pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: धनंजयो रथानीकमभ्यवर्तत वीर्यवान्। माद्रीपुत्रौ च शकुनिं सात्यक्श्चि महारथः॥
English: Then Dhananjaya proceeded against the car-division of the foe. The two sons of Madri and the great car-warrior Satyaki proceeded against Shakuni.
Sanskrit: तान् प्रेक्ष्य द्रवतः सर्वान् भीमसेनभयार्दितान्। दुर्योधनस्तदा सूतमब्रवीद् विजयाय च॥ मामतिक्रमते पार्थो धनुष्याणिमवस्थितम्। जघने सर्वसैन्यानां ममाश्वान् प्रतिपादय॥
English: Beholding them all flying quickly in fear of Bhimasena, Duryodhana, if smiling, addressed his driver, saying-Partha, who is there with his bow, is going before me. Take my horses to the back of the army.
Sanskrit: जघने युध्यमानं हि कौन्तेयो मां समन्ततः। नोत्सहेदभ्यतिक्रान्तुं वेलामिव महोदधिः॥
English: Like the ocean that cannot go beyond its continents, Kunti's son Dhananjaya will never dare go before me if I stand in the fear.
Sanskrit: पश्य सैन्यं महत् सूत पाण्डवैः समभिद्रुतम्। सैन्यरेणुं समुद्भूतं पश्यस्वैनं समन्ततः॥
English: Look, O driver, at this vast army that is pursued by the Pandavas! Behold this cloud of dust that has arisen on all sides on account of the motion of the troops.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादांश्च बहुशः शृणु घोरान् भयावहान्। तस्माद् याहि शनैः सूत जघनं परिपालय॥
English: Hear, those various leonine roars that are so awful and loud. Therefore, O driver, move slowly and wait in the rear.
Sanskrit: मयि स्थिते च समरे निरुद्धेषु च पाण्डुषु। पुनरावर्तते तूर्णं मामकं बलमोजसा॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा तव पुत्रस्य शूरार्यसदृशं वचः। सारथिहेमसंछन्नाशनैरश्वानचोदयत्॥
English: If I stay in battle and fight the Pandavas, my army, O driver, will rally and fight again vigorously. Hearing these words of your son becoming a hero and a man of honour, the driver slowly drove his horses adorned with gold trappings.
Sanskrit: गजाश्वरथिभित्नास्त्यक्तात्मानः पदातयः। एकविंशतिसाहस्राः संयुगायावतस्थिरे॥
English: One and twenty thousand foot-soldiers, deprived of elephants and horses and carwarriors and who were ready to lose their lives, still stood for battle.
Sanskrit: नानादेशसमुद्भूता नानानगरवासिनः। अवस्थितास्तदा योधाः प्रार्थयन्तो महद् यशः॥
English: Born in different countries and coming from different towns, those warriors maintained their ground, desirous of gaining great fame.
Sanskrit: तेषामापततां तत्र संहृष्टानां परस्परम्। सम्पर्दः सुमहाञ्जज्ञे घोररूपो भयानकः ॥
English: The clash of those rushing warriors elated with joy was loud and exceedingly terrible.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तदा राजन् धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। बलेन चतुरङ्गेण नानादेश्यानवारयत्॥
English: Then Bhimasena, O king and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, opposed them with four-fold forces.
Sanskrit: भीममेवाभ्यवर्तन्त रणेऽन्ये तु पदातयः। प्रक्ष्वेड्यास्फोट्य संहृष्टा वीरलोकं यियासवः॥
English: Other foot-soldiers, all actuated with the desire of victory, proceeded against Bhima, uttering loud cries and slapping their armpits, by the desire of going to heaven.
Sanskrit: आसाद्य भीमसेनं संरब्धा युद्धदुर्मदाः। धार्तराष्ट्रा विनेदुर्हि नान्यामकथयन् कथाम्॥ परिवार्य रणे भीमं निजघ्नुस्ते समन्ततः।
English: Filled with rage and invincible in battle those heroes, belonging to your party, approached Bhimasena and cried aloud. They then spoke not to one another. Encircling Bhima in that battle, they began to strike him from all sides.
Sanskrit: स वध्यमानः समरे पदातिगणसंवृतः॥ न चचाल ततः स्थानान्मैनाक इव पर्वतः। तु
English: Encircled by that huge body of infantry and struck by them in that battle Bhima did not stir from where he stood are remained motionless like the Mainaka mountain.
Sanskrit: ते तु क्रुद्धा महाराज पाण्डवस्य महारथम्॥ निग्रहीतुं प्रवृत्ता हि योधांश्चान्यानवारयन्।
English: His antagonists meanwhile, filled with rage, O monarch, tried to assail that great car-warrior of the Pandavas and opposed other combatants (that tried to rescue him).
Sanskrit: अक्रुध्यत रणे भीमस्तैस्तदा पर्यवस्थितैः॥ सोऽवतीर्य रथात् तूर्णं पदातिः समवस्थितः।
English: Encountered by those warriors, Bhima became furious. And quickly getting down from his car, he proceeded on foot against them.
Sanskrit: जातरूपप्रतिच्छन्नां प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्॥ अवधीत् तावकान् योधान् दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः।
English: Taking up his massive mace adorned with gold, he began to kill your soldiers like the destroyer himself armed with his club.
Sanskrit: विप्रहीणरथाश्वांस्तानवधीत् पुरुषर्षभः॥ एकविंशतिसाहस्रान् पदातीन् समपोथयत्।
English: The mighty Bhiina, with his mace, crushed those twenty one thousand foot-soldiers who deprived of cars and horses and elephants.
Sanskrit: हत्वा तत् पुरुषानीकं भीमः सत्यपराक्रमः॥ धृष्टद्युम्नं पुरस्कृत्य नचिरात् प्रत्यदृश्यत।
English: Having killed that strong army 3hima, of great prowess, showed himself with Dhrishtadyumna in his front.
Sanskrit: पादाता निहता भूमौ शिश्यिरे रुधिरोक्षिताः॥ सम्भग्ना इव वातेन कर्णिकाराः सुपुष्पिताः।
English: The foot-soldiers, of your party thus slain, lay down on the ground, bathed in blood, like Karnikaras with their flowers struck down by a storm.
Sanskrit: नानाशस्त्रसमायुक्ता नानाकुण्डलधारिणः॥ नानाजात्या हतास्तत्र नानादेशसमागताः।
English: Adorned with garlands made of various kinds of flowers and with diverse kinds of earrings, those combatants of various races, who were had come from various kingdoms, lay down on the field, lifeless.
Sanskrit: पताकाध्वजसंछन्नं पदातीनां महद् बलम्॥ निकृत्तं विबभौ रौद्रं घोररूपं भयावहम्।
English: Covered with banners and standards, that large army of foot-soldiers looked fierce and terrible and lay prostrate on the field.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरपुरोगाश्च सहसैन्या महारथाः॥ अभ्यधावन् महात्मानं पुत्रं दुर्योधन तव।
English: The great car-warriors, with their followers, that fought under Yudhishthira, all pursued you illustrious son Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: ते सर्वे तावकान् दृष्ट्वा महेष्वासा: पराङ्मुखान्। नात्यवर्तन्त ते पुत्रं वेलेव मकरालयम्।
English: Beholding your troops turn away from the battle, those great bowmen proceeded against Duryodhana, but they could not overcome him even as the ocean cannot go beyond its continents.
Sanskrit: तदद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य पौरुषम्॥ यदेकं सहिताः पार्था न शेकुरतिवर्तितुम्।
English: The prowess of your son was highly wonderful, since all the Parthas, in a body, could not transgress his single self.
Sanskrit: नातिदूरापयातं तु कृतबुद्धिं पलायने॥ दुर्योधनः स्वकं सैन्यमब्रवीद् भृशविक्षतम्। न तं देशं प्रपश्यामि पृथिव्यां पर्वतेषु च॥ यत्र यातान्न वा हन्युः पाण्डवाः किं सृतेन वः।
English: Addressing his own army which had not fled far but which, wounded with arrows, were bent upon flying, Then Duryodhana said these words: "I do not see a place on plain or mountain, where if you fly, the Pandavas will not pursue and kill you. What is the use of flight?
Sanskrit: अल्पं च बलमेतेषां कृष्णौ च भृशविक्षतौ॥ यदि सर्वेऽत्र तिष्ठामो ध्रुवं नो विजयो भवेत्।
English: The army of the Pandavas had been reduced in nuinbers. The two Krishnas are greatly wounded. If all of us make a stand, we will surely acquire victory.
Sanskrit: विप्रयातास्तु वो भिन्नान् पाण्डवाः कृतविप्रियाः॥ अनुसृत्य हनिष्यन्ति श्रेयानः समरे वधः।
English: If you fly away, in confusion, the sinful Pandavas will pursue you and kill you. If on the other hand we made a bold stand, it will do us good.
Sanskrit: शृण्वन्तु क्षत्रियाः सर्वे यावन्तोऽत्र समागताः॥ यदा शूरं च भीरुं च मारयत्यन्तकः सदा। को नु मूढो न युध्येत पुरुषः क्षत्रियो ध्रुवम्॥
English: Listen, all you Kshatriyas that are here. When Dcath always kills heroes and cowards alike what man is there so foolish that, calling himself a Kshatriya, will not fight.
Sanskrit: श्रेयो नो भीमसेनस्य क्रुद्धस्याभिमुखे स्थितम्। सुखः सांग्रामिको मृत्युः क्षत्रधर्मेण युध्यताम्॥
English: It will be to our interest if we stay before the angry Bhimasena. Death in battle, while fighting in pursuance of the Kshatriya practices, leads to happiness.
Sanskrit: म]नावश्यमर्तव्यं गृहेष्वपि कदाचन। युध्यत: क्षत्रधर्मेण मृत्युरेष सनातनः॥ हत्वेह सुखमाप्नोति हतः प्रेत्य महत् फलम्। न युद्धधर्माच्छ्रेयान् वै पन्थाः स्वर्गस्य कौरवाः॥ अचिरेणैव ताँल्लोकान् हतो युद्धे समश्नुते। श्रुत्वा तद् वचनं तस्य पूजयित्वा च पार्थिवाः॥ पुनरेवाभ्यवर्तन्त पाण्डवानाततायिनः।
English: Gaining victory, one obtains happiness here. If killed, one reaps great fruits in the other world. You Kauravas, there is no better path to heaven than that of battle. Killed in battle, you will in no time obtain all those regions of blessedness.” Hearing those words of his and applauding them highly, the Kuru kings once more rushed against the Pandavas for fighting with them.
Sanskrit: तानापतत एवाशु व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः॥ प्रत्युद्ययुस्तदा पार्था जयगृद्धाः प्रमन्यवः।
English: Seeing them advancing quickly the Parthas, arrayed in order of battle, skilled in smiting, worked up with rage and filled with the desire of victory, proceeded against them.
Sanskrit: धनंजयो रथेनाजावभ्यवर्तत वीर्यवान्॥ विश्रुतं त्रिषु लोकेषु व्याक्षिपन् गाण्डिवं धनुः।
English: Stretching his bow Gandiva celebrated over the three worlds, the brave Dhananjaya proceeded on his car against the foe.
Sanskrit: माद्रीपुत्रौ च शकुनि सात्यकिश्च महाबलः॥ जवेनाभ्यपतन् हृष्टा यत्ता वै तावकं बलम्॥
English: The two sons of Madri and Satyaki rushed against Shakuni and the other Pandava heroes smilingly proceeded against your army.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच पुत्रस्तु ते महाराज रथस्थो रथिनां वरः। दुरुत्सहो बभौ युद्धे यथा रुद्रः प्रतापवान्॥
English: Sanjaya said Filled with the courage of despair, that best of car-warriors, O king viz., your son, looked resplendent on his car in that battle like Rudra himself.
Sanskrit: तस्य बाणसहस्रैस्तु प्रच्छन्ना ह्यभवन्मही। परांश्च सिषिचे बाणैर्धाराभिरिव पर्वतान्॥
English: With the thousands of arrows shot by him, the Earth was completely covered. He drenched his enemies with showers of arrows like the clouds pouring rain on mountain breasts.
Sanskrit: न च सोऽति पुमान् कश्चित् पाण्डवानां बलार्णवे। यो गजो रथो वापि यः स्याद् बाणैरविक्षतः॥
English: There was then not a man amongst the Pandavas in that great battle or a horse or an elephant or a car, who or which was not struck with Duryodhana's arrows.
Sanskrit: यं यं हि समरे योधं प्रपश्यामि विशाम्पते। स स बाणैश्चितोऽभूद्वै पुत्रेण तव भारत॥
English: O king, amongst the warriors every one, O Bharata, was struck by your son with his arrows.
Sanskrit: यथा सैन्येन रजसा समुद्भूतेन वाहिनी। प्रत्यदृश्यत संछन्ना तथा बाणैर्महात्मनः॥
English: The Pandava army was then covered with the arrows of that great warriors even as a army is covered with the dust it raises while marching for battle.
Sanskrit: बाणभूतामपश्याम पृथिवीं पृथिवीपते। दुर्योधनेन प्रकृतां क्षिप्रहस्तेन धन्विना॥
English: The Earth then, O king, was as if converted into one sheet of arrows by your son Duryodhana, that bowman endued with great lightness of hand.
Sanskrit: तेषु योधसहस्रेषु तावकेषु परेषु च। एको दुर्योधनो ह्यासीत् पुमानिति मतिर्मम॥
English: Amongst those thousands of warriors on the field, of your side or that of the enemy, it appeared as if Duryodhana was then the only man.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य विक्रमम्। यदेकं सहिताः पार्था नाभ्यवर्तन्त भारत।॥
English: The prowess displayed by your son was highly wonderful, since the Parthas, even in a body, could not approach him who was single.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरं शतेनाजी विव्याध भरतर्षभ। भीमसेनं च सप्तत्या सहदेवं च पञ्चभिः॥
English: He struck Yudhishthira, O best of Bharata's race, with a hundred arrows and Bhimasena with seventy and Sahadeva with seven.
Sanskrit: नकुलं त चतुःषष्ट्या धृष्टद्युम्नं च पञ्चभिः। सप्तभिद्रौपदेयांश्च त्रिभिर्विव्याध सात्यकिम्॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन सहदेवस्य मारिष।
English: And he struck Nakula with sixty four and Dhrishtadyumna with five and the sons of Draupadi with seven and Satyaki with three arrows. With a broad-headed arrow, he then, O king, cut off the bow of Sahadeva.
Sanskrit: तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं माद्रीपुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥ अभ्यद्रवत राजानं प्रगृह्यान्यन्महद् धनुः। ततो दुर्योधनं संख्ये विव्याध दशभिः शरैः॥
English: Casting off that broken bow, the heroic son of Madri, took up another formidable bow and rushing against the king, viz., Duryodhana struck him with ten arrows in that battle.
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तु ततो वीरो राजानं नवभिः शरै। घोररूपैर्महेष्वासो विव्याध च ननाद च॥
English: The great and brave bowman Nakula then struck the king with nine terrible arrows and uttered a loud war cry.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिश्चैव राजानं शरेणानतपर्वणा। द्रौपदेयास्त्रिसप्तत्या धर्मराजश्च पञ्चभिः॥ अशीत्या भीमसेनश्च शरै राजानमार्पयन्।
English: Satyaki struck the king with a single straight shaft; the sons of Draupadi struck him with seventy three and king Yudhishthira struck him with five. And Bhimasena assailed the king with eighty arrows.
Sanskrit: समन्तात् कीर्यमाणस्तु बाणसंधैर्महात्मभिः॥ न चचाल महाराज सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः।
English: Though struck thus from all sides with numerous arrows by those illustrious warriors, Duryodhana still, O king, did not waver, in the presence of all the soldiers assembled there.
Sanskrit: लाघवं सौष्ठवं चापि वीर्यं चापि पहात्मनः॥ अति सर्वाणि भूतानि ददृशुः सर्वमानवाः।
English: The quickness, the skill and the prowess of that illustrious warrior excelled those of every man.
Sanskrit: धार्तराष्ट्रा हि राजेन्द्र योधास्तु स्वल्पमन्तरम्॥ अपश्यमाना राजानं पर्यवर्तन्त दंशिताः।
English: Meanwhile the Dhartarashtras, O king, who had not fled far away, beholding the king, rallied and returned there, clad in mail.
Sanskrit: तेषामापततां घोरस्तुमुलः समपद्यत॥ क्षुब्धस्य हि समुद्रस्य प्रावृट्काले यथा स्वनः।
English: The noise made by them when they returned was exceedingly awful, like the roar of the surging deep during the rainy season.
Sanskrit: समासाद्य रणे ते तु राजानमपराजितम्॥ प्रत्युद्ययुर्महेष्वासाः पाण्डवानाततायिनः।
English: Approaching their invincible king in that battle, those great bowmen rushed against the Pandavas for fight.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनं रणे क्रुद्धो द्रोणपुत्रो न्यवारयत्॥
English: The son of Drona opposed in that battle the angry Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: नानाबाणैर्महाराज प्रमुक्तैः सर्वतोदिशम्। नाज्ञायन्त रणे वीरा न दिशः प्रदिशः कुतः॥
English: With the arrows, O king, that were shot in that battle, all the points of the horizon were completely covered, so that the brave warriors could not distinguish the cardinal from the subsidiary points of the compass.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ क्रूरकर्माणावुभौ भारत दुःसहौ। घोररूपमयुध्येतां कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ॥ त्रासयन्तौ दिशः सर्वा ज्याक्षेपकठिनत्वचौ।
English: As regards Ashvatthaman and Bhimasena, O Bharata, both of them performed wonderful feats. Both of them were invincible in battle. The arms of both continued marks of bowstring for having repeatedly drawn the same. Opposing each other, they fought on, frightening the entire universe.
Sanskrit: शकुनिस्तु रणे वीरो युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत्॥ तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा सुबलस्य सुतो विभो। नादं चकार बलवत् सर्वसैन्यानि कोपयन्॥
English: The heroic Shakuni struck Yudhishthira in that battle. Having killed the four horses of the king the powerful son of Subala uttered a loud roar, making all the soldiers tremble with fear.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वीरं राजानमपराजितम्। अपोवाह रथेनाजौ सहदेवः प्रतापवान्॥
English: Meanwhile the valiant Şahadeva carried away the heroic but defeated king on his car from that battle.
Sanskrit: अथान्यं रथमास्थाय धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। शकुनि नरभिर्विद्ध्वा पुनर्विव्याध पञ्चभिः॥ ननाद च महानादं प्रवरः सर्वधन्विनाम्।
English: Then riding on another car, returned king Yudhishthira and having pierced Shakuni at first with nine arrows, once more struck him with five. And that best of all bowmen then sent up a loud roar.
Sanskrit: तद् युद्धमभवचित्रं घोररूपं च मारिष॥ प्रेक्षतां प्रीतिजननं सिद्धचारणसेवितम्।
English: That battle presented a wonderful spectacle, It filled the spectators with delight and was praised by the Siddhas and the Charanas.
Sanskrit: उलूकस्तु महेष्वासं नकुलं युद्धदुर्मदम्॥ अभ्यद्रवदमेयात्मा शरवर्षेः समन्ततः।
English: Heroic Uluka rushed against the mighty bowman Nakula, in that battle, discharging showers of arrows from all sides.
Sanskrit: तथैव नकुलः शूरः सौबलस्य सुतं रणे॥ शरवर्षेण महता समन्तात् पर्यवारयत्।
English: The heroic Nakula, however, in that battle opposed the son of Shakuni with a dense shower of arrows from every side.
Sanskrit: तौ तत्र समरे वीरो कुलपुत्रौ महारथौ॥ योध्यन्तावपश्येतां कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ।
English: Both those heroes were born in high family and both were great car-warriors. They were seen to fight with each other, each enraged with the other.
Sanskrit: तथैव कृतवर्माणं शैनेयः शत्रुतापनः॥ योधयशुशुभे राजन् बलिं शक्र इवाहवे।
English: Similarly Kritavarman, O king, fighting with the grandson of Shini, that scorcher of foes, shone like Shakra fighting with the Asura Vala.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनो धनुश्छित्त्वा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे॥ अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः।
English: Having cut off Dhrishtadyumna's bow in that battle, Dhrishtadyumna struck his bowless antagonist with kcen arrows.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि समरे प्रगृह्य परमायुधम्॥ राजानं योधयामास पश्यतां सर्वधन्विनाम्।
English: Then, in that battle, having taken up a formidable bow, Dhrishtadyumna fought with the king before all the bowmen.
Sanskrit: तयोर्युद्धं महचासीत् संग्रामे भरतर्षभ।॥ प्रभिन्नयोर्यथा सक्तं मत्तयोर्वरहस्तिनोः।
English: The encounter between those two heroes was exceedingly dreadful, O best of Bharata's race, like that between two wild and infuriate elephants with temporal juice trickling down.
Sanskrit: गौतमस्तु रणे क्रुद्धो द्रौपदेयान् महाबलान्॥ विव्याध बहुभिः शूरः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः।
English: Worked up with rage in that battle, the heroic Gautama struck the mighty sons of Draupadi with many straight arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्य तैरभवद् युद्धमिन्द्रियैरिव देहिनः॥ घोररूपमसंवार्य निर्मर्यादमवर्तत।
English: The encounter that took place between him and those five resembled that which takes place between a man and his five senses. It was awful and fierce and no party showed any consideration for the other.
Sanskrit: ते च सम्पीडयामासुरिन्द्रियाणीव बालिशम्॥ स च तान् प्रति संरब्धः प्रत्ययोधयदाहवे।
English: The five sons of Draupadi assailed Kripa like the senses afflicting a foolish man. He, on the other hand, fighting with thein, opposed them vigorously.
Sanskrit: एवं चित्रमभूद् युद्धं तस्य तैः सह भारत॥ उत्थायोत्थाय हि यथा देहिनामिन्द्रयैर्विभो।
English: That battle between him and them was indeed wonderful because it resembled the struggles, O king, between men and their Senses.
Sanskrit: नराश्चैव नरैः सार्धं दन्तिनो द तभिस्तथा॥ हया हयैः समासक्ता रथिनो राथभिः सह। संकुलं चाभवद् भूयो घोररूपं विशाम्पते॥
English: Men fought with men, elephants with elephants, horses with horses and car-warriors with car-warriors. Once more O king, that encounter became general and dreadful.
Sanskrit: इदं चित्रमिदं घोरमिदं रौद्रमिति प्रभो। युद्धान्यासन् महाराज घोराणि च बहूनि च॥
English: Here an encounter was beautiful, there another was dicadful and there another was exceedingly fierce. O lord, many dreadful encounters took place in course of that battle.
Sanskrit: ते समासाद्य समरे परस्परमरिंदमाः। व्यनदंश्चैव जघ्नुश्च समासाद्य महाहवे।॥
English: Belonging to both armies and encountering one another, those chastisers of foes struck and killed one another in that dreadful battle.
Sanskrit: तेषां पत्रसमुद्भूतं रजस्तीव्रमदृश्यत। वातेन चोद्धतं राजन् धावद्भिश्चाश्वसादिभिः॥
English: A thick cloud of dust was raised by the cars and the animals. Thick dust was also raised by the running of the horses, a dust that was carried from one place to another by the wind.
Sanskrit: रथनेमिसमुद्भूतं निःश्वासैश्चापि दन्तिनाम्। रजः संध्याभ्रकलिलं दिवाकरपथं ययौ॥
English: A dust, thick as an evening cloud, was caused in the sky by the wheels of cars and the breaths of the elephants.
Sanskrit: रजसा तेन सम्पृक्तो भास्करो निष्प्रभः कृतः। संछादिताऽभवद् भूमिस्ते च शूरा महारथाः॥
English: On that dust being raised and the sun himself hidden therewith, the Earth became shrouded and the heroic and great car-warriors were not visible.
Sanskrit: मुहूर्तादिव संवृत्तं नीरजस्कं समन्ततः। वीरशोणितसिक्तायां भूमौ भरतसत्तम॥
English: That dust disappeared and everything became clear when the Earth, O best of the Bharatas, was covered with the blood of heroes.
Sanskrit: उपाशाम्यत् ततस्तीवं तद् रजो घोरदर्शनम्। ततोऽपश्यमहं भूयो द्वन्द्वयुद्धानि भारत॥ यथाप्राणं यथाश्रेष्ठं मध्याह्ने वै सुदारुणे। वर्मणां तत्र राजेन्द्र व्यदृश्यन्तोज्ज्वला: प्रभाः॥
English: When that dense and awful cloud of dust was put down there were seen many single encounters, O Bharata, that the heroes fought at the noon each according to his strength and his rank. They were all exceedingly fierce. The sheen of the weapons in those encounters, O king, appeared full in view.
Sanskrit: शब्दश्च तुमुल: संख्ये शराणां पततामभूत्। महावेणुवनस्येव दह्यमानस्य पर्वते॥
English: Loud noise, of the falling shafts in that battle, resembled that of a vast forest of bamboo's while burning on every side.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच वर्तमाने तदा युद्धे घोररूपे भयानके। अभज्यत बलं तत्र तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवैः॥
English: Sanjaya said During the progress of that terrible and awful battle, the army of your son were routed by the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: तास्तुं यत्नेन महता संनिवार्य महारथान्। पुत्रस्ते योधयामास पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्॥
English: Rallying their great car-warriors however, with vigorous exertions, your sons continued to fight with the Pandava army.
Sanskrit: निवृत्ताः सहसा योधास्तव पुत्रजयैषिणः। सन्निवृत्तेषु तेष्वेवं युद्धमासीत् सुदारुणम्॥ तावकानां परेषां च देवासुररणोपमम्। परेषां तव सैन्ये वा नासीत् कश्चित् पराङ्मुखः॥
English: The Kuru warriors, seeking your son's welfare, suddenly came back. Upon their return, the battle once more became fearful, between your warriors and those of the foe, resembling that between the gods and the Asuras in the days of yore. Neither amongst the enemies nor amongst your people was there a single warrior who fled away from the field.
Sanskrit: अनुमानेन युध्यन्ते संज्ञाभिश्च परस्परम्। तेषां क्षयो महानासीद् युध्यतामितरेतरम्॥
English: The warriors fought, knowing one another by the names they uttered. A great onslaught took place there.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा क्रोधेन महता युतः। जिगीषमाणः संग्रामे धार्तराष्ट्रान् सराजकान्॥ त्रिभिः शारद्वतं विद्ध्वा रुक्मपुङ्खः शिलाशितैः। चतुर्भिनिजघानाश्वान् नाराचैः कृतवर्मणः॥
English: Filled with great anger and desirous of defeating the Dhartarashtras and their king in that battle, king Yudhishthira struck the son of Sharadvata with three gold winged arrows whetted on stone and next killed with four others the four horses of Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा तु हार्दिक्यमपोवाह यशस्विनम्। अत शारद्वतोऽष्टाभिः प्रत्यविद्ध्यद् युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Then Ashvatthaman carried away the celebrated son of Hridika. Sharadvat's son struck Yudhishthira in return with eight arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा रथान् सप्तशतान् रणे। प्रेषयद् यत्र राजासौ धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Then king Duryodhana sent seven hundred cars to the place where king Yudhishthira was fighting.
Sanskrit: ते रथा रथिभिर्युक्ता मनोमारुतरंहसः। अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे कौन्तेयस्य रथं प्रति॥
English: Those cars, driven by excellent warriors and quick-coursing like the wind or thought, rushed in that battle against the car of Kunti's son.
Sanskrit: ते समन्तान्महाराज परिवार्य युधिष्ठिरम्। अदृश्य सायकैश्चक्रुर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम्॥
English: Encircling Yudhishthira on all sides they made him invisible with their arrows like clouds hiding the sun from the view.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा धर्मराजानं कौरवेयैस्तथा कृतम्। नामृष्यन्त सुसंरब्धाः शिखण्डिप्रमुखा रथाः॥
English: Then Pandava heroes, led by Shikhandin, beholding king Yudhishthira assailed in that way by the Kauravas, were filled with rage and unable to put up with it.
Sanskrit: रथैरश्ववरैर्युक्तैः किङ्किणीजालसंवृतः। आजग्मुरथ रक्षन्तः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Desirous of rescuing Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, they came there on their cars possessed of great speed and adorned with rows of bells.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृते रौद्रः संग्रामः शोणितोदकः। पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः॥ ते दृष्ट्वा
English: Then took place an awful battle, in which blood flowed as water, between the Pandavas and the Kurus, that increased the denizens of Yama's region.
Sanskrit: रथान् सप्तशतान् हत्वा कुरूणामाततायिनाम्। याण्डवाः सह पञ्चालैः पुनरेवाभ्यवारयन्॥
English: Killing those seven hundred hostile carwarriors of the Kuru army, the Pandavas and the Panchalas once more resisted (the whole Kuru ariny).
Sanskrit: तत्र युद्धं महचासीत् तव पुत्रस्य पाण्डवैः। न च तत् तादृशं दृष्टं नैव चापि परिश्रुतम्॥
English: There took place a fierce encounter between your son and the Pandavas. We had never before seen or heard of its like.