pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: पतद्भिः पतितैश्चान्यैर्गतासुभिरनेकशः। कृतो राजन् महाराज पुत्राणां ते जनक्षयः॥
English: And in consequence of those falling and fallen creatures, deprived of life and shouting by thousands, great was the damage that then spread in the ranks of your army.
Sanskrit: मनुष्याश्वगजानां च शरीरैर्गतजीवितैः। क्षणेन भूमिः संजज्ञे संवृता भरतर्षभ॥
English: O foremost of the Bharatas, the field became soon covered over with the corpses and carcarsses of slain men, horses and elephants.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच अत्यद्भुमहं मन्ये भीमसेनस्य विक्रमम्। यत् कर्ण योधयामास समरे लघुविक्रमम्।
English: Dhritarashtra said Indeed I consider Bhima's prowess to be very wonderful, inasmuch as he fought with Karna of great agility.
Sanskrit: त्रिदशानपि वा युक्तान् सर्वशस्त्रधरान् युधि। वारयेद् यो रणे कर्णः सयक्षासुरमानुषान्॥
English: Indeed that Karna who is competent enough of resisting the celestials together with the Yakshas, Asuras and men all armed with numerous kinds of weapon.
Sanskrit: स कथं पाण्डवं युद्धे भ्राजमानमिव श्रिया। नातरत् संयुगे पार्थ तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: How is it that Karna could not vanquish in battle that son of Pritha, of great effulgence? O Sanjaya tell me all you know about it in detail.
Sanskrit: कथं च युद्धं सम्भूतं तयोः प्राणदुरोदरे। अत्र मन्ये समायत्तो जयो वाजय एव च॥
English: Tell me how the battle them raged-battle in which each staked his very life. Messems each of them was capable of conquering or each mighty have suffered defeat, (at the hand of the other).
Sanskrit: कर्ण प्राप्य रणे सूत मम पुत्रः सुयोधनः। जेतुमुत्सहते पार्थान् सगोविन्दान् ससात्वतान्॥
English: Obtaining Suta's son Karna to help him, my son Duryodhana is confident of securing victory over the Pandavas with Govinda and the Satwatas.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्व तु निर्जितं कर्णमसकृद भीमकर्मणा। भीमसेनेन समरे मोह आविशतीव माम्॥
English: However, hearing of the repeated defeats of Karna by Bhimasena of dreadful deeds, a swoon seems to overtake me. pervert son
Sanskrit: विनष्टान् कौरवान् मन्ये मम पुत्रस्य दुर्नयैः। न हि कर्णो महेष्वासान् पार्थाञ्जेष्यति संजय॥
English: I regard the Kauravas as already slain, in consequence of the evil policy of my son. O Sanjaya, Karna will never be able to vanquish the sons of Pritha, those illustrious bowmen.
Sanskrit: कृतवान् यानियुद्धानि कर्णः पाण्डुसुतैः सह। सर्वत्र पाण्डवाः कर्णमजयन्त रणाजिरे॥
English: In all the battles that Karna has fought with the sons of Pandu, the latter have worsted him on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: अजेयाः पाण्डवास्तात देवैरपि सवासवैः। न च तद् बुध्यते मन्दः पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम॥
English: The Pandavas are incapable of being vanquished even by the celestials led by Vasava himself. But my Duryodhana will not take cognisance of this fact.
Sanskrit: धनं धनेश्वरस्येव हृत्वा पार्थस्य मे सुतः। मधुप्रेप्सुरिवाबुद्धिः प्रपातं नावबुध्यते॥
English: Having robbed Yudhishthira the son of Pritha's who is like the Lord of wealth, of his wealth, my foolish son sees not the impending fall, like a searcher of honey (on the mountains).
Sanskrit: निकृत्या निकृतिप्रज्ञो राज्यं हत्वा महात्मनाम्। जितमित्येव मन्वानः पाण्डवानवमन्यते॥
English: Having robbed by means of his deceit, the kingdom of those high-souled ones, my son conversant with deceit, thinks it to be irrecoverably his own; and so always insults the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: पुत्रस्नेहाभिभूतेन मया चाप्यकृतात्मना। धर्मे स्थिता महात्मनो निकृताः पाण्डुनन्दनाः॥
English: Those high-souled son of Pandu, who ever treaded the paths of rectitude, were also insulted by myself who am over-fondly attached to my sons and am of selfish temperament.
Sanskrit: शमकामः ससोदो दीर्घप्रेक्षी युधिष्ठिरः। अशक्त इति मत्वा तु मम पुत्रैर्निराकृतः॥
English: The foresighted Yudhishthira that son of Pritha, was ever desirous of peace. But my sons turned him out, taking him to be incapable (of launching on war).
Sanskrit: तानि दुःखान्यनेकानि विप्रकारंश्च सर्वशः। हृदि कृत्वा महाबाहुर्रमोऽयुध्यत सूतजम्॥
English: Bearing in mind all those hardships and all other insults offered to the Pandavas, the mighty-armed Bhima fought with Suta's son.
Sanskrit: तस्मान्ते संजय ब्रूहि कर्णभीमौ यथा रणे। अयुध्येतां युधि श्रेष्ठौ परस्परवधैषिणौ॥
English: O Sanjaya, relate to me, how Bhima and Karna, those two foremost of warriors fought with each other, desirous of taking each other's life.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच शृणु राजन् यथावृत्तं संग्रामं कर्णभीमयोः। परस्परवधप्रेप्स्वोर्वनकुञ्जरयोरिव॥
English: Sanjaya said Hear, O king, how the battle between Karna and Bhima raged like that between two elephants desirous of slaughtering each other in the forest.
Sanskrit: राजन् वैकर्तनो भीमं क्रुद्धः क्रुद्धमरिंदमम्। पराक्रान्तं पराक्रम्य विव्याध त्रिंशता शरैः॥
English: O king, the enraged son of Vikartana then pierced with thirty arrows that chastiser of foes viz., Bhimasena who excited with rage, had been putting forth his prowess.
Sanskrit: महावेगैः प्रसन्नाग्रैः शातकुम्भपरिष्कृतैः। अहमद् भरतश्रेष्ठं भीमं वैकर्तनः शरैः॥
English: O foremost of the Bharatas, Vikartana's son then wounded Bhima with many shafts of keen points and great impetuosity and decked with gold.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्यतो धनुर्भीमश्चकर्त निशितैसिभिः। रथानीडाच यन्तारं भल्लेनापतयत् क्षितौ।॥
English: But when Karna was engaged in wounding him, Bhima cut-off his bow with three sharp shafts and then with a Bhalla felled his charioteer from the niche on the car.
Sanskrit: स काङ्क्षन् भीमसनेसर वधं वैकर्तनो भृशम्। शक्तिं कनकवैदूर्यचित्रदण्डां परामृशत्॥
English: Thereupon Vikartana's son longing to compass the slaughter of Bhimasena, took a lance with a staff variegated with gold and lapises.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्य च महाशक्तिं कालशक्तिमिवापराम्। समुत्क्षिप्य च राधेयः संधाय च महाबलः॥
English: Taking up that fierce lance that resembled a second dart of Death and tilting it and aiming it, the powerful son of Radha.
Sanskrit: चिक्षेप भीमसेनाय जीवितान्तकरीमिव। शक्तिं विसृज्य राधेयः पुरंदर इवाशनिम्॥
English: Hurled it at Bhimasena, charging it with a force capable of taking out Bhima's life. Then like Indra hurling the bolt of heaven, hurling that lance, the son of Radha.
Sanskrit: नवाद सुमहानादं बलवान् सूतनन्दनः। तं च नादं ततः श्रुत्वा पुत्रास्ते हर्षिताऽभवन्॥
English: That puissant descendant of a charioteer's race, uttered a loud roar; and then your sons hearing that loud shout uttered by Karna, became filled with delight.
Sanskrit: तां कर्णभुजनिर्मुक्तामकैवैश्वानरप्रभाम्। शक्तिं वियति चिच्छेद भीमः सप्तभिराशुगैः॥
English: But as that lance of the radiance of fire or the sun was coursing through the skies, Bhima cut it off with seven swift-arrows.
Sanskrit: छित्त्वा शक्तिं ततो भीमो निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभाम्। मार्गमाण इव प्राणान् सूतपुत्रस्य मारिष॥
English: Cutting off that lance resembling a snake just freed from its slough, Bhima, O sire, as if looking out for the opportunity of wrenching the life-breaths out of Suta's son.
Sanskrit: प्राहिणोत् कृतसंरम्भः शरान् बहिणवाससः। स्वर्णपुङ्खाशिलाधौतान् यमदण्डोपमान् मृधे॥
English: Wrathfully pierced the latter with many arrows furnished with wings of peacock's feathers or of gold and whetted on stone and resembling darts of Death.
Sanskrit: कर्णोऽप्यपद् धनुर्गृह्य हेमपृष्ठं दुरासदम्। विकृष्य तन्महचापं व्यसृजत् सायकांस्तदा॥
English: Karna also then taking up another terrible bow of golden staff, began to stretch it; and then that highly energetic one began to discharge arrows at Bhima.
Sanskrit: तान् पाण्डुपुत्रश्चिच्छेद नवभिनतपर्वभिः। वसुषेणेन निर्मुक्तान् इव राजन् महाशरान्॥
English: But the son of Pandu cut-off those shafts, with nine shafts of depressed knots shot by himself. Having cut-off, O foremost of men, those arrows shot by Karna.
Sanskrit: छित्त्वा भीमो महाराज नादं सिंह इवानदत्। तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ बलिनौ वासितान्तरे॥
English: O mighty monarch, Bhima uttered a loud war-cry. Roaring at each other like two bulls for the sake of consorting with the same cow.
Sanskrit: शार्दूलाविव चान्योन्यमामिषार्थेऽभ्यगर्जताम्। अन्योन्यं प्रजिहीर्षन्तावन्योन्यस्यान्तरैषिणौ॥
English: Or like two fierce tigers for the sake of the same peace of meat; they strove vigorously to strike each other and each was desirous of finding out the laches of the other.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यमभिवीक्षन्तौ गोष्ठेष्विव महर्षभौ। महागजाविवासाद्य विषाणाप्रैः परस्परम्॥
English: Like two mighty bulls in a herd of cows, at times they looked at each other with eyes flashing rage. At another time, like two prodigious elephants striking each other with the point of their tusks.
Sanskrit: शरैः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः। निर्दहन्तौ महाराज शस्त्रवृष्ट्या परस्परम्॥
English: They assailed each other with their arrows shot from their bow drawn to the fullest stretch. O king, burning each other with their arrowy shower, they put forth their prowess against each other, at the same time looking at each other in great wrath.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यमभिवीक्षन्तौ कोपाद् विवृतलोचनौ। प्रहसन्तौ तथान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्तौ मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: Sometimes they laughed at each other, sometimes reproached each other and sometimes blew their conchs; and in this was they went on fighting.
Sanskrit: शङ्खशब्दं च कुर्वाणौ युयुधाते परस्परम्। तस्य भीमः पुनश्चापं मुष्टौ चिच्छेद मारिष॥ इव क्रोधाद्
English: Oking, then once more Bhima cut-off the bow of Karna near the grasp and with his arrows dispatched the latter's steeds of the hue of conch to the regions of Death.
Sanskrit: शङ्खवर्णाश्च तानश्वान् बाणैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम्। सारथिं च तथाप्यस्य रथनीडादपातयत्॥
English: The former then felled the latter's charioteer from his niche on the car. Thereupon Vikartana's son was preyed upon by anxious thoughts.
Sanskrit: ततो वैकर्तनः कर्णश्चिन्तां प्राप दुरत्ययाम्। स च्छाद्यमानः समरे हताश्वो हतसारथिः॥
English: His steeds and his charioteer slain and himself covered and compounded with a network of arrows, he knew what to do.
Sanskrit: मोहितः शरजालेन कर्तव्यं नाभ्यपद्यत। तथा कृच्छ्रगतं दृष्ट्वा कर्ण दुर्योधनो नृपः॥
English: Beholding Karna in that predictment, king Duryodhana trembling in rage, addressing
Sanskrit: वेपमान व्यादिदेशाथ दुर्जयम्। गच्छ दुर्जय राधेयं पुरो ग्रसति पाण्डवः॥
English: “Durjaya, hie yourself to the spot yonder where Pandu's son is on the point of devouring up as it were, the son of Radha. Slay that beardless eunuch soon and inspire strength into Karna.”
Sanskrit: जहि तूबरकं क्षिप्रं कर्णस्य बलमादधत्। एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा तव पुत्रं तवात्मजः॥
English: Thus spoken to, your son Durjaya bowed assent to the words of your royal son saying 'So be it then;' and then he rushed at Bhimasena engaged with Karna, covering the former with his arrows.
Sanskrit: अभ्यद्रवद् भीमसेनं व्यासक्तं विकिरज्छरैः। स भीमं नवभिर्बाणैरश्वानष्टभिरापर्यत्॥
English: He wounded Bhima with nine, his horses with eight, his charioteer with six, his standard with three, then again himself (Bhima) with seven shafts.
Sanskrit: षभिः सूतं त्रिभिः केतुं पुनस्तं चापि सप्तभिः। भीमसेनोऽपि संक्रुद्धः साश्वयन्तारमाशुगैः॥
English: Thereat excited with wrath, Bhima dispatched Durjaya, his horses and steeds to the abode of Death, piercing them to the vitals with his arrows.
Sanskrit: दुर्जयं भिन्नमर्माणमनयद् यमसादनम्। स्वलंकृतं क्षितौ क्षुण्णं चेष्टमानं यथोरगम्॥
English: Then Karna lamenting piteously circumambulated your son who decked with ornaments was then writhing like a slain snake on the earth.
Sanskrit: रुदन्नातस्तव सुतं कर्णश्चके प्रदक्षिणम्। स तु तं विरथं कृत्वा स्मयन्नत्यन्तवैरिणम्॥
English: Then having made that inveterate enemy of his (Karna) carless, Bhimasena smilingly covered him with numerous arrows and made him look like a Sataghni with numerous pikes on it.
Sanskrit: समाचिनोद बाणगणैः शतनीभिश्च शङ्कुभिः। तथाप्यतिरथः कर्णो भिद्यमानोऽस्य सायकैः॥ न जहौ समरे भीमं क्रुद्धरूपं परंतपः॥
English: Although thus mangled with those arrows, that slayer of foes, the Atiratha Karna, did not avoid the enraged Bhima in battle.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच दैवमेव परं मन्ये धिक् पौरुषमनर्थकम्। यत्राधिरथिरायत्तो नातरत् पाण्डवं रणे॥
English: Dhritarastra said I consider Destiny to be supreme. Fie on the useless exertions of man, inasmuch the son of Adhiratha striving vigorously, was not able to conquer Pandus's son in battle.
Sanskrit: कर्णः पार्थान् सगोविन्दान् जेतुमुत्सहते रणे। न च कर्णसमं योधं लोके पश्यामि कञ्चन॥
English: Karna is capable of conquering the Parthas together with Govinds himself; no where in the worlds do I find a warrior who is a match for Karna.
Sanskrit: इति दुर्योधनस्याहमश्रौषं जल्पतो मुहुः। कर्णो हि बलवाञ्छूरो दृढधन्वा जितक्लमः॥
English: I have always heard Duryodhana speak in this strain. Karna is mighty, heroic, a resolute bowman and indefatigable in battle. was
Sanskrit: इति मामब्रवीत् सूत मन्दो दुर्योधनः पुरा। वसुषेणसहायं मां नालं देवाऽपि संयुगे॥
English: O Suta, This did my wretched son Duryodhana speak to me before. “Supported as I am by the heroic Vrisashena, even the celestials themselves will not be able to conquer me in battle.
Sanskrit: किं नु पाण्डुसुता राजन् गतसत्त्वा विचेतसः। तत्र तं निर्जितं दृष्ट्वा भुजङ्गमिव निर्विषम्॥
English: What to speak of the sons of Pandu, whose energy is gone and whose strength has been robbed, o king." (This said by Duryodhana say me.) So beholding Karna crushed like a poisonless snake.
Sanskrit: युद्धात् कर्णमपक्रान्तं किंख्दि दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत्। अहो दुर्मुखमेवैकं युद्धानामविशादरम्॥ प्रावेशयद्भुतवहं पतङ्गमिव मोहितः। अश्वत्थामा मद्रराजः कृपः कर्णश्च संगताः॥
English: And fled from the field of battle, what did then Duryodhana say? Alas, foolishly did Duryodhana send the unsupported Durmukha to battle, ignorant though he was of the mode of fighting, like one throwing in insect upon a blazing fire Ashvatthaman, the Madra-king, Kripa and Karna, all united together.
Sanskrit: न शक्ताः प्रमुखे स्थातुं नूनं भीमस्य संजय। तेऽपि चास्य महाघोरं बलं नागायुतोपमम्॥ जानन्तो व्यवसायं च क्रूरं मारुततेजसः। किमर्थ क्रूरकर्माणं यमकालान्तकोपमम्॥ बलसंरम्भवीर्यज्ञाः कोपयिष्यन्ति संयुगे। कर्णस्त्वेको महाबाहुः स्वबाहुबलदर्पितः॥
English: Are not capable, O Sanjaya, of standing before Bhima. They all know the dreadful prowess, equal to that of ten thousand elephants of Bhima possessed of the energy of Maruta himself. They also know his cruel purposes. Why did then those then those warriors, cognizant of Bhima's mighty anger and energy, incite the anger of the hero of cruel deeds, that warrior resembling Yama at the end of a Yuga? I seems that are mighty-armed Karna, relying on the strength of his own arms.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनमनादृत्य रणेऽयुध्यत सूतजः। योऽजयत् समरे कर्ण पुरंदर इवासुरम्॥
English: Encountered Bhimasena in battle, totally disregarding him. He that has conquered Karna in battle, like Purandara conquering Asuras.
Sanskrit: न स पाण्डुसुतो जेतुं शक्यः केनचिदाहवे। द्रोणं यः सम्प्रमथ्यैक प्रविष्टो मम वाहिनीम्॥
English: That son of Pandu is incapable of being conquered by any one else. He that has entered into my army having vanquished Drona singlehandedly.
Sanskrit: भीमो धनंजयान्वेषी कस्तमाछेजिजीविषुः। को हि संजय भीमस्य स्थातुमुत्सहतेऽग्रतः॥
English: What persons desirous of his life with will venture to stand before that Bhima when he will proceed in search of Dhananjaya? ) Sanjaya, what person venture to stand in front of Bhima.
Sanskrit: उद्यताशनिहस्तस्य महेन्द्रस्येव दानवः। प्रेतराजपुरं प्राप्य निवर्तेतापि मानवः॥
English: For, what Danava will venture to stand before Mahendra with his thunder-bolt uplifted? It is possible for a man to come back from a visit of the regions of Death;
Sanskrit: न भीमसेनं सम्प्राप्य निवर्तेत कदाचन। पतङ्गा इव वह्निं ते प्राविशन्नल्पचेतसः॥ ये भीमसेनं संक्रुद्धमन्वधावन् विमोहिताः। यत् तत् सभायां भीमेन मम पुत्रवधाश्रयम्॥ उक्तं संरम्भिणोग्रेण कुरूणां शृण्वतां तदा। तन्नूनमभिसंचिन्त्य दृष्ट्वा कर्ण च निर्जितम्॥
English: But it not possible for them to come back alive after an encounter with Bhima. Those who foolishly assail Bhimasena when he is inflamed with rage are-like insects rushing on the blazing flames of a fire. Such thinking what the irate Bhima of fearful hands had said to the assembly in the hearing of the Kurus about the slaughter of my sons and beholding the defeat of Karna.
Sanskrit: दुःशासनः सह भ्रात्रा भयाद् भीमादुपारमत्। यश्च संजय दुर्बुद्धिरब्रवीत् समितौ मुहुः॥ कर्णो दुःशासनोऽहं च जेष्यामो युधि पाण्डवान्। स नूनं विस्थं दृष्ट्वा कर्ण भीमेन निर्जितम्॥
English: Dushasana and his brothers ceased to meet Bhima in battle out of fear. That pervert son of mine, O Sanjaya, who repeatedly said in the assembly these words-Karna and Dushasana and I myself will vanquish the Pandavas in battle-surely beholding Karna vanquished and deprived of his car by Bhima.
Sanskrit: प्रत्याख्यानाच कृष्णस्य भृशं तप्यति पुत्रकः। दृष्ट्वा भ्रातृन् हतान् संख्ये भीमसेनेन दंशितान्॥
English: Is now repenting his rejection of Krishna's offer for peace. Beholding his mail-clad brother's slain in battle by Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: आत्मापराधे सुमहन्नूनं तप्यति पुत्रकः। को हि जीवितमन्विच्छन् प्रतीपं पाण्डवं व्रजेत्॥
English: In consequence of his own fault surely my son is being greatly afflicted. What person willing to live still, with hostile intentions, advance against Pandu's son.
Sanskrit: भीमं भीमायुधं क्रुद्धं साक्षात् कालमिव स्थितम्। वडवामुखमध्यस्थो मुच्येतापि हि मानवः॥
English: Bhima, inflamed with rage and armed with dreadful weapons and standing in battle like Death himself? It is possible for a man to escape from Varava fire.
Sanskrit: न भीममुखसम्प्राप्तो मुच्येदिति मतिर्मम। न पार्था हि पञ्चाला न च केशवसात्यकी॥
English: But it is not possible for one to fly from the presence of the enraged Bhima. Indeed neither Arjuna, nor the Panchalas, nor Keshava, nor Satyaki.
Sanskrit: जानते युधि संरब्धा जीवितं परिरक्षितुम्। अहो मम सुतानां हि विपन्नं सूत जीवितम्॥
English: When excited with rage in battle, pays the least regard to his life. Alas, O son of a charioteer, the very lives of my sons are in danger.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच यस्त्वं शोचसि कौरव्य वर्तमाने महाभये। त्वमस्य जगतो मूलं विनाशस्य न संशयः॥
English: Sanjaya said O descendant of the Kuru dynasty, why are you now lamenting for the present carnage? Surely you are the root of this destruction of the worlds.
Sanskrit: स्वयं वैरं महत् कृत्वा पुत्राणां वचने स्थितः। उच्यमानो न गृह्णीघे मर्त्यः पथ्यमिवौषधम्॥
English: Accepting the counsels of your sons, it was you who provoked all those fierce hostilities. Though advised on the contrary, you did not pay any heed to those advices, like a dying man refusing to take proper medicines,
Sanskrit: स्वयं पीत्वा महाराज कालकूटं सुदुर्जरम्। तस्येदानी फलं कृत्स्नमवाप्नुहि नरोत्तम।॥
English: O best of men, Oking, having drunk the fiercest and most indigestible poison, you should now feel the consequences.
Sanskrit: यत् तु कुत्सयसे योधान् युध्यमानान् महाबलान्। तत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि यथा युद्धमवर्तत॥
English: The warriors of your army are fighting to the best of their prowess, yet you speak depreciatingly of them. Hear now, as I go on describing how this battle raged.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा कर्ण तु पुत्रास्ते भीमसेनपराजितम्। नामृष्यन्त महेष्वासाः सोदर्याः पञ्च भारत॥
English: Beholding Karna defeated by Bhimasena, the following five and mighty bowmen all brothers.
Sanskrit: दुर्मर्षणो दुःसहश्च दुर्मदो दुर्धरो जयः। पाण्डवं चित्रसंनाहास्तं प्रतीपमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Namely, Durmarsena, Dussaha, Durmada, Durdhara and Jaya, all clad in beautiful armours, rushed against the son of Pandu with hostile intentions.
Sanskrit: ते समन्तान्महाबाहुं परिवार्य वृकोदरम्। दिशः शरैः समावृण्वशलभानामिव व्रजैः॥
English: Surrounding the mighty-armed Vrikodara on all sides, they began to cover the quarters with their arrows resembling flights of locusts.
Sanskrit: आगच्छतस्तान् सहसा कुमारान् देवरूपिणः। प्रतिजग्राह समरे भीमसेनो हसन्निव॥
English: Then Bhimasena smilingly received those princes of godly presence as they advanced furiously against him.
Sanskrit: तव दृष्ट्वा तु तनयान् भीमसेनपुरोगतान्। अभ्यवर्तते राधेयो भीमसेनं महाबलम्॥
English: Then beholding your sons before the enraged Bhimasena, Radha's son rushed against the mighty-armed Bhima.
Sanskrit: विसृजन विशिखांस्तीक्ष्णान् स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्छिलाशितान्। तं तु भीमोऽभ्ययात् तूर्ण वार्यमाणः सुतैस्तव॥
English: Although opposed by your sons, yet Bhima then quickly rushed against Karna shooting sharp arrows, furnished with golden wings and whetted on stone.
Sanskrit: कुरवस्तु ततः कर्ण परिवार्य समन्ततः। अवाकिरन् भीमसेनं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
English: Thereupon the Kurus surrounding Karna, on all sides, began to shower upon Bhimasena, numerous arrows of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: तान् बाणैः पञ्चविंशत्या साश्वान् राजन् नरर्षभान्। ससूतान् भीमधनुषो भीमो निन्ये यमक्षयम्॥
English: Then that fierce bowman Bhima, with twenty-five arrows dispatched to the abode of Yama, those foremost of men, with their steeds and charioteers.
Sanskrit: प्रापतन् स्यन्दनेभ्यस्ते सार्ध सूतैर्गतासवः। चित्रपुष्पधरा भग्ना वातेनेव महाद्रुमाः॥
English: They then fell down dead from their cars, after their charioteers, like so many mighty trees decked with flowers, overthrown by a hurricane.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम भीमसेनस्य विक्रमम्। संवार्याधिरथिं बाणैर्यञ्जघान तवात्मजान्॥
English: Then we beheld the wonderful prowess of Bhimasena, inasmuch as he succeeded in slaying your sons and withstanding Karna with his arrows simultaneously.
Sanskrit: य वार्यमाणो भीमेन शितैर्बाणैः समन्ततः। सूतपुत्रो महाराज भीमसेनमवैक्षत॥
English: Opposed on all sides by sharp arrows shot by Bhimasena, that son of Suta, O mighty : monarch, began to eye Bhima.
Sanskrit: तं भीमसेनः संरम्भात् क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। विस्फार्य सुमहचापं मुहुः कर्णमवैक्षत॥
English: Bhimasena also, with his eyes red in anger and stretching his bow, began to look to Karna.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तवात्मजांस्तु पतितान् दृष्ट्वा कर्णः प्रतापवान्। क्रोधेन महताऽऽविष्टो निर्विण्णोऽभूत् स जीवितात्॥
English: Sanjaya said Beholding your sons fallen on the field, the puissant Karna, overwhelmed with rage, became regardless of his very life.
Sanskrit: आगस्कृतमिवात्मानं मेने चाधिरथिस्तदा। यत्प्रत्यक्षं तव सुता भीमेन निहता रणे॥
English: The son of Adhiratha then considered himself to be guilty of the slaughter of your sons, in as much as they were slain by Bhima under his very eyes.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्ततः क्रुद्धः कर्णस्य निशिताशरान्। निचखान स सम्भ्रान्तः पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्॥
English: Then Bhimasena waxing wroth and remembering their former enmity, dauntlessly struck Karna with numerous sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: स भीमं पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा राधेयः प्रहसन्निव। पुनर्विव्याध सप्तत्या स्वर्णपुङः शिलाशितैः॥
English: Thereupon the son of Radha smilingly piercing Bhima with five shafts, once more pierced him with seventy shafts furnished with golden wings whetted on stone.
Sanskrit: अविचिन्त्याथ तान् बाणान् कर्णेनास्तान् वृकोदरः। रणे विव्याध राधेयं शतेनानतपर्वणाम्॥
English: Without taking into consideration those shafts shot by Karna, Vrikodara pierced him with a hundred arrows of depressed knots.
Sanskrit: पुनश्च विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्विद्ध्वा मर्मसु पञ्चभिः। धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन सूतपुत्रस्य मारिष॥
English: Once more, O sire, piercing him on his vital parts with five sharp arrows, Bhima severed the bow of Suta's son with a broad-headed shaft.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय कर्णो भारत दुर्मनाः। इषुभिश्छादयामास भीमसेनं परंतपः॥
English: Thereupon, O Bharata, highly dejected, Karna took up another bow and covered Bhima with arrows on all directions.
Sanskrit: तस्य भीमो हयान् हत्वा विनिहत्य च सारथिम्। प्रजहास महाहासं कृते प्रतिकृते पुनः॥
English: Slaying Karna's horses and his charioteer also, Bhima then laughed a tremendous laugh, having thus counter-balanced the feats of the former.
Sanskrit: इषुभिः कार्मुकं चास्य चकर्त पुरुषर्षभः। तत् पपात महाराज स्वर्णपृष्ठं महाखनम्॥
English: Then that foremost of men, cut-off the bow of Karna with his arrows; and O mighty monarch, that bow of golden staff, fell down, producing a great sound.
Sanskrit: अवारोहद् रथात् तस्मादथ कर्णो महारथः। गदां गृहीत्वा समरे भीमाय प्राहिणोद् रुषा॥
English: Thereupon the mighty car-warrior Karna descended from his chariot and taking up a mace hurled it at Bhimasena with great fury.
Sanskrit: तामापतन्तीमालक्ष्य भीमसेनो महागदाम्। शरैरवारयद् राजन् सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Beholding that mace towards himself with great impetuosity, Vrikodara repulsed it with his arrows before the eyes of all the troops.
Sanskrit: ततो बाणसहस्राणि प्रेषयामास पाण्डवः। सूतपुत्रवधाकाङ्क्षी त्वरमाणः पराक्रमी॥
English: Then the puissant son of Pandu quickly shot thousands of arrows, desirous of accomplishing the death of Suta's son.
Sanskrit: तानिषूनिषुभिः कर्णो वारयित्वा महामृधे। कवचं भीमसेनस्य पाट्यामास सायकैः॥
English: Checking those arrows with his own, in that battle, Karna cut down Bhima's arīnour with numerous arrows. course