pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तमभ्ययाद् बृहत्क्षत्रः केकयानां महारथः। प्रवपन् निशितान् बाणान् महेन्द्राशनिसंनिभान्॥
English: Then Vrihatkshatra, that mighty carwarriors among the Kekayas, rushed upon Drona discharging whetted arrows, resembling the thunderbolt of the great Indra.
Sanskrit: तं तु प्रत्युद्ययौ शीघ्रं क्षेमधूर्तिर्महायशाः। विमुञ्चद् निशितान् बाणाशतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Thereupon Kshemadhurti of illustrious renown quickly rushed against Brihatkshatra, shooting sharp shafts by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: धृष्टकेतुश्च चेदीनामृषभोऽतिबलोदितः। त्वरितोऽभ्यद्रवद द्रोणं महेन्द्र इव शम्बरम्॥
English: Then again Dhristaketu that foremost among the Chedis, urged on by his great strength, quickly rushed against Kshemadhurti like the great Indra advancing upon the Asura Shambara.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सहसा व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम्। वीरधन्वा महेष्वासस्त्वरमाणः समभ्ययात्॥
English: Beholding this latter rush with great impetuosity like the Destroyer with mouth wide open, the mighty bowman, Viradhanva proceeded in all haste against him.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरं महाराजं जिगीषू समवस्थितम्। सहानीकं ततो द्रोणो न्यवारयत वीर्यवान्॥
English: Then the valorous Drona began to resist king Yudhishthira and his troops, when they were exerting themselves for obtaining victory.
Sanskrit: नकुलं कुशलं युद्धे पराक्रान्तं पराक्रमी। अभ्यगच्छत् समायान्तं विकर्णस्ते सुतः
English: O master, your son Vikarna endued with great might assailed Nakula, endued with strength and versed in the art of fighting, who had been proceeding to fight.
Sanskrit: प्रभो॥ सहदेवं तथाऽऽयान्तं दुर्मुखः शत्रुकर्षणः। शरैरनेकसाहस्रैः समवाकिरदाशुगैः॥
English: That crusher of foes namely Durmukha, with many thousand swift-coursing arrows, covered Sahadeva who had been making towards himself.
Sanskrit: सात्यकि त नरव्याघ्रं व्याघ्रदत्तरत्ववारयत्। शरैः सुनिशितैस्तीक्ष्णैः कम्पयन् वै मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: Vyaghradatta held in check Satyaki that foremost of men and he caused the latter to tremble incessantly with his sharp shafts properly whetted.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदेयान् नरव्याघ्रान् मुञ्चतः सायकोत्तमान्। संरब्धान् रथिनः श्रेष्ठान् सौमदत्तिरवारयत्॥
English: The son of Somadatta resisted those best of men and foremost of car warriors viz., the sons of Draupadi, who filled with rage, had been shooting excellents shafts.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनं तदा क्रुद्धं भीमरूपो भयानकः। प्रत्यवारयदायान्तमार्घ्यशृङ्गिर्महारथः॥
English: That mighty car-warrior the son of Rishyashringa, of dreadful appearance and fierce temper, opposed the enraged Bhimasena rushing upon Drona.
Sanskrit: तयोः समभवद् युद्धं नरराक्षसयोर्मधे। याहगेव पुरा वृत्तं रामरावणयोर्नृप॥
English: Then between that man and that Rakshasa, raged a fight that resembled, O king, the one that took place between Rama and Ravana in days gone by.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो द्रोणं नवन्या नतपर्वणाम्। अजघ्ने भरतश्रेष्ठः सर्वमर्मसु भारत॥
English: Then, O Bharata, that best of the Bharatas, viz., king Yudhishthira pierced Drona on all his vital limbs with ninety shafts of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: तं द्रोणः पञ्चविंशत्या निजघान स्तनान्तरे। रोषितो भरतरेष्ठ कौन्तेयेन यशस्विना॥
English: Thus exasperated by the illustrious son of Kunti, O foremost of the Bharatas, Drona struck him on the chest with twenty-five arrows.
Sanskrit: भूय एव तु विंशत्या सायकानां समाचिनोत्। साश्वसूतध्वजं द्रोणः पश्यतां सर्वधन्विनाम्॥
English: Then once more, with twenty shafts, Drona pierced him and his steeds, charioteer and standards, before the very eyes of all the bowmen present.
Sanskrit: ताशरान् द्रोणमुक्तांस्तु शरवर्षेण पाण्डवः अवारयत धर्मात्मा दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्॥
English: Then that son of Pandu, of virtuous soul, with his own showers of arrows checked those discharged by Drona, displaying great lightness of hands.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रोणो भृशं क्रुद्धो धर्मराजस्य संयुगे। चिच्छेद समरे धन्वी धनुस्तस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Then that best of bowman, viz., Drona excited to the highest pitch of fury, in that fight with the very virtuous king Yudhishthira, cutoff the bow of that illustrious warriors.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं त्वरमाणो महारथः। शरैरनेकसाहस्रैः पूरयामास सर्वतः॥
English: Thus depriving Yudhishthira of the use of his bow, that mighty warrior Drona quickly filled the pores of the latter's body with many thousand shafts.
Sanskrit: अदृश्यं वीक्ष्य राजानं भारद्वाजस्य सायकैः। सर्वभूतान्यमन्यन्त हतमेव युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Then beholding the king rendered invincible by the arrows of Bharadvaja's son, all creatures took him to be slain in battle.
Sanskrit: केचिच्चैनममन्यन्त तथैव विमुखीकृतम्। हयो राजेति राजेन्द्र ब्राह्मणेन महात्मना॥
English: Some thought that he had been compelled to turn his face away from the field. Some exclaimed saying-"That foremost of the king has been slain by the illustrious Brahmana.”
Sanskrit: स कृच्छू परमं प्राप्तो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। त्यक्त्वा तत् कार्मुकं छिन्नं भारद्वाजेन संयुगे॥ आददेऽन्यद् धनुर्दिव्यं भास्वरं वेगवत्तरम्।
English: Thus the very virtuous king Yudhishthira was put in a very dangerous position. Then leaving aside his bow cut-off by Bharadvaja's son in that battle he, took up another effulgent bow of celestial make and endued with greater loughness.
Sanskrit: ततस्तान् सायकांस्तत्र द्रोणनुन्नान् सहस्रशः॥ चिच्छेद समरे वीरस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्।
English: Then all those arrows shot by thousands by Drona that hero cut-off in battle. Indeed this looked wonderful.
Sanskrit: छित्त्वा तु नाशरान् राजन् कोधसरक्तलोचनः॥ शक्तिं जग्राह समरे गिरीणामपि दारिणीम्। स्वर्णदण्डां महाघोरामष्टघण्टा भयावहाम्॥
English: O king, having cut-off all those arrows and with his eyes rendered coppery in rage. He took up a lance capable of penetrating even though the very mountains-lance, of which the stave was of gold, which was terror-inspiring, dreadful and furnished with eight bells.
Sanskrit: समुत्क्षिप्य च तां हृष्टो ननाद बलवद् बली। नादेन सर्वभूतानि त्रासयन्निव भारत॥
English: Wielding that lance that mighty warrior became filled with rage and uttered a loud warcry. And O Bharata, with that war-cry of his, he seemed to frighten all creatures.
Sanskrit: शक्तिं समुद्यतां दृष्ट्वा धर्मराजेन संयुगे। स्वस्ति द्रोणाय सहसा सर्वभूतान्यथाब्रुवन्॥
English: Beholding that lance raised by the very virtuous king in that battle, all creatures present, pronounced benedictions on Drona.
Sanskrit: सा राजभुजनिर्मुक्ता निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभा। प्रज्वालयन्ती गगनं दिशः सप्रदिशस्तथा॥ द्रोणान्तिकमनुप्राप्ता दीप्तास्या पन्नगी यथा।
English: Then that lance hurled by the arms of the king, resembling a snake that has cast off its slough and illumining the cardinal and subsidiary quarters coursed towards Drona's division like a she-snake of fiery mouth.
Sanskrit: तामापतन्ती सहसा दृष्ट्वा द्रोणो विशाम्पते॥ प्रादुश्चक्रे ततो ब्राह्ममस्त्रमस्त्रविदां वरः।
English: Then O ruler off men, beholding that lance coursing towards himself with great force, Drona that foremost of all warrior versed in the use of weapons, invoked into existence the Brahma weapon.
Sanskrit: तदस्त्रं भस्मसात्कृत्य तां शक्तिं घोरदर्शनाम्॥ जगाम स्यन्दनं तूर्णं पाण्डवस्य यशस्विनः।
English: That weapon, having burnt into ashes that terrible-looking lance flew quickly towards the chariot of the illustrious son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा द्रोणास्त्रं तत् समुद्यतम्॥ अशामयन्महाप्राज्ञो ब्रह्मास्त्रेणैव मारिष।
English: Thereupon king Yudhishthira endued with great prudence, O sire, baffled that weapon of Drona flying at himself, by invoking the Brahma weapon.
Sanskrit: विद्ध्वा तं च रणे द्रोणं पञ्चभिर्नतपर्वभिः॥ क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन विच्छेदास्य महद् धनुः।
English: Then also piercing Drona with five depressed-knotted razor-headed shafts of great sharpness, he cut-off his mighty bow.
Sanskrit: तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं द्रोणः क्षत्रियमर्दनः॥ गदां चिक्षेप सहसा धर्मपुत्राय मारिष।
English: Thereupon Drona, that crusher of foes, leaving aside the severed bow hurled, O sire, quickly a mace upon the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira).
Sanskrit: तामापतन्ती सहसा गदां दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरः॥ गादामेवाग्रहीत् क्रुद्धश्चिक्षेप च परंतप।
English: Then beholding that mace fall quickly upon himself, king Yudhishthira took up another mace and afflicter of your foes, he also hurled it.
Sanskrit: ते गदे सहसा मुक्त समासाद्य परस्परम्॥ संघर्षात् पावकं मुक्त्वा समेयातां महीतले।
English: Those two maces hurled with force, clashing against one another emitted fire in consequence of the dash and then fell on the ground.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रोणो भृशं क्रुद्धो धर्मराजस्य मारिष॥ चतुर्भिनिशितैस्तीक्ष्णैर्हयाञ्जने शरोत्तमैः।
English: Then highly enraged, O sire, Drona slew the horses of the very virtuous virtuous king Yudhishthira, with four excellent sharp shafts of keen-points.
Sanskrit: चिच्छेदैकेन भल्लेन धनुश्चेन्द्रध्वजोपमम्॥ केतुमेकेन चिच्छेद पाण्डवं चादयत् त्रिभिः।
English: With another broad-headed shaft he cut-off the latter's bow that resembled the rain-bow. He cut down his standard with a single arrow and afflicted Pandu's son with another three.
Sanskrit: हताश्वात् तु रथात् तूर्णमवप्लुत्य युधिष्ठिरः॥ तस्थावूलभुजो राजा व्यायुधो भरतर्षभ।
English: Then quickly jumping down from the chariot whose horses had been slain, Yudhishthira stood on the field, weaponless and with his arms upraised, O foremost of the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: विरथं तं समालोक्य व्यायुधं च विशेषतः॥ द्रोणो व्यमोहयच्छत्रून् सर्वसैन्यानि वा विभो।
English: Beholding him careless and specially, weaponless Drona of firm vow and great lightness of hands held in bay all the enemy's soldiers, Olord.
Sanskrit: मुञ्चश्चेषुगणांस्तीक्ष्णाल्लँघुहस्तो दृढव्रतः॥ अभिदुद्राव राजानं सिंहो मृगमिवोल्बणः।
English: By discharging numerous sharp arrows and like a fierce lion assailing a deer, he then assailed the king.
Sanskrit: तमभिद्रुतमालोक्य द्रोणेनामित्रघातिना॥ हाहेति सहसा शब्दः पाण्डूनां समजायत।
English: Beholding the king assailed by Drona that slayer of foes the Pandavas began to exclaim saying, 'Alas'.
Sanskrit: हतो राजा हतो राजा भारद्वाजेन मारिष॥ इत्यासीत् सुमहाञ्छब्दः पाण्डुसैन्यस्य भारत।
English: The king is captured, the king is seized by the son of Bharadvaja. Even these were the cries that were then uttered by the Pandava troops, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्वरितमारुह्य सहदेवरथं नृपः। अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Then ascending with quickness on the chariut of Sahadeva, king Yudhishthira the son of Kunti, fled away from the field of battle, being borne away by fleetest steeds.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच बृहत्क्षत्रमथायान्तं कैकेयं दृढविक्रमम्। क्षेमधूतिर्महाराज विव्याधोरसि मार्गणैः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then, O mighty monarch, Kshemadhurti, with numerous shafts pierced the advancing Brihatkshatra, that valorous prince of the Kekayas, on the breast.
Sanskrit: बृहत्क्षत्रस्तु तं राजा नवत्या नतपर्वणाम्। अजघ्ने त्वरितो राजन् द्रोणानीकबिभित्सया॥
English: Thereupon king Brihatkshatra, O monarch, desirous of breaking Drona's array, quickly pierced Kshemadhurti with ninety shafts of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: क्षेमधूर्तिस्तु संक्रुद्धः कैकेयस्य महात्मनः। धनुचिच्छेद भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन ह॥
English: Thereat Kshemadhurti excited the highest pitch of fury, cut-off the bow of the illustrious ruler of the Kekayas with a welltempered and well-sharpened arrow.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं शरेणानतपर्वणा। विव्याध समरे तूर्णं प्रवरं सर्वधन्विनाम्॥
English: Then having cut-off his bow, he pierced that foremost wielder of the bow quickly in that battle with shafts of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय बृहत्क्षत्रो हसन्निव। व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे क्षेमधूति महारथम्॥
English: After this Brihatkshatra smilingly taking up another bow deprived the mighty car-warrior Kshemadhurti of the use of his car, steed and charioteer.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च। जहार नृपतेः कायाच्छिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम्॥
English: Thereafter with a well-sharpened and welltempered arrow he severed from the trunk of that king his head graced with resplendent earrings. to
Sanskrit: तच्छिन्नं सहसा तस्य शिरः कुञ्चितमूर्धजम्। सकिरीटं महीं प्राप्य बभौ ज्योतिरिवाम्बरात्॥
English: That head graced with curling locks and a beautiful diadem, suddenly cut-off, fell on the earth and shone like a meteor dropped down from the heavens.
Sanskrit: तं निहत्य रणे हृष्टो बृहत्क्षत्रो महारथः। सहसाभ्यपतत् सैन्यं तावकं पार्थकारणात्॥
English: Thus having slain his adversary, the mighty car-warrior Brihatkshatra became filled with delight; and he rushed quickly upon your troops, desirous of doing good to the Parthas.
Sanskrit: धृष्टकेतुं तथाऽऽयान्तं द्रोणहेतोः पराक्रमी। वीरधन्वा महेष्वासो वारयामास भारत॥
English: The fierce bowman, Viradhanvan endued with great prowess, began, O Bharata, to oppose Dhristaketu proceeding against Drona.
Sanskrit: तौ परस्परमासाद्य शरदंष्ट्रौ तरस्विनौ। शरैरनेकसाहौरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः॥
English: Those two warriors, having arrows for their teeth and endued with activity, meeting each other began to strike each other with many thousand shafts.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ नरशार्दूलौ युयुधाते परस्परम्। महावने तीव्रमदौ वारणाविव यूथयौ॥
English: Then those two foremost of inen fought on with each other like two elephant leaders in rut, in a deep wood.
Sanskrit: गिरिगह्वरमासाद्य शार्दूलाविव रोषितौ। युयुधाते महावीर्यो परस्परजिघांसया॥
English: Then those two heroes endued with great prowess fought with each other out of desire for slaying each other, like two ferocious tigers fighting inside a mountain cave.
Sanskrit: तद् युद्धमासीत् तुमुलं प्रेक्षणीयं विशाम्पते। सिद्धचारणसंघानां विस्मयाद्भुतदर्शनम्॥
English: That awful fight, O ruler of men, indeed became a sight to look at; and Siddhas and Charanas, by thousands witnessed it with eyes expanded in wonder.
Sanskrit: वीरधन्वा ततः क्रुद्धो धृष्टकेतोः शरासनम्। द्विघा चिच्छेद भल्लेन प्रहसनिनव भारत॥
English: Then, O Bharata, Viradhanva excited with rage smilingly cut-off the bow of Dhristaketu in twain with a broad-headed shaft.
Sanskrit: तदुत्सृज्य धनुश्छिन्नं चेदिराजो महारथः। शक्ति जग्राह विपुलां हेमदण्डामयस्मयीम्॥
English: Thereupon that mighty car-warrior the ruler of the Chedis, leaving aside the severed bow took up a huge lance of golden staff and iron head.
Sanskrit: तां तु शक्तिं महावीर्यां दोामायम्य भारत। चिक्षेप सहसा यत्तो वीरधन्वरथं प्रति॥
English: Then, O Bharata, balancing the lance of fierce energy with both his hands, he hurled it quickly at the car of Viradhanva.
Sanskrit: तया तु वीरघातिन्या शक्त्या त्वभिहतो भृशम्। निर्भिन्नहृदयस्तूर्णं निपपात रथान्महीम्॥
English: Wounded sore with that lance capable of killing all creatures, the latter with his heart rent open, quickly fell down on the Earth from his car.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विनिहते वीरे त्रैगर्तानां महारथे। बलं तेऽभज्यत विभो पाण्डवेयैः समन्ततः॥
English: When that heroic and mighty car-warrior of the Trigarttas had been slain, O master, your army was completely broken and routed by the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: सहदेवे ततः षष्टिं सायकान् दुर्मुखोऽक्षिपत्। ननाद च महानादं तर्जयन् पाण्डवं रणे॥
English: Durmukha then hurled sixty shafts at Sahadeva and he uttered a loud war-cry defying in that battle that son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: माद्रेयस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो दुर्मुखं च शितैः शरैः। भ्राता भ्रातरमायान्तं विव्याध प्रहसन्निव॥
English: Thereupon the son of Madri excited with rage, smilingly pierced the advancing Durmukha, with many sharp arrows, the brother striking the brother.
Sanskrit: तं रणे रभसं दृष्ट्वा सहदेवं महाबलम्। दुर्मुखो नवभिर्बाणैस्ताडयामास भारत॥
English: Then beholding the mighty Durmukha fight with fury, Sahadeva struck him, O Bharata, with nine arrows.
Sanskrit: दुर्मुखस्य तु भल्लेन छित्त्वा केतुं महाबलः। जघान चतुरो वाहांश्चतुर्भिनिशितैः शरैः॥
English: Then that mighty hero, cutting off with a broad-headed shaft the standard of Durmukha, slew his four steeds with four arrows of great sharpness.
Sanskrit: अथापरेण भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन हा चिच्छेद सारथेः कायाच्छिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम्॥
English: Then with another well-tempered and sharpened shaft, he severed the head of his charioteer from his trunk, head that was graced with effulgent ear-rings.
Sanskrit: क्षुरप्रेण च तीक्ष्णेन कौरव्यस्य महद् धनुः। सहदेवो रणे छित्त्वा तं च विव्याध पञ्चभिः॥
English: Cutting off with a sharp razor-headed arrow the mighty bow of the Kuru-descendant, Sahadeva pierced him with five arrows.
Sanskrit: हताश्वं तु रथं त्यक्त्वा दुर्मुखो विमनास्तदा। आरुरोह रथं राजन् निरमित्रस्य भारत॥
English: Thereupon the cheerless Durmukha leaving that chariot of which the horses had been slain, ascended, O king, upon the car of Niramitra.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्ततः क्रुद्धो निरमित्रं महाहवे। जघान पृतनामध्ये भल्लेन परवीरहा॥
English: Thereat the enraged Sahadeva, that slayer of hostile heroes, in that fierce battle, slew Niramitra with a broad-headed shaft, O prince.
Sanskrit: स पपात रथोपस्थानिरमित्रो जनेश्वरः। त्रिगर्तराजस्य सुतो व्यथयंस्तव वाहिनीम्॥
English: Then Niramitra that son of the Trigartta king, fell down from the terrace of his car, afflicting your troops with woe.
Sanskrit: तं तु हत्वा महाबाहुः सहदेवो व्यरोचत। यथा दाशरथी रामः खरं हत्वा महाबलम्॥
English: Slaying him, the mighty-armed Sahadeva shone like Dasharatha's son Rama after he had killed the mighty Rakshasas Khara.
Sanskrit: हाहाकारो महानासीत् त्रिगर्तानां जनेश्वर। राजपुत्रं हतं दृष्ट्वा निरमित्रं महारथम्॥
English: O ruler of men, beholding the son of their king, the mighty car-warrior Niramitra slain, the Trigarttas uttered loud cries of 'Oh and Alas.'
Sanskrit: नकुलस्ते सुतं राजन् विकर्णे पृथुलोचनम्। मुहूर्ताज्जितवाँल्लोके तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: O king, Nakula then vanquished in a moment your son Vikarna of expanded eyes; that indeed seemed marvellous, Oking.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिं व्याघ्रदत्तस्तु शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। चक्रेऽदृश्यं साश्वसूतं सध्वजं पृतनान्तरे॥
English: Then in the midst of the troops Vyaghradatta rendered Satyaki, his horses, charioteer and and standard, invisible, with numerous shafts of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: तान् निवार्य शराशूरः शैनेयः कृतहस्तवत्। साश्वसूतध्वजं बाणैर्व्याघ्रदत्तमपातयत्॥
English: Then the heroic grandson of Sini baffling those arrows like one accomplished in the art of fighting, felled with his arrows Vyaghradatta together with his horses, charioteer and standard.
Sanskrit: कुमारे निहते तस्मिन् मागधस्य सुते प्रभो। मागधाः सर्वतो यत्ता युयुधानमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Upon the fall of their prince the Magadhas, strive their best assailed Yuyudhana, O king.
Sanskrit: विसृजन्तः शरांश्चैव तोमरांश्च सहस्रशः। भिन्दिपालांस्तथा प्रासान् मुद्गरान् मुसलानपि॥
English: Discharging arrows and Tomaras by thousands, as also Bhirdipalas, lancesi and mallets and bludgeons.
Sanskrit: अयोधयन् रणे शूराः सात्वतं युद्धदुर्मदम्। तांस्तु सर्वान् स बलवान् सात्यकियुद्धदुर्मदः॥ नातिकृच्छ्राद्धसन्नेव विजिग्ये पुरुषर्षभः। मागधान् द्रवतो दृष्ट्वा हतशेषान् समन्ततः॥
English: Those heroes fought on with the invincible Satvata hero, in battle. Then indomitable Satyaki, that foremost of men endued with great strength without the slightest difficulty, smiling the while vanquished the Magadhas and the few that survived, fled in all directions.
Sanskrit: बलं तेऽभज्यत विभो युयुधानशरार्दितम्। नाशयित्वा रणे सैन्यं त्वदीयं माधवोत्तमः॥
English: Beholding this, O master, your troops already afflicted with the shafts of Yuyudhana, broke and fled. Then that best of the descendants of Madhu's race, slaughtering in battle your warriors.
Sanskrit: विधुन्वानो धनुः श्रेष्ठं व्यभ्राजत महायशाः। भज्यमानं बलं राजन् सात्वतेन महात्मना॥
English: And stretching his mighty bow shone beautiful, endued as he was with great renown. Then, o king, the army routed by the illustrious Satvata hero.
Sanskrit: नाभ्यवर्तत युद्धाय त्रासितं दीर्घबाहुना। ततो द्रोणो भृशं क्रुद्धः सहसोवृत्य चक्षुषी। सात्यकिं सत्यकर्माणं स्वयमेवाभिदुद्रुवे॥
English: Refused to return to the fight, frightened as they were by that mighty-armed hero. Thereat Drona, highly enraged, quickly casting his glance on Satyaki, himself rushed upon that hero of wonderful feat, incapable of being defeated.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अलम्बुषं तथा युद्धे विचरन्तमभीतवत्। हैडिम्बिः प्रययौ तूर्णे विव्याध निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Sanjaya said Alambusha then began to career dauntlessly on another part of the field. And when he was thus careering, Hidimba's son rushed against and quickly pierced him with whetted shafts.
Sanskrit: तयोः प्रतिभयं युद्धमासीद् राक्षससिंहयोः। कुर्वतोर्विविधा मायाः शक्रशम्बरयोरिव॥
English: Then like the battle between Shakra and Shambara in the days of yore, the battle between those two foremost of Rakshasas became terrible, as they invoked into existence many illusions.
Sanskrit: अलम्बुषो भृशं क्रुद्धो घटोत्कचमताडयत्। तयोर्युद्धं समभवद् रक्षोग्रामणिमुख्ययोः॥
English: Highly excited, Alambusha began to strike Ghatotkacha. The battle between those two best and foremost of the Rakshasas that then raged.
Sanskrit: याहगेव पुरावृत्तं रामरावणयोः प्रभो। घटोत्कचस्तु विंशत्या नाराचानां स्तनान्तरे।४॥ अलम्बुषमथो विद्ध्वा सिंहवद् व्यनदन्मुहुः। तथैवालम्बुषो राजन् हैडिम्बि युद्धदुर्मदम्॥ विद्ध्वा विद्ध्वा नदष्टः पूरयन् खं समनततः। तथा तौ भृशसंक्रुद्धौ राक्षसेन्द्रौ महाबलौ॥
English: O master, resembled that between Rama and Ravana, that took place in days gone. Thereupon Ghatotkacha piercing Alambusha on the breast with a score of Narachas uttered incessantly lion-like roars; so also, o king, piercing the invincible son son of Hidimba repeatedly, Alambusha became filled with। delight and he roared filling the welkin with his roars. Then those two foremost of the Rakshasas, both endued with might and both excited to the highest pitch of fury.
Sanskrit: निर्विशेषमयुध्येतां मायाभिरितरेतरम्। मायाशतसृजौ नित्यं मोहयन्तौ परस्परम्॥
English: Fought on with each other, displaying numerous illusions and none getting any advantage over the other. Creating hundreds of illusions and therewith confounding each other.
Sanskrit: मायायुद्धेषु कुशलौ मायायुद्धमयुध्यताम्। यां यां घटोत्कचो युद्धे मायां दर्शयते नृप॥
English: Those two Rakshasas, versed in illusive combats, fought on displaying illusions O king; and in in that that battle whatsoever illusions Ghatotkacha created.
Sanskrit: तां तामलम्बुषो राजन् माययेव निजनिवान्। तं तथा युध्यमानं तु मायायुद्धविशारदम्॥ अलम्बुषं राक्षसेन्द्रं दृष्ट्वाक्रुध्यन्त पाण्डवाः। त एनं भृशसंविग्नाः सर्वतः प्रवरा रथैः॥ अभ्यद्रवन्त संक्रुद्धा भीमसेनादयो नृप। त एनं कोष्ठकीकृत्य रथवंशेन मारिष॥ सर्वतो व्यकिरन् बाणैरुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम्। स तेषामस्त्रेवेगं तं प्रतिहत्यास्त्रमायया॥
English: Alambusha nullified them with those of his own, O ruler of men. Then beholding that foremost of the Rakshasas, that one versed in the illusive mode of warfare, viz., Alambusha fight in that manner, the Pandavas became greatly enraged. Preyed upon by anxiety and excited with rage, Bhimasena and others, supported by many best car-warriors, assailed him with force. ( sire, then they having completely surrounded him with the host of their cars covered him from all sides, with their arrows, like men covering an elephant with blazing brands. Checking the force of their weapons with the illusive weapons of his own.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् रथव्रजान्मुक्तो वनदाहादिय द्विपः। स विस्फार्य धनु।रमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम्॥
English: Alambusha freed himself from the press of those cars, like an elephant freeing himself from a forest-conflagration. Then stretching his bow the twang of which resembled the roar of Indra's thunder, he
Sanskrit: मारुतिं पञ्चविंशत्या भैमसेनि च पञ्चभिः। युधिष्ठिरं त्रिभिर्विध्वा सहदेवं च सप्तभिः॥
English: Pierced Maruta's son (Bhima) with twentyfive, Bhimasena's son with five, Yudhishthira with three and Sahadeva with five arrows.
Sanskrit: नकुलं च त्रिसप्तत्या द्रौपदेयांश्च मारिष। पञ्चभिः पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा घोरं नादं ननाद ह॥
English: Then again, O sire, piercing Nakula with seventy-three and the sons of Draupadi, each with five arrows, he uttered a loud and dreadful war-cry.
Sanskrit: तं भीमसेनो नवभिः सहदेवस्तु पञ्चभिः। युधिष्ठिरः शतेनैव राक्षसं प्रत्यविध्यत॥
English: Thereupon Bhimasena pierced the Rakshasa with nine arrows; Sahadeva pierced him with five and Yudhishthira with a hundred shafts.
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तुचतुःषष्ट्या द्रौपदेयास्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः। हैडिम्बो राक्षसं विद्ध्वा युद्धे पञ्चाशता शरैः॥
English: Nakula pierced him with sixty-four and the sons of Draupadi each with three shafts seperately. The son of Hidimba then piercing the Rakshasa (Alambusha), with five hundred arrows.
Sanskrit: पुनर्विव्याध सप्तत्या ननाद च महाबलः। तस्य नादेन महता कम्पितेयं वसुंधरु॥
English: Once more pierced him with seventy arrows; and that highly powerful one sent up a loud roar. In consequence of that roar of his, the earth trembled.