pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तावुभौ विविधैर्वाणैस्ततक्षाते परस्परम्॥ शार्दूलावामिषप्रेप्सू पराक्रान्ताविवाहवे।
English: The powerful Shalya and Yudhishthira wounded each other, like a couple of igers fighting for a piece of meat.
Sanskrit: भीमस्तु तव पुत्रेण युद्धशौण्डेन संगतः॥ पाञ्चाल्यः सात्यकिश्चैव माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। शकुनिप्रमुखान् वीरान् प्रत्यगृह्णन् समन्ततः॥
English: Bhima fought with your son, the delighter in batlle. Dhristadyumna, Satyaki and the two sons of Madri by Pandu received Shakuni and the other Kuru heroes around.
Sanskrit: तदाऽऽसीत् तुमुलं युद्धं पुनरेव जयैषिणाम्। तावकानां परेषां च राजन् दुर्मन्त्रिते तव॥
English: On account of your vile policy, O king, there again occurred a dreadful battle between your people and those of the foe, all of whom were actuated with the desire of victory.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तु भीमस्य शरेणानतपर्वणा। चिच्छेदादिश्य संग्रामे ध्वजं हेमपरिष्कृतम्॥
English: Aiming at the gold-decked standard of Bhima, Duryodhana then, with a straight arrow, cut it off in that battle.
Sanskrit: स किङ्किणोकजालेन महता चारुदर्शन:। पपात रुचिरः संख्ये भीमसेनस्य पश्यतः॥
English: The beautiful standard of Bhimasena, adorned with many bells, dropped down, O giver of honours.
Sanskrit: पुनश्चास्य धनुश्चित्रं गजराजकरोपमम्। क्षुरेण शितधारेण प्रचकर्त नराधिपः॥
English: Again the king, with a sharp razor-faced arrow, cut off the beautiful bow of Bhima resembling the trunk of an elephant.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा तेजस्वी रथशक्त्या सुतं तव। बिभेदोरसि विक्रम्य स रथोपस्थ आविशत्॥
English: Gifted with great energy Bhima, who had been deprived of his bow, then displaying his prowess, struck on the chest of your son with a dart. Thereat your son sat down on the terrace of his car.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् मोहमनुप्राप्ते पुनरेव वृकोदरः। यन्तुरेव शिरः कायात् क्षुरप्रेणाहरत् तदा॥
English: When Duryodhana fainted Vrikodara, with a razor-faced arrow, cut off the head of his driver from his trunk.
Sanskrit: हतसूता हयास्तस्य रथमादाय भारत। व्यद्रवन्त दिशो राजन् हाहाकारस्तदाभवत्॥
English: Deprived of their driver the horses, of Duryodhana's car, ran wildly on all sides, O Bharata, dragging the car after them at which the Kurus bewailed loudly.
Sanskrit: तमभ्यधावत् त्राणार्थं द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च पुत्रं तेऽपि पीरप्सवः॥
English: Then the great car-warrior Ashvatthaman and Kripa and Kritavarman, followed the car, with a view to save your son.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् विलुलिते सैन्ये त्रस्तास्तस्य पदानुगाः। गाण्डीवधन्वा विस्फार्य धनुस्यानहनच्छरैः॥
English: Thereat the troops troops were were exceedingly agitated. The followers of Duryodhana were terrified. At that time the wilder or Gandiva, drawing his bow, began to kill them with his arrows.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशमभ्यधावदमर्षितः। स्वयं संनोयदन्नश्वान् दन्तवर्णान् मनोजवान्॥ तत्राश्चर्यमपश्याम कुन्तीपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे। पुरा भूत्वा मृदुर्दान्तो यत् तदा दारुणोऽभवत्॥
English: Then filled with rage, Yudhishthira rushed against the king of the Madras, himself driving his horses white as ivory and fleet as mind. We then saw some thing wonderful in Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, for though very mild by nature he then 'ecame highly terrific.
Sanskrit: विवृताक्षश्च कौन्तेयो वेपमानश्च मन्युना। चिच्छेद योधान् निशितैः शरैः शतसहस्रशः॥
English: With eyes opened wide and body trembling in anger the son of Kunti killed hostile warriors in hundreds and thousands with sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: यां यां प्रत्युद्ययौ सेनां तां तां ज्येष्ठः स पाण्डवः। शरैरपातयद् राजन् गिरीन् वज्रेरिवौत्तमैः॥
English: Many soldiers were overthrown by him, O king, like mountain summits broken with thunder.
Sanskrit: साश्वसूतध्वजरथान् रथिनः पातयन् बहून्। अक्रीडदेको बलवान् पवनस्तोयदानिव॥
English: Striking down cars with steeds and drivers and standards and throwing down many carwarriors, Yudhishthira, without any help, began to sport there like a powerful wind dissipating masses of clouds.
Sanskrit: साश्वारोहांश्च तुरगान् पत्तींश्चैव सहस्रधा। व्यपोथयत संग्रामे क्रुद्धो रुद्रः पशूनिव॥
English: Filled with anger, he killed horses with riders and horses without riders and the infantry by thousands in that battle, like Rudra destroying living creatures at the time of the universal dissolution.
Sanskrit: शून्यमायोधनं कृत्वा शरवर्षेः समन्ततः। अभ्यद्रवत मद्रेशं तिष्ठ शल्येति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Having made the field empty by discharging his arrows on all sides, Yudhishthira proceeded against the king of the Madras and said-Wait, Wait.
Sanskrit: तस्य तचरितं दृष्ट्वा संग्रामे भीमकर्मणः। वित्रेसुस्तावकाः सर्वे शल्यस्त्वेनं समभ्ययात्॥
English: Beholding the feats of that hero of terrible deeds, all your warriors were filled with fear. Shalya, however, rushed again him.
Sanskrit: ततस्तौ भृशसंक्रुद्धौ प्रध्माय सलिलौद्भवौ। समाहूय तदान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्तौ समीयतुः॥
English: Both of them, in anger, blew their respective conchs. Returning and challenging each other, each then met the other.
Sanskrit: शल्यस्तु शरवर्षेण पीडयामास पाण्डवम्। मद्रराजं तु कौन्तेयः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत्॥
English: Then Shalya enshrouded Yudhishthira with showers of arrows. Likewise the son of Kunti covered the king of the Madras with showers of arrows.
Sanskrit: अदृश्येता तदा राजन् कङ्कपत्रिभिराचितौ। उद्भिनरुधिरौ शूरौ मद्रराजयुधिष्ठिरौ॥ पुष्पतौ शुशुभाते वै वसन्ते किंशिकौ यथा। दीप्यमानौ महात्मानौ प्राणद्यूतेन दुर्मदौ॥
English: Then those two horses, Shalya and Yudhishthira, wounded in that battle with each others' arrows and bathed in blood, looked. Like a blossoming Salmali and a Kinshuka, Resplendent and invincible in battle, those two illustrious warriors sent up loud war-cries.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि सैन्यानि नाध्यवस्यंस्तयोर्जयम्। हत्वा मद्राधिपं पार्थो भोक्ष्यतेऽद्य वसुन्धराम्॥ शल्यो वा पाण्डवं हत्वा दद्याद् दुर्योधनाय गाम्। इतीव निश्चयो नाभूद् योधानां तत्र भारत॥
English: Beholding them both, the soldiers could not decide which of them would win. Whether the son of Pritha would enjoy the Earth, having killed the king of the Madras or, Shalya, having slain the son of Pandu, would bestow the Earth on Duryodhana, could not be decided, O Bharata, by the warriors present there.
Sanskrit: प्रदिक्षिणमभूत् सर्वं धर्मराजस्य युध्यतः। ततः शरशतं शल्यो मुमोचाथ युधिष्ठिरे॥ धनुश्चास्य शिताग्रेण बाणेन निरकृन्तत।
English: King Yudhishthira, in the course of that battle, placed his enemy to his right. Then Shalya shot a century of best arrows, at Yudhisthira. With another sharp arrow, he cut off the latter's bow.
Sanskrit: सोऽन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय शल्यं शरशतैस्त्रिभिः॥ अविध्यत् कार्मुकं चास्य क्षुरेण निरकृन्तत।
English: Taking up another bow, Yudhishthira struck Shalya with three hundred arrows and cut off the latter's bow with a razor-faced arrow.
Sanskrit: अथास्य निजघानाश्वांश्चतुरो नतपर्वभिः॥ द्वाभ्यामतिसिताग्राभ्यामुभौ तत् पार्ष्णिसारथी।
English: The son of Pandu then killed the four horses of his antagonist with some straight arrows. With two other very sharp arrows he then cut off the two Parshni drivers of Shalya.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य दीप्यमानेन पीतेन निशितेन च॥ प्रमुखे वर्तमानस्य भल्लेनापाहरद् ध्वजम्। ततः प्रभग्नं तत् सैन्यं दौर्योधनमरिंदम॥
English: Then with another shining, well-tempered and sharp arrow, he cut off the standard of Shalya who stood before him. Then, O chastiser of foes, the army of Duryodhana were scattered.
Sanskrit: ततो मद्राधिपं द्रौणिरभ्यधावत् तथा कृतम्। आरोप्य चैनं स्वरथे त्वरमाणः प्रदुदुवे॥
English: The son of Drona, at this time, speedily proceeded towards the king of the Madras who had been reduced to that strait and quickly taking him up on his own car, fled away.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्तमिव तौ गत्वा नर्दमाने युधिष्ठिरे। स्मित्वा ततो मद्रपतिरन्यं स्यन्दनमास्थितः॥
English: After the two had gone for a moment, they heard Yudhishthira cry aloud. Stopping, the ruler of the Madras he then got upon another well equipi car.
Sanskrit: विधिवत् कल्पितं शुभ्रं महाम्बुदनिनादिनम्। सज्जयत्रोपकरणं द्विषतां लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: That best of cars had a rattle deep as the muttering of the clouds. Well furnished with weapons and instruments and all kinds of utensils, that vehicle made the hairs of foes stand erect.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच शल्येऽथ निहते राजन् मद्रराजपदानुगाः। रथाः सप्तशता वीरो निर्ययुर्महतो बलात्॥
English: Sanjaya said After the destruction of Shalya, O king, the followers of the Madra king, numbering seventeen hundred brave car-warriors, proceeded for battle with great force.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तु द्विरदमारुद्याचलसंनिभम्। छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन वीज्यमानश्च चामरैः॥ ते न गन्तव्यं न गन्तव्यमिति मद्रानवारयत्।
English: Duryodhana, riding upon a huge mountainlike elephant with an umbrella held over his head and fanned with white chowries, forbade the Madraka warriors, saying "Do not proceed, Do not proceed!”
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनेन ते वीरा वार्यमाणाः पुनः पुनः॥ युधिष्ठिरं जिघांसन्तः पाण्डूना प्राविशन् बलम्।
English: Though repeatedly forbidden by Duryodhana, those heroes, desirous of killing Yudhishthira, entered into the Pandava army.
Sanskrit: तु शूरा महाराज कृतचित्ताश्च योधने।॥ धनुःशब्दं महत् कृत्वा सहायुध्यन्त पाण्डवैः।
English: Those brave warriors, O king, loyal to Duryodhana, twanging their bows loudly fought with the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा च निहतं शल्यं धर्मपुत्रं च पीडितम्॥ मद्रराजप्रिये युक्तैर्मद्रकाणां महारथैः। आजगाम ततः पार्थो गाण्डीवं विक्षिपन् धनुः॥ पूरयन् रथघोषेण दिश: सर्वा महारथः।
English: In the meantime hearing that Shalya had been killed and that Yudhishthira had been assailed by the mighty car-warriors of the Madrakas devoted to the well-being of the Madraka king, the great car-warrior Partha came there, stretching his bow Gandiva and filling the Earth with the rattle of his car.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनश्च भीमश्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ॥ सात्यकिश्च नरव्याघ्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः। धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च पञ्चाला: सह सोमकैः॥ युधिष्ठिरं परीप्सन्तः समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्।
English: Then Arjuna, Bhima and the two sons of Madri by Pandu and that foremost of men, Satyaki and the (five) sons of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna and Sikhandin and the Panchalas and the Somakas, desirous of rescuing Yudhishthira, encircled him on all sides.
Sanskrit: ते समन्तान् परिवृताः पाण्डवाः पुरुषर्षभाः॥ क्षोभयन्ति स्म तां सेनां मकरा: सागरं यथा। वृक्षानिव महावता: कम्पयन्ति स्म तावकान्॥
English: Having taken their positions round the king, the Pandavas, those foremost of men, began te) agitate the enemy's army like Makaras agitating the ocean. Indecd, they made your army tremble like a mighty tempest shaking the trees.
Sanskrit: पुरोवातेन गड्डेव क्षोभ्यमाणाः महानदी। अक्षोभ्यत तदा राजन् पाण्डूनां ध्वजिनी ततः॥
English: Like the great river Ganges agitated by a hostile wind, the Pandava army, O king, once more were exceedingly agitated,
Sanskrit: प्रस्कन्ध सेना महतीं महात्मानो महारथाः। बहवशुक्रुशुस्तत्र क स राजा युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Making that powerful army tremble, the illustrious and mighty car-warriors (viz., the Madrakas), all shouted loudly, saying-"Where is that king Yudhishthira?”
Sanskrit: भ्रातरो वास्य ते शूरा दृश्यन्ते नेह केन च। धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ शैनेयो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः॥ पाञ्चालाश्च महावीर्याः शिखण्डी च महारथः।
English: Why are not his valiant brothers, viz., the Pandavas, to be seen here? What has become of the highly energetic as also of the great carwarriors Sikhandin? Where are Dhrishtadyumna and the grandson of Sini and those great car-warriros, viz., the (five sons of Draupadi)!
Sanskrit: एवं तान् वादिनः शूरान् द्रौपदेया महारथाः॥ अभ्यघ्नन् युयुधानश्च मद्रराजपदानुगान्। चक्रैर्विमथितैः केचित् केचिच्छिन्नैर्महाध्वजैः॥ ते दृश्यन्तेऽपि समरे तावका निहताः परैः।
English: Thereat those great car-warriors, viz., the sons of Draupadi, began to kill the followers of the Madra king who were uttering those words i and fighting vigorously. In that battle, some, amongst your troops, where crushed by carwheels and some slain by huge standards.
Sanskrit: आलोक्य पाण्डवान् युद्धे योधा राजन् समन्ततः॥ वार्यमाणा ययुर्वेगात् पुत्रेण तव भारत।
English: Beholding, however, the heroic Pandavas, the brave warriors of your army, O Bharata, though forbidden by your son, still proceeded against them.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनश्च तान् वीरान् वारयामास सान्त्वयन्॥ न चास्य शासनं केचित्तत्र चक्रुर्महारथाः।
English: Speaking mildly Duryodhana tried to prevent those warriors from fighting with the foe. No great car-warrior, however, amongst them carried out his order.
Sanskrit: ततो गान्धारराजस्य पुत्रः शकुनिरब्रवीत्॥ दुर्योधनं महाराज वचनं वचनक्षमः। किं न सम्प्रेक्षमाणानां मद्राणां हन्यते बलम्। न युक्तमेतत् समरे त्वयि तिष्ठति भारत।
English: Then Sakuni, the eloquent son of the Gandhara king, O king, said to Duryodhana these words:-How is this that we are standing here, while the Madraka army is being killed before our eyes? O Bharata,when you are here, it does not look well!
Sanskrit: सहितैश्चापि योद्धव्यमित्येष समयः कृतः॥ अथ कस्मात् परानेव नतो मर्षयसे नृप।
English: The contract was that all of us should fight in a body. Why then, O king, do you suffer our foes to kill thus our soldiers?
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन उवाच वार्यमाणा मया पूर्वं नैते चक्रुर्वचो मम॥ एते विनिहताः सर्वे प्रस्कन्नाः पाण्डुवाहिनीम्।
English: Duryodhana said Though prevented by me before, they did not carry our my order. These men, in a body, have entered into the Pandava army.
Sanskrit: शकुनिरुवाच न भर्तुः शासनं वीरा रणे कुर्वन्त्यमर्षिताः॥ अलं क्रोधुमथैतेषां नायं काल उपेक्षितम्।
English: Sakuni said When worked up with rage in battle, brave warriors do not obcy the bchests of their leaders. You should not be angry with those men. This is not the time to act indifferently.
Sanskrit: यामः सर्वे च सम्भूय सवाजिरथकुञ्जराः॥ परित्रातुं महेष्वासान् मद्रराजपदानुगान्।
English: We shall, therefore, all of us, in a body with our cars and horses and elephants, proceed, for rescuing those great bowmen, viz., the followers of the Madra king.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अन्योयं परिरक्षामो यत्नेन महता नृप।॥ एवं सर्वेऽनुसंचिन्त्य प्रययुर्यत्र सैनिकाः।
English: O king, we shall protect one another very carefully. Accepting Shakuani's view all the Kauravas then proceeded where the Madras were.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तदा राजा बलेन महता वृतः॥ प्रययौ सिंहनादेन कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम्।
English: Also encircled by a large force Duryodhana proceeded against the foe, uttering leonine shouts and causing the Earth to resound with that noise.
Sanskrit: हत विद्ध्यत गृह्णीत प्रहरध्वं निकृन्तत॥ इत्यासीत् तुमुल: शब्दस्तव सैन्यस्य भारत।
English: Slay, cut, seize, strike, cut off-these were the words that were heard then, O king, among those troops.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवास्तु रणे दृष्ट्वा मद्रराजपदानुगान्॥ सहितानभ्यवर्तन्त गुल्ममास्थाय मध्यमम्।
English: Meanwhile beholding in that battle the followers of the Madra king assailing them unitedly the Pandavas proceeded against thein, arraying themselves in the Madhyama from.
Sanskrit: ते मुहूर्ताद् रणे वीरा हस्ताहस्ति विशाम्पते॥ निहताः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त मद्रराजपदानुगाः।
English: Fighting hand to hand, O king, for a short time, those heroic warriors, viz., the followers of the Madra king, were killed.
Sanskrit: ततो नः सम्प्रयातानां हता मद्रास्तरस्विनः॥ हृष्टाः किलकिलाशब्दमकुर्वन् सहिताः परे।
English: Then, whilst we were proceeding, the active Pandavas, in a body, completed the slaughter of the Madrakas and filled with delight, sent up joyous shouts.
Sanskrit: उत्थितानि कबन्धानि समदृश्यन्त सर्वशः॥ पपात महती चोल्का मध्येनादित्यमण्डलम्। रथैर्भग्नैर्युगाक्षैश्च निहतैश्च महारथैः॥ अश्चैनिपतितैश्चैव संछन्नाभूद् वसुन्धरा।
English: Then headless forms were seen all around. Large meteors fell down from the solar disc. The earth was covered with cars and broken on yokes and axles and slain car-warriors and lifeless horses.
Sanskrit: वातायमानैस्तुरगैर्युगासक्तैस्ततस्ततः॥ अदृश्यन्त महाराज योधास्तत्र रणाजिरे।
English: Horses, quick-coursing like the wind and still attached to yokes of cars, were seen to drag car-warriors, O king, hither and thither on the field of battie.
Sanskrit: भग्नचक्रान् रथान् केचिदहरंस्तुरगा रणे॥ रथाधु केचिदादाय दिशो दश विबभ्रमुः।
English: Some horses were seen to drag cars with broken wheels, while some ran on all sides, carrying the broken cars.
Sanskrit: तत्र तत्र व्यदृश्यन्त यौकत्रैः श्लिष्टाः स्म वाजिनः॥३४ रथिनः पतमानाश्च दृश्यन्ते स्म नरोत्तमाः। गगनात् प्रच्युता सिद्धाः पुण्यानामिव संक्षये॥
English: Here and there also were seen horses hampered by their traces. Car-warriors dropped down like denizens of heaven the exhaustion of their virtue.
Sanskrit: निहतेषु च शूरेषु मद्रराजानुगेषु वै। अस्मानापततश्चापि दृष्ट्वा पार्था महारथाः॥ अभ्यवर्तन्त वेगेन जयगृद्धाः प्रहारिणः।
English: When the brave followers of the Madra king were killed the great car-warriors of the Parthas, beholding a body of horse advancing towards them, rushed quickly towards it with a view to win victory.
Sanskrit: बाणशब्दरवान् कृत्वा विमिश्राशङ्खनिःस्वनैः॥ अस्मांस्तु पुनरासाद्य लब्धलक्ष्यप्रहारिणः। शरासनानि धुन्वानाः सिंहनादान् प्रचुक्रुशुः॥
English: Shooting their arrows and making various other kinds of noise mingled with the blare of their conchs, those warriors of sure aim, shook bows and uttered leonine shouts.
Sanskrit: ततो हतमभिप्रेक्ष्य मद्रराजबलं महत्। मद्रराजं च समरे दृष्ट्वा शूरं निपातितम्॥ दुर्योधनबलं सर्वं पुनरासीत् पराङ्मुखम्।
English: Seeing then that large force of the Madra king killed as also their heroic king the entire army of Duryodhana once more fled away from the field.
Sanskrit: वध्यमानं महाराज पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभिः। दिशो भेजेऽथसम्भ्रान्तं भ्रामितं दृढधन्विभिः॥
English: Struck, O king, by those firm bowmen of the Pandavas, the Kuru army, filled with fear, fled away on all sides.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच पातिते युधि दुर्धर्षे मद्रराजे महारथे। तावकास्तव पुत्राश्च प्रायशो विमुखाऽभवन्॥
English: Sanjaya said Upon the destruction of that great king of Madra and great car-warrior, that invincible hero, (viz., Shalya) in battle, your troops and sons almost all fled away from the field.
Sanskrit: वणिजो नावि भिन्नाया यथागाधेऽप्लवेऽर्णवे। अपारे पारमिच्छन्तो हते शूरे महात्मना॥
English: Indeed, upon the slaughter of that hero by the illustrious Yudhishthira, your troops were like ship-wrecked merchants on the deep ocean want to cross it.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजे महाराज वित्रस्ताः शरविक्षताः। अनाथा नाथमिच्छन्तो मृगाः सिंहार्दिता इव॥
English: After the destruction of the Madra king, O monarch, you troops, filled with fear and wounded with arrows, were like men having none to help them and desirous of a protector or a herd of deer assailed by a lion.
Sanskrit: वृषा यथा भग्नशृङ्गाः शीर्णदन्ता यथा गजाः। मध्याह्ने प्रत्यपायाम निर्जिताऽजातशत्रुणा॥
English: Like bulls deprive of their horns or elephants with tusks broken, your troops, defeated by Yudhishthira having no enemies, fled away at mid-day.
Sanskrit: न संधातुमनीकानि न च राजन् पराक्रमे। आसीद् बुद्धिर्हते शल्ये भूयो योधस्य कस्यचित्॥
English: After the fall of Shalya, O king, none amongst your troops had the mind of either rallying the army or displaying his prowess.
Sanskrit: भीष्मे द्रोणे च निहते सूतपुत्रे च भारत। यद् दुखं तव योधानां भयं चासीद् विशाम्पते॥
English: O king, we expressed that grief, which had been ours upon the fall of Bhishma, of Drone and of the Suta's son, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: तद् भयं स च नः शोको भूय एवाभ्यवर्तत। निराशाच जये तस्मिन्हते शल्ये महारथे॥ हतप्रवीरा विध्वस्ता निकृत्ताश्च शितैः शरैः। मद्रराजे हते राजन् योधास्ते प्राद्रवन् भयात्॥
English: Giving up hopes of success upon the fall of the great car-warrior Shalya, the Kuru army, with its heroes slain and exceedingly confused, were killed with keen arrows. Upon the destruction of the Madra king, O monarch, your warriors all fled away in fear.
Sanskrit: अश्वानन्ये गजानन्ये रथानन्ये महारथाः। आरुह्य जवसम्पन्नाः पादाताः प्राद्रवंस्तथा॥
English: Some on horse-back, some on elephants, some on cars, great car-warriors and footsoldiers, all fled away in fear.
Sanskrit: द्विसाहस्राश्च मातङ्गा गिरिरूपाः प्रहारिणः। सम्प्राद्रवन् हते शल्ये अङ्कुशाङ्गुष्ठनोदिताः॥
English: Two thousand elephants, looking like hills and capable of smiting, fled away, after Shalya's fall, goaded with hooks and toes.
Sanskrit: रणाद् भरतश्रेष्ठ तावकाः प्राद्रवन् दिशः। धावतश्चाप्यपश्याम श्वसमानाशराहतान्॥
English: Indeed chief of the Bharatas, your soldiers fled on all sides. Stuck with arrows, they were seen to run, breathing hard.
Sanskrit: तान् प्रभग्नान् दुतान् दृष्ट्वा हतोत्साहान् पराजितान्। अभ्यवर्तन्त पञ्चालाः पाण्डवाश्च जयैषिणः॥
English: Beholding them defeated the Pandavas, filled with the desire of victory, pursued them.
Sanskrit: बाणशब्दरवाश्चापि सिंहनादाश्च पुष्कलाः। शङ्खशब्दाश्च शूराणां दारुणः समपद्यत॥
English: The sound of arrows and the loud leonine roars and the blare of conchs, of heroic warriors were heard there,
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तु कौरवं सैन्यं भयत्रस्तं प्रविद्रुतम्। अन्योन्यं समभाषन्त पञ्चाला: पाण्डवैः सह॥ ते
English: Beholding the Kauravas agitated with fear and flying away, the Panchalas and the Pandavas addressed one another, saying.
Sanskrit: अद्य राजा सत्यधृतिर्हतामित्रो युधिष्ठिरः। अद्य दुर्योधनो हीनो दीप्ताया नृपतिश्रियः॥
English: To day the truthful king Yudhishthira, had defeated his enemies. Today Duryodhana has been divested of his splendour and royal prosperity.
Sanskrit: अद्य श्रुत्वा हतं पुत्रं धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः। विह्वलः पतितो भूमौ किल्विषं प्रतिपद्यताम्॥
English: Today, hearing of his son's death, Dhritarashtra, that king of men, will lose consciousness, lie down on the Earth and feel the keenest pain.
Sanskrit: अद्य जानातु कौन्तेयं समर्थं सर्वधन्विनाम्। अद्यात्मानं च दुर्मेधा गर्हयिष्यति पापकृत्॥
English: Let him know today that the son of Kunti is the most powerful of all bowmen. Today that sinful and wicked-hearted king will blame his own self.
Sanskrit: अद्य क्षत्तुर्वचः सत्यं स्मरतां ब्रुवतो हितम्। अद्यप्रभृति पार्थं च प्रेष्यभूत इवाचरन्॥ विजानातु नृपो दुःखं यत् प्राप्तं पाण्डुनन्दनैः।
English: Let him recollect today the time and wholesome words of Vidura. Let him from this day wait upon the Parthas as their slave. Let that king today feel the grief that had been experienced by the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: अद्य कृष्णस्य माहात्म्यं विजानातु महीपतिः॥ अद्यार्जुनधनुर्घोषं घोरं जानातु संयुगे। अस्त्राणां च बलं सर्वं बाह्वोश्च बलमाहवे॥
English: Let that king know today the greatness of Krishna. Let him hear today the terrible twang of Arjuna's bow in battle, as also the force of all his weapons and the strength of his arms in fight.
Sanskrit: अद्य ज्ञास्यति भीमस्य बलं घोरं महात्मनः। हते दुर्योधने युद्धे शक्रेणेवासुरे बले॥
English: Today he will know the dreadful power of the great Bhima when Duryodhana will be slain in battle like the Asura Vali by Indra.
Sanskrit: पार्षतः॥ यत् कृतं भीमसेनेन दुःशासनवधे तदा। नान्यः कर्तास्ति लोकेऽस्मिनृते भीमान्महाबलात्॥
English: Except Bhima there is none else in this world that can achieve that which Bhima accomplished by killing Dushasana.
Sanskrit: अद्य श्रेष्ठस्य जानीतां पाण्डवस्य पराक्रमम्। मद्रराजं हतं श्रुत्वा देवैरपि सुदुःसहम्॥
English: Hearing of the death of the ruler of the Madras who was incapable of defeat by the very celestials, that king will know the prowess of Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: अद्य ज्ञास्यति संग्रामे माद्रीपुत्रौ सुदुःसहौ। निहते सौबले वीरे प्रवीरेषु च सर्वशः॥
English: After the destruction of the heroic son of Subala and of all the Gandharas he will know the strength, in battle of the two sons of Madri by Pandu.
Sanskrit: कथं जयो न तेषां स्याद् येषां योद्धा धनंजयः। सात्यकिर्भीमसेनश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च द्रौपद्यास्तनयाः पञ्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। शिखण्डी च महेष्वासो राजा चैव युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Why will they not be victorious who have Dhananjaya for their warrior, as also Satyaki and Bhimasena and Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata and the five sons of Draupadi and the Iwo sons of and the great bowman Shikhandin and king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: येषां च जगतीनाथो नाथः कृष्णो जनार्दनः। कथं तेषाहं जयो न स्याद् येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रयः॥
English: Why will they be not victorious who have for their protector Krishna, called Janardana, the protector of the universe? Why will they not be victorious who are righteous?
Sanskrit: भीष्मं द्रोणं च कर्णं च मद्रराजानमेव च। तथान्यान् नृपतीन् वीराशतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥ कोऽन्यः शक्तो रणे जेतुमृते पार्थाद् युधिष्ठिरात्। यस्य नाथो हृषीकेशः सदा सत्ययशोनिधिः॥
English: Who else than Yudhishthira the son of Pritha, who has Hrishikesha, the refuge of justice and glory for his protector, is competent to defeat in battle Bhishma, Drona and Karna and the king of the Madras and the other kings by hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं वदमानास्ते हर्षेण महता युता। प्रभग्नांस्तावकान्योधान् संहृष्टा पृष्ठतोऽन्वयुः॥
English: Saying these words and filled with joy, the Srinjayas pursued your soldiers in that battle who had been exceedingly wounded with arrows. as