pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: शेषांश्च पाण्डवान् योधाः प्रसभं हीनतेजसः। सोऽयं मम जयो व्यक्तो दीर्घकालं भविष्यति।
English: The remaining Pandavas, destitute of energy, will be easily subjugated by (my) warriors. My success, then, will last for a long time.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् रक्षत संग्रामे द्रोणमेव महारथम्॥ इत्युक्त्वा भरतश्रेष्ठ पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव।
English: Therefore protect (carefully) the mighty car-warrior Drona in battle." Thus addressing (his soldiers), your son Duryodhana, 0 foremost of the descendants of Bharata.
Sanskrit: व्यादिदेश तथा सैन्यं तस्मिंस्तमसि दारुणे॥ ततः प्रववृते युद्धं रात्रौ भरतसत्तम।
English: Then cominanded his army (to act in obedience to his orders) during that dreadfully dark night. Then, O most exalted of Bharatas, took place a battle.
Sanskrit: उभयोः सेनयो?रं परस्परजिगीषया॥ अर्जुनः कौरवं सैन्यमर्जुनं चापि कौरवाः। नानाशस्त्रसमावायैरन्योयं समपीडयन्॥ द्रौणिः पाञ्चालराजं च भारद्वाजश्च सुंजयान्। छादयांचक्रतुः संख्ये शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ पाण्डुपाञ्चालसैन्यानां कौरवाणां च भारत। आसीनिष्टानको घोरो निजतामितरेतरम्॥
English: Between the two armies, both desirous of victory, O king, Arjuna, (then), began to sorely assailed the army of the Kauravas and Arjuna, with numerous (sorts of) weapons. (And) in that engagement the son of Drona began to cover the Panchala king and the son of Bharadvaja, the Srinjayas, with straight arrows. (And) O Bharata, as the armies of the Pandavas and the Panchalas (on one side) and that of the Kauravas (on the other).
Sanskrit: नैवास्माभिस्तथा पूर्वैर्दृष्टपूर्वं तथाविधम्। श्रुतं वा यादृशं युद्धमासीद् रौद्रं भयानकम्॥
English: Fell to destroying one another there arose a dreadful uproar. Neither ourselves nor those who preceded us, had (previously) witnessed such a furious and dreadful battle as took place during that night.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच वर्तमाने तदा रौद्रे रात्रियुद्धे विशाम्पते। सर्वभूतक्षयकरे धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ अब्रवीत् पाण्डवांश्चैव पञ्चालांश्चैव सोमकान्। अभिद्रवत् संयातं द्रोणमेव जिघांसया॥
English: Sanjaya said When, O lord of the earth, that terrific nocturnal battle, destructive of all the creatures, was raging, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, spoke to the (other) Pandavas and the united Panchalas and Somakas, O monarch, for the destruction of men, cars and elephants, "make a rush upon Drona only in order to slay him."
Sanskrit: राज्ञस्ते वचनाद् राजन् पञ्चालाः सृञ्जयास्तथा। द्रोणमेवाभ्यवर्तन्त नदन्तो भैरवान् रवान्॥
English: In obedience to the commands of the king, the Panchalas as well as the Srinjayas O monarch, sending forth thundering roars, rushed against Drona alone.
Sanskrit: तं तु ते प्रतिगर्जन्तः प्रत्युद्यातास्त्वमर्षिताः। यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं यथासत्त्वं च संयुगे॥
English: We two, on our part, roaring in return and filled with wrath, rushed against them, in battle, to the full measure of our prowess, enthusiasm and courage.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा तु हार्दिक्यो युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत्। द्रोणं प्रति समायान्तं मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम्॥
English: Kritavarman, the son of Hridika, rushed against Yudhishthira as he was advancing against Drona like a mad elephant against its infuriate rival.
Sanskrit: शैनेयं शरवर्षाणि विकिरन्तं समन्ततः। अभ्ययात् कौरवो राजन् भूरिः संग्राममूर्धनि॥
English: (Similarly), O king, Bhuri, the crusher (of his foes) in battle who belonged to the Kuru party rushed against the grandson of Sini (as he came forward) scattering showers of arrows on all sides.
Sanskrit: सहदेवमथायान्तं द्रोणप्रेप्सुं महारथम्। कर्णो वैकर्तनो राजन् वारयामास पाण्डवम्॥
English: Again, O king, Karna, the son of Vikartana, checked that mighty car-warriors Sahadeva, the son of Pandu, as he, actuated with the desire of taking Drona, was advancing (against him).
Sanskrit: भीमसेनमथायान्तं व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम्। स्वयं दुर्योधनो राजा प्रतीपं मृत्युमाव्रजत्॥
English: Duryodhana himself rushed against Bhimasena, the foremost of car-warriors, in that engagement, who was advancing on his car (against Drona) like the grim Destroyer.
Sanskrit: नकुलं च युधां श्रेष्ठं सर्वयुद्धविशारदम्। शकुनिः सौबलो राजन् वारयामास सत्वरः॥
English: Shakuni, the son of Subala, O king, quickly opposed Nakula, the best of warriors and skilled in every (sort of) battle.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिनमथायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम्। कृपः शारद्वतो राजन् वारयामास संयुगे॥
English: Similarly, in that encounter, Kripa, the son of Saradvata, opposed Shikhandi, the foremost of car-warriors, (who was) advancing on his car, Oking.
Sanskrit: प्रतिविन्ध्यमथायान्तं मयूरसदृशैर्हयैः। दुःशासनो महाराज यत्तो यत्तमवारयत्॥
English: In like manner, . great monarch, Dushasana, with utmost exertions, checked Prativindhya, who was resolutely advancing (on his car drawn by) heroes, (beautiful) as peacocks.
Sanskrit: भैमसेनिमथायान्तं मायाशतविशारदम्। अश्वत्थामा महाराज राक्षसं प्रत्यषेधयत्॥
English: Similarly, O mighty monarch, Ashvatthama checked the career of the son of Bhimasena, viz., the Rakshasa (Ghatotkacha) skilled in a hundred sorts of illusions.
Sanskrit: द्रुपदं वृषसेनस्तु ससैन्यं सपदानुगम्। वारयामास समरे द्रोणप्रेप्सुं महारथम्॥
English: In that engagement Vrishasena resisted the highly puissant Drupada, (who) accompanied by his troops and retainers, (advanced forward) with the desire of slaying Drona.
Sanskrit: विराटं दुतमायान्तं द्रोणस्य निधनं प्रति। मद्रराजः सुसंक्रुद्धो वारयामास भारत॥
English: 0 Bharata, O great monarch, the king of Madra, inflamed with rage, opposed Virata who was advancing quickly for slaying Drona.
Sanskrit: शतानीकमथायान्तं नाकुलिं रभसं रणे। चित्रसेनो रुरोधाशु शरैर्दोणपरीप्सया॥
English: Similarly, in that encounter, Chitrasena, with showers of arrows, checked the impetuous Sataneeka the son of Nakula, as he was advancing for the purpose of taking the life of Drona.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनं च युधां श्रेष्ठं प्राद्रवन्तं महारथम्। अलम्बुषो महाराज राक्षसेन्द्रो न्यवारयत्॥
English: O great king, Alambusha, the lord of the Rakshasas, resisted the rapid career of the mighty car-warrior Arjuna, the foremost of warriors.
Sanskrit: तथा द्रोणं महेष्वासं निजतं शात्रवान् रणे। धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ पाञ्चाल्यो हृष्टरूपमवारयत्॥
English: Then Dhristadyumna, the son of the Panchala king, gladly resisted the mighty bowman Drona (who was) destroying his enemies.
Sanskrit: तथान्यान् पाण्डुपुत्राणां समायातान् महारथान्। तावका रथिनो राजन् वारयामासुरोजसा॥
English: Similarly, o king, your car-warriors energetically opposed other great car-warriors of the sons of Pandu, who were advancing (Against Drona).
Sanskrit: गजारोहा गजैस्तूर्णं संनिपत्य महामृधे। योधयन्तश्च मृद्गन्तः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Hundreds and thousands of warriors, mounted on elephants, speedily encountering riders on elephants in that great engagement, began to fight with and crush one another.
Sanskrit: निशीथे तुरगा राजन् द्रावयन्तः परस्परम्। समदृश्यन्त वेगेन पक्षवन्तो यथाऽद्रयः॥
English: O king, at dead of night, horses, rushing furiously against one another, looked like mountains endued with wings.
Sanskrit: सादिनः सादिभिः सार्धं प्रासशक्त्यष्टिपाणयः। समागच्छन् महाराज विनदन्तः पृथक् पृथक्॥
English: O mighty monarch, taking up lances, darts and swords in their hands and sending forth loud shouts, horsemen closed with horsemen.
Sanskrit: नरास्तु बहवस्तत्र समाजग्मुः परस्परम्। गदाभिर्मुसलैश्चैव नानाशस्त्रैश्च संयुगे॥
English: There (on the field of battle) large numbers of men destroyed one another in heaps, by means of maces, short clubs and several other weapons.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा तु हार्दिक्यो धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। वारयामास संक्रुद्धो वेलेवोवृत्तमर्णवम्॥
English: Kritavarma, the son of Hridika, inflamed with rage, resisted Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, as the place between the high and the low tide-marks (resists) the ocean.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्तु हार्दिक्यं विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः। पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Yudhishthira, also piercing the son of Hridika with five darts and again piercing him with twenty (more), said-"wait, wait."
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा तु संक्रुद्धो धर्मपुत्रस्य मारिष। धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन तं च विव्याध सप्तभिः॥
English: O worshipful sire, Kritavarma too, fired with rage, cut-off the bow of the Dharmaraja with a broad-headed dart and then pierced him with seven (arrows).
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय धर्मपुत्रो महारथः। हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्॥
English: Then that mighty car-warrior, that is, the son of Dharma, taking up another bow, struck the son of Hridika on the arms and the chest with ten arrows.
Sanskrit: माधवस्तु रणे विद्धो धर्मपुत्रेण मारिष। प्राकम्पत च रोषेण सप्तभिश्चादयच्छरैः॥
English: Pierced in (that) battle by the son of Dharma, O worshipful sire, the descendant of Madhu (i.e. Kritavarma) trembled in ire and (then) afflicted (Yudhishthira) with seven arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा हस्तावापं निकृत्य च। प्राहिणोन्निशितान् बाणान् पञ्च राजञ्छिलाशितान्।। २८
English: The son of Pritha (however), cutting off his bow and armlet, shot at him, O king, five keen and broad-headed shafts sharpened on stone.
Sanskrit: ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा हेमचित्रं महाधनम्। प्राविशन् धरणी भित्त्वा वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः॥
English: Penetrating through his precious armour ornamented with gold, those fierce shafts entered into the earth like snakes (entering into) ant-hill.
Sanskrit: अक्ष्णोनिमेषमात्रेण सोऽन्यदादाय कार्मुकम्। विव्याध पाण्डवं षष्ट्या सूतं च नवभिः शरैः॥
English: Taking up another bow in the twinkling of an eye, he pierced the son of Pandu with six and again with ten arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्य शक्तिममेयात्मा पाण्डवो भुजगोपमाम्। चिक्षेप भरतश्रेष्ठ रथे न्यस्य महद् धनुः॥
English: Then that Pandava, of immeasurable soul, placing his mighty bow on the car, hurled at him (i.e. Kritavarman) a dart (fierce) as a snake.
Sanskrit: सा हेमचित्रा महती पाण्डवेन प्रवेरिता। निर्भिद्य दक्षिणं बाहुं प्राविशद् धरणीतलम्॥
English: Hurled by the son of Pandu that formidable (dart) ornamented with gold, penetrating through the right arm (of Kritavarma) entered into the bottom of the earth.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु गृह्य पार्थः पुनर्धनुः। हार्दिक्यं छादयामास शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
English: In the meantime, the son of Pritha, taking up his mighty bow covered the son of Hridika with straight shafts.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु समरे शूरो वृष्णीनां प्रवरो रथी। व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे निमेषार्धाद् युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Then there (on the field of battle) that hero, that foremost car-warrior among the Vrishnis, within half the time of the twinkling of an eye, deprived Yudhishthira of his horse, driver and car.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु पाण्डवो ज्येष्ठः खङ्गं चर्म समाददे। तदस्य निशितैर्बाणैर्व्यधमन्माधवो रणे॥
English: Then the eldest son of Pandu took up a sword and shield. But the descendant of Madhu cut-off those two with sharpened and broad headed shafts in that battle.
Sanskrit: तोमरं तु ततो गृह्य स्वर्णदण्डं दुरासदम्। प्रेषयत् समरे तूर्णं हार्दिक्यस्य युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Thereupon, taking up a formidable lance furnished with a golden handle, (Yudhishthira) hurled it, quickly in that engagement, against the high-souled son of Hridika.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सहसा धर्मराजभुजच्युतम्। द्विधा चिच्छेद हार्दिक्यः कृतहस्तः स्मयन्निव॥
English: (But) the light-handed son of Hridika, as if with a smile, cut-off into two parts, that (formidable lance), as it, hurled by the hand of Yudhishthira careered impetuously along.
Sanskrit: ततः शरशतेनाजौ धर्मपुत्रमवाकिरत्। कवचं चास्य संक्रुद्धः शरैस्तीक्ष्णौरदारयत्॥
English: Then, in that encounter, he covered the son of Dharma with hundreds of shafts; (and then), inflamed with ire he cut-off the armour of (Yudhishthira) with showers of arrows.
Sanskrit: हार्दिक्यशरसंछन्नं कवचं तन्महाधनम्। व्यशीयर्त रणे राजंस्ताराजालमिवाम्बरात्॥
English: Cut off into a hundred fragments with the arrows of the son of Hridika, (the armour of Yudhishthira) ornamented with gold, fell down, scattered in that battle, O monarch (from its body) like a cluster of stars (dropping from) the sky.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः शीर्णवर्मा शरार्दितः। अपायासीद् रणात् तूर्णं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: With his coat of mail cut-off, deprived of his car and afflicted with the arrows of Krigavarma, Yudhishthira the son of Dharma, quickly withdrew from (the field of) battle.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा तु निर्जित्य धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्। पुनर्दोणस्य जुगुपे चक्रमेव महात्मनः॥
English: Having defeated Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, the mighty car-warrior Kritavarma again engaged himself in protecting the carwheels of Drona.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच विराटं सहसेनं तु द्रोणं वै द्रुतमागतम्। मद्रराजः शरौघेण च्छादयामास धन्विनम्॥
English: Sanjaya said The king of Madra, with a down-pours of arrow, covered on all sides Virata, who, accompanied by his division, was proceeding quickly for (the slaughter ot) Drona.
Sanskrit: तयोः समभवद् युद्धं समरे दृढधन्विनोः। यादृशं ह्यभवद् राजञ्जम्भवासवयोः पुरा॥
English: (And) between those two strong bowmen ensued a battle, Oking, like that which had taken place between Bali and Vasava in days of yore.
Sanskrit: मद्रराजो महाराज विराटं वाहिनीपतिम्। आजने त्वरितस्तूर्णं शतेन नतपर्वणाम्॥
English: The king of Madra, O great monarch, displaying great alacrity, quickly wounded Virata, the chief of a great force, with straight arrows.
Sanskrit: प्रतिविव्याध तं राजन् नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः। पुनश्चैनं त्रिसप्तत्या भूयश्चैव शतेन तु॥
English: King (Virata also) pierced him in returm with nine sharpened arrows, again with seventy-three and once more with a hundred.
Sanskrit: तस्य मद्राधिपो हत्वा चतुरो स्थवाजिनः। सूतं ध्वजं च समरे शराभ्यां संन्यपातयत्॥
English: The king of Madra, (also) destroying the four horses of his car, cut down with two shafts, in that engagement, the umbrella and the standard (of Virata).
Sanskrit: हताश्वात् तु रथात् तूर्णमवप्लुत्य महारथः। तस्थौ विस्फारयंश्चापं विमुञ्चश्च शिताञ्छरान्॥
English: That lord of the earth (i.e., Virata) jumping down from his car, the steeds of which were destroyed, stood, drawing his bow and shooting keen darts.
Sanskrit: शतानीकस्ततो दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरं हतवाहनम्। रथेनाभ्यपतत् तूर्णं सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Witnessing the destruction of his brother's steeds, Shatanika quickly came up (there), in the very sight of all the troops.
Sanskrit: शतानीकमथायान्तं मद्रराजो महामृधे। विशिखैर्बहुभिर्विद्ध्वा ततो निन्ये यमक्षयम्॥
English: That lord of the earth, that is, the king of Madra, having with numerous shafts pierced Shatanika who was advancing (against him), sent him to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: तस्मिस्तु निहते वीरे विराटो रथसत्तमः। ततो विस्फार्य नयने क्रोधाद् द्विगुणविक्रमः। मद्रराजरथं तूर्णं छादयामास पत्रिभिः॥
English: The heroic (Shatanika) being slain, Virata, the chief of a great force, (abandoning his steed-less car, ascended to that (of his brother). Then, his eyes rolling (in ire) and his strength doubled with indignation, (he) quickly covered the car of the king of Madra with arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो मद्राधिपः क्रुद्धः शरेणानतपर्वणा। आजधानोरसि दृढं विराटं वाहिनीपतिम्॥
English: Therefore the king of Madra, inflamed with wrath, struck Virata, the chief of a large force, furiously in the chest with a hundred straight arrows.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। कश्मलं चाविशत् तीव्र विराटो भरतर्षभ॥
English: The mighty car-warrior Virata thus pierced home by the puissant (Shalya) sat down on the terrace of his car and soon fainted away.
Sanskrit: सारथिस्तमपोवाह समरे शरविक्षतम्। ततः सा महती सेना प्राद्रवन्निशि भारत॥
English: His charioteer then bore him (i.e. Virata) away who was mangled with arrows in battle. Then, O Bharata, during that night, that large army (of Virata) began to take to flight.
Sanskrit: वध्यमाना शरशतैः शल्येनाहवशोभिना। तां दृष्ट्वा विद्रुतां सेनां वासुदेवधनंजयौ॥
English: Slaughtered with hundreds of arrows by Shalya, that ornament of battle, witnessing the flight of that army, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya.
Sanskrit: प्रयातौ तत्र राजेन्द्र यत्र शल्यो व्यवस्थितः। तौ तु प्रत्युद्ययौ राजन् राक्षसेन्द्रो ह्यलम्बुषः॥
English: Came to that spot, O king of kings, where Shalya was. Against them both, O king, advanced Alambusha, the lord of the Rakshasas. wide open
Sanskrit: अष्टचक्रसमायुक्तमास्थाय प्रवरं रथम्। तुरङ्गममुखैर्युक्तं पिशाचै?रदर्शनैः॥
English: Riding on an excellent eight-wheeled car drawn by terrible-looking Pishachas having faced like those of cows.
Sanskrit: लोहितार्द्रपताकं तं रक्तमाल्यविभूषितम्। कार्णायसमयं घोरमृक्षचर्मसमावृतम्॥
English: That terrible car was furnished with bloodred banners, adorned with garlands made of black iron and covered with bear skins.
Sanskrit: रौद्रेण चित्रपक्षण विवृताक्षेण कूजता। ध्वजेनोच्छ्रितदण्डेन गृध्रराजेन राजता॥
English: And it was furnished with a tall standard on which sat a fierce vulture of spotted wings, having eyes wide open and shrieking incessantly.
Sanskrit: स बभौ राक्षसो राजन् भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमः। रुरोधार्जुनमायान्त प्रभञ्जनमिवाद्रिराट्॥
English: That Rakshasa, who, O monarch, looked like a loose heap of antimony, checked the Aadvancing Arjuna as the mountain Meru (resists) a hurricane.
Sanskrit: किरन् बाणगणान् राजशतशोऽर्जुनमूर्धनि। अतितीवं महद् युद्धं नरराक्षसयोस्तदा॥
English: By incessant discharges of arrows, O king, on the head of Arjuna. The battle that commenced between the man (i.e. Arjuna) and the Rakshasa was exceedingly hot and furious.
Sanskrit: द्रष्ट्णां प्रीतिजननं सर्वेषां तत्र भारता मृध्रकाकबलोलूककङ्कगोमायुहर्षणम्॥
English: Causing delight to all the lookers on there, O Bharata and filling the vultures and the crows and the ravens and the owls and the Kankas and the jackals with joy.
Sanskrit: तमर्जुनः शतेनैव पत्रिणां समताडयत्। नवभिश्च शितैर्बाणैर्ध्वजं चिच्छेद भारत।॥
English: Arjuna, (then), struck Alamvusa with his arrows and with ten keen darts cut down his standard.
Sanskrit: सारथिं च त्रिभिर्बाणैसिभिरेव त्रिवेणुकम्। धनुरेकेन चिच्छेद चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान्॥
English: (And) with three darts he cut-off his charioteer, with three more his Trivenu, with one his bow and with four his horses.
Sanskrit: पुनः सज्यं कृतं चापं तदप्यस्य द्विधाच्छिनत्। विरथस्योद्यतं खङ्गं शरेणास्य द्विधाकरोत्॥ अथैनं निशितैर्बाणैश्चतुर्भिर्भरतर्षभ।
English: (The Rakshasa) took up another stringed bow again but (Arjuna) cut it off in two fragments. Then O foremost of the Bharatas, with four sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: पार्थोऽविध्यद् राक्षसेन्द्रं स विद्धः प्राद्रवद् भयात्।।२४ तं विजित्यार्जुनस्तूर्णं द्रोणान्तिकमुपाययौ।
English: The son of Pritha pierced the lord of the Rakshasas, who, thus pierced, took to flight in terror. Having defeated him, Arjuna quickly advanced towards Drona.
Sanskrit: किरशरगणान् राजन् नरवारणवाजिषु॥ वध्यमाना महाराज पाण्डवेन यशस्विना।
English: Discharging numerous arrows, O king, at men, elephants and horses. O mighty monarch, slaughtered by that renowned Pandava.
Sanskrit: सैनिका न्यपतन्नुर्व्या वातुनुन्ना इव दुमाः॥ तेषु तूत्साद्यमानेषु फाल्गुनेन महात्मना। सम्प्राद्रवद् बलं सर्वं पुत्राणां ते विशाम्पते॥
English: The soldiers fell down like trees levelled (on the ground) by a storm. Thus slaughtered by that renowned Pandava all the soldiers (of your son) ran away like a terror-stricken herd of deer.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच शतानीकं शरैस्तूर्णं निर्दहन्तं चमू तवा चित्रसेनस्तव सुतो वारयामास भारत॥
English: Sanjaya said O Bharata, your son Chitrasena withstood Satnika, the of Nakula, who consuming your troops with keen arrows. son was
Sanskrit: नाकुलिचित्रसेनं तु विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः। स तु तं प्रतिविव्याध दशभिर्निशितैः शरैः॥
English: The son of Nakula pierced Chitrasena, with five arrows. He (i.e. Citrasena) also pierced him i.e. in return with ten sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: चित्रसेनो महाराज शतानीकं पुनर्युधि। नवभिर्निशितैर्बाणैराजधान स्तनान्तरे॥
English: Once again, in that engagement Chitrasena, ( mighty monarch, pierced Satanika in the chest with nine keen darts.
Sanskrit: नाकुलिस्तस्य विशिखैवर्म संनतपर्वभिः। गात्रात् संच्यावयामास तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: The son of Nakula, (also), with straight arrows cut-off his armour from his body and this feat seemed marvellous.
Sanskrit: सोऽपेतवर्मा पुत्रस्ते विरराज भृशं नृप। उत्सृज्य काले राजेन्द्र निर्मोकमिव पन्नगः॥
English: His armour being cut-off, your son O monarch, O lord of kings, looked as beautiful as a snake with its slough cast off in proper time.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य निशितैर्बाणैर्ध्वजं चिच्छेद नाकुलिः। धनुश्चैव महाराज यतमानस्य संयुगे॥
English: The, O great king, the son of Nakula, cutoff, with sharpened arrows, the standard and the bow of that one i.e., Chitrasena who was exerting his utmost in that engagement.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा समरे विवर्मा च महारथः। धनुरन्यन्महाराज जग्राहारिविदारणम्॥
English: That mighty car-warrior, deprived of his car and coat of mail and his bow cut-off, took up another very strong bow capable of piercing every foe.
Sanskrit: ततस्तूर्णं चित्रसेनो नाकुलिं नवभिः शरैः। विव्याध समरे क्रुद्धो भरतानां महारथः॥
English: Then Chitrasena, that great car-warrior among the Bharatas, quickly pierced the son of Nakula, in battle, with straight arrows.
Sanskrit: शतानीकोऽथ संक्रुद्धश्चित्रसेनस्य मारिष। जघान चतुरो वाहान् सारथिं च नरोत्तमः॥
English: son The highly powerful Satanika, then inflamed with wrath, destroyed the four horses and also the charioteer of Chitrasena O Bharata.
Sanskrit: अवप्लुत्य रथात् तस्माचित्रसेनो महारथः। नाकुलिं पञ्चविंशत्या शराणामार्दयद् बली॥
English: Jumping down from his car, the highlyrenowned Chitrasena, possessed of (great) strength, oppressed the son of Nakula with twenty-five arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्य तत्कुर्वतः कर्म नकुलस्य सुतो रणे। अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद चापं रत्नविभूषितम्॥
English: When he (i.e. Chitrasena) was achieving this feat, the of Nakula, in that engagement, cut-off, with a cresent-shaped arrow, his shaft furnished with gold.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः। आरुरोहं रथं तूर्णं हार्दिक्यस्य महात्मनः॥
English: His bow cut-off and deprived of his car, steeds and charioteer, he (i.e. Chitrasena) quickly mounted on the car of the high-souled son of Hridika.
Sanskrit: दुपदं तु सहानीकं द्रोणप्रेप्सुं महारथम्। वृषसेनोऽभ्ययात् तूर्णं किरशरशतैस्तदा॥
English: Then, O great king, Vrishasena, covered that great car-warrior Drupada, who, followed by his army, was advancing against Drona.
Sanskrit: यज्ञसेनस्तु समरे कर्णपुत्रं महारथम्। षष्ट्या शराणां विव्याध बाह्वोरुरसि चानघ॥
English: Yajnasena also, O lord, pierced in that battle, that mighty car-warrior, the son of Karna, in the arm and the chest with six arrows.
Sanskrit: वृषसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धो यज्ञसेनं रथे स्थितम्। बहुभिः सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैराजघान स्तनान्तरे॥
English: Thereupon inflamed with wrath, Vrishasena soon struck Yajnasena, stationed on his car, in the centre of his chest with numerous arrows.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ शरनुन्नाङ्गो शरकण्टकितौ रणे। व्यभ्राजेतां महाराज श्वाविधौ शललैरिव॥
English: O great king, those two heroes mangled with shafts and their bodies looking prickly with the darts sticking io them, looked beautiful like a couple of hedgehogs with their quills erect on their bodies, in that encounter.
Sanskrit: रुक्मपुजैः प्रसन्नाग्रैः शरैश्छिन्नतनुच्छदौ। रुधिरौघपरिकिनौ व्यभ्राजेतां महामृधे॥
English: Covered all over with blood flowing from the wounds caused by straight arrows furnished with golden wings and keen points, those two warriors in that great engagement, looked beautiful.
Sanskrit: तपनीयनिभौ चित्रौ कल्पवृक्षाविवाद्धातौ। किंशुकाविव चोत्फुल्लौ व्यकाशेतां रणाजिरे॥
English: Like a pair of highly graceful and radiant Kalpa trees or a couple of Kinsuka trees rich with their burden of flowers.
Sanskrit: वृषसेनस्ततो राजन् दुपदं नवभिः शरैः। विद्ध्वा विव्याध सप्तत्या पुनरन्यैस्रिभित्रिभिः॥
English: Vrishasena them, o king, having pierced Drupada with nine arrows, pierced him again with seventy and once more with another three shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः शरसहस्राणि विमुञ्चन् विवभौ तदा। कर्णपुत्रो महाराज वर्षमाण इवाम्बुदः॥
English: Then, discharging thousands of arrows in that battle, the son of Karna, O mighty monarch, looked like cloud pouring torrents of rain.
Sanskrit: दुपदस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो वृषसेनस्य कार्मुकम्। द्विधा चिच्छेद भल्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च॥
English: Thereupon, Drupada, excited with wrath, cut-off the bow of Vrishasena into fragments by means of a sharpened and well-tempered broad-headed arrow.
Sanskrit: सोऽन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय रुक्मबद्धं नवं दृढम्। तूणादाकृष्य विमलं भल्लं पीतं शितं दृढम्॥
English: He (then) taking up another new and strong bow, plaited with gold and taking out of his quiver a shinning, well-tempered, strong, keen and broad-headed dart.
Sanskrit: कार्मुके योजयित्वा तं दुपदं संनिरीक्ष्य च। आकर्णपूर्ण मुमुचे त्रासयन् सर्वसोमकान्॥
English: And adjusting it to the string and aiming at Drupada and drawing (his bow-string) up to the very ear, discharged it, striking terror into (the hearts of all the Somakas.