pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कन्यागर्भः पृथुयशाः पृथायाः पृथुलोचनः। तीक्ष्णांशो स्करस्यांशः कर्णोऽरिगणसूदनः॥
English: The illustrious destroyer of enemies, the large eyed Karna was born of Pritha (Kunti) in her maidenhood. He was a portion of the hot beamed sun.
Sanskrit: सिंहर्षभगजेन्द्राणां बलवीर्यपराक्रमः। दीप्तिकान्तिद्युतिगुणैः सूर्येन्दुज्वलनोपमः॥
English: His power and energy were like those of lions, the bulls or the best of elephants. He was like the sun in splendour, moon in loveliness and fire in effulgence.
Sanskrit: प्रांशुः कनकतालाभः सिंहसंहननो युवा। असंख्येयगुणः श्रीमान् भास्करस्यात्मसम्भवः॥
English: Being born of the sun, he was tall like a golden palm; he was a youth who could slay lions. He was handsome and possessed countless accomplishments.
Sanskrit: स निरीक्ष्य महाबाहुः सर्वतो रङ्गमण्डलम्। प्रणाम द्रोणकृपयो त्यादृतमिवाकरोत्॥
English: The mighty armed (hero) looked all around the arena and bowed rather with indifference to Drona and Kripa.
Sanskrit: स समाजजन: सर्वो निश्चल: स्थिरलोचनः। कोऽयमित्यागतक्षोभः कौतूहलपरोऽभवत्॥
English: The entire assembly of people remain emotionless and stared in steadfast gaze. They were filled with great curiously and asked one another, "Who is he?"
Sanskrit: सोऽब्रवीन्मेघगम्भीरस्वरेण वदतां वरः। भ्राता भ्रातरमज्ञातं सावित्रः पाकशासनिम्॥
English: That foremost of eloquent men, the son of the sun, (Karna) in a voice deep as the roars of clouds, addressed his unknown brother thus-
Sanskrit: पार्थ यत् ते कृतं कर्म विशेषवदहं ततः। करिष्ये पश्यातं नृणां माऽऽत्मना विस्मयं गमः॥
English: "O Partha, I shall perform feats before this assembly excelling all that you have done. Behold them and will be amazed."
Sanskrit: असमाप्ते ततस्तस्य वचने वदतां वर। यन्त्रोत्क्षिप्त इवोत्तस्थौ क्षिप्रं वै सर्वतो जनः॥
English: O best of all eloquent men, when he had hardly finished his words, the spectators stood up all at once as if uplifted by some instrument.
Sanskrit: प्रीतिश्च मनुजव्याघ्र दुर्योधनमुपाविशत्। ह्रीश्च क्रोधश्च बीभत्सु क्षणेनान्वाविवेश ह॥
English: O best of men, Duryodhana was delighted, while Bibhatsa (Arjuna) was filled with abashment and anger.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रोणाभ्यनुज्ञात: कर्णः प्रियरणः सदा। यत् कृतं तत्र पार्थेन तच्चकार महाबलः॥
English: The greatly powerful Karna, ever fond of battle, displayed with the permission of Drona all that Partha had displayed before.
Sanskrit: अथ दुर्योधनस्तत्र भ्रातृभिः सह भारत। कर्णं परिष्वज्य मुदा ततो वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, Duryodhana with his brothers thereupon embraced Karna with delight and spoke to him thus-
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच स्वागतं ते महाबाहो दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि मानद। अहं च कुरुराज्यं च यथेष्टमुपभुज्यताम्॥
English: Duryodhana said : "O mighty armed hero welcome to you! man deserving of politeness, I have got you by good fortune. Command me and the Kuru kingdom at your pleasure.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच कृतं सर्वमहं मन्ये सखित्वं च त्वया वृणे। द्वन्द्वयुद्धं च पार्थेन कर्तुमिच्छाम्यहं प्रभो॥
English: Karna said: When you have said this, I consider it as already accomplished. I only desire your friendship. O lord, I long for a single combat with Arjuna.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच भुक्ष्व भोगान् मया साधु बन्धूनां प्रियकृद् भव। दुहृदां कुरु सर्वेषां मूर्ध्नि पादमरिंदम॥
English: Duryodhana said : Enjoy with me the good things of life. Be the benefactor of your friends. O oppressor of enemies, place your feet on the heads of all foes.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः क्षिप्तमिवात्मानं मत्वा पार्थोऽभ्यभाषत। कर्ण भ्रातृसमूहस्य मध्येऽचलमिव स्थितम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thereupon Partha considered himself disgraced and spoke to Karna who stood amidst the (Kuru) brothers like a hill.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच अनाहूतोपसृष्टानामनाहूतोपजल्पिनाम्। ये लोकास्तान् हत: कर्ण मया त्वं प्रतिपत्स्यसे॥
English: Arjuna said : O Karna, the path which the unwelcome intruder and the uninvited talker comes to shall be yours.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच रङ्गोऽयं सर्वसामान्यः किमत्र तव फाल्गुन। वीर्यश्रेष्ठाश्च राजानो बलं धर्मोऽनुवर्तते॥
English: Karna said: This arena is meant for all; it is not for you alone. O Falguni, they are kings who are superior in power; Kshatriya Dharma depends on prowess alone.
Sanskrit: किं क्षेपैर्दुर्बलायासैः शरैः कथय भारत। गुरोः समक्षं यावत् ते हराम्यद्य शिरः शरैः॥
English: o descendant of Bharata, what need is their of altercation which is the habit of the weak! Speak in arrows, until I cut off your head today in the presence of the preceptor.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो द्रोणाभ्यनुज्ञातः पार्थः परपुरंजयः। भ्रातृभिस्त्वरयाऽऽश्लिष्टो रणायोपजगाम तम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : The subduer of hostile cities, Partha, was embraced by his brothers and with the permission of Drona he advanced for the combat.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनेनापि सभ्रात्रा समरोद्यतः। परिष्वक्तः स्थितः कर्णः प्रगृह्य सशरं धनुः॥
English: Thereupon, Karna was embraced by Duryodhana with his brothers. Taking up his bow and arrows he stood ready for fight.
Sanskrit: ततः सविद्युत्स्तनितैः सेन्द्रायुधपुरोगमैः। आवृतं गगनं मेधैर्बलाकापङ्क्तिहासिभिः॥
English: The sky was covered in clouds emitting flashes of lightning and the coloured bow of Indra appeared shedding its effulgent rays. The clouds seemed to be laughing on account of the presence of white cranes that were then flying.
Sanskrit: ततः स्नेहाद्धरिहयं दृष्ट्वा रङ्गावलोकिनम्। भास्करोऽप्यनयन्नाशं समीपोपगतान् घनान्॥
English: Seeing that Indra was thus showing his affection (towards Arjuna), the sun dispersed the clouds over his son.
Sanskrit: मेघच्छायोपगूढस्तु ततोऽदृश्यत फाल्गुनः। सूर्यातपपरिक्षिप्तः कर्णोऽपि समदृश्यत॥
English: Falguni (Arjuna) was invisible under cover of the clouds, but Karna was visible on account of the clouds being dispersed from him by the sun.
Sanskrit: धार्तराष्ट्रा यतः कर्णस्तस्मिन् देशे व्यवस्थिताः। भारद्वाजः कृपो भीष्मो यतः पार्थस्ततोऽभवन्॥
English: The sons of Dhritarashtra stood by Karna and the son of Bharadvaja, (Drona) Kripa and Bhishma stood by Partha.
Sanskrit: द्विधा रङ्गः समभवत् स्त्रीणां द्वैधमजायत। कुन्तिभोजसुता मोहं विज्ञातार्था जगाम ह॥
English: The assembly was also divided into two parties, so were the ladies also. And on learning the affair the daughter of Bhoja, Kunti fainted away.
Sanskrit: तां तथा मोहमापन्नां विदुरः सर्वधर्मवित्। कुन्तीमाश्वासयामास प्रेष्याभिश्चन्दनोदकैः॥
English: The learned in all the precepts of virtue, Vidura, revived the insensible Kunti by sprinkling over (her face) water mixed with sandal-paste.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रत्यागतप्राणा तावुभौ परिदंशितौ। पुत्रौ दृष्ट्वा सुसम्भ्रान्ता नान्वपद्यत किंचन॥
English: O being revived she was seized with fear on seeing her two sons clad in armour, but she could do nothing.
Sanskrit: तावुद्यतमहाचापौ कृपः शारद्वतोऽब्रवीत्। द्वन्द्वयुद्धसमाचारे कुशलः सर्वधर्मवित्॥
English: When the two (heroes) were ready with their great bows raised up, the son of Sharadvana, Kripa, well versed in all the precepts of virtue and expert in the rules of duels, said-
Sanskrit: अयं पृथायास्तनयः कनीयान् पाण्डुनन्दनः। कौरवो भवता साधु द्वन्द्वयुद्धं करिष्यति॥ त्वमप्येवं महाबाहो मातरं पितरं कुलम्। कथयस्व नरेन्द्राणां येषां त्वं कुलभूषणम्॥
English: Kripa said : “This son of Pandu is the youngest child of Kunti. He is a Kuru and he will fight a duel with you. O mighty armed hero, you should also tell us the lineage of your father and mother and the royal line in which you are an ornament.
Sanskrit: ततो विदित्वा पार्थस्त्वां प्रतियोत्स्यति वा न वा। वृथाकुलसमाचारैर्न युध्यन्ते नृपात्मजाः॥
English: Knowing this, Partha will fight with you, or he will not fight (as he will think proper.) The sons of kings never fight a duel with men of inferior lineage.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्य कर्णस्य व्रीडावनतमाननम्। बभौ वर्षाम्बुविक्लिन्नं पद्ममागलितं यथा॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thus addressed, Karna's face was flushed! with the blushes of shame and it looked like the pale lotus torn and disfigured by the showers of rains.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच आचार्य त्रिविधा योनी राज्ञां शास्त्रविनिश्चये। सत्कुलीनश्च शूश्च यश्च सेनां प्रकर्षति॥
English: Duryodhana said : O preceptor, it is said in the Shastras that three classes of men cam claim royalty, namely persons of noble birth, heroes and those that lead soldiers.
Sanskrit: यद्ययं फाल्गुनो युद्धे नाराज्ञा योद्भुमिच्छति। तस्मादेषोऽङ्गविषये मया राज्येऽभिषिच्यते॥
English: But if Falguni is unwilling to fight with one who is not a king, I install him (Karna) as the king of Anga.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तस्मिन् क्षणे कर्णः सलाजकुसुमैर्घटैः। काञ्चनैः काञ्चने पीद्दे मन्त्रविद्भिर्महारथः॥ अभिषिक्तोऽङ्गराज्ये स श्रिया युक्तो महाबलः। सच्छत्रवालव्यजनो जयशब्दोत्तरेण च॥
English: Vaishampayana said : When the cheers cease at that very moment the greatly powerful car-warrior Karna, seated on a golden seat, the (royal) umbrella over his head and yak tails waved by his side, was installed king of Anga by the Brahmanas, learned in the Mantras, in the proper form, with paddy, flowers, Ghata (water pots) and much fold.
Sanskrit: उवाच कौरवं राजन् वचनं स वृषस्तदा। अस्य राज्यप्रदानस्य सदृशं किं ददानि ते॥ प्रब्रूहि राजशार्दूल कर्ता ह्यस्मि तथा नृप। अत्यन्तं सख्यमिच्छामीत्याह तं स सुयोधनः॥
English: O king, (Karna) said to the Kauravas (Duryodhana), "What shall I give you compared," your gift of a kingdom! O king O best of men, I shall do all you will command." Suyodhana (Duryodhana) replied, “I long for your friendship."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्ततः कर्णस्तथेति प्रत्युवाच तम्। हर्षाच्चोभौ समाश्लिष्य परां मुदमवापतुः॥
English: Having been thus addressed, Karna replied. “Be it so." They thereupon embraced each other in joy and felt great happiness.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः स्रस्तोत्तरपटः सप्रस्वेदः सवेपथुः। विवेशाधिरथो रङ्गं यष्टिप्राणो ह्वयन्निव॥
English: Vaishampayana said: Thereupon Adhiratha (Karna's father), with his sheet loosely hanging down, trembling and perspiring, supporting himself on a stuff, entered the arena.
Sanskrit: तमालोक्य धनुस्त्यक्त्वा पितृगौरवयन्त्रितः। कर्णोऽभिषेकाशिराः शिरसा समवन्दत॥
English: Seeing him, Karna left his bow and impelled by filial regard bowed his head, wet with the water of his coronation.
Sanskrit: ततः पादाववच्छाद्य पटान्तेन ससमम्भ्रमः। पुत्रेति परिपूर्णार्थमब्रवीत् रथसारथिः॥
English: The charioteer (Adhiratha) hurriedly covered his feet with the end of his sheet and addressed the successful Karna as his son.
Sanskrit: परिष्वज्य च तस्याथ मूर्धानं स्नेहविक्लवः। अङ्गराज्याभिषेकामश्रुभिः सिषिचे पुनः॥
English: He (Adhiratha) embraced him (Karna) and wetted his head with tears, his head which was still wet with the water sprinkled over it at his coronation as the king of Anga.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा सूतपुत्रोऽयमिति संचिन्त्य पाण्डवः। भीमसेनस्तदा वाक्यमब्रवीत् प्रहसन्निव॥
English: Seeing him (Adhiratha) the Pandavas considered him to be a son of a charioteer and Bhishma jeeringly said,
Sanskrit: न त्वमर्हसि पार्थेन सूतपुत्र रणे वधम्। कुलस्य सदृशस्तूर्णं प्रतोदो गृह्यतां त्वया॥
English: O Charioteer's son, you deserve no to be killed by Partha in the battle. You should better take up the whip (instead of the sword) which befits your race.
Sanskrit: अङ्गराज्यं च नार्हस्त्वमुपभोक्तुं नराधम। श्वा हुताशमीपस्थं पुरोडाशमिवाध्वरे॥
English: O worst of men, you are not worthy of enjoying the kingdom of Anga, as a dog deserves not the ghee placed before the sacrificial fire."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्ततः कर्णः किंचित्प्रस्फुरिताधरः। गगनस्थं विनिःश्वस्य दिवाकरमुर्दक्षत॥
English: Thus addressed Karna looked at the sun in the sky and with slightly quivering lips he heaved a deep sigh.
Sanskrit: कोपादुत्ययात महाबलः। भ्रातृपद्मवनात् तस्मान्मदोत्कट इव द्विपः॥
English: Like a mad elephant the greatly strong Duryodhana rose in anger from among his brothers, who were like an assemblage of lotuses.
Sanskrit: सोऽब्रवीद् भीमकर्माणं भीमसेनमवस्थितम्। वृकोदर न युक्तं ते वचनं वक्तुमीदृशम्॥
English: He said to that doer of fearful deeds, Bhimasena there present, “Vrikodara, you should not speak such words.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनः क्षत्रियाणां बलं ज्येष्ठं योद्धव्यं क्षत्रबन्धुना। शूराणां च नदीनां च दुर्विदाः प्रभवाः किल॥
English: The strength is the cardinal virtue of the Kshatriyas; even a man of inferior birth deserve to be fought with. The sources of heroes and rivers are the same, both the always unknown.
Sanskrit: सलिलादुत्थितो वह्निर्येन व्याप्तं चराचरम्। दधीचस्यास्थितो वज्रं कृतं दानवसूदनम्॥
English: The fore that covers the whole world rises from water. The Danava destroying thunder was made of Dadhichi's bone.
Sanskrit: आग्नेयः कृत्तिकापुत्रो रौद्रो गाङ्गेय इत्यपि। श्रूयते भगवान् देवः सर्वगुह्यमयो गुहः॥
English: It is heard that the birth of the illustrious god Guha (Kartikeya) is full of all mysteries. Some say he is the son of Agni, (some say) he is the son of Kirtika, (some again say) he is the son of Rudra and (other say) he is the son of Ganga.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियेभ्यश्च ये जाता ब्राह्मणास्ते च ते श्रुताः। विश्वामित्रप्रभृतयः प्राप्ता ब्रह्मत्वमव्ययम्॥
English: It is also heard that those that were born Kshatriyas became Brahmanas. Vishvamitra and other attained to eternal Brahma.
Sanskrit: आचार्यः कलशाज्जातो द्रोणः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। गौतमस्यान्ववाये च शरस्तम्बाच्च गौतमः॥
English: The foremost of all wielders of arms, the preceptor (Drona), was born in a water vessel and the son of Gautama (Kripa) sprung from a clump of heath.
Sanskrit: भवतां च यथा जन्म तदप्यागमितं मया। सकुण्डलं सकवचं सर्वलक्षणलक्षितम्। कथमादित्यसदृशं मृगी व्याघ्नं जनिष्यति॥
English: I know also about your own birth. Can a deer give birth to this tiger, as effulgent as the sun, born with a natural armour and ear-rings and possessing all auspicious mark?
Sanskrit: पृथिवीराज्यमर्होऽयं नाङ्गराज्यं नरेश्वरः। अनेन बाहुवीर्येण मया चाज्ञानुवर्तिना॥
English: This lord of men deserves the sovereignty of not only Anga but of the whole world, by the prowess of his arms and by my obedience to him.
Sanskrit: यस्य वा मनुजस्येदं न क्षान्तं मद्विचेष्टितम्। रथमारुह्य पद्भ्यां स विनामयतु कार्मुकम्॥
English: If there is any one to whom all that I have done to him (Karna) has became intolerable, let him ascend his car and bend his bow with the help of his feet."
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वस्य रङ्गस्य हाहाकारो महानभूत्। साधुवादानुसम्बद्धः सूर्यश्चास्तमुपागमत्॥
English: Thereupon there arose a loud cheer among all the spectators, approving of Duryodhana's speech. At this time the sun went down.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनः कर्णमालम्ब्यागकरे नृपः। दीपिकाग्निकृतालोकस्तस्माद् रङ्गाद् विनिर्ययौ॥
English: Then king Duryodhana took Karna's hand and led him out of the arena lighted with countless lamps.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवाश्च सहद्रोणाः सकृपाश्च विशाम्पते। भीष्मेण सहिताः सर्वे ययुः स्वं स्वं निवेशनम्॥
English: The Pandavas also with Drona, Kripa and Bhishma returned to their own homes. All the people also went the respective houses.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनेति जनः कश्चित् कश्चित् कर्णेति भारत। कश्चिद् दुर्योधनेत्येवं ब्रुवन्तः प्रस्थितास्तदा॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, some of them named Arjuna), some Karna and some Duryodhana (as the victor of the day) as they went away.
Sanskrit: कुन्त्याश्च प्रत्यभिज्ञाय दिव्यलक्षणसूचितम्। पुत्रमङ्गेश्वरं स्नेहाच्छन्ना प्रीतिरजायत॥
English: Kunti also was much pleased out of her motherly love towards her son Karna, for he had various auspicious marks on his person and for he was installed as the king of Anga.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्यापि तदा कर्णमासाद्य पार्थिवा भयमर्जुनसंजातं क्षिप्रमन्तरधीयत॥
English: O king, Duryodhana, having obtained Karna, banished his fears arising out of Arjuna)'s proficiency in arms.
Sanskrit: स चापि वीरः कृतशस्त्रनिश्रमः परेण साम्नाभ्यवदत् सुयोधनम्। युधिष्ठिरस्याप्यभवत् तदा मतिन कर्णतुल्योऽस्ति धनुर्धरः क्षितौ॥
English: And that hero, (Karna), accomplished in arms also began to gratify Duryodhana with sweet speeches; and Yudhisthira was impressed with the belief that there was no warrior like Karna on earth.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पाण्डवान् धार्तराष्ट्रांश्च कृतास्त्रान् प्रसमीक्ष्य सः। गुर्वर्थं दक्षिणाकाले प्राप्तेऽमन्यत वै गुरुः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Seeing the sons of Pandu and Dhritarashtra accomplished in arms, Drona thought that the time had come when he could demand the preceptor's Dakshina (remuneration).
Sanskrit: ततः शिष्यान् समानीय आचार्योऽर्थमचोदयत्। द्रोणः सर्वानशेषेण दक्षिणार्थं महीपते॥
English: O king, one day assembling his pupils together, the preceptor Drona asked his Dakshina from them all, saying-
Sanskrit: पञ्चालराजं दुपदे गृहीत्वा रणमूर्धनि। पर्यानयत भद्रं वः सा ख्यात् परमदक्षिणा॥
English: "Seize the kind of Panchala, Drupada, in battle and bring him to me. That will be the most acceptable Dakshina to me".
Sanskrit: तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे रथेस्तूर्णं प्रहारिणः। आचार्यधनदानार्थं द्रोणेन सहिता ययुः॥
English: Saying “Be it so," they all ascended their chariots with their arms and marched out with Drona in order to pay the remuneration to their preceptor.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभिजग्मुः पञ्चालान् निघ्नन्तस्ते नरर्षभाः। ममृदुस्तस्य नगरं दुपदस्य महौजसः॥ दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च युयुत्सुश्च महाबलः। दुःशासनो विकर्णश्च जलसंध: सुलोचनः॥ एते चान्ये च बहवः कुमारा बहुविक्रमाः। अहं पूर्वमहं पूर्वमित्येवं क्षत्रियर्षभाः॥
English: Those best of man destroyed the Panchalas and went to the capital of the greatly powerful Drupada and attacked it. Duryodhana, Karna, greatly strong Yuyutsu, Dushasana, Vikarna, Jalasandha, Sulochana. These and many other princes of great prowess, all foremost of Kshatriyas, vied with one another to become foremost in the attack.
Sanskrit: ततो वररथारूढाः कुमारा: सादिभिः सह। प्रविश्य नगरं सर्वे राजमार्गमुपाययुः॥
English: The princes, riding on first class chariots and followed by cavalry, entered the hostile capital and proceeded along its streets.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् काले तु पाञ्चालः श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा महद् बलम् भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजंस्त्वरया निर्ययौ गृहात्॥
English: At this time the king of the Panchalas, seeing the great army and hearing its roar, soon came out of his palace with all his brothers.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु कृतसंनाहा यज्ञसेनसहोदराः। शरवर्षाणि मुञ्चन्तः प्रणेदुः सर्व एव ते॥
English: The king Yajnasena (Drupada) was well armed, but he was assailed by them (Kurus) with a shower of arrows, all uttering their war cry.
Sanskrit: ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण समासाद्य तु कौरवान्। यज्ञसेनः शरान् घोरान् ववर्ष युधि दुर्जयः॥
English: The invincible warrior, Yajnasena, riding on his white chariot, attacked the Kurus and began to rain his fearful arrows.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच पूर्वमेव तु सम्मन्त्र्य पार्थो द्रोणमथाब्रवीत्। दद्रिकात् कुमाराणामाचार्यं द्विजसत्तमम्॥
English: Vaishampanya said : Seeing the pride of the princes, Partha (Arjuna) spoke thus to the preceptor, that excellent Brahmana Drona.
Sanskrit: एषां पराक्रमस्यान्ते वयं कुर्याम साहसम्। एतैरशक्यः पाञ्चालो ग्रहीतुं रणमूर्धनि॥
English: “We shall display our power when they would finish theirs. The are not capable of killing the king of the Panchalas in the battle."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु कौन्तेया भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽनघः। अर्धकोशे तु नगरादतिष्ठद् बहिरेव सः॥
English: Having said this, that sinless son of Kunti (Arjuna) with his brothers waited outside the city at a distance of a mile.
Sanskrit: दुपदः कौरवान् दृष्ट्वा प्राधावत समन्ततः। शरजालेन महता मोहयन् कौरवी चमूम्॥ तमुद्यतं रथेनैकमाशुकारिणमाहवे। अनेकमिव संत्रासान्मेनिरे तत्र कौरवाः॥
English: Seeing the Kauravas, Drupada rushed forward and afflicted the Kuru army with a shower of arrows. Such was his lightness of motion on the field of battle that though he was fighting alone on a single chariot, the Kurus thought in fear that there was more then one Drupada.
Sanskrit: दुपदस्य शरा घोरा विचेरुः सर्वतो दिशम्। ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च मृदङ्गाश्च सहस्रशः॥ प्रावाद्यन्त महाराज पाञ्चालानां निवेशने। सिंहनादश्च संजज्ञे पाञ्चालानां महात्मनाम्॥
English: The fearful arrows of Drupada fell on all sides and thousands of conches, trumpets and drums began to be sounded by the Panchalas in their houses. O great king, a terrible roar, like that of the lion, rose from the mighty Panchalas. The great sound of the twang of their bow-strings seemed to rend the very sky.
Sanskrit: धनुातलशब्दश्च संस्पृश्य गगनं महान्। दुर्योधनो विकर्णश्च सुबाहुदीर्घलोचनः॥ दुःशासनश्च संक्रुद्धः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्। सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासः पार्षतो युधि दुर्जयः॥ व्यधमत् तान्यनीकानि तत्क्षणादेव भारत। दुर्योधनं विकर्णं च कर्णं चापि महाबलम्॥ नानानृपसुतान् वीरान् सैन्यानि विविधानि च। अलातचक्रवत् सर्वं चरन् बाणैरतर्पयत्॥
English: (Thereupon) Duryodhana, Vikarna, Subahu, Dirghalochana and Dushasana, becoming furious, began to shower arrows upon the enemy. The mighty bow-man, the son of Prishata (Drupada), invincible in battle, though pierced with arrows. Instantly began to afflict the hostile army. O descendant of the Bharata race, careering over the field of battle like a fiery wheel, he smote with his arrows Duryodhana, Vikarna, even greatly powerful Karna and many other heroic princes and various other soldiers and slaked their thirst for battle.
Sanskrit: तत्तस्तु नागराः सर्वे मुसलैर्यष्टिभिस्तदा। अभ्यवर्षन्त कौरव्यान् वर्षमाणा घना इव॥
English: Then the citizens showered upon the Kurus club, maces and other missiles, like cloud's showering rains.
Sanskrit: सबालवृद्धास्ते पौराः कौरवानभ्ययुस्तदा। श्रुत्वा सुतुमुलं युद्ध कौरवा नेव भारत॥ द्रवन्ति स्म नदन्ति स्म क्रोशन्तः पाण्डवान् प्रति। पाड्वास्तु स्वयं श्रुत्वा आर्तानां लोमहर्षणम्॥ अभिवाद्य ततो द्रोणं रथानारुरुहुस्तदा। युधिष्ठिरं निवार्याशु मा युध्यस्वेति पाण्डवम्॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, young and old, all the citizens, hearing of the battle, rushed out and assailed the Kurus. They (Kurus) broke and fled, wailing towards the Pandavas; and the Pandavas, hearing their terrible wall. Ascended their cars after duly worshipping Drona. Then Arjuna, hastily asking Yudhisthira not to engage in the fight by saying "Don't fight".
Sanskrit: माद्रेयौ चक्ररक्षौ तु फाल्गुनश्च तदाकरोत्। सेनाग्रगो भीमसेनः सदाभूद गदया सह॥
English: At that time appointing the sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva) as the protectors of his chariot wheels, rushed out. And Bhima, ever in the front, ran ahead with his club in his hand.
Sanskrit: तदा शत्रुस्वनं श्रुत्वा भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽनघः। अयाज्जवेन कौन्तेयो रथेनानादयन् दिशः॥
English: The sinless son of Kunti (Arjuna), thus accompanied by his brother, hearing the shouts of the enemy, advanced towards them, filling the whole region with the rattle of the wheels of his chariot.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चालानां ततः सेनामुद्भूतार्णवनिःस्वनाम्। भीमसेनो महाबाहुर्दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः॥ प्रविवेश महासेनां मकरः सागरं यथा। स्वयमभ्यद्रवद् भीमो नागानीकं गदाधरः॥
English: As a Makara enters the sea, so the mightyarmed Yama-like Bhima with his club in his hand entered the Panchala ranks and roared as fiercely as the ocean in a tempest. Ever skillful in battle, Bhima, the son of Pritha, upraising his club, attacked the soldiers riding on elephants with the powers of his arms like the great destroyer himself.
Sanskrit: स युद्धकुशलः पार्थो बाहुवीर्येण चातुलः। अहनत् कुञ्जरानीकं गदया कालरूपधृत्॥
English: Those huge animals like mountains, struck with Bhima's club, had their heads broken into pieces and they fill covered with blood, like cliffs loosened by thunder.
Sanskrit: ते गजा गिरिसंकाशाः क्षरन्तो रुधिरं बहु। भीमसेनस्य गदया भिन्नमस्तकपिण्डकाः॥ पतन्ति द्विरदा भूमौ वज्रघातादिवाचलाः। गजानश्वान् रथांश्चैव पातयामास पाण्डवः॥ पदातींश्च रथांश्चैव न्यवधीदर्जुनाग्रजः। गोपाल इव दण्डेन यथा पशुगणान् वने॥ चालयन् रथनागांश्च संचचाल वृकोदरः।
English: The Pandava, the elder of Arjuna, (Bhima) felled to the ground elephants and horses and cars by thousands and killed many foot soldiers and car-warriors. As a herdsman drives the cattle with his stuff in the wood, so did Vrikodara drive before him the chariots and elephants (of the hostile force).
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच भारद्वाजप्रियं कर्तुमुद्यतः फाल्गुनस्तदा॥ पार्षतं शरजालेन क्षिपन्नागात् स पाण्डवः। हयौघांश्च रथौघांश्च गजौघांश्च समन्ततः॥ पातयन् समरे राजन् युगान्ताग्निरिव ज्वलन्।
English: Vaishampayana said : Falguni (Arjuna), eager to do the favourite work of the son of Bharadvaja, (Drona), felled the son of Prishata (Drupada) from his elephant, covering him with arrows. O king, like the fire at the end of a Yuga, he felled in the battle thousands of horses, car and elephants.
Sanskrit: पाञ्चाला: सृञ्जयास्तथा॥ शरैर्नानाविधैस्तूर्णं पार्थं संछाद्य सर्वशः। सिंहनादं मुखैः कृत्वा समयुध्यन्त पाण्डवम्॥ ततस्ते हन्यमाना
English: Thereupon all the Panchalas and the Shrinjyas, being thus attacked (by Arjuna), assailed Partha with a shower of weapons of various kinds.