pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: युयुत्सुश्च ततो राजशितधारेण पत्रिण। उलूकं ताडयामास वज्रेणेव महाबलम्॥
English: Thereupon, O monarch, Yuyutsu afflicted Uluka with a sharp-edged arrow (supplied with wings), even as a huge mountain is struck with the thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: उलूकस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे। क्षुरप्रेण धनुश्छित्त्वा ताडयामास कर्णिना॥
English: Thus Uluka, too, being highly enraged and cutting off the bow of your son with a razor like shaft, struck him with a barbed arrows in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं युयुत्सुर्वेगवत्तरम्। अन्यदादत्त सुमहचापं संरक्तलोचनः॥
English: Yuyutsu, whose eyes became red with anger, after having thrown aside that severed bow, grasped another, the most dreadful one, possessed of greater impetuosity.
Sanskrit: शाकुनिं तु ततः षष्ट्या विव्याध भरतर्षभ। सारथिं त्रिभिरानर्छनं च भूयो व्यविध्यत॥
English: Thereupon, O foremost of the Bharata race, he (Yuyutsu) penetrated Uluka with sixty arrows; and then struck down his driver with three; and he once more pierced him (Uluka).
Sanskrit: उलूकस्तं तु विंशत्या विद्ध्वा स्वर्णविभूषितैः। अथास्य समरे क्रुद्धो ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम्॥
English: Uluka, too, who became highly wrathful, after having pierced him (Yuyutsu) with twenty arrows, decked with gold, struck down his standards, that was made of gold, in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: सच्छिन्नयष्टिः सुमहाशीर्यमाणो महाध्वजः। पपात प्रमुखे राजन् युयुत्सोः काञ्चनध्वजः॥
English: O monarch, that huge and magnificent standard, that one made of gold, being torn off and shattered into fragments, dropped down in front of Yuyutsu.
Sanskrit: ध्वजमुन्मथितं दृष्ट्वा युयुत्सुः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। उलूकं पञ्चभिर्बाणैराजधान स्तनान्तरे॥
English: Seeing his standards thus cut-off, Yuyutsu, who became senseless with rage, struck Uluka with five arrows in the chest.
Sanskrit: उलूकस्तस्य समरे तैलधौतेन मारिष। शिरश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन यन्तुर्भरतसत्तम॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, O sire, Uluka then severed the head of his foe, with a broad-headed arrows, dipped in oil, in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: तच्छिन्नमपतद् भूमौ युयुत्सोः सारथेस्तदा। तारारूपं यथा चित्रं निपपात महीतले॥
English: The cut-off head of Yuyutsu fell on ground as if any excellent star is fallen from sky on the ground.
Sanskrit: जघान चतुरोऽश्वांश्च तं च विव्याध पञ्चभिः। सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता प्रत्यपायाद् रथान्तरम्॥
English: Then he (Uluka), slaughtered his four horses and pierced himself (Yuyutsu) with five shafts. He (Yuyutsu), being thus fierced by that powerful one (Uluka) went into another car.
Sanskrit: तं निर्जित्य रणे राजन्नुलूकस्त्वरितो ययौ। पञ्चालान् सृञ्जयांश्चैव विनिघ्नन् निशितैः शरैः॥
English: O monarch, Uluka, after having defeated him (his antagonist) in the battle, hastened towards the Panchalas and the Srinjayas and slew them with the keen arrows.
Sanskrit: शतानीकं महाराज श्रुतकर्मा सुतस्तव। व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे निमेषार्धादसम्भ्रमः॥
English: O mighty monarch, your son, Srutakarman, deprived, without any fear, Shatanika of his horses, charioteer and car within half the time taken up by the twinkling on an eye.
Sanskrit: हताश्वे तु रथे तिष्ठञ्शतानीको महारथः। गदां चिक्षेप संक्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रस्य मारिष॥
English: O sire, that mighty car-warrior, Shatanika, waiting in a car, that was deprived of its horses and becoming very wrathful, had thrown a mace upon your son.
Sanskrit: सा कृत्वा स्यन्दनं भस्म हयांश्चैव ससारथीन्। पपात धरणी तूर्ण दारयन्तीव भारत॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, that mace, after having reduced the car and the horses along with the riders themselves into dusts (belonging to your son), fell down upon the earth most rapidly and penetrated through it.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ विरथौ वीरौ कुरुणां कीर्तिवर्धनौ। व्यपाक्रमेतां युद्धात्तु प्रेक्षमाणौ परस्परम्॥
English: Then those two brave warriors, who were divested of their cars and who also had contributed to the increase of the glory of the Kurus, really fled away from the battle, looking each other in the face.
Sanskrit: पुत्रस्तु तव सम्भ्रान्तो विविंशो रथामारुहत्। शतानीकोऽपि त्वरितः प्रतिविन्ध्यरथं गतः॥
English: Thereupon your son, who became highly terrified, ascended the ascended the car of Vivingsa. Shatanika, too, with rapidity, mounted upon the car of Prativindhya.
Sanskrit: सुतसोमं तु शकुनिर्विद्ध्वा तु निशितैः शरैः। नाकम्पयत संक्रुद्धो वार्योघ इव पर्वतम्॥
English: Shakuni, who became very angry after having pierced Sutasoma with excellently sharpened arrows, could not cause him to tremble (with fear); even as a torrent of rain cannot shake a mountain.
Sanskrit: सुतसोमस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा पितुरत्यन्तवैरिणम्। शरैरनेकसाहस्त्रैश्छादयामास भारत॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, Sutasoma, too, after having seen the bitterest enemy of his father, closed him with several thousands of arrows.
Sanskrit: ताशराशकुनिस्तूर्णं चिच्छेदान्यैः पतित्रिभिः। लघ्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च जितकाशी च संयुगे॥ निवार्य समरे चापि शरांस्तान् निशितैः शरैः। आजघान सुसंक्रुद्धः सुतसोमं त्रिभिः शरैः॥
English: Shakuni, too, on the other hand, who was of light arms and who was acquainted with all sorts of warfare and who, again, was most desirous of winning victory, severed all those shafts with other winged arrows of his own. Then he (Shakuni), who was greatly enraged, after having restrained these arrows with the keen arrows of his own in the field of battle, struck down Sutasoma with three other shafts.
Sanskrit: तस्याश्वान् केतनं सूतं तिलशो व्यधमच्छरैः। स्यालस्तव महाराज तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः॥
English: Thereupon, O great king, your brother-inlaw cut of his (antagonist's) horses, standard and charioteer into minute pieces by numerous arrows. At this, the people sent forth a loud roar.
Sanskrit: हताश्वो विरथश्चैव छिन्नकेतुश्च मारिष। धन्वी धनुर्वरं गृह्य रथाद् भूमावतिष्ठत॥
English: O sire, after taken up another excellent bow, that great bowman who was now steedless and carless and whose standard and charioteer into minute pieces by numerous arrows. At this, the people sent forth a loud roar.
Sanskrit: व्यसृजत सायकांश्चैव स्वर्णपुङ्खशिलाशितान्। छादयामास समरे तव स्यालस्य त रथम्॥
English: He (Sutasoma) then directed the shafts, that were furnished with the golden wings and also that were whetted on stone; and afterwards severed the car of your brother-in-law (with those shafts) in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: शलभानामिव वाताशरवातान् महारथः। रथोपगान् समीक्ष्यैवं विव्यथे नैव सौबलः॥ प्रममाथ शरांस्तस्य शरवातैर्महायशाः।
English: That mighty car-warrior, the son of Subala did not at all feel pain to behold the fights of arrows, that were like the throngs of locusts, approaching towards his car. Rather that highly glorious one really restrained those arrows with numcrous arrows of his own.
Sanskrit: तत्रातुष्यन्त योधाश्च सिद्धाश्चापि दिवि स्थिताः॥ सुतसोमस्य तत् कर्म दृष्ट्वा श्रद्धेयमद्भुतम्। रथस्यं शकुनि यस्तु पदाति: समयोधयत्॥
English: There (in the field of battle) the warriors, as well as the Siddhas resting in the firmament, became highly gratificd to witness that extraordinary and incredible deed of Sutasoma. For he (Sutasoma) was fighting on foot with Shakuni, who rested upon his car.
Sanskrit: तस्य तीक्ष्णैर्महावेगैर्भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः व्यहनत् कार्मुकं राजंस्तूणीरांश्चैव सर्वशः॥
English: O king, he (Shakuni) severed the bow, as well as all the quivers of him (Sutasoma) by means of his broad-headed arrows, that were excellently whetted and also that were endued with great impetuosity and again, that were very straight. was
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथः खङ्गमुद्यम्य चानदत्। वैदूर्योत्पलवर्णाभं दन्तिदन्तमयत्सरुम्॥
English: Then he (Sutasoma), who thus deprived of his car and bow, raised a loud roar, after raising his sword that had the splendour of a blue lotus-color and also that had a handle made of ivory.
Sanskrit: भ्राम्यमाणं ततस्तं तु विमलाम्बरवर्चसम्। कालदण्डोपमं मेने सुतसोमस्य धीमतः॥
English: That sword of highly intellectual Sutasoma, whirled round by him, he (Shakuni) considered to be as resplendent as the clear sky, like the very rod of Death himself.
Sanskrit: सोऽचरत् सहसा खड्गी मण्डलानि सहस्रशः। चतुर्दश महाराज शिक्षाबलसमन्वितः॥
English: O powerful monarch, that holder of sword, who was endued with great lore and prowess, suddenly roved about creating fourteen different kinds of circle (Manoeuvres) on all sides (of the battle).
Sanskrit: भ्रान्तमुद्धान्तमाविद्धमाप्लुतं विप्लुतं सृतम्। सम्पातसमुदीर्णे च दर्शयामास संयुगे।॥
English: He then exhibited in the field of battle the different kinds of dexterities of motion, namely, wheeling and whirling at certain height and making side-thrusts, rushing forward and jumping on high and moving about rapidly and advancing upwards and forwards.
Sanskrit: सौबलस्तु ततस्तस्य शरांश्चिक्षेप वीर्यवान्। तानापतत एवाशु चिच्छेद परमासिना॥
English: Thereupon the son of Subala, who was possessed of immense prowess, shot innumerable arrows at him (his antagonist), who, again, immediately severed them by means of his sword, that were directed against him.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज सौबलः परवीरहा। प्राहिणेत् सुतसोमाय शरानिशीविषोपमान्॥
English: Thereupon, O mighty monarch, the son of Subala, who became very angry at this once more shot numerous arrows at Sutasoma, that resembled snakes of virulent poison.
Sanskrit: चिच्छेद तांस्तु खड्ड्रेन शिक्षया च बलेन च। दर्शयँल्लाघवं युद्धे तार्क्ष्यतुल्यपराक्रमः॥
English: That warrior (Sutasoma), who resembled Garuda in strength, after having exhibited the lightness of his arms in the battle, severed those arrows by his sword with the assistance of both his learning and strength.
Sanskrit: तस्य संचरतो राजन् मण्डलावर्तने तदा। क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन खङ्गं चिच्छेद सुप्रभम्॥
English: O monarch, he (Shakuni) severed the sword, that was most excellent, of his foe, who then was careering in circles in the field, by means of his sharp razor-headed arrows.
Sanskrit: स च्छिन्नः सहसा भूमौ निपपात महानसिः। अर्धपस्य स्थितं हस्ते सुत्सरोस्तत्र भारत॥
English: That strong sword, being thus cut-off, dropped down upon the ground all on a sudden. But, O descendant of the Bharata race, the other half of the sword still rested in the hand of that Sutasoma.
Sanskrit: छिन्नमाज्ञाय निस्त्रिंशमवप्लुत्य पदानि षट्। प्राविध्यत ततः शेषं सुतसोमो महारथः॥
English: Knowing that his sword was thus severed, then that powerful car-warrior, Sutasoma, after having retreated six steps back, struck his antagonist with that half (he still held in his hand).
Sanskrit: तच्छित्त्वा सगुणं चापं रणे तस्य महात्मनः। पपात धरणी तूर्णे स्वर्णवज्रविभूषितम्॥
English: That half (of the sword), after having severed the bow, that was ornamented with gold and gems, along with the string, of that high souled one (Shakuni), immediately dropped down upon the ground.
Sanskrit: सुतसोमस्ततोऽगच्छुतकीर्तेर्महारथम् । सौबलोऽपि धनुर्गृह्य घोरमन्यत् सुदुर्जयम्॥ अभ्ययात् पाण्डवानीकं निघ्नशत्रुगणान् बहून्।
English: Thereupon Sutasoma proceeded to that strong car of Shrutakirti. The son of Subala, too after having grasped another bow, that was most dreadful and invincible, rushed against the army of the Pandavas, slaughtering innumerable enemies on the way.
Sanskrit: तत्र नादो महानासीत् पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते॥ सौबलं समरे दृष्ट्वा विचरन्तमभीतवत्।
English: On the very sight of the son of Subala, who was wandering about of in the field of battle most fearlessly, there had taken place, O ruler of earth, great roar amongst the Pandava host.
Sanskrit: तान्यनीकानि दृप्तानि शस्त्रवन्ति महान्ति च॥ द्राव्यमाणान्यदृश्यन्त सौबलेन महात्मना।
English: Then it was seen that those divisions of the army, that were very proud, furnished with the weapons and very vast, were routed by that high-souled son of Subala.
Sanskrit: यथा दैत्यचमं राजन देवराजो ममर्द ह। तथैव पाण्डवीं सेनां सौबलेया व्यनाशयत्॥
English: O king, the son of Subala continued to slaughter the soldiers of the Pandavas force; even as the king, of the celestials crushed the army of the Daityas.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच धृष्टधुम्नं कृपो राजन् वारयामास संयुगे। यथा दृष्ट्वा वने सिंह शरभो वारयेद युधि॥
English: Sanjaya said O king, Kripa restrained proud Dhristadyumna in the field of battle; even as a Sharva resists a proud lion in the forest, while fighting.
Sanskrit: निरुद्धः पार्षतस्तेन गौतमेन बलीयसा। पदात् पदं विचलितं नाशकत्तत्र भारत॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, the son of Prishata, being thus resisted by the most powerful son of Gautama, was not able to move a step further there (in the battle).
Sanskrit: गौतमस्य रथं दृष्ट्वा धृष्टधुम्नरथं प्रति। वित्रेसुः सर्वभूतानि क्षयं प्राप्तं च मेनिरे॥
English: Witnessing the car of Gautama staying by the side of that of Dhrishtadyumna, all the creatures were greatly terrified and considered that destruction was to be attained by him (Dhristadyumna).
Sanskrit: तत्रावोचन विमनसो रथिन: सादिनस्तथा। द्रोणस्य निधनान्नूनं संक्रुद्धो द्विपदां वरः॥ शारद्वतो महातेजा दिव्यास्त्रविदुदारधीः। अपि स्वस्ति धृष्टधुम्नस्य गौतमात्॥
English: There all the car-warriors and horsemen, who become very inattentive (or gloomy), addressed thus-"This best of persons, the son of Sharadvata, who was possessed of immense prowess and who also was acquainted with the use of celestial weapons and who was, again very high-minded, is sorely filled with anger at the fall of Drona. Will there be escape of Dhrishtadyumna from the hands of Gautama?
Sanskrit: अपीयं वाहिनी कृत्स्त्रा मुच्येत महतो भयात्। अप्ययं ब्राह्मणः सर्वान्न नो हन्यात् समागतान्॥
English: Will this entire army be freed from that extreme fear? Will not this twice-born person slay us all, who have assembled here?
Sanskrit: यादृशं दृश्यते रूपन्तकप्रतिमं भृशम्। गमिष्यत्यद्य पदवी भारद्वाजस्य गौतमः॥
English: Gautama, who exactly appears even like the most dreadful Destroyer himself, will he not obtain today the appellation of the son of Bharadvaja?
Sanskrit: आचार्यः क्षिप्रहस्तश्च विजयी च. सदा युधि। अस्त्रवान् वीर्यसम्पन्नः क्रोधेन च समन्वितः॥
English: The preceptor (Gautama), who is lighthanded (in the use of weapons) and who is always victorious in battle and who is furnished with various kinds of weapons and who is possessed of immense prowess, is now filled with rage.
Sanskrit: पार्षतश्च महायुद्धे विमुखोऽद्याभिलक्ष्यते। इत्येवं विविधा वाचस्तावकानां परैः सह॥ व्यश्रूयन्त महराज तयोस्तत्र समागमे।
English: The son of Prishata, too, appears today to have withdrawn from the great battle.' O great king, this and several other speeches were heard to have delivered by the man on your side, as well as by the antagonists; while those two (warriors) assembled there to fight against each other.
Sanskrit: विनिःश्वस्य ततः क्रोधात् कृपः शारद्वतो नृप॥ पार्षतं चार्दयामास निश्चेष्टं सर्वमर्मसु।
English: Thereupon, O monarch, Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, sighing heavily with rage, struck the son of Prishata, who had lost all his efforts, in all his vital parts.
Sanskrit: स हन्यमानः समरे गौतमेन महात्मना॥ कर्तव्यं न स्म जानाति मोहेन महताऽऽवृतः।
English: Having been thus struck in the battle by the high-souled Gautama, he (Dhristadyumna) could not make out what should he do, encompassed as he was by great insensibility.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीत्ततो यन्ता कचित् क्षेमं तु पार्षत॥ ईद्दशं व्यसनं युद्धे न ते दृष्टं मया क्वचित्।
English: Thereupon his charioteer uttered these words to him-'O son of Prishata, it is well with you, perhaps. Such a great calamity was never witnessed by me in the battle, overtaking you?
Sanskrit: दैवयोगात्तु ते बाणा नापतन् मर्मभेदिनः॥ प्रेषिता द्विजमुख्येन मर्माण्युद्दिश्य सर्वतः!
English: Those shafts, that were capable of piercing through the very vital part and that were shot by the foremost of the twice-born persons, aiming at all the vital parts, had not struck you through the favour of the celestials.
Sanskrit: व्यावर्तये रथं तूर्णं नदीवेगमिवार्णवात्॥ अवध्यं ब्राह्मणं मन्ये येन ते विक्रमो हतः।
English: I will have the car immediately turned back like the current of a river from the great ocean. I consider that the twice-born person is incapable of being slain, by whom you prowess was done away with.
Sanskrit: धृष्टधुम्नस्ततो राजशनकैरब्रवीद् वचः॥ मुह्यते मे मनस्तात गात्रस्वेदश्च जायते। वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च सारथे॥
English: Thereupon, O monarch, Dhristadyumna slowly said these words-'O sire, my mind is being stupefied; and there is perspiration in my limbs. I feel a sensation of trembling in my body; and also the hairs and standing erect upon it.
Sanskrit: वर्जयन् ब्राह्मणं युद्धे शनैर्याहि यतोऽर्जुनः। अर्जुनं भीमसेनं वा समरे प्राप्य सारथे॥ क्षेममद्य भवेदेवमेषा मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः।
English: After abandoning the twice-born person in the battle, possessed slowly where Arjuna stays. After having come to the presence of either Arjuna or Bhima in the field, O charioteer, I will surely attain prosperity today. This is my certain belief.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रायान्महाराज सारथिस्त्वरयन् हयान्॥ यतो भीम महेष्वासो युयुधे तव सैनिकैः।
English: Thereupon, O powerful king, the charioteer, after having driven the horses, advanced to the place, where that powerful bowman, Bhimasena, was battling with your soldiers.
Sanskrit: प्रद्रुतं च रथ दृष्ट्वा धृष्टधुम्नस्य मारिष॥ किरशतशतान्येव गौतमोऽनुययौ तदा।
English: O sire, Gautama, after witnessing that the car of Dhrishtadyumna was with-drawing from the field, then followed it, shooting hundreds of arrows at it.
Sanskrit: शङ्ख च पूरयामास मुहुर्मुहुररिंदमः॥ पार्षतं त्रासयामास महेन्द्रो नमुचिं यथा।
English: That chastiser of foes blew his conch over and over again, and then he routed the son of Prishata, even as Indra routed Namuchi (a Danava, in the battle of old).
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिनं तु समरे भीष्ममृत्यु दुरासदम्॥ हार्दिक्यो वारयामास स्मयन्निव मुहुर्मुहुः।
English: The son of Hridika, smiling over and over again, resisted Shikhandin, who was the cause of death of Bhishma and most invincible in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डी तु समासाद्य हृदिकानां महारथम्॥ पञ्चभिर्निशितैर्भल्लै त्रुदेशे समाहनत्।
English: Shikhandin, however, coming against the mightiest car-warrior of the Hridika race struck him with five sharp and broad-headed arrows at the shoulder-joint.
Sanskrit: पा कृतवर्मा तु संक्रुद्धो भित्वा षष्ट्या पतित्रिभिः॥ धनुरेकेन चिच्छेद हसन् राजन् महारथः।
English: O king, the mighty car-warrior, Kritavarman, indeed, being highly enraged, penetrated through his antagonist with sixty winged arrows and then, smiling for a time, severed his bow with one individual shaft.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय द्रुपदस्यात्मजो बली॥ तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति संक्रुद्धो हार्दिक्यं प्रत्यभाषत।
English: Taking up another bow, the most powerful son of Drupada, being greatly enraged, replied to the son of Hridika saying, Wait, Wait.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य नवर्ति बाणान् रूक्मपुङ्खान् सुतेजनान्॥२५ प्रेषयापास राजेन्द्र तेऽस्याभ्रशयन्त वर्मणः।
English: O lord of kings, then he (Shikhandin) shot at his antagonist ninety arrows, that were furnished with the wings of gold and possessed of great force. But these arrows were shot back from his (Kritavarman's) armour.
Sanskrit: वितथांस्तान् समालक्ष्य पतितांश्च महीतले॥ क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन कार्मुकं चिच्छिदे भृशम्।
English: Beholding those arrows thus sent back and scattered over the ground, he (Shikhandin) severed his dreadful bow with a sharp, razorhanded shaft.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं भग्नशृङ्गमिवर्षभम्॥ अशीत्या मार्गणैः क्रुद्धो बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्।
English: Then having been filled with rage, he struck this one (the son of Hridika), who, with his severed bow, resembled a bull with his broken horns, with eighty different arrows both in the chest and arms.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा तु संक्रुद्धो मार्गणैः क्षतविक्षतः॥ ववाम रुधिरं गात्रैः कुम्भवक्त्रादिवोदकम्।
English: Kritavarman, too, who became very angry and who also was greatly wounded by those arrows, vomited blood from his various limbs, as a water-vessel sends forth water through its mouth.
Sanskrit: रुधिरेण परिक्किन्नः कृतवर्मा त्वराजत॥ वर्षेण केदिता राजन् यथा गैरिकपर्वतः।
English: even O king, Kritavarman, being thus smeared with blood, blazed forth like a red-chalk mountain streaked (by the streams of liquefied red-chalk) by a shower.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय समार्गणगुणं प्रभुः॥ शिखण्डिनं बाणगणैः स्कन्धदेशे व्यताडयत्।
English: Then the lord (Kritavarman), taking up another bow that was furnished with its string and an arrow, afflicted Shikhandin with the foremost of shafts in the shoulder.
Sanskrit: स्कन्धदेशस्थितैर्बाणैः शिखण्डी तु व्यराजत॥ शाखाप्रशाखाविपुलः सुमहान् पादपो यथा।
English: Shikhandin, indeed, shone most brightly with these shafts, sticking on his shoulders; even as a large tree looks very pretty with its numerous branches and twigs.
Sanskrit: तावन्योन्यं भृशं विदध्वा रुधिरेण समुक्षितौ॥ अन्योन्याभिहतौ रेजतुर्वृषभाविव।
English: Both the warriors, who were smeared with blood, after having penetrated each other deeply, looked like two bulls, that wounded each other with their horns.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यस्य वधे यत्नं कुर्वाणौ तौ महारथौ॥ रथाभ्यां चेरतुस्तत्र मण्डलानि सहस्रशः।
English: Those two most powerful car-warriors, who made efforts in slaying each other, whirled round upon their cars, thereby creating thousands of circle, there (in the battle).
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा महाराज पार्षतं निशितैः शरैः॥ रणे विव्याध सप्तत्या स्वर्णपुङः शिलाशितैः।
English: O great king, Kritavarman pierced the son of Prishata in the battle with seventy sharp arrows, that were furnished with golden wings and also that were whetted on atone.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य समरे बाणं भोजः प्रहरतां वरः॥ जीवितान्तकरं घोरं व्यसृजत्त्वरयान्वितः।
English: Thereupon the prince of the Bhojas, that foremost of chastisers of foes, shot with great activity at his antagonist a dreadful arrow, that was capable of bringing about the destruction of life, in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: स तेनाभिहतो राजन् मूर्छामाशु समाविशत्॥ ध्वजयष्टिं च सहसा शिश्रिये कश्मलावृतः।
English: O monarch, he, being thus wounded by that arrow, fall into the condition of insensibility; and he, being so choked with stupefaction, suddenly supported himself by holding his flag-staff.
Sanskrit: अपोवाह रणातूर्णं सारथिनां वरम्॥ हार्दिक्यशरसंतप्तं निःश्वसन्तं पुनः पुनः।
English: Thus his charioteer immediately carried away from the field of battle that foremost of car-warriors, who was highly afflicted by the arrows of the son of Hridika and was sighing repeatedly.
Sanskrit: पराजिते ततः शूरे दुपदस्यात्मजे प्रभो। व्यद्रवत् पाण्डवी सेना वध्यमाना समन्ततः॥
English: Thereupon, O lord, when the war-like son of Drupada was defeated, the whole army of the Pandavas, being slain on all sides, retreated from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच श्वेताश्वोऽथ महाराज व्यधमत्तावकं बलम्। यथा वायुः समासाद्य तूलराशिं समन्ततः॥
English: Sanjaya said O great king, Arjuna, riding upon a white horse, slaughtered the force of your side, even as the wind, coming before a heap of cotton, disperses it away.
Sanskrit: प्रत्युद्ययुस्त्रिगर्तास्तं शिबयः कौरवैः सह। शाल्वः संशप्तकाश्चैव नारायणबलं च तत्॥
English: The Trigartas, the Shibis along with the Kaurava force, the Shalyas, the army of the Samsaptakas and the force called the Narayana, all proceeded against him (Arjuna).
Sanskrit: सत्यसेनश्चन्द्रदेवो मित्रदेवः सुतंजयः। सौश्रुतिश्चित्रसेनश्च मित्रवर्मा च भारत॥
English: Then Satyasena, Chandradeva, Mitradeva, Shrutanjaya, Sausruti, Chitrasena and Mitravarman, descendant of the Bharata race.
Sanskrit: ते त्रिगर्तराजः समरे भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः। पुत्रैश्चैव महेष्वासै नाशस्त्रविशारदैः॥
English: And the prince of the Trigatas, who was attended on all sides in the battle by his brothers and sons, that were all very powerful bowmen and that were acquainted with the management of various kinds of weapons.
Sanskrit: सृजन्तः शरवातान् किरन्तोऽर्जुनमाहवे। अभ्यवर्तन्त सहसा वार्योधा इव सागरम्॥
English: All these scattered and shot innumerable arrows at Arjuna in the battle, even as the masses of clouds suddenly pour forth showers of rain, that approach towards the vast ocean.
Sanskrit: ते त्वर्जुनं समासाद्य योधाः शतसहस्रशः। अगच्छन् विलयं सर्वे तायं दृष्ट्वेव पन्नगाः॥
English: Those hundreds of thousands of warriors all met with destruction at their approaching towards Arjuna, even as the snakes are all destroyed by Garuda.
Sanskrit: ते हन्यमानाः समरे नाजहुः पाण्डवं रणे। हन्यमाना महाराज शलभा इव पावकम्॥
English: Then, O mighty monarch, those warriors, who were being thus slaughtered in the battle, did not abandon the son of Pandu, even as the insects, being burnt by the blazing fire, do not leave it.
Sanskrit: सत्यसेनस्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध युधि पाण्डवम्। मित्रदेवस्त्रिषष्ट्या तु चन्द्रदेनस्तु सप्तभिः॥
English: In the battle, Satyasena penetrated the son of Pandu with three arrows; and Mitradeva pierced him with sixty-three; while indeed, Chandradeva pierced him with seven arrows.