pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मत्तानां सुविरूढानां हस्त्यारोहैर्विशारदैः। नागानां भीमरूपाणां वर्मिणां रौद्रकर्मिणाम्॥ अध्यर्धेन सहस्रेण पुत्रो दुर्मर्षणस्तव। अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां युध्यमानां युध्यमानो व्यवस्थितः।।
English: Your son Durmarshana, desirous of doing battle, was stationed in the van of the rest of the troops being supported by one thousand and five hundred maddened elephants of prodigious size, covered with mail and of dreadful deeds, all mounted by skillful elephant-riders.
Sanskrit: ततो दुःशासनश्चैव विकर्णश्च तवात्मजौ। सिन्धुराजार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमग्रानीके व्यवस्थितौ॥
English: Your other two sons, Dushasana and Vikarna, stationed themselves amidst the advance division of the army, for securing success to the king of the Sindhus.
Sanskrit: दी? द्वादश गव्यूतिः पश्चाः पञ्च विस्तृतः। व्यूहस्तु चक्रशकटो भारद्वाजेन निर्मितः॥
English: The array that the son of Bharadvaja then formed, partly figuring a sakata and partly a circle, was full forty-eight miles in length and its back portion, in width, measured full twenty miles.
Sanskrit: नानानृपतिभिर्वीरैस्तत्र तत्र व्यवस्थितैः। स्थाश्वगजपत्त्योधैर्दोणेन विहितः स्वयम्॥
English: Drona himself formed this array in which were stationed numerous brave kings and innumerable cars, elephants, horses and foot soldiers.
Sanskrit: पश्चार्धे तस्य पद्मस्तु गर्भव्यूहः सुदुर्भिदः। सूची पद्मस्य गर्भस्थो गूढो व्यूहः कृतः पुनः॥
English: In the back portion of that array was formed another impenetrable array figuring a lotus. Within this latter again was constructed another closely formed array, that was designated the needle.
Sanskrit: एवमेतं महाव्यूहं व्यूह्य द्रोणो व्यवस्थितः। सूचीमुखे महेष्वासः कृतवर्मा व्यवस्थितः॥
English: Thus having formed this inighty array Drona waited for the encounter. In the rear of the needle array was placed Kritavarman the fierce bowman.
Sanskrit: अनन्तरं च काम्बोजो जलसंधश्च मारिष। दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च तदनन्तरमेव॥
English: After him were stationed the Kamboja Princes and also Jalasandha, O sire, Behind them stood Duryodhana and Karna, in the Sakata.
Sanskrit: ततः शतसहस्राणि योधानामनिवर्तिनाम्। व्यवस्थितानि सर्वाणि शकटे मुखरक्षिणाम्॥
English: Nex, to them were placed hundreds and thousands of unretreating warriors, for protecting the head of that array.
Sanskrit: तेषां च पृष्ठतो राजा बलेन महता वृतः। जयद्रथस्ततो राजा सूचीपार्वे व्यवस्थितः॥
English: Behind their back, was stationed · king Jayadratha by the side of the needle array and surrounded by a mighty division of troops.
Sanskrit: शकटस्य तु राजेन्द्र भारद्वाजो मुखे स्थितः। अनु तस्याभवद् भोजो जुगोपैनं ततः स्वयम्॥
English: The son of Bharadvaja, himself stood at the mouth of the Sakata. Next to him stood the ruler of the Bhojas, who protected the former.
Sanskrit: श्वेतवर्माम्बरोष्णीषो व्यूढोरस्को महाभुजः। धनुर्विस्फारयन् द्रोणस्तस्थौ क्रुद्ध इवान्तकः॥
English: Cased in a white coat of mail, graced with a beautiful turban, of broad chest and of mighty arms, Drona there stood stretching his bow, like the enraged God of Death.
Sanskrit: पताकिनं शोणहयं वेदिकृष्णाजिनध्वजम्। द्रोणस्य रथमालोक्य प्रहृष्टाः कुरवोऽभवन्॥
English: The Kurus then were filled with delight by beholding the chariot of Drona, graced with a banner, having crimson steeds yoked to it and standard that bore the device of the sacrificial altar and a black deer.
Sanskrit: सिद्धचारणसंघानां विस्मयः सुमहानभूत्। द्रोणेन विहितं दृष्ट्वा व्यूहं क्षुब्धार्णवोपमम्॥
English: Beholding that array formed by Drona that resembled the ocean agitated (by the tempest), the Siddhas and the Charanas were filled with great wonder.
Sanskrit: सशैलसागरवनां नानाजनपदाकुलाम्। ग्रसेद् व्यूहः क्षितिं सर्वामिति भूतानि मेनिरे॥
English: The creatures then thought that array would devour the whole Earth with her mountains, oceans, forests and the various rivers flowing on its surface.
Sanskrit: बहुरथमनुजाश्वपत्तिनागं प्रतिभयनिः स्वनमद्भुतानुरूपम्। अतिहहृदयभेदनं महद् वै शकटमवेक्ष्यकृतं ननन्द राजा॥
English: King Duryodhana then beholding that great array figuring a Sakata, teeming with chariots, men, steeds and elephants and roaring fearfully, of wonderful appearance and capable of afflicting the hearts of the enemy, became filled with delight.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच चोदयाश्वान् हृषीकेश यत्र दुर्मर्षणः स्थितः। एतद् भित्त्वा गजानीकं प्रवेक्ष्याम्यरिवाहिनीम्॥
English: Arjuna said Drive, O Hrishikesha, the horses to the spot where Durmarsana stands. Penetrating through this division of elephants. I shall enter into the heart of the hostile army.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमुक्तो महाबाहुः केशवः सव्यसाचिना। अचोदयद्धयांस्तत्र यत्र दुर्मर्षणः स्थितः॥
English: Sanjaya said Thus spoken to by Savyasachin, the mighty-armed Keshava drove the steeds to the spot where Durmarsana was standing.
Sanskrit: स समप्रहारस्तुमुलः सम्प्रवृत्तः सुदारुणः। एकस्य च बहूनां च रथनागनरक्षयः॥
English: Thereupon, there ensued a fearful and terrible encounter between the many and the one, encounter that was destructive of many cars, elephants and men.
Sanskrit: ततः सायकवर्षेण पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्। परानवाकिरत् पार्थः पर्वतानिव नीरदः॥
English: Then, like masses of clouds surcharged with rain drenching the mountain-breast with their contents. Pritha's son covered his enemies with his arrowy downpour.
Sanskrit: ते चापि रथिनः सर्वे त्वरिताः कृतहस्तवत्। अवाकिरन् बाणजालैस्तत्र कृष्णधनंजयौ॥
English: The warriors of your army then with great lightness of hands, hastily covered Arjuna and Krishna with a net-work of arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाबाहुर्वार्यमाणः परैयुधि। शिरांसि रथिनां पार्थः कायेभ्योऽपाहरच्छरैः। :॥
English: Then excited to the highest pitch of anger by his enemies, the mighty-armed Partha endued with great prowess, began to rob, with his arrows, the heads of car-warriors, from their trunks.
Sanskrit: उद्भान्तनयनैर्वक्त्रैः संदष्टौष्ठपुटैः शुभैः। सकुण्डलशिरस्त्राणैर्वसुधा समकीर्यत॥
English: The Earth became overspread with handsome heads graced with ear-rings and head-gears, the lower lips bit by the upper ones and the faces adorned with eyes inflamed with rage.
Sanskrit: पुण्डरीकवनानीव विध्यस्तानि समन्ततः। विनिकर्णानि योधानां वदनानि चकाशिरे॥
English: The countenance of the warriors scattered here and there, looked charming like an assemblage of plucked off lotuses lying crushed and strewn about the field.
Sanskrit: तपनीयतनुत्राणाः संसिक्ता रुधिरेण च। संसक्ता इव दृश्यन्ते मेघसंघाः सविद्युतः॥
English: Armours of gold bespattered with blood and lying thick over the field, appeared like masses of clouds fringed with flashes of lightning.
Sanskrit: शिरसां पततां राजशब्दोऽभूद् वसुधातले। कालेन परिपक्वानां तालानां पततामिव॥
English: The sound then created by the falling of heads on the earth, resembled that produced by the falling of ripe palm fruit.
Sanskrit: ततः कबन्धं किंचित् तु धनुरालम्ब्य तिष्ठति। किंचित् खङ्गं विनिष्कृष्य भुजेनोद्यम्य तिष्ठति॥
English: Some headless tiunk were seen standing there, with their bows in grasp. Some again stood, with their drawn swords raised on air (for striking).
Sanskrit: पतितानि न जानन्ति शिरांसि पुरुषर्षभाः। अमृष्यमाणाः संग्रामे कौन्तेयं जयगृद्धिनः॥
English: The (surviving) foremost of warriors, all resenting those feats of Arjuna, the son of Kunti and desirous of conquering him in battle, did not pay any regard to the fallen heads (of their brother warriors).
Sanskrit: हयानामुत्तमाङ्गैश्च हस्तिहस्तैश्च मेदिनी। बाहुभिश्च शिरोभिश्च वीराणां समकीर्यत॥
English: The Earth became strewn over with the heads of horses, the trunks of elephants and the heads and arms of heroic warriors.
Sanskrit: अयं पार्थः कुत पार्थ एष पार्थ इति प्रभो। तव सैन्येषु योधानां पार्थभूतमिवाभवत्॥
English: 'This is Arjuna' 'Where is Partha' 'Here is Pritha's son'-0 master, even thus were the troops of your army then filled with the thought of Partha.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यमपि चाजघ्नुरात्मानमपि चापरे। पार्थभूतममन्यन्त जगत कालेन मोहिताः॥
English: They then began to strike one another and some of them again struck their ownselves. Confounded by Time, they then beheld the world to be full of battle only.
Sanskrit: निष्टनन्तः सरुधिरा विसंज्ञा गाढवेदनाः। शयाना बहयो वीराः कीर्तयन्तः स्वबान्धवान्॥
English: Uttering cries of agony, steeped in blood, deprived of consciousness, suffering excruciating plain, many heroes prostrate on the field of battle, began to summon their friends and relatives, for succour.
Sanskrit: सभिन्दिपालाः सप्रासा: सशक्त्यृष्टिपरश्वधाः। सनियूहाः सनिस्त्रिंशाः सशरासनतोमराः॥
English: Holding Bhindipalas or lances or darts or swords or battle-axes or piked stakes or scimitars or bows or Tomaras.
Sanskrit: सबाणवर्माभरणाः सगदाः साङ्गदा रणे। महाभुजगसंकाशा बाहवः परिघोपमाः॥ उद्वेष्टन्ति विचेष्टन्ति संचेष्टन्ति च सर्वशः। वेगं कुर्वन्ति संरब्धा निकृत्ताः परमेषुभिः॥
English: Or shaft or maces and covered with mail and adorned with Angadas and other ornaments and looking like huge snakes and resembling large bludgeons, hands cut-off with mighty weapons from the trunks, were seen to leap, jump and jerk about with great force, as if in rage.
Sanskrit: यो यः स्म समरे पार्थे प्रतिसंचरते नरः। तस्य तस्यान्तको बाणः शरीरमुपसर्पति॥
English: Whoever then ventured to advance in rage against Partha, had a fatal shafts discharged by that hero, stuck deep on his body.
Sanskrit: नृत्यतो रथमार्गेषु धनुर्व्यायच्छतस्तथा। न कश्चित् तत्र पार्थस्य ददृशोऽन्तरमण्वपि॥
English: Not the slightest flew was then detected in Pritha's son, as he danced in the terrace of his chariot and stretched his mighty bow.
Sanskrit: यत्तस्य घटमानस्य क्षिप्रं विक्षिपतः शरान्। लाघवात् पाण्डुपुत्रस्य व्यस्मयन्त परे जनाः॥
English: The troops belonging to the party hostile to him, were then amazed by beholding the lightness of hands with which he took out his shafts, placed them on the bow-string and discharged them.
Sanskrit: हस्तिनं हस्तियन्तारमश्वमाश्विकमेव च। अभिनत् फाल्गुनो बाणै रथिनं च ससारथिम्॥
English: Then Phalguna with his arrows penetrated elephants and their drivers, horses and their riders and car-warriors with their car-drivers.
Sanskrit: आवर्तमानमावृत्तं युध्यमानं च पाण्डवः। प्रमुखे तिष्ठमानं च न किंचिन्न निहन्ति सः॥
English: There was none among the hostile troop, whether standing in front of him or exerting in battle or moving about or urged on, whom the arrows discharged by Arjuna did not pierce through.
Sanskrit: यथोदयन् वै गगने सूर्यो हन्ति महत् ममः। तथार्जुनो गजानीकमवधीत् कङ्कपत्रिभिः॥
English: Just as the sun rising in the heavens destroys deep darkness (of night), so did Arjuna destroy elephant with his arrows furnished with wings of Kanka-feathers.
Sanskrit: हस्तिभिः पतितैर्भिन्नैस्तव सैन्यमदृश्यत। अन्तकाले यथा भूमिळवकीर्णा महीधरैः॥
English: That part of the field occupied by your troops looked like the Earth at the hour of dessolution, covered with hillocks, in consequence of its being strewn over with fallen and mangled elephants.
Sanskrit: यथा मध्यन्दिने सूर्यो दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः प्राणिभिः सदा। तथा धनंजयः क्रुद्धो दुष्प्रेक्ष्यो युधि शत्रुभिः॥
English: Just as the sun shining in the meredian is incapable of being looked at by beings, so then in that battle, Dhananjaya inflamed with rage, was incapable of being looked at by his enemies.
Sanskrit: तत् तथा तव पुत्रस्य सैन्यं युधि परंतप। प्रभग्नं द्रुतमाविग्नमतीव शरपीडितम्॥
English: Then O scorcher of foes, the troops of your son afflicted with the arrows of Arjuna, deserted their ranks and fled from the field.
Sanskrit: मारुतेनेव महता मेघानीकं व्यदीर्यत। प्रकाल्यमानं तत् सैन्यं नाशकत् प्रतिवीक्षितुम्॥
English: Like the tempest scattering and tearing a mass of cloud, Arjuna then routed your army; when he was thus afflicting the army, none could turn his eyes towards him.
Sanskrit: प्रतोदैश्चापकोटीभिर्हङ्कारैः साधुवाहितैः। कशापाय॑भिघातैश्च वाग्भिरुग्राभिरेव च॥ चोदयन्तो हयांस्तूर्णे पलायन्ते स्म तावकाः। सादिनो रथिनश्चैव पत्तयश्चार्जुनार्दिताः॥
English: Afflicted by Arjuna, you troops viz., the cavalry, the infantry and the car-warriors, fled in all haste from the field of battle, urging their horses to the top of their speed by goadstrokes, by stroke of the horns of their bows, by growls, by encouraging commands, by who's by (dagger) cuts on their flanks and also by threatening speeches.
Sanskrit: पाष्णर्यंङ्गुष्टाङ्कुशे गं चादयन्तस्तथा परे। शरैः सम्मोहिताश्चान्ये तमेवाभिमुखा ययुः। तव योधा हतोत्साहा विभ्रान्तमनसस्तदा।॥
English: Others (riding on elephants) fled urging their huge by pressing their sides with toes or with the stroke of the hooks; others again confounded by Parthas arrows, even fled to the direction of Partha himself. Thus then all your warriors were deprived of sense and their minds also became distracted.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तस्मिन् प्रभग्ने सैन्याने वध्यमाने किरीटिना। के तु तत्र रणे वीराः प्रत्युदीयुर्धनंजयम्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said When the vanguard of my troops were thus slaughtered and routed by the diadem-decked Arjuna, what heroes of my army then proceeded to fight with Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: आहोस्विच्छकटव्यूहं प्रविष्टा मोघनिश्चयाः। द्रोणमाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्तं प्राकारमकुतोभयम्॥
English: Or did all of them, forgetting their determination, enter into the Sakata array and stood behind the fearless Drona resembling a solid wall?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तथार्जुनेन सम्भग्ने तस्मिंस्तव बलेऽनघ। हतवीरे हतोत्साहे पलायनकृतक्षणे॥ पाकशासनिनाभीक्ष्णं वध्यमाने शरोत्तमैः। न तत्र कश्चित् संग्रामे शशाकार्जुनमीक्षितुम्॥
English: Sanjaya said When, O sinless one, Arjuna the son of Pakashasani (Indra) had broken and slain with his excellent arrows our own troops, many were the heroes that were slain or fled with depressed hearts. None indeed was able to look upon him.
Sanskrit: ततस्तव सुतो राजन् दृष्ट्वा सैन्यं तथागतम्। दुःशासनो भृशं क्रुद्धो युद्धायार्जुनमभ्यगात्॥
English: Then O king your son Dushasana, seeing your troops in that wretched plight became inflamed with rage and advanced towards Arjuna for fighting with the latter.
Sanskrit: स काञ्चनविचित्रेण कवचेन समावृतः। जाम्बूनदशिरस्त्राणः शूरस्तीव्रपराक्रमः॥
English: That hero of fierce energy was cased in a coat of mail worked exquisitely with gold and he wore also a helmet of pure gold.
Sanskrit: नागानीकेन महता ग्रसन्निव महीमिमाम्। दुःशासनो महाराज सव्यसाचिनमावृणोत्॥
English: 0 mighty monarch, Dushasana then surrounded Savyasachin with a mighty division of elephants that seemed to devour the whole earth.
Sanskrit: ह्रादेन गजघण्टानां शङ्खानां निनदेन च। ज्याक्षेपनिनदैश्चैव विरावेण च दन्तिनाम्॥
English: With the booming of the bells tied to the necks of elephants, with the blasts of the conchs, with the twang of bows, with war cried with the roars of tusked elephants.
Sanskrit: भूर्दिशश्चान्तरिक्षं च शब्देनासीत् समावृतम्। स मुहूर्ते प्रतिभयो दारुणः समपद्यत॥
English: The earth, the points of the compass and the welkin, became completely filled. The hour appeared to be awful and solemn.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा पततस्तूर्णमङ्कुशैरभिचोदितान्। व्यालम्बहस्तान् संरब्धान् सपक्षानिव पर्वतान्॥
English: Beholding those infuriate and huge elephants with extended trunks and urged with hooks make towards himself like so many winged mountains.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादेन महता नरसिंहो धनंजयः। गजानीकममित्राणामभीतो व्यधमच्छरैः॥
English: That foremost of men, Dhananjaya sending up a fierce war-cry, fell to agitate that elephant division of his enemy, with his shafts.
Sanskrit: महोर्मिणमिवोद्भूतं श्वसनेन महार्णवम्। किरीटी तद् गजानीकं प्राविशन्मकरो यथा॥
English: Then like a Makara entering into the waters of the mighty main lashed into fury by the tempest the diadem-decked Arjuna penetrated into that elephant division.
Sanskrit: काष्ठातीत इवादित्यः प्रतपन् स युगक्षये। ददृशे दिक्षु सर्वासु पार्थः परपुरंजयः॥
English: Indeed then Partha that conqueror of hostile fortresses, was seen by every body on every side to resemble the burning sun that rises on the day of dissolution, in contravention of all rules about direction and hour.
Sanskrit: खुरशब्देन चाश्वानां नेमिघोषेण तेन च। तेन चोत्कृष्टशब्देन ज्यानिनादेन तेन च॥
English: In consequence of the clatter of horse hoofs, the rattle of car-wheels, the he cries cries of combatants, the twang of bowstrings.
Sanskrit: नानावादिवशब्देन पाञ्चजन्यस्वनेन च। देवदत्तस्य घोषेण गाण्डीवनिनदेन च॥
English: The sounds of various musical instruments, the blasts of Panchajanya and Devadatta (the conchs of Arjuna and Krishna) and the crackling of the bow Gandiva.
Sanskrit: मन्दवेगा नरा नागा बभूवुस्ते विचेतसः। शरैराशीविषस्पर्शनिर्भिन्नाः सव्यसाचिना॥
English: The troops of your army and the elephants therein, lost all activity and became cheerless. They where pierced by Savyasachin with his arrows whose touch resembled that of snakes of virulent venom.
Sanskrit: ते गजा विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्युधि गाण्डीवचोदितैः। अनेकशतसाहस्रः सर्वाङ्गेषु समर्पिताः॥
English: The elephants were pierced on every part of their bodies with the arrows of keen points shot by hundreds and thousands from the bow Gandiva.
Sanskrit: आरावं परमं कृत्वा वध्यमानाः किरीटिना। निपेतुरनिशं भूमौ छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः॥
English: Uttering fierce roars when they were being slaughtered by the diadem-decked Arjuna, they began to fall incessantly on the ground like mountains having their wings cut-off.
Sanskrit: अपरे दन्तवेष्टेषु कुम्भेषु च कटेषु च। शरैः समर्पिता नागाः क्रोञ्चवद् व्यन्दन् मुहुः॥
English: Other elephants pierced with long shafts in the jaw of frontal globes or temples, began to utter yelling cries resembling the screech of the cranes.
Sanskrit: गजस्कन्धगतानां च पुरुषाणां किरीटिना। छिद्यन्ते चोत्तमाङ्गानि भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
English: The diadem-decked Arjuna then cut-off with bhallas of close knots, the heads of hostile warriors that rode on the neck of these elephants.
Sanskrit: सकुण्डलानां पततां शिरसां धरणीतले। पद्यानामिव संघातैः पार्थश्चके निवेदनम्॥
English: Those heads graced with ear-rings falling incessantly on the Earth, looked like so many lotuses that Pritha's son was culling, for an offering of "ods.
Sanskrit: यन्त्रबद्धा विकवचा व्रणार्ता रुधिरोक्षिताः। भ्रमत्सु युधि नागेषु मनुष्या विललम्बिरे॥
English: Entangled with the trappings, divested of their armours, lacerated with wounds and smeared with blood, men were then seen hanging from the necks of elephants, as these latter careered over the field.
Sanskrit: केचिदेनकेन बाणेन सुयुक्तेन सुपत्रिणा। ह्रौ त्रयश्च विनिर्भिन्ना निपेतुर्धरणीतले॥
English: Sometimes two or three warriors penetrated by a single arrow decked with beautiful feathers and heedfully shot from the Gandiva, fell down on the Earth.
Sanskrit: अतिविद्धाश्च नाराचैर्वमन्तो रुधिरं मुखैः। सारोहा न्यपतन् भूमौ दुमवन्त इवाचलाः॥
English: Deeply pierced with Narachas and vomitting blood through the mouth, elephants with their riders, began to fall down on the ground like so many mountains covered with trees.
Sanskrit: मौर्वी ध्वजं धनुश्चेव युगमीषां तथैव च। रथिनां कुट्टयामास भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
English: With his bhallas of straight knots Arjuna then began to sever the bowstrings, the standards, the bows, the yokes and the shafts of many car-warriors.
Sanskrit: न संदधन् न चाकर्षन् न विमुञ्जन् न चोद्वहन्। मण्डलेनैव धनुषा नृत्यन् पार्थः स्म दृश्यते॥
English: Nobody was able then to detect when Arjuna took out his arrows or fix them on the string of his bows or drew the string back or discharged them. But Partha was then seen only to dance on the terrace of his chariot with his bow drawn to a circle.
Sanskrit: अतिविद्धाश्च नाराचैर्वमन्तो रुधिरं मुखैः। मुहूर्तात्र्यपतन्नन्ये वारणा वसुधातले॥
English: Other elephants again pierced deep with Narachas and vomitting blood in consequence, fell down on the ground as soon as they were struck.
Sanskrit: उत्थितान्यगणेयानि कबन्धानि समन्ततः। अदृश्यन्त महाराज तस्मिन् परमसंकुले॥
English: In that dreadful carnage, 0 mighty monarch, innumerable headless trunks were seen to stand up on all sides.
Sanskrit: सचापा: साङ्गुलित्राणा सखगाः साङ्गदा रणे। अदृश्यन्त भुजाश्छिन्ना हेमाभरणभूषिताः॥
English: Numerous arms, holding bows, with fingers cased in leathern gloves, with swords in grasp, adorned with Angadas and golden ornaments, were seen scattered about, severed from the trunks.
Sanskrit: सूपस्करैरधिष्ठानैरीषादण्डकबन्धुरै :। चक्रैर्विमथितैरक्षैर्भग्नैश्च बहुधा युगे॥
English: With innumerable Upasakas, Adisthanas, shafts, crowns, broken car-wheels shattered Akshas and yokes.
Sanskrit: चर्मचापधरैश्चैव व्यवकीर्णैस्ततस्ततः। स्रग्भिराभरणैर्वस्त्रैः पतितैश्च महाध्वजैः॥
English: With warriors armed with shields and bows, with garlands of flowers, with ornaments, garments and fallen standards scattered here and there.
Sanskrit: निहतैर्वारणैरश्वैः क्षत्रियैश्च निपातितैः। अदृश्यत मही तत्र दारुणप्रतिदर्शना॥
English: With slain elephants and horses and fallen Kshatriyas, the field of battle appeared exceedingly awful.
Sanskrit: एवं दुःशासनबलं वध्यमानं किरीटिना। सम्प्राद्रवन्महाराज व्यथितं सहनायकम्॥
English: Thus, O mighty monarch, the army of Dushasana with its leader, deeply afflicted and extensively slaughtered by the diadem-decked Arjuna, began to fly away.
Sanskrit: ततो दुःशासनस्त्रस्तः सहानीकः शरार्दितः। द्रोणं त्रातारमाकाक्षशकटव्यूहमभ्यगात्॥
English: Then Dushasana afraid and afflicted with shafts, with his whole division, feel back upon the Sakata array and looked upon Drona as his only protector.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच संनिरुद्धस्तु तैः पार्थो महाबलपराक्रमः। द्रुतं समनुयातश्च द्रोणेन रथिनां वरः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then that mighty car-warrior viz., Pritha's son, endued with great mighty and prowess, was opposed in the front by those warriors and quickly pursued from behind by Drona himself.
Sanskrit: किरनिषुगणांस्तीक्ष्णान् स रश्मीनिव भास्कर.। तापयामास तत् सैन्यं देहं व्याधिगणो यथा॥
English: Then scattering his sharp shafts like the lustrous orb of the day scattering his rays, he afflicted that host of the Kurus like maladies afflicting the body.
Sanskrit: अश्वो विद्धो रथश्छिन्नः सारोहः पातितो गजः। छत्राणि चापविद्धानि रथाश्चकैर्विना कृताः॥
English: On that occasion, horses were pierced, cars broken, elephants felled with their riders, umbrellas torn and chariots deprived of their wheels.
Sanskrit: विदूतानि च सैन्यानि शरार्तानि समन्ततः। इत्यासीत् तुमुलं युद्धं न प्रज्ञायत किञ्चन॥
English: Afflicted with arrows, troops began to fly in all directions. Thus raged that terrible encounter between Arjuna on the one hand and the Kurus on the other. Nothing could then be distinguished.
Sanskrit: तेषां संयच्छता संख्ये परस्परमजिह्मगैः। अर्जुनो ध्वजिनीं राजन्नभीक्ष्णं समकम्पयत्॥
English: Thus when they fought on, piercing one another in battle with straight coursing arrows, Arjuna, O king, made the hostile army tremble before him.
Sanskrit: सत्यां चिकीर्षमाणस्तु प्रतिज्ञां सत्यसंगरः। अभ्यद्रवचद् रथश्रेष्ठं शोणाश्वं श्वेतवाहनः॥
English: Ever firmly devoted to truth, Arjuna of white steeds, desirous of accomplishing his arrows vow rushed furiously against that best of carwarriors viz. Drona owning crimson steeds.
Sanskrit: तं द्रोणः पञ्चविंशत्या मर्मभिद्भिरजिह्मगैः। अन्तेवासिनमाचार्यो महेष्वासं समार्पयत्॥
English: The preceptor Drona then pierced his disciple, that great bowman Arjuna, with twenty-five straight-flying that penetrated to the very vitals of the latter.
Sanskrit: तु तूणमिव बीभत्सुः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। अभ्यधावदिघूनस्यनिषुवेगविघातकान्॥
English: Thereat that foremost of all wielders of weapons viz., Vibhatsu quickly rushed against Drona shooting at the sametime arrows capable of checking the career of those shot by the latter.
Sanskrit: तस्याशुक्षिप्तान् भल्लान् हि भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः। प्रत्यविध्यदमेयात्मा ब्रह्मास्त्रं समुदीरयन्॥
English: Then Arjuna of generous soul discharging the Brahma weapons and with his Bhallas of close knots, repulsed the Valas so quickly shot at him by Drona.
Sanskrit: तदद्भुतमपश्याम द्रोणस्याचार्यकं युधि। यतमानो युवा नैनं प्रत्यविध्यद् यदर्जुनः॥
English: Then we behold the wonderful skill of the preceptor Drona in the art of fighting, in as much as Arjuna, though youthful in years and exerting his best, could not pierce him in return..
Sanskrit: क्षरन्निव महामेघो वारिधाराः सहस्रशः। द्रोणमेघः पार्थशैलं ववर्ष शरवृष्टिभिः॥
English: Then like a mighty mass of clouds pouring down incessant showers of rain, the Dronacloud covered the Arjuna-mountain with his shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनः शरवर्षे तद् ब्रह्मास्त्रेणैव मारिष। प्रतिजग्राह तेजस्वी बाणैर्वाणान् निशातयन्।॥
English: Invoking into existence of the Brahma weapon, the puissant Arjuna, O sire, received that shower of arrows, cutting of the arrows shot by his adversary with those of his own.