pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: द्रोणस्य पुङ्खसक्ताच प्रभवन्तः शरासनात्। एको दीर्घ इवादृश्यदाकाशे संहतः शरः॥
English: The arrows shot from Drona's bow touching one another by the wings appeared like one long-extending row of arrows in the sky.
Sanskrit: एवं तौ स्वर्णविकृतान् विमुञ्चन्तौ महाशरान्। आकाशं संवृतं वीरावुल्काभिरिव चक्रतुः॥
English: Those heroes, then shooting their golden arrows, enveloped, as it were the welkin with a downpour of fire-brands.
Sanskrit: शरास्तयोस्तु विबभुः कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः। पङ्क्त्यः शरदि खस्थानां हंसानां चरतामिव॥
English: Decked with the feathers of Kanka birds, these arrows looked like a number of cranes wandering in the autumnal sky.
Sanskrit: युद्धं समभवत् तत्र सुसंरब्धं महात्मनोः। द्रोणपाण्डवयो?रं वृत्रवासवयोरिव॥
English: Then there ensued a highly terrific encounter between the high-souled Drona and Arjuna like that between Vritra and Vasava.
Sanskrit: तौ गजाविव चासाद्य विषाणाप्रैः परस्परम्। शरैः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः॥
English: They wounded each other with arrows shot from bows drawn to the highest stretch like two elephants assailing each other with their tusks.
Sanskrit: तौ व्यवाहरतां युद्धे संरब्धौ रणशोभिनौ। उदीरयन्तौ समरे दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि भागशः॥
English: Those two angry heroes, ornamenting the battle-field, fighting according to the practice, showed many celestials weapons in due order.
Sanskrit: अथ त्वाचार्यमुख्येन शरान् सृष्टाञ्छिलाशितान्। न्यवारयच्छितैर्बाणैर्जुनो जयतां वरः॥
English: one Arjuna, the foremost of victors, warded off, with sharp arrows, the sharpened arrows shot by the foremost of preceptors.
Sanskrit: दर्शयन् वीक्षमाणानामस्त्रमुग्रपराक्रमः। इषुभिस्तूर्णमाकाशं बहुभिश्च समावृणोत्॥
English: Showing many weapons to the spectators, that of dreadful prowess speedily enveloped the sky with many arrows.
Sanskrit: दुष्करं कृतवान् द्रोणो यदर्जुनमयोधयत्॥ प्रमाथिनं महावीर्यं दृढमुष्टिं दुरासदम्।
English: Drona has performed a difficult feat for he fights with Arjuna, of great energy, firmhanded, irrepressible and an afflicter of foes.
Sanskrit: जेतारं देवदैत्यानां सर्वेषां च महारथम्॥ अविभ्रमं च शिक्षां च लाघवं दूरपातिताम्। पार्थस्य समरे दृष्ट्वा द्रोणस्याभूच्च विस्मयः॥ अथ गाण्डीवमुद्यम्य दिव्य धनुरमर्षणः। विचकर्ष रणे पार्थो बाहुभ्यां भरतर्षभ॥ तस्य बाणमयं वर्षं शलभानामिवायतिम्। दृष्ट्वा ते विस्मिताः सर्वे साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन्॥६५। न च बाणान्तरे वायुरस्य शक्नोति सर्पितम्।
English: The conqueror of the celestials and Daityas and of all mighty car-warriors. Beholding in battle Partha's certain aim, training, lightness of hand and the range (of his arrows), Drona was stricken greatly with wonder. Then taking up with his hands the celestials bow Gandiva, the energetic Partha, O foremost of Bharatas, drew it. Beholding the downpour of his shafts coming down like a swarm of locusts, they, all filled with wonder, exclaimed “Well done! well done!" Even the very air could not penetrate into the space intervening between his arrows.
Sanskrit: अनिशं संदधानस्य शरानुत्सृजतस्तथा॥ ददर्श नान्तरं कश्चित् पार्थस्याददतोऽपि च॥
English: The on-lookers could not mark any cessation between Partha's taking up arrows and shooting them.
Sanskrit: तथा शीघ्रास्त्रयुद्धे तु वर्तमाने सुदारुणे। शीघ्रं शीघ्रतरं पार्थः शरानन्यानुदीरयत्॥
English: In that dreadful battle of quickly discharged weapons Partha, speedily and more speedily, shot arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः शतसहस्राणि शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। युगपत् प्रापतस्तत्र द्रोणस्य रथमन्तिकात्॥
English: Then simultaneously hundreds and thousands of arrows with depressed knots came down upon the car of Drona.
Sanskrit: कीर्यमाणे तदा द्रोणे शरैर्गाण्डीवधन्वना। हाहाकारो महानासीत् सैन्यानां भरतर्षभ॥
English: O foremost of Bharatas, beholding Drona entirely enveloped with shafts shot by the holder of the Gandiva bow, the army set a mighty lamentation.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवस्य तु शीघ्रास्त्रं मघवा प्रत्यपूजयत्। गन्धर्वाप्सरसाचैव ये च तत्र समागताः॥
English: Even Indra spoke highly of the lighthandedness Arjuna in the discharge of arrows, as also the Gandharvas and Apsaras who came there.
Sanskrit: ततो वृन्देन महता स्थानां रथयूथपः। आचार्यपुत्रः सहसा पाण्डवं पर्यवारयत्॥
English: Then encircled by a vast array of cars, the mighty car-warrior, the son of the preceptor obstructed Partha.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा तु तत् कर्म हृदयेन महात्मनः। पूजयामास पार्थस्य कोपं चास्याकरोद् भृशम्॥
English: Though greatly enraged with him, Ashvathama praised in his mind that deed of the high-souled Arjuna.
Sanskrit: स मन्युवशमापन्नः पार्थमभ्यद्रवद् रणे। किरज्छरसहस्राणि पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्॥
English: Then possessed by wrath, he encountered Partha in battle and discharged at him a downpour of arrows like clouds discharging their watery contents.
Sanskrit: आवृत्य तु महाबाहुर्यतो द्रौणिस्ततो हयान्। अन्तरं प्रददौ पार्थो द्रोणस्य व्यपसर्पितुम्॥
English: Then turning his horses towards Drona's son, Partha offered Drona an opportunity to retreat.
Sanskrit: स तु लब्ध्वान्तरं तूर्णमपायाज्जवनैर्हयैः। छिन्नवर्मध्वजः शूरो निकृत्तः परमेषुभिः॥
English: Securing an opportunity, he too, with his coat of mail and banner shattered, and wounded with great arrows, quickly went away on his swiftly-coursing horses.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो द्रौणिर्महाराज प्रययावर्जुनं रणे। तं पार्थः प्रतिजग्राह वायुवेगमिवोद्धतम्।
English: Vaishampayana said Then, Drona's son, O king, encountered Arjuna in battle. Partha then faced him, moving like the wind.
Sanskrit: शरजालेन महता वर्षमाणमिवाम्बुदम्॥ तयोर्देवासुरसमः संनिपातो महानभूत्।
English: With a downpour of shafts like the raincharged clouds. There ensued a mighty encounter like that between the gods and demons.
Sanskrit: किरतोः शरजालानि वृत्रवासवयोरिव॥ न स्म सूर्यस्तदा भाति न च वाति समीरणः।
English: The sun then did not pour its rays and the wind did not blow. And they covered each other with a net-work of arrows, like Vritra and Vasava.
Sanskrit: शरजालावृते व्योम्निच्छायाभूते समन्ततः॥ महांश्चटचटाशब्दो योधयोर्हन्यमानयोः।
English: The sky was enveloped with shafts and there was a shade all around. When the two combatants fought with each other, there was a mighty cracking sound.
Sanskrit: दह्यतामिव वेणूनामासीत् परपुरंजय॥ हयानस्यार्जुनः सर्वान् कृतवानल्पजीवितान्।
English: Like that of bamboo's when on fire. O conqueror of enemies' cities, greatly assailed by Arjuna, his horses.
Sanskrit: राजन् न प्रजानन्त दिशं काञ्चन मोहिताः॥ ततो द्रौणिर्महावीर्यः पार्थस्य विचरिष्यतः। विवरं सूक्ष्ममालोक्य ज्यां चिच्छेद क्षुरेण ह। तदस्यापूजयन् देवाः कर्म दृष्ट्वातिमानुषम्॥
English: Were so bewildered, that they could not make out which way to go. Then finding out the weak point of Partha, who was roving about, the highly powerful son of Drona cut off his bow-string with a sharp arrow. Beholding his superhuman deed, the deities spoke highly of him.
Sanskrit: द्रोणो भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्चैव महारथाः। साधु साध्विति भाषन्तोऽपूजयन् कर्म तस्य तत्॥
English: Exclaiming "Well-done Well-done" Drona, Bhishma, Karna, and the mighty carwarrior Kripa too, applauded his deed.
Sanskrit: ततो द्रौणिर्धनुः श्रेष्ठमपकृष्य स्थर्षभम्। पुनरेवाहनत् पार्थं हृदये कङ्कपत्रिभिः॥ ते
English: Then drawing his that best of bows, the son of Drona again wounded Partha, the foremost of car-warriors, on the breast with Kanka-feathered shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः पार्थो महाबाहुः प्रहस्य स्वनवत् तदा। योजयामास नवया मौळ गाण्डीवमोजसा॥
English: Then, laughing, the mighty-armed Partha set a strong and fresh string to his Gandiva.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्धचन्द्रमावृत्य तेन पार्थः समागमत्। वारणेनेव मत्तेन मत्तो वारणयूथपः॥
English: Then drawing his bow to the shape of a crescent, Partha proceeded as an infuriated leader of an elephant herd when met by another.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृते युद्धं पृथिव्यामेकवीरयोः। रणमध्ये द्वयोरेवं सुमहल्लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: Then there took place a great hair-stirring encounter between those two heroes peerless on earth.
Sanskrit: तौ वीरौ ददृशुः सर्वे कुरवो विस्मयान्विताः। युध्यमानौ महावीर्यो यूथपाविव संगतौ॥
English: The Kurus, all filled with wonder, saw those two highly powerful heroes like two elephant chiefs.
Sanskrit: तौ समाजघ्नतुर्वीरावन्योन्यं पुरुषर्षभौ। शरैराशीविषाकारैर्बलद्धिरिव पन्नगैः॥
English: With burning arrows of the shape of serpents, those two foremost of men struck each other.
Sanskrit: अक्षय्याविषुधी दिव्यौ पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः। तेन पार्थो रणे शूरस्तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः॥
English: And because the high-souled son of Pandu, Partha, has a pair of inexhaustible celestials quivers, he remained in battle unmoved like a mountain.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थाम्नः पुनर्बाणा: क्षिप्रमभ्यस्यतो रणे। जग्मुः परिक्षयं तूर्ममभूत् तेनाधिकोऽर्जुनः॥
English: Ashvathama's arrows however, being speedily discharged, were all exhausted and for this Arjuna beat him down.
Sanskrit: ततः कर्णो महाचापं विकृष्याभ्यधिकं तदा। अवाक्षिपत् ततः शब्दो हाहाकारो महानभूत्॥
English: Then drawing to its full his huge bow, Karna twanged it, and thee arose exclamations of Alas!"
Sanskrit: ततश्चक्षुर्दधे पार्थो यत्र विस्फार्यते धनुः। ददर्श तत्र राधेयं तस्य कोपो व्यवर्धत॥
English: Then Partha looked forward to where from came the twang of the bow and saw the son of Radha, at which his anger was excited.
Sanskrit: स रोषवशमापन्नः कर्णमेव जिघांसया। तमैक्षत विवृत्ताभ्यां नेत्राभ्यां कुरुपुङ्गवः॥
English: Desirous of slaying Karna and possessed by anger, that foremost of Kurus looked towards him with expanded eyes.
Sanskrit: तथा तु विमुखे पार्थे द्रोणपुत्रस्य सायकान्। त्वरिताः पुरुषा राजन्नुपाजह्वः सहस्रशः॥
English: Then Partha going away from the son of Drona, his men, o king, shot thousands of arrows at him (Partha).
Sanskrit: उत्सृज्य च महाबाहुद्रौणपुत्रं धनंजयः। अभिदुद्राव सहसा कर्णमेव सपत्नजित्॥
English: Leaving behind the son of Drona, the mighty-armed Dhananjaya, the conqueror of enemies, rushed towards Karna.
Sanskrit: तमभिद्रुत्य कौन्तेयः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। कामयन् द्वैरथं तेन युद्धं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Approaching him and desiring a duel, the son of Kunti, having his eyes reddened with anger, said.
Sanskrit: यत् ते सभामध्ये अर्जुन उवाच कर्ण बहु वाचा विकत्थितम्। न मे युधि समोऽस्तीति तदिदं समुपस्थितम्॥
English: Arjuna said O Karna, this is the time for you to make good the boastful words you gave vent to in the midst of assembly, 'there is none equal to me in fight.'
Sanskrit: सोऽद्य कर्ण मया साधु व्यवहृत्य महामृधे। ज्ञास्यस्यबलमात्मानं न चान्यानवमंस्यसे॥
English: Fighting with me today in the encounter, O Karna, you will know your strength and will never disregard others.
Sanskrit: अवोचः परुषा वाचो धर्ममुत्सृज्य केवलम्। इदं तु दुष्करं मन्ये यदिदं ते चिकीर्षितम्॥
English: Disregarding piety, you had given vent to many harsh words. But I consider what you wish to do today as difficult.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वया कथितं पूर्व मामनासाद्य किंचना तदद्य कुरु राधेय कुरुमध्ये मया सह॥
English: Fighting with me today in the midst of the Kurus, do you make good the insulting words that you used towards me before.
Sanskrit: यत् सभायां स पाञ्चालीं क्लिश्यमानां दुरात्मभिः। दृष्टवानसि तस्याद्य फलमाप्नुहि केवलम्॥
English: Do you reap now the fruit of your suffering the Panchala princess to-be distressed by the wicked-souled one in the court.
Sanskrit: धर्मपाशनिबद्धेन यन्मया मर्षितं पुरा। तस्य राधेय कोपस्यं विजयं पश्य मे मृधे॥
English: Being bound by the noose of piety, I desisted, before, from taking revenge. Do you now see the result of my restrained anger in battle.
Sanskrit: वने द्वादश वर्षाणि यानि सोढानि दुर्मते। तस्याद्य प्रतिकोपस्य फलं प्राप्नुहि सम्प्रति॥
English: O wicked one, we have undergone many miseries in the forest for twelve years. Do you now reap the fruit of our vengeance today
Sanskrit: एहि कर्ण मया साधू प्रतियुध्यस्व सङ्गरे। प्रेक्षकाः कुरवः सर्वे भवन्तु तव सैनिकाः॥
English: Do you fight with me, O Karna, in the battle. Let the Kurus and your soldiers witness it.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच ब्रवीषि वाचा यत् पार्थ कर्मणा तत् समाचर। अतिशेते हि ते वाक्यं कर्मैतत् प्रथितं भुवि॥
English: Karna said Do you carry out your words into action, O Partha. That your words exceed your deeds is known in the world.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वया मर्षितं पूर्वं तदशक्तेन मर्षितम्। इतो गृह्णीमहे पार्थ तव दृष्ट्वा पराक्रमम्॥
English: What you deed suffer formerly was in consequence of your inability. We can admit today by seeing your prowess, O Partha.
Sanskrit: धर्मपाशनिबद्धेन यत् त्वया मर्षितं पुरा। तथैव बद्धमात्मानमबद्धमिव मन्यसे॥
English: If you had suffered the miseries by having been bound by the noose or morality, you are equally bound so even now though you consider yourself free.
Sanskrit: यदि तावद् वने वासो यथोक्तश्चरितस्त्वया। तत् त्वं धर्मार्थवित् क्लिष्टः स मया योद्भुमिच्छसि।
English: If you had passed your exile in the same way as you said, and being distressed (for practising austerities) why do you conversant with Dharma and Artha as you are, wish to fight with me?
Sanskrit: यदि शक्रः स्वयं पार्थ युध्यते तव कारणात्। तथापि न व्यथा काचिन्मम स्याद् विक्रमिष्यतः।।१३।
English: If Shakra himself, O Partha, fight on your behalf, still, there will be no obstruction to my displaying my prowess.
Sanskrit: अयं कौन्तेय कामस्ते नचिरात् समुपस्थितः। योत्स्यसे हि मया सार्धमद्य द्रक्ष्यसि मे बलम्॥
English: Your wish O son of Kunti, is about to be fulfilled. You will fight with me today and see my prowess.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच इदानीमेव तावत् त्वमपयातो रणान्मम। तेन जीवसि राधेय निहतस्त्वनुजस्तव॥
English: Arjuna said Up to now you had always fled from the battle while fighting with me. For this, you are still alive; but your younger brother has been slain, O son of Radha.
Sanskrit: भ्रातरं घातयित्वा कस्त्यक्त्वा रणशिरच कः। त्वदन्यः कः पुमान् सत्सु ब्रूयादेवं व्यवस्थितः॥
English: Having seen his younger brother slain, what other man except you, would retreat from the battle-field, and then boast as you do in the midst of good men?
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच इति कर्ण ब्रुवन्नेव बीभत्सुरपराजितः। अभ्ययाद् विसृजन् बाणान् कायावरणभेदिनः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having thus spoken to Karna, unconquerable Bibhatsu, encountered him, discharging arrows capable of piercing the coats of mail.
Sanskrit: प्रतिजग्राह तं कर्णः प्रीयमाणो महारथः। महता शरवर्षेण वर्षमाणमिवाम्बुदम्॥
English: The mighty car-warrior Karna delightedly received it with a heavy downpour of arrows like a shower of clouds.
Sanskrit: उत्पेतुः शरजालानि घोररूपाणि सर्वशः। अविध्यदश्वान बाह्वोच हस्तावापं पृथक् पृथक्॥
English: That dreadful network of arrows covered, on all sides, piercing severally, the horses, arms and gloves (of the hero).
Sanskrit: सोऽमृष्यमाण: कर्णस्य निषङ्गस्यावलम्बनम्। चिच्छेद निशिताग्रेण शरेण नतपर्वणा॥
English: Unable to bear the attack of Karna, Arjuna cut off the string of his quiver with a keenedged and straight arrow.
Sanskrit: उपासनादुपादाय कर्णो बाणानथापरान्। विव्याध पाण्डवं हस्ते तस्य मुष्टिरशीर्यत॥
English: Then taking out other arrows from his quiver, Karna struck Arjuna with them on his hand, and the latter lost hold of his bow.
Sanskrit: ततः पार्थो महाबाहुः कर्णस्य धनुरच्छिनत्। स शक्तिं प्राहिणोत् तस्मै तां पार्थो व्यधमच्छरैः॥
English: Then the large-armed Arjuna cut off Karnas bow into pieces. He then struck (Arjuna) with a Shakti, but Partha cut it off with his arrows.
Sanskrit: ततोऽनुपेतुर्बहवो राधेयस्य पदानुगाः। तांश्च गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैः प्राहिणोद् यमसादनम्॥
English: Then the heroes who followed Karna all attacked Arjunat who killed them with arrows shot from his Gandiva bow.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्याश्वाञ्छरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्बीभत्सु रसाधनैः। आकर्णमुक्तैरवधीत् ते हताः प्रापतन् भुवि॥
English: Then Bibhatsu killed his horses with sharpened arrows shot from his bow drawn to the ears, and they all fell down slain on earth.
Sanskrit: अथापरेण बाणेन ज्वलितेन महौजसा। विव्याध कर्णं कौन्तेयस्तीक्ष्णेनोरसि वीर्यवान्॥
English: Then taking up another strong, sharp, and powerful arrow, the powerful son of Kunti struck Karna with it on his breast.
Sanskrit: तस्य भित्त्वा तनुत्राणं कायमभ्यगमच्छरः। ततः स तमसाऽऽविष्टो न स्म किंचित् प्रजज्ञिवान्॥
English: Boring through his coat of mail, that arrow penetrated into his body and he was deprived of the power of perception and consciousness.
Sanskrit: स गाढवेदनो हित्वा रणं प्रायादुदङ्मखः। ततोऽर्जुन उदक्रोशदुत्तरश्च महारथः॥
English: Experiencing a great pain and leaving the battle-field, he fled towards the north. Then Arjuna and the mighty car-warrior Uttara began to scoff him.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो वैकर्तनं जित्वा पार्थो वैराटिमब्रवीत्। एतन्मां प्रापयानीकं यत्र तालो हिरण्मयः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thereupon having vanquished Vaikartanas son (Karna), Arjuna said to Virata's son (Uttara). "Take me to that army where is seen the emblem of golden palmyra.
Sanskrit: अत्र शान्तनवो भीष्मो रथेऽस्माकं पितामहः। काङ्क्षमाणो मया युद्धं तिष्ठत्यमरदर्शनः॥
English: There our grand-father, Bhishma the son of Shantanu looking like an immortal, wait on his car, desirous of an encounter with me.
Sanskrit: अथ सैन्यं महद् दृष्ट्वा रथनागहयाकुलम्। अब्रवीदुत्तरः पार्थमपविद्धः शरैर्भृशम्॥
English: Then beholding the huge army consisting of cars, elephants and iorses, and being wounded greatly with arrows Uttara said to Partha.
Sanskrit: नाहं शक्ष्यामि वीरेह नियन्तुं ते हयोत्तमान्। विषीदन्ति मम प्राणा मनो विह्वलतीव मे॥
English: "O hero, I am incapable of restraining here your excellent horses. My vital breaths are being exhausted and my mind is bewildered.
Sanskrit: अस्त्राणामिव दिव्यानां प्रभावः सम्प्रयुज्यताम्। त्वया च कुरुभिश्चैव द्रवन्तीव दिशो दश॥
English: The ten quarters appear as if melting away on account of the effulgence of the celestials weapon used by you as well as by the Kurus.
Sanskrit: गन्धेन मूर्च्छितश्चाहं वसारुधिरमेदसाम्। द्वैधीभूतं मनो मेऽद्य तव चैव प्रपश्यतः॥
English: I am beside myself with the smell of flesh, blood and fat. Beholding your feat, my mind has been divided in twain.
Sanskrit: अदृष्टपूर्वः शूराणां मया संख्ये समागमः। पदापातेन महता शङ्खानां निस्वनेन च॥
English: I had never seen before in battle such an assemblage of heroes. By the great sound of the clashing of maces, the blare of conchs
Sanskrit: सिंहनादैश्च शूराणां गजानां बृंहितैस्तथा। गाण्डीवशब्देन भृशमशनिप्रतिमेन च।
English: By the war-cries of the heroes, the roars of elephants, by the twang of the Gandiva resembling the sound of lightning.
Sanskrit: श्रुतिः स्मृतिश्च मे वीर प्रणष्टा मूढचेतसः॥ अलातचक्रप्रतिमं मण्डलं सततं त्वया। व्याक्षिप्यमाणं समरे गाण्डीवं च प्रकर्षता। दृष्टिः प्रचलिता वीर हृदयं दीर्यतीव मे॥
English: I have been so stupified, O hero, that I have been deprived of the power hearing and recollecting. Beholding you making, a circle in battle while drawing your Gandiva bow my vision is growing dilated, O hero, and my heart is rending asunder.
Sanskrit: वपुश्चोग्रं तव रणे क्रुद्धस्येव पिनाकिनः। व्यायच्छतस्तव भुजं दृष्ट्वा भीमं भवत्यपि॥
English: Beholding your dreadful figure in battle resembling that of the holder of Pinaka when worked up with anger and as well as the terrible arrows discharged by you, I am filled with fear.
Sanskrit: नाददानं न संधानं न मुञ्चन्तं शरोत्तमान्। त्वामहं सम्प्रपश्यामि पश्यन्नपि न चेतनः॥
English: I am at a loss to find out when you take up your fine arrows, set them on your bowstring and shoot them. Deprived of my consciousness, I do not see you, although before my eyes.
Sanskrit: अवसीदन्ति मे प्राणा भूरियं चलतीव च। न च प्रतोदं रश्मींश्च संयन्तुं शक्तिरस्ति मे॥
English: My vitality is sinking and the earth seems moving before me. I have no power to hold the reins of these horses.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच मा भैषीः स्तम्भयात्मानं त्वयापि नरपुङ्गवा अत्यद्भुतानि कर्माणि कृतानि रणमूर्धनि॥
English: Arjuna said Do not fear; cheer yourself up. You too, O foremost of men, performed many wonderful deeds in the battle-field.
Sanskrit: राजपुत्रोऽसि भद्रं ते कुले मत्स्यस्य विश्रुते। जातस्त्वं शत्रुदमने नावसीदितुमर्हसि।॥
English: May you fare well. You are a prince born, in the well-known race of Matsya, for vanquishing your enemies. You should not therefore be dispirited.
Sanskrit: धृतिं कृत्वा सुविपुलां राजपुत्र रथे मम। युध्यमानस्य समरे हयान् संयच्छ शत्रुहन्।॥
English: Stationed on my car, call up your great energy, O prince. Restrain my horses in battle, O slayer of enemies.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्वैराटि नरसत्तमः। अर्जुनो रथिनां श्रेष्ठ उत्तरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Having thus addressed the son of Virata, the foremost of men Arjuna the best of carwarriors again said to Uttara.
Sanskrit: सेनाग्रमाशु भीष्मस्य प्रापयस्वैतदेव माम्। आच्छेत्स्याम्यहमेतस्य धनुर्ध्यामपि चाहवे॥
English: Take me again before Bhishma's army. I shall cut off his bowstring in battle.
Sanskrit: अस्यन्तं दिव्यमस्त्रं मां चित्रमद्य निशामय। शतह्रदामिवायान्तीं स्तनयित्नोरिवाम्बरे॥
English: You will see today the divine weapons, aglow with beauty, shot by me, flashing like lightning in the midst of clouds in the sky.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णपृष्ठं गाण्डीवं द्रक्ष्यन्ति कुरवो मम। दक्षिणेनाथ वामेन कतरेण स्विदस्यति॥ इति मां सङ्गताः सर्वे तर्कयिष्यन्ति शत्रवः। शोणितोदां रथावर्ती नागनक्रां दुरत्ययाम्। नदी प्रस्कन्दयिष्यामि परलोकप्रवाहिनीम्॥ पाणिपादशिरः पृष्ठबाहुशाखानिरन्तरम्। वनं कुरूणां छेत्स्यामि शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ जयतः कौरवीं सेनामेकस्य मम धन्विनः। शतं मार्गा भविष्यन्ति पावकस्येव कानने॥ मया चक्रमिवाविद्धं सैन्यं द्रक्ष्यसि केवलम्।
English: The Kurus shall see my Gandiva with back made of gold. The enemies assembled together shall discuss by saying "By which hand of his, right or left, does he discharge arrows." I shall make a terrible river to flow today towards the other world, with blood for its water, the cars for the eddies and the elephants for the sharks. I shall, with arrows of depressed knots, cut off the Kuru forest having hands feet, heads, backs and arms for the branches of the trees. And vanquishing alone the Kuru army with a bow in hand, there will be a hundred roads to me as to fire in the forest. Struck by me, you will see, the army whirling only like a wheel.
Sanskrit: इष्वस्त्रे शिक्षितं चित्रमहं दर्शयितास्मि ते॥ असम्भ्रान्तो रथे तिष्ठ समेषु विषमेषु च। दिवमावृत्य तिष्ठन्तं गिरिं भिन्द्यां स्म पत्रिभिः॥
English: I shall show you today my most accomplished training in archery and the use of weapons. Stand firmly on my car, whether the ground be even or uneven. I can pierce with my winged arrows even the Sumeru mountain that rises up to the sky.
Sanskrit: अहमिन्द्रस्य वचनात् संग्रामेऽभ्यहनं पुरा। पौलोमान् कालखढ्वांश्च सहस्राणि शतानि च॥ अहमिन्द्राद् दृढां मुष्टिं ब्रह्मणः कृतहस्तताम्। प्रगाढे तुमुलं चित्रमिति विद्धि प्रजापतेः॥
English: Formerly at Indra's command I killed hundreds and thousands of Paulomas and Kalakhajs in battle. I have obtained the firmness of grasp from Indra and successful aim from Brahma.
Sanskrit: अहं पारे समुद्रस्य हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्। जित्वा षष्टिं सहस्राणि रथिनामुग्रधन्विनाम्॥ शीर्यमाणानि कूलानि प्रवृद्धेनेव वारिणा। मया कुरूणां वृन्दानि पात्यमानानि पश्य वै॥ ध्वजवृक्षं पत्तितृणं रथसिंहगणायुतम्। वनमादीपयिष्यामि कुरूणामस्वतेजसा॥ तानहं रथनीडेभ्यः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। यत्तान् सर्वानतिबलान् योत्स्यमानानवस्थितान्। एकः संकालयिष्यामि वज्रपाणिरिवासुरान्।।३
English: I have learnt from Prajapati the diverse kinds of fierce warfare. On the other side of the ocean, I defeated sixty thousand car-warriors all dreadful archers living in Hiranyapura. Behold me, today striking down the vast number of Kurus like a high wind scattering a heap of cotton. By the power of my arrows I shall set fire to the Kuru forest having standards for the trees, the infantry for the shrubs and the car-warriors for the beasts of prey. Like the holder of thunder routing the demons alone shall I today with my straight arrows strike down from the nests of their cars the Kurus fighting to the best of their power in battle.
Sanskrit: रौद्र रुद्राद्रहं शस्त्रं वारुणं वरुणादपि। अस्त्रमाग्नेयमग्नेश्च वायव्यं मातरिश्वनः। वज्रादीनि तथास्त्राणि शक्रादहमवाप्तवान्॥
English: I have obtained from Rudra, the Rudra, from Varuna the Varuna from Agni, the Agneya, from Vayu, the Vayavya, and from Indra the thunderbolt and other weapons.
Sanskrit: धार्तराष्ट्रवनं घोर नरसिंहाभिरक्षितम्। अहमुत्पाटयिष्यामि वैराटे व्येतु ते भयम्॥
English: I shall forsooth eradicate the dreadful Dhritarashtra forest although protected by many powerful heroes. Therefore remove your fear, O son of Virata."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमाश्चासितस्तेन वैराटिः सव्यसाचिना। व्यवागाहद् स्थानीकं भीमं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्॥
English: Thus consoled by Savyasachin the son of Virata entered into that dreadful array of cars protected by Bhishma.
Sanskrit: तमायान्तं महाबाहुं जिगीषन्तं रणे कुरून्। अभ्यवारयदव्यग्रः कूरकर्माऽऽपगासुतः॥
English: The patient Bhishma (the son of river) withstood the mighty armed Arjuna advancing with a view to vanquish the Kurus in battle.