pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: हत्वा तु समरे पार्थः सहस्रे द्वे परंतपः॥ रथानां सवरूथानां विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन्।
English: Having destroyed two thousand cars with their fences, that scorcher of foes, Partha, appeared like a smokeless fire with blazing flames.
Sanskrit: यथा हि भगवानग्निर्जगद् दग्ध्वा चराचरम्॥ विधूमो दृश्यते राजंस्तथा पार्थो धनंजयः।
English: As the illustrious Agni blazes forth for destroying the immobile and the immobile creation so. O king, mighty car-warrior Partha looked.
Sanskrit: द्रौणिस्तु समरे दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवस्य पराक्रमम्॥ रथेनातिपताकेन पाण्डवं प्रत्यवारयत्।
English: Beholding the prowess of Pandu's son in that battle, the son of Drona, on his car adorned with many banners, tried to check him.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ तावुभौ धन्विनां वरौ॥ समीयतुस्तदाऽन्योन्यं परस्परवधैषिणौ।
English: Those two foremost of men both having white horses yoked to their cars quickly encountered each other, each desirous of killing the other.
Sanskrit: तयोरासीन्महाराज बाणवर्षं सुदारुणम्॥ जीमूतयोर्यथा वृष्टिस्तपान्ते भरतर्षभ।
English: The arrows discharged by both became exceedingly terrible and were as thick, O best of Bharatas, as the torrents of rain poured by two masses of clouds at the close of summer.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यस्पर्धिनौ तौ तु शरैः सन्नतपर्वभि॥ ततक्षतुस्तदाऽन्योन्यं शृङ्गाभ्यां वृषभाविव।
English: Each challenging the other, those two warriors struck each other with straight arrows in that battle, like a couple of bulls tearing cach other with their horns.
Sanskrit: तयोर्युद्धं महाराज चिरं सममिवाभवत्॥ शस्त्राणां सङ्गमश्चैव घोरस्तत्राभवत् पुनः।
English: The battle between them, O king, was equally fought for a long while. The din of weapons was horrible.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनं द्वादशभी रुक्मपुङ्खैः सुतेजनैः॥ वासुदेवं च दशभिद्रौणिर्विव्याध भारत।
English: The son of Drona then, O Bharata, struck Arjuna with a dozen of powerful gold winged arrows and Vasudeva with ten.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहर्षाद् बीभत्सुर्व्याक्षिपद् गाण्डिवं धनुः॥ मानयित्वा मुहुर्तं तु गुरुपुत्रं महाहवे।
English: Having shown for a short while some respect for the preceptor's son in that great battle, Vibhatsu then, smiling, drew his bow Gandiva with force.
Sanskrit: व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे सव्यसाची परन्तपः॥ मृदुपूर्वं ततश्चैनं पुनः पुनरताडयत्।
English: Immediately the great car-warrior Savyasachin deprived his antagonist of his horses, driver and car and without the least exertion struck him with three arrows.
Sanskrit: हताश्वे तु रथे तिष्ठन् द्रोणपुत्रस्त्वयस्मयम्॥ मुसलं पाण्डुपुत्राय चिक्षेप परिघोपमम्।
English: Staying on that horseless car Drona's son, smiling, discharged, at the son of Pandu a heavy mallet that looked like a dreadful mace with iron spikes.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सहसा हेमपट्टविभूषितम्॥ चिच्छेद सप्तधा वीरः पार्थः शत्रुनिबर्हणः।
English: Seeing that weapon, which was covered with cloth of gold, come towards him, the heroic Partha, that killer of foes, cut it off into seven pieces.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नं मुसलं दृष्ट्वा द्रौणिः परमकोपनः॥ आददे परिघं घोरं नगेन्द्रिशिखरोपमम्। चिक्षेप चैव पार्थाय द्रौणियुद्धविशारदः॥
English: Seeing his mallet cut off, Drona's son, in great anger, took up a terrible mace adorned with iron spikes and looking like a mountain crest. Accomplished in warfare, the son of Drona discharged it at Partha.
Sanskrit: तमन्तकमिव क्रुद्धं परिघं प्रेक्ष्य पाण्डवः। अर्जुनस्त्वरितो जघ्ने पञ्चभिः सायकोत्तमैः॥
English: Seeing that mace come towards him like the Destroyer himself in anger Pandu's son Arjuna quickly cut it off with five excellent arrows.
Sanskrit: स च्छिनः पतितो भूमौ पार्थबाणैर्महाहवे। दारयन् पृथिवीन्द्राणं मनांसीव च भारत॥
English: Cut off with Partha's shaft in that great battle, that weapon dropped down on earth, riving the hearts, as it were, O Bharata, of the inimical kings.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरैस्त्रिभिर्भल्लैद्रौणिं विव्याध पाण्डवः। सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता पार्थेन सुमहात्मना॥ नाकम्पत तदा द्रौणिः पौरुषे स्वे व्यवस्थितः।
English: The son of Pandu then struck Drona's son with three other arrows. Through deeply cut by the mighty Partha, the highly powerful Drona's son, depending upon his own manliness, displayed on sign of fear or agitation.
Sanskrit: सुरथं च ततो राजन् भारद्वाजो महारथम्॥ अवाकिरच्छरवातैः सर्वक्षत्रस्य पश्यतः।
English: That great car-warrior, the son of Drona then, O king, covered Suratha with showers of arrows before the eyes of all the Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सुरथोऽप्याजौ पञ्चालानां महारथः॥ रथेन मेघघोषेण द्रौणिमेवाभ्यधावता
English: At this, Suratha, the great car-warrior among the Panchalas, in that battle, riding upon his car whose rattle was as deep as the muttering of the clouds, proceeded against the son of Drona.
Sanskrit: विकर्षन् वै धनुः श्रेष्ठं सर्वभारसहं दृढम्॥ ज्वलनाशीविषनिभैः शरैश्चैनमवाकिरत्।
English: Drawing his best of bows capable of standing a great strain, the Panchala hero covered Ashvatthaman with arrows resembling flames of fire or snakes of virulent position.
Sanskrit: सुरथन्तं ततः क्रुद्धमापतन्तं महारथम्॥ चुकोप समरे द्रौणिर्दण्डाहत इवोरगः।
English: Seeing the great car-warrior Suratha proceed towards him in anger the son of Drona was filled with range like a scorched snake.
Sanskrit: त्रिशिखां भृकुटीं कृत्वा सृक्किणी परिसंलहन्॥ उद्वीक्ष्य सुरथं रोषाद् धनुर्ध्यामवमृज्य च। मुमोच तीक्ष्णं नाराचं यमदण्डोपमद्युतिम्॥
English: Contracting his eye brow into three lines and licking the corners of his inouth with his tongue, he looked at Suratha in anger and then touched his bowstring and shot a keen clothyard shaft resembling the dreadful rod of Death.
Sanskrit: स तस्य ह्रदयं भित्त्वा प्रविवेशातिवेगितः। शक्राशनिरिवोत्सृष्टो विदार्य धरणीतलम्॥
English: Endued with great force, that shaft struck the heart of Suratha and coming out entered the Earth riving her through like the thunder-bolt of Indra hurled from the sky.
Sanskrit: ततः स पतितो भूमौ नाराचेन समाहतः। वज्रेण च यथा शृङ्ख पर्वतस्येव दीर्यतः॥
English: Struck with that arrow Suratha fell down on the Earth like mountain crest given with thunder.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विनिहते वीरे द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं तमेव रथिनां वरः॥
English: After the fall of that hero, the valiant son of Drona, that foremost of car-warriors, speedily got upon the car of his slain enemy.
Sanskrit: ततः सजो महाराज द्रौणिराहवदुर्मदः। अर्जुनं योधयामास संशप्तकवृतो रणे॥
English: Then, O king, that warrior, invincible in batile, the son of Drona, well equipt with armour and weapons and helped by the Samsaptakas, fought with Arjuna.
Sanskrit: तत्र युद्धं महचासीदर्जुनस्य परैः सह। मध्यंदिनगते सूर्ये यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम्॥
English: At noon, that battle between one and the many, increasing the denizens of Yama's abode, became exceedingly fierce.
Sanskrit: तत्राश्चर्यमपश्याम दृष्ट्वा तेषां पराक्रमम्। यदेको युगपद् वीरान् समयोधयदर्जुनः॥
English: The sight was wonderful. Arjuna, alone and unsupported, fought with all his foes simultaneously.
Sanskrit: विमर्दः सुमहानासीदेकस्य बहुभिः सह। शतक्रतुर्यथा पूर्वं महत्या दैत्यसेनया॥
English: The encounter was highly terrific that took place between Arjuna and his enemies, resembling that between Indra, in days of yore and the vast army of the Asuras. The encounter was highly terrific that took place between Arjuna and his enemies, resembling that between Indra, in days of yore and the vast army of the Asuras.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच दुर्योधनो महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। चक्रतुः सुमहद् युद्धं शरशक्तिसमाकुलम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Duryodhana, O king and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, fought a dreadful fight with enough arrows and darts.
Sanskrit: तयोरासन् महाराज शरधारा: सहस्रशः। अम्बुदानां यथा काले जलधाराः समन्ततः॥
English: Both of them, O king shot arrows like showers of rain poured by the clouds in the rainy season.
Sanskrit: राजा च पार्षतं विद्ध्वा शरैः पञ्चभिराशुगैः। द्रोणहन्तारमुरेषु पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभिः॥
English: Having struck with five arrows the slayer of Drona, viz., Prishata's son the Kuru king again struck him with seven arrows.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु समरे बलवान् दृढविक्रमः। सप्तत्या विशिखानां वै दुर्योधनमपीडयत्॥
English: The powerful and steady Dhrishtadyumna, in that battle, assailed Duryodhana with seventy arrows.
Sanskrit: पीडितं वीक्ष्य राजानं सोदर्या भरतर्षभ। महत्या सेनया सार्धं परिवः स्म पार्षतम्॥
English: Seeing the king thus assailed, O foremost of Bharatas, his brothers, accompanied by a large force, surrounded the son of Prishata.
Sanskrit: स तैः परिवृतः शूर सर्वतोऽतिस्थैर्भृशम्। व्यचरत् समरे राजन् दर्शयन्नस्त्रलाघवम्॥
English: Surrounded by those great warriors on every side, the Panchala hero, O king, moved in the battle-field, displaying his quickness in the use of weapons.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डी कृतवर्माणं गौतमं च महारथम्। प्रभद्रकैः समायुक्तो योधयामास धन्विनौ॥
English: Helped by the Prabhadrakas, Shikhandin fought with the two Kuru bowmen, Kritavarman and the great car-warrior Kripa.
Sanskrit: तत्रापि सुमहद् युद्धं घोररूपं विशाम्पते। प्राणान् सन्त्यजतां युद्धे प्राणद्यूताभिदेवने॥
English: Then, O king, that battle became fierce and awful because the warriors were all bent upon sacrificing their lives.
Sanskrit: शल्यः सायकवर्षाणि विमुञ्चन् सर्वतोदिशम्। पाण्डवान् पीडयामास ससात्यकिवृकोदरान्॥
English: Discharging arrows on all sides Shalya assailed the Pandavas with Satyaki and Vrikodara amongst them.
Sanskrit: तथा तौ तु यमौ युद्धे यमतुल्यपराक्रमौ। योधयामास राजेन्द्र वीर्येणास्त्रबलेन च॥
English: O king, with patience and great strength, the king of the Madras at the same time fought with the twins Nakula and Sahadeva, each of whom was powerful like the Destroyer himself.
Sanskrit: शल्यसायकनुन्नानां पाण्डवानां महामृधे। त्रातारं नाभ्यगच्छन्त केचित्तत्र महारथः॥
English: The great car-warriors among the Pandavas who were wounded in that great battle with the arrows of Shalya, could not find a protector.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु नकुलः शूरो धर्मराजे प्रपीडते। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन मातुलं मातृनन्दनः॥
English: Seeing the just king Yudhishthira greatly assailed the heroic Nakula, the son of Madri, rushed with force against his maternal uncle.
Sanskrit: संछाद्य समरे शल्यं नकुलः परवीरहा। विव्याध चैनं दशभिः स्मयमानः स्तनान्तरे॥ सर्वपारसवैर्बाणैः कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः। स्वर्णपुङ्खः शिलाधौतैर्धनुर्यन्त्रप्रचोदितैः॥
English: Covering Shalya in that batile Nakula, that slayer of hostile heroes, smiling struck him in the breast with ten other arrows, made entirely of iron, polished by the smith, equipt with wings of gold whetted on stone and discharged from his bow with great force.
Sanskrit: शल्यस्तु पीडितस्तेन स्वस्रीयेण महात्मना। नकुलं पीडयामास पत्रिभिर्नतपर्वभिः॥
English: Assailed by his illustrious nephew, Shalya struck him in return with many straight arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीमसेनोऽथ सात्यकिः। सहदेवश्च माद्रेयो मद्रराजमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Then king Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Satyaki and Sahadeva the son of Madri, all rushed against the king of the Madras.
Sanskrit: तानापतत एवाशु पूरयाणान् रथस्वनैः। दिशश्च विदिशश्चैव कम्पयानांश्च मेदिनीम्॥ प्रतिजग्राह समरे सेनापतिरमित्रजित्। युधिष्ठिरं त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा भीमसेनं च पञ्चभिः॥
English: That vanquisher of foes, the commander of the Kuru army, received in that battle all those heroes that rushed towards him vehemently filling the cardinal and the subsidiary points of the compass with the rattle of their cars and causing the Earth to tremble.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिं च शतेनाजौ सहदेवं त्रिभिः शरैः। ततस्तु शसरं चापं नुकलस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Striking Yudhishthira with three arrows and Bhima with seven, Shalya pierced Satyaki with a hundred arrows in that battle and Sahadeva with three.
Sanskrit: मद्रेश्वरः क्षुरप्रेण तदा मारिष चिच्छेिदे। तदशीर्यत विच्छिन्नं धनुः शल्यस्य सायकैः॥
English: Then the king of the Madras, O sire, cut off, with a razor-headed arrow, the bow with arrow fixed on it of the great Nakula.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय माद्रीपुत्रो महारथः। मद्रराजरथं तूर्णं पूरयामास पत्रिभिः॥
English: Taking up another bow, Madri's son quickly covered the king of the Madras with winged arrows.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशं सहदेवश्च मारिष। दशभिर्दशभिर्बाणैरुरस्येनमविध्यताम्॥
English: Then Yudhishthira and Sahadeva, each struck the king of the Madras with ten arrows on the breast.
Sanskrit: भीमेसेनस्तु तं षष्ट्या सात्यकिर्दशभिः शरैः। मद्रराजमभिद्रुत्य जघ्नतुः कङ्कपत्रिभिः॥
English: Rushing at the ruler of the Madras Bhimasena and Satyaki both struck him with Kanka-feathered arrows, the former with sixty and the latter with ten.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजस्ततः क्रुद्धः सात्यकि नवभिः शरैः। विव्याध भूयः सप्तत्या शराणां नतपर्वणाम्॥
English: Enraged at this, the ruler of the Madras struck Satyaki with nine arrows and again with seventy straight arrows.
Sanskrit: अथास्य सशरं चापं मुष्टौ चिच्छेद मारिष। हयांश्च चतुरः संख्ये प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे॥
English: Then O king, he cut off at the handle the bow, with arrow fixed on it, of Satyaki and then killed the four horses of the latter.
Sanskrit: विरथं सात्यकि कृत्वा मद्रराजो महारथः। विशिखानां शतैनैनमाजघान समन्ततः॥
English: Having made Satyaki carless, that great carwarrior, the king of the Madras, struck him with a hundred arrows from all sides.
Sanskrit: माद्रीपुत्रौ च संरब्धौ भीमसेनं च पाण्डव। युधिष्ठिरं च कौरव्य विव्याध दशभिः शरैः॥
English: He next struck the two angry sons of Madri and Bhimasena the son of Pandu and Yudhishthira, O Kuru chief, with ten arrows each.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम मद्रराजस्य पौरुषम्। यदेनं सहिताः पार्था नाभ्यवर्तन्त संयुगे॥
English: The prowess of the king of the Madras was highly wonderful, since the Parthas, even in a body, could not approach him in that battle.
Sanskrit: अथान्यं रथमास्थाय सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः। पीडितान् पाण्डवान् दृष्ट्वा मद्रराजवशंगतान्॥ अभिदुद्राव वेगेन मद्राणामधिपं बलात्।
English: Riding then upon another car, the mighty and powerful Satyaki, seeing the Pandavas assailed and yielding to the king of the Madras, rushed quickly against him.
Sanskrit: आपतन्तं रथं तस्य शल्यः समितिशोभनः॥ प्रत्युद्ययौ रथेनैव मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम्।
English: Shalya rushed, on his car, against the car of Satyaki, like one infuriate elephant against another.
Sanskrit: स संनिपातस्तुमुलो बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः॥ सात्यकिश्चैव शूरस्य मद्राणामधिपस्य च। यादृशो वै पुरा वृत्तः शम्बरामरराजयोः॥
English: The encounter between Satyaki and the heroic king of the Madras, became fierce and wonderful to look at like that which had taken place in the days of yore between the Asura Shambara and Indra.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिः प्रेक्ष्य समरे मद्रराजमवस्थितम्। विव्याध दशभिर्बाणैस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing the king of the Madras stay before him in that battle, Satyaki struck him with ten arrows.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजस्तु सुभृशं विद्धस्तेन महात्मना। सात्यकिं प्रतिविव्याध चित्रपुङः शितैः शरै॥
English: Deeply struck by that great warrior, the king of the Madras struck Satyaki in return with sharp arrows adorned with beautiful feathers.
Sanskrit: ततः पार्था महेष्वासाः सात्वताभिसृतं नृपम्। अभ्यवर्तन रथैस्तूर्णं मातुलं वधकाझ्या॥
English: Beholding the king of the Madras struck by Satyaki those great bowmen the Parthas, quickly rushed towards him with a view to kill him.
Sanskrit: तत आसीत् परामर्दस्तुमुलः शोणितोदकः। शूराणां युध्यमानानां सिंहानामिव नर्दताम्॥ तेषामासीन्महाराज व्यतिक्षेपः परस्परम्। सिंहानामामिषेप्सूनां कूजतामिव संयुगे॥
English: The encounter, between those struggling heroes marked by a great flow of blood, was highly dreadful like that which takes place between a number of roaring lions fighting for a piece of meat.
Sanskrit: तेषां बाणसहस्रौघैराकीर्णा वसुधाभवत्। अन्तरिक्षं च सहसा बाणभूतमभूत्तदा॥
English: With the thick downpour of arrows shot by them, the Earth was entirely covered and the sky was converted into one mass of arrows.
Sanskrit: शरान्धकारं सहसा कृतं तत्र समन्ततः। अभ्रच्छायेव संजज्ञे शरैर्मुक्तैर्महात्मभिः॥
English: Indeed, with the arrows shot by those illustrious warriors a shadow, like that of the clouds was caused there.
Sanskrit: तत्र राजशरैर्मुक्तैर्निर्मुक्तैरिव पन्नगैः। स्वर्णपुङ्खः प्रकाशद्भिर्व्यरोचन्त दिशस्तदा।॥
English: Then, O king, with those shining and gold winged arrows shot by warriors, that resembled snakes that had just cast off their sloughs, the points of the horizon were as if ablaze.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतं परं चक्रे शल्यः शत्रुनिबर्हणः। यदेकः समरे शूरो योधयामास वै बहून्॥
English: Shalya, that slayer of foes, performed a wonderful deed because that hero, Alone, unaided, fought with many arrows in that battle.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजभुजोत्सष्टैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः। सम्पतद्भिः शरैोरैरवाकीर्यत मेदिनी॥
English: The Earth was covered with the dreadful Kanka and peacock feathered arrows that fell from the hands of the king of the Madras.
Sanskrit: तत्र शल्यरथं राजन् विचरन्तं महाहवे। अपश्याम यथापूर्वं शक्रस्यासुरसंक्षये॥
English: Then, O king, we behalf the car of Shalya moving about in that dreadful battle like the car of Shakra in days of yore on the occasion of the destruction of the Asuras.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः सैन्यास्तव विभो मद्रराजपुरस्कृताः। पुनरभ्यद्रवन् पार्थान् वेगेन महता रणे॥
English: Sanjaya said Then, O king, your soldiers, led by Shalya, once more rushed against the Parthas in that battle with great impetuosity.
Sanskrit: पीडितास्तावकाः सर्वे प्रधावन्तो रणोत्कटाः। क्षणेन चैव पार्थस्ते बहुत्वात् समलोडयन्॥
English: Although assailed still those troops, who were fierce in battle, rushing against the Parthas, very soon agitated them on account of the superiority in numbers.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यामानाः समरे पाण्डवा नावतस्थिरे। निवार्यमाणा भीमेन पश्यतोः कृष्णयोस्तदा॥ ततो धनंजयः क्रुद्धः कृपं सह पदानुगैः। अवाकिरच्छरौघेण कृतवर्माणमेव च॥
English: Struck by the Kurus, the Pandava troops, in the very presence of the two Krishnas, could not stand in the field though checked by Bhimasena. Worked up with anger Dhananjaya covered Kripa and his followers, as also Kritavarman, with showers of arrows.
Sanskrit: शकुनि सहदेवस्तु सहसैन्यमवाकिरत्। नकुल: पार्श्वत: स्थित्वा मद्राराजमवैक्षत॥
English: Sahadeva checked Shakuni and his detachment. Nakula looked at the king of the Madras from his flanks.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदेया नरेन्द्रांश्च भूयिष्ठान् समवारयन्। द्रोणपुत्रं च पाञ्चाल्य: शिखण्डी समवारयत्॥
English: The (five) sons of Draupadi opposed numerous kings (of the Kuru army). The Panchala prince Shikhandin checked the son of Drona.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तु राजानं गदापाणिवारयत्। शल्यं तु सह सैन्येनं कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Arined with his mace, Bhimasena opposed the king. Kunti's son Yudhishthira resisted Shalya at the head of his army.
Sanskrit: ततः समभवत् सैन्यं संसक्तं तत्र तत्र हा तावकानां परेषां च संग्रामेष्वनिविर्तनाम्॥
English: Again an encounter took place between those pairs as they stood, among your warriors and those of the enemy, none of whom had ever retreated from fight.
Sanskrit: तत्र पश्याम्यहं कर्म शल्यस्याति महद्रणे। यदेकः सर्वसैन्यानि पाण्डवानामयोधयत्॥
English: Shalya performed a wonderful feat because alone he fought with the whole Pandava ariny.
Sanskrit: व्यदृश्यत तदा शल्यो युधिष्ठिरसमीपतः। रणे चन्द्रमसोऽभ्याशे शनैश्चर इव ग्रहः॥
English: Shalya, then, as he stood near Yudhishthira in that battle, looked like the planet Saturn near the Moon.
Sanskrit: पीडयित्वा तु राजानं शरैगशीविषोपमैः। अभ्यधावत् पुनर्भीमं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्॥
English: Afflicting the king with arrows that resembled Venomous serpents Shalya proceeded against Bhima, covering him with showers of arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्य तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा तथैव च कृतास्त्रताम्। अपूजयन्ननीकानि परेषां तावकानि च॥
English: Beholding the lightness of hand and mastery over weapons displayed by Shalya, both the armies spoke highly of him.
Sanskrit: पीड्यमानस्तु शल्येन पाण्डवा भृशविक्षताः। प्राद्रवन्त रणं हित्वा क्रोशमाने युधिष्टिरे॥
English: Assailed by Shalya, the Pandavas, exceedingly wounded, fled away, from the battle, disregarding orders of Yudhishthira to stop them.
Sanskrit: वध्यमानेष्वनीकेषु मद्रराजेन पाण्डवः। अमर्षवशमापन्नो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: While soldiers were thus being killed by the king of the Madras, Pandu's son king Yudhishthira was worked up with rage.
Sanskrit: ततः पौरुषामास्थाय मद्रराजमताडयत्। जयो वास्तु वधो वास्तु कृतबुद्धिर्महारथः॥
English: Relying upon his strength that powerful carwarrior began to assail the king of the Madras being determined upon either gaining victory or meeting with death.
Sanskrit: समाहूयाब्रवीत् सर्वान् भ्रातॄन् कृष्णं च माधवम्। भीष्मो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च ये चान्ये पृथिवीक्षितः॥ कौरवार्थे पराक्रान्ताः संग्रामे निधनं गताः। यथाभागं यथोत्साहं भवन्तः कृतपौरुषाः॥
English: Summoning all his others and also Krishna he said to them— Bhishma and Drona and Karna and other kings who fought for the Kauravas, have all died in battle. You all have shown valour and courage in the tasks allotted। to you.
Sanskrit: भागोऽविशिष्ट एकोऽयं मम शल्यो महारथः। सोऽहमद्य युधा जेतुमाशंसे मद्रकाधिपम्॥
English: Only one portion about the great carwarrior Shalya remains, I desire to defeat that king of the Madras to-day in battle. I will now tell you my wishes about the accomplishment of that work.
Sanskrit: तत्र यन्मानसं मह्यं तत् सर्वं निगदामि वः। चक्ररक्षाविमौ वीरौ मम माद्रवतीसुतौ॥ अजेयौ वासवेनापि समरे शूरसम्मतौ। साध्विमौ मातुलं युद्धे क्षत्रधर्मपुरस्कृतौ॥ मदर्थे प्रतियुद्ध्येतां मानाही सत्यसङ्गरौ!
English: These two heroes, viz., the two sons of Madravati will protect my wheels. They are heroes whom even Vasava himself cannot defeat. Observing the duties of a Kshatriya these two, that deserve every honour and are firm in their vows, will fight with their maternal uncle.
Sanskrit: मां वा शल्यो रणे हन्तां तं वाहं भद्रमस्तु वः॥ इति सत्यामिमां वाणी लोकवीरा निबोधत।
English: Either Shalya will kill me in battle or I will kill him. Blessed be you. Listen to these true words, O foremost of heroes in the world.
Sanskrit: योत्स्येऽहं मातुलेनाद्य क्षात्रधर्मेण पार्थिवाः॥ स्वमंशमभिसंधाय विजयायेतराय च।
English: Observing Kshatriya duties I will fight with my maternal uncle, determined to either win victory or be slain.
Sanskrit: तस्य मेऽप्यधिकं शस्त्रं सर्वोपकरणानि च॥ संसज्जन्तु रथे क्षिप्रं शास्त्रवद् रथयोजकाः
English: Let them that furnish car quickly supply my car according to the rules of science, with all kinds of weapons and implements more than what Shalya possesses.
Sanskrit: शैनेयो दक्षिणं चक्रं धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथोत्तरम्॥ पृष्ठगोपो भवत्वद्य मम पार्थो धनंजयः।
English: The grandson of Shini will protect my right wheel and Dhristadyumna my left. Let Pritha's son Dhananjaya guard my rear to-day.
Sanskrit: पुरःसरो ममाधास्तु भीमः शस्त्रभृतां वरः॥ एवमभ्यधिकः शल्याद् भविष्यामि महामृधे।
English: And let Bhima, the foremost of warriors, fight in my front. I shall thus be superior to Shalya in the great battle that will soon take place.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तास्तथा चक्रुस्तदा राज्ञः प्रियैषिणः॥ ततः प्रहर्षः सैन्यानां पुनरासीत् तदा मृधे।
English: Thus accosted by the king, all his wellwishers did what they were asked to do.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालानां सोमकानां मत्स्यानां च विशेषतः॥ प्रतिज्ञां तां तदा राजा कृत्वा मद्रेशमभ्ययात्।
English: Then the Pandava troops were again filled up with joy, especially the Panchalas, the Somakas and the Matsyas.
Sanskrit: ततः शङ्खांश्च भेरीश्च शतशश्चैव पुष्कलान्।॥ अवादयन्त पञ्चालाः सिंहनादांश्च नेदिरे। तेऽभ्यधावन्त संरब्धा मद्रराजं तरस्विनम्॥
English: Having made that vow, the king proceeded against the king of the Madras. The Panchalas then blew and beat numberless conchs and drums and sent up leonine roars.
Sanskrit: महता हर्षजेनाथ नादेन कुरुपुङ्गवाः। ह्रादेन गजघण्टानां शङ्खानां निनदेन च॥ तूर्यशब्देन महता नादयन्तश्च मेदिनीम्।
English: Endued with great activity and worked up with ire they rushed, with loud shouts of joy, against the king of the Madras, that foremost of the Kurus. And they made the earth resound with the noise of the elephant's bells and the loud sound of conchs and trumpets.
Sanskrit: तान् प्रत्यगृह्णात् पुत्रस्ते मद्रराजश्च वीर्यवान्॥ महामेघानिव बहूशैलावस्तोदयावुभौ।
English: Then your son and the brave king of the Madras, like the rising the setting hills, received those assailants.
Sanskrit: शल्यस्तु समरश्लाघी धर्मराजमरिंदमम्॥ ववर्ष शरवर्षेण शम्बरं मघवा इव।
English: Bragging Shalya poured a shower of arrows of that chastiser of foes, king Yudhishthira like Indra pouring rain.
Sanskrit: तथैव कुरुराजोऽपि प्रगृह्य रुचिरं धनुः॥ द्रोणोपदेशान् विविधान् दर्शयानो महामनाः।
English: Also, having taken up his beautiful bow, the great king of the Kurus displayed various lessons received by him from Drona.
Sanskrit: ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि चित्रं लघु च सुष्ठु च॥ न चास्य विवरं कश्चिद् ददर्श चरतो रणे।
English: And beautifully, quickly and with great skill, he made successive downpours of arrows. As he moved about in battle, none could mark anything in him.