pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स विमुक्तो बलवता शैनेयेन शरोत्तमः। घोरस्तस्योरसि विभो निपपाताशु भारत॥
English: Shot with great force by the grandson of Sini that excellent and formidable shaft, darted like a falcon, at the chest of Somadatta.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज सात्वतेन महारथः। सोमदत्तो महाबाहुर्निपपात ममार च॥
English: The great car-warrior Somadatta, deeply pierced by the puissant Satvata, fell down (from his car) and died, O great king.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं तत्र सोमदत्तं महारथाः। नहता शरवर्षेण युयुधानमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Seeing Somadatta slain there, your soldiers proceeded against Yuyudhana with a large number of cars. arrowS
Sanskrit: छाद्यमानं शरैर्दृष्ट्वा युयुधानं युधिष्ठिरः। पाण्डवाश्च महाराज सह सर्वैः प्रभद्रकैः। महत्या सेनया साधु द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: The Pandavas also, O mighty monarch, accompanied by all the Prabhadrakas and by a large army, made a rush upon Drona's division.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरः क्रुद्धस्तावकानां महाबलम्। शरैर्विद्रावयामास भारद्वाजस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Then, Yudhishthira, filled with rage, began to crush the troops of the son of Bharadvaja with in the the very presence of Bharadvaja's son.
Sanskrit: सैन्यानि द्रावयन्तं तु द्रोणो दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरम्। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः॥
English: Seeing his troops troops put to rout by Yudhishthira, Drona, with eyes, blood-shot in wrath, furiously rushed against him.
Sanskrit: ततः सुनिशितैर्बाणैः पार्थ विव्याध सप्तभिः। युधिष्ठिरोऽपि संक्रुद्धः प्रतिविव्याध पञ्चभिः॥
English: Then, (Drona) pierced the son of Pritha with seven sharpened darts. Yudhishthira also, inflamed with rage, pierced him in return with five (arrows).
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो महाबाहुः सृक्विणी परिसंलिहन्। युधिष्ठिरस्य चिच्छेद ध्वजं कार्मुकमेव च॥
English: That mighty bowman, being (thus) deeply pierced, for a moment licked the corners of his mouth and (then) cut-off the standard and also the bow of Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा त्वरितस्त्वराकाले नृपोत्तमः। अन्यदादत्त वेगेन कार्मुकं समरे दृढम्॥
English: Deprived of his bows, that excellent king took up another tough and strong bow, with great speed when speed was highly necessary.
Sanskrit: ततः शरसहस्रेण द्रोणं विव्याध पार्थिवः। साश्वसूतध्वजरथं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: Then with a thousand shafts, the son of Pandu pierced Drona together with his horses, charioteer, standard and car and this (feat on the part of Yudhishthira) seemed marvellous.
Sanskrit: ततो मुहूर्त व्यथित शरपातप्रपीडितः। निषसाद स्थोपस्थे द्रोणो भरतसत्तम॥
English: In consequence of the strokes of those darts, Drona, the foremost of the Brahmanas, being (greatly) pained, sank unconsciously for a moment on the terrace of his car.
Sanskrit: प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां मुहूर्ताद् द्विजसत्तमः। क्रोधेन महताऽऽविष्टो वायव्यास्रमवासृजत्॥
English: Then regaining his consciousness, heaving sighs like a snake and excited with a terrible wrath, he brought into existence the weapon presided over by Vayu.
Sanskrit: असम्भ्रान्तस्ततः पार्थो धनुराकृष्य वीर्यवान्। ततस्तदसमस्रेण स्तम्भयामास भारत॥
English: But the dauntless and puissant son of Pritha, in that fight taking up his bow, checked the career of that weapon with one of his own.
Sanskrit: चिच्छेद च धनुदीर्घ ब्राह्मणस्य च पाण्डवः। ततोऽन्यद् धनुरादत्त द्रोणः क्षत्रियमर्दनः॥
English: And the son of Pandu also cut-off the large bow of that Brahamana. Drona, the grinder of the Kshatriyas then, having taken up another bow.
Sanskrit: तदप्यस्य शितैर्भल्लैश्चिच्छेद कुरुपुङ्गवः। ततोऽब्रवीद् वासुदेवः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: The best of the Kurus cut-off that also with keen and broad-headed shaft, Then Vasudeva, addressed Yudhishthira, the son of
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर महाबाहो यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु। उपारमख युद्धे त्वं द्रोणाद् भरतसत्तम॥
English: "O mighty armed Yudhishthira, hear wihat I tell you. O foremost of the Bharatas, do not fight with Drona.
Sanskrit: यतते हि सदा द्रोणो ग्रहणे तव संयुगे। युद्धमस्य त्वया सह॥
English: Drona has been all along trying to capture you in battle. I do not think it proper for you to fight with him.
Sanskrit: राजा राज्ञा हि योद्धव्यो नाराज्ञा युद्धमिष्यते। तत्र त्वं गच्छ कौन्तेय हस्त्यश्वरथसंवृतः॥
English: Kings ought to fight with kings (only); and they should not desire to fight with those that are not kings. O son of Kunti, surrounded by elephants, horses and cars, go to that spot.
Sanskrit: यावन्तात्रेण च मया सहायेन धनंजयः। भीमश्च स्थशार्दूलो युध्यते कौरवैः सह॥
English: Where Dhananjaya and that most valiant of men, Bhima, with myself only to help them are fighting with (all) the Kauravas.
Sanskrit: वासुदेववचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। मुहूर्तं चिन्तयित्वा तु ततो दारुणमाहवम्॥ प्रायाद् द्रुतममित्रनो यत्र भीमो व्यवस्थितः। विनिप्रंस्तावकान् योधान् व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः॥५३
English: Hearing these words of Vasudeva, the virtuous king Yudhishthira reflected for a moment and then proceeded towards the spot where the battle was raging hot and furious and where, Bhima, the slayer of his foes, taking up his station, was destroying your warriors like the (grim) Destroyer with gaping mouth.
Sanskrit: स्थघोषेण महता नादयन् वसुधातलम्। पर्जन्य इव धर्मान्ते नादयन् वै दिशो दश॥
English: Ringing the surface of the earth with the thundering rattle of his car like the roar of the clouds at the end of summer, that king of kings, Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: भीमस्य निघ्नतः शत्रून् पाणिं जग्राह पाण्डवः। द्रोणोऽपि पाण्डुपञ्चालान् व्यधमद् रजनीमुखे॥
English: The son of Pandu, took up his station at the flank of Bhima who was destroying the foes. Drona also began, at that nigiit, to destroy his enemies, the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे घोररूपे भयावहे। तमसा संवृते लोके रजसा च महीपते॥
English: Sanjaya said That terrible and awe-inspiring battle having taken place when the world was enveloped with darkness and dust, o lord of the earth.
Sanskrit: नापश्यन्त रणे योधाः परस्परमवस्थिताः। अनुमानेन संज्ञाभिर्युद्धं तद् ववृधे महत्॥
English: The warriors, who remained on the field of battle) could not distinguish one another. It was by conjecture and uttering their names that those foremost of the Kshatriyas fought with one another.
Sanskrit: नरनागाश्वमथनं परमं लोमहर्षणम्। द्रोणकर्णकृपा वीरा भीमपार्षतसात्यकाः॥
English: When that terrible destruction of men, horses, elephants and foot-soldiers was going on, those heroes viz., Drona, Karna, Kripa, Bhima, the son of Prishata and Satvata.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यं क्षोभयामासुः सैन्यानि नृपसत्तम। वध्यमानानि सैन्यानि समन्तात् तैर्महारथैः॥
English: Began, O best of the Bharatas, to afflict each other and the troops. The soldiers, (thus) terribly slaughtered by those great car-warriors.
Sanskrit: तमसा संवृते चैव समन्ताद् विप्रदुद्रुवुः। ते सर्वतो विद्रवन्तो योधा विध्वस्तचेतनाः॥
English: And surrounded by that dense gloom, took to flight in all directions. And with their minds (greatly) agitated (with terror) they ran away on all sides.
Sanskrit: अहन्यन्त महाराज धावमानाश्च संयुगे। महारथसहस्राणि जघ्नुरन्योन्यमाहवे॥
English: And, Ogreat king, while flying away in all directions they were (pursued) and killed. In that engagement thousands of great carwarriors slaughter one another.
Sanskrit: अन्धे तमसि मूढानि पुत्रस्य तव मन्त्रिते। ततः सर्वाणि सैन्यानि सेनागोपाश्च भारत। व्यमुह्यन्त रणे तत्र तमसा संवृते सति॥
English: (And) in that blinding darkness, (the soldiers) lost their senses. (All this is no doubt due to the evil counsels of your son. And that (dismal) darkness prevailing all around, all the creatures, may the very foremost of the combatants themselves, O Bharata, were seized with terror and their senses forsook them, o Bharata in that battle.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तेषां संलोड्यमानानां पाण्डवैर्विहतौजसाम्। अन्धे तमसि मग्नानामासीत् किं वो मनस्तदा।॥
English: Dhritarashtra said When drowned in that blinding darkness you were agitated by the Pandavas and were deprived of your energy, what became the state of your minds?
Sanskrit: कथं प्रकाशस्तेषां वा मम सैन्यस्य वा पुनः। बभूव लोके तमसा तथा संजय संवृते॥
English: When the world was thus enveloped with darkness, how, O Sanjaya, their and my armies were disclosed to view again!
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः सर्वाणि सैन्यानि हतशिष्टानि यानि वै। सेनागोप्तनथादिश्य पुनर्वृहमकल्पयत्॥
English: Sanjaya said Then all the survivors of the slaughtered army (of the Kurus) were, in obedience to the order of their commanders, again drawn up in battle array.
Sanskrit: स्तथा द्रौणिः पार्श्वतः सौबलश्चा स्वयं तु सर्वाणि बलानि राजन् राजाभ्ययाद् गोपयन् वै निशायाम्॥
English: And Drona (took his station) at the van, Shalya at the rear and the sons of Drona and Subala (respectively placed themselves) at the right and left flanks (of that array). And king (Duryodhana) himself, O monarch, was, during that night, engaged in protecting all the troops.
Sanskrit: उवाच सर्वांश्च पदातिसङ्घान् दुर्योधनः पार्थिव सान्त्वपूर्वम्। उत्सृज्य सर्वे परमायुधानि गृह्णीत हस्तैललितान् प्रदीपान्॥
English: (And) consoling all the foot-soldiers and also the lords of the earth, Duryodhana said to them "leaving aside your great weapons, take in hand blazing lamps.”
Sanskrit: ते चोदिताः पार्थिवसत्तमेन ततः प्रहृष्टाः जगृहुः प्रदीपान्। देवर्षिगन्धर्वसुरर्षिसङ्घा विद्याधराश्चाप्सरसां गणाच॥
English: In obedience to the command of that foremost of kings they gladly took (burning) lamps, in their hands. large numbers of celestials, sages, Gandharvas and Rishis and hosts of Vidyadharas, Apsaras.
Sanskrit: नागाः सयक्षोरगकिन्नराच हृष्टा दिविस्था जगृहुः प्रदीपान्। ऽदृश्यन्त दीपाः ससुगन्धितैलाः॥
English: Nagas, Yakshas, Uragas and Kinnaras, stationed in the firmament, cheerfully took up lamps. Lamps, filled with perfumed oil, were seen to fall from the lands of) the regents of the cardinal points.
Sanskrit: विशेषतो नारदपर्वताभ्यां सम्बोध्यमानाः कुरुपाण्डवार्थम्। सा भूय एव ध्वजिनी विभक्ता व्यरोचताग्निप्रभया निशायाम्॥
English: Specially Narada and Parvata sent down for the sake of the foremost of the Kurus many such lamps, dispelling the darkness. On that night, the army (of the Kurus) looked brilliant by virtue of the lustre of these) lamps.
Sanskrit: महाधनैराभरणैश्च दिव्यैः शस्त्रैश्च दीप्तैरपि सम्पतद्भिः। रथे रथे पञ्च विदीपकास्तु प्रदीपकास्तत्र गजे त्रयश्च॥
English: The precious ornaments (wom by the combatants) and of the blazing celestial weapons that were hurled (by the Kaurava army against their enemies). Five lamps were placed on each car and three on each maddened elephants.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यश्वमेकश्च महाप्रदीपः। कृतास्तु तैः पाण्डवैः कौरवेयैः। क्षणेन सर्वे विहिताः प्रदीपा व्यादीपयन्तो ध्वजिनीं तवाशु॥
English: Upon each horse (was placed) a huge lamp. It was in this way that the Kuru warriors were illuminated. The lamps, being thus placed in due order, very lighted up your army.
Sanskrit: सर्वास्तु सेना व्यतिसेव्यमानाः पदातिभिः पावकतैलहस्तैः। प्रकाश्यमाना ददृशुर्निशायां यथान्तरिक्षे जलदास्तडिद्भिः॥
English: Nay, all the troops thus disclosed to view by the foot-soldiers carrying oilified lamps in their hands, looked as brilliant as the clouds in the firmament during the night with flashes of lightning (plying amidst them).
Sanskrit: प्रकाशितायां तु ततो ध्वजिन्यां द्रोणोऽग्निकल्पः प्रतपन् समन्तात्। रराज राजेन्द्र सुवर्णवर्मा मध्यं गतः सूर्य इवांशुमाली॥
English: When the army was thus lighted up, Drona, like the fire, scorching everything around, looked resplendent, O king of kings, with his golden armour on, like the mid-day sun of blazing rays.
Sanskrit: जाम्बूनदेष्वाभरणेषु चैव निष्केषु शुद्धेषु शरासनेषु। पीतेषु शस्त्रेषु च पावकस्य प्रतिप्रभास्तत्र तदा बभूवुः॥
English: The lustre of the lamps (falling upon the golden Ornaments) the bright cuirasses and bow and the will-tempered weapons, was reflected from them.
Sanskrit: गदाश्च शैक्याः परिघाश्च शुभ्रा रथेषु शक्त्यश्च विवर्तमानाः। प्रतिप्रभारश्मिभिराजमीढ पुनः पुनः संजनयन्ति दीपान्॥
English: The rays (of these lamps) falling upon maces entwined with strings, bright Parighas, cars and darts as they whirled along, created innumerable lamps.
Sanskrit: छत्राणि वालव्यजनानि खङ्गा दीप्ता महोल्काश्च तथैव राजन्। व्याघूर्णमानाश्च सुवर्णमाला व्यायच्छतां तत्र तदा विरेजुः॥
English: O king, umbrellas and yak-tails and scimitars and flaming brands and necklaces of gold as they were being whirled looked exceedingly brilliant.
Sanskrit: शस्त्रप्रभाभिश्च विराजमानं दीपप्रभाभिश्च तदा बलं तत्। भृशं प्रकाशं नृपते बभूव॥
English: And, O king, that army illuminated by the lustre of the weapons, by the splendour of those lamps and by the brilliancy of the ornaments, looked highly resplendent.
Sanskrit: पीतानि शस्राण्यसृगुक्षितानि वीरावधूतानि तनुच्छदानि। दीप्तां प्रभां प्राजनयन्त तत्र तपात्यये विद्युदिवान्तरिक्षे॥
English: Well-tempered and beautiful weapons dyed with blood and wielded by the warriors shed a blazing lustre like flashes of lightning in the firmament at the end of the hot season.
Sanskrit: रभिघ्नतां चापततां जवेन। वक्त्राण्यकाशन्त तदा नराणां वाय्वीरितानीव महाम्बुजानि॥
English: The faces, of the combatants who were trembling by the impetuosity of their speed and rushing furiously against their enemies striking them down, shone at that time like great lotuses shaken by the wind.
Sanskrit: महावने दारूमये प्रदीप्ते यथा प्रभा भास्करस्यापि नश्येत्। तथा तदाऽऽसीद् ध्वजिनी प्रदीप्ता महाभया भारत भीमरूपा॥
English: On that dreadful night that army blazed up (by the light of those lamps) looked as terrible as the splendour of the sun during the progress of the conflagration of a great forest teeming with trees.
Sanskrit: तत् सम्प्रदीप्तं बलमस्मदीयं निशम्य पार्थास्त्वरितास्तथैव। नचोदयंस्तेऽपि चक्रुः प्रदीपान्॥
English: Seeing our army (thus) lighted up, the sons of Pritha urging all their foot-soldiers through their entire army, acted in the same way (as we did).
Sanskrit: गजे गजे सप्त कृताः प्रदीपा रथे रथे चैव दश प्रदीपाः। द्वावश्वपृष्ठे परिपार्श्वतोऽन्ये ध्वजेषु चान्ये जघनेषु चान्ये॥
English: (And they) placed seven lamps on each elephant, ten on each car, two on the back of every horse and many on the flank and rear and the standards.
Sanskrit: सेनासु सर्वासु च पार्श्वतोऽन्ये पश्चात् पुरस्ताच समन्ततश्च। मध्ये तथान्ये ज्वलिताग्निहस्ता व्यदीपयन् पाण्डुसुतस्य सेनाम्॥
English: (Innumerable) blazing lamps were placed on the flanks and the rear and the van of and within and all around the entire army. Thus were the two hosts lighted up.
Sanskrit: मध्ये तथान्ये ज्वलिताग्निहस्ताः सेनाद्वयेऽपि स्म नरा विचेरुः। सर्वेषु सैन्येषु पदातिसङ्घा विमिश्रिता हस्तिरथाश्ववृन्दैः॥
English: Through the entire army, the infantry became mixed up with throngs of elephants, cars and horses. And like them (i.e. the footsoldiers) several other persons, also taking flaming brands in their hands, lighted up the army of the son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: व्यदीपयंस्ते ध्वजिनीं प्रदीप्तां तथा बलं पाण्डवेयाभिगुप्तम्। तेन प्रदीप्तेन तथा प्रदीप्तं बलं तवासीद् बलवद् बलेन॥
English: By virtue of (the lustre of) those lamps that army became fiercely blazed up like a blazing fire made fiercely illuminated by the rays of the sun, the maker of day.
Sanskrit: भाः कुर्वता भानुमता ग्रहेण दिवाकरेणाग्निरिवाभिगुप्तः। तयोः प्रभाः पृथिवीमन्तरिक्षं सर्वा व्यतिक्रम्य दिशश्च वृद्धाः॥
English: The splendour of those two (armies) reaching beyond the earth, the firmament and all the cardinal points began to increase. By that light their army as well as yours became crearly disclosed to view.
Sanskrit: तेन प्रकाशेन भृशं प्रकाशं बभूव तेषां तव चैव सैन्यम्। तेन प्रकाशेन दिवं गतेन सम्बोधिता देवगणाश्च राजन्॥
English: All the celestials, the Gandharvas, the Yakshas, the gods, the Siddhas and the Apsaras, awakened by that light which reached the skies, appeared on the scene.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसंघाः समागमन्नप्सरसश्च सर्वाः। तद् देवगन्धर्वसमाकुलं च यक्षासुरेन्द्राप्सरसां गणैश्च॥
English: The field of battle, thronged with the celestials, the Gandharvas, the Yakshas, the Siddhas, the Apsaras and the spirits of the dead combatants about to enter the celestials regions, appeared like a second heaven.
Sanskrit: रायोधनं दिव्यकल्पं बभूव। रथाश्वनागाकुलदीपदीप्तं संरब्धयोधं हतविदुताश्वम्॥
English: Crowded with cars, horses and elephants lighted up by these lamps and (teeming with) furious warriors and steeds slain or careering madly, that mighty host, consisting of men, horses and elephants drawn up in battle array, looked like the array of the celestials and the Asuras (in days of yore).
Sanskrit: महद् बलं व्यूढरथाश्वनागं सुरासुव्यहूसमं बभूवा तच्छक्तिसंघाकुलचण्डवातं महारथानं गजवाजिघोषम्॥
English: That nocturnal battle between the god-like combatants raged furiously like a tempest. The rush of arrows formed its fierce winds, the mighty car-warriors and elephants its clouds, the shafts its showers and the blood (of the combatants and the animals) its torrent of rain.
Sanskrit: शस्त्रैघवर्षं रुधिराम्बुधारं निशि प्रवृत्तं रणदुर्दिनं तत्। तस्मिन् महाग्निप्रतिमो महात्मा संतापयन् पाण्डवान् विप्रमुख्यः॥ गभस्तिभिर्मध्यगमो यथार्को वर्षात्यये तद्वदभून्नरेन्द्र॥
English: In that encounter that foremost of the Brahmanas, he magnanimous (Drona) endued with the energy of a great fire began to afflict the Pandavas like the noon day sun, (scorching everything) at the end of the rainy season.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच प्रकाशिते तदा लोके रजसा तमसाऽऽवृते। समाजग्मुरथो वीराः परस्परवधैषिणः॥
English: Sanjaya said The field of battle, which had been before buried in darkness and dust, being thus lighted up (by the lustre of those lamps, heroic combatants, desirous of slay-ingone another, encountered one another (in battle).
Sanskrit: ते समेत्य रणे राजज्छस्रप्रासासिधारिणः। परस्परमुदैक्षन्त परस्परकृतागसः॥
English: Taking up their lances, swords and (other) weapons and encountering one another, they looked wrathfully at one another in battle, o king.
Sanskrit: प्रदीपानां सहस्रैश्च दीप्यमानैः समन्ततः। रत्नाचितैः स्वर्णदण्डैर्गन्धतैलावसिञ्चितैः॥
English: With thousands of lamps shedding their lustre all around and placed upon golden steeds adorned with gems and fed with fragrant oil.
Sanskrit: देवगन्धर्वदीपाद्यैः प्रभाभिरधिकोज्वलैः। विरराज तदा भूमिहैद्यौरिव भारत॥
English: And with the lamps sent down by the celestials and the Gandharvas which were more lustrous and brilliant, the field of battle, O Bharata, looked as beautiful as the firmament studded with planets and stars.
Sanskrit: उल्काशतैः प्रज्वलितै रणभूमिळराजत। दह्यमानेव लोकानामभावे च वसुंधरा॥
English: The field of battle, lighted up by hundreds of blazing brands, looked resplendent. Indeed, the earth seemed to be on fire like what happens at the time of universal destruction.
Sanskrit: व्यदीप्यन्त दिशः सर्वाः प्रदीपैस्तैः समन्ततः। वर्षाप्रदोषे खद्योतैर्वृता वृक्षा इवाबभुः॥
English: All the points illuminated by the light of) those lamps all around, looked (beautiful) like trees teeming with glow-worms on an evening of the rainy season.
Sanskrit: असज्जन्त ततो वीरा वीरेष्वेव पृथक् पृथक्। नागा नागैः समाजग्मुस्तुरगा हयसादिभिः॥
English: The, O monarch, brave warriors engaged with brave warriors. Elephants encountered elephants, horsemen (encountered) horsemen.
Sanskrit: रथा रथवरैरेव समाजग्मुर्मुदा युताः। तस्मिन् रात्रिमुखे घोरे तव पुत्रस्य शासनात्॥
English: and car-warriors joyfully engaged with one another, during the dreadful night at the command of your son.
Sanskrit: चतुरङ्गस्य सैन्यस्य सम्पातश्च महानभूत्। ततोऽर्जुनो महाराज कौरवाणामनीकिनीम्॥ व्यधमत् त्वरया युक्तः क्षपयन् सर्वपार्थिवान्।
English: Terrific, (indeed) was the clash of the two armies, (each) consisting of four (kinds of) forces. Then, 0 great king, Arjuna, vanquishing all the kings (on your son's side), began quickly to destroy the army of the Kauravas.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तस्मिन् प्रविष्टे संरब्धे मम पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम्॥ अमृष्यमाणे दुर्धर्षे कथमासीन्मनो हि वः।
English: Dhritarastra said What, (O Sanjaya) became the state of your minds when, filled with rage, the invincible one (i.e. Arjuna) entered into my son's army?
Sanskrit: किमकुर्वत सन्यानि प्रविष्ट परपीडने॥ दुर्योधनश्च किं कृत्यं प्राप्तकालममन्यत।
English: What did (my) forces do then when that sorcher of foes penetrated into them? (And) what course, (best) suited to that occasion, did Duryodhana think to adopt?
Sanskrit: के चैनं समरे वीरं प्रत्युद्ययुररिंदमाः॥ द्रोणं च के व्यरक्षन्त प्रविष्टे श्वेतवाहने।
English: What chastisers of foes opposed (the career of) that hero? Who were they that protected Drona when Shetavahana entered into our army)?
Sanskrit: के रक्षन् दक्षिणं चक्र के च द्रोणस्य सव्यतः॥ के पृष्ठतश्चाप्यभवन् वीरा वीरान् विनिघ्नतः।
English: Who were they that protected the right and the left car-wheels of Drona? Who were those heroes that protected the rear of that hero when he was engaged in fighting?
Sanskrit: के पुरस्तादगच्छन्त निघ्नन्तः शात्रवान् रणे॥ यत् प्राविशन्महेष्वासः पञ्चालानपराजितः। नृत्यन्निव नरव्याघ्रो रथमार्गेषु वीर्यवान्॥ यो ददाह शरैर्दोणः पञ्चालानां रथव्रजान्।
English: Indeed, when that invincible, puissant and mighty bowman, endued with the valour of a tiger, penetrated into the midst of the Panchalas, dancing as it were along the track of his car and destroying his enemies in battle, who were they that came to his front? How did Drona who consumed large troops of cars of the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: धूमकेतुरिव क्रुद्धः कथं मृत्युमुपेयिवान्॥ अव्यग्रानेव हि परान् कथयस्यपराजितान्।
English: Like a wrathful meteor, meet with his death? You always describe my enemies as cool, unvanquished.
Sanskrit: हृष्टानुदीर्णान् संग्रामे न तथा सूत मामकान्॥ हतांश्चैव विदीर्णाश्च विप्रकीर्णाश्च शंससि। रथिनो विरथांश्चैव कृतान् युद्धेषु मामकान्॥
English: Cheerful and impetuous in battle. But, O Sanjaya, you do not speak so of my warriors. You speak of them as slain, pale and routed and of my car-warriors as (always) made carless in the battle?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच द्रोणस्य मतमाज्ञाय योद्धुकामस्य तां निशाम्। दुर्योधनो महाराज वश्यान् भ्रातूनुवाच ह॥
English: Sanjaya said Aware of the intentions of Drona as desirous of fighting during that night, Duryodhana, O mighty monarch, addressed his obedient brothers.
Sanskrit: कर्णं च वृषसेनं च मद्रराजं च कौरव। दुर्धर्षं दीर्घबाहुं च ये च तेषां पदानुगाः॥
English: (Namely) Vikarna, Chitrasena, Suparsa, Durdharsha and Dirghabahu and all their followers sayingद्रोणं यत्ताः परक्रान्ताः सर्वे रक्षन्तु पृष्ठतः।
Sanskrit: हार्दिक्यो दक्षिणं चक्रं शल्यश्चैवोत्तरं तथा॥
English: O powerful (heroes), all of your carefully protect Drona from the rear. Let the son of Hridika (protect) his right car-wheel and Shalya the left.
Sanskrit: ये त्रिगर्तानां च शूरा हतशिष्टा महारथाः। तांश्चैव पुरतः सर्वान् पुत्रसते समचोदयत्॥
English: Then your son commanded all the survivors of the heroic Trigarta warriors to place themselves in the van (saying).
Sanskrit: आचार्यो हि सुसंयत्तो भृशं यत्ताश्च पाण्डवाः। तं रक्षत सुसंयत्ता निघ्नतं शात्रवान् रणे॥
English: The preceptor is of benevolent disposition and the Pandavas are trying their utmost (to slay him). United together you will protect him while he will be engaged in destroying his enemies in battle.
Sanskrit: द्रोणो हि बलवान् युद्धे क्षिप्रहस्तः प्रतापवान्। निर्जयेत् त्रिदशान् युद्धे किमु पार्थान् ससोमकान्॥२४
English: Drona is powerful in battle, is endued with nimbleness of hand and is puissant. Not to speak of Pandavas united with the Somakas, he is competent to vanquish even the very gods in battle.
Sanskrit: ते यूयं सहिताः सर्वे भृशं यत्ता महारथाः। द्रोणं रक्षत पाञ्चालाद् धृष्टद्युम्नान्महारथात्॥
English: United together and exerting your very best in (this) dreadful engagement, all of you protect Drona from that invincible and mighty car-warrior Dhristadyumna.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवीयेषु सैन्येषु न तं पश्याम कञ्चन। यो योधयेद् रणे द्रोणं धृष्टद्युम्नाहृते नृपः॥
English: I do not find any one among the warriors of the Pandavas except Dhristadyumna, that is capable of defeating Drona in battle.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् सर्वात्मना मन्ये भारद्वाजस्य रक्षणम्। सुगुप्तः पाण्डवान् हन्यात् संजयांश्च ससोमकान्॥
English: I therefore think we should apply our whole heart and soul to protection of the son of Bharadvaja. (If) protected (by us) he will gradually destroy the Somakas as well as the Srinjayas.
Sanskrit: संजयेष्वथ सर्वेषु निहतेषु चमूमुखे। धृष्टद्युम्नं रणे द्रौणिर्हनिष्यति न संशयः॥
English: When all the Srinjayas, (placed) in the van of the (Pandava) army will be destroyed, the son of Drona will undoubtedly slay Dhristadyumna in battle.
Sanskrit: तथार्जुनं च राधेयो हनिष्यति महारथः। भीमसेनमहं चापि युद्धे जेष्यामि दीक्षितः॥
English: Similarly the great car-warrior Karna will vanquish Arjuna in battle. (And) I will myself destroy Bhimasena and others clad in mail in battle.