pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अक्षौहिण्यो दशैका च वशगाः सन्तुतेऽनघ। ताभिः शत्रून् प्रतिव्यूह्य जहीन्द्रो दानवानिव॥
English: Like Indra slaying the Danavas, do you slay our enemies, O sinless one, by arranging in battle-array this eleven Akshauhini of soldiers which will be placed under your complete disposal.
Sanskrit: प्रयातु नो भवानग्रे देवानामिव पावकिः। अनुयास्यामहे त्वाजौ सौरभेया इवर्षभम्॥
English: Like the son of Pavaka proceeding before the celestials, do you proceed at the head of this our army; we will follow you in battle like a heard of bulls following the leader.
Sanskrit: उग्रधन्वामहेष्वासो दिव्यं विस्फारयन् धनुः। अग्रेभवं त्वां तु दृष्ट्वा नार्जुन: प्रहरिष्यति॥
English: That fierce bowman, that mighty champion, : Arjuna, stretching his celestial bow, will not strike us seeing you go before us.
Sanskrit: ध्रुवं युधिष्ठिरं संख्ये सानुबन्धं सबान्धवम्। जेष्यामि पुरुषव्याघ्र भवान् सेनापतिर्यदि॥
English: O foremost of men, if you accept our leadership, then I am sure to conquer in battle Yudhishthira with all his friends and followers.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमुक्ते ततो द्रोर्ण जयेत्यूचुनराधिपाः। सिंहनादेन महता हर्षयन्तस्तवात्मजम्॥
English: Sanjaya said When Duryodhana had finished his address, the kings, imparting great delight to your sons by their loud defiant shouts, exclaimed Victory to Drona.
Sanskrit: सैनिकाच मुदा युक्ता वर्धयन्ति द्विजोत्तमम्। दुर्योधनं पुरस्कृत्य प्रार्थयन्तो महद् यशः। दुर्योधनं ततो राजन् द्रोणो वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then the soldiers also filled with delight and desirous of earning fame, began to extol that foremost of regenerate ones, with Duryodhana at their head. Thereupon, O monarch, Drona spoke these words of Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: द्रोण उवाच वेदं षडङ्ग वेदाहमर्थविद्यां च मानवीम्। त्रैय्यम्बकमथेष्वस्त्रं शस्त्राणि विविधानि चाशा
English: Drona said I am versed in the Vedas and in their six auxiliaries; and in the science of practical life concerning itself with men. I know the weapons of Tryambaka and various other weapons and mantras.
Sanskrit: ये चाप्युक्ता मयि गुणा भवद्भिर्जयकाक्षिभिः। चिकीर्षुस्तानहं सर्वान् योधयिष्यामि पाण्डवान्॥
English: Those qualities, which, you, desirous of victory, have ascribed to me, bringing them to play, I will offer battle to the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: पार्षतं तु रणे राजन् न हनिष्ये कथंचन। स हि सृष्टो वधार्थाय ममैव पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: But, O monarch, I shall never slay the son of Prisata in battle; O foremost of men, he has been created to kill me.
Sanskrit: योधयिष्यामि सैन्यानि नाशयन् सर्वसोमकान्। न च मां पाण्डवा युद्धे योधयिश्यन्ति हर्षिताः॥
English: I shall encounter the hostile array and kill the Somakas. In battle, the Pandavas will not meet me with delightful hearts.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच स एवमभ्यनुज्ञातश्चक्रे सनापतिं ततः। द्रोणं तव सुतो राजन् विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा॥
English: Sanjaya said O monarch, then your son, with the perinission of Drona, made him the commander of his troops, with ceremonies enjoined by the ordinances for such occasions.
Sanskrit: अथाभिषिषिचुर्दोणं दुर्योधनमुखा नृपाः। सैनापत्ये यथा स्कन्दं पुरा शक्रमुखाः सुराः॥
English: As in days of yore, the gods with Indra at their head, invested Skanda with their leadership, so now did the monarchs headed by Duryodhana, invest Drona with the command of the troops.
Sanskrit: ततो वादित्रघोषेण शंखनां च महास्वनैः। प्रादुरासीत् कृते द्रोणे हर्षः सेनापतौ तदा॥
English: thereupon on Drona's investiture with the command, the delight (of troops) was manifest by the sound of musical instruments and the deafening blare of the conchs.
Sanskrit: ततः पुण्याहघोषेण स्वस्तिवादस्वनेन च। संस्तवैतिशब्दैश्च सूतमागधबन्दिनाम्॥ जयशब्दैजिएयाणां सुभगानर्तितैस्तथा। सत्कृत्य विधिना द्रोणं मेनिरे पाण्डवाञ्जितान्॥
English: Then honouring Drona with shouts the like of which fill the ear during a holy day, with sounds of benedictory utterances, with eulogies, songs and cries of bards, minstrels and panegyrists, with the cries of victory uttered by the foremost of regenerate ones and with the frolics of mimes, the Kauravas considered the sons of Pandu as already worsted in battle.
Sanskrit: सैनापत्यं तु सम्पाष्य भारद्वाजो महारथः। युयुत्सुयूँह्य सैन्यानि प्रायात् तव सुतैः सह॥
English: on Then having been installed the command of the army, that mighty car-warrior, the son of Bharadvaja, arranging the troops in battle-array, marched out, accompanied by your sons, from a desire of giving battle.
Sanskrit: सैन्धवश्च कलिङ्गश्च विकर्णश्च तवात्मजः। दक्षिणं पार्श्वमास्थाय समतिष्ठन्त दंशिताः॥
English: Donning their armours, the king of the Sindhus and the Kalingas and Vikarna, your son, stationed themselves in the right wing of Drona.
Sanskrit: प्रपक्षः शकुनिस्तेषां प्रवरैर्हयसादिभिः ययौ गान्धारकैः सार्धं विमलप्रासयोधिभिः॥
English: Then accompanied by a numerous and picked cavalry recruited from men belonging to the Gandhara tribe and armed with lustrous lances, Shakuni marched out as their support.
Sanskrit: कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च चित्रसेनो विविंशतिः। दुःशासनमुखा यत्ताः सव्यं पक्षमपालयन्॥
English: Then Kripa, Kritavarman, Chitrasena and Vivinsati, having Dushasana at their head, proceeded, covering the left wing.
Sanskrit: तेषां प्रपक्षाः काम्बोजा: सुदक्षिणपुरःसराः। ययुरश्वैर्महावेगैः शकाश्च यवनैः सह॥
English: Then riding on horses of great fleetness, the Kamvojas headed by Sudakshina and the Shakas with the Yavanas, marched forth, forming the support of the last mentioned party.
Sanskrit: मद्रास्त्रिगर्ताः साम्बष्ठाः प्रतीच्योदीच्यमालवाः। शिवयः शूरसेनाश्च शूद्राश्च मलदैः सह॥ सौवीराः कितवाः प्राच्या दाक्षिणात्याश्च सर्वशः। तवात्मजं पुरस्कृत्य सूतपुत्रस्य पृष्ठतः॥ हर्षयन्तः स्वसैन्यानि ययुस्तव सुतैः सह। प्रवरः सर्वयोधानां बलेषु बलमादधत्॥ ययौ वैकर्तनः कर्णः प्रमुखे सर्वधन्विनाम्।
English: Then the Madras, the Trigartas, the Ambasthas, the warriors from the West and the North, the Malavas, the Shivis, the Surasenas, the Sudras with the Malavas, the Sauviras, the Kitavas, the warriors from the East and the South, all these with your son Duryodhana at son their head and the son of Suta at their rear, cheering the hearts of their own partisans, marched forth and increased the strength of the (advancing) troops. Karna, the of Vikartana, then marched at the head of all bowmen.
Sanskrit: तस्य दीप्तो महाकाय: स्वान्यनीकानि हर्षयन्॥ हस्तिकक्ष्यो महाकेतुर्बभौ सूर्यसमद्युतिः।
English: His mighty standard, huge and resplendent and marked with the device of the elephant's girth, imparting delight into the hearts of his own soldiers, burned with effulgence cqual to that of the sun.
Sanskrit: न भीष्मव्यसनं कश्चिद् दृष्ट्वा कर्णममन्यत॥ विशोकाश्चाभवन् सर्वे राजानः कुरुभिः सह।
English: All the kings and the Kurus, seeing Karna, did pay no heed to the calamity that had befallen them in the shape of Bhishma's death and they all were shorn of their sorrow.
Sanskrit: हृष्टाश्च बहवो योधास्तत्राजल्पन्त वेगतः॥ न हि कर्णे रणे दृष्ट्वा युधि स्थास्यान्ति पाण्डवाः।
English: Numerous warriors, highly delighted, forming into groups, thus began to talk, “Surely the Pandavas, seeing Karna in the field, will not stay a while in battle.
Sanskrit: कर्णो हि समरे शक्तो जेतुं देवान् सवासवान्॥ किमु पाण्डुसुतान् युद्धे हीनवीर्यपराक्रमान्।
English: Truly, Karna is powerful enough to gain victory in battle over the celestials led by Vasava himself, not to speak of the sons of Pandu, who are devoid of prowess and energy alike.
Sanskrit: भीष्मेण तु रणे पार्थाः पालिता बाहुशालिना॥ तांस्तु कर्णः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नाशयिष्यति संयुगे।
English: The sons of Pritha were tenderly treated by the mighty-armed Bhishma in battle. But Karna shall slay them in the encounter with sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवन्तस्तेऽन्योन्यं हृष्टरूपा विशाम्पते॥ राधेयं पूजयन्तश्च प्रशंसन्तश्च निर्ययुः। अस्माकं शकटव्यूहो द्रोणेन विहितोऽभवत्॥
English: O lord of people, thus talking to one another with joyful looks and honouring and eulogising the son of Radha, they marched along (in battle-array). Our own army, O monarch, was arrayed in the form of a Sakata (or car).
Sanskrit: परेषां क्रौञ्च एवासीद् व्यूहो राजन् महात्मनाम्। प्रीयमाणेन विहितो धर्मराजेन भारत॥
English: The army of our high-souled enemies was formed in the shape of a Krauncha (crane). O Bharata, by the very virtuous Yudhishthira with a delighted heart.
Sanskrit: व्यूहप्रमुखतस्तेषां तस्थतुः पुरुषर्षभौ। वानरध्वजमुच्छ्रित्य विष्वक्सेनधनंजयौ॥
English: At the head of their array stood the two foremost of men, Vishvaksena (Vishnu) and Dhananjaya, with their banner, bearing the emblem of the ape, uplifted.
Sanskrit: ककुदं सर्वसैन्यानां धाम सर्वधनुष्मताम्। आदित्यपथगः केतुः पार्थस्यामिततेजसः॥ दीपयामास तत् सैन्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः।
English: That banner of Partha of immeasurable prowess, the hump of the whole army and the refuge of all wielders of bow, that banner which reached the orbit of the sun, seemed to illumine the whole army of Yudhishthira of high soul.
Sanskrit: यथा प्रज्वलितः सूर्यो युगान्ते वै वसुंधराम्॥ दीप्यन् दृश्येत हि तथा केतुः सर्वत्र धीमतः।
English: That banner of the most intelligent Partha appeared like the burning sun when at the end of a Yuga, it rises to consume the earth.
Sanskrit: योधानामजुनः श्रेष्ठो गाण्डीवं धनुषां वरम्॥ वासुदेवश्च भूतानां चक्राणां च सुदर्शनम्।
English: Of all the warriors Arjuna is the foremost; of all the bows Gandiva is the best. Vasudeva is the foremost of all created beings and Sudarshana is the best of all kinds of discus.
Sanskrit: चत्वार्येतानि तेजांसि वहश्वेतहयो रथः॥ परेषामग्रतस्तस्थौ कालचक्रमिवोद्यतम्। एवं तौ सुमहात्मानौ बलसेनाग्रगावुभौ॥
English: The chariot, to which were harnessed white horses, carrying these four kinds of energy incarnate, stood at the head of the hostile array, like the discus of Kala raised (for being hurled). Thus those two high-souled heroes stood at the head of their armies. Karna stood at the head of your army and Dhananjaya at the head of the hostile troops.
Sanskrit: तावकानां मुखे कर्णः परेषां च धनंजयः। ततो जयाभिसंरब्धौ परम्परवधैषिणौ।॥ अवेक्षेतां तदान्योन्यं समरे कर्णपाण्डवौ।
English: Oking! in that battle, the Kauravas and the Pandavas, looked at each other possessed with ire and each desirous of slaying the other.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रयाते सहसा भारद्वाजे महारथे॥ आर्तनादेन घोरेण वसुधा समकम्पत।
English: Thereafter when the mighty car-warrior, the son of Bharadvaja, flew suddenly to the fight, the earth began to shake with the sound of terrible wails.
Sanskrit: ततस्तुमुलमाकाशमावृणोत् सदिवाकरम्॥ वातोद्भूतं रजस्तीवं कौशेयनिकरोपमम्। ववर्ष द्यौरनभ्रापि मांसास्थिरुधिराण्युत॥
English: Then thick clouds of dust, blown up by the storm and resembling heaps of tawny silk, intercepted from the view the welkin in and the sun. Though the sky was cloudless yet a shower of flesh bones and blood fell on the earth.
Sanskrit: गृध्राः श्येना बकाः कङ्का वायसाच सहस्रशः। उपर्युपरि सेनां ते तदा पर्यपतन् नृप॥
English: O king, vultures, hawks, cranes, kanakas and crows, by thousands swooped on your army, over and over again.
Sanskrit: गोमायवश्च प्राक्रोशन् भयदान् दारुणान् रवान्। अकार्षुरपसव्यं च बहुशः पृतनां तव॥ चिखादिषन्तो मांसानि पिपासन्तश्च शोणितम्।
English: The jackals yelled forth and many dreadful and fierce rangers of the sky repeatedly placed your army to their right, being desirous of devouring flesh and thirsting for blood.
Sanskrit: अवतद् दीप्यमाना च सनिर्घाता सकम्पना॥ उल्का ज्वलन्ती संग्रामे पुच्छेनावृत्य सर्वशः।
English: On the field of battle, illuminating the welkin, dropped many a burning meteor accompanied with thundering sounds and vibrating motions and covering with their tails large areas.
Sanskrit: परिवेषो महांश्चापि सविद्युत्स्तनयित्नुमान्॥ भास्करस्याभवद् राजन् प्रयाते वाहिनीपतौ।
English: Then, O monarch, when the commander of the host (Drona) set out for battle, the wide circumference of the lustrous orb of day, emitted flashes of lightving and thundering sounds.
Sanskrit: एते चान्ये च बहवः प्रादुरासन् सुदारुणाः॥ उत्पाता युधि वीराणां जीवितक्षयकारिणः।
English: These and many other terrible portents appeared indicating a great loss of life of many heroes in the ensuing encounter.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृते युद्धं परस्परवधैषिणाम्॥ कुरुपाण्डवसैन्यानां शब्देनापूरूज्जगत्।
English: Thereafter the fight between the Kurus and the Pandus, both desirous of killing one another, commenced; and the terrible din rising therefrom filled the whole world.
Sanskrit: तेत्वनयोन्यं सुसंरन्धाः पाण्डवाः कौरवैः सह॥ अभ्यघ्नन् निशितैः शस्त्रैर्जयगृद्धाः प्रहारिणः।
English: Then, burning with wrath, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, all first-class smiters, began to pierce one another with sharpened weapons, ardently longing for victory.
Sanskrit: स पाण्डवानां महतीं महेष्वासो महाद्युतिः॥ वेगेनाभ्यद्रवत् सेनां किरञ्छरशतैः शितैः।
English: Then that mighty champion (Drona) of great effulgence, charged, with headlong speed, the army of the sons of Pandu, shooting hundreds of sharpened shafts.
Sanskrit: द्रोणमभ्युद्यतं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवाः सह सृञ्जयैः॥४४॥ प्रत्यगृणंस्तदा राजञ्छरवर्षैः पृथक् पृथक्।
English: Beholding Drona charge, the Pandavas along with the Srinjayas received him, o monarch, with showers of shafts in distinct sets.
Sanskrit: विक्षोभ्यमाणा द्रोणेन भिद्यमाना महाचमूः॥ व्यशीर्यत सपाञ्चाला वातेनेव बलाहकाः।
English: That mighty host (of the Pandavas) along with the Panchalas agitated and routed by Drona, was shattered like rows of cranes by the wind.
Sanskrit: बहूनीह विकुर्वाणो दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि संयुगे॥ अपीडयत् क्षणेनैव द्रोणः पाण्डवसृञ्जयान्।
English: In the encounter, invoking various celestial weapons Drona, in a moment, sorely oppressed the Pandavas and the Srinjayas.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना द्रोणेन वासवेनेव दानवाः॥ पञ्चाला: समकम्पन्त धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः।
English: The Panchalas having Dhrishtadyumna at their head being slaughtered by Drona, like the Danavas by Vasava, began to quake.
Sanskrit: ततो दिव्यास्त्रविच्छूरो याज्ञसेनिर्महारथः॥ अभिनच्छरवर्षेण द्रोणानीकमनेकधा।
English: Thereupon that mighty car-warriors, the heroic Yajnaserma versed in the knowledge of the celestial weapons, produced by his showers of arrows many a breach, in the columns of Drona.
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्य शरवर्षाणि शरवर्षेण पार्षतः॥ संनिवार्य ततः सर्वान् कुरूनप्यवधीद् बली।
English: Then that powerful son of Prishata, checking the showers of Drona's arrows with those of his own, slew many a Kuru warrior.
Sanskrit: संयम्य तु ततो द्रोणः समवस्थाप्य चाहवे॥ स्वमनीकं महेष्वासः पार्षतं समुपाद्रवत्।
English: Thereupon Drona of mighty arms, again rallying has soldiers and re-arranging them, charged the son of Prishata in battle.
Sanskrit: स बाणवर्ष सुमहदसृजत् पार्षतं प्रति॥ मघवान् समभिक्रुद्धः सहसा दानवानिव।
English: Then towards the son of Prishata he directed a close shower of arrows, like Meghavat exceedingly enraged shooting his shafts towards the Danavas.
Sanskrit: ते कम्प्यमाना द्रोणेन बाणैः पाण्डवसृञ्जयाः॥ पुनः पुनरभज्यन्त सिंहेनेवेतरे मृगाः।
English: Thus, agitated by Drona with his arrows, the Pandavas and Srinjays, again and again, broke their lines, like a herd of inferior beasts attacked by a lion.
Sanskrit: तथा पर्यचरद् द्रोणः पाण्डवानां बले बली। अलातचक्रवद् राजस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: Then O monarch, like a circle of firebrands, the mighty Drona careered through the army of the Pandavas; and that was a wonderful sight.
Sanskrit: खचरनगरकल्पं कल्पितं शास्त्रदृष्ट्या चलदनिलपताकं ह्लादनं वल्पिताश्वम्। स्फटिकविमलकेतुं त्रासन शात्रवाणां रथवरमधिरूढः संजहारारिसेनाम्॥
English: Riding on his own excellent cars, that resembled a city careering through the skies; that was well supplied with the implements of war according to the military science, the banner of which was fluttering on the air, the rattle of which was resounding all round the field, the steeds of which were well-driven and the flagstaff of which was shining like a rod of crystal-riding on such a chariot. Drona inspired the hostile army with terror and massacred (right and left).
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तथा द्रोणमभिनन्तं साश्वसूतरथद्विपान्। व्यथिताः पाण्डवा दृष्ट्वा न चैनं पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Sanjaya said Seeing Drona thus destroy their horses, drivers, cars and elephants the Pandavas were greatly afflicted and could not check his career.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धृष्टद्युम्नधनंजयौ। अब्रवीत् सर्वतो यत्तैः कुम्भयोनिर्निवार्यताम्॥
English: Thereupon king Yudhishthira said Dhrishtadyumna and Dhananjaya, "Check the carrier of the pot-born Drona by surrounding him with great heed.
Sanskrit: तत्रैनमर्जुनश्चैव पार्षतश्च सहानुगः। प्रत्यगृह्णात् ततः सर्वे समापेतुर्महारथाः॥
English: to Thereupon the mighty car-warriors namely Arjuna and the son of Prishata together with their followers, encompassed Drona, as he was rushing at them.
Sanskrit: केकया भीमसेनश्च सौभद्रोऽथ घटोत्कचः। युधिष्ठिरो यमौ मत्स्या द्रुपदस्यात्मजास्तथा॥ द्रौपदेयाश्च संहृष्टा धृष्टकेतुः ससात्याकिः। चेकितानश्च संक्रुद्धो युयुत्सुश्च महारथः॥ ये चान्ये पार्थिवा राजन् पाण्डवस्यानुयायिनः। कुलवीर्यानुरूपाणि चक्रुः कर्माण्यनेकशः॥
English: The Kekayas, Bhimasena, the son of Subhadra, Ghatotkacha, Yudhishthira the twins Nakula and Sahadeva, the king of the Matsyas the son of Drupada and the five son of Draupadi greatly delighted and Dhristaketu along with Satyaki, the wrathful Chekitana, the Yuyutsu the mighty car-warrior and, O monarch, all the other rulers of earth who followed the Pandavas in battle, achieved many feats (of valour), in accordance with their prowess and nobility of birth.
Sanskrit: संरक्ष्यमाणां तां दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवैर्वाहिनीं रणे। व्यावृत्य चक्षुषी कोपाद् भारद्वाजोऽन्ववैक्षत॥
English: Seeing the Pandavas protect their army in battle, the son of Bharadvaja, rolling his eyes in anger, cast his glances (on the army).
Sanskrit: स तीव्र कोपमास्थाय रथे समरदुर्जयः। व्यधमत् पाण्डवानीकमभ्राणीव सदागतिः॥
English: Working himself up with ire, that one (Drona), indomitable in war, seated on his chariot, blew the Pandava host off like the storm blowing thick clouds off.
Sanskrit: रथानश्वान् नरान् नागानभिधावन्नितस्ततः। चचारोन्मत्तवद् द्रोणोवृद्धोऽपि तरुणो यथा॥
English: Charging cars, steed, men and elephants on all sides, Drona roamed in the field like one insane and though grown up in years, he resembled one endued with the energy of youth.
Sanskrit: तस्य शोणितदिग्धाङ्गा शोणास्ते वातरंहसः। आजानेया हया राजन्नविश्रान्ता ध्रुवं ययुः॥
English: O monarch, his horses, of chestnut colour, of excellent breed, of wind-like speed, and of indefatigable energy, assumed a beautiful appearance being bespattered with blood.
Sanskrit: तमन्तकमिव क्रुद्धमापतन्तं यतव्रतम्। दृष्टा सम्प्राद्रवन् योधाः पाण्डवस्य ततस्ततः॥
English: Beholding that one of regulated vows rush at them like the god of Death enraged, all the warriors of the Pandavas sped on all directions.
Sanskrit: तेषां प्राद्रवतां भीमः पुनरावर्ततामपि। पश्यतां तिष्ठतां चासीच्छब्दः परमदारुणः॥
English: As some fled and some rallied and some looked at Drona, and some stood on the field, the noise (of the confusion) they caused was dreadful and deafening.
Sanskrit: शूराणं हर्षजननो भीरूणां भयवर्धनः। द्यावापृथिव्योर्विवरं पूरयामास सर्वतः॥
English: That noise that imparted delight to the heroes and enhanced the terrors of the cowards, filled the whole interval between the earth and the skies.
Sanskrit: ततः पुनरपि द्रोणो नाम विश्रावयन् युधि। अकरोद् रौद्रमात्मानं किरञ्छरशतैः परान्॥
English: And again did Drona, shouting forth his own name, made himself terrible in battle by piercing his enemies with hundreds of arrows.
Sanskrit: स तथा तेष्वनीकेषु पाण्डुपुत्रस्य मारिष। कालवद् व्यचरद् द्रोणो युवेव स्थविरो बली॥
English: O sire, then the mighty Drona careered fiercely amid the army of the sons of Pandu, like the god of Death himself; and he appeared like one young, though bearing the weight of years.
Sanskrit: उत्कृत्य च शिरांस्युग्रान् बाहूनपि सुभूषणान्। कृत्वा शून्यान् रथोपस्थानुदक्रोशन्महारथान्॥
English: Severing down many heads as well as arms decorated with ornaments and rendering the seats of many a car empty, he sent up terrific roars.
Sanskrit: तस्य हर्षप्रणादेन बाणवेगेन वा विभो। प्राकम्पन्त रणे योधा गाव: शीतार्दिता इव॥
English: In consequence of his rapturous roars and of the fleetness of his arrows, O master, the warriors began to shake in battle, like kine shivering with cold.
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्य रथघोषेण मौर्वीनिप्पेषणेन च। धनुः शब्देन चाकाशे शब्दः समभवन्महान्॥
English: A terrible sound caused by the rattle of Drona's chariot, by the contraction and stretching of his bow-string and by the twang of his bow, filled the conclave dome.
Sanskrit: अथास्य धनुषो बाणा निश्चरन्तः सहस्रशः। व्याप्य सर्वा दिश: पेतुर्नागाश्वरथपत्तिषु ॥
English: Thousands of arrows not shot from his bow fell, covering cardinal points, upon the elephants, steeds, chariots and foot-soldiers (of the hostile array).
Sanskrit: तं कार्मुकमहावेगमस्त्रज्वलितपावकम्। द्रोणमासादयांचक्रुः पञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह॥
English: Then the Pandavas along with the Panchalas, rushed at Drona wielding a bow of great strength and resembling a blazing fire in consequence of his weapons.
Sanskrit: तान् सकुञ्जरपत्त्यश्वान् प्राहिणोद् यमसादनम्। चक्रेऽचिरेण च द्रोणो महीं शोणित कर्दमाम्॥
English: Then he began to dispatch them with their elephants, steeds and foot-soldiers to the regions of Death; and within a short while Drona made the earth muddy with blood.
Sanskrit: तन्वता परमास्त्रणि शरान् सततमस्यता। द्रोणेन विहितं दिक्षु शरजालमदृश्यत॥
English: A net-work of arrows, woven by Drona who had been scattering celestial weapons and shooting shafts on all sides, was seen to over shroud the cardinal points.
Sanskrit: पदातिषु रथाश्वेषु वारणेषु च सर्वशः। तस्य विद्युदिवाभ्रेषु चरन् केतुरदृश्यत॥
English: Like flashes of lightning amid dense masses of clouds, his standard could be seen whirling amongst foot-soldiers, chariots, horses and carwarriors.
Sanskrit: स केकयानां प्रवरांश्च पञ्च पञ्चालराजं च शरैः प्रमथ्य। युधिष्ठिरानीकमदीनसत्त्वो द्रोणोऽभ्ययात् कार्मुकबाणपाणिः॥
English: Afflicting with arrows the five foremost among the Kekayas and the king of the Panchadas,' Drona, of irrepressible vigour, armed with a bow and arrows, charged the division commanded by Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: तं भीमसेनश्च धनंजयश्च शिनेश्च नप्ता द्रुपदात्मजश्चा शैव्यात्मजः काशिपतिः शिबिश्च दृष्ट्वा नदन्तो व्यकिरछरौघैः॥
English: Thereupon, Bhimasena and Dhananjaya and the grandson of sini and the sons of Drupada and the son of Saibya, the ruler of the Kasis and Sibi himself, greatly delighted and sending up loud shouts, covered Drona with a stream of shafts.
Sanskrit: तेषामथ द्रोणधनुर्विमुक्ताः पतत्रिणः काञ्चनचित्रपुङ्खाः। भित्त्वा शरीराणि गजाश्वयूनां जग्मुर्महीं शोणितदिग्धवाजाः॥
English: Then numerous arrows shot from the bow of Drona and adorned with golden wings, piercing through the bodies of elephants and young steeds, stuck themselves on the ground, with feathers crimson with blood.
Sanskrit: सा योधसंधैश्च रथैश्च भूमिः शरैर्विभिन्नैर्गजवाजिभिश्च। प्रच्छाद्यमाना पतितैर्बभूव समावृता द्यौरिव कालमेघैः॥
English: Then the field of battle, being covered over with fallen bands of warriors, (shattered) chariots and carcasses of elephants and horses mangled with arrows, appeared like the firmament overhung with dense masses of black clouds.
Sanskrit: शैनेयभीमार्जुनवाहिनीशं सौभद्रपाञ्चालसकाशिराजम्। अन्यांश्च वीरान् समरे ममर्द द्रोणः सुतानां तव भूतिकामः॥
English: Then Drona desirous of the prosperity of your sons, having in battle trampled down the divisions led by the grandson of Sini, Bhima and Arjuna and having crushed the son of Subhadra and the king of the Panchalas and the ruler of the Kasis and many other warriors.
Sanskrit: एतानि चान्यानि च कौरवेन्द्र कर्माणि कृत्वा समरे महात्मा। प्रताप्य लोकानिव कालसूर्यो द्रोणो गतः स्वर्गमितो हि राजन्॥
English: And having achieved these and other wondrous feats in battle, O foremost among the Kurus, that high-souled one, Drona, left this world for heaven, after having consumed this earth like the sun that rises at the time of the world's annihilations, O monarch.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच किं कुर्वाणं रणे द्रोणं जनुः पाण्डवसुंजयाः। तथा निपुणमस्त्रेषु सर्वशस्त्रभृतामपि।।।।
English: What was Drona doing when the Pandavas and the Srinjayas slew him in battle,-he who was so skillful in the use of weapons amongst all wielders of arms?
Sanskrit: रथभङ्ग बभूवास्य धनुर्वाशीर्यतास्यतः। प्रमत्तो वाभवद् द्रोणस्ततो मृत्युमुपेयिवान्॥
English: Did his chariot give way? Did his bow snap in two in the act of smiting? Did Drona go mad and for the reason met with his death?