pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम पार्षतस्य पराक्रमम्। न्यवारयत यस्तूर्णं शल्यं समितिशोभनम्॥
English: Then we saw the highly wonderful prowess of the son of Prishata, as he speedily checked (the career of) Shalya the ornament of assemblies.
Sanskrit: नान्तरं दृश्यते तत्र तयोश्च रथिनोस्तदा। मुहूर्तमिव तद् युद्धं तयोः सममिवाभवत्॥
English: No weakness was detected in any one of them, when enraged, they were engaged in the battle. The combat between them seemed to last only for a moment.
Sanskrit: ततः शल्यो महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे। धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च।॥
English: Then, O mighty monarch, in that fight, Shalya cut down the bow of Dhrishtadyumna with a keen pointed yellow dare.
Sanskrit: अथैनं शरवर्षेण च्छादयामास संयुगे। गिरिं जलागमे यद्वज्जलदा जलवृष्टिभिः॥
English: Also, Bharata, he covered Dhrishtadyumna with showers of arrows, like clouds, swelling with rain, covering a mountain at the rainy season.
Sanskrit: अभिमन्युस्तत: क्रुद्धो धृष्टद्युम्ने च पीडिते। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन मद्रराजरथं प्रति॥
English: When Dhrishtadyumna was being thus fermented, Abhimanyu, inflamed with wrath, rushed with violence against the car of the king of the Madras.
Sanskrit: ततो मद्राधिपरथं कार्णः प्राप्यातिकोपनः। आर्तायनिममेयात्मा विव्याध निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Then the highly excited nephew of Krishna, that hero of immeasurable should, having reached near the car of the Madra king, pierced Artayani with three whetted shafts.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु तावका राजन् परीप्सन्तोऽर्जुनि रणे। मद्रराजरथं तूर्णं परिवार्यावतस्थिरे॥
English: Thereat, O monarch, your troops desirous of resting the son of Arjuna in battle, speedily formed themselves in a circle around the chariot of the ruler of the Madras.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनो विकर्णश्च दुःशासनविविंशती। दुर्मर्षणो दुःसहश्च चित्रसेनोऽथ दुर्मुखः॥
English: Duryodhana, Vikarna, Dushasana, Vivingshati, Durmarshana Dusaha, Chitrasena, Durmukha.
Sanskrit: सत्यव्रतश्च भद्रं ते पुरुमित्रश्च भारत। एते मद्राधिपरथं पालयन्तः स्थिता रणे॥
English: Satyavrata, Purumitra and the mighty carwarrior Vikarna, these stationed themselves in the filed for protecting the chariot of the ruler of the Madras.
Sanskrit: तान् भीमसेनः संक्रुद्धो धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। द्रौपदेयाऽभिमन्युश्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ॥
English: Threat Bhimsena, excited with rage, and Dhrishtadyumna of Prishata's race, the sons of Draupadi and Abhimanyu, the twin sons of Pandu by Madri.
Sanskrit: धार्तराष्ट्रान् दशरथान् दशैव प्रत्यवारयन्। नानारूपाणि शस्त्राणि विसृजन्तो विशाम्पते॥१९॥
English: These ten warriors opposed the ten warriors of Duryodhana's hosts, discharging 0 monarch, weapons of diverse shape.
Sanskrit: अभ्यवर्तन्त संहृष्टाः परस्परवधैषिणः। ते वै समेयुः संग्रामे राजन् दुर्मन्त्रिते तव॥
English: It is, O monarch, through the wicked policy of yours that those warriors inflamed with rage then approached and encountered one another in battle, out of a desire for slaying one another.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् दशरथे क्रुद्धे वर्तमाने महाभये। तावकानां परेषां वा प्रेक्षका रथिनोऽभवन॥
English: When those ten warriors, wrought up with wrath, met the other ten in that awful battle, thereat of the car-warriors of your army and of the army of your foes became sight seers.
Sanskrit: शस्त्राण्यनेकरूपाणि विसृजन्तो महारथाः। अन्योन्यमभिमर्दन्तः सम्प्रहारं प्रचक्रिरे॥
English: Those mighty car-warriors shooting weapons of diverse shape and roaring at one another began to smite one bother.
Sanskrit: ते तदा जातसंरम्भाः सर्वेऽन्योन्यं जिघांसवः। अन्योन्यमभिमर्दन्तः स्पर्धमानाः परस्परम्॥
English: Then in the battle, inflamed with both and desirous of slaying one another, those heroes roared at one another, and boasted of their prowess.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजज्ञातयः सङ्गता मिथः। महास्त्राणि विमुञ्चन्तः समापेतुरमर्षिणः॥
English: Then O monarch, those kinsfolk that had met together, burning with jealousy and challenging one another, fell upon one another, discharging mighty weapons at the same time.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तु संक्रुद्धो धृष्टद्युम्नं महारणे। विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैश्चतुर्भिः समरे द्रुतम्॥
English: Inflamed with wrath, Duryodhana in that fierce battle pierced Dhrishtadyumna with four whetted arrows; and in battle, the feat was wonderful.
Sanskrit: दुर्मर्षणश्च विंशत्या चित्रसेनश्च पञ्चभिः। दुर्मुखो नवभिर्बाणैर्दुःसहश्चापि सप्तभिः॥
English: Durmarshana pierced him (Dhrishtadyumna) with twenty shafts, Chitrasena with five, Durmukha with nine, Dusaha with seven.
Sanskrit: विविंशतिः पञ्चभिश्च त्रिभिर्दुःशासनस्तथा। तान् प्रत्यविध्यद् राजेन्द्र पार्षतः शत्रुतापनः॥
English: Vivingshati with five, and Dushasana with three. Them, O monarch, the son of Prishata, the slayer of his foes, pierced.
Sanskrit: एकैकं पञ्चविंशत्या दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्। सत्यव्रतं च समरे पुरुमित्रं च भारत॥ अभिमन्युरविध्यत् तु दशभिर्दशभिः शरैः। माद्रीपुत्रौ तु समरे मातुलं मातृनन्दनौ॥ अविध्येतां शरैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्। ततः शल्यो महाराज स्वस्रीयौ रथिनां वरौ॥ शरैर्बहुभिरानछेत् कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ। छाद्यमानौ ततस्तौ तु माद्रीपुत्रौ न चेलतुः॥
English: In return, each with twenty shafts displaying great lightness of hands. O Bharata Abhimanyu in that battle pierced Satyavrata and Purumitra each with ten shafts. The sons of Madri, the delighters of their mother, in that battle covered their maternal uncle with a shower of sharp shafts; and that seemed indeed marvelous. Thereupon, O mighty monarch, Shalya covered with innumerable arrows those nephews of his, those two foremost of car warriors, who were desirous of counteracting the stratagems of their uncle (Shalya himself). Yough thus covered over with arrows, the twin sons of Madri flinched not.
Sanskrit: अथ दुर्योधनं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनो महाबलः। विधित्सुः कलहस्यान्तं गदां जग्राह पाण्डव:॥
English: Thereafter the Pandava Bhimasena endued with great might beholding Duryodhana and desirous of putting and end to the strife, grasped his mace.
Sanskrit: तमुद्यतगदं दृष्ट्वा कैलासमिव शृङ्गिणम्। भीमसेनं महाबाहुं पुत्रास्ते प्राद्रवन् भयात्॥
English: Seeing that mighty armed Bhimsena with uplifted mace look like the Kailasa mount towering with its peaks your sons fled out of terror.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तु संक्रुद्धो मागधं समचोदयत्। अनीकं दशसाहस्रं कुञ्चराणां तरस्विनाम्॥
English: Duryodhana however wrought up with anger urged against Bhima the Magadha division consisting of ten thousands swiftcoursing elephants.
Sanskrit: गजानीकेन सहितस्तेन राजा सुयोधनः। मागधं पुरतः कृत्वा भीमसेनं समभ्ययात्॥
English: King Suyodhana then accompanied by that division of elephants, and placing the ruler of the Maghadas in front of him, advanced towards Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: आपतन्तं च तं दृष्ट्वा गजानीकं वृकोदरः। गदापाणिरवारोहद् रथात् सिहं इवोन्नदन्॥
English: Thereat Vrikodara, beholding that division of elephants make towards himself,, descended from his car, holding a mace in his hands and roaring out like a lion.
Sanskrit: अद्रिसारमयीं गुर्वी प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्। अभ्यधावद् गजानीकं व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः॥
English: Grasping a mighty and heavy mace made of the essence of adamant, Bhimasena charged that division of elephants, like Death himself with his mouth wide open.
Sanskrit: स गजान् गदया निघ्नन् व्यचरत् समरे बली। भीमसेनो महाबाहुः सवज्र इव वासवः॥
English: Then like the slayer of Vritra moving amidst the Danava host, the mighty armed Bhimasena, endued with great strength, careered on the filed of battle, slaughtering elephants with his mace.
Sanskrit: तस्य नादेन महता मनोहृदयकम्पिना। व्यत्यचेष्टन्त संहत्य गजा भीमस्य गर्जतः॥
English: Then at the defending shouts of the roaring Bhima-shouts that were capable of producing a tremor in the hare and in the mind, the elephants huddling together were deprived of the power of moving.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु द्रौपदीपुत्राः सौभद्रश्च महारथः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥
English: Then the sons of Draupadi, the mighty carwarrior the son of Subhadra, and Nakula, Sahadeva and Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata.
Sanskrit: पृष्ठं भीमस्य रक्षन्तः शरवर्षेण वारणान्। अभ्यवर्षन्त धावन्तो मेघा इव गिरीन् यथा॥
English: Supporting Bhima's car, proceeded behind him, checking the foe with their shower of arrows, like clouds drenching the mountains with rain.
Sanskrit: क्षुरैः क्षुरप्रैर्भल्लैश्च पीतैश्चाञ्जलिकैः शितैः। व्यरत्रुत्तमाङ्गानि पाण्डवा गजयोधिनाम्॥
English: With Kshuras the Kshurapras and Bhallas and Anjalikas, all well-sharpened and tempered, the Pandava warriors cut down the heads of those who were fighting on the backs of elephants.
Sanskrit: शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्च बाहुभिश्च विभूषितैः। अश्मवृष्टिरिवाभाति पाणिभिश्च सहाकुशैः॥
English: In consequence of the thick falling of the heads (of elephants-riders), their arms decked with ornaments and their hands grasping the iron hook, a shower of stones appeared to fall.
Sanskrit: हृतोत्तमाङ्गाः स्कन्धेषु गजानां गजयोधिनः। अदृश्यन्ताचलाचेषु दुमा भग्नशिखा इव॥
English: And elephants-riders deprived of heads, seated as they were on the necks of those beasts, appeared like ties on a mountain with their heads broken.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नहतानन्यानपश्याम महागजान्। पतत: पात्यमानांश्च पार्षतेन महात्मना॥
English: We also saw many other mighty elephants, felled and falling, slain by Dhrishtadyumna, the high-souled son of Prishata.
Sanskrit: मागधोऽथ महीपालो गजमैरावणोपमम्। प्रेषयामास समरे सौभद्रस्य रथं प्रति॥
English: Thereafter, the ruler of the Magadha territory, goaded in that battle, against the car not of Subhadra's son, an elephants that resembled Airavata itself.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मागधस्य महागजम्। जघानैकेषुणा वीरः सौभद्रः परवीरहा॥
English: Then the heroic son of Subhadra, that slayer of hostile heroes, beholding that mighty elephant of the ruler of the Magadhas make towards himself, killed it with a single shaft.
Sanskrit: तस्यावर्जिनागस्य कार्ष्णिः परपुरंजयः। राज्ञो रजतपुखेन भल्लेनापाहरच्छिरः॥
English: Then the nephew of Krishna that conqueror of hostile cities cut down with a Bhalla of silvery wings, the head of the king who could extricate himself from the (falling)elephants.
Sanskrit: विगाह्य तद् गजानीकं भीमसेनोऽपि पाण्डवः। व्यचरत् समरे मृद्गन् गजानिन्द्रो गिरीनिव॥
English: Then Bhimasena the son of Pandu, also penetrating that division of elephants, careered in the filed, crushing the elephants, like Indra crushing the mountains.
Sanskrit: एकप्रहारनिहतान् भीमसेनेन दन्तिनः। अपश्याम रणे तस्मिन् गिरीन् वज्रहतानिव॥
English: In that battle, we also beheld elephants smashed by Bhimasena, each with a single stoke, like cliffs rent open by the thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: भग्नदन्तान् भग्नकटान् भग्नसक्थांश्च वारणान्। भग्नपृष्ठत्रिकानन्यान् निहतान् पर्वतोपमान्॥ नदतः सीदतश्चान्यान् विमुखान् समरे गतान्। विद्रुतान् भयसंविग्नांस्तथा विशकृतोऽपरान्॥ भीमसेनस्य मार्गेषु पतितान् पर्वतोपमान्।
English: Elephants prodigious like mountains were slain having their tusks broken, their temples, their bones, their backs and their frontal globes smashed.
Sanskrit: अपश्यं निहतान् नागान् राजन् निष्ठीवतोऽपरान्॥ वमन्तो रुधिरं चान्ये भिन्नकुम्भा महागजाः।
English: We saw, O monarch, some of those beasts slain and some with mouths foaming (we saw) other mighty elephants with their frontal globes smashed, vomiting blood in profusion.
Sanskrit: विह्वलन्तो गता भूमि शैला इव धरातले॥ मेदोरुधिरदिग्धाङ्गो वसामज्जासमुक्षितः।
English: Some fell down on the grounds overwhelmed with terror, and they resembled huge hills and were soiled in every pare of their body with fat and blood, and were almost bathed in marrow and brain matter.
Sanskrit: व्यचरत् समरे भीमो दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः॥ गजानां रुधिरक्लिन्नां गदां बिभ्रद् वृकोदरः।
English: Bhima careered in the filed like the Destroyer himself with his mace in his hand. Vrikodara whirling his mace that was drenched with the blood of the elephants.
Sanskrit: घोरः प्रतिभयश्चासीत् पिनाकीव पिनाकधृक्॥ सम्मथ्यमानाः क्रुद्धेन भीमसेनेन दन्तिनः।
English: Appeared dreadful like Pinaki (Shiva) himself wielding the bow Pinaka. Crushed by the wrathful Bhimasena, the elephants.
Sanskrit: सहसा प्राद्रवन् क्लिष्टा मृनन्तस्तव वाहिनीम्॥ तं हि वीरं महेष्वासं सौभद्रप्रमुखा रथाः। पर्यरक्षन्त युध्यन्तं वज्रायुधमिवामराः॥ शोणिताक्ता गदां बिभ्रदुक्षितां गजशोणितैः।
English: Sorely afflicted, suddenly fled away, smashing the ranks of your own army. The mighty bowmen and car-warriors headed by the son of Subhadra, protected that hero as he battled, like the immortals protecting the wielder of the thunderbolt. Grasping his bloodstained mace almost bathed in the blood of clephants.
Sanskrit: कृतान्त इव रौद्रात्मा भीमसेनो व्यदृश्यत॥ व्यायच्छमानं गदया दिखं सर्वासु भारत। अपश्याम रणे भीमं नृत्यन्तमिव शंकरम्॥ यमदण्डोपमां गुर्वीमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनाम्। अपश्याम महाराज रौद्रां विशसनी गदाम्॥ विमिश्रां केशमज्जाभिः प्रदिग्धां रुधिरेण च।
English: Bhimasena of fierce should then appeared like the destroyer himself. then O Bharata, we saw Bhimasena whirling his mace in all directions appear like the god Shiva in the course of his wild dance. We beheld, O mighty monarch, his heavy and sounding mace that resembled the club of the destroyer himself, the whiz of which equalled the roar of Indra thunder, which was fierce to look at, and which was stained copiously with blood and smeared with marrow and hair,
Sanskrit: पिनाकमिव रुद्रस्य क्रुद्धस्याभिघ्नतः पशून्॥ यथा पशूनां संघातं यष्ट्या पालः प्रकालयेत्।
English: And (lastly) which resembled the Pinaka of the enraged Rudra engaged in slaughtering animals. Just as a herdsman belabours his herd with a cudgel,
Sanskrit: तथा भीमो गजानीकं गदया समकालयत्॥ गदया वध्यमानास्ते मार्गणैश्च समन्ततः।
English: So Bhima belaboured the elephants division with his mace. smitten by that mace, as also by means of arrows on all sides,
Sanskrit: स्वान्यनीकानि मृनन्तः प्राद्रवन् कुञ्जरास्तव॥ महावात इवाभ्राणि विधमित्वा स वारणान्। अतिष्ठत् तुमुले भीमः श्मशान इव शूलभृत्॥
English: The elephants heavily fled away from the field, smashing the chariots of their own host. Like tempest driving away clouds, Bhimasena driving away from the field those elephants, stood there like the wielder of the trident (Shiva) standing on the cremation grounds.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच हते तस्मिन् गजानीके पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। भीमसेनं नतेत्येवं सर्वसैन्यान्यचोदयत्॥
English: Sanjaya said When that division of elephants had been crushed, your son Duryodhana, commanded his whole force saying, Kill Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वाण्यनीकानि तव पुत्रस्य शासनात्। अभ्यद्रवन् भीमसेनं नदन्तं भैरवान् रवान्॥
English: Thereat, the entire army, at the command of your son, rushed against Bhimasena, setting up at the same time a dreadful uproar.
Sanskrit: तं बलौघमपर्यन्तं देवैरपि सुदुःसहम्। आपतन्तं सुदुष्पारं समुद्रमिव पर्वणि॥ रथनागाश्वकलिलं शङ्खदुन्दुभिनादितम्। अनन्तरथपादातं रजसा सर्वतो वृतम्॥ तं भीमसेनः समरे महोदधिमिवापरम्। सेनासागरमक्षोभ्यं वेलेव समवारयत्॥
English: That infinite army, whose impetus it would have been impossible even for the gods to bear, that army which was incapable of being crossed like the sea on a Parva day, that army that swarmed with car-warriors, steeds and elephants and that resounded with the blare of conchs, the rattle of chariots, and the sound drums, that numbered numbered innumerable foot soldiers and car-warriors, that was shrouded in a cloud of dust-that veritable ocean of advancing hostile force that was incapable of being agitated, Bhimasena withstood in battle, like the banks resisting the surging sea.
Sanskrit: तदाश्चर्यमपश्याम पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः। भीमसेनस्य समरे राजन् कर्मातिमानुषम्॥
English: The, O monarch, we beheld in that battle, the marvelous and super human feat achieved by the high-souled son of Pandu, namely Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: उदीर्णान् पार्थिवान् सर्वान् साश्वान् सरथकुञ्जरान्। असम्भ्रमं भीमसेनो गदया समवारयत्॥
English: Undauntedly did Bhimasena check with his mace, the rulers of men who, excited with wrath, had been advancing towards him, on their steeds, chariots and Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: स संवार्य बलौघांस्तानं गदया रथिनां वरः। अतिष्ठत् तुमुले भीमो गिरिर्मेरुरिवाचलः॥
English: Bhima, that foremost of those endued with might, having thus checked with his mace the career of the vast army, stood in that dreadful confusion, immovable as the mount Meru itself.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् सुतुमुले घोरे काले परमदारुणे। भ्रातरश्चैव पुत्राश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥
English: In that most terrific, fierce and ruthless encounter, his brothers, and and sons, and Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदेयाऽभिमन्युश्च शिखण्डी चापराजितः। न प्राजहन् भीमसेनं भये जाते महाबलम्॥
English: And the sons of Draupadi, and Abhimanyu and the ever-victorious Shikhandin, these mighty warriors did not forsake Bhimasena, as they all apprehended danger.
Sanskrit: ततः शैक्यायसीं गुर्वी प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्। अधावत् तावकान् योधान् दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः॥
English: Thereafter taking up his huge and heavy mace made of Shaikya iron, he (Bhimasena) rushed against your warriors, like the Destroyer himself wielding his club.
Sanskrit: पोथयन् स्थवृन्दानि वाजिवृन्दानि चाभिभूः। कर्षयन् स्थवृन्दानि बाहुवेगेन पाण्डवः॥
English: Smashing down hosts of charioteers and also hosts of steeds, that mighty and heroic Bhima careered on the file like fire spreading at the end of a Yuga.
Sanskrit: विनिनन् व्यचरत् संख्ये युगान्ते कालवद् विभुः। उरुवेगेन संकर्षन् रथजालानि पाण्डवः॥
English: Slaughtering in that battle numerous warriors, like Death himself destroying animals at the end of a Yuga, smashing with the impetus of his thighs hosts of cars, that son of Pandu,
Sanskrit: बलानि सम्पमर्दाशु नड्वलानीव कुञ्जरः। मृनन् रथेभ्यो रथिनो गजेभ्यो गजयोधिनः॥
English: Began to crush your army with the greatest ease, like an elephant crushing a cluster of reeds. Dragging down warriors from the terraces of their respective cars, and felling elephant-riders from the back of the elephants on which they were fighting.
Sanskrit: सादिनचाश्वपृष्ठेभ्यो भूमौ चापि पदातिनः। गदया व्यधमत् सर्वान् वातो वृक्षानिवौजसा॥
English: And horse-soldiers from the back of the steeds, and crushing foot-soldiers as they stood on the ground, Bhima killed all with his mace, like a tempest breaking down trees with its violence.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनो महाबाहुस्तव पुत्रस्य वै बले। सापि मज्जावसामांसैः प्रदिग्धा रुधिरेण च॥
English: Bhimasena produced a fierce carnage in the force of your son. Smeared with fat, marrow, serum and flesh, and be spattered with blood,
Sanskrit: अदृश्यत महारौद्रा गदा नागाश्वपातनी। तत्र तत्र हतैश्चापि मनुष्यगजवाजिभिः॥
English: His mace, that dealt death to steeds and elephants, appeared exceedingly terrible. With corpses and carcasses of steeds, men and elephants and horse-soldiers.
Sanskrit: रणाङ्गणं समभवन्मृत्योरावाससंनिभम्। पिनाकमिव रुद्रस्य क्रुद्धस्याभिघ्नतः पशून्॥
English: The field of battle wore the appearance of the (gloomy) abode of Death. Like the Pinaka of the enraged Rudra engaged in slaughtering animals.
Sanskrit: यमदण्डोपमामुग्रामिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनाम्। ददृशुर्भीमसेनस्य रौद्रीं विशसनीं गदाम्॥
English: Like the dreadful club of the destroyer himself, and like the effulgent thunderbolt of Indra himself, was seen the terrible-loO king and death-dealing club of Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: आविद्ध्यतो गदां तस्य कौन्तेयस्य महात्मनः। बभौ रूपं महाघोरं कालस्येव युगक्षये॥
English: The appearance of that high-souled son of Kunti, as he whirled his mace, became as terrible as that of the Destroyer himself at the time of the universal destruction.
Sanskrit: तं तथा महतीं सेनां द्रावयन्तं पुनः पुनः। दृष्ट्वा मृत्युमिवायान्तं सर्वे विमनसोऽभवन्॥
English: Beholding him repeatedly smash that mighty host and advance like Death himself, all the warriors became cheerless.
Sanskrit: यतो यतः प्रेक्षते स्म गदामुद्यम्य पाण्डवः। तेन तेन स्म दीर्यन्ते सर्वसैन्यानि भारत॥
English: Uplifting his mace, in whichever direction the son of Pandu turned his eyes 0 Bharata, from that direction, all the soldiers fled (deserting their ranks).
Sanskrit: प्रदारयन्तं सैन्यानि बलेनामितविक्रमम्। ग्रसमानमनीकानि व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम्॥ तं तथा भीमकर्माणं प्रगृहीतमहागदम्। दृष्ट्वा वृकोदरं भीष्मः सहसैव समभ्ययात्॥
English: Beholding Vrikodara of fierce deeds armed with his mace and unconquered by the sea of soldiers and seeing him break the ranks and devour the hostile troops, like Death himself with his gaping mouth, Bhishma rushed at him with great impetuosity,
Sanskrit: महता रथघोषेण रथेनादित्यवर्चसा। छादयशरवर्षेण पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्॥
English: Riding on his car of great effulgence and of rattle as loud as the rumble of clouds, and covering the sky with the shower of his arrows, like Parjanya pouring down rain.
Sanskrit: तमायान्तं तथा दृष्ट्वा व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम्। भीष्मं भीमो महाबाहुः प्रत्युदीयादमर्षितः॥
English: Seeing him make towards himself like the Destroyer with wide upon mouth, the mightyarmed Bhimasena inflamed with rage, rushed towards him.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् क्षणे सात्यकिः सत्यसंध: शिनिप्रवीरोऽभ्यपतत्पितामहम्। निघ्नन्नमित्रान् धनुषा दृढेन संकम्पयंस्तव पुत्रस्य सैन्यम्॥
English: That very moment, the heroic grand son of Shini namely Satyaki fell upon the grand-sire (Bhishma), and he began to slay his enemies with his strong bow, agitating the army of your son the while.
Sanskrit: तं यान्तमश्चै रजतप्रकाशैः शरान् वपन्तं निशितान् सुपुङ्खान्। नाशक्नुवन् धारयितुं तदानीं सर्वे गणा भारत ये त्वदीयाः॥
English: That at time, O Bharata, all the warriors of your ariny were unable to check him, as he advanced, borne by steeds of Argentine effulgence, discharging (right and left) his shafts well-whetted and furnished with beautiful wings.
Sanskrit: रलम्बुषो राक्षसोऽसौ तदानीम्। शरैश्चतुर्भिः प्रतिविद्ध्य तं च नप्ता शिनेरभ्यपतद् रथेन॥
English: Then the Rakshasa Alambhusa pierced him with ten shafts only. Piercing him in return with fine arrows, the grandson of Shini, advanced on his car.
Sanskrit: अन्वागतं वृष्णिवरं निशम्य तं शत्रुमध्ये परिवर्तमानम्। प्रद्रावयन्तं कुरुपुङ्गवांश्च पुनः पुनश्च प्रणदन्तमाजौ॥
English: Seeing that heroic warrior of the race of the Vrishnis thus advancing, and whirling in the midst of his enemies, and checking the foremost of the Kurus and uttering repeated war-cries in the battle,
Sanskrit: योधास्त्वदीयाः शरवर्षैरवर्षन् मेघा यथा भूधरमम्बुवेगैः। मध्यन्दिने सूर्यमिवातपन्तम्॥
English: your warriors showered their arrow downpour on him, like rain clouds drenching the mountains with torrents of rain. They wear unable to check the carrier of that hero who appeared like the mid-day sun in his full glory.
Sanskrit: दृते राजन् सोमदत्तस्य पुत्रात्। स वै समादाय धनुर्महात्मा भूरिश्रवा भारत सौमदत्तिः॥ दृष्ट्वा रथान् स्वान् व्यपनीयमानान् प्रत्युद्ययौ सात्यकिं योद्भुमिच्छन्॥
English: At that time, o king there was none (in your army) who was not cheerless, except the son of Somadatta, by namc Bhurishravas. This one seeing the car warriors of his side routed, Bharata grasping his bow of fierce impetus, rushed at Satyaki desirous of fighting with the latter.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततो भूरिश्रवा राजन् सात्यकिं नवभिः शरैः। प्राविध्यद् भृशसंक्रुद्धस्तोत्रैरिव महाद्विपम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Then, O monarch, inflamed with wrath he pierced Satyaki with nine arrows, like an elephant-driver piercing the animal with the iron hook.
Sanskrit: कौरवं सात्यकिश्चैव शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। अवारयदमेयात्मा सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Thereat, before the very eyes of the spectators, Satyaki of immeasurable soul shrouded with his arrows of straight-joints, him of the Kaurava host.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सोदर्यैः परिवारितः। सौमदत्तिं रणे यत्तः समन्तात् पर्यवारयत्॥
English: Thereupon king Duryodhana, encircled by his uterine brothers, surrounded (for supporting him) the son of Somadatta, who had been striving hard in the encounter.
Sanskrit: तं चैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे सात्यकिं रभसं रणे! परिवार्य स्थिताः संख्ये समन्तात् सुमहौजसः॥
English: In the same manner, the Pandavas endued with great might, speedily forming themselves in a circle round Satyaki, stood (ready) in that battle.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धौ गदामुद्यम्य भारत। दुर्योधनमुखान् सर्वान् पुत्रांस्ते पर्यवारयत्॥
English: Then, O Bharata, Bhimasena wrought up with wrath, with his upraised mace, opposed your sons headed by Duryodnana himself.