pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: संनिवार्यात्मनो नागं क्षेमधूर्तिः प्रतापवान्। विध्याधाभिद्रुतं बाणैर्भीमसेनस्य कुञ्जरम्॥
English: Kshemadhurti of immense energy having checked his own elephant, pierced with his arrows the elephant of Bhimasena pursuing his own.
Sanskrit: ततः साधुविसृष्टेन क्षुरेणानतपर्वणा। छित्त्वा शरासनं शत्रो गमामित्रमार्दयत्॥
English: Thereupon, he (Kshemadhurti), having cutoff his enemy's bow by means of an arrow well-shot, razor-like and straight, highly oppressed that elephant belonging to his foe.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो रणे भीमं क्षेमधूर्तिः पराभिनत्। जघान चास्य द्विरदं नाराचैः सर्वमर्मसु॥
English: Then highly wrathful Kshemadhurti struck Bhima in the battle and killed the elephant by piercing all his vital parts with his arrows.
Sanskrit: स पपात महानागो भीमसेनस्य भारत। पुरा नागस्य पतनादवप्लुत्य स्थितो महीम्॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, thus the great prince of elephant, belonging to Bhimasena, fell down. Before the fall of his elephant, Bhiinasena dismounted from him and stood on the earth.
Sanskrit: तस्य भीमोऽपि द्विरदं गदया समपोथयत्। तस्मात् प्रमथितान्नागात् क्षेमधूर्तिमवप्लुतम्॥ उद्यतायुधमायान्तं गदयाऽहन् वृकोदरः। स पपात हतः सासिळसुस्तमभितो द्विपम्॥
English: Then he, too, struck down the elephant of his enemy by means of his mace. Then Vrikodara killed Kshemadhurti with his mace, who then had descended from his crushed elephant and had advanced against him with uplifted weapons. Having been thus killed, he, with a sword in the hand, fell down dead by the side of his elephant.
Sanskrit: वज्रप्रभग्नमचलं सिंहो वज्रहतो यथा। तं हतं नृपति दृष्ट्वा कुलूतानां यशस्करम्। प्रादवद् व्यथिता सेना त्वदीना भरतर्षभ॥
English: O foremost of the Bharata race, even as a lion killed by thunder falls dead by the side of a hill broken down by thunder. having seen the most famous lord of the Kulatas killed, your troops, highly distressed, ran away from ihe field.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः कर्णो महेष्वासः पाण्डवानामानीकिनीम्। जघान समरे शूरः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then the mighty bowman, the heroic Karna, killed the troops of the Pandavas in battle with the straight arrows.
Sanskrit: तथैव पाण्डवा राजंस्तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम्। कर्णस्य प्रमुखे क्रुद्धा निजध्नुस्ते महारथाः॥
English: O king, the mighty car-warriors, namely the Pandavas, had most wrathfully smitten the soldiers of your son in the same way in the very presence of Karna.
Sanskrit: कर्णोऽपिराजन् समरे व्यहनत् पाण्डवीं चमूम्। नाराचैरर्करशम्याभैः कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः॥
English: So also Karna, O monarch, began to smite the army belonging to the Pandavas in the field of battle with the arrows, that were bright like the rays of the sun and excellently polished by the black-smith.
Sanskrit: तत्र भारत कर्णेन नाराचैस्ताडिता गजाः। नेदुः सेदुश्च मम्लुश्च बभ्रमुश्च दिशो दश॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, there (in the field of battle) the elephants highly afflicted by Karna with his straight arrows, roared most loudly, became weakened and senseless and ran away towards the ten points of the horizon.
Sanskrit: वध्यमाने बले तस्मिन् सूतपुत्रेण मारिष। नकुलोऽभ्यद्रवत तूर्ण सूतपुत्रं महारणे॥
English: O father, while that immense force was being killed by the son of Suta, Nakula proceeded against that mighty car-warrior, the son of the Suta with great rapidity.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तथा द्रौणिं कुर्वाणं कर्म दुष्करम्। विन्दानुविन्दौ कैकेयौ सात्यकिः समवारयत्॥
English: Then Bhimasena checked the progress of Drona's son, who was achieving the most arduous tasks and Satyaki, that of the two Kaikeya princes, Vindu and Anuvindu.
Sanskrit: श्रुतकर्माणमायान्तं चित्रसेनो महीपतिः। प्रतिविध्यस्तथा चित्रं चित्रकेतनकार्मुकम्॥
English: The lord of the earth, Chitrasena, rushed towards Srutakarman, who was advancing against him; so also Prativindhya towards Chitra, who carried a standard of diverse colours and a beautiful bow.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तु राजानं धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। संशप्तकगणान् क्रुद्धो ह्यभ्यधावद् धनंजयः॥
English: Duryodhana, too, proceeded against the king Yudhishthira the son of Dhrama, while Dhananjaya rushed against the wrathful Samsaptakas.
Sanskrit: धृष्टधुम्नः कृपेणाथ तस्मिन् वीरवरक्षये। शिखण्डी कृतवर्माणं समासादयदच्युतम्॥
English: While that whole host of the foretnost heroes was being thus slain, Dhrishtadyumna rushed against Kripa; and that undecayable Shikhandin proceeded against Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: श्रुतकीर्तिस्तथा शल्यं माद्रीपुत्रः सुतं तव। दुःशासनं महाराज सहदेवः प्रतापवान्॥
English: O mighty monarch, so again, Shrutakirti closed with Shalya; and that son of Madri, Shahadeva of immense prowess, closed with your son, Dussashana.
Sanskrit: कैकेयौ सात्यकिं युद्धे शरवर्षेण भास्वता। सात्यकिः केकयौ चापि च्छादयामास भारत॥
English: In that great battle, the two Kaikeya princes covered Satyaki with a shower of arrows. Satyaki on the other hand covered the two Kaikeya princes (with a shower of brilliant arrows, O descendant of the Bharata race).
Sanskrit: तावेनं भ्रातरौ वीरौ जघ्नतुर्हदये भृशम्। विषाणाभ्यां यथा नागौ प्रतिनागं महावने॥
English: Those two heroic brothers deeply pierced this warrior (Satyaki) in the chest, even as two elephant strike another hostile elephant with their tusks in a dense forest.
Sanskrit: शरसम्भिन्नवर्माणौ तावुभौ भ्रातरौ रणे। सात्यकिं सत्यकर्माणं राजन् विव्यधतुः शरैः॥
English: O monarch, these two heroic brothers whose vital parts were deeply struck with the arrows, pierced Satyaki, who always performed appropriate deeds with their shafts,
Sanskrit: तौ सात्यकिर्महाराज प्रहसन् सर्वतोदिशः। छादयञ्छरवर्षेण वारयामास भारत॥
English: O powerful monarch, Satyaki on the other hand, having smiled and shrouded all the points of the horizon with a shower of arrows, closed with the two brothers, O descendant of the Bharata race.
Sanskrit: वार्यमाणौ ततस्तौ हि शैनेयशरवृष्टिभिः। शैनेयस्य रथं तूर्णं छादयामासतुः शरैः॥
English: Thereupon those two brothers, whose progress was checked by the shower of arrows of Sini's grandson, indeed, covered the car of Sini's grandson with lots of shafts.
Sanskrit: तयोस्तु धनुषी चित्रे छित्त्वा शौरिर्महायशाः। अथ तौ सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्वारयामास संयुगे॥
English: Having severed the most beautiful bows of those two brothers, then the highly celebrated Shauri restrained the progress of them both in the battle with a shower of sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: अथान्ये धनुषी चित्रे प्रगृह्य च महाशरान्। सात्यकिं छादयन्तौ तौ चेरतुर्लघु सुष्ठु च॥
English: Then having grasped two other beautiful bows and most effective shafts, they two, too, shrounded Satyaki (with the arrows) and roved about in the field with immense activity and expertness.
Sanskrit: ताभ्यां मुक्ता महाबाणाः कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः। द्योतयन्तो दिशः सर्वाः सम्पेतुः स्वर्णभूषणाः॥
English: Those mighty arrows, shot by the two brothers, adorned with the feathers of the Kanka and the peacock and ornamented with gold, fell down (upon the foes), after having illumined all the points of the horizon.
Sanskrit: बाणान्धकारमभवत् तयो राजन् महामृधे। अन्योन्यस्य धनुश्चैव चिच्छिदुस्ते महारथाः॥
English: O monarch, there was a gloom in that formidable battle owing to the shower of arrows shot by both the parties. Then those great car-warriors severed each other's bows.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज सात्वतो युद्धदुर्मदः। धनुरन्त्यत् समादाय सज्यं कृत्वा च संयुगे।॥ क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन अनुविन्दशिरोऽहरत्।
English: Thereupon, O mighty monarch, wrathful Satvata, most invincible in the field, having taken up another bow and stretched its string properly, severed the head of Anuvinda with an arrow, sharp like the razor.
Sanskrit: अपतत् तच्छिरो राजन् कुण्डलोपचितं महत्॥ शम्बरस्य शिरो यद्वनिहतस्य महारणे। शोचयन् केकयान् सर्वाञ्जगामाशु वसुन्धराम्॥
English: O monarch, that mighty head, adorned with ear-rings, fell like the head of Shambara, slain in that dreadful battle (of old). This, having fallen upon the earth most rapidly, greatly aggrieved all the Kaikayas.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं शूरं भ्राता तस्य महारथः। सज्यमन्यद् धनुः कृत्वा शैनेयः पर्यवारयत्॥
English: Having seen that hero slain, his brother, that mighty car-warrior (Vinda), after having stretched out the string of another bow, restrained the course of Shini's grandson.
Sanskrit: स षष्ट्या सात्यकिं विद्धा स्वर्णपु? शिलाशितैः। ननाद बलवन्नादं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Having pierced Satyaki with sixty shafts, all sharpened on stone and adorned with the feathers of gold, he roared most loudly and said-wait, wait.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिं च ततस्तूर्णं केकयानां महारथः। शरैरनेकसाहस्त्रैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्॥
English: The mighty car-warrior of the Kaikeya troops then pierced Satyaki in his arms and chest most rapidly with several thousands of arrows.
Sanskrit: स शरैः क्षतसर्वाङ्गः सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः। रराज समरे राजन् सपुष्प इव किंशुकः॥
English: O king, Satyaki, of true prowess, being thus wounded with the arrows in all his limbs, shone in the field of battle like a Kinshuka with flowers.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिः समे विद्धः कैकेयेन महात्मना। कैकेयं पञ्चविंशत्या विव्याध प्रहसत्रिव॥
English: In the battle, Satyaki, having been pierced by the lofty-minded Kaikeya, smilingly pierced back the Kaikeya chief with twenty-five shafts.
Sanskrit: तावन्योन्यस्य समरे संछिद्य धनुषी शुभे। हत्वा च सारथी तूर्णं हयाश्च रथिनां वरौ॥
English: Thereupon those two best of car-warriors, having broken down each other's beautiful bows and also slain each other's drivers and horses.
Sanskrit: विरथावसियुद्धाया समाजग्मतुराहवे। शतचन्द्रचिते गृह्य चर्मणी सुभुजौ तथा॥
English: Both of them, having taken up shields, as if adorned with hundred moons and grasped the best of swords and possessed as they were with the handsome arms, looked resplendent in that great field of battie.
Sanskrit: व्यरोचेतां महारङ्गे निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणौ। यथा देवासुरे युद्धे जम्भशक्रौ महाबलौ॥ मण्डलानि ततस्तौ तु विचरन्तौ महारणे। अन्योन्यमभितस्तूर्णं समाजग्मतुराहवे॥
English: Like the most powerful ones, Jambha and Shakra, in the battle between the celestials and the Asuras. Thereupon both the warriors roved about in that dreadful field of battle in circles and speedily approached each other, engaged in combating, in the battle.
Sanskrit: अन्योयन्यस्य वधे चैव चक्रतुर्यनमुत्तमम्। कैकेयस्य द्विधा चर्म ततश्चिच्छेद सात्वतः॥ सात्यकेस्तु तथैवासौ चर्म चिच्छेद पार्थिवः।
English: Thus the two, again, made the best of their efforts in slaying each other. Then Satvata severed the shield of the Kaikeya chief into two pieces. So also this Vinda severed the shield of Satyaki into two pieces.
Sanskrit: चर्म च्छित्त्वा तु कैकेयस्तारागणशतैर्वृतम्॥ चचार मण्डलान्येव गतप्रत्यागतानि च।
English: The Kaikeya chief, indeed, having thus broken into pieces the shield, that was decked with hundred of stars, roved in circles in the field, sometimes advancing and sometimes receding back.
Sanskrit: तं चरन्तं महारङ्गे निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणम्॥ अपहस्तेन चिच्छेद शैनेयस्त्वरयान्वितः।
English: Thereupon the grandson of Shini who was possessed with greatest activity severed him (his head) who having grasped the best of swords, careered in the broad field of battle, by a side-stroke.
Sanskrit: सवर्मा केकयो राजन् द्विधा छिन्नो महारणे॥ निपपात महेष्वासो वजाहत् इवाचलः।
English: O monarch, the Kaikeya prince, that mighty bowman, who was adorned with the shield, being thus cut-off into pieces in that dreadful battle, fell down like a hill broken down by a thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: तं निहत्य रणे शूरः शैनेयो रथसत्तमः॥ युधामन्युरथं तूर्णमासरोह परंतपः।
English: That war-like grandson of Shini, that best of car-warriors, that scorcher of enemies, after having slain him (the Kaikeya chief) in battle, immediately ascended the car of Yudhamanyu.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यं रथमास्थाय विधिवत्कल्पितं पुनः। केकयानां महत् सैन्यं व्यधमत् सात्यकिः शरैः॥
English: Thereupon, again, having ascended another car, that furnished with its its due equipment's, Satyaki began to destroy the immense army of the Kaikeyas with his was arrows.
Sanskrit: सा वध्यामाना समरे केकयानां महाचमूः। तमुत्सृज्य रणे शत्रु प्रदुद्राव दिशो दश॥
English: That vast force of the Kaikeyas, being slaughtered in battle, left that enemy in the field and ran away in the ten different directions of the horizon.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच श्रुतकर्मा ततो राजंश्चित्रसेनं महीपतिम्। आजध्ने समरे क्रुद्धः पश्चाशद्भिः शिलीमुखैः॥
English: Sanjaya said Thereupon, O monarch, the wrathful Shrutakarman had slain down Chitrasena, the lord of the earth, in the battle, by means of fifty different arrows.
Sanskrit: अभिसारस्तु तं राजन् नवभिनतपर्वभिः। श्रुतकर्माणमाहत्य सूतं विव्याध पञ्चभिः॥
English: O king, Avishara, indeed, after having struck down that Shrutakarman with nine straight shafts, pierced his driver with five other arrows.
Sanskrit: श्रुतकर्मा ततः क्रुद्धश्चित्रसेनं चमूमुखे। नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन मर्मदेशे समार्पयत्॥
English: Wrathful Shrutakarman, on the other hand, had struck down that Chitrasena, who was then standing at the head of his force, with a keen arrow in the most vital part of his body.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज नाराचेन महात्मना। मूर्छामभिययौ वीरः कश्मलं चाविवेश ह॥
English: O great king, that hero, having been deeply pierced by the arrow by the lofty-minded warrior, attained the condition of senselessness and entered into the abode of great grief.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैनं श्रुतकीर्तिर्महायशाः। नवत्या जगतीपालं छादयामास पत्रिभिः॥
English: During this interval, the highly famous Shrutakirtin closed this ruler of the earth (his insensible foe) with ninety different shafts.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञा चित्रसेनो महारथः। धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन तं च विव्याध सप्तभिः॥
English: Thereupon Chitrasena, that mighty bowman, having attained consciousness again, struck down his enemy's bow by a broodheaded shafts and also pierced him with seven arrows.
Sanskrit: सोऽन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय वेगघ्नं रुक्मभूषितम्। चित्ररूपधर चक्रे चित्रसेनं शरोर्मिभिः॥
English: Then he (Shrutakarman) took up another bow, that was capable of casting away fierce arrows and was adorned with gold, made Chitrasena, by piercing him with the torrents of shafts, wear a varied appearance. to
Sanskrit: स शरैश्चित्रितो राजा चित्रमाल्यधरो युवा। युवेव समरेऽशोभद्गोष्ठीमध्ये स्वलंकृतः॥
English: That youthful prince, wearing an wonderful appearance with the shafts and putting on handsome garlands, shone in the field of battle, like an youth, excellently decked with ornaments, in the midst of an assembly.
Sanskrit: श्रुतकर्माणमथ वै नाराचेन स्तनान्तरे। बिभेद तरसा शूरस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: O monarch, he, indeed, then pierced Shrutakarman in the chest with a keen shaft immediately; and afterwards uttered him-'wait and wait.'
Sanskrit: श्रुतकर्मापि समरे नाराचेन समर्पितः। सुस्त्राव रुधिरं तत्र गैरिकाई इवाचलः॥
English: There Shrutakarman, on the other hand, being thus pierced by the arrow in the field of battle, began to shed blood, even as a mountain lets the liquid red chalk flow down.
Sanskrit: ततः स रुधिराक्ताङ्गो रुधिरेण कृतच्छविः। रराज समरे वीरः सपुष्प इव किंशुकः॥
English: Thereupon that heroic one, whose limbs were washed in blood and who, again was stained with blood, shone in the field of battle like a Kinshuka covered over with flowers,
Sanskrit: श्रुतकर्मा ततो राजशत्रुणा समभिद्रुतः। शत्रुसंवारणं क्रुद्धो द्विधा चिच्छेद कार्मुकम्॥
English: At that time, O monarch, Shrutakarman, having been attacked by his antagonist (Chitrasena), became very wrathful and severed his bow, that was capable of resisting the enemies, into two pieces.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं नाराचानां शतैस्त्रिभिः। छादयन् समरे राजन् विव्याध च सुपत्रिभि॥
English: Then, again, O monarch, he (Shrutakarman) covered, with three hundred arrows, him, whose bow was already severed into two pieces and pierced him in the field excellent winged shafts.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन तीक्ष्णेन निशितेन च। जहार सशिरस्त्राणं शिरस्तस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Thereupon he had severed the head of that high-souled one, that was adorned with an (iron) protection, with another broad-headed, pointed and sharp-headed arrow.
Sanskrit: तच्छिरो न्यपतद् भूमौ चित्रसेनस्य दीप्तिमत्। यद्दच्छया यथा चन्द्रश्चयुतः स्वर्गान्महीतलम्॥
English: That head of Chitrasena, which looked most resplendent, fell down upon the earth, even as the moon, out of her own will, falls upon the ground, being loosened from heaven.
Sanskrit: राजानं निहतं दृष्ट्वा तेऽभिसारं तु मारिष। अभ्यद्रवन्त वेगेन चित्रसेनस्य सैनिकाः॥
English: O sire, the troops of Chitrasena, having seen their king slain, marched with great rapidity against Avishara.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महेष्वासस्तत्सैन्यं प्राद्रवच्छरैः। अन्तकाले यथा क्रुद्धः सर्वभूतानि प्रेतराट्।॥
English: Thereupon that mighty bowman, who became very wrathful, rushed against those troops, shooting arrows upon them; even as, during the period of universal dissolution the king of the nether world (Yama), filled with wrath, rushes against all creatures.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यामानाः समरे तव पौत्रेव धन्विना। व्यद्रवन्त दिशस्तूर्णं दावदग्धा इव द्विपाः॥
English: Those warriors, having been slain by that bowman, your grandson, in the field of battle, most speedily ran away in all directions; even, the elephants, burnt by the forestconflagration, (run away from the forest).
Sanskrit: तास्तु विद्रवतो दृष्ट्वा निरुत्साहन द्विषजये। द्रावयन्निषुभिस्तीक्ष्णैः श्रुतवर्मा व्यरोचत॥
English: Having seen them flying away (from the battle) hopeless of conquering the enemies, Srutakarman, pursuing and shooting keen arrows upon them, looked most brilliant.
Sanskrit: प्रतिविन्ध्यस्यतश्चित्रं भित्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः। सारथिं च त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा ध्वजमेकेषुणापि च ॥
English: Thereupon Prativindhya pierced Chitra with five rapid-going shafts and pierced the driver of his car with three others. Then he broke down his standard by a single arrow. as
Sanskrit: तं चित्रो नवभिल्लैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्। स्वर्णपुङः प्रसन्नात्रैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः॥
English: Then he, (Chitra) pierced him by throwing at his arms and chest nine broad-handed shafts, that were adorned with the wings of gold and sharp points and ornamented with the feathers of the Kanka and peacock.
Sanskrit: प्रतिविन्थ्यो धनुश्छित्त्वा तस्य भारत सायकैः। फञ्चभिर्निशितैर्बाणैरथैनं स हि जनिवान्॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, Prativindhya, having severed his (enemy's) bow with keen arrows, slaughtered him with five well-sharpened shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः शक्ति महाराज स्वर्णघण्टां दुरासदाम्। प्राहिणोत् तव पौत्राय घोरामग्निशिखामिव॥
English: Thereupon, O great king, he (Chitra) threw at your grandson the shaft, called Shakti, which was decked with golden bells and which, again, was most irresistible and dreadful and which also, was like the flame of fire.
Sanskrit: तामापतन्तीं सहसा महोल्काप्रतिमां तदा। द्विधा चिच्छेद समरे प्रतिविन्ध्यो हसन्निव॥
English: Prativindhya, as if laughing, severed into two pieces that shaft, in the field of battle, falling upon him, which was like a great flashing meteor suddenly falling from the sky.
Sanskrit: सा पपात द्विधा छिन्न प्रतिविन्ध्यशरैः शितैः। युगान्ते सर्वभूतानि त्रासयन्ती यथाऽशनिः॥
English: That shaft which was cut-off into three pieces by the keen arrows of Prativindhya, fell down like the thunderbolt, during the period of expiration of the Yuga, thus inspiring great fear in all creatures.
Sanskrit: शक्तिं तां प्रहतां दृष्ट्वा चित्रो गृह्य महागदाम्। प्रतिविन्ध्याय चिक्षेम रुक्मजालविभूषिताम्॥
English: Having seen that arrows, called Shakti, severed into pieces, Chitra took up his powerful mace, that was adorned with a network of gold and threw it against Prativindhya.
Sanskrit: सा जघान हयांस्तस्य सारथिं च महारणे। रथं प्रमृद्य वेगेन धरणीमन्वपद्यत॥
English: That mace had smitten his (antagonist's) heroes and the driver of his car in that great battle and then, having smitten his car, fell impetuously upon the ground.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु रथादाप्लुत्य भारत। शक्तिं चिक्षेप चित्राय स्वर्णदण्डामलंकृताम्॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, he (Prativindhya), in the mean time, having descended from his car, threw at Chitra the arrow, called Shakti, that was furnished with golden balls and decked with several ornaments.
Sanskrit: तामापतन्ती जग्राह चित्रो राजन् महामनाः। ततस्तामेव चिक्षेप प्रतिविन्ध्याय पार्थिवः॥
English: The high-minded king Chitra caught hold of it (that shaft), whilst it was falling upon him; and thereafter, O descendant of Bharata race, he threw it back at Prativindhya.
Sanskrit: समासाद्य रणे शूरं प्रतिविन्ध्यं महाप्रभा। निर्भिद्य दक्षिणं बाहु निपपात महीतले। पतिताभासयचैव त देशमशनिर्यथ॥
English: That highly resplendent shaft, having pierced heroic Prativindhya in the field of battle and also having penetrated through his right arm, fell down upon the ground; and as it fell, it illuminated that whole region (the battlefield) by its splendour, even as the lightning, falling upon the carth, illumines the entire place, where it falls.
Sanskrit: प्रतिविन्ध्यस्ततो राजस्तोमरं हेमभूषितम्। प्रेषयामास संक्रुद्धश्चित्रस्य वधकाङ्क्षया।॥
English: Thereupon, O monarch, the most wrathful Prativindhya, most desirous of slaying Chitra, hurled at him a lance adorned with gold.
Sanskrit: स तस्य गात्रावरणं भित्वा हृदयमेव च। जगाम धरणी तूर्णं महोरग इवाशयम्॥
English: That lance, having pierced through his armour and chest, immediately fell down upon the earth; even as the gigantic serpent enters into its hole.
Sanskrit: स पपात तदा राजा तोमरेण समाहतः। प्रसार्य विपुलौ बाहू पीनौ परिघसंनिभौ॥
English: Then that king, having been smitten by the lance, fell upon the earth, stretching out his two long and massive arms, that resembled two iron clubs in splendour.
Sanskrit: चित्रं सम्प्रेक्ष्य निहतं तावका रणशोभिनः। अभ्यद्रवन्त वेगेन प्रतिविन्ध्यं समन्ततः॥
English: Having seen Chitra slain (in the battle), the troops on your side, who are all ornaments of battle, rushed from all sides with great impetuosity against Pritivindhya.
Sanskrit: सृजन्तौ विविधान् बाणशतघ्नीश्च सकिंकिणीः। तमवच्छादयामासुः सूर्यमभ्रगणा इव॥
English: Shooting several kinds of arms and the shaft called Shataghni, that was ornamented with the rows of bells (those troops) covered him all ever, even as the clouds cover the Sun.
Sanskrit: तान् विधम्य महाबाहुः शरजालेन संयुगे। व्यद्रावयत् तव चमूं वज्रहस्त इवासुरीम्॥
English: That mighty-armed one (Prativindhya), having struck those warriors with a net-work of arrows in the field of battle, over threw your force, Indra, who carried the thunderbolt in the hand, over-threw the Asura host.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमानाः समरे तावकाः पाण्डवैर्नृप। विप्राकीर्यन्त सहसा वातनुन्ना घना इव॥
English: Thus slain in the battle by the Pandavas, the troops on your side, O monarch, suddenly broke in all directions, even as the clouds, scattered by the wind, run away in all sides.
Sanskrit: विप्रदुते बले तस्मिन् वध्यमाने समन्ततः। द्रौणिरेकोऽभ्ययात् तूर्णं भीमसेनं महाबलम्॥
English: Amongst your whole force, that was immensely slain and (the rest) running away from the field, the son of Drona alone proceeded with great impetuosity against that highly powerful Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: ततः समागमो घोरो बभूव सहसा तयोः। यथा देवासुरे युद्धे वृत्रवासवयोरिव॥
English: Then there suddenly followed a dreadful conflict between these two parties; even as there took place an encounter between Vritra even and Vashava (Indra) in the battle between the celestials and the Asuras. and Vashava (Indra) in the battle between the celestials and the Asuras.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच भीमसेनं ततो द्रोणी राजन् विव्याध पत्रिणा। परया त्वरया युक्तो दर्शयन्नस्त्रलाघवम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Thereupon, O king, the son of Drona, who was possessed of great alacrity and who showed easiness in the management of weapons, pierced Bhimasena with an arrow.
Sanskrit: अथैनं पुनराजने नवत्या निशितैः शरैः। सर्वमर्माणि सम्प्रेक्ष्य मर्मज्ञो लघुहस्तवत्॥
English: In the same way, he (the son of Drona), who was well acquainted with the different vital parts of the body and who, again, was very smart in the management of his arms, after having seen all the vital parts of his body, had struck him with ninety sharp-headed shafts.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनः समाकीरें द्रौणिना निशितैः शरैः। रराज समरे राजन् रश्मिवानिव भास्करः॥
English: O monarch. Bhimasenc, having been closed with a shower of keen arrows by the son of Drona, shone in the field of battle like the sun with all his rays.
Sanskrit: ततः शरसहस्रेण सुप्रयुक्तेन पाण्डवः। द्रोणपुत्रमवच्छाद्य सिंहनादममुञ्चत॥
English: Thereupon the Pandava, after having covered the son of Drona with one thousand arrows, well-aimed, sent forth a leonine roar.