pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सेनापतित्वं सम्प्राप्य भारद्वाजो महारथः। मध्ये सर्वस्य सैन्यस्य पुत्रं ते वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: The mighty car-warrior, the of Bharadvaja, having been installed as the commander of the army, said these words to your son, in the very midst of the soldiers. son
Sanskrit: यत् कौरवाणामृषभादापगेयादनन्तरम्। सैनापत्येन यद् राजन् मामद्य कृतवानसि॥
English: “O monarch, in as much as, today you have honoured me with the general-ship of this army, immediately after that foremost of the Kauravas, the son of the river (Ganga).
Sanskrit: सदृशं कर्मणस्तस्य फलं प्राप्नुहि भारत। करोमि कामं कं तेऽद्य प्रवृणीष्व यमिच्छसि॥
English: O Bharata, reap the adequate fruit of that act of yours. What desire of yours shall I fulfill now? Ask whatever boon you may like?"
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा कर्णदुःशासनादिभिः। सम्मत्र्योवाच दुर्धर्षमाचार्य जयतां चार्यं जयतां वरम्॥
English: Thereupon king Duryodhana, accompanied by Karna, Dushasana and others thus spoke to the invincible preceptor, the foremost of all victors.
Sanskrit: ददासि चेद् वरं मह्यं जीवग्राहं युधिष्ठिरम्। गृहीत्वा रथिनां श्रेष्ठं मत्समीपमिहानय॥
English: If you would at all accord me a boon, then having captured that foremost of car-warriors, Yudhishthira alive, do you bring him to me.
Sanskrit: ततः कुरूणामाचार्यः श्रुत्वा पुत्रस्य ते वचः। सेनां प्रहर्षयन् सर्वामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon the preceptor of the Kurus hearing these words of your son, spoke the following words, thereby imparting great delight to the troops.
Sanskrit: धन्यः कुन्तीसुतो राजन यस्य ग्रहणमिच्छसि। न वधार्थं सुदुर्धर्षं वरमद्य प्रयाचसे॥
English: Fortunate is the king, the son of Kunti, whose capture only you desire. O invincible one, you do not ask for any other boon, such as his slaughter.
Sanskrit: किमर्थे च नरव्याघ्र न वधं तस्य काक्षसे। नाशंससि क्रियामेतां मत्तो दुर्योधन ध्रुवम्॥
English: Why, O foremost of men, do you not desire his slaughter? For what reason do you not allude to his death? Surely ODuryodhana, you are not wanting in policy.
Sanskrit: आहोस्विद् धर्मराजस्य द्वेष्टा तस्य न विद्यते। यदीच्छसि त्वं जीवन्तं कुलं रक्षसि चात्मनः॥
English: It is wonderful that the virtuous king Yudhishthira should have none deadly inimical to him. As you desire him to live, either you intend to preserve your own race.
Sanskrit: अथवा भरतश्रेष्ठ निर्जित्य युधि पाण्डवान्। राज्यं सम्प्रति दत्त्वा च सौभ्रात्रं कर्तुमिच्छसि॥
English: Or, O foremost of the Bharatas, having defeated the Pandavas in battle, you desire to re-establish brotherly feelings (with them), by giving them back their kingdom.
Sanskrit: धन्यः कुन्तीसुतो राजा सुजातं चास्य धीमतः। अज्ञातशत्रुता सत्या तस्य यत् स्निह्यते भवान्॥
English: Praised be that king the son of Kunti. The birth of that intelligent one was auspicious. The fact of his being Ajatasatru (having no enemy) is verified today, in as much as even you are affectionate towards him.
Sanskrit: द्रोणेन चैवमुक्तस्य तव पुत्रस्य भारत। सहसा निःसृतो भावो योऽस्य नित्यं हदि स्थितः।।१३
English: ( Bharata, when your son had been thus addressed by Drona, the feeling that was then present in his heart, suddenly round vent.
Sanskrit: नाकारो गृहितुं शक्यो बृहस्पतिसमैरपि। तस्मात्तव सुतो राजन् प्रहृष्टो वाक्यमव्रवीत्॥
English: Even beings like Brihaspati himself cannot suppress the outward manifestations of internal feelings. Therefore, O menarch, your son, transported with joy, spoke these words.
Sanskrit: वधे कुन्तिसुतस्याजौ नाचार्य विजयो मम। हते युधिष्ठिरे पार्था हन्युः सर्वान् हि नो ध्रुवम्॥
English: On the event of the death of the son of Kunti in battle, O preceptor, victory cannot be inine. If Yudhishthira were to be slain, Partha is sure to slay all of us.
Sanskrit: न च शक्या रणे सर्वे निहन्तुममरैरपि। य एव तेषां शेषः स्यात् स एवास्मान् न शेषयेत्॥१६
English: Even the immortals cannot slay all of them in battle; so he that will survive the rest of them is sure to extirpate us all.
Sanskrit: सत्यप्रतिज्ञे त्वानीते पुन तेन निर्जिते। पुनर्यास्यन्त्यख्याय पाण्डवास्तमनुव्रताः॥
English: ever to.. his If Yudhishthira, truthful promises, be brought here alive, he being once more defeated at dice, the Pandavas obedient to him, will again repair to the woods.
Sanskrit: सोऽयं मम जयो व्यक्तं दीर्घकालं भविष्यति। अतो न वधमिच्छामि धर्मराजस्य कर्हिचित्॥
English: In this way, it is obvious, that my victory will endure for a long time. It is for this that I do never desire the death of the virtuous king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: तस्य जिह्ममभिप्रायं ज्ञात्वा द्रोणोऽथतत्त्ववित्। तं वरं सान्तरं तस्मै ददौ संचिन्त्य बुद्धिमान्॥
English: Being apprised of his crooked intentions, Drona of keen intellect and conversant with the science of polity, accorded the boon to him after a little reflection, modifying it thus.
Sanskrit: द्रोण उवाच न चेद् युधिष्ठिरं वीरः पालयत्यर्जुनो युधि। मन्यस्व पाण्डवश्रेष्ठमानीतं वशमात्मनः॥
English: Drona said "If in battle, the heroic Arjuna does not protect king Yudhishthira, then you may already regard the foremost of the Pandavas, brought under your control.
Sanskrit: न हि शक्यो रणे पार्थः सैन्ट्रैर्देवासुरैरपि। प्रत्युद्यातुमतस्तात नैतदामर्षयाम्यहम्॥
English: Even the celestials with Indra at their head and united with the Asuras theinselves, cannot cope with Partha in battle; for this reason, O son, I do not venture to advance against him.
Sanskrit: असंशयं स मे शिष्यो मत्पूर्वश्चास्त्रकर्मणि। तरुणः सुकृतैर्युक्त एकायनगतश्च ह॥
English: No doubt, he is my disciple and I am senior to him in the use of weapons. But he is youthful, blessed with a good fortune and assiduous in (the execution of) his intents.
Sanskrit: अस्त्राणीन्द्राच्च रुद्राच्च भूयः स समवाप्तवान्। अमर्षितश्च ते राजंस्ततो नामर्षयाम्यहम्॥
English: Moreover, he has obtained weapons from Indra and Rudra; besides he has been, O king, incensed by you. It is for these reasons, that I venture not to perform what you ask me to do.
Sanskrit: स चापक्रम्यतां युद्धाद् येनोपायेन शक्यते। अपनीते ततः पार्थे धर्मराजो जितस्त्वया॥
English: Withdraw Arjuna from the battle by what means so ever that can be done. On Partha being removed, the righteous Yudhishthira is as good as vanquished by you.
Sanskrit: ग्रहणे हि जयस्तस्य न वधे पुरुषर्षभ। एतेन चाप्युपायेन ग्रहणं समुपैष्यसि॥
English: O foremost of men, victory depends on his capture and not on the death; and his capture can be brought about by this artifice.
Sanskrit: अहं गृहीत्वा राजानं सत्यधर्मपरायणम्। आनयिष्यामि ते राजन् वशमद्य न संशयः॥
English: I, having seized that king devoted to truth and righteousness, will, O monarch, no doubt, bring him under your control today.
Sanskrit: यदि स्थास्यति संग्रामे मुहूर्तमपि मेऽग्रतः। अपनीते नरव्याघ्र कुन्तीपुत्रे धनंजये॥
English: Provided, he remains even for a moment before me in battle of course, if that foremost of men the son of Kunti Dhananjaya be removed from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: तु न हि शक्यो युधिष्ठिरः। ग्रहीतुं समरे राजन् सेन्ट्रैरपि सुरासुरैः॥
English: But, Oking, before the eyes of Phalguna, Yudhishthira cannot be captured in battle, even by the celestials and the Asuras exerting jointly with Indra at their head.
Sanskrit: फाल्गुनस्य समीपे संजय उवाच सान्तरं तु प्रतिज्ञाते राज्ञो द्रोणेन निग्रहे। गृहीतं तममन्यन्त तव पुत्राः सुबालिशाः॥
English: Sanjaya said When under these circumscription's, Drona had promised the capture of king Yudhishthira, jour greatly-foolish sons regarded the latter as already scized.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवेयेषु साक्षेपं द्रोणं जानाति ते सुतः। तत: प्रतिज्ञास्थर्यार्थं स मन्त्रो बहुलीकृतः॥
English: Your son was perfectly aware of the partiality Drona cherished for the Pandavas; so to make Drona strictly redeem his promise, Duryodhana gave publicity to that counsel.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनेनापि ग्रहणं पाण्डवस्य तत्। सैन्यस्थानेषु सर्वेषु सुघोषितमरिंदम॥
English: Thereafter, O grinder of your foes, Drona's promise regarding the seizure of amongst the eldest of the Pandavas, was proclaimed all his soldiers by Duryodhana himself.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच सान्तरे तु प्रतिज्ञाते राज्ञो द्रोणेन निग्रहे। ततस्ते सैनिकाः श्रुत्वा तं युधिष्ठिरनिग्रहम्॥
English: Sanjaya said When Drona had promised the capture of the king under these limitations your soldiers, hearing of the probable capture of Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: सिंहनादरवांश्चक्रुर्बाहुशब्दांश्च कृत्स्नशः। तच्च सर्वं यथान्यायं धर्मराजेन भारत॥ आप्तैराशु परिज्ञातं भारद्वाजचिकीर्षितम्। ततः सर्वान् समानाय्य भ्रातृनन्यांश्च सर्वशः॥
English: Uttered many loud shouts like the roars of lions, accompanying them with the noise of their (flying) shafts and the sound of their conchs. The virtuous king Yudhishthira, O Bharata, was soon apprised, in detail, of everything regarding the purposes of the son of Bharadvaja, by his trusty emissaries. Thereupon having summoned together all his brothers and the other monarchs of his host.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीद् धर्मराजस्तु धनंजयमिदं वचः। श्रुतं ते पुरुषव्याघ्र द्रोणस्याद्य चिकीर्षितम्॥
English: The very righteous king addressed these words to Dhananjaya-"O foremost of men today you have heard of the design of Drona.
Sanskrit: यथा तन्न भवेत् सत्यं तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् सान्तरं हि प्रतिज्ञातं द्रोणेनामित्रकर्षिणा॥
English: Adopt such course of action, as will prevent the execution of that design. Truc it is that Drona the destroyer of his foes, has pledged his troth with certain limitations.
Sanskrit: तच्चान्तरं महेष्वास त्वयि तेन समाहितम्। स त्वमद्य महाबाहो युध्यस्व मदनन्तरम्॥
English: But those limitations, O mighty warrior, have been all made dependent on you, by him (Drona). Therefore, O mighty-armed one, do you this day fight by my side, so that Duryodhana may not secure the fruition of his desire through the agency of Drona."
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच यथा दुर्योधनः कामं नेमं द्रोणादवाप्नुयात्। यथा मे न वधः कार्य आचार्यस्य कदाचन॥
English: Arjuna said As, the slaughter of my own preceptor can never be perpetrated by me, so, also, O monarch, I can never agree to abandon you.
Sanskrit: तथा तव परित्यागो न मे राजश्चिकीर्षितः। अप्येवं पाण्डव प्राणानुत्सृजेयमहं युधि॥
English: Rather, O son of Pandu, I would give up my life in battle, than be antagonistic to my preceplor, at any tiine.
Sanskrit: प्रतीपो नाहमाचार्ये भवेयं वै कथंचन। तवां निगृह्याहवे राज्यं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽयमिच्छति॥
English: Having captured you in battle, the son of Dhritarashtra, desires to possess the kingdom; but in this world of living beings, he will never obtain the fruition of his desire.
Sanskrit: न स तं जीवलोकेऽस्मिन् कामं प्राप्येत् कथंचन। प्रपतेत् द्यौः सनक्षत्रा पृथिवी शकली भवेत्॥
English: The conclave dome with the stars may drop down; the earth itself may be shattered to pieces; yet Drona will never capture you, so long as I live.
Sanskrit: न त्वां द्रोणो निगृह्णीया ज्जीवमाने मयि ध्रुवम्। यदि तस्यं रणे साह्यं कुरुते वज्रभृत् स्वयम्॥
English: Even if the wielder of the thunderbolt himself or Vishnu accompanied by the celestials, assists him in battle, still, he shall never capture you in battle.
Sanskrit: विष्णुर्वासहितो देवैर्न त्वां प्राप्स्यत्यसौ मृधे। मयि जीवति राजेन्द्र न भयं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: O foremost of monarchs, so long as I am alive, you need not entertain any apprehension from Drona the foremost of all wielders of weapon or any body else.
Sanskrit: द्रोणादस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठात् सर्वशस्त्रभृतामपि। अन्यच्च ब्रूयां राजेन्द्र प्रतिज्ञां मम निश्चलाम्॥
English: Moreover, O foremost of kings, I say that my resolution is decided. I never think of perjuring myself; I never think of my defeat. I never think of keeping the least part, of any vow I may take, unredeemed.
Sanskrit: न स्मराम्यनृतं तावन्न स्मरामि पराजयम्। न स्मरामि प्रतिश्रुत्य किंचिदप्यनृतं कृतम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Thereupon, O monarch, in the camp of the Pandavas, chonchs and drums and Mridangas together with the Anakas, were simultaneously sounded.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च मृदङ्गाश्चानकैः सह। प्रावाद्यन्त महाराज पाण्डवानां निवेशने॥ सिंहनादश्च संजज्ञे पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। धनुातलशब्दश्च गगनस्पृक् सुभैरवः॥
English: There arose also loud shouts, like the roar of lions, uttered by the high-souled Pandavas; and the deafening sound resulting from the twang of their bow-strings and the striking of their palms against their arīns, reached the very skies.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा शङ्खस्य निर्घोषं पाण्डवस्य महौजसः। त्वदीयेष्वप्यनीकेषु वादित्राण्यभिजजिरे॥
English: Hearing that blare of the conchs sounded by the highly-puissant sons of Pandu, your soldiers in their camp struck up various instruments.
Sanskrit: ततो व्यूढान्यनीकानि तव तेषां च भारत। शनैरुपेयुरुयोन्यं योध्यमानानि संयुगे॥
English: Thereafter, O Bharata, your, as well their, divisions were formed into battle-array; and slowly then advanced desirous of encountering one another in battle.
Sanskrit: तत: प्रववृते युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययोरपि॥
English: Then raged a dreadful and hair-stirring battle, between the Pandavas and the Kurus, as also between Drona and the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: यत्नमानाः प्रयत्नेन द्रोणानीकविशातने। न शेकुः सृञ्जया युद्धे तद्धि द्रोणेन पालितम्॥
English: Struggling to the best of their endeavours, to slay the division of Drona, the Srinjayas could not accomplish their purpose, as the divisions were protected by Drona himself.
Sanskrit: तथैव तव पुत्रस्य रथोदाराः प्रहारिणः। न शेकुः पाण्डवीं सेनां पाल्यमानां किरीटिना॥
English: So also the car-warriors of your son's host, skillful in smiting down the enemy could not vanguish the Pandava division led by the diadem-decked Arjuna himself.
Sanskrit: आस्तां ते स्तिमिते सेने रक्ष्यमाणे परस्परम्। सम्प्रसुप्ते यथा नक्तं वनराज्यौ सुपुष्यिते॥
English: Protected by Drona and Arjuna respectively, the two armies, appeared to stand still like two blossoming forests, in the silence of the night.
Sanskrit: ततो रुक्मरथो राजन्नर्केणेव विराजता। वरूथिना विनिष्पत्य व्यचरत् पृतनामुखे॥
English: Then, O monarch, that one (Drona) riding on the golden car like the sun himself in radiance, crushing hosts of the Pandavas, careed at will through its various divisions.
Sanskrit: तमुद्यतं रथेनैकमाशुकारिणमाहवे। अनेकमिव संत्रासान्मेनिरे पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः॥
English: Then the Pandavas and the Srinjayas considered, through fright, that single carwarrior mounted on a swift-moving car and of great activity in battle, as multiplied in to many.
Sanskrit: तेन मुक्ता: शरा घोरा विचेरुः सर्वतोदिशम्। त्रासयन्तो महाराज पाण्डेयस्य वाहिनीम्॥
English: Dreadful shafts shot by him, whizzed in all directions, terrifying, O monarch, the army belonging to the son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: मध्यंदिनमनुप्राप्तो गभस्तिशतसंवृतः। यथा दृश्येत घर्मांशुस्तथा द्रोणोऽप्यदृश्यत॥
English: Drona then appeared like the midday sun burning with a hundred light rays that drew out the perspiration from the body.
Sanskrit: न चैनं पाण्डवेयानां कश्चिच्छक्नोति भारत। वीक्षितुं समरे क्रुद्धं महेन्द्रमिव दानवाः॥
English: O Bharata, as the Danavas were unable to look at the great Indra, so none among ti army of the sons of Pandu, was able to look his wrathful self (Drona) in battle.
Sanskrit: मोहयित्वा ततः सैन्यं भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। धृष्टद्युम्नबलं तूर्णे व्यधमन्निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Then that most puissant son of Bharadvaja, stupefying the whole host, speedily blew of the division of Dhrishtadyumna with his sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: स दिशः सर्वतो रुद्ध्वा संवृत्य खमजिह्मगैः। पार्षतो यत्र तत्रैव ममृदे पाण्डुवाहिनीम्॥
English: Obstructing the points of the compass 2 overspreading the whole welkin with his straight-going shafts, Drona commend crushing the division of the Pandava host, even at the place where the son of Prishata was.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः स पाण्डवानीके जनयन् सुमहद् भयम्। व्यचरत् पृतनां द्रोणो दहन कक्षमिवानलः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then Drona creating great confusion c*! the ranks of the Pandava host, trampled : under foot, like a forest-conflagration burning down trees.
Sanskrit: निद्रहन्तमनीकानि साक्षादग्निमिवोत्थितम्। दृष्ट्वा रुक्मरथं क्रुद्धं समकम्पन्त सृञ्जया:॥
English: The Srinjayas began to tremble with fear, seeing that enraged hero of the golden cam (Drona), consume their division like a raging conflagration.
Sanskrit: सततं कृष्यतः संख्ये धनुषोऽस्याशुकारिणः। जयाघोषः शुश्रुवेऽत्यर्थं विस्फूर्जितमिवाशनेः॥
English: In that battle, they heard the twang of the constantly stretched bow of that warrior of great activity, twang that resembled the rumbling of the thunder.
Sanskrit: रथिनः सादिनश्चैव नागानश्वान् पदातिनः। रौद्रा हस्तवता मुक्ताः सम्मृद्नन्ति स्म सायका॥
English: Terrible shafts shot by that one of great lightness of hands, completely crushed carwarriors and cavalry and clephants horses and infantry.
Sanskrit: नानद्यमानः पर्जन्यः प्रवृद्धः शुचिसंक्षये। अश्मवर्षमिवावर्षत् परेषामावहद् भयम्॥
English: At the expiration of the summer, like the rain-cloud, assisted by the strong gale, showering its contents, Drona, pouring streams of iron-tipped arrows, struck terror into the hearts of his enemies.
Sanskrit: विचरन् स तदा राजन सेनां संक्षोभयन् प्रभुः। वर्धयामास संत्रासं शात्रवाणाममानुषम्॥
English: Then, O king, that puissant one careering through the troops of the enemy and agitating them, aggravated their fears.
Sanskrit: तस्य विद्युदिवाभ्रेषु चापं हेमपरिष्कृतम्। भ्रमद्रथाम्बुदे चास्मिन् दृश्यते स्म पुनः पुनः ॥
English: Like flashes of lightning traversing dense of clouds, his bow of golden effulgence, was repeatedly seen to flash in his whirling car that resembled a mass of cloud itself.
Sanskrit: स वीरः सत्यवान् प्राज्ञो धर्मनित्यः सदा पुनः। युगान्तकालवद् घोरां रोद्रां प्रावर्तयनदीम्॥
English: That hero, ever devoted to truth, endued with intelligence and firm righteousness, then caused a dreadful river with swelling currents, to flow there, that appeared like the one seen at the end of a Yuga.
Sanskrit: अमर्षवेगप्रभवां क्रव्यादगणसंकुलाम्। बलौघैः सर्वत: पूर्णो ध्वजवृक्षापहारिणीम्॥
English: That had its origin in the flow of Dronas wrath; that was infested with numerous masses ever ill carnivorous animals; that was filled with waves consisting of the troops; the ate away the trees (standing on its banks) consisting of heroic warriors.
Sanskrit: शोणितोदां रथावर्ती हस्त्यश्वकृतरोधसम्। कवचोडुपसंयुक्तां मांसपङ्कसमाकुलाम्॥
English: That had blood for its waters, cars, for its eddies, elephants and horses for its banks, armours for its rows of lotuses and flesh for the mire filling its bed.
Sanskrit: मेदोमज्जास्थिसिकतामुष्णीषचयफेनिलाम्। संग्रामजलदापूर्णो प्रासमत्स्यसमाकुलाम्॥
English: That had, fat, marrow and bones, for its beaches and excellent head-gears for its froth; that had the raging encounter for the cloudy canopy over its surface and the split lances for the fishes that abounded in it.
Sanskrit: नरनागाश्वकलिला शरवेगौधवाहिनीम्। शरीरदारुसंघट्टां रथकच्छपसंकुलाम्॥
English: That was inaccessible in conscquence of the corpses of large number of men, elephants and horses; that flew in strong currents constituted by the impetus of the shafts; that had the slain bodies for logs of timber floating on it; that swarmed with tortoises constituted by cars.
Sanskrit: उत्तमाङ्गैः पङ्कजिनी निस्त्रिंशझषसंकुलाम्। रथनागह्रदोपेतां नानाभरणभूषिताम्॥
English: That had heads for pebbles scattered on its banks; that had scimitars for the fishes abounding in it; that had elephants and chariots for its lakes; that was adorned with many ornaments.
Sanskrit: महारथशतावर्ती भूमिरेणूर्मिमालिनीम्। महावीर्यवतां संख्ये सुतरूं भीरुदुस्तराम्॥
English: That had mighty car-warriors for its hundred little whirlpools; that was ornamented with little wavelets constituted by the dust of the earth; that was capable of being crossed over in battle by those endued with great prowess and incapable of being crossed by the cowards.
Sanskrit: शरीरशतसम्बाधां गृध्रकङ्कनिषेविताम्। महारथसहस्राणि नयन्तीं यमसादनम्॥
English: That had heaps of corpses obstructing its navigation; that was haunted by Kankas, and vultures; that carried, by thousand, mighty carwarriors to the regions of Death.
Sanskrit: शूलव्यालसमाकीर्णां प्राणिवाजिनिषेविताम्। छिन्नक्षत्रमहाहंसां मुकुटाण्डजसेविताम्॥
English: That was infested by snakes consisting of the (broken) spears; that abounded in aquatic fowls consisting of living fighters, that had torn umbrellas for its large swans and (fallen) diadems for its smaller birds.
Sanskrit: चक्रकूर्मो गदानकां शरक्षुद्रझषाकुलाम् बकगृध्रसृगालानां घोरसंधैर्निषेविताम्॥
English: That had wheels (or discs) for its turtles and maces for its sharks and arrows for its smaller fishes; that was resorted to by fearful swarms of crows, vultures and jackals.
Sanskrit: निहतान प्राणिनः संख्ये द्रोणेन बलिना रणे। वहन्ती पितृलोकाय शतशो राजसत्तमम्॥
English: And, O foremost of kings, that bore in hundreds to the regions of the ancestral manes, beings slain by the powerful Drona in that battle.
Sanskrit: शरीरशतसम्बाधां केशशैवलशाद्वलाम्। नदी प्रावर्तयद् राजन् भीरूणां भयवर्धिनीम्॥
English: That was choked up with heaps of dead bodies; that had hair for its mosses and weeds. O monarch, such a river Drona caused to flow, that enhanced the apprehension of the cowards.
Sanskrit: तर्जयन्तमनीकानि तानि तानि महारथम्। सर्वतोऽभ्यद्रवन द्रोणं युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाः॥
English: Then all those divisions having Yudhishthira at their head, assaulted on all sides that mighty car-warrior Drona who had been uttering loud shouts.
Sanskrit: तानभिद्रवतः शूरांस्तावका दृढ़विक्रमाः। सर्वतः प्रत्यगृह्णन्त तदभूल्लोमहर्षणम्॥
English: Then all your heroic troops endued with steady prowess received (unflinchingly) that rushing army on all sides, the result was horripilating
Sanskrit: शतमायस्तु शकुनिः सहदेवं समाद्रवत्। सनियन्तृध्वजरथं विव्याध निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Shakuni conversant with hundred kinds of deceitful practices, encountered Sahadeva, piercing the latters charioteer, chariot and flagstaff with sharpened shafts.
Sanskrit: तस्य माद्रीसुतः केतुं धनुः सूतं हयानपि। नातिक्रुद्धः शरैश्छित्त्वा षष्ट्या विव्याध सौबलम्।। २३
English: Thereupon the son of Madri, wrought up with ire, cut down with his arrows, the standard, bow, charioteer and steeds of the son of Subala and then pierced the latter with sixty shafts.
Sanskrit: सौबलस्तु गदां गृह्य प्रचस्कन्द रथोत्तमात्। स तस्य गदया राजन् रथात् सूतमपातयत्॥
English: Thereupon the son of Subala, grasping a mace, jumped down from his best of cars; then with the stroke of his mace, he felled, O king, the driver of Sahadeva, from his chariot.
Sanskrit: ततस्तौ विरथौ राजन् गदाहस्तौ महाबलौ। चिक्रीडतू रणे शूरौ सशृङ्गाविव पर्वतौ॥
English: Then, O monarch, those two heroic mighty warriors deprived of their cars, armed with their clubs, began to roam in the field of battic like two mountains adorned with peaks,
Sanskrit: द्रोणः पाञ्चालराजानं विद्ध्वा दशभिराशुगैः। बहुभिस्तेन चाभ्यस्तस्तं विव्याध ततोऽधिकैः॥
English: Drona, having pierced the king of the Panchalas with ten swift-going (shafts), was in return, pierced by him with many shafts; and he then again pierced the latter with a still larger number of arrows.
Sanskrit: विविंशति भीमसेनो विंशत्या निशितैः शरैः। विद्ध्वा नाकम्पयद् वीरस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥
English: Bhimasena pierced Vivinsati with twenty keen-pointed shafts; but being so pierced, he did not tremble; and that was indeed marvelous.
Sanskrit: विविंशतिस्तु सहसा व्यश्वकेतुशरासनम्। भीमं चक्रे महाराज ततः सैनयान्यपूजयन्॥
English: But O mighty sovereign, Vivinsati suddenly deprived Bhimasena of his horses, standard and bow; and then the troops highly applauded him.
Sanskrit: स तन्न मसृषे वीरः शत्रोर्विक्रममाहवे। ततोऽस्य गदया दान्तान् हयान् सर्वानपातयत्॥
English: But the latter did not tolerate that act of prowess achieved by his adversary in battle; and then with his mace he felled the excellently trajned horses of Vivinsati.
Sanskrit: हताश्वात् सरथाद् राजन् गृह्य चर्म महाबलः। अभ्यायाद् भीमसेनं तु मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम्॥
English: Then like an infuriated clephant rushing at an infuriated rival, the puissant Vivinsati, grasping a buckler, jumped down from his car the steeds of which had been slain and assaulted Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: शल्यस्तु नकुलं वीर: स्वस्त्रीयं प्रियमात्मनः। विव्याध प्रहसन् बाणैालयन् कोपयन्निव॥
English: The heroic Shalya, pierced, smilingly, his own dear nephew Nakula, as if in dalliance, with arrows, in order to excite the latter's Wrath.
Sanskrit: तस्याश्वानातपत्रं च ध्वजं सूतमथो धनुः। निपात्य नकुलः संख्ये शङ्ख दध्मौ प्रतापवान्॥
English: But the mighty Nakula, cutting dowii, in the battle, Shalya's steeds, umbrella, standard, charioteer and bow, blew his conch.