pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भीमसेनं पुरस्कृत्य दुर्योधनमुपाद्रवन्। नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि विसृजन्तो जये धृताः॥
English: Placing Bhimasena at their head, are rushing at Duryodhana, hurling diverse kinds of weapons, determined to secure success,
Sanskrit: नदन्तो भैरवान् नादांस्त्रासयन्तश्च भूमिपान्। तदाचार्यवचः श्रुत्वा सौमदत्तिपुरोगमाः॥
English: Roaring out their fierce war-cries and frightening thereby the rulers rulers of earth belonging to our party.” Hearing these words of the preceptor, your warriors headed by Somadatta,
Sanskrit: तावकाः समवर्तन्त पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्। कृपो भूरिश्रवाः शल्यो द्रोणपुत्रो विविंशतिः॥
English: Rushed against the ranks of the Pandavas, Kripa, Bhurishravas, Shalya, the son of Drona, Vivingshati,
Sanskrit: चित्रसेनो विकर्णश्च सैन्धवोऽथ बृहद्बलः। आवन्त्यौ च महेष्वासौ कौरवं पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Chitrasena, Vikarna, the ruler of the Sindhus, Brihadbala and the two Avanti princes, both great bow-men, all in a body surrounded the Kuru ruler (for the aiding him).
Sanskrit: ते विंशतिपदं गत्वा सम्प्रहारं प्रचक्रिरे। पाण्डवा धार्तराष्ट्राश्च परस्परजिघांसवः॥
English: Proceeding only twenty steps, the Pandavas and the Dhritarashtra's began to strike one another, out of a desire for slaying one another.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्महद् विस्फार्ये कार्मुकम्। भारद्वाजस्ततो भीमं षड्विंशत्या समार्पयत्॥
English: The mighty-armed son of Bharadvaja also, having spoken the above words, stretched his mighty bow and afflicted Bhima with twenty ! six shafts.
Sanskrit: भूयश्चैनं महाबाहुः शरैः शीघ्रमवाकिरत्। पर्वतं वारिधाराभिः प्रावृषीव बलाहकः॥
English: Then again that hero of mighty-arms speedily covered him with a shower of arrows, like clouds covering the mountains with rains in the rainy season.
Sanskrit: तं प्रत्यविध्यद् दशभिर्भीमसेनः शिलीमुखैः। त्वरमाणो महेष्वासः सव्ये पार्श्वे महाबलः॥
English: But the highly puissant Bhimasena, that fierce bow-man, without the least delay, pierced Drona in return in his left side with ten shafts of great sharpness.
Sanskrit: स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो वयोवृद्धश्च भारत। प्रणष्टसंज्ञः सहसा रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्॥
English: Thus deeply pierced and overwhelmed with pain, the preceptor worn out as he was with age, squatted down on the terrace of his chariot being deprived of his consciousness.
Sanskrit: गुरुं प्रव्यथितं दृष्ट्वा राजा दुर्योधनः स्वयम्। द्रौणायनिश्च संक्रुद्धौ भीमसेनमभिद्रुतौ॥
English: Beholding him (Drona) highly pained, king Duryodhana himself and the irate son of na.
Sanskrit: तावापतन्तौ सम्प्रेक्ष्य कालान्तकयमोपमौ। भीमसेनो महाबाहुर्गदामादाय सत्वरम्॥
English: Seeing them both rush against himself like the Destroyer him at the end of a Yuga, the mighty-armed Bhimasena speedily took up a mace;
Sanskrit: अवप्लुत्य रथात् तूर्णं तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः। समुद्यम्य गदां गुर्वी यमदण्डोपमां रणे॥
English: And jumping down from his car he stood fixed like the immovable hills, uplifting his heavy mace that resembled the bludgeon of Death himself.
Sanskrit: तमुद्यतगदं दृष्ट्वा कैलासमिव शृङ्गिणम्। कौरवो द्रोणपुत्रश्च सहितावभ्यधावताम्॥
English: Beholding him stand with his uplifted mace like the crested Kailasa mountain, the Kuru king and the son of Drona, united together, rushed against him.
Sanskrit: तावापतन्तौ सहितौ त्वरितौ बलिनां वरौ। अभ्यधावत वेगेन त्वरमाणो वृकोदरः॥
English: Thereupon the highly puissant Bhimasena also rushed with impetuosity against those two foremost of powerful heroes who were rushing united against himself.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य संक्रुद्धं भीमदर्शनम्। समभ्यधावंस्त्वरिताः कौरवाणां महारथाः॥
English: Beholding the engaged Bhima of terrible expression thus fall upon them, the mighty carwarriors of the Kaurava host proceeded to meet him without delay.
Sanskrit: भारद्वाजमुखाः सर्वे भीमसेनजिघांसया। नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि भीमस्योरस्यपातयन्॥
English: Headed by the son of Bharadvaja, those heroes, out of a desire for slaying Bhimasena, hurled at the latter's breast weapons of diverse descriptions.
Sanskrit: सहिताः पाण्डवं सर्वे पीडयन्तः समन्ततः। तं दृष्ट्वा संशयं प्राप्तं पीड्यमानं महारथम्॥
English: Thus united together, they sorely pressed that son of Pandu (Bhima) on all sides. Beholding that mighty car-warrior thus involved in a predicament and thus afflicted,
Sanskrit: अभिमन्युप्रभृतयः पाण्डवानां महारथाः। अभ्यधावन् परीप्सन्तः प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजान्।।२८।
English: The mighty car-warriors of the Pandava host, such as Abhimanyu and others, rushed, forward desirous of rescuing him, setting their own dear lives at naught.
Sanskrit: अनूपाधिपतिः शूरो भीमस्य दयितः सखा। नालो नीलाम्बुदप्रख्यः संक्रुद्धो द्रौणिमभ्ययात्॥
English: The heroic ruler of the low countries, that dear-loved friend of Bhima, by name Nila, of complexion blue like the clouds, excited with wrath, rushed at the son of Drona.
Sanskrit: स्पर्धते हि महेष्वासो नित्यं द्रोणसुतेन सः। स विस्फार्य महच्चापं द्रौणिं विव्याध पत्रिणा॥
English: That fierce bowmen (Nila) ever longed for an encounter with the son of Drona. Now stretching his mighty bow he pierced with many a winged shaft the son of Drona,
Sanskrit: यथा शक्रो महाराज पुरा विप्रचित्तिं दुराधर्षं देवतानां भयंकरम्॥
English: Just as, O mighty monarch, in the days of yore, Shakra pierced the Danava Viprachitti, invincible in battle and the terror of the celestial,
Sanskrit: येन लोकत्रयं क्रोधात् त्रासितं स्वेन तेजसा। तथा नीलेन निर्भिन्नः सुमुक्तेन पतत्त्रिणा॥
English: Who, possessed by rage, struck terror into the three worlds by the display of his energy. Thus pierced by Nila with well-directed shafts,
Sanskrit: संजातरुधिरोत्पीडो द्रौणिः क्रोधसमन्वितः। स विस्फार्य धनुश्चित्रमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम्॥ विव्याध दानवम्।
English: Drona's son, shedding blood profusely became possessed with wrath; then drawing his wonderful bow whose twang resembled Indra's thunder,
Sanskrit: दने नीलविनाशाय मति मतिमतां वरः। ततः संधाय विमलान् भल्लान् कर्मारमार्जितान्॥
English: That foremost of intelligent heroes resolved to slay Nila in battle. Thereafter fixing on the bowstring broaded-headed shafts, resplendent and variegated by the forger himself,
Sanskrit: जधान चतुरो वाहान् सारथिं ध्वजमेव च। सप्तमेन च भल्लेन नीलं विव्याध वक्षसि॥
English: He (Drona's son) slew with these the four horses of Nila and cut down his standard too. With the seventh arrow, he pierced Nila himself on the chest.
Sanskrit: स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। मोहितं वीक्ष्य राजानं नीलमध्चयोपमम्॥
English: Thus deeply pierced and sorely pained, Nila squatted down on the terrace of his car. Beholding king Nila, of appearance like a mass of blue clouds, thus confounded,
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचोऽभिसंक्रुद्धो ज्ञातिभिः परिवारितः। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन द्रौणिमाहवशोभिनम्॥
English: Ghatotkacha excited with wrath and surrounded by his kinsmen, impetuously rushed against Drona's son that ornament of battle.
Sanskrit: तथेतरे चाभ्यधावन् राक्षसा युद्धदुर्मदाः। तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य राक्षसं घोरदर्शनम्॥
English: Other inferior Rakshasas invincible in battle also rushed to the fight. Seeing that Rakshasa of dreadful aspect make towards himself,
Sanskrit: अभ्यधावत तेजस्वी भारद्वाजात्मजस्त्वरन्। निजघान च संक्रुद्धो राक्षसान् भीमदर्शनान्॥
English: The highly puissant son of Bharadvaja, without the least delay rushed against the former and excited with wrath he slew many Rakshasas of dreadful visage,
Sanskrit: येऽभवन्नग्रतः क्रुद्धा राक्षसस्य पुरःसराः। विमुखांश्चैव तान् दृष्ट्वा द्रौणिचापच्युतैः शरैः॥
English: Who were stationed in the front of in Ghatotkacha; beholding his own troops turn faces away from the field of battle, in consequence of the shafts shot from the bow of Drona,
Sanskrit: अक्रुद्ध्यत महाकायो भीमसेनिर्घटोत्कचः। प्रादुश्चक्रे ततो माया घोररूपां सुदारुणाम्॥
English: The huge-bodied Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhimasena became wrought up with rage, and brought into existence an awful and terrible illusion.
Sanskrit: मोहयन् समरे द्रौणि मायावी राक्षसाधिपः। ततस्ते तावकाः सर्वे मायया विमुखीकृताः॥
English: Then therewith that ruler of the Rakshasas of potent illusive powers, confounded in battle Drona's son. Then all your warriors were repulsed through the illusion of the Rakshasa.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यं समपश्यन्त निकृत्ता मेदिनीतले। विचेष्टमानाः कृपणाः शोणितेन परिप्लुताः॥
English: They (your warriors) saw one another mangled and lying on the surface of the battle field, writhing in convulsions, distressed and weltering their own blood.
Sanskrit: द्रोणं दुर्योधनं शल्यमश्वत्थामानमेव च। प्रायशश्च महेष्वासा ये प्रधानाः स्म कौरवाः॥
English: Drona, Duryodhana, Shalya Ashvathama, and other foremost bowmen of the Kaurava host were seen to fly away from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: विध्वस्ता रथिनः सर्वे राजानश्च निपातिताः। हयाश्चैव हयारोहाः संनिकृत्ताः सहस्रशः॥
English: All the car-warriors appeared to be smashed, the kings fells, the horses and cavalry hacked to pieces by thousands.
Sanskrit: तद् दृष्ट्वा तावकं सैन्यं विद्रुतं शिबिरं प्रति। मम प्राक्रोशतो राजंस्तथा देवव्रतस्य च॥
English: Beholding this (illusive) your warriors, 0 king, ran towards the encampments, although myself and Devavrata cried at the top of our voice saying, O king,
Sanskrit: युध्यध्वं मा पलायध्वं मायैषा राक्षसी रणे। घटोत्कचप्रमुक्तेति नातिष्ठन्त विमोहिताः॥
English: scene "Go on fighting, fly not, this illusion has been set forth by Ghatotkacha?" But confounded as they were, they did not stop;
Sanskrit: नैव ते श्रद्दधुर्मीता वदतोरावयोर्वचः। तांश्च प्रद्रवतो दृष्ट्वा जयं प्राप्ताश्च पाण्डवाः॥
English: They also did not believe the words we uttered, as they were inspired with terror. Beholding them fly, the Pandavas winning victory.
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचेन सहिताः सिंहनादान् प्रचक्रिरे। शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः समन्तान्नेदिरे भृशम्॥
English: Began to shout their war-cries, being joined by Ghatotkacha himself. They uttered continued yells of triumph, which became mixed with the blare of conchs and sound of drums.
Sanskrit: एवं तव बलं सर्वं हैडिम्बेन दुरात्मना। सूर्यास्तमनवेलायां प्रभग्नं विद्रुतं दिशः॥
English: Thus it was that your whole army was broken and routed in all directions by the wicked-souled son of Hidimba at the time when the sun set.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तस्मिन् महति संक्रन्दे राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। गाङ्गेयमुपसंगम्य विनयेनाभिवाद्य च॥
English: Sanjaya said When that dreadful battle was over, king Duryodhana, approaching the son of Ganga, and saluting him with humility,
Sanskrit: तस्य सर्वं यथावृत्तमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे। घटोत्कचस्य विजयमात्मनश्च पराजयम्॥
English: Began to describe everything that had taken place, namely, victory by Ghatotkacha, and the defeat he himself has suffered.
Sanskrit: कथयामास दुर्धर्षो विनिःश्वस्य पुनः पुनः। अब्रवीच्च तदा राजन् भीष्मं कुरुपिताहम्॥
English: the won That invincible warrior, O king, theli spoke these words, sighing repeatedly and addressing the grandsire of the Kurus namely Bhishma.
Sanskrit: भवन्तं समुपाश्रित्य वासुदेवं यथा परैः। पाण्डवैर्विग्रहो घोरः समारब्धो मया प्रभो॥
English: "Just as the son of Vasudeva has been relied upon by the foe, so replying upon yourself, I have commenced this dreadful war with the Pandavas, O lord.
Sanskrit: एकादश समाख्याता अक्षौहिण्यश्च या मम। निदेशे तव तिष्ठन्ति मया सार्धं परंतप॥
English: My troops counting eleven Akshauhini in number, as also my own self, O grinder of foes, are all under your command.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं भरतशार्दूल भीमसेनपुरोगमैः। घटोत्कचं समाश्रित्य पाण्डवैर्युधि निर्जितः॥
English: Though thus supported, yet, О foremost of the Bharatas, I have been worsted in battle by the Pandava combatants headed by Bhimasena and dependent on Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: तन्मे दहति गात्राणि शुष्कवृक्षमिवानलः। यदिच्छामि महाभाग त्वत्प्रसादात् परंतप॥
English: This it is that is corroding my limbs like fire burning a withered tree. Therefore, O you of eminent parts, O slayer of foes, through your grace, I wish,
Sanskrit: राक्षसापसदं हन्तु स्वयमेव पितामह। त्वां समाश्रित्य दुर्धर्षं तन्मे कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि॥
English: O grandsire, to slay that worst of Rakshasas myself, mainly depending upon your invincible self. It behaves you to see that my wish is fulfilled.”
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं राज्ञो भरतसत्तम। दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यं भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing, O foremost of the Bharatas, these words of the king, Bhishma the son of Shantanu addressed these words to Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: शृणु राजन् मम वचो यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि कौरव। यथा त्वया महाराज वर्तितव्यं परंतप॥
English: "Hear, O king the words that I shall speak to you, O scion of the Kuru race, about how you should conduct yourself, Ogrinder of foes.
Sanskrit: आत्मा रक्ष्यो रणे तात सर्वावस्थास्वरिंदम। धर्मराजेन संग्रामस्त्वया कार्यः सदाऽनघ॥
English: O sire, O slayer of foes, you should ever carefully protect yourself in battle, under all circumstances. O sinless one, you should always engage with the very virtuous king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनेन यमाभ्यां वा भीमसेनेन वा पुनः। राजधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य राजा राजानमार्छति॥
English: Or with Arjuna or with Bhimasena or with the twins Nakula and Sahadeva. Keeping in view the duty of a king, a king strikes another royal compose.
Sanskrit: अहं द्रोणः कृपो द्रौणिः कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः। शल्यश्च सौमदत्तिश्च विकर्णश्च महारथः॥
English: Myself, Drona, Kripa, the son of Drona, Kritavarma of the Satvata race, Shalya, Somadatta's son, the might car-warrior Vikarna,
Sanskrit: तव च भ्रातरः श्रेष्ठा दुःशासनपुरोगमाः। त्वदर्थे प्रतियोत्स्यामो राक्षसं तं महाबलम्॥
English: Your heroic brothers headed by Dushasana, we shall all right with that highly puissant Rakshasa for your sake.
Sanskrit: रौद्रे तस्मिन् राक्षसेन्द्रे यदि तेऽनुशयो महान्। अयं वा गच्छतु रणे तस्य युद्धाय दुर्मतेः॥ भगदत्तो महीपालः पुरन्दरसमो युधि। एतावदुक्त्वा राजानं भगदत्तमथाब्रवीत्॥ समक्षं पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः। गच्छ शीघ्रं महाराज हैडिम्बं युद्धदुर्मदम्॥
English: Or if you bear implacable hatred for that fierce prince of Rakshasas, let this ruler of earth namely Bhagadatta, who is equal to Indra in battle, encounter in battle that evil-minded one." Having thus addressed the king, Bhishma eloquent in speech thus spoke of Bhagadatta even before that foremost of king “Proceed, O mighty monarch, without delay, against the son of Hidimba, invincible in battle.
Sanskrit: वारयस्व रणे यत्तो मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम्। राक्षसं क्रूरकर्माणं यथेन्द्रस्तारकं पुरा॥
English: Putting forth all your energies do you resist that Rakshasa of cruel deeds before the eyes of these bowmen, even as Indra resisted Taraka in days gone by.
Sanskrit: तव दिव्यानि चास्त्राणि विक्रमश्च परंतप। समागमश्च बहुभिः पुराभूदमरैः सह॥
English: Your weapons are of celestial make and o redresser of your foes, your prowess in divine. And before this, you have had encounters with many a host of Asuras.
Sanskrit: त्वं तस्य नृपशार्दूल प्रतियोद्धा महाहवे। स्वबलेनोच्छ्रितो राजञ्जहि राक्षसपुङ्गवम्॥
English: O foremost of kings, you are a match for the Rakshasa in this fierce battle; and supported by your own divisions, O king, do you slay that foremost of Rakshasas.”
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं भीष्मस्य पृतनापतेः। प्रययौ सिंहनादेन परानभिमुखो द्रुतम्॥
English: Hearing these words of Bhishma the generalissimo of the Kauravas, Bhagadatta rushed towards the enemy uttering his war cries.
Sanskrit: तमाद्रवन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य गर्जन्तमिव तोयदम्। अभ्यवर्तन्त संक्रुद्धाः पाण्डवानां महारथाः॥
English: Beholding him rush like a mass of roaring clouds, the mighty car-warriors of the Pandava host inflamed with wrath advanced with impetuosity.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनोऽभिमन्युश्च राक्षश्च घटोत्कचः। द्रौपदेयाः सत्यधृतिः क्षत्रदेवश्च भारत॥
English: Bhimasena, Abhimanyu, the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, the son of Draupadi, Satyadhriti, Kshatradeva, and O sire,
Sanskrit: चेदिपो वसुदानश्च दशार्णाधिपतिस्तथा। सुप्रतीकेन तांश्चापि भगदत्तोऽप्युपाद्रवत्॥
English: Vasudeva, the ruler of the Chedis, the ruler of the Dasharnas, all these warriors assaulted Bhagadatta. Bhagadatta also mounted on his elephant Supratika, charged these heroes.
Sanskrit: ततः समभवद् युद्धं घोररूपं भयानकम्। पाण्डूनां भगदत्तेन यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम्॥
English: Then ensued a dreadful combat of awful aspect, between the Pandava hosts and Bhagadatta's divisions, increasing the population of Death's domain.
Sanskrit: प्रयुक्ता रथिभिर्बाणा भीमवेगाः सुतेजनाः। ते निपेतुर्महाराज नागेषु च रथेषु च॥
English: Fleet arrows charged with energy and shot by car-warriors, O mighty monarch, began to fall on elephants and chariots.
Sanskrit: प्रभिन्नाश्च महानागा विनीता हस्तिसादिभिः। परस्परं समासाद्य संनिपेतुरभीतवत्॥
English: Huge-elephants with rent temples and goaded on by their riders, approached and fell upon one another dauntlessly.
Sanskrit: मदान्धा रोषसंरब्धा विषाणार्महाहवे। बिभिदुर्दन्तमुसलैः समासाद्य परस्परम्॥
English: Excited to the highest pitch of fury and blind with shedding the temporal juice, those elephants approaching one another ripped one another open with the point of their tusks resembling hard bludgeons.
Sanskrit: हयाश्च चामरापीडाः प्रासपाणिभिरास्थिताः। चोदिताः सादिभिः क्षिप्रं निपेतुरितरेतरम्॥
English: Horses, graced with long-flowing tails and mounted by lancers, urged on by their riders, vehemently dashed against one another totally undaunted.
Sanskrit: पादाताश्च पदात्यौटुस्ताडिताः शक्तितोमरैः। न्यपतन्त तदा भूमौ शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Foot-soldiers struck by other foot soldiers with lances and dares, fell down on the ground by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: रथिनश्च स्थै राजन् कर्णिनालीकसायकैः। निहत्य समरे वीरान् सिंहनादान् विनेदिरे॥
English: Car-warriors riding on their cars, O king, having slain many heroes with Karnis (barbed arrows) Nalikas (fire-arms) and shafts to began to vociferate their war-cries.
Sanskrit: तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे। भगदत्तो महेष्वासो भीमसेनमथाद्रवत्॥
English: When that hair string combat was thus raging, the fierce bowmen Bhagadatta assailed Bhimasena,
Sanskrit: कुञ्जरेण प्रभिन्नेन सप्तधा स्रवता मदम्। पर्वतेन यथा तोयं स्रवमाणेन सर्वशः॥
English: On his elephant with rent temples and with the temporal juice trickling down in seven distinct lines like so many billets flowing down the mountain barest.
Sanskrit: किरछरसहस्राणि सुप्रतीकशिरोगतः। ऐरावतस्थो मघवान् वारिधारा इवानघ॥
English: That sinless one advanced on the neck of Supratika, scattering thousands of arrows like the almighty Purandara riding on the Airavata.
Sanskrit: स भीमं शरधाराभिस्ताडयामास पार्थिवः। पर्वतं वारिधारभिस्तापान्ते जलदो यथा॥
English: That ruler of men afflicted Bhima with an arrows down-pour, like clouds afflicting the mountains with a down-pour of rain at the end of the summer.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धः पादरक्षान् परःशतान्। निजघान महेष्वासः संरब्धः शरवृष्टिभिः॥
English: Then that fierce that bowman Bhimasena excited with rage, slew his showers of arrows those warriors numbering more than hundred who were engaged in protecting Bhagadatta's feet.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा निहतान् क्रुद्धो भगदत्तः प्रतापवान्। चोदयामास नागेन्द्र भीमसेनस्थं प्रति॥
English: Seeing them slain, the highly powerful Bhagadatta, inflamed with wrath, goaded his foremost elephant towards chariot of Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: स नागः प्रेषितस्तेन बाणो ज्याचोदितो यथा। अभ्यधावत वेगेन भीमसेनमरिंदमम्॥
English: Like an arrow shot from the bowstring, that elephant, O subduer of foes, directed by Bhagadatta, impetuously rushed against Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य पाण्डवानां महारथाः। अभ्यवर्तन्त वेगेन भीमसेनपुरोगमाः॥
English: Beholding that elephant thus advance furiously, the mighty car-warriors of the Pandava host headed by Bhima assaulted it.
Sanskrit: केकयाश्चाभिमन्युश्च द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः। दशार्णाधिपतिः शूरः क्षत्रदेवश्च मारिष॥
English: The five Kaikeya brothers, Abhimanyu the sons of Draupadi, the heroic, ruler of the Dasharnas, Kshatra, and O sire,
Sanskrit: चेदिपश्चित्रकेतुश्च संरब्धाः सर्व एव ते। उत्तमास्त्राणि दिव्यानि दर्शयन्तो महाबलाः॥
English: The ruler of the Chedis, and Chitraketu, all these powerful warriors wrought up with wrath, displaying their excellent weapons of celestial make,
Sanskrit: तमेकं कुञ्जरं क्रुद्धाः समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्। स विद्धो बहुभिर्बाणैर्व्यरोचत महाद्विपः॥ संजातरुधिरोत्पीडो धातुचित्र इवाद्रिराट्। दशार्णाधिपतिश्चापि गजं भूमिधरोपमम्॥ समास्थितोऽभिदुद्राव भगदत्तस्य वारणम्। तमापतन्तं समरे गजं गजपति: स च॥
English: Surrounded that single elephant on all sides. That huge elephant pierced with many shafts and shedding blood profusely, appeared beautiful like the king of mountains decked with red chalk solution. The ruler of the Dasharnas, mounted on an elephant prodigious like a mountain, dashed against the elephant of Bhagadatta. Beholding that elephant rush towards himself that foremost of elephants,
Sanskrit: दधार सुप्रतीकोऽपि वेलेव मकरालयम्। वारितं प्रेक्ष्य नागेन्द्रं दशार्णस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Namely Supratika withstood it like the banks of the ocean resisting its surging waves. Beholding the excellent elephant of the highsouled ruler of Dasharna thus checked,
Sanskrit: साधु साध्विति सैन्यानि पाण्डवेयान्यपूजयन्। ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषः क्रुद्धस्तोमरान् वै चतुर्दश॥
English: The troops of the Pandavas, all applauded Bhagadatta saying 'excellent' 'excellent'. Thereupon the ruler of the Pragjyotishas waxing wrath, with fourteen lances,
Sanskrit: प्राहिणोत् तस्य नागस्य प्रमुखे नृपसत्तम। वर्म मुख्यं तनुत्राणं शातकुम्भपरिष्कृतम्॥ विदार्य प्राविशन् क्षिप्रं वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः। स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो नागो भरतसत्तम॥
English: Struck, O foremost of men, the elephant of the Dasharna king; these lances penetrating the fine Armour and caparisons of gold covering the elephant's body, entered into it like snakes entering into their holes on ant-hills. That elephant, O foremost of the Bharatas, thus deeply pierced and extremely pained,
Sanskrit: उपावृत्तमदः क्षिप्रमभ्यवर्तत वेगितः। स प्रदुद्राव वेगेन प्रणदन् भैरवं रवम्॥
English: With its fury quenched, turned back with great vehemence; then that elephant uttering dreadful roars of agony ran,
Sanskrit: सम्मर्दयानः स्वबलं वायुर्वृक्षानिवौजसा। तस्मिन् पराजिते नागे पाण्डवानां महारथाः॥
English: Crushing the army to which it belonged, like the strong wind crushing the trees with its velocity. When that elephant of the Dasharna king was defeated, the mighty car-warriors of the Pandava host,
Sanskrit: सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैयुद्धायैवावतस्थिरे। ततो भीमं पुरस्कृत्य भगदत्तमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Uttering their war cries aloud, proceeded for battle. Then placing Bhima at their head they assailed Bhagadatta,
Sanskrit: किरन्तो विविधान् बाणाशस्त्राणि विविधानि च। तेषामापततां राजन् संकुद्धानाममर्षिणाम्॥ श्रुत्वा स निनदं धोरभमर्षाद् गतसाध्वसः। भगदत्तो महेष्वासः स्वनागं प्रत्यचोदयत्॥
English: Shooting arrows and weapons of various descriptions and shapes. Thereupon hearing the war-cries of those advancing and irate warriors longing for vengeance, that fierce bowman Bhagadatta Dauntless through rage, goaded his own elephant.
Sanskrit: अङ्कुशाङ्गुनुदितः स गजप्रवरो युधि। तस्मिन् क्षणे समभवत् सांवर्तक इवानलः ॥
English: That foremost of elephants, thus urged on by the press and stroke of the toe and the hook, in that battle destructive like the fire of dissolution.
Sanskrit: रथसंघांस्तथा नागान् हयांश्च हयासादिभिः। पादातांश्च सुसंक्रुद्धः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Then, O king the elephant careered, hither and thither, and crushed divisions of cars and elephants and horses mounted by cavalrysoldiers.
Sanskrit: अमृद्गात् समरे नागः सम्प्रधावंस्ततस्ततः। तेन संलोड्यमानं तु पाण्डवानां बलं महत्॥
English: It also crushed foot-soldiers by hundreds and by thousands. Thus agitated by it, that mighty army of the Pandavas,
Sanskrit: संचुकोच महाराज चर्मेवाग्नौ समाहितम्। भग्नं तु स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा भगदत्तेन धीमता॥
English: Contracted, O monarch, like a piece of hide held over a blazing fire. Beholding his own army thus routed by the highly inteiligent Bhagadatta,
Sanskrit: घटोत्कचोऽथ संक्रुद्धो भगदत्तमुपाद्रवत्। विकटः परुषो राजन् दीप्तास्यो दीप्तलोचनः॥
English: Ghatotkacha excited to the highest pitch of fury, rushed against the former. That being of fierce aspect, with countenance and eyes flashing fire,
Sanskrit: रूपं विभीषणं कृत्वा रोषेण प्रज्वलन्निव। जग्राहं विमलं शूलं गिरीणामपि दारणम्॥
English: Burning with rage, assuming a dreadful form, took up a resplendent trident capable of rending even the mountains.
Sanskrit: नागं जिघांसुः सहसा चिक्षेप च महाबलः। स विस्फुलिङ्गमालाभिः समन्तात् परिवेष्टितः॥
English: Then that highly powerful hero desirous of slaying the elephant, hurled the lance, emitting scintillations of fire from all sides.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सहसा दृष्ट्वा प्राग्ज्योतिषो नृपः। चिक्षेप रुचिरं तीक्ष्णमर्धचन्द्रं सुदारुणम्॥
English: Beholding that lance swiftly course towards the elephant, the ruler of the Pragjyotishas, sped dreadful crescent-shaped arrow of exceeding sharpness and effulgence.