pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ततः शरावापमपास्य सूतजौ धनुश्च तच्छक्रशरासनोपमम्। ततो रथस्यः स मुमोह च स्खलन् प्रशीर्णमुष्टिः सुभृशाहतः प्रभो॥
English: Then throwing off his bow that resembled Indra's bow and quiver Karna stood inactive and stupefied, suffering great pain and losing his grasp.
Sanskrit: निहन्तुमार्यः पुरुषव्रते स्थितः। दुवाच किं पाण्डव हे प्रमाद्यसे॥
English: The honorable Arjuna, always following the duties of a hero, did not like to kill him in that plight. Then Indra's younger brother respectfully said "why do you make a mistake, OPandu's son?
Sanskrit: नैवाहितानां सततं विपश्चितः क्षणं प्रतीक्षन्त्यपि दुर्बलीयसाम्। विशेषतोऽरीन् व्यसनेषु पण्डितो निहत्य धर्म च यशश्च विन्दते॥
English: The wise never spare their enemies even for a moment, however weak they may be. A learned man always acquires merit and glory by destroying his distressed enemies.
Sanskrit: तदेकवीरं तव चाहितं सदा त्वरस्व कर्णं सहसाभिमर्दितुम्। पुरा समर्थः समुपैति सूतजो भिन्धि त्वमेन नमुचिं यथा हरिः॥
English: Lose no time in discomfiting your enemy Karna immediately who is the foremost of heroes. When all right he will again proceed against you. Kill him therefore like Indra destroying the Asura Namuchi.”
Sanskrit: ततस्तेदेवेत्यभिपूज्य सत्वरं जनार्दनं कर्णमविध्यदर्जुनः। स्तथा यथा शम्बरहा पुरा बलिम्॥
English: In pursuance of Krishna's order and i worshipping him the Kuru hero Arjuna again struck Karna with many powerful arrows like Indra striking the Asura Shamvara.
Sanskrit: साश्वं तु कर्ण सरथं किरीटी समाचिनोद भारत वत्सदन्तैः। प्रच्छादयामास दिशश्च बाणैः सर्वप्रयत्नापनीयपुकैः॥
English: Then Kiritin, O descendant of Bharata, covered Karna, his car and horses with calftoothed arrows and the ten quarters with gold winged ones.
Sanskrit: स वत्सदन्तै पृथुपीनवक्षाः समावित सोऽधिरथिर्विभाति। र्यथाचलश्चन्दनकाननायुतः॥
English: Wounded with those calf-toothed arrows the broad-chested son of Adiratha shone like a blossoming Asoka, Palasa or Salmali tree or a mountain leaden with sandal tree or a mountain laden with sandal trees.
Sanskrit: विभाति कर्णः समरे विशाम्पते। महीरुहैराचितसानुकन्दरो यथा गिरीन्द्रः स्फुटकर्णिकारवान्॥
English: His body covered with numberless arrows Karna shone like the mountain-chief covered with trees or adorned with blossoming Karnikaras.
Sanskrit: स बाणसङ्घान् बहुधा व्यवासृजद् विभाति कर्णः शरजालरश्मिवान्। सलोहितो रक्तगभस्तिमण्डलो दिवाकरोऽस्ताभिमुखो यथा तथा॥
English: Discharging numberless arrows Karna, having shafts for his rays, looked like the crimson-coloured sun coursing towards the setting hill.
Sanskrit: बाह्वन्तरादाधिरथेर्विमुक्तान् बाणान् महाहीनिव दाप्यमानान्। व्यध्वंसयनर्जुनबाहुमुक्ताः शराः समासाद्य दिशः शितायाः॥
English: Meeting in the sky the shining and snakelike arrows discharged by Karna, these keen ones, shot by Arjuna, destroyed them.
Sanskrit: ततः स कर्णः समवाप्य धैर्य बाणान् विमुञ्चन् कुपिताहिकल्पान्। विव्याध पार्थं दशभिः पृषत्कैः कृष्णं च षड्भिः कुपिताहिकल्पैः॥
English: Recovering equanimity of mind and discharging arrows like a serpent Karna struck Arjuna with ten and Krishna with six all resembling angry snakes.
Sanskrit: ततः किरीटी भृशमुग्रनि:स्वनं महाशरं सर्पविषानलोपमम्। अयस्मयं रौद्रमसहास्त्रसम्भृतं महाहवे क्षेप्तुमना महामतिः॥
English: Then in that great battle Dhananjaya wished to discharge a dreadful, great steel arrow, like a serpent or fire in force and sending forth a sound like that of Indra's thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: निदर्शयन् कर्णवधं ब्रुवाणः। भूमिस्तु चक्रं ग्रसतीत्यवोचत् कर्णस्य तस्मिन् वधकाल आगते॥
English: Then on the arrival of the hour of Karna's death Kala invisibly appeared on his car and reminding him of the Brahmana's course said-“The earth is devouring the wheel of your car."
Sanskrit: ततस्तदस्तत्रंन मनसः प्रणष्टं यद् भार्गवोऽस्मै प्रददौ महात्मा। चत्रम्च वामं असते भूमिरस्य प्राप्ते तस्मिन् वधकाले नृवीर॥
English: Really, O King, when the hour of Karna's death approached he forgot the great Brahma weapon which Bhargava had given him. And the Earth was about to devour the left wheel of his car.
Sanskrit: ततो रथो घूर्णितवान् नरेन्द्र शापत्तदा ब्राह्मणसत्तमस्य। ततश्चक्रमपतत्तस्य भूमौ स विह्वलः समरे सूतपुत्रः॥
English: Having gone deep into the earth and been clogged there like a holy tree with flowers standing on a high land, Karna's car, on account of the great Brahmana's imprecation reeled.
Sanskrit: सवेदिकश्चैत्य इवातिमात्रः सुपुष्पितो भूमितले निमग्नः। घूर्णे रथे ब्राह्मणस्याभिशापाद् रामादुपात्ते त्वविभाति चास्त्रे॥ छिन्ने शरे सर्पमुखे च घोरे पार्थेन तस्मिन विषसाद कर्णः। अमृष्यमाणो व्यसनानि तानि हस्तौ विधुन्वन् स विगर्हमाणः॥
English: When his car began to reel, when the great weapon given by Rama did not shine, when his serpent-faced shaft was broken by Partha, Karna was filled with sadness, Unable to bear those misfortunes he shook his arms and vilified virtue saying.
Sanskrit: धर्मप्रधानं किल पाति धर्म इत्यब्रुवन् धर्मविदः सदैव। वयं च धर्मे प्रयताम नित्यं चर्तुं यथाशक्ति यथाश्रुतं च॥ स चापि निघ्नाति न पाति भक्तान् मन्ये न नित्यं परिपाति धर्मः॥
English: “The virtuous always say that virtue protects the virtuous. We, however, always practice virtue to the best of our knowledge and power. But virtue, instead of protecting us, is now destroying us who are its votaries."
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवन् प्रस्खलिताश्वसूतो विचाल्यमानोऽर्जुनबाणपातैः। मर्माभिघाताच्छिथिल: क्रियासु पुनः पुनर्धर्ममसौ जगह॥
English: While he gave vent to these words he was greatly assailed by Arjuna's shafts. His horses and charioteer were dislodged. He was cut to the quick and became careless about his doings. He again and again spoke ill of virtue in the battle-field.
Sanskrit: ततः शरैर्भीमतरैरविध्यत् त्रिभिराहवे। हस्ते कृष्णं तथा पार्थमभ्यविध्यच सप्तिभिः॥ ततोऽर्जुनः सप्तदश तिग्मरेगानजिह्यगान्। इन्द्राशनिसमान् घोरानसृजत् पावकोपमान्॥
English: He struck Krishna's arm with three dreadful arrows and Arjuna with seven. Arjuna then discharged seventeen dreadful, straightcoursing and forcible arrows effulgent like fire and resembling Indra's thunder-bolt in impetuosity.
Sanskrit: निर्भिद्य ते भीमेवेगा ह्यपतन् पृथिवीतले। कम्पितात्मा ततः कर्णः शक्त्या चेष्टामदर्शयत्॥
English: Those powerful and dreadful arrows went through Karna's body and dropped on the surface of the earth. Trembling threat Karna showed his activity to the very best of his power.
Sanskrit: बलेनाथ स संस्तभ्य ब्रह्मास्त्रं समुदैरयत्। ऐन्द्रं ततोऽर्जुनश्चापि तं दृष्ट्वाभ्युपमन्त्रयत्॥
English: Controlling himself with great exertion he brought the Brahma weapon into requisition beholding which Arjuna invoked the weapon given him by Indra with becoming mantras.
Sanskrit: गाण्डीवं ज्यां च बाणंश्च सोऽनुमन्त्र्य परंतपः। व्यसृजच्छरवर्षाणि वर्षाणीव पुरन्दरः॥
English: Then inspiring his Gandiva, its strings and arrows with mantras that repressor of enemies discharged arrows like Indra pouring down torrents of rain.
Sanskrit: ततस्तेजोमया बाणा रथात् पार्थस्य निःसृताः। प्रादुरासन् महावीर्याः कर्णस्य रथमन्तिकात्॥
English: Coming out of Arjuna's car those powerful and terrific arrows appeared near Karna's.
Sanskrit: तान् कर्णस्त्वग्रतो न्यस्तान् मोघांश्चक्रे महारथः। ततोऽब्रवीद वृष्णिवीरस्तस्मिन्नस्त्रे विनाशिते॥
English: That great car-warrior baffled those arrows which appeared before him. Seeing the arrows
Sanskrit: विसृजास्त्रं परं पार्थ राधेयो ग्रसते शरान्। ततो ब्रह्मास्त्रमत्युग्रं सम्मन्त्र्य समयोजयत्॥
English: Discharge more powerful weapons, O Partha, Karna makes these your arrows powerless." Then duly invoking it with mantras Arjuna set the Brahma weapon on his string.
Sanskrit: छादयित्वा ततो बाणैः कर्णं प्रत्यस्यदर्जुनः। ततः कर्णः शितैर्बाणैा चिच्छेद सुतेजनैः॥
English: Then covering all the directions with arrows he struck Karna with many. Then with a number of whetted arrows of great power Karna sundered the string of Arjuna's bow.
Sanskrit: द्वितीयां च तृतीयां च चतुर्थी पञ्चमी तथा। षष्ठीमथास्य चिच्छेद सप्तमी च तथाष्टमीम्॥
English: Karna cut-off his string for the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth times.
Sanskrit: नवमी दशमी चास्य तथा चैकादशी वृषः। ज्याशतं शतसंघानः स कर्णो नावबुध्यते॥
English: Similarly his string was cut-off by Vrishna for the ninth, tenth and eleventh times. Although capable of discharging hundreds of arrow Karna knew that Arjuna had a century of strings.
Sanskrit: ततो ज्यां विनिधायान्यामभिमन्त्र्य च पाण्डवः। शरैरवाकिरत् कर्ण दीप्यमानैरिवाहिभिः॥
English: Then setting another string to his bow and shooting innumerable shafts, Arjuna covered Karna with arrows resembly fiery-mouthed serpents.
Sanskrit: तस्य ज्योछेदन कर्णो ज्यावधानं च संयुगे। नान्वबुध्यत शीघ्रत्वात्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: So quickly did Arjuna replace his strings that Karna could not perceive when one was broken and another replaced. The feat was highly wonderful to him.
Sanskrit: अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य प्रनिघ्नन् सव्यसाचिनः। चक्रे चाप्यधिकं पार्थात् स्ववीर्यमतिदर्शयन्॥
English: Radha's son, however, nullified all the arrows of Savyasachin. With his power he got better of Arjuna for the time being.
Sanskrit: ततः कृष्णोऽर्जुनं दृष्ट्वा कर्णास्त्रेण च पीडितम्। अभ्यसेत्यब्रवीत् पार्थमातिष्ठास्त्रं व्रजेति च॥
English: Seeing Arjuna thus assailed with Karna's arrows Krishna said to him "Go nearer to Karna and strike him with more powerful weapons."
Sanskrit: ततोऽग्निसदृशं घोरं शरं सर्पविषोपमम्। अश्मसारमयं दिव्यमबिमन्त्र्य परंतपः॥ रौद्रमस्त्रं समाधाय क्षेप्तुकामः किरीटवान्। ततोऽग्रसन्मही चक्रं राधेयस्य तदा नृप॥
English: Worked up with anger Arjuna invoked the aid of another celestial weapon with mantras which was effulgent like fire, dreadful like venom and hard like adamant. Then uniting it with Raudra weapon he was about to hurl it at his enemy when the earth swallowed up one of the wheels of Karna's car.
Sanskrit: ततोऽवतीर्य राधेयो रथादाशु समुद्यतः। चक्रं भुजाभ्यामालम्ब्य समुत्क्षेप्तुमियेष सः॥
English: Then getting down in no time from his car he caught the sunken wheel with two hands and set forth a mighty exertion to extricate it.
Sanskrit: सप्तद्वीपा वसुमती सशैलवनकानना। जीर्णचक्रा समुत्क्षिप्ता कर्णेन चतुरङ्गुलम्॥१०६॥
English: Drawn up forcibly by Karna, the Earth, that had swallowed up his wheel, rose up with her seven insular continents, mountains, rivers and forests to a height of four cubits.
Sanskrit: ग्रस्तचक्रस्तु राधेयः क्रोधाश्रूण्यवर्तयत्। अर्जुनं वीक्ष्यं संरब्धमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing his wheel thus sunk, Karna wept in anger. And seeing Arjuna before him, he, worked up with
Sanskrit: भो भोः पार्थ महेष्वास मुहूर्तं परिपालय। यावचक्रमिदं ग्रस्तमुद्धरामि महीतलात्॥
English: O Partha, wait for a moment till I extricate anger said-my wheel.
Sanskrit: सव्यं चक्रं महीग्रस्तं दृष्ट्वा देवादिदं मम। पार्थ कापुरुषतीर्णमभिसंधिं विसर्जय॥
English: Seeing my wheel thus accidentally sunken you should give up your idea which is cherished by a coward only.
Sanskrit: न त्वं कापुरुषाचीर्ण मार्गमास्थातचुमर्हसि। ख्यातस्त्वमसि कौन्तेय विशिष्टो रणकर्मसु॥ विशिष्टतरमेव त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि पाण्डव। प्रकीर्णकेशे विमुखे ब्राह्मणेऽथ कृताञ्जलौ॥ शरणागते न्यस्तशस्त्रे यातमाने तथार्जुन। अबाणे भ्रष्टकवचे भ्रष्टभग्नायुधे तथा॥ न विमुञ्चन्ति शस्त्राणि शूराः साधुव्रते स्थितः। त्वं च शूरतमो लोके साधुवृत्तश्च पाण्डवः॥ अभिज्ञो युद्धधर्माणां वेदान्तावभृथाप्लुतः। दिव्यास्त्रविदमेयात्मा कार्तवीर्यसमो युधि॥
English: Brave and pious heroes never shoot their arrows at persons with disheveled hairs, at those who fly away from the battle-field, at a Brahmana, at him who clasps his hands, at him who surrenders, at him who prays for quarter, at one who throws off his weapon, at one whose arrows are all gone, or at one whose weapon has fallen off or been broken. Your are the brave and pious of all in the world. You know all the rules at warfare.
Sanskrit: यावचक्रमिदं ग्रस्तमुद्धरामि महाभुजा न मां रथस्थो भूनिष्ठं विकलं हन्तुमर्हसि॥
English: Pray, excuse me for a moment till I go out my wheel from the earth, O Dhananjaya. You are stationed on your car and I am standing helplessly weak on the earth. You should not kill me now.
Sanskrit: न वासुदेवात् त्वत्तो वा पाण्डवेय बिभेम्यहम्। त्वं हि क्षत्रियदायादो महाकुलविवर्धनः। अतस्त्वां प्रब्रवीम्येष मुहूर्तं क्षम पाण्डव॥
English: Neither Krishna, nor you fear me the least. You are a Kshatriya and the scion of an illustrious family. Remembering the dictates of virtue, excuse me for a moment, O son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच शल्यस्तु कर्णार्जुनयोर्विमर्दे बलानि दृष्ट्वा मृदितानि बाणैः। ययौ हते चाथिरथौ पदानुगे रथेन संछिन्नपरिच्छदेन॥
English: Sanjaya said Seeing the soldiers assailed with shafts in the encounter between Karna and Arjuna, Shalya, worked up with anger, pursued on that car shorn of its equipment's.
Sanskrit: निपातितस्यन्दनवाजिनागं बलं च दृष्ट्वा हतसूतपुत्रम्। दुर्योधनोऽश्रुप्रतिपूर्णनेत्रो दीनो मुहुनिःश्वसंश्चार्तरूपः॥
English: Seeing his army deprived of Karna and his cars, horses and elephants destroyed Duryodhana, with tears trickling down his eyes, sighed again and again in agony.
Sanskrit: कर्णं तु शूरं पतितं पृथिव्यां शराचितं शोणितदिग्धगात्रम्। यद्दच्छया सूर्यमिवावनिस्थं दिदृक्षवः सम्परिवार्य तस्थुः॥
English: For seeing the brave Karna, wounded with shafts and bathed in blood lying prostrate on earth like the sun dropped from the sky the warriors came there and stood encircling the fallen hero.
Sanskrit: प्रहृष्टवित्रस्तविषण्णाविस्मितास्तथा परे शोकहता इवाभवन्। परे त्वदीयथैषां परस्परेण यथायथैषां प्रकृतिस्तथाभवन्॥
English: Amongst them, belonging to your army as well as to the enemy's some showed signs of joy, some of fear, some of sorrow, some of wonder and some of grief.
Sanskrit: प्रविद्धवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधं धनंजयेनाभिहतं महौजसम्। हतर्षभा गाव इवाजने वने॥
English: Hearing that the mighty Karna had been slain by Dhananjaya and his armour, ornaments, robes and weapons had been displaced, your soldiers fled away in fight like a herd of kine, overcome with fear at losing their bull.
Sanskrit: भीमश्च भीमेन तदा स्वनेन नादं कृत्वा रोदसी: कम्पयानः। आस्फोटयन् बल्गते नृत्यते च हते कर्णे त्रायसन् धार्तराष्ट्रान्॥
English: Then shaking the sky with terrible shouts Bhima began to strike his arm-pits, jump and dance striking terror to the of Dhritarashtras.
Sanskrit: तथैव राजन् सोमकाः सृञ्जयाश्च शङ्खान् दध्मुः सस्वजुश्चापि सर्वे। परस्परं क्षत्रिया हृष्टरूपाः सूतात्मजे वै निहते तदानीम्॥
English: The Somakas and Srinjayas also loudly blew their conchs, Seeing the charioteer's son killed all the Kshatriyas embraced one another in delight.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा विमर्द महदर्जुनेन कर्णो हत: केसरिणेव नागः। तीर्णा प्रतिज्ञा पुरुषर्षभेण वैरस्यान्तं गतवांश्चापि पार्थः॥
English: After a dreadful fight Karna was killed by Arjuna as an elephant is slain by a lion. The sons best of men Arjuna thus did wreck his vengeance.
Sanskrit: स्तूर्ण रथेनापकृतध्वजेन। दुर्योधनस्यान्तिकमेत्य राजन् सबाष्पदुःखाद् वचनं बभाषे॥
English: Approaching Duryodhana speedily on that car devested of standard of the king of Madras, with an aggrieved heart, said sorrowfully.
Sanskrit: विशीर्णनागाश्वरथप्रवीरं बलं त्वदीयं यमराष्ट्रकल्पम्। नैराश्वनागैगिरिकूटकल्पैः॥
English: “The elephants, horses and the flowers of your army have been killed. On account of those, great car-warriors, horses and elephants, huge as mountains being destroyed your army looks like kingdom of Death.
Sanskrit: नैतादृशं भारत युद्धमासीद् यथा तु कर्णार्जुनयोर्बभूव। ग्रस्तौहि कर्णेन समेत्य कृष्णावन्ये च सर्वे तव शत्रवो ये॥
English: Never before, O descendant of Bharata, such a battle had been fought as that between Karna and Arjuna. Kama assailed the two Krishnas and your other enemies.
Sanskrit: दैवं ध्रुवं पार्थवशात् प्रवृत्तं यत् पाण्डवान् पाति हिनस्ति चास्मान्। तवार्थसिद्धयर्थकरास्तु सर्वे प्रसह्य वीरा निहता द्विषद्भिः॥
English: Destiny however is in favour of Partha; she is protecting the Pandavas and destroying us. Many horses, who were resolved upon encompassing your end, have been per force killed by the enemy.
Sanskrit: कुबेरेवैवस्वतवासवानं तुल्यप्रभावा नृपते सुवीराः। वीर्येण शौर्येण बलेन तेजसा तैस्ततैस्तु युक्ता विविधैर्गुणौघैः॥ स्तवार्थकामा युधि पाण्डवैयैः। तन्मा युत्रो भारत दिष्टमेतत् पर्याश्चस त्वं न सदास्ति सिद्धिः॥
English: Many heroes resembling Kubera, Yama, Vasava or Varuna in energy, courage and strength, who were accomplished, unslayable and bent upon securing your object, have been killed by the Pandavas. Do not grieve, O descendant of Bharata. It is destiny. Every object is not always crowned with success."
Sanskrit: एतद् वचो मद्रपतेर्निशम्य स्वं चाप्यनीतं मनसा निरीक्ष्य। दुर्योधन दीनमना विसंज्ञः पुनः पुनर्व्यश्वसदार्तरूपः॥
English: Hearing the words of the king of Madras and remembering his own misdeeds, Duryodhana, deprived of senses, sighed again and again.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तस्मिंस्तु कर्णर्जुनयोर्विमर्दै दग्धस्य रौद्रेऽहनि विद्रुतस्य। बभूव रूपं कुरुसृञ्जयानां बलस्य बाणोन्मथितस्य कीद्दक्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said How did Kuru and Srinjaya army look, when on that dreadful day, it was assailed and consumed with arrows in that encounter between Karna and Arjuna and while it was flying from the action.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच शृणु राजन्नवहितो यथा वृतो महाक्षयः। घोरो मनुष्यदेहानामाजौ च गजवाजिनाम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Listen, attentively, O king, to the onslaught of men, horses and elephants in that dreadful battle.
Sanskrit: यत्र कर्णे हते पार्थः सिंहनादमथाकरोत्। थदा तव सुतान् राजन्नविवेश महद् भयम्॥
English: When after Karna's fall Partha sent up leonine war-cries your sons were possessed by a mighty fear.
Sanskrit: न संघातुमनीकानि न चैवाशु पराक्रमे। आसीद् बुद्धिर्हते कर्णे तव योधस्य कर्हिचित्॥
English: After Kanra's fall no warrior of your side had a heart of rallying your troops or displaying his prowess.
Sanskrit: वणिजो नापि भिन्नायामगाधे विल्पवे यथा। अपारे पारमिच्छन्तो हते द्वीपे किरिटिना॥
English: On their main stay being destroyed by Arjuna they were like merchants, whose vessels had been wrecked on the deep main, desirous of crossing it.
Sanskrit: सूतपुत्रे हते राजन् वित्रस्ताः शस्त्रविक्षताः। अनाथा नाथमिच्छन्तो मृगाः सिहैविार्दिताः॥
English: After the destruction of the charioteer's son, the Kauravas, terrified and wounded with arrows, having no lord and seeking refuge, locked like a herd of elephants pursued by lion.
Sanskrit: भग्नशृङ्गा वृषा यद्वद् भग्नदंष्ट्रा इवोरगाः। प्रत्यपायाम सायाह्ने निर्जिताः सव्यसचिना॥
English: Discomfited by Savyasachin that evening they took to their heels like bulls with broken horns or serpents with wounded fangs.
Sanskrit: हतप्रवीरा विध्वस्ता निकृता निशितैः शरैः। सूतपुत्रे हते राजन् पुत्रास्ते दुद्रुबुर्भयात्॥
English: Having the beast of their heroes killed, their soldiers all routed and themselves sounded with sharp arrows your sons, on the fall of Karna, fled away in fear.
Sanskrit: विस्त्रस्तयन्त्रकवचाः कांदिग्भूता रिचेतस्ः। अन्योन्यमवमृद्नन्तो वीक्षमाणा भयर्दिताः॥
English: Deprived of their coats of mail and weapons, unconscious of the right direction and bewildered they crushed one another in their flight and cast fearful looks upon one another.
Sanskrit: मामेव नूनं बीभत्सुर्मामेव च वृकोदरः। अभियामिति मन्वाना: पेतुर्मम्लुश्च सम्भ्रमात्॥
English: on The Kauravas, pale with fear, thought “Vibhatsa is following me, Vrikodaras is pursing me" and fell down as they fled.
Sanskrit: हयानन्ये गजानन्ये स्थानन्ये महारथाः। आरुह्य जवसम्पन्नाः पदातीन् प्रजहुर्भयात्॥
English: Thus fled away in fear all the great carwarriors some on cars, some on horses, some on elephants and some on foot.
Sanskrit: कुञ्जरैश्र स्यन्दनाः क्षुण्णा: सादिनश्च महारथैः। पदातिसंघाश्चाश्चौघैः पलायद्भिर्भयार्दितैः॥
English: In their fearful fight cars were shattered by elephants, the cavalry were crushed by carwarriors and the infantry were trampled down by horses.
Sanskrit: व्यालतस्करसंकीर्णे सार्थहीना यथा वने। सूतपुत्रे हते राजंस्तव योधास्तथाभवन्॥
English: After the fall of Karna your warrior behaved like men, having no protector in a forest abounding in beasts of prey and robbers.
Sanskrit: हतारोहा यथा नागाश्छिन्नहस्ता यथा नराः। सर्वे पार्थमयं लोकं सम्पश्यन्तो भयार्दिताः॥
English: They behaved like elephants without riders and men without arms. Stricken with fear they thought that the entire universe was filled with Partha.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रेक्ष्य द्रवतः सर्वान् भीमसेन भयार्दितान्। दुर्योधन स्वं सूतं हा हा कृत्वेदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing them thus take to their heels in fear of Bhimasena and his soldiers leave the battle field by thousands, Duryodhana, bewailing, said to his driver.
Sanskrit: नातिक्रमेच मां पार्थो धनुष्पाणिमवस्थितम्। जघने सर्वसैन्यानां शनैरश्वान् प्रचोदय॥
English: "Partha will not be able to go beyond me standing bow in hand. Drive my horses behind all the troops.
Sanskrit: युध्यमानं हि कौन्तेयं हनिष्यामि न संशयः। नोत्सहेन्मातिक्रान्तुं वेलामिव महोदधिः॥
English: If I fight in the rear of my army forsooth the son of Kunti will not be able to approach me as the ocean is unable to go beyond its banks.
Sanskrit: अद्यार्जुनं सगोविन्दं मानिनं तच वृकोदरम्। हन्यां शिष्टांस्तथा शत्रून कणम्यानृण्यमाप्नुयाम्॥
English: Killing Arjuna, Govinda, the haughty Vrikodara and my other enemies I will repay the debt I owe to Karna."
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा कुरुराजस्य शूरार्यसदृशं वचः। सूतो हेमपरिच्छन्नाशनैरश्वानचोदयत्॥
English: Hearing the words of the Kuru Chief becoming a hero and an honorable man the driver slowly drove his horses adorned with golden trappings.
Sanskrit: रथाश्वनागहीनास्तु पादातास्तव मारिष। पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्त्रा युद्धायैव व्यवस्थिताः॥
English: Then deprived of cars, cavalry and clephants, twenty-five thousand warriors of your army addressed themselves for fighting on foot.
Sanskrit: तान् भीमसेनः संक्रुद्धो धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। बलेन चतुरङ्गेन संवृत्याजघ्नतुः शरैः॥
English: Then worked up with anger Bhimasena and Prisata's son Dhristadyumna encircled them with four kinds of forces and began to strike them with their arrows.
Sanskrit: प्रत्ययुध्यन्त समरे भीमसेनं सपार्षतम्। पार्थपार्षतयोश्चान्ये जगृहुस्तत्र नामनी॥
English: Your warriors also fought with Bhimasena and Prisata's son. Some of them challenged both the heroes by calling them by name.
Sanskrit: अक्रुध्यत रणे भीमस्तैस्तदा पर्यवस्थितैः। शोऽवथीर्य रथात्तर्ण गदापाणिरयुध्यत॥
English: Thereat Bhima was worked up with anger. Coming down from his car with a mace in his hand he fought with those warriors standing for battle.
Sanskrit: न तान् रथस्थो भूमिष्ठान् धर्मापेक्षी वृकोदरः। योधयामास कौन्तेयो भुजवीर्यव्यपाश्रयः॥
English: Following the rules of a fair fight, Kunti's son Vrikodara alighted from his car and depending upon the strength of his own arms he began to fight with them on foot.
Sanskrit: जातरूपपरिच्छनानं प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्। अवधीत्तावकान् सर्वान दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः॥
English: Taking up his heavy golden mace he made a havoc on them like Death himself armed with his bludgeon.
Sanskrit: पदातिनोऽपि संत्यज्य प्रियं जीवितमात्मनः। भीमाभ्यद्रवन संख्ये पतङ्गा ज्वलनं यथा॥
English: Then worked up with anger and heedless of their lives the Kuru soldiers rushed upon Bhima like insects falling upon a burning fire.
Sanskrit: आसाद्य भीमसेन तु संरब्धा युद्धदुर्मदाः। विनेशुः सहसा दृष्ट्वा भूतग्रामा इवान्तकम्॥
English: The maddened warriors, whom it was difficult to vanquish in battle, perished in no time like creatures on seeing Death himself,
Sanskrit: श्येनवद् विचरन् भीमो गदाहस्तो महाबलः। पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रास्तावकान् समयोथयत्॥
English: Armed with his mace the powerful Bhima moved about like hawk and killed those twenty five thousand warriors.
Sanskrit: हत्वा तत्पुरुषानीकं भीमः सत्यपराक्रमः। धृष्टद्युम्नं पुरस्कृत्य तस्थौ तत्र महाबलः॥
English: Having killed that heroic army Bhima, of great strength, whom it was difficult to defeat in battle, stood there with Dhristadyumna before him.
Sanskrit: धनंजयो रथानीकमभ्यवर्तत वीर्यवान्। माद्रीपुत्रौ तु शकुनि सात्यकिश्च महारथः॥ जवेनाभ्यपतन् हृष्टा नन्तो दौर्योधनं बलम्।
English: The energetic Dhananjaya Dhananjaya proceeded against the remaining car warriors of the Kuru away. Nakula, Sahadeva and Satyaki with great pleasure proceeded against Shakuni and killed the soldiers of Subala's son.
Sanskrit: तस्याश्वसादीन् सुबहूंस्ते निहत्य शितैः शरैः॥ समभ्यधावंस्त्वरितास्तत्र युद्धमभून्महत्।
English: Having killed with sharp arrows his cavalry and elephants they attacked Shakuni himself upon which a great encounter took place.
Sanskrit: धनंजयोऽपि चाभ्येत्य रथानीकं तव प्रभो॥ विश्रुतं त्रिषु लोकेषु गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपद् धनुः।
English: In the meantime proceeding against your car-warriors Dhananjaya twanged his bow Gandiva known all over the three worlds.
Sanskrit: कृष्णसारथिमायान्तं दृष्ट्वा श्वेतहयं रथम्॥ अर्जुनं चापि योद्धारं त्वदीया प्राद्रवन् भयात्।
English: Seeing his car drawn by white horses and driven by Krishna himself and Arjuna standing on it your soldiers fled away in fear.