest.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज नकुलः परवीरहा। शरैस्तस्य दिशः सर्वाश्छादयामास वीर्यवान्॥
English: At this the impetuous Nakula, O king, that slayer of hostile heroes, covered all the points of the compass with shafts.
Sanskrit: ततो गृहीत्वा तीक्ष्णाग्रमर्धचन्द्रं सुतेजनम्। सुवेगवन्तं चिक्षेप कर्णपुत्राय संयुगे॥
English: Then taking up a sharp and powerful arrow having a semi-circular head, Nakula shot it with great force at Karna's son in that battle.
Sanskrit: तस्य तेन शिरः कायाजहार नृपसत्तम। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: With that arrow, O best of kings, the son of Pandu cut off from Sushena's trunk his head before all the troops. That feat was highly wonderful.