pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स तामपृच्छत् कात्स्येन व्यसनोत्पत्तिमादितः। सा च तस्मै यथावृत्तं विस्तरेण न्यवेदयत्॥
English: He asked her the story of her wrongs from its origin and in detail and she too submitted to him everything as it had happened in detail.
Sanskrit: ततः स राजर्षिरभूद् दुःखशोकसमन्वितः। कार्यः च प्रतिपेदे तन्मनसा सुमहातपाः॥
English: Then was that royal sage filled with grief and distress and that one of great asceticism resolved, within himself, on his course of action.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीद् वेषमानश्च कन्यामाः सुदुःखितः। मा गाः पितुर्गृहं भद्रे मातुस्ते जनको ह्यहम्॥
English: Trembling, he said to that distressed and sorrowful girl: "Do not go to your father's place, gentle lady. I am the father of your mother.
Sanskrit: दुःखं छिन्द्यामहं ते वै मयि वर्तस्व पुत्रिके। पर्याप्तं ते मनो वत्से यदेवं परिशुष्यसि॥
English: I shall remove your sorrow, depend on me, dear daughter. You have enough of grief, child, since you are so lean.
Sanskrit: गच्छ मद्वचनाद् रामं जामदग्न्यं तपस्विनम्। रामस्ते सुमहद् दुःखं शोकं चैवापनेष्यति॥
English: By my advice go to the ascetic Rama, the son of Jamadagni. Rama will remove this heavy and horrible grief of yours.
Sanskrit: हनिष्यति रणे भीष्मं न करिष्यति चेद् वचः। तं गच्छ भार्गवश्रेष्ठं कालाग्निसमतेजसम्॥
English: He will slay Bhishma in battle if he does not act up to his words; go to him, that foremost of the Bhrigu race, who, in energy, is equal to the fire that rages at the time of the universal destruction.
Sanskrit: प्रतिष्ठापयिता स त्वां समे पथि महातपाः। ततस्तु सुखरं बाष्पमुत्सृजन्ती पुनः पुनः॥
English: That great anchorite will place you on the even path.” Then shedding tears profusely,
Sanskrit: अब्रवीत् पितरं मातुः सा तदा होत्रवाहनम्। अभिवादयित्वा शिरसा गमिष्ये तव शासनात्॥
English: And saluting with her head the father of her mother, Hotravahana, she said "By your command I shall go there.
Sanskrit: अपि नामाद्य पश्येयमार्यं तं लोकविश्रुतम्। कथं च तीव्र दुःखं मे नाशयिष्यति भार्गवः। एतदिच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं यथा यास्यामि तत्र वै॥
English: But shall I be able to see that respected man known throughout the world and how shall he of Bhrigu's race remove my grave sorrow? I desire to know this since I am going there.
Sanskrit: अकृतव्रण उवाच दुःखद्वयमिदं भद्रे कतरस्य चिकीर्षसि। प्रतिकर्तव्यमबले तत् त्वं वत्से वदस्व मे॥
English: Akritavrana said For which of these two sorrows do you desire a remedy, O lady. Tell me that truly, 0 child.
Sanskrit: यदि सौभपतिर्भद्र नियोक्तव्यो मतस्तव नियोक्ष्यति महात्मा स रामस्त्वद्धितकाम्यया।॥
English: If in your opinion gentle lady, the lord of the Suabhas should be urged, the great-souled Rama, desirous of your good, will urge him.
Sanskrit: अथापगेयं भीष्मं त्वं रामेणेच्छसि धीमता। रणे विनिर्जितं द्रष्टुं कुर्यात् तदपि भार्गवः॥
English: Or if you desire to see the blamable Bhishma vanquished in battle by the wise Rama, he, of Bhrigu's family, will do that too.
Sanskrit: सृञ्जयस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तव चैव शुचिस्मिते। यदत्र ते भृशं कार्यं तदद्यैव विचिन्त्यताम्॥
English: Hearing the words of Srinjaya, and of yours, O you of beautiful smiles, let what ought to be done this very day be settled.
Sanskrit: अम्बोवाच अपनीताऽस्मि भीष्मेण भगवन्नविजानता। नाभिजानाति मे भीष्मो ब्रह्मन् शाल्वगतं मनः॥
English: Amba said Led away I had been by Bhishma, but he knew not the true state of my feelings. Bhishma did not know, O Brahmana, that my mind learned towards Shalva.
Sanskrit: एतद् विचार्य मनसा भवानेतद् विनिश्चयम्। विचिनोतु यथान्यायं विधानं क्रियतां तथा॥
English: Thinking of this in your mind you should settle about this; do what you think is just.
Sanskrit: भीष्मे वा कुरुशार्दूले शाल्वराजेऽथवा पुनः। उभयोरेव वा ब्रह्मन् युक्त यत् तत् समाच॥
English: Do that wish is just and reasonable towards that best among the Kurus and to the king Shalva or to both.
Sanskrit: निवेदितं मया ह्येतद् दुःखमूलं यथातथम्। विधानं तत्र भगवन् कर्तुमर्हसि युक्तितः॥
English: The root of my distress, as it is, had now been submitted by me and it is proper that you should do in this matte what is reasonable.
Sanskrit: अकृतव्रण उवाच उपपन्नमिदं भद्रे यदेवं वरवर्णिनि। धर्मं प्रति वचो ब्रूयाः शृणु चेदं वचो मम॥
English: Akritavrana said It is indeed praiseworthy, gentle lady, that you are speaking these words with your eye towards virtue, O you of fair complexion; listen to these words of mine.
Sanskrit: यदि त्वामापगेयो वै न नयेद् गजसाह्वयम्। शाल्वस्त्वां शिरसा भीरु गृह्णीयाद् रामचोदितः॥
English: If the blamable one had not led you to the city called after the elephant, Shalva would have accepted you, O timid lady, with his head bowed down, urged by Rama.
Sanskrit: तेन त्वं निर्जिता भद्रे यस्मानीताऽसि भाविनि। संशयः शाल्वराजस्य तेन त्वयि सुमध्यमे॥
English: But since you, gentle lady, had been taken away by him after gaining a victory, O romantic lady, the king Shalva has therefore doubts in you, o you of beautiful waist.
Sanskrit: भीष्मः पुरुषमानी च जितकाशी तथैव च। युक्ता भीष्मे कारयितुं तव॥
English: Bhishma is proud of his bravery and success and therefore it stands to reason that your remedy lies in Bhishma.
Sanskrit: अम्बोवाच ममाप्येष सदा ब्रह्मन् हृदि कामोऽमिवर्तते। घातयेयं यदि रणे भीष्ममित्येव नित्यदा॥ तस्मात् प्रतिक्रिया
English: Amba said This desire has ever obtained in my heart. O Brahmana, that I would have but Bhishma slain in battle.
Sanskrit: भीष्मं वा शाल्वराजं वा यं वा दोषेण गच्छसि। प्रशाधि तं महाबाहो यत्कृतेहं सुदुःखिता॥
English: Whoever is blamable, Bhishma to the king of the Shalvas, punish him who has brought about this great distress, O you of long arms.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवं कथयतामेव तेषां स दिवसो गतः। रात्रिश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ सुखशीतोष्णमारुता॥
English: Bhishma said The day passed away while they were conversing on this as also the night which was marked by pleasant breezes that were neither too hot nor too cold, O chief among the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: ततो रामः प्रादुरासीत् प्रज्वलन्निव तेजसा। शिष्यैः परिवृतो राजन् जटाचीरधरो मुनिः॥
English: Then did Rama come there as if blazing with energy, the anchorite having matted hairs wearing deer skin was surrounded by his disciples.
Sanskrit: धनुष्पाणिरदीनात्मा खङ्गं बिभ्रत् परश्वधी। विरजा राजशार्दूल सृञ्जयं सोऽभ्ययानृपम्॥
English: The great-souled one came, bow in hand, and holding a sword and battle-axe; and the sinless one approached that ruler of men, Srinjaya, O best among kings.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं तापसा दृष्ट्वा स च राजा महातपाः। तस्थुः प्राञ्चलयो राजन् सा च कन्या तपस्विनी॥
English: Seeing him the ascetics and the king of great asceticism stood up with clasped hands; so also did that girl.
Sanskrit: पूजयामासुरव्यचा मधुपर्केण भार्गवम्। अर्चितश्च यथान्यायं न पिसाद सहैव तैः॥
English: Earnestly they adored him of the Bhrigu race, with honey and curds and being duly honored he sat down with them.
Sanskrit: ततः पूर्वव्यतीतानि कथयन्तौ स्म तावुभौ। आसातां जामदग्न्यश्च सृञ्जयश्चैव भारत॥
English: Then the two Srinjaya and the son of Jamadagna, sat together conversing on past matters.
Sanskrit: तथा कथान्ते राजर्षि गुश्रेष्ठं महाबलम्। उवाच मधुरं काले रामं वचनमर्थवत्॥
English: At the end of their discourse, the royal sage in proper time said these sweet words pregnant with meaning to Rama, the foremost in the race of Bhrigu, endued with great strength.
Sanskrit: रामेयं मम दौहित्री काशिराजसुता प्रभो। अस्याः शृणु यथातत्त्वं कार्यं कार्यविशारद॥
English: O Rama this is my grand daughter, the daughter of the king of the Kashis, my lord; hear what she has to say and settle what can be done for her, O you skillful in deeds.
Sanskrit: परमं कथ्यतां चेति तां रामः प्रत्यभाषत। तत: साभ्यगमद् रामं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्॥
English: Rama said to her, “Repeat your grand story"; thereupon she said to Rama who was blazing like fire.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभिवाद्य चरणौ रामस्य शिरसा शुभौ। स्पृष्ट्वा पद्मदलामाभ्यां पाणिभ्यामग्रतः स्थिता॥
English: Saluting the holy feet of Rama with her head she touched them with her lotus like hands and stood in front of him.
Sanskrit: सरोद सा शोकवती बाष्पव्याकुललोचना। प्रपेदे शरणं चैव शरण्यं भृगुनन्दनम्॥
English: Being stricken with grief she wept aloud and with her eyes bathed in tears she betook herself to the refuge of the delighter of Bhrigu's race who was of a worthy refuge.
Sanskrit: राम उवाच यथा त्वं सृञ्जयस्यास्य तथा मे त्वं नृपात्मजे। ब्रूहि यत् ते मनोदुःखं करिष्ये वचनं तव॥
English: Rama said You are the same to me, O princess, as you are to Srinjaya; speak out the grief you have in your mind, I shall act up to your words.
Sanskrit: अम्बोवाच भगवशरणं त्वाद्य प्रपन्नाऽस्मि महाव्रतम्। शोकपङ्कार्णवान्मग्नां घोरादुद्धर मां विभो॥
English: Amba said My lord, I be take myself now to your refuge for you are of great vows, Tell me, my lord, who am fallen into the mire of grief and liberate me from the heavy calamity.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तस्याश्च दृष्ट्वा रूपं च वपुश्चाभिनवं पुनः। सौकुमार्यं परं चैव रामश्चिन्तापरोऽभवत्॥
English: Bhishma said Seeing her beauty and again her youthful person and her extreme delicacy of mold, Rama became engaged in deep thought.
Sanskrit: किमियं वक्ष्यतीत्येवं विममर्श भृगूद्वहः। इति दध्यौ चिरं रामः कृपयाभिपरिप्लुतः॥
English: "What shall this one say?" So thought Bhrigu; thinking thus Rama was silent for a long time filled with pity.
Sanskrit: कथ्यतामिति सा भूयो रामेणोक्ता शुचिस्मिता। सर्वमेव यथातत्त्वं कथयामास भार्गवे॥
English: The lady, of sweet smiles being again asked to recite her story, said everything as had happened to him of Bhrigu's race.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा जामदग्न्यस्तु राजपुत्र्या वचस्तदा। उवाच ता वरारोहां निश्चित्यार्थविनिश्चयम्॥
English: The son of Jamadagni too hearing those words of the princess first settled as to what he should do and then said to her of beautiful hips.
Sanskrit: राम उवाच प्रेषयिष्यामि भीष्माय कुरुश्रेष्ठाय भाविनि। करिष्यति वचो मह्यं श्रुत्वा च स नराधिपः॥
English: Rama said O beautiful lady, I shall send words to that foremost among the Kurus, Bhishma, and that ruler among men. Hearing them will do, my bidding.
Sanskrit: न चेत् करिष्यति वचो मयोक्तं जाह्नवीसुतः। धक्ष्याम्यहं रणे भद्रे सामात्यं शस्त्रतेजसा॥
English: If the son of Jahnavi does not do what I say then shall I consume him in battle, O gentle lady, along with his ministers, by the blaze of my weapons.
Sanskrit: अथवा ते मतिस्तत्र राजपुत्रि न वर्तते। यावच्छाल्वपतिं वीरं योजनयाम्यत्र कर्माणि॥
English: If, O princess, you are not of that opinion, I shall urge that hero, the king of the Shalvas, to the present matter.
Sanskrit: अम्बोवाच विसर्जिताऽहं भीष्मेण श्रुत्वैव भृगुनन्दन। शाल्वराजगतं भावं मम पूर्वं मनीषितम्॥
English: Amba said O delighter of Bhrigu's race, I had been dismissed by Bhishma as soon as he heard that my mind already had been to the king of the Shalvas.
Sanskrit: सौमराजमुपेत्याहमवोचं दुर्वचं वचः। न च मां प्रत्यगृह्णात् स चारित्र्यपरिशङ्कितः॥
English: Approaching then the king of Saubha I addressed him in improper words, but he did not accept me being suspicious of my character.
Sanskrit: एतत् सर्वं विनिश्चित्य स्वबुद्ध्या भृगुनन्दन। यदत्रौपयिकं कार्यं तच्चिन्तयितुमर्हसि॥
English: Thinking on all this, it is proper should think of the means of remedying this by your own knowledge, O delighter of Bhrigu's that you race.
Sanskrit: मम तु व्यसनस्यास्य भीष्मो मूलं महाव्रतः। येनाहं वशमानीता समुक्षिप्य बलात् तदा॥
English: The root of this distress of mine is Bhishma of great vows, since by him was I brought under subjection taking me up by force.
Sanskrit: भीष्मं जहि महाबाहो यत्कृते दुःखमीदृशम्। प्राप्ताहं भृगुशार्दूल चराम्यप्रियमुत्तमम्॥
English: Slay Bhishma, O you of long arms, for it is by his doings that I am fallen into such distress, O you foremost among the race of Bhrigu, and that I continue in this growing distress.
Sanskrit: स हि लुब्धश्च नीचश्च जितकाशी च भार्गव। तस्मात् प्रतिक्रिया कर्तुं युक्ता तस्मै त्वयाऽघ॥
English: He is covetous, mean, spirited, and boastful of success, O you of Bhrigu's race; therefore is it reasonable that you should take revenge on him, O sinless one.
Sanskrit: एष मे क्रियमाणाया भारतेन तदा विभो। अभवद्भदि संकल्पो घातयेयं महाव्रतम्॥
English: When I was being taken away by Bharata, my lord, I made this resolution in my heart, namely, that I should cause this one of great vows to be slain.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् कामं ममायेमं राम सम्पादयानघ। जहि भीष्मं महाबाहो यथा वृत्रं पुरंदरः॥
English: Therefore do you fulfill this desire of mine, O sinless Rama; slay Bhishma, O you of long arms, as Purandara slew Vritra.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तमहं स्मयन्निव रणे प्रत्यभाष व्यवस्थितम्। भूमिष्ठं नोत्सहे योद्धं भवन्तं रथमास्थितः॥
English: Bhishma said Laughingly I said to him who stood there for battle: Myself riding on a chariot I do not venture to fight with you who are on the ground.
Sanskrit: आरोह स्यन्दनं वीर कवचं च महाभुजा बधान समरे राम यदि यो« मयेच्छसि॥
English: Mount on a chariot, O hero, and adjust your coat of mail, O you of long arms if, O Rama, you desire to fight with me.
Sanskrit: ततो मामब्रवीद् रामः स्मयमानो रणाजिरे। रथो मे मेदिनी भीष्म वाहा वेदाः सदश्ववत्॥
English: Then did Rama say to me laughingly in the field of battle: "The earth is chariot, O Bhishma, and the Vedas carry me like good horses.
Sanskrit: सूतश्च मातरिश्वा वै कवचं वेदमातरः। सुसंवीतो रणे ताभिर्योत्स्येऽहं कुरुनन्दन॥
English: The wind is my driver, and the mothers of the Vedas (Gayatri, Savitri and Sarasvati) constitute my coat of mail. Well protected by these, in battle, I shall fight, O you delighter of the Kurus."
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवाणो गान्धारे रामो मां सत्यविक्रमः। शरवातेन महता सर्वतः प्रत्यवारयत्॥
English: Saying thus, O son of Gandhari, Rama of true prowess covered me on all sides with a thick shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपश्यं जामदग्न्यं रथमध्ये व्यवस्थितम्। सर्वायुधवरे श्रीमत्यद्भुतोपमदर्शने॥
English: Then did I see the son of Jamadagni seated on a car holding all the principal weapons, endued with beauty and appearing wonderful to the sight.
Sanskrit: मनसा विहते पुण्ये विस्तीर्णे नगरोपमे। दिव्याश्चयुजि संनद्धे काञ्चनेन विभूषिते॥
English: The car was created by his will force and was like a holy and spacious city with celestial horses yoked to it and well protected and ornamented with gold.
Sanskrit: कवचेन महाबाहो सोमार्ककृतलक्ष्मणा। धनुर्धरो बद्धतूणो बद्धगोधाङ्गलित्रवान्॥
English: He was also clad in a coat of mail, O you of long arms, looking like the sun and moon, wielding a bow furnished with a quiver and with his fingers protected by gloves.
Sanskrit: सारथ्यं कृतवांस्त्र युयुत्सोरकृतव्रणः। सखा वेदविदत्यन्तं दयितो भार्गवस्य ह॥
English: Akritavrana, desirous of fighting, performed the office of the charioteer in that battle. He was the dear friend of that descendant Bhrigu and very well versed in Vedas.
Sanskrit: आह्वयानः स मां युद्धे मनो हर्षयतीव मे। पुनः पुनरभिक्रोशन्नभियाहीति भार्गवः॥
English: When he challenged me to fight my heart was very much pleased. The descendant of Bhrigu said to me again and again "come, come.”
Sanskrit: तमादित्यमिवोद्यन्तमनाधृष्यं महाबलम्। क्षत्रियान्तकरं राममेकमेकः समासदम्॥
English: Then did I approach him who was blazing like the sun, incapable of being vanquished and endued with great strength. Alone I approached Rama, the exterminator of the Kshatriya race.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं बाणपातेषु त्रिषु वाहान् निगृह्य वै। अवतीर्यं धनुय॑स्य पदातिर्ऋषिसत्तमम्॥
English: After receiving three showers of arrows I stopped my horses and dismounting and putting aside my bow, I went on foot to that best among the Rishis.
Sanskrit: अभ्यागच्छं तदा राममर्चिष्यन् द्विजसत्तमम्। अभिवाद्य चैनं विधिवदब्रुवं वाक्यमुत्तमम्॥
English: And coming before him I worshipped Rama the best among the twice born and after saluting him addressed him suitably in these excellent words.
Sanskrit: योत्स्ये त्वया रणे राम सदृशेनाधिकेन वा। गुरुणा धर्मशीलेन जयमाशास्व मे विभो॥
English: Whether you are equal to me or superior I shall fight with you, my lord, though you are my virtuous preceptor. Bless me that I may obtain victory.
Sanskrit: राम उवाच एवमेतत् कुरुश्रेष्ठ कर्तव्य भूतिमिच्छता! धर्मो ह्येष महाबाहो विशिष्टैः सह युध्यताम्॥
English: Rama said O foremost among the Kurus, such should be done by one who desires prosperity. It is virtuous, O you of long arms, to fight with those that are well known.
Sanskrit: शपेयं त्वां न चेदेवमागच्छेथा विशाम्पते। युध्यस्व त्वं रणे यत्तो धैर्यमालम्ब्य कौरव॥
English: If, O lord of the universe, you had not thus come to me I would have cursed you; fight you in battle with patience, O son of Kuru.
Sanskrit: न तु ते जयमाशासे त्वां विजेतुमहं स्थितः। गच्छ युध्यस्व धर्मेण प्रीतोऽस्मि चरितेन ते॥
English: I cannot bless you for victory, for I myself am standing here to vanquish you Go, fight fairly, I am pleased with your conduct.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं तं नमस्कृत्य रथमारुह्य सत्वरः। प्राध्यापयं रणे शङ्ख पुनर्हेमपरिष्कृतम्॥
English: Then did I, after saluting him, quickly mount my chariot and again blew loudly my conch in the field of battle, a conch set with gold.
Sanskrit: ततो युद्धं समभवन्मम तस्य च भारत। दिवसान् सुबहून् राजन् परस्परजिगीषया।॥
English: Then did the fight take place between myself and him, O Bharata for a great many days, O king, during which each was desirous of vanquishing the other.
Sanskrit: स मे तस्मिन् रणे पूर्वं प्राहरत् कङ्कपत्रिभिः। षष्ट्या शतैश्च नवभिः शराणां नतपर्वणाम्॥
English: In the battle, he first struck me with straight arrows with wings of vulture to the number of six hundred and nine.
Sanskrit: चत्वारस्तेन मे वाहाः सूतश्चैव विशाम्पते। पर्तिरुद्धास्तथैवाहं समरे दंशितः स्थितः॥
English: By that shower, my four horses as also my chariot, O lord of the universe, completely covered; but clad in a coat of mail, I myself remained calm.
Sanskrit: नमस्कृत्य च देवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशेषतः। तमहं स्मयन्निव रणे प्रत्यभाषं व्यवस्थितम्॥
English: Bowing to the gods and especially to the Brahmanas I laughingly said to him who was standing there for battle. were
Sanskrit: ते आचार्यता मानिता मे निर्मर्यादे ह्यपि त्वयि। भूयश्च शृणु मे ब्रह्मन् सम्पदं धर्मसंग्रह।॥
English: I have shown sufficient respect to yourself as a preceptor, though you have paid little regard to me. Listen again, O Brahmana, to what should be done if you want to acquire virtue.
Sanskrit: ये ते वेदाः शरीरस्था ब्राह्मण्यं यच्च ते महत्। तपश्च महत् तप्तं न तेभ्यः प्रहराम्यहम्॥
English: The Vedas that are in your body and the great spirit of Brahma that is there and the great asceticism practiced by you, I do not strike at.
Sanskrit: प्रहरे क्षत्रधर्मस्य यं राम त्वं समाश्रितः। ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियत्वं हि याति शस्त्रसमुद्यमात्॥
English: I shall strike at your Kshatriya-hood since, O Rama, you have adopted the life of a Kshatriya; a Brahmana becomes a Kshatriya owing to his taking up arms.
Sanskrit: पश्य मे धनुषो वीर्यं पश्य बाह्वोर्बलं मम। एष ते कार्मुकं वीर छिनधि निशितेषुणा॥
English: Behold now the strength of my bow; and behold the might of my arms. O hero, I shall cut asunder this bow of yours by my arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्याहं निशितं मल्लं चिक्षेप भरतर्षभ। तेनास्य धनुषः कोटि छित्त्वा भूमावपातयम्॥
English: Then did I hurl towards him a broad headed arrow and by it his bow broke into a million pieces and fell to the ground.
Sanskrit: तथैव च पृषत्कानां शतानि नतपर्वणाम्। चिक्षेप कङ्कपत्राणां जामदग्न्यरथं प्रति॥
English: In the same way, I shot a hundred arrows furnished with the wings of a vulture on the son of Jamadagni.
Sanskrit: काये विषक्तास्तु तदा वायुना समुदीरिताः। चेलुः क्षरन्तो रुधिरं नागा इव च ते शराः॥
English: Piercing through his body and carried along by the wind the arrows sped along dropping blood and acting like serpents.
Sanskrit: क्षतजोक्षितसर्वाङ्गः क्षरन् स रुधिरं रणे। बभौ रामस्तदा राजन् मेरुातुमिवोत्सृजन्॥
English: Rama, then with all his body wondered and covered all over with blood, shone in battle like a mountain dropping melted metal.
Sanskrit: हेमन्तान्तेऽशोक एव रक्तस्तबकमण्डितः। बभौ रामस्तथा राजन् प्रफुल्ल इव किंशुकः॥
English: He looked like the Ashoka tree, at the end of winter, covered with bunches of red flowers or, O king, like the Kinshuka tree when laden with flowers.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यद् धनुरादाय रामः क्रोधसमन्वितः। हेमपुङ्कान् सुनिशिताशरांस्तान् हि ववर्ष सः॥
English: Then did Rama, wrathfully taking up another bow, shoot forth arrows well sharpened and furnished with golden wings.
Sanskrit: ते समासाद्य मां रौद्रा बहुधा मर्मभेदिनः। अकम्पयन् महावेगाः सर्पानलविषोपमाः॥
English: Those fierce arrows, which were like flames and poisonous serpents coming from several sides, caused me to tremble at their great force and pierced my very vitals.
Sanskrit: तमहं समवष्टभ्य पुनरात्मानमाहवे। शतसंख्यैः शरैः क्रुद्धस्तदा राममवाकिरम्॥
English: Then did I, with wrath, shoot on Rama arrows, hundred in number after summoning all my patience and addressing myself to battle.
Sanskrit: स तैरग्न्यर्कसंकाशैः शरैराशीविषोपमैः। शितैरभ्यर्दितो रामो मन्दचेता इवाभवत्॥
English: Rama, struck with those arrows which were like fire or the sun and like poisonous snakes, became like one senseless.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं कृपयाऽऽविष्टो विष्टभ्यात्मानमात्मना। धिग्धिगित्यब्रुवं युद्धं क्षत्रधर्मं च भारत॥
English: Then was I filled with pity and stopped of my own will and said: "Fie, fie on battle and on Kshatriya practices." O Bharata.
Sanskrit: असकृच्चाब्रुवं राजन् शोकवेगपरिप्लुतः। अहो बत कृतं पापं मयेदं क्षत्रधर्मणा॥
English: Being filled with grief I said, “I am a vicious man and what sins have been committed by me for observing the duties of a Kshatriya. one
Sanskrit: गुरुर्द्विजातिधर्मात्मा यदेवं पीडितः शरैः। ततो न प्राहरं भूयो जामदग्न्याय भारत॥
English: For I have hurt with my arrows my preceptor who is a Brahmana of a virtuous soul. After that O Bharata I did not strike at Jamadagni's son.
Sanskrit: अथावताप्य पृथिवीं पूषा दिवससंक्षये। जगामास्तं सहस्रांशुस्ततो युद्धमुपारमत्॥
English: At this time, at the end of day, the sun of a thousand rays after heating the earth, went to his rooms and the fight too closed for the day.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच आत्मनस्तु ततः सूतो हयानां च विशाम्पते। मम चापनयामास शल्यान् कुशलसम्मतः॥
English: Bhishma said Then did the charioteer, o lord of the universe, who was regarded as being skillful in such matters, draw forth the arrows from his own body and those of the horses as well as that of myself.
Sanskrit: स्नातापवृत्तैस्तुरगैर्लब्धतोयैरविह्वलैः। प्रभाते चोदिते सूर्ये ततो युद्धमवर्तत॥
English: In the morning, the sun having risen the fight commenced again, the horses (of both parties) having been bathed and allowed to roll on the ground, and given water and thereby refreshed,
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा मां तूर्णमायान्तं दंशितं स्यन्दने स्थितम्। अकरोद् रथमत्यर्थं रामः सज्ज प्रतापवान्॥
English: Seeing me coming quickly with my coat of mail on and seated on my chariot Rama, of great luster, got ready his car very carefully.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं राममायान्तं दृष्ट्वा समरकाक्षिणम्। धनुः श्रेष्ठं समुत्सृज्य सहसाऽवतरं स्थात्॥
English: I too, seeing Rama, who was desirous of fight, approaching, keeping aside that best of bows, at once dismounted from my chariot.
Sanskrit: अभिवाद्य तथैवाहं रथमारुह्य भारत। युयुत्सुर्जामदग्न्यस्य प्रमुखे वीतभी: स्थितः॥
English: Having bowed down to him I got on it again and desirous of fight stood before Jamadgna, past the reach of fear.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं शरवर्षेण महता समवाकिरम्। स च मां शरवर्षेण वर्षन्तं समवाकिरत्॥
English: Then did I, all on a sudden, cover him with a great shower of arrows: and he too covered me with shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: संक्रुद्धो जामदग्न्यस्तु पुनरेव सुतेजितान्। सम्प्रेषीन्मे शरान् घोरान् दीप्तास्यानुरगानिवा॥
English: The son of Jamadagni worked up with wrath, again shot forth on me fearful and sharp arrows having months blazing like those of serpents.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं निशितैर्भल्लैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। अच्छिदं सहसा राजन्नन्तरिक्षे पुनः पुनः॥
English: Then did I at once again and again cut them asunder, O king, by my hundred and thousands of arrows, when they were still in the air.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्वस्त्राणि दिव्यानि जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्। मयि प्रयोजयामास तान्यहं प्रत्यषेधयम्॥
English: Then did the illustrious son of Jamadagni shoot at me celestial weapons but I thwarted them off, O you of long arms.
Sanskrit: अस्त्रैरेव महाबाहो चिकीर्षनधिकां क्रियाम्। ततो दिवि महान् नादः प्रादुरासीत् समन्ततः॥
English: In fact, O you of long arms, I performed mightier tasks by my weapons on which there was a loud commotion all about, oking.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहमस्त्रं वायव्यं जामदग्न्ये प्रयुक्तवान्। प्रत्याजघ्ने च तद् रामो गुह्यकास्त्रेण भारत॥
English: Then did I shoot at the son of Jamadagni the weapons called Vayavya but Rama, O Bharata, warded if off by the weapon called Guhyaka.