pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भीमोऽप्यतिबलं सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्र व्यपोथयत् । अथ कर्णोऽब्रवीच्छल्यं पञ्चालान् प्रापयस्व माम्॥
English: The mighty Bhima also began to smite down the Dhritarasthra troops. Upon this Karna ordered (his driver) Shalya to make straight way for the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: द्राव्यमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनेन धीमता। यन्तारमब्रवीत कर्णः पञ्चालानेव मां वह॥
English: Karna, on observing that his army was being routed by the highly intelligent Bhimasena, asked his driver once more to drive on direct to the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजस्ततः शल्यः श्वेतानश्वान् महाजवान्। प्राहिणोचेदिपपञ्चालान् करूषांश्च महाबलः॥
English: On being thus spoken to, Shalya, the avenger of enemies and the king of Madras, urged those white horses, that could run fast like thought, in the direction of the Chedis, the Panchalas and the Karushas.
Sanskrit: प्रविश्य च महत् सैन्यं शल्य: परबलार्दनः। न्ययच्छत् तुरगान् हृष्टो यत्र यत्रैच्छरग्रणीः॥
English: On penetrating into that vast array, Shalya, the avenger of foes, took Karna to the very spot that foremost of warriors wished to be in.
Sanskrit: तं रथं मेघसंकाशं वैयाघ्नपरिवारणम्। संदृश्य पाण्डुपञ्चालस्त्रस्ता ह्यासन् विशाम्पते॥
English: O lord of the universe, the very sight of that chariot, dismal like the cloud and enveloped in tiger-skins, struck terror into the hearts of the Pandavas and the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: ततो रथस्य निनदः प्रादुरासीन्महारणे। पर्जन्यसमनिर्घोषः पर्वतस्येव दीर्यतः॥
English: Then the clatter of that chariot became audible in that fierce battle like the crash of a thunder or like the sound of a mountain splitting into pieces.
Sanskrit: ततः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैः कर्ण आकर्णनिःसृतः। जघान पाण्डबलं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Then Karna, drawing the bow-strings close to his ears, shot numberless sharp shafts, which destroyed the Pandava forces by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: तं तथा समरे कर्म कुर्वाणमपराजितम्। परिवतुर्महेष्वासाः पाण्डवानां महारथाः॥
English: While the invincible Karna was performing these heroic feats numbers of valiant archers and mighty charioteer of the Pandavas came forth and surrounded him on all sides.
Sanskrit: तं शिखण्डी च भीमश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च द्रौपदेयाश्च सात्यकिः॥ परिवर्जिघांसन्तो राधेयं शरवृष्टिभिः।
English: In sooth, Shikhandin, Bhima, Dhristadyumna, Nakula and Sahadeva, as also the (five) sons of Draupadi pressed hard upon the son of Radha and began to shower down their weapons upon him, all kindled with the desire of hastening his departure to the other world.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिस्तु तदा कर्णं विंशत्या निशितैः शरैः॥ अताडयद् रणे शूरो जत्रुदेशे नरोत्तमः।
English: In that battle that foremost of men, the valiant Satyaki struck Karna with a score of sharp arrows hitting him on the shoulder-joint.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डी पञ्चविंशत्या धृष्टद्युम्नश्च सप्तभिः॥ द्रौपदेयाश्चातुःषष्ट्या सहदेवश्च सप्तभिः। नकुलश्च शतेनाजौ कर्ण विव्याध सायकैः॥
English: In that engagement Shikhandin afflicted him with twenty-five arrows, as did also Dhristadyumna with seven, the sons of Draupadi with sixty-four, Sahadeva with seven and Nakula with a hundred.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तु राधेयं नवत्या नतपर्वणाम्। विव्याध समरे क्रुद्धो जत्रुदेशे महाबलः॥
English: The redoubtable Bhimasena, boiling with rage, assailed the son of Radha, in that battle, with ninty straight shafts and hit him (also) in the shoulder-joint.
Sanskrit: अथ प्रहस्याधिरथिर्व्याक्षिपद् धनुरुत्तमम्। मुमोच निशितान् बाणान् पीडन् सुमहाबलः॥
English: Then the son of Adhirath, endued with great strength, with an indignant smile, stretched out his superb bow and began to pour down heavy showers of keen edged arrows to the discomfiture of his enemies.
Sanskrit: तान् प्रत्यविध्यद् राधेयः पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिः शरैः। सात्यकेस्तु धनुश्छित्त्वा ध्वजं च भरतर्षभ॥ तं तथा नवर्भिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे।
English: And the son of Radha assailed them in return, each with five arrows and rending in twain, O best of the line of Bharata, the bow and standard of Satyaki, sped nine arrows against him, hitting him in the centre of his chest.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनं ततः क्रुद्धोविव्याध त्रिंशता शरैः॥ सहदेवस्य भल्लेन ध्वज चिच्छेद मारिष। सारथिं च त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान परंतपः॥ विरथान् द्रौपदेयांश्च चकार भरतर्षभ। अक्ष्णौनिमेषमात्रेण तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: And then, with great violence, struck Bhimasena with thirty shafts. That scorcher of foes, O sire, next struck off Sahadeva's standard with a flat-faced arrow and then pierced his charioteer with three others. He, O foremost of the Bharata race, almost in no time, deprived the (five) sons of Draupadi of their chariots and it seemed truly wonderful.
Sanskrit: विमुखीकृत्य तान् सर्वाशरैः संनपपर्वभिः। पञ्चालानहनच्छूरांश्चेदीनां त महारथान्॥
English: In fact, the straight dead shots of the mighty Karna, made those brave warriors retreat from the field; and he caused a havoc amongst the Panchalas and the powerful car-warriors of the Chedis.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमानाः समरे चेदिमत्स्स्या विशांपते। कर्णमेकमभिद्रुत्य शरसङ्घः समार्पयन्॥
English: The Chedis and Matsyas, O ruler of the universe, being thus worsted in that encounter, all pressed forward and made a supreme effort to fell down Karna and poured down a heavy shower of arrows upon him.
Sanskrit: ताञ्जघान शितैर्बाणैः सूतपुत्रो महारथः। ते वध्यमानाः समरे चेदिमत्या विशाम्पते॥ प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीताः सिंहनस्ता मृगा इव।
English: In that battle, the mighty son of Suta, alone and unaided, fought single-handed with his own prowess and kept all the great Pandava archers at bay, despite their utmost endeavour.
Sanskrit: एतदुत्यद्भुतं कर्म दृष्ट्वानस्मि भारत॥ यदेकः समरे शूरान् सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। यतमानान् परं शक्त्या योधयानांश्च धन्विनः॥ पाण्डवेयान् महाराज शरैर्वारितवान् रणे। तत्र भारत कर्णस्य लाघवेन महात्मनः॥ तुतुषुर्देवताः सर्वाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः।
English: O descendant of king Bharata, I am an eyewitness of this extraordinary and wonderful feat and the gods themselves, the Siddhas and Charans were all highly pleased to see the lightness of the hands of the noble Karna.
Sanskrit: अपूजयन् महेष्वासा धार्तराष्ट्रा नरोत्तमम्॥ कर्णं रथवरश्रेष्ठं श्रेष्ठं सर्वधनुष्मताम्।
English: And O lordly being, all the great warriors of the Dhritarasthra force paid him their homage and worshipped him as the best of all bowmen.
Sanskrit: ततः कर्णो महाराज ददाह रिपुवाहिनीम्॥ कक्षमिद्धो यथा वह्निर्निदाधे ज्वलितो महान्।
English: And then, O monarch, as in summer the blazing conflagration burns heaps of hay into ashes, so did Karna consume his enemies' forces, as it were, with the fire of his weapons.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यामानाः कर्णेन पाण्डवेयास्ततस्ततः॥ प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीताः कर्ण दृष्ट्वा महारथम्।
English: Thus beaten by that foremost of carwarriors, Karna, the Pandava troops began to flee in all directions-afraid to face him in battle.
Sanskrit: तत्राक्रन्दो महानासीत् पञ्चालानां महारणे॥ वध्यतां सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैः कर्णचापवरच्युतैः।
English: Afflicted with the sharp shots coming out of Karna's bow in that battle the Panchalas sent forth bitter cries of woe.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन विवस्ता पाण्डवानां मराचमूः॥ कर्णमेकं रणे योधं मेनिरे तत्र शात्रवाः।
English: Bewildered at that tumultuous uproar, the vast army, comprising the Pandava force and belonging to the hostile party, regarded him as the hero of the field in that great battle.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतं पुनश्चक्रे राधेयः शत्रुकर्शनः॥ यदेनं पाण्डवाः सर्वे न शेकुरभिवीक्षितुम्।
English: The son of Radha, that scorcher of his enemies, displayed once again such wonderful prowess that the Pandavas, all combined, dared not even to look at him.
Sanskrit: यथौघः पर्वतश्चेष्ठमासाद्याभिप्रदीर्यते॥ तथा तत् पाण्डवं सैन्यं कर्णमासाद्य दीर्यते।
English: And like a stream dividing itself when checked by a mountain, so did the Pandava forces break themselves opposed by Karna.
Sanskrit: कर्णोऽपि समरे राजन् विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन्॥ दहंस्तस्थौ महाबाहुः पाण्डवानां महाचमूम्।
English: In that battle, the mighty and strong-armed Karna, O king, burning the vast army of the Panchalas, stood out in relief like a blazing fire without smoke.
Sanskrit: शिरांसि च महाराज कर्णाश्चैव स कुण्डलान्॥ बाहूंश्च वीरो वीराणां चिच्छेद लधु चेषुभिः।
English: That strong-armed man with great lightness of hands, O monarch, began to strike off with his shafts, the arms and heads, as also the ears adorned with rings of many of his sturdy enemy.
Sanskrit: हस्तिदन्तत्सरून् खङ्गान् ध्वजाशक्तीर्हयान् गजान्॥४१ स्थांश्च विविधान् राजन् पताका व्यजनानि च। अक्षं च युगयोक्त्राणि चक्राणि विविधानि च॥ शरान्धकारे तु चिच्छेद बहुधा कर्णो योधव्रतमनुष्ठितः।
English: He went on, O king, cutting off horses, elephants, shafts, swords with hilts of ivory, fans and cars and wheels, axles and yokes, as also many other things in a mess, like a hero.
Sanskrit: तत्र भारत कर्णेन निहतैर्गजवाजिभिः४३।। अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा।
English: Heaps of carcasses of elephants and horses, slain by Karna, O Bharata, were lying on the sides and the earth became slippery with their blood, while their dead bodies blocked the way and made it impassable.
Sanskrit: विषमं च समं चैव हतैरश्वपदातिभिः॥ रथैश्च कुञ्चरैश्चैव न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन।
English: The earth became so covered over with dead bodies of horses, foot soldiers, elephants and with broken cars that it became impossible to distinguish the even land from the uneven.
Sanskrit: नापि स्वे न परे योधाः प्राज्ञायन्त परस्परम्॥ घोरे कर्णस्त्रे च विजृम्भिते।
English: The (atmosphere) became dark as pitch with the shower of arrows shot by Karna and nobody could know each other, or foes from friends.
Sanskrit: राधेयचापनिर्मुक्तैः शरैः काञ्चनभूषणैः॥ संछादिता महाराज पाण्डवानां महारथाः।
English: O monarch, the great car-warriors of the Pandavas, were covered with the gold-decked darts coming out of Karna's bow.
Sanskrit: ते पाण्डवेयाः समरे राधेयेन पुनः पुनः॥ अभज्यन्त महाराज यतमाना महारथाः।
English: O king, the son of Radha repeatedly broke the ranks of the powerful car-warriors of the Pandavas, though they tried their utmost to worst him in that fight.
Sanskrit: मृगसङ्घान यथा क्रुद्धः सिंहो द्रावयते वने॥ पञ्चालानां रयश्रेष्ठान् द्रावयशात्रवांस्तथा। कर्णस्तु समरे योधास्त्रासयन् सुमहायशाः॥ कालयामास तत् सैन्यं यथा पशुगणान् वृकः।
English: As in a wild the herds of deer are scared away before an angry lion or other animals seeing an wolf, so, in that battle, the foremost car-warriors of the Panchalas and other great car-warriors of the Pandavas were driven before Karna.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवी सेनां धार्तराष्ट्राः पराङ्मुखीम्॥ तत्राजग्मुर्महेष्वासा रुवन्तो भैरवान् रवान्।
English: As the Pandava troops turned their backs in battle the powerful Dhartarashtras followed them uttering loud shouts.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन हि राजेन्द्र मुदा परमया युतः॥ वादयामास संहृष्टो नानावाद्यानि सर्वशः।
English: O king of kinds, Duryodhana being very glad ordered in great glee his war bands to discourse music throughout the whole range of his army.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालापि महेष्वासा भग्नास्तत्र नरोत्तमाः॥ न्यवर्तन्त यथा शूरं मृत्यु कृत्वा निवर्तनम्।
English: The great Panchala warriors, the best of men, all determined to die in that battle, returned bravely to the field.
Sanskrit: तान् निवृत्तान् रणे शूरान् राधेयः शत्रुतापनः :॥ अनेकशो महाराज बभञ्ज पुरुषर्षभः।
English: O king, those brave warriors were repeatedly broken down in that light by the son of Radha, the smiter of his enemies and powerful like a bull.
Sanskrit: तत्र भारत कर्णेन पञ्चाला विंशती रथाः॥ निहताः सायकैः क्रोधाचेदयश्च परः शताः।
English: O Bharata, twenty Panchala car-warriors and more than a hundred of the Chedis were sent to the other world by Karna's arrows.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा शून्यान् रथोपस्थान् वाजिपृष्ठांश्च भारत॥ निर्मनुष्यान् गजस्कन्धान् पादातांश्चैव विद्वतान्।
English: O descendant of Bharata, he (Karna) pulled down men from their seats in the cars' and from the backs of horses and elephants' and also scared away the infantry.
Sanskrit: आदित्य इव मध्याह्ने दुर्निरीक्ष्यः परंतपः॥ कालान्तकवपुः शूरः सूतपुत्रोऽभ्यराजत।
English: That brave warrior, the son of Suta, the siniter of his foes, like Pluto at the time of destruction looked brilliant as the sun in the meridian and nobody could set his eyes upon him.
Sanskrit: एवमेतन्महाराज नरवाजिरथद्विपान्॥ हत्वा तस्थौ महेष्वासः कर्णोऽरिगणसूदनः। यथा भूतगणान् हत्वा कालस्तिष्ठेन्महाबलः॥ तथा स सोमकान् हत्वा तस्थावेको महारथः।
English: O great monarch, after destroying hosts of elephants, horses, infantry and car-warriors, that powerful archer, the destroyer of his enemies, stood upon his chariot. The great carwarrior Karna after killing the Somakas stood like the mighty Pluto after destroying the elephants.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतपपश्याम पञ्चालानां पराक्रमम्॥ वध्यमानापि यत् कर्ण नाजहू रणमूर्धनि।
English: The Panchalas also showed very great courage, for they never left the head of the battle-field, even when thus distressed by Karna.
Sanskrit: राजा दुःशासनश्चैव कृपः शारद्वतस्तथा॥ अश्वत्थामा कृतवर्मा शकुनिश्च महाबलः। न्यहनन् पाण्डवीं सेनां शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: And the king (Duryodhana), killed the Pandava forces by hundreds and thousands as did also Dushasana, Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, Ashvatthama, Kritavarman and Shakuni of great strength.
Sanskrit: कर्णपुत्रौ तु राजेन्द्र भ्रातरौ सत्यविक्रमौ। निजघ्नाते बलं क्रुद्धौ पाण्डवानामितस्ततः॥
English: The two sons of Karna too, aye those two brothers of unconquerable strength, O king of kings, boiling with rage, waged a ruthless slaughter among the Pandava hosts in many different places.
Sanskrit: तत्र युद्ध महचासीत् क्रूरं विशसनं महत् । तथैव पाण्डवाः शूरा धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनौ॥ द्रौपदेयाश्च संक्रुद्धा अभ्यघ्नंस्तावकं बलम्।
English: And the battle (that ensued then) was deadly in the extreme and the slaughter (which followed) was really very great. Then the Pandava warriors Dhristadyumna and Shikhandin, the five sons of Draupadi, fretting and foaming with rage, caused a terrible havoc among your troops.
Sanskrit: एवमेष क्षयो वृत्तः पाण्डवानां ततस्ततः। तावकानामपि रणे भीमं प्राप्य महाबलम्॥
English: And thus the losses which attended the Pandava forces in their several divisions, were equal to those of your own, when the allpowerful Bhima joined them (the Pandavas) in the field.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अर्जुनस्तु महाराज हत्वा सैन्यं चतुर्विधम्। सूतपुत्रं च संक्रुद्ध दृष्ट्वा चैव महारणे॥ शोणितोदां महीं कृत्वा सांसमजास्थिपङ्कलाम्। मनुष्य शीर्षपाषाणां हस्त्यश्वकृतरोधसम्॥ शूरस्थिचयसंकीर्णा काकगृध्रानुनादिताम्। छत्रहंसप्लवोपेता वीरवृक्षापहरिणीम्॥ हारपद्माकरवतीमुष्णीषवरफेनिलाम्। धनुःशरध्वजोपेतांन नरक्षुद्रकपालिनीम्॥ चर्मवर्मभ्रमोपेतां रथोडुपसामाकुलाम्। जयैषिणां च सुतरां भीरूणां च सुदुतराम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Arjuna in that great battle, after destroying the four divisions (of the army belonging to the enemy) and taking a glance of the enraged son of Suta, make a river of blood to flow there, a river that was filled with flesh, bones and marrow; elephants and horses formed the bed of that river; and human heads, like rocks and stones strewn on all sides, seemed to resound with the cries of crows and ravens, umbrellas floated like swans; and bodies of brave soldiers like so many trees drifted away by the current; necklaces were like lotuses in the stream; and head-dresses its foam, broken pieces of skulls floated about and bows and arrows were like fishes in it; armours and shields formed its eddies; chariots, with which it teemed, were like its rafts; and braver-hearted men could alone cross that bloody stream, while the fainthearted sunk within to navigate it.
Sanskrit: नदी प्रवर्तयित्वा च बीभत्सुः परवीरहा। वासुदेवमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: Vibhatsu, the foremost of men and smiter of hostile warriors after making this bloody stream to flow, spoke the following words to Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच एष केतू रणे सूतपुत्रस्य दृश्यते। भीमसेनादयश्चैते योधयन्ति महारथम्॥
English: Arjuna said "O Krishna, I see the banner of Suta our troops, with Bhimasena at their head are fighting with that mighty car-warrior.
Sanskrit: एते द्रवन्ति पञ्चालाः कर्णवस्ता जनार्दन। एष दुर्योधनो राजा श्वेतच्छत्रेण धार्यता॥ कर्णेन भग्नान् पञ्चाला: द्रावयन् बहु शोभते।
English: O Janaradana, the Panchalas becoming afraid of Karna are melting away. Behold, king Duryodhana, along-side Karna is looking exceeding beautiful, with the white umbrella over the head, in his efforts to rout the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: कृपुश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रौणिश्चैव महारथः॥ एते रक्षान्ति राजानं सूतपूत्रेण रक्षिताः। अवध्यमानास्तेऽस्माभिर्घातयिष्यन्ति सोमकान्॥
English: Karna is protecting Kripacharya, Kritavarman and Ashvatthama, while those great warriors are protecting the king Duryodhana in their turn; and unless we resist them they will cause a massacre among the Somakas.
Sanskrit: एष शल्यो रथोपस्थे रश्मिसंचारकोविदः। सूतपुत्ररथं कृष्ण वाहयन् बहु शोभते॥
English: O Krishna, Shalya, a thorough master in the art of driving, is looking surpassingly beautiful, as he drives the chariot of Suta's son, seated on high seat of the car.
Sanskrit: तत्र मे बुद्धित्पन्ना वाहयात्र महारथम्। नाहत्वा समरे कर्णं निवर्तिष्ये कथञ्चन॥ राधेयो ह्यन्यथा पार्थान् सृञ्जयांश्च महारथान्। निःशेषान् समरे कुर्यात् पश्यता नो जनार्दन॥
English: It would be well to go over there, so lead my big chariot in that direction, I am not going to return without killing Karna in that fight. O Janaradana, the whole hosts of the Pandavas and the Srinjayas will all be destroyed before our very face, unless this son of Radha be killed.'
Sanskrit: ततः प्रायाद् रथेनाशु केशवस्तव वाहिनीम्। कर्णं प्रति महेष्वासं द्वैरथे सव्यसाचिना॥
English: Thus asked Keshava led the chariot through your army towards the great archer, Karna, with a view to bring about a dual fight between him and Savyasachin.
Sanskrit: प्रयातश्च महाबाहुः पाण्डवानुज्ञया हरिः। आश्वासयन् रथेनैव पाण्डुसैन्यानि सर्वशः॥
English: As urged by the son of Pandu the very driving of the car by the strong-armed Vasudeva gave assurance to the Pandava troops and cheered them up.
Sanskrit: रथघोषः स संग्रामे पाण्डवेयस्य सम्बभौ। वासवाशनितुल्यस्य मेघौघस्येव मारिष॥
English: In that fight the rattling noise of the wheels of the car of Pandu's son, sounded, O sire, like the rumbling of Vasava's thunder.
Sanskrit: महता रथघोषेण पाण्डवः सत्यविक्रमः। अभ्ययादप्रमेयात्मा निर्जयंस्तव वाहिनीम्॥
English: The of Pandu of unfathomable nobleness and the very personification of power, thus went on destroying your army as he proceeded onward with the loud rattling noise of his car.
Sanskrit: तमायान्तं समीक्ष्यैव श्वेताश्वं कृष्णसारथिम्। मद्रराजोऽब्रवीत् कर्णं केतुं दृष्ट्वा महात्मनश्च :॥
English: Looking at the standard, the white steeds and the black driver, (Krishna) of the noble Arjuna, Shalya, the king of Madra, addressing Karna, said son
Sanskrit: अयं स रथ आयाति श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथिः। निजन्नमित्रान् समरे यं कर्णं परिपृच्छसि॥
English: “You were inquiring about Arjuna; there comes he in that chariot drawn by white steeds and driven by the black charioteer (Krishna), destroying his enemies as he-makes his way forward.
Sanskrit: एष तिष्ठति कौन्तेयः संस्पृशन् गाण्डिवं धनुः। तं हनिष्यसि चेदद्य तन्नः श्रेयो भविष्यति॥
English: There stands the son of Kunti with the outstretched Gandiva in his hand; save us by killing him.
Sanskrit: धनुा चन्द्रचाराङ्का पताकाकिङ्किणीयुता। पश्य कर्णार्जुनस्यैषा सौदामन्यम्बरे यथा॥
English: O Karna! Look at this twang of Arjuna's bow and here is the flag marked with moon and stars small bells are hanging from it and these are showing like skylark.
Sanskrit: एष ध्वजाग्रे पार्थस्य प्रेक्षमाणः समन्ततः। दृश्यते वानरो भीमो वीराणां भयवर्धनः॥
English: At the top of the Arjuna's flag a dreadful monkey is seen. It is enhancing fear of Kaurava's warriors with its watch all around.
Sanskrit: एतचक्रं गदा शङ्खः शार्ङ्ग कृष्णसह्यच च प्रभो। दृश्यते पाण्डवरथे वाहयान्सय वाजिनः॥
English: Lord Sri Krishna's discus, gada, conch and sarnga bow are being seen here. He is driving the horses of Panduputra, Arjuna.
Sanskrit: एतत् कूजित गाण्डिवंन विसृष्ट सव्यसाचिना। एते हस्तवता मुक्ता मन्त्यमित्राशिताः शराः॥
English: This is twang sound coming from the stretched Gandiva of Savyasanchi (Arjuna). These arrows shot by Arjuna are very acute and killing ceaselessly the enemies.
Sanskrit: एते परिघसंकाशाः पुण्यगन्धानुलेपनाः। उद्धता रणशूराणां पात्यन्ते सायुधा भुजाः॥
English: These arms uplifted with arms and weapons by the chivalrous persons are continuously cutoff in the battle-field. These arms are as thick as Parigha and duly smeared with pure sandal wood.
Sanskrit: निरस्तजिह्वानेत्रान्ता वाजिनः सह सादिभिः। पतिताः पात्यमानाश्च क्षितौ क्षीणा विशेरते॥
English: These horses are being knocked down on the ground with several injuries inflicted by shots of arrows and their riders. Their tongues and eyes have come out owing to excessive pressure of wheels on of wheels on them. These are slumbering on the ground.
Sanskrit: एते पर्वतश्रृङ्घाणां तुल्या हैमवता गजाः। संछिन्नकुम्भाः पार्थेन प्रपतन्त्यद्रयो यथा।॥
English: The elephants from Himachala Pradesha seemed as if these are mountain ridges collapsing the same way on the ground.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वनगराकारा रथा वा ते नरेश्वराः। विमानादिव पुण्यान्ते स्वर्गिणे निपतन्त्यमी॥
English: Arjuna has cut-off their trunks. These are huge chariot like Gandharva city and these beheaded kings are falling down from them, as the heaven dwellers fall from air-craft down when their account of noble deeds is squared up.
Sanskrit: व्याकुलीकृतमर्थ परसैन्य किरीटिना। नानामृगसहस्राणां यूथं केसरिणां यथा॥
English: Arjuna, the crown holder has made impatient to the army of enemy as a lion becomes cause for anxiety to several thousand stags.
Sanskrit: त्वामिभिप्रेप्सुरायाति कर्ण निनन् वरान् रथान्। असह्यमानो राधेय तं याहि प्रति भारत॥
English: O Karna, he is willing to try his strength with you in battle and being restless is slaying many of our picked warriors. Advance, O son of Radha, onward to meet that descendant of Bharata race.
Sanskrit: एषा विदीर्यते सेना धार्तराष्ट्री समन्ततः। अर्जुनस्य भयात् तूर्ण निघ्नतः शात्रवान् बहून्॥
English: Slaughtered in large large numbers, the Dhritarashtra troops have become afraid of and are giving way before him.
Sanskrit: वर्जयन् सर्वसैन्यानि त्वरते हि धनंजय। त्वदर्थमिति मन्येहं यथास्योदीर्यते वपुः॥
English: I believe, hastily he is coming towards you avoiding other warriors, his body is swelling with wrath.
Sanskrit: न ह्यवस्थास्यते पार्थो युयुत्सुः केनचित् सह। त्वामृते क्रोधदीप्तो हि पीडयमाने वृकोदरे॥
English: You have worsted Vrikodara and so Partha is burning with anger to meet you in battle and would not wait to fight out any other warrior save and beyond yourself.
Sanskrit: विरथं धर्मराज तु दृष्ट्वा सुदृढविक्षतम्। शिखण्डिनं सात्यकिं च धृष्टद्युमं च पार्षतम्॥ द्रौपदेयान् युधामन्युमुत्तमौजसमेव च। नकुलंन सहदेव च भ्रातरौ द्वौ समीक्ष्य च॥ सहसैकरथः पार्थस्त्वामभ्येति परंतपः। क्रोधरक्तेक्षणः क्रुद्धो जिघासुः सर्वपार्थिवान्॥
English: You have badly hurt the virtuous King Yudhishthira and deprived him of his chariot, you have placed Shikhandin, Satyaki, the sons of Draupadi, Yudhamanyu, Uttamaujas and his brothers Nakula and Sahadeva in woeful plights; Partha, the smiter of his enemies, in a sullen mood and blood-shot eyes, is advancing, in hot haste and with impetuosity, to wreak his vengeance on you. Eluding the grasp of other warriors he is hastily advancing towards us.
Sanskrit: त्वरितोऽभिपतत्यस्मांस्त्यक्तवा सैन्यान्यसंशयम्। त्वं कर्ण प्रतियाह्येनं नास्त्यन्यो हि धनुर्धरः॥
English: There is not doubt that they have attacked on us in precipitation galloping over the whole army all escaped. Hence, O Karna! March forward to face them because no other archer than you is able to tackle this assignment.
Sanskrit: न तं पश्यामि लोकेऽस्मिस्त्वत्तो ह्यन्यं धनुर्धरम्। अर्जुनं समरे क्रुद्धं यो वेलामिव धारयेत्॥
English: As a continent resists the fury of the surging sea, so you are the only archer in all the world who can resist Dhananjaya's rage.
Sanskrit: न चास्य रक्षां पश्यामि पार्श्वतो न च पृष्ठतः। एक एवाभियाति त्वां पश्य साफल्यमात्मनः॥
English: He is advancing all alone, there is none to guard him in the front or in the rear and well may you now count upon success following you.
Sanskrit: त्वं हि कृष्णौ रणे शक्तः संसाधयितुमाहवे। तवैव भारो राधेय प्रत्युद्याहि धनंजयम्॥
English: You are the only man who can cope with the Krishnas in battle, so make your march, O son of Radha; you alone are capable of it.
Sanskrit: समानो ह्यसि भीष्मेण द्रोणद्रौणिकृपेण च। शव्यसाचिनमायान्तं निवारय महारणे॥
English: You stand in the same footing with Bhishma, Drona, Drauni and Kripa; in prowess, so put a stop to the advance of Savyasachin in this great battle.