pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यस्मिन् दानं दमः शौचमहिंसा ही तिः क्षमा। अनपायानि सर्वाणि नित्यं राज्ञि युधिष्ठिरे॥
English: King Yudhishthira is always characterised by charity, self-restraint, purity, absence of cruelty, modesty, intelligence and forgiveness and all (the virtuous) that do not perish.
Sanskrit: मृदङ्गकेतोस्तस्य त्वं तेजसा निहतः पुरा। सकर्णसौबलः संख्ये विनाशमुपयास्यसि॥
English: You, who have been already slain by the energy of that one who standard bears the mark of a drum, will be destroyed in battle together with Shakuni and Soubala.
Sanskrit: शपेऽहं कृष्णचरणैरिष्टापूर्तेन चैव ह। यदि त्वां ससतुं पापं न हन्यां युधि रोषितः॥
English: I swear today by Krishna's feet and all the meritorious acts that I had done before, that I will wrathfully kill you in battle together with your sons, with arrows.
Sanskrit: अपयास्यसि चेत्युक्त्वा रणं मुक्तो भविष्यसि। एवमाभाष्य चान्योन्यं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनौ।॥
English: If, however, you run away (from the field), you may be freed (from me).' Thus addressing each other, with eyes reddened with rage.
Sanskrit: प्रवृत्तौ शरसम्पातं कर्तुं पुरुषसत्तमौ। ततो रथसहस्रेण नागानामयुतेन च।॥
English: Those two foremost of men began to discharge arrows (at each other, Then with a thousand cars and ten thousand cars and ten thousand horses.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनः सोमदत्तः परिवार्य समन्ततः। शकुनिश्च सुसंक्रुद्धः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः॥
English: Duryodhana stood surrounding Somadatta. Shakuni, too excited with wrath and armed with all the weapons.
Sanskrit: पुत्रपौत्रैः परिवृतो भ्रातृभिश्चन्द्रविक्रमैः। स्यालस्तव महाबाहुर्वज्रसंहननो युवा॥
English: And surrounded by sons and grandsons and brother powerful as Indra himself (followed Duryodhana's example), Your youthful brother-in-low. O king, endued with a body hard as the thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: साग्रं शतसहस्रं तु हयानां तस्य धीमतः। सोमदत्तं महेष्वासं समन्तात् पर्यरक्षत॥
English: And gifted with wisdom and who had with him one hundred thousand steeds of best breed, completely hemmed in that mighty bowman Somadatta.
Sanskrit: रक्ष्यमाणश्च बलिभिश्छादयामास सात्यकिम्। तं छाद्यमानं विशिखैर्दृष्ट्वा संनतपर्वभिः॥
English: Supported by those heroes, (Somadatta) covered Satyaki with arrows. Seeing him covered with straight arrows,
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नोऽभ्ययात् क्रुद्धः प्रगृह्य महतीं चमूम्। चण्डवाताभिसृष्टानामुदधीनामिव स्वनः॥
English: Dhristadyumna, followed by a large army, proceeded wrathfully (towards him). Like the roar of waters dashed into fury by a terrible hurricane.
Sanskrit: आसीद् राजन् वलौघानामन्योन्यमभिनिघ्नताम्। विव्याध सोमदत्तस्तु सात्वतं नवभिः शरैः॥
English: There arose, O king, a great tumult among the (two) forces striking each other. Somadatta then pierced Satvata with nine arrows.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिर्नवभिश्चैनमवधीत् कुरुपुङ्गवम्। सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता समरे दृढधन्विना॥
English: Satyaki too pierced that foremost of Kurus with nine shafts. Deeply wounded in battle by that powerful and firm wielder of bow.
Sanskrit: रथोपस्थं समासाद्य मुमोह गतचेतनः। तं विमूढं समालक्ष्य सारथिस्त्वरया युतः।॥
English: (Somadatta) leaned against the terrace of his car and (then) swooned away and was deprived of consciousness. Seeing that he was deprived of consciousness, his charioteer, in great hurry.
Sanskrit: अपोवाह रणाद् वीरं सोमदत्तं महारथम्। तं विसंज्ञं समालक्ष्य युयुधानशरार्दितम्॥
English: Carried away the heroic and mighty carwarrior Somadatta from (the field of) battle. Beholding him deprived of senses and afflicted with the arrows of Yuyudhana.
Sanskrit: अभ्यद्रवत् ततो द्रोणो यदुवीरजिघांसया। तमायान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाः॥
English: Drona desirous of slaying the heroic (Yadu rushed (at him). Seeing (i.e. Drona advance), Yudhishthira (putting himself) at the head (of his troops).
Sanskrit: परिवQर्महात्मानं परीप्सन्तो यदूत्तमम्। ततः प्रववृते युद्धं द्रोणस्य सह पाण्डवैः॥
English: With the desire of rescuing the high-souled perpetuator of the Yadu race surrounded him on all sides. Then there commenced a battle between Drona and the Pandavas,
Sanskrit: बलेरिव सुरैः पूर्वं त्रैलोक्यजयकाङ्क्षया। ततः सायकजालेन पाण्डवानीकमावृणोत्॥
English: Like that (which took place) in days of yore between Bali and the celestials (both) desirous of the conquest of the three worlds. Then covering the Pandava army with arrowy showers.
Sanskrit: भारद्वाजो महातेजा विव्याध च युधिष्ठिरम्। सात्यकिं दशभिर्बाणैविंशत्या पार्षतं शरैः॥
English: The highly-energetic son of Bharadvaja pierced Yudhishthira also. (Drona then struck) Satyaki with ten darts and the son of Prishata (i.e. Dhristadyumna) with twenty five darts.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनं च नवभिर्नकुलं पञ्चभिस्तथा। सहदेवं तथाष्टाभिः शतेन च शिखण्डिनम्॥
English: (And he pierced) Bhimasena with nine, Nakula with five, Sahadeva with eight and Shikhandi with one hundred arrows.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदेयान् महाबाहुः पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिः शरैः। विराटं मत्स्यमष्टाभिर्दुपदं दशभिः शरैः॥
English: That mighty armed one (then pierced) each of (the five) sons of Draupadi with five arrows, Virata the king of Matsyas with eight, Drupada with ten darts.
Sanskrit: युधामन्यु त्रिभिः षडभिरुत्तमौजसमाहवे। अन्यांश्च सैनिकान् विद्ध्वा युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Yudhamanu with three and Uttamanja with six (arrows) in that battle. (Similarly) piercing many other soldiers (he) rushed against Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना द्रोणेन पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकाः। प्राद्रवन् वै भयाद् राजन् सार्तनादा दिशो दश॥
English: (Thus) struck by Drona, the troops of the son of Pandu with loud wails fled away in terror in ten directions, O king.
Sanskrit: काल्यमानं तु तत् सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा फाल्गुनः। किंचिदागतसंरम्भो गुरुं पार्थोऽभ्ययाद् द्रुतम्॥
English: Seeing that are army was being slaughtered by Drona, Phalguna Partha, enraged a little, advanced speedily against his preceptor.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं तु बीभत्सुमभिधावन्तमाहवे। संन्यवर्तत तत् सैन्यं पुनौधिष्ठिरं बलम्॥
English: O king, beholding that Drona too was advancing against Vibhatsu in that battle, the soldiers of Yudhishthira rallied again.
Sanskrit: ततो युद्धमभूद् भूयो भारद्वाजस्य पाण्डवैः। द्रोणस्तव सुतै राजन् सर्वतः परिवारितः॥
English: Then again commenced a battle between the sons of Bharadvaja and the Pandavas. Drona, O king, completely surrounded by your sons.
Sanskrit: व्यधमत् पाण्डुसैन्यानि तूलराशिमिवानलः। तं ज्वलन्तमिवादित्यं दीप्तानलसमद्युतिम्॥
English: Began to destroy the troops of the Pandavas, as fire (consumes) a heap of cotton. (He then) looked like the radiant sun and was endued with the resplendence of a blazing fire.
Sanskrit: राजन्ननिशमत्यन्तं दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं शरार्चिषम्। मण्डलीकृतधन्वानं तपन्तमिव भास्करम्॥
English: O king, seeing Drona incessantly discharge fierce arrows like sparks of fire from his bow drawn to a circle and like the scorching sun.
Sanskrit: दहन्तमहितान् सैन्ये नैनं कश्चिदवारयत्। यो यो हि प्रमुखे तस्य तस्थौ द्रोणस्य पुरुषः॥
English: Consume the evenings there was none among the arıny that could withstand him. Those persons who stood before Drona (in order to resist him).
Sanskrit: तस्य तस्य शिरश्छित्त्वा ययुोणशराः क्षितिम्। एवं सा पाण्डवी सेना वध्यमाना महात्मना॥
English: Had their heads cut-off by Drona with arrows which (then) entered into the earth. The army of the Pandavas thus slaughtered by that high-souled one.
Sanskrit: प्रदुद्राव पुनर्भीता पश्यतः सव्यसाचिनः। सम्प्रभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा द्रोणेन निशि भारत॥
English: Again ran away in terror (even) in the very sight of Savyasachi. Seeing his lines broken by Drona at (that) night, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: गोविन्दमब्रवीज्जिष्णुर्गच्छ द्रोणरथं प्रति। ततो रजतगोक्षीरकुन्देन्दुसदृशप्रभान्॥ चोदयामास दाशार्हो हयान् द्रोणरथं प्रति। भीमसेनोऽपि तं दृष्ट्वा यान्तं द्रोणस्य फाल्गुनम्॥
English: Jishnu said to Govinda "proceed towards the car of Drona.” Then that Dasarha (chief) drove the horses, looking like silver or milk of cows or like the Kunda flower, towards the car of Drona. Sceing that Phalguna was proceeding towards Drona, Bhimasena too.
Sanskrit: स्वसारथिमुवाचेदं द्रोणानीकाय मा वह। सोऽपि तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा विशोकोऽवाहयद्धयान्॥ ४९
English: Ordered his own charioteer to take him towards Drona's troops. Visaka (the charioteer of Bhima), hearing those words of his (master) guided the steeds.
Sanskrit: पृष्ठतः सत्यसंधस्य जिष्णोर्भरतसत्तम। तौ दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरौ यत्तौ द्रोणानीकमभिद्रुतौ॥
English: Behind Jishnu of unerring aim, O foremost of the Bharatas. Seeing those two brothers resolutely rush towards Drona's division.
Sanskrit: पञ्चाला: सृञ्जया मत्स्याश्चेदिकारुषकोसलाः। अन्वगच्छन् महाराज केकयाश्च महारथाः॥
English: The Panchalas, the Srinjayas, the Matsyas, the Chedis, the Kauravas, the Kosalas and those mighty car-warriors, the Keykayas followed suit, O great king.
Sanskrit: ततो राजन्नभूद् घोरः संग्रामो लोमहर्षणः। बीभत्सुर्दक्षिणं पार्श्वमुत्तरं च वृकोदरः॥ महद्भ्यां रथवृन्दाभ्यां बल जगृहतुस्तव। तौ दृष्ट्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रौ भीमसेनधनंजयौ॥
English: Then, O king, ensued a dreadful encounter, making the hair stand erect. Vivastsu, then, attacked the right and Vrikodara the left flank of your army with innumerable cars. Seeing those two foremost of men, viz., Bhimasena and Dhananjaya, (proceed towards Drona's troops).
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नोऽभ्ययाद् राजन् सात्यकिश्च महाबलः। चण्डवाताभिपन्नानामुदधीनामिव स्वनः॥
English: Dhristadyumna as well as the highly powerful Satyaki rushed (at them) like the roar of waters dashed into fury by a terrible hurricane.
Sanskrit: आसीद् राजन् बलौघानां तदान्योन्यमभिघ्नताम्। सौमदत्तिवधात् क्रुद्धो दृष्ट्वा सात्यकिमाहवे॥
English: There arose a great tumult among the combatants striking each other. Seeing Satyaki in battle and enraged at the slaughter of the son of Somadatta,
Sanskrit: द्रौणिरभ्यद्रवद् राजन वधाय कृतनिश्चयः। तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य शैनेयस्य रथं प्रति॥
English: The son of Drona rushed furiously against Satvatta at the van of battle. (Seeing) him proceed towards the car of the grandson of Sini in battle.
Sanskrit: भैमसेनिः सुसंक्रुद्धः प्रत्यमित्रमवारयत्। कार्णायसं महाघोरमृक्षचर्मपरिच्छदम्॥ महान्तं रथमास्थाय त्रिंशन्नल्वान्तरान्तरम्। विक्षिप्तयन्त्रसंनाहं महामेघौघनिःस्वनम्॥
English: That gigantic Rakshasa, the of Bhimasena, possessed of enormous strength, rushed (at him) inounted on a huge and awfully dreadful car made of black iron covered with bear-skin, measuring thirty Nalvas in height and width, furnished with various machines and emitting thundering roars like those of a mighty (mass of) clouds.
Sanskrit: युक्तं गजनिभैहिर्न हयैर्नापि वारणैः। विक्षिप्तपक्षचरणविवृताक्षेण कूजता॥
English: (And it was) drawn by animals looking like elephants; but they were neither elephants nor horses. With its wings and feet outstretched son and with expanded eyes and emitting (terrible) shrieks.
Sanskrit: ध्वजेनोच्छ्रितदण्डेन गृध्रराजेन राजितम्। लोहितापताकं त अन्त्रमालाविभूषितम्॥
English: A prince of vultures sat on its towering standard. (That car) was adorned with red flags furnished with rows of bones.
Sanskrit: अष्टचक्रसमायुक्तमास्थाय विपुलं रथम्। शूलमुद्गरधारिण्या शैलपादपहस्तया।॥ रक्षसां घोररूपाणामक्षौहिण्या समावृतः। तमुद्यतमहाचापं निशम्य व्यथिता नृपाः॥
English: And with eight wheels. (And he) sat down on this car surrounding by one Akshauhini of terrible-looking Rakshasa armed with maces and clubs and carrying rocks an trees in their hands. The kings were (greatly) pained on seeing him (to advance) with upraised bow.
Sanskrit: युगान्तकालसमये दण्डहस्तमिवान्तकम्। ततस्तं गिरिशृङ्गाभ भीमरूपं भयावहम्॥
English: Look like the very destroyer himself, mace in hand, at the time of universal dissolution. (And he) resembled a mountain peak, was frightful to look at and dreadful.
Sanskrit: दंष्ट्राकरलोग्रमुखं शङ्कुकर्णं महाहनुम्। अर्ध्वकेशं विरूपाक्षं दीप्तास्यं निम्नितोदरम्॥
English: (He) had terrible teeth and a dreadful face, was possessed of arrow-like ears, high cheek bones, shooting hair, un-natural eyes, flaming mouth and a sunken belly.
Sanskrit: महाश्वभ्रगलद्वारं किरीटच्छन्नमूर्धजम्। त्रासनं सर्वभूतानां व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम्॥
English: His oesophagus was deep as a yawning pit and his head was furnished with a coronet. He was dreadful to all creatures and his jaws were as wide as those of the Destroyer himself.
Sanskrit: वीक्ष्य दीप्तमिवायान्तं रिपुविक्षोभकारिणम्। तमुद्यतमहाचापं राक्षसेन्द्र घटोत्कचम्॥
English: Seeing Gatotkacha, the lord of the Rakshasas endued with splendour and capable of striking terror into foes, advance upraising his great bow.
Sanskrit: भयार्दिता प्रचुक्षोभ पुत्रस्य तव वाहिनी। वायुना क्षोभितावर्ता गङ्गेचोर्ध्वतरङ्गिणी॥
English: Your son's forces struck with panic became as much agitated as when the waves of Ganga (dashed into fury) by a tempest are agitated into whirlpools.
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचप्रयुक्तेन सिंहनादेन भीषिताः। प्रसुस्रवुर्गजा मूत्रं विव्यथुश्च नरा भृशम्॥
English: Struck with panic by the leonine roars sent forth by Ghatotkacha, the elephants began to pass urine and the kings were greatly distressed.
Sanskrit: ततोऽश्मवृष्टिरत्यर्थमासीत् तत्र समन्ततः। संध्याकालाधिकबलैः प्रयुक्ता राक्षसैः क्षितौ॥
English: Hurled by the Rakshasa who became more powerful on night-fall, there began to fall from all sides showers of stones on the ground.
Sanskrit: आयसानि च चक्राणि भुशुण्ड्यः प्रासतोमराः। पतन्त्यविरता: शूलाः शतघ्यः पट्टिशास्तथा॥
English: Showers of iron, wheels, Bhushundis, arrows, spears, Sataghness and axes also began to fall there incessantly.
Sanskrit: तदुग्रमतिरौद्रं च दृष्ट्वा युद्धं नराधिपाः। तनयास्तव कर्णश्च व्यथिताः प्राद्रवन् दिशः॥
English: Seeing that furious and terrible battle the kings, your sons and Karna too, being (greatly) distressed, ran away from the battle field).
Sanskrit: तत्रैकोऽस्रबलश्लाघी द्रौणिर्मानी च विव्यथे। व्यधमच शरैर्मायां घटोत्कचविनिर्मिताम्॥
English: There the haughty son, of Drona only proud of his prowess in weapons, stood without fear (and he) soon did away with the illusion created by Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: विहतायां तु मायायाममर्षी स घटोत्कचः। विससर्ज शरान् घोरांस्तेऽश्वत्थामानमाविशन्॥ भुजङ्गा इव वेगेन वल्मीकं क्रोधमूर्छिताः। ते शरा रुधिराक्ताङ्गा भित्त्वा शारद्वतीसुतम्॥
English: Enraged at the illusion being dispelled (by the son of Drona), Ghatotkacha began to discharge fierce arrows. Those (arrows) penetrated into (the body of) Asvatthama. As snakes insensible with rage furiously (enter into) an ant-hill, those arrows penetrating through (the body of) the son of Saradvata became covered with blood.
Sanskrit: विविशुर्धरणीं शीघ्रा रुक्मपुङ्खाः शिलाशिताः। अश्वत्थामा तु संक्रुद्धो लघुहस्तः प्रतापवान्॥
English: And then speedily entered into the earth like serpents (entering) an ant-hill. The lighthanded and powerful Ashvatthama too, excited with wrath.
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचमभिक्रुद्धं बिभेद दशभिः शरैः। घटोत्कचोऽतिविद्धस्तु द्रोणपुत्रेण मर्मसु॥
English: Furiously pierced Ghatotkacha with ten arrows. Deeply pierced in the vital parts by the son of Drona, Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: चक्रं शतसहस्रारमृगह्नाद् व्यथितो भृशम्। क्षुरान्तं बालसूर्याभं मणिवज्रविभूषितम्॥
English: Became greatly afflicted and then took up a wheel furnished with one hundred thousand spokes. (this wheel) the edge of which was sharp as that of a razor and which was as resplendent as the morning sun and was studded with gems and precious stones.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थाम्न स चिक्षेप भैमसेनिर्जिघांसया। वेगेन महताऽऽगच्छद् विक्षिप्तं द्रौणिना शरैः॥
English: Was hurled by the son of Bhimasena at Ashvatthama with the desire of slaying (him). cut-off into fragments by the son of Drona with arrows as it coursed with great speed (towards him).
Sanskrit: अभाग्यस्येव संकल्पस्तन्मोघमपतद् भुवि। घटोत्कचस्ततस्तूर्णं दृष्ट्वा चक्रं निपातितम्॥
English: If fell down on the ground like the purposes of an unlucky person. Seeing his wheel cut down, Ghatotkacha speedily.
Sanskrit: द्रौणिं प्राच्छादयद् बाणैः स्वर्भानुरिव भास्करम्। घटोत्कचसुतः श्रीमान् भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः॥
English: Covered the son of Drona with shafts as Sarbhanu (i.e. Rahu) swallows the creator of light (i.e. the sun). The resplendent son of Ghatotkacha resembling a mass of antimony.
Sanskrit: रुरोध द्रौणिमायान्तं प्रभञ्जनमिवाद्रिराट्। पौत्रेण भीमसेनस्य शरैरञ्जनपर्वणा॥
English: Arrested the advance of the son of Drona as the king of mountains (checks the career of) the wind. (Struck with arrows) by the heroic Anjanaparva, the grandson of Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: बभौ मेघेन धाराभिर्गिरिर्मेरुरिवावृतः। अश्वत्थामा त्वसम्भ्रान्तो रुद्रोपेन्द्रेन्द्रविक्रमः॥
English: (The son of Drona) looked like the mountain Meru drenched with (copious) showers of rain from the clouds. Ashvatthama also endued with a prowess equal to that of Rudra or Upendra, becoming highly enraged.
Sanskrit: ध्वजमेकेन बाणेन चिच्छेदाञ्जनपर्वणः। द्वाभ्यां तु रथयन्तारौ त्रिभिश्चास्य त्रिवेणुकम्॥
English: Cut off the standard of Anjanaparva with one arrow, his two charioteers with two and his Trivenduka with four (arrows).
Sanskrit: धनुरेकेन चिच्छेद चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान्। विरथस्योद्यतं हस्ताद्धेमबिन्दुभिरावितम्॥ विशिखेन सुतीक्ष्णेन खङ्गमस्य द्विधाकरोत्। गदा हेमाङ्गदा राजंस्तूर्णं हैडिम्बिसुनूना॥
English: With one (arrow) he cut-off his bow and with four his four steeds. Deprived of his car, as he (i.e. the son of Ghatotkach) took up a scimitar studded with golden stars, in his hand and flourished it, (Ashvatthama) severed it into two parts of by a keen dart. Then, O king, the grandson of Hidimva speedily (took up) a mace decked with gold;
Sanskrit: भ्राम्योत्क्षिप्ता शरैः साऽपि द्रौणिनाभ्याहताऽपतत्। ततोऽन्तरिक्षमुत्प्लुत्य कालमेघ इवोन्नदन्॥ ववर्षाञ्जनीपर्वा स दुमवर्ष नभस्तलात्। ततो मायाधरं द्रौणिर्घटोत्कचसुतं दिवि॥ मार्गणैरभिविव्याध घनं सूर्य इवांशुभिः। सोऽवतीर्य पुरस्तस्थौ रथे हेमविभूषिते॥
English: And whirling it, (he) hurled (that mace at Ashvatthama). But the son of Drona, striking it (with arrows) filled it (to the ground). Then, leaping up in the air and roaring like black clouds, Anjaniparva began to pour down son showers of trees from the firmament. Then the son of Drona began to pierce that one capable of (creating) illusions by means of shafts in the sky as the sun (pierces) the clouds with his rays. Seated on his car again decked with gold, when that one of great strength.
Sanskrit: महीगत इवात्युग्रः श्रीमानञ्जनपर्वतः। तमयस्मयवर्माणं द्रौणिर्भीमात्मजात्मजम्॥ जघानाञ्जनपर्वाणं महेश्वर इवान्धकम्। अथ दृष्ट्वा हतं पुत्रमश्वत्थाम्ना महाबलम्॥
English: Looking like a high and beautiful mountain of antimony, descended to the earth, the son of Drona slew th the of Bhima's son, Anjanaparva, clad in armour as Maheshvara (killed) the Asura) Andhaka in days of yore. Seeing his son of enormous strength killed Ashvatthama.
Sanskrit: द्रौणेः सकाशमभ्येत्य रोषात् प्रज्वलिताङ्गदः। प्राह वाक्यमसम्भ्रान्तो वीरं शारद्वतीसुतम्॥ दहन्तं पाण्डवानीकं वनमग्निमिवोच्छ्रितम्।
English: (Ghatotkacha), the ornaments of whose arms were falling down from rage, came up to the son of Drona who consuming the Pandava army like a raging forest-fire and fearlessly
Sanskrit: घटोत्कच उवाच तिष्ठ तिष्ठ न मे जीवन् द्रोणपुत्र गमिष्यसि॥ त्वामद्य निहनिष्यामि क्रौञ्चमग्निसुतो यथा।
English: Ghatotkacha said O son of Drona, 'wait, wait.' You will not escape alive from me. I will today destroy you as the son of Angi (i.e. Kartikeya) rived the (mountain) Krouncha.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामोवाच गच्छ वत्स सहान्यैस्त्वं युध्यस्वामरविक्रम॥ न हि पुत्रेण हैडिम्बे पिता न्याय्यः प्रबाधितुम्।
English: Ashvatthama said O son equal in prowess to a celestial, go and fight with others. O son of Hidimva, it is not proper for the father to fight with the son.
Sanskrit: कामं खलु न रोषो मे हैडिम्बे विद्यते त्वयि॥ किं तु रोषान्वितो जन्तुर्हन्यादात्मानमप्युता
English: O son of Hidimva, I am in no way angry with you in my mind. But when a creature is excited with rage, it may (then) kill its own self.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच श्रुत्वैतत् क्रोधताम्राक्षः पुत्रशोकसमन्वितः॥ अश्वत्थामानमायस्तो भैमसेनिरभाषत।
English: Sanjaya said Hearing those words, the son of Bhimasena who was filled with grief for the loss of son and whose eyes became copper-coloured in rage, addressed Ashvatthama thusकिमहं कातरो द्रौणे पृथग्जन इवाहवे॥
Sanskrit: यन्मा भीषयसे वाग्भिरसदेतद् वचस्तव।
English: “What! Am I like a common individual, unable to fight, O son of Drona, that you are terrifying me with words? These words of yeurs are (highly) improper.
Sanskrit: भीमात् खलु समुत्पन्नः कुरूणां विपुले कुले॥ पाण्डवानामहं पुत्रः समरेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्।
English: I am born of Bhima in the great race of the Kurus and am the son of the Pandavas who never run away from battle.
Sanskrit: रक्षसामधिराजोऽहं दशग्रीवसमो बले॥ तिष्ठ तिष्ठ न मे जीवन् द्रोणपुत्र गमिष्यसि।
English: I am the Emperor of the Rakshasas and equal to the ten-necked (Ravana) in prowess. O son of Drona, wait, wait, you will never escape alive from me.
Sanskrit: युद्धश्रद्धामहं तेऽद्य विनेष्यामि रणाजिरे॥ इत्युक्तवा क्रोधताम्राक्षो राक्षसः सुमहाबलः।
English: I will, today, put an end to your desire for fight on the field of battie.” Saying thus, that highly powerful Rakshasas, with eyes (red) as copper in wrath.
Sanskrit: द्रौणिमभ्यद्रवत् क्रुद्धो गजेन्द्रमिव केसरी॥ रथाक्षमात्रैरिषुभिरभ्यवर्षद् घटोत्कचः।
English: Rushed furiously against the son of Drona as a lion (rushes against) the king of elephants. (Then) Ghatotkacha began to discharge showers of arrows of the measure of the Aksha of a car.
Sanskrit: रथिनामृषभं द्रौणिं धाराभिरिव तोयदः॥ शरवृष्टिं शरैौणिरप्राप्तां तां व्यशातयत्।
English: At that foremost of car-warriors, the son of Drona, as a cloud (sends down) showers of rain. (But) the son of Drona allayed that down pour of arrows by means of his (own) shafts, before they could reach him.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्तरिक्षे बाणानां संग्रामोऽन्य इवाभवत्॥ अथास्त्रसम्मर्दकृतैर्विस्फुलिङ्गगैस्तदा बभौ।
English: It, then, seemed, that another fight was raging in the firmament between the arrows. In consequence of the sparks emitted forth by the clash of weapons, it seemed.
Sanskrit: विभावरीमुखे व्योम खद्योतैरिव चित्रितम्॥ निशाम्य निहतां मायां द्रौणिना रणमानिना।
English: That the firmament was studded with glowworms during the night. Beholding his illusion destroyed by the son of Drona, proud (of his prowess) in battle.
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचस्ततो मायां ससर्जान्तर्हितः पुनः॥ सोऽभवद् गिरिरत्युचः शिखरैस्तरुसंकटैः।
English: Ghatotkacha then disappeared from view again and created (another) illusion (by virtue of this new illusion); he assumed the shape of a towering mountain abounding with peaks and trees.
Sanskrit: शूलप्रासासिमुसलजलप्रस्रवणो महान्॥ तमञ्जनगिरिप्रख्यं द्रौणिदृष्ट्वा महीधरम्।
English: And having a great fountain of water from which spears, lances, swords and heavy clubs, flowed incessantly. The son of Drona, beholding that mountain looking like a mass of antimony.
Sanskrit: प्रपतद्धिश्च बहुभिः शस्रसंधैर्न विव्यथे॥ ततो हसन्निव द्रौणिर्वज्रमस्रमुदैरयत्।
English: From which innumerable weapons were being rained down, was not at all afflicted. The son of Drona, then, as if with a smile, invoked into existence the weapon of Bajra.
Sanskrit: स तेनास्रेण शैलेन्द्रः क्षिप्तः क्षिप्रं व्यनश्यत॥ ततः स तोयदो भूत्वा नीलः सेन्द्रायुधो दिवि।
English: By means of that weapon he soon destroyed that prince of mountains. Then he (i.e., Ghatotkacha) wearing the shape of a blue cloud adorned with rain-bow in the firmament.
Sanskrit: अश्मवृष्टिभिरत्युग्रो द्रौणिमाच्छादयद् रणे॥ अथ संधाय वायव्यमस्रमसविदां वरः।
English: Covered the son of Drona with furious showers of stones in battle. Thereupon, aiming ihe Vayavya weapon, that foremost of those skilled in weapons (viz.,)
Sanskrit: व्यथमद् द्रोणतनयो नीलमेघं समुत्थितम्॥ स मार्गणगणैौणिर्दिशः प्रच्छाद्य सर्वशः।
English: The son Drona destroyed that rising blue cloud covering all points completely with numerous arrows, the son of Drona.
Sanskrit: शतं रथसहस्राणां जघान द्विपदां वरः॥ स दृष्ट्वा पुनरायान्तं रथेनायातकार्मुकम्। घटोत्कचमसम्भ्रान्तं राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृतम्॥ सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैर्मत्तद्विरदविक्रमैः
English: That foremost of two-legged creatures. destroyed one hundred thousand cars. He (then) saw Ghatotkach come again fearlessly on a car bending his bow and surrounded by a host of Rakshasas, resembling (in shape) lions and tigers, endued with the prowess of infuriated elephants.
Sanskrit: गजस्थैश्च रथस्थैश्च वाजिपृष्ठगतैरपि॥ विकृतास्यशिरोग्रीवैर्हिडिम्बानुचरैः सह।
English: Riding on elephants, cars and horses and possessed of unnatural, faces head and necks. Those followers of the son of Hidimva.
Sanskrit: पौलस्त्यैर्यातुधानैश्च तामसैश्चेन्द्रविक्रमैः॥ नानाशस्त्रधरैवीरैर्नानाकवचभूषणैः
English: Belonged to Pulasta and Yatudhana clans and like them, were (all) equal to Indra in prowess. (These Rakshasa) heroes wielded several (sorts of) armours.