pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तत: क्रुद्धो महाराज माधवस्तस्य संयुगे। रथं सूतं ध्वजं तं च चक्रेऽदृश्यमजिह्मगैः॥
English: Rendered Dushasana's car, charioteer and standard invisible with his swift flying arrows. he then entirely shrouded the heroic Dushasana with his shafts.
Sanskrit: स तु दुःशासनं शूरं सायकैरावृणोद् भृशम्। सशकं समनुप्राप्तमूर्णनाभिरिवोर्णया॥
English: That subduer of foes then quickly covered Dushasana with his arrows like a spider cntangling a gnat in its web.
Sanskrit: त्वरन् समावृणोद् बाणैर्दुःशासनममित्रजित्। दृष्टा दुःशासनं राजा तथा शरशताचितम्॥
English: with rage. Beholding Dushasana thus covered by the shafts of Satyaki, king Duryodhana urged the Trigarttas towards the car of Yuyudhana.
Sanskrit: त्रिगर्मीश्चोदयामास युयुधानस्थं प्रति। तेऽगच्छन् युयुधानस्य समीपं क्रूरकर्मणः।
English: Then three thousand warriors of the Trigaratta clan versed in battling and of cruel deeds, reaching the car of Yuyudhana.
Sanskrit: त्रिगर्तानां त्रिसाहस्त्रा रथा युद्धविशारदाः। ते तु तं रथवंशेन महता एर्यवारयन्॥
English: Surrounded the latter with the mighty division of their car. They on their hearts firmly on fighting and took terrible oaths.
Sanskrit: स्थिरां कृत्वा मतिं युद्धे भूत्वा संशप्तका मिथः। तेषां प्रपततां युद्धे शरवर्षाणि मुञ्चताम्॥
English: As they rushed to battle discharging showers of arrows, Yuyudhana crushed five hundred of their foremost warriors that marched in their front.
Sanskrit: योधान् पञ्चशतान् मुख्यानग्रयानीके व्यपोथयत्। तेऽपतन् निहतास्तूर्ण शिनिप्रवरसायकैः॥
English: They then began to fall down slain quickly by the arrows of the foremost of Sinis, like trees broken by the force of the wind falling down from the top of the mountain.
Sanskrit: महामारुतवेगेन भग्ना इव नगाद् दुमाः। नागैश्च बहुधा च्छिन्नैर्ध्वजैश्चैव विशाम्पते॥ हयैश्च कनकापीडैः पतितैस्तत्र मेदिनी। शैनेयशरसंकृतैः शोणितौघपरिप्लुतैः॥ अशोभत महाराज किंशुकैरिव पुष्पितैः।
English: The field of battle, overspread with mangled elephants, 0 king and broken standards and fallen bodies of horses furnished with golden traces and wounded and cut by the arrows of Sini's grandson and rolling in their blood, looked beautiful like a plain covered over with Kinsuka trees decked with blossoms.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमानाः समरे युयुधानेन तावकाः॥ त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त पङ्कमग्ना इव द्विपाः।
English: Then all those warriors of yours, slain in battle by Yuyudhana, were unable to find out a protector like elephants sunk in deep mire. was
Sanskrit: ततस्ते पर्यवर्तन्त सर्वे द्रोणरथं प्रति॥ भयात् पतगराजस्य गर्तानीव महोरगाः।
English: Thereafter terrified all of them proceeded towards the car of Drona like mighty snakes entering their holes from fear of the king of birds (Garuda).
Sanskrit: हत्वा पञ्चशतान् योधाञ्छरैराशिविषोपमैः॥ प्रायात् स शनकैर्वीरो धनंजयरथं प्रति।
English: Slaying five hundred warriors with his arrows resembling snakes of virulent poison, the heroic Satyaki proceeded slowly towards the car of Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: तं प्रयान्तं नरश्रेष्ठं पुत्रो दुःशासनस्त्व॥ विव्याध नवभिस्तूर्ण शरैः संनतपर्वभिः।
English: Then as that foremost of men proceeding your son Dushasana pierced him quickly with nine shafts of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: स तु तं प्रतिविव्याध पञ्चभिर्निशितैः शरैः॥ रुक्मपुखैर्महेष्वासो गापत्रैरजिह्मगैः।
English: Him the fierce bowmen Satyaki pierced in return with five sharp shafts, all straight flying and furnished with golden as well as vulterine wings.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिं तु महाराज प्रहसन्निव भारत॥ दुःशासनस्त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा पुनर्विव्याध पञ्चभिः।
English: But O Bharata, Dushasana, smiling a little, pierced Satyaki O king, first with three and then with five shafts,
Sanskrit: शैनेयस्तव पुत्रं तु हत्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः॥ धनुश्चास्य रणे छित्त्वा विस्मयन्नर्जुनं ययौ।
English: Thereupon the grandson of Sini wounding your son with five swift-coursing arrows cutoff the latter's bow and then smiling a little proceeded towards Arjuna.
Sanskrit: ततो दुःशासनः क्रुद्धो वृष्णिरवीराय गच्छते॥ सर्वपारशवीं शक्तिं विससर्ज जिघांसया।
English: Thereat Dushasana, highly enraged and desirous of slaying the Vrishni hero as he was proceeding, hurled at him a lance capable of penetrating through all things.
Sanskrit: तां तु शक्तिं तदा घोरां तव पुत्रस्य सात्यकिः॥ चिच्छेद शतधा राजन् निशितैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः।
English: But that dreadful lance hurled by your son, Satyaki cut-off, O king, with whetted shafts furnished with wings of the Kanka bird.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय पुत्रस्तव जनेश्वर॥ सात्यकिं च शरैर्विद्ध्वा सिंहनादं ननर्द ह।
English: O ruler of men, then your son taking up another bow pierced Satyaki with his arrows and then uttered a loud war-cry.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिस्तु रणे क्रुद्धो मोहयित्वा सुतं तव॥ शरैरग्निशिखाकारैराजघान स्तनान्तरे। त्रिभिरेव महाभागः शरैः संनतपर्वभि।
English: Thereat Satyaki waxing wroth, stupefied your son and struck him on the centre of his chest with arrows resembling tongues of fire.
Sanskrit: सर्वायसैस्तीक्ष्णवक्त्रैः पुनर्विव्याध चाष्टभिः॥ दुःशासनस्तु विंशत्या सात्यकिं प्रत्यविध्यत।
English: He then once more pierced Dushasana with eight arrows made completely of iron and of sharp heads. Dushasana in return pierced Satyaki with twenty shafts of eminents parts.
Sanskrit: सात्वतोऽपि महाराज तं विव्याध स्तनान्तरे॥ त्रिभिरेव महाभागः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः।
English: He, of the Satvata race of eminent parts o mighty monarch, again pierced him on the breast with three arrows of straight knots.
Sanskrit: सारथिं च सुसंक्रुद्धः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। ततोऽस्य वाहान निशितैः शरैर्जने महारथः॥
English: Then that mighty car-warrior, highly inflamed with rage, slew Dushasana's steeds with sharp arrows and his charioteer with numerous shafts of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: धनुरेकेन भल्लेन हस्तावापं च पञ्चभिः॥ ध्वजं च रथशक्तिं च भल्लाभ्यां परमास्त्रवित्। चिच्च्द विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तथोभौ पार्णिसारथी॥
English: Versed in the use of many excellent weapons Satyaki then cut-off Dushasana's bow with a single bhalla, his gloves with five and his chariot and chariot shaft, with a couple of broad-headed arrows with sharp shafts he cutoff his two Parshni drivers. Then Dushasana, deprived of his car, with his bow burst open, his charioteer and steeds slain.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा विस्थो हताश्वो हतसारथिः। त्रिगर्तसेनापतिना स्वरथेनापवाहितः॥
English: Was carried away by the commander of the Trigartta divisions on his own chariot. O Bharata, then the grandson of Sini once more assailed him.
Sanskrit: तमभिद्रुत्य शैनेया मुहूर्तमिव भारत! न जघान महाबाहुर्भीमसेनवचः स्मरन्॥ भीमसेनेन तु वधः सुतानां तव भारत। प्रतिज्ञातः सभामध्ये सर्वेषामेव संयुगे॥
English: But he refrained from slaying him remembering the words of Bhimasena. O Bharata, amidst the assembly Bhimasena before swore to slay your sons. Then Satyaki, vanquishing Dushasana, quickly proceeded in the track in which Dhananjaya had proceeded, Oking.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच किं तस्यां मम सेनायां नासन् केचिन्महारथाः। ये तथा सात्यकिं यान्तं नैवाघ्नन् नाष्यवारयन्॥
English: Dhritarastra said Was there then, O Sanjaya, no mighty carwarrior in my entire army who could resist or slay Satyaki as he proceeded forward?
Sanskrit: एको हि समरे कर्म कृतवान् सत्यविक्रमः। शक्रतुल्यबलो युद्धे महेन्द्रो दानवेष्विव॥
English: Of indomitable prowess and possessed of strength equal to that of Indra himself, singlehanded he achieved feats amidst my troops like Indra achieving feats amidst the Danavas.
Sanskrit: अथवा शून्यमासीत् तद्येन यातः स सात्यकिः। हतभूयिष्ठमथवा येन यातः स सात्यकिः॥
English: Perhaps the track through which Satyaki passed was empty. Possessed of prowess in the true sense of the term, he alone has crushed numerous hosts, of mine.
Sanskrit: न सन्ति तस्मात् पुत्रा यत् कृतं वृष्णिवीरेण कर्म शंससि मे रणे। नैतदुत्सहते कर्तु कर्म शक्रोऽपि संजय॥
English: Tell me O Sanjaya, how the single-handed grandson Sini passed through that host of mine, which was fighting vigorously against him?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अश्रद्धेयमचिन्यं च कर्म तस्य महात्मनः। वृष्णयन्धकप्रवीरस्य श्रुत्वा मे व्यथितं मनः॥
English: Sanjaya said O monarch, the exertion and din that were then made by your troops, O king, teeming with cars, elephants, foot-soldiers, resembled that which occurs at the end of a Yuga.
Sanskrit: मे यथा संजय भाषसे। एको वै बहुला: सेनाः प्रामृद्गत् सत्यविक्रमः॥
English: 0 bestower of honour, when your assembled host daily increased in numerical strength before, I thought that another muster like that of your army had never been on earth.
Sanskrit: कथं च युध्यमानानामपक्रान्तो महात्मनाम्। एको बहूनां शैनेयस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: The Gods and the Charanas that then came there said, "this muster will be the last of its kind on the earth."
Sanskrit: राजन् सेनासमुद्योगो रथनागाश्वपत्तिमान्। तुमुलस्तव सैन्यानां युगान्तसदृशोऽभवत्॥
English: O king, the array, which was formed by Drona in view of a slaughter of Jayadratha, was such that its equal had never been formed on the face of the earth.
Sanskrit: आहूतेषु समूहेषु तव सैन्यस्य मानद। नाभूल्लोके समः कश्चित् समूह इति मे मतिः॥
English: Then the din that was made by the armies as they rushed to battle with one another, was as tremendous as one created by the ocean agitated with the vehemence of a mighty tempest.
Sanskrit: तत्र देवास्त्वभाषन्त चारणाश्च समागताः। एतदन्ताः समूहा वै भविष्यन्ति महीतले॥
English: In those two assembled hosts of the Pandavas and the Kurus, O foremost of men,
Sanskrit: न च वैतादृशो व्यूह आसीत् कश्चिद् विशाम्पते। यादृग् जयद्रथवधे द्रोणेन विहितोऽभवत्॥
English: Horripilating, dreadful and deafening was the uproar set up by those enraged heroes of resolute deeds, as they proceeded to battle.
Sanskrit: चण्डवातविभिन्नानां समुद्राणामिव खनः। रणेऽभवद् बलौघानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम्॥
English: Then Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna, Nakula, Sahadeva, the virtuous king Yudhishthira, O sire, exclaimed sayingपार्थिवानां समेतानां बहून्यासन् नरोत्तम।
Sanskrit: तबले पाण्डवानां च सहस्त्राणि शतानि च॥
English: "Come, strike, rush quickly; the two heroes, scion of Madhu's race and the son of Pandu, have entered into the Kuru army.
Sanskrit: संरब्धानां प्रवीराणां समरे दृढकर्मणाम्। तत्रासीत् सुमहाशब्दस्तुमुलो लोमहर्षणः॥
English: Do you so act, as they may proceed easily towards the chariot of Jayadratha. Speaking thus, they urged their troops on.
Sanskrit: अथाक्रन्दद् भीमसेनो धृष्टद्युम्नश्च मारिष। नकुलः सहदेवश्च धर्मराजश्च पाण्डवः॥ आगच्छत प्रहरत दुतं विपरिधावत। प्रविष्टावरिसेनां हि वीरौ माधवपाण्डवौ॥
English: (They again said)-"If those two heroes be slain, then the Kurus will have their objects fulfilled and we shall be defeated. Therefore do you united exert yourselves for agitating this host, like the tempest of tremendous vehemence agitating the ocean. O king, urged on by the Panchala prince and by Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: यथा सुखेन गच्छेतां जयद्रथ वधं प्रति। तथा प्रकुरुत क्षिप्रमिति सैन्यान्यचोदयन्॥ तयोरभावे कुरवः कृतार्थाः स्युर्वयं जिताः। ते यूयं सहिता भूत्वा तूर्णमेव बलार्णवम्॥ क्षोभयध्वं महावेगा: पवनः सागरं यथा।
English: They fell to slaughter the Kurus thoroughly disregarding their own dear lives. Possessed of i great energy, all of them desiring death in
Sanskrit: भीमसेनेन ते राजन् पाञ्चाल्येन च नोदिताः॥ आजघ्नुः कौरवान् संख्ये त्यक्त्वासूनात्मनः
English: And setting their hearts resolutely on battle, remained on the field, determined to to fight to the bitter end. In that dreadful and horible battle.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् सुतुमले युद्धे वर्तमाने भयावहे॥ जित्वा सर्वाणि सैन्यानि प्रायात् सात्यकिरर्जुनम्। कवचानां प्रभास्ता सूर्यरश्मिविराजिताः॥ दृष्टीः संख्ये सैनिकानां प्रतिजघ्नुः समन्ततः। तथा प्रयतमानानां पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्॥ दुर्योधनो महाराज व्यगाहत महद् वलम्। स संनिपातस्तुमुलस्तेषां तस्य च भारत॥ अभवत् सर्वभूतानामभावकरणो महान्।
English: Satyaki having vanquished all the warriors advanded towards Arjuna. The combatants were compelled to turn their eyes away from the coats of mails covering the warriors, as the reflected the rays of the sun directly. O monarch, Duryodhana then penetrated through the mighty host of the illustrious sons of Pandu striving hard in battle. Then the battle that was there fought between him and them was extremely terrible and the carnage horrible.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच कथा यातेषु सैन्येषु तथा कृच्छ्रगत: स्वयम्॥ कचिद् दुर्योधनः सूत नाकार्षीत् पृष्ठतो रणम्।
English: Dhritarastra said When the Pandava host was thus advancing and when he was involved in great danger, I hope, O son of a charioteer, Duryodhana did not turn his back on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: एकस्य च बहूनां च संनिपातो महाहवे॥ विशेषतो नरपतेर्विषमः प्रतिभाति मे।
English: That battle between the one and the many, that one again being a king by birth, seems to me to be very unfair.
Sanskrit: सोऽत्यन्तसुखसंवृद्धो लक्षम्या लोकस्य चेश्वरः॥ एकोबहून् समासाद्य कचिन्नासीत् पराङ्मुखः।
English: Brought up in great luxury, attended with great prosperity and the ruler of the worlds, that single-handed son of mine, I hope, did not turn his face away from the field of battle, encountering odds in battle.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच राजन् संग्राममाश्चर्य तव पुत्रस्य भारत॥ एकस्य बहुभिः सार्ध शृणुष्व गदतो मम।
English: Sanjaya said The battle, O king, that was then fought, between your son on the one side and the numerous Pandavas on the other, was indeed wonderful. Hear me as I relate it.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनेन समरे पृतना पाण्डवी रणे॥ नलिनी द्विरदेनेव समन्तात् प्रतिलोडिता।
English: Then the Pandava troops were completely crushed by Duryodhana like a forest of lotuses destroyed by an elephant.
Sanskrit: ततस्तां प्रहितां सेनां दृष्ट्वा पुत्रेण ते नृप॥ भीमसेनपुरोगास्तं पञ्चालाः समुपाद्रवन्।
English: Then, o king, beholding the troops shattered by your son, the Panchalas headed by Bhimasena, rushed upon Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: स भीमसेनं दशभिः शरैर्विव्याध पाण्डवम्॥ त्रिभिस्त्रिभिर्यमौ वीरौ धर्मराजं च सप्तभिः।
English: Thereupon your son pierced Bhimasena, the son of Pandu, with ten shafts and each of the twins Nakula and Sahadeva with three and the virtuous king Yudhishthira with seven.
Sanskrit: विराटद्रुपदौ षड्भिः शतेन च शिखण्डिनम्॥ धृष्टद्युम्नं च विंशत्या द्रौपदेयांस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः।
English: He pierced Virata and Drupada with six, Sikhadin with a hundred, Dhristadyumna with twenty and the sons of Draupadi with three arrows each.
Sanskrit: शतशश्चापरान् योधान् सद्विपांश्च रथान् रणे॥ शरैरवचकर्ताग्रैः क्रुद्धोऽन्तक इव प्रजाः।
English: He then cut-off many other warriors hundreds in number and elephants and cars in
Sanskrit: न संदधन् विमुञ्चन् वा मण्डलीकृतकार्मुकः॥३ :॥ अदृश्यत रिपून निघ्नञ्छिक्षयास्त्रबलेन च।
English: Owing to his skill acquired through practies and to the powers of his weapons, he appeared, when striking down his foes, to wield his bow, continuously drawn to a circle whether when aiming or discharging his shafts.
Sanskrit: तस्य तान् निघ्नतः शत्रून् हेमपृष्ठं महद्धनुः॥ अजस्रं मण्डलीभूतं ददृशुः
English: Then men beheld his mighty bow of golden staff, as he slew his foes, to be always drawn to a circle.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भल्लाभ्यामच्छिनद् धनुः॥ तव पुत्रस्य कौरव्य यतमानस्य संयुगे।
English: Thereafter king Yudhishthira cut-off with a Pair of Vallas the bow of your son, who had been exerting to the best of his prowess in battle, O foremost of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: विव्याध चैनं दशभिः सम्यगस्तैः शरोत्तमैः॥ वर्म चाशु समासाद्य ते भित्त्वा क्षितिमाविशन्।
English: He then pierced the latter with ten excellent shafts all well-directed. But striking against Duryodhana's armour they were shattered into pierces and fell down on the earth.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रमुदिताः पार्थाः परिवर्युधिष्ठिरम्॥ यथा वृत्रवधे देवाः पुरा शक्र महर्षयः।
English: Then the Parthas filled with delight surrounded Yudhishthira, like the celestials and the sages surrounding Shakra on the occasion of the slaughter of Vritra.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यद् धनुरादाय तव पुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥ तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति राजानं ब्रुवन् पाण्डवमभ्ययात्।
English: Thereafter your highly puissant Duryodhana taking up another bow and addressing king Yudhishthira saying "wait wait" rushed against that son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: तमायान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य तव पुत्रं महामृधे॥ प्रत्युद्ययुः समुदिताः पञ्चाला जयगृद्धिनः।
English: Then beholding your son rush to battle with fury, the Panchalas always intent on securing victory received him with delight. son
Sanskrit: तान् द्रोणः प्रतिजाग्राह परीप्सन् युधि पाण्डवम्॥ चण्डवातोद्भुतान् मेघान् गिरिरम्बुमुचो यथा।
English: Drona then encountered that division of the Panchalas, from a desire for rescuring the king, like a mountain with slanting masses of raincharged clouds driven by the tempest.
Sanskrit: तत्र राजन् महानासीत् संग्रामो लोमहर्षणः॥ पाण्डवानां महाबाहो तावकानां च संयुगे।
English: Thereupon, O king, there commenced a awful combat making the hair stand erect between the Pandavas and your troops, O mighty-armed one.
Sanskrit: रुद्रस्याक्रीडसदृशः संहारः सर्वदेहिनाम्॥ ततः शब्दो महानासीत् पुनर्येन धनंजयः।
English: The carnage was terrible like that when Rudra slays in sport all creatures at the end of a Yuga. Then arose a loud uproar the place where Dhananjaya was.
Sanskrit: अतीव सर्वशब्देभ्यो लोमहर्षकरः प्रभो॥ अर्जुनस्य महाबाहो तावकानां च धन्विनाम्।
English: That sound surpassed all other sounds and O lord, made the hair stand erect. Thus, O mighty-armed one, the battle between Arjuna and your warriors went on (with unmitigated fury).
Sanskrit: मध्ये भारतसैन्यस्य माधवस्य महारणे॥ द्रोणस्यापि परैः सार्ध व्यूहद्वारे महारणे।
English: Thus progressed the battle between Satyaki and your men, in the centre of your army and there also raged the battle between Drona and his enemies at the head of his array.
Sanskrit: एवमेष क्षयो वृत्तः पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते। क्रुद्धेऽर्जुने तथा द्रोणे सात्वते च महारथे॥
English: Thus continued that dreadful destruction of creatures when, O ruler of men, Arjuna, Drona and the mighty car-warrior Satyaki were excited with wrath.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अपराह्ने महाराज संग्रामः सुमहानभूत्। पर्जन्यसमनिर्घोषः पुनद्रोणस्य सोमकैः॥
English: Sanjaya said On the afternoon, O mighty monarch, a terrible battle was fought between Drona and the Somakas, battle whose din resembled the rumble of the rain cloud Parjannya itself.
Sanskrit: शोणाश्वं रथमास्थाय नरवीरः समाहितः। समरेऽभ्यद्रवत् पाण्डूञ्जवमास्थाय मध्यमम्॥
English: That best of heroes among men, mounted on his chariot to which were yoked red steeds, viz., Drona then assailed the Pandavas, firmly resolved to fight with them.
Sanskrit: तव प्रियहिते युक्तो महेष्वासो महाबलः। चित्रपुङ्खः शितैर्बाणैः कलशोत्तमसम्भवः॥ वरान् वरान् हि योधानां विचिन्वन्निव भारत। आक्रीडत रणे राजन् भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्॥
English: That fierce bowman, endued with great might and energy, that hero ever engaged in doing good to yourself, that one born in an excellent jar, that puissant son of Bharadvaja, slaying, O king, many best of heroes among the enemy, appeared O Bharata, to sport on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: तमभ्ययाद् बृहत्क्षत्रः केकयानां महारथः। भ्रातृणां नृप पञ्चानां श्रेष्ठः समरकर्कशः॥
English: Him encountered Vrihadkshatra that mighty car-warrior among the Kekayas, the eldest of his five brothers and difficult of being resisted in battle.
Sanskrit: विमुञ्चन् विशिखांस्तीक्ष्णानाचार्ये भृशमार्दयत्। महामेघो यथा वर्ष विमुञ्चन् गन्धमादने॥
English: Discharging sharp arrows incessantly, he afflicted the preceptor sorely, like a mighty cloud afflicting the mountain Gandhamadana by pouring its watery contents on it.
Sanskrit: तस्य द्रोणो महाराज स्वर्णपुवाञ्छिलाशितान्। प्रेषयामास संकुद्धः सायकान् दश पञ्च च॥
English: At hin, O mighty monarch, excited with wrath Drona sped ten and five shafts, all whetted on stone and furnished with wings of gold.
Sanskrit: तांस्तु द्रोणविनिर्मुक्तान् क्रुद्धाशीविषसंनिभान्। एकैकं पञ्चभिर्बाणैयुद्धि चिच्छेद हृष्टवत्॥
English: Then Vrihadkshatra cheerful cut-off each of those arrows shot by Drona and looking like so many enraged snakes of virulent poison, with five shafts of his own.
Sanskrit: तदस्य लाघवं दृष्ट्वा प्रहस्य द्विजपुङ्गवः। प्रेषयामास विशिखानष्टौ संनतपर्वणः॥
English: Then seeing his lightness of hands, that foremost of the regenerate ones smiled and once more, sped at him eight shafts of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वापततस्तूर्ण द्रोणचापच्युताशरान्। अवारयच्छरैरेव तावद्भिर्निशितैर्मधे॥
English: Beholding those shafts shot from Drona's bow coursing swiftly towards himself, Vrihadkshatra baffled them in battle with an equal number of sharp arrows shot by himself.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभवन्महाराज तव सैन्यस्य विस्मयः। कर्म कृतं दृष्ट्वा सुदुष्करम्॥
English: Then your troops, O mighty monarch were filled with surprise, beholding Vrihadkshatra achieve that very difficult feat.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रोणे महाराज बृहत्क्षत्रं विशेषयन्। प्रादुश्चक्रे रणे दिव्यं ब्राह्ममस्रं सुदुर्जयम्॥
English: Thereupon, O king, applauding Vrihadkshatra, Drona invoked into existence the invincible Brahma-weapon of celestial make.
Sanskrit: कैकेयोऽस्रं समालोक्य मुक्तं द्रोणेन संयुगे। ब्रह्मास्त्रेणैव राजेन्द्र ब्राह्ममस्रमशातयत्॥
English: Beholding that weapon discharged by Drona in battle, the Kekaya prince, O foremost of kings, cut down that weapon with his own Brahma weapon.
Sanskrit: बृहत्क्षत्रेण तत् ततोऽस्रे निहते ब्राह्मे बृहत्क्षवस्तु भारत। विव्याध ब्राह्मणं षष्ट्या स्वर्णपुजैः शिलाशितैः॥
English: Then O Bharata, when the Brahma weapon had been baffled, Vrihadkshatra pierced the Brahmana with sixty shafts, whetted on stones and furnished with wings of gold.
Sanskrit: तं द्रोणो द्विपदां श्रेष्ठो नाराचेन समार्पयत्। स तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा प्राविशद् धरणीतलम्॥
English: Then that foremost of men Drona directed several Nacharas at him; these Naracharas penetrating through his armour entered the earth.
Sanskrit: कृष्णसर्पो यथा मुक्तो वल्मीकं नृपसत्तम। तथात्यगान्महीं बाणो भित्त्वा कैकेयमाहवे॥
English: Like, O best of kings, black snakes freed from their sloughs, entering into their holes in anthills, those arrows penetrating through the Kekaya prince entered the earth.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज कैकेयो द्रोणसायकैः। क्रोधेन महताऽऽविष्टो व्यावृत्य नयने शुभे॥
English: Then, O mighty monarch, deeply pierced with the arrows of Drona, the Kaikaya prince excited to the highest pitch of fury began to roll his charming eyes.
Sanskrit: द्रोणं विव्याध सप्तत्या स्वर्णपुङ्खः शिलाशितैः। सारथिं चास्य बाणेन भृशं मर्मस्वताडयत्॥
English: He then pierced Drona with seventy shafts whetted on stone and furnished with golden wings; he pierced the latter's charioteer in his vital parts with (fierce) darts.
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्तु बहुभिर्विद्धो बृहत्क्षत्रेण मारिष। असृजद् विशिखांस्तीक्ष्णान् कैकेयस्य रथं प्रति॥
English: O sire, Drona then pierced with numerous arrows by the Kekaya prince Vrihatkshatra, sped at his car many arrows of extreme sharpness.
Sanskrit: व्याकुलीकृत्य तं द्रोणो बृहत्क्षत्रं महारथम्। अश्वांश्चतुर्भिर्व्यवधीच्चतुरोऽस्य पतत्रिभिः॥
English: Then confounding that mighty car-warrior Vrihatkshatra, Drona slew his four steeds with four winged shafts.
Sanskrit: सूतं चैकेन बाणेन रथनीडादपातयत्। द्वाभ्यां ध्वजं च च्छत्रं च च्छित्वा भूमावपातयत्॥
English: He then felled the former's charioteer from his niche of the car, with a single arrow. Cutting off his standard and umbrella with another two arrows, he felled them on the ground.
Sanskrit: ततः साधुविसृष्टेन नाराचेन द्विजर्षभः। हृद्यविध्यद् बृहत्क्षत्रं स च्छिन्नहृदयोऽपतत्॥
English: Then that foremost among the regenerate ones, with a well directed Naracha pierced Vrihatkshatra on his breast, where-upon the latter then fell down, with his heart torn open.
Sanskrit: बृहत्क्षत्रे हते राजन् केकयानां महारथे। शैशुपालिरभिक्रुद्धो यन्तारमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: When Brihatkshatra that mighty car-warrior was thus slain, O king the son of Sisupala highly enraged addressing his charioteer said-
Sanskrit: सारथे याहि यत्रैष द्रोणस्तिष्ठति दंशितः। विनिघ्नन् केकयान् सर्वान् पञ्चालानां च वाहिनीम्॥
English: "O charioteer, proceed to the spot where the cuirassed Drona stands, slaughtering the Kekaya, the Panchala divisions."
Sanskrit: वचनं श्रुत्वा सारथी रथिनां वरम्! द्रोणाय प्रापयामास काम्बोजैर्जवनैर्हयैः॥
English: Hearing those words of that foremost of car-warriors, the charioteer took him to the spot where Drona was, by means of his fleei steeds of Kamboja breed.
Sanskrit: धृष्टकेतुश्च चेदीनामृषभोऽतिबलोदितः। वधायाभ्यद्रवद् द्रोणं पतङ्ग इव पावकम्॥
English: Then swelling with his might, that foremost of the Chedis, viz., slaughtering him, like a fly falling upon fire.
Sanskrit: सोऽविध्यत तदा द्रोणं षष्ट्या साश्वरथध्वजम्। पुनश्चान्यैः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः सुप्तं व्याघ्रं तुदनिव॥
English: He then pierced Drona and his steeds. And once more he struck his adversary with sharp arrows, like a man rousing a sleeping tiger.