pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: जग्मुर्वैकर्तनं कर्णं राक्षसांश्चैव तान् रणे। अथ पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः शरैराशीविषोपमैः॥
English: Assailed Karna and the inferior Rakshasas. Then with shafts shot from full drawn bows and resembling snakes of virulent poison.
Sanskrit: धनुश्चिच्छेद भीमस्य राक्षसेन्द्रः प्रतापवान्। हयांश्चास्य शितैर्बाणैः सारथिं च महाबलः॥
English: The highly puissant prince of the Rakshasas cut-off Bhima's bow. The again that mighty hero, with sharp arrows, slew Bhima's steeds and charioteer.
Sanskrit: जघान मिषतः संख्ये भीमसेनस्य राक्षसः। सोऽवतीर्य रथोपस्थाद्धताश्वो हतसारथिः॥
English: Even, O Bharata, before the very eyes of Bhima himself. Then deprived of his horses and charioteer Bhima, jumping down from his chariot.
Sanskrit: तस्मै गुर्वी गदां धोरां विनदन्नुत्ससर्ज ह। ततस्तां भीमनि?षामापतन्तीं महागदाम्॥
English: Hurled a heavy and dreadful mace at the Rakshasa, uttering a fierce roar. Then as that mighty mace a fierce roar was flying towards him.
Sanskrit: गदया राक्षसो घोरो निजघान ननाद च। तद् दृष्ट्वा राक्षसेन्द्रस्य घोरं कर्म भयावहम्॥
English: The fearful Rakshasa broke it down with his own mace and then uttered a terrible roar. The beholding that fearful and awe-inspiring feat achieved by the prince.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनः प्रहृष्टात्मा गदामाशु परामृशत्। तयोः समभवद् युद्धं तुमुलं नररक्षसोः॥
English: Bhima, filled with joy, grasped another fierce mace. Thereupon a terrible encounter raged between the Rakshasas and men.
Sanskrit: गदानिपातसंह्रादैर्भुवं कम्पयतोम॑शम्। गदाविमुक्तौ तौ भूयः समासाद्येतरेतरम्॥
English: Causing the earth to tremble repeatedly with the fall of their maces. Then again throwing aside their maces and bearing each other.
Sanskrit: मुष्टिभिर्वज्रसह्रादैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः। रथचक्रैर्युगैरक्षैरधिष्ठानैरुपस्करैः॥
English: They began to strike each other with their fists emitting a sound like that of the thunder, With car wheels and axle and Akshas and Adisthanas and Upskaras.
Sanskrit: यथासन्नमुपादाय निजघ्नतुरमर्षणौ। तौ विक्षरन्तौ रुधिरं समासाद्येतरेतरम्॥
English: Whatever things they could then get, with that they rushed furiously against one another shedding blood profusely and encounter each other.
Sanskrit: मत्ताविव महानागौ चकृषाते पुनः पुनः। तदपश्यद्धषीकेशः पाण्डवानां हिते रतः। स भीमसेनरक्षार्थं हैडिम्बि पर्यचोदयत्॥
English: They began to drag each other like two infuriate elephants. Then Hrishikesha, ever devoted to the welfare of the Pandavas, beholding the combat (between Bhima and Alayudha) urged Hidimva's son to the rescue of his father.
Sanskrit: संदृश्य समरे भीमं रक्षसा ग्रस्तमन्तिकात्। वासुदेवोऽब्रवीद् राजन् घटोत्कचमिदं वचः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then beholding Bhima hard pressed in battle by the Rakshasa Vasudeva's approaching Ghatotkacha said these words to him.
Sanskrit: पश्य भीमं महाबाहो रक्षसा ग्रस्तमाहवे। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तव चैव महाद्युते॥
English: O mighty armed one, behold Bhima as if devoured by the Rakshasa in battle, before the eyes of all troops and before those of yours, O highly effulgent one.
Sanskrit: ॥ स कर्णं त्वं समुत्सृज्य राक्षसेन्द्रमलायुधम्। जहि क्षिप्रं महाबाहो पश्चात् कर्णं वधिष्यसि॥
English: Therefore for a time leaving alone Karna, do you quickly slay Alayudha that foremost of the Rakshasas, O mighty armed one, after which you shall slay Karna.”
Sanskrit: स वार्ष्णेयवचः श्रुत्वा कर्णमुत्सृज्य वीर्यवान्। युयुधे राक्षसेन्द्रेण वकभ्रावा घटोत्कचः॥
English: Then hearing the words of that one of Vrishni race and leaving Karna alone for a while, the highly puissant Ghatotkacha, that brother of Vaka, fought with that prince of the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: तयोः सुतुमलं युद्धं बभूव निशि रक्षसोः। अलायुधस्य चैवाग्रं हैडिम्बेश्चापि भारत॥
English: In that night the battle, that raged between the Rakshasa Alayudha and the son of Hidimba, was fierce and confused to the extreme.
Sanskrit: अलायुधस्य योधांश्च राक्षसान् भीमदर्शनान्। वेगेनापततः शूरान् प्रगृहीतशरासनान्॥ आत्तायुधः सुसंक्रुद्धो युयुधानो महारथः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च चिच्छिदुर्निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Meanwhile the mighty car-warriors Yuyudhana, Nakula and Sahadeva began to pierce with keen shafts the warriors of Alayudha, viz., those grim looking heroic Rakshasas, who, wielding there bows, were rushing impetuously against them.
Sanskrit: सर्वांश्च समरे राजन् किरीटी क्षत्रियर्षभान्। परिचिक्षेप बीभत्सुः सर्वतः प्रकिरछरान्॥
English: The diadem-decked Vibhatsu, O monarch, in that battle, discharging arrows on all sides, began to overthrow many foremost of Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: कर्णश्च समरे राजन् व्यद्रावयत् पार्थिवान्। धृष्टद्युम्निशिखण्ड्यादीन् पञ्चालानां महारथान्॥
English: Similarly, O king, Karna caused many kings of fly away-including Dhristadyumna, Shikhandin and other mighty car-warriors of the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: तान् वध्यमानान् दृष्ट्वाथ भीमो भीमपराक्रमः। अभ्ययात् त्वरित: कर्णं विशिखान् प्रकिरन् रणे॥
English: Beholding them thus slaughtered and wounded Bhimasena, of terrible prowess, quickly rushed against Karna shooting sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: ततस्तेऽप्याययुर्हत्वा राक्षसान् यत्र सूतजः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च सात्यकिश्च महारथः॥
English: Then those warriors, viz., Nakula, Sahadeva and the mighty car-warrior, Satyaki, also came to the spot where Suta's son was, having slain many Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: ते कर्णं योधयामासुः पञ्चाला द्रोणमेव तु। अलायुधस्तु संक्रुद्धो घटोत्कचमरिंदमम्। परिघेणातिकायेन ताड्यामास मूर्धनि॥ स तु तेन प्रहारेण भैमसेनिर्महाबलः।
English: These then fought with Karna and the Panchalas fought with Drona. Meanwhile. Alayudha, excited with rage, began to strike that subduer of enemies, viz., Ghatotkacha on the head with a huge bludgeon. In consequence of that stroke the highly puissant son of Bhima.
Sanskrit: ईषन्मूर्छितमात्मानमस्तम्भयत वीर्यवान्॥ ततो दीप्ताग्निसंकाशां शतघण्टामलंकृताम्। चिक्षेप तस्मै समरे गदां काञ्चन भूषिताम्॥ सा हयांश्च रथं चास्य सारथिं च महास्वना। चूर्णयामास वेगेन विसृष्टा भीमकर्मणा॥ स भग्नहयचक्राक्षाद् विशीर्णध्वजकूबरात्। उत्पपात रथात् तूर्णं मायामास्थाय राक्षसीम्॥ स समास्थाय मायां तु ववर्ष रुधिरं बहु।
English: Squatted down, overwhelmed with a partial swoon. Thereafter he hurled at Alayudha a mace, looking like a blazing flame of fire, decked with a hundred bells and adorned with gold. Hurled forcibly by that one of fierce achievements, that mace crushed into pieces the horses, the driver and the loudly rattling chariots of Alayudha. Then betaking to his illusive prowess the latter then jumped down from his car of which the horses, the wheels Akshas and standard and Kurara had all been shattered. Then through his illusive powers he showered a copious downpour of blood on the field.
Sanskrit: विद्युद्विभाजितं चासीत् तुमुलाभ्राकुलं नभः॥ ततो वज्रनिपाताश्च साशनिस्तनयित्नवः।
English: Then sky the appeared to be over-spread with darts, masses of clouds with flashes of lightning. A thunder storm then made its appearance accompanied by rumble of clouds and claps of thunder.
Sanskrit: महांश्चटचटाशब्दस्तत्रासीच महाहवे॥ तां प्रेक्ष्य महतीं मायां राक्षसो राक्षसस्य च।
English: Loud clapping sounds were also then heard in that combat. beholding that illusion created by the Rakshasa Alayudha, the cannibal Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वमुत्पत्य हैडिम्बिस्तां मायां माययावधीत्॥ सोऽभिवीक्ष्य हतां मायां मायावी माययैव हि।
English: Soaring high, destroyed it by his own illusive power. Possessed of potent illusive powers Alayudha then seeing his own illusions nullified by those of his adversary.
Sanskrit: अश्मवर्षं सुतुमलं विससर्ज घटोत्कचे॥ अश्मवर्षं स तं घोरं शरवर्षेण वीर्यवान्। दिक्षु विध्वंसयामास तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥ ततो नानाप्रहरणैरन्योन्यमभिवर्षताम्।
English: Began to pour a heavy downpour of stones on Ghatotkacha. That terrible shower of stones, the brave Ghatotkacha baffled by means of a shower of arrows. They then poured on each other diverse weapons.
Sanskrit: आयसैः परिघैः शूलैर्गदामुसलमुद्गरैः॥ पिनाकैः करवालैश्च तोमरप्रासकम्पनैः। नाराचैर्निशितैर्भल्लैः शरैश्चकैः परश्वधैः। अयोगुडैर्भिन्दिपालैगोंशीर्षोलूखलैरपि॥
English: Such as iron bludgeons, lances, maces sharp clubs, mallets, tridents, sabres, spears, long and small, kampanas, keen shafts, both long and broad-headed and arrows and discuses and battle axes and Ayagudas and sharp arrows and weapons with heads like those of kine, Ulukhalas.
Sanskrit: उत्पाटितैर्महाशाखैर्विविधैर्जगतीसहैः। शंमीपीलुकदम्बैश्च चम्पकैश्चैव भारत॥ इनुदैर्बदरीभिश्च कोविदारैश्च पुष्पितैः। पलाशैश्चारिमेदैश्च प्लक्षन्यग्रोधपिप्पलैः॥ महद्भिः समरे तस्मिन्नन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः। विपुलैः पर्वतायैश्च नानाधातुभिराचितैः॥
English: And they then struck each other tearing up many kinds of large branched trees, such as Sami, Pilu, Karira, Champaka and O Bharata, Juguda, Vadari, blossoming Kovidara, Plaksha, Arimedhas, Palasha and the Camian, the Peepul, as also with numerous crests of mountains decked with various kinds of metals.
Sanskrit: तेषां शब्दो महानासीद् वज्राणां भिद्यतामिव। युद्धं समभवद् घोरं भैम्यलायुधयोर्नृप॥
English: The clash, produced by those trees and mountain crest, became as loud as the sound of the roaring thunder. Indeed the battle, that then raged between Alayudha and Bhima's son was, O monarch, fierce in the extreme.
Sanskrit: हरीन्द्रयोर्यथा राजन् वालिसुग्रीवयोः पुरा। तौ युद्धवा विविधैोरैरायुधैर्विशिखैस्तथा। प्रगृह्य च शितौ खगावन्योन्यमभिपेततुः॥ तावन्योन्यमभिद्रुत्य केशेषु सुमहाबलौ। भुजाभ्यां पर्यगृह्णीतां महाकायौ महाबलौ॥
English: Like that which took place in the days of yore between the two monkey chiefs Bali and Sugriva. They wounded each other with shafts and various other kinds of weapois as also with keen-edged swords. Then those two might Rakshasas, rushing against each other, caught hold of each other by the hair.
Sanskrit: तौ स्विन्नगात्रौ प्रस्वेदं सुनुवाते जनाधिप। रुधिरं च महाकायावतिवृष्टाविवाम्बुदौ॥
English: And those two huge warriors, covered with numerous wounds on their bodies and blood and perspiration trickling down, appeared beautiful like two mighty masses of clouds pouring rain.
Sanskrit: अथाभिपत्य वेगेन समुद्धाम्य च राक्षसम्। बलेनाक्षिप्य हैडिम्बिश्चकर्तास्य शिरो महत्॥
English: Then rushing with great violence and whirling the Rakshasa on high and dashing him down again, Hidimba's son cut-off the large head of his adversary.
Sanskrit: सोऽपहत्य शिरस्तस्य कुण्डलाभ्यां विभूषितम्। तदा सुतुमुल नादं ननाद सुमहाबलः॥
English: Then holding that had graced with a pair of ear-rings, the puissant Ghatotkacha uttered a terrific roar.
Sanskrit: हतं दृष्ट्वा महाकायं वकज्ञातिमरिंदमम्। पञ्चालाः पाण्डवाश्चैव सिंहनादान् विनेदिरे॥
English: Beholding the huge-bodied brother of Vaka, that subduer of foes, slain, the Panchalas and the Pandavas uttered tremendous warcries.
Sanskrit: ततो भेरीसहस्राणि शङ्खानामयुतानि च। अवादयन् पाण्डवेया राक्षसे निहते युधि॥
English: Thereupon on the fall of that Rakshasa the Pandava troops struck up thousands of drums and ten thousand conches.
Sanskrit: अतीव सा निशा तेषां बभूव विजयावहा। विद्योतमाना विबभौ समन्ताद् दीपमालिनी॥
English: That night then exclusively brought victory to the Pandavas; echoing with the sound of musical instruments and illumined with torches it then appeared highly beautiful.
Sanskrit: अलायुधस्य तु शिरो भैमसेनिर्महाबलः। दुर्योधनस्य प्रमुखे चिक्षेप गतचेतसः॥
English: Then the highly puissant son of Bhima threw that head of Alayudha at he face of Duryodhana who was then rendered insensible.
Sanskrit: अथ दुर्योधनो राजा दृष्ट्वा हतमलायुधम्। बभूव परमोद्विग्नः सह सैन्येन भारत॥
English: Thereupon Duryodhana, beholding the heroic Alayudha slain, became filled with great anxiety together with all his troops.
Sanskrit: तेन ह्यस्य प्रतिज्ञातं भीमसेनमहं युधि। हन्तेति स्वयमागम्य स्मरता वैरमुत्तमम्॥
English: Alayudha, having come to Duryodhana out of his own accord, recollecting his old enmity, has said to the latter, that he would slay Bhima.
Sanskrit: ध्रुवं स तेन हन्तव्य इत्यमन्यत पार्थिवः। जीवितं चिरकालं हि भ्रातृणां चाप्यमन्यत॥
English: The Kuru king had considered the slaughter of Bhima to be certain and had considered the length of the days of his brother also to be measured.
Sanskrit: स तं दृष्ट्वा विनिहतं भीमसेनात्मजेन वै। प्रतिज्ञा भीमसेनस्य पूर्णामेवाभ्यमन्यत॥
English: Then beholding that Alayudha (on whom all his hopes rested) slain by the son of Bhimasena, Duryodhana considered Bhima's vow (about the slaughter of himself and his brothers) to be already fulfilled.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच निहत्यालायुधं रक्षः प्रहृष्टात्मा घटोत्कचः। ननाद विविधान् नादान् वाहिन्याः प्रमुखे तव॥
English: Sanjaya said Having slain the Rakshasa Alayudha Ghatotkacha was greatly delighted; and then standing at the very van of the troops he began to utter diverse kinds of roars.
Sanskrit: तस्य तं तुमुलं शब्दं श्रुत्वा कुञ्जरकम्पनम्। तावकानां महाराज भयमासीत् सुदारुणम्॥
English: Those loud roars of his, capable of his making an elephant tremble, entering into the car of troops, struck a great panic to their hearts, O mighty monarch.
Sanskrit: अलायुधविषक्तं तु भैमसेनि महाबलम्। दृष्ट्वा कर्णो महाबाहुः पञ्चालान् समुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Meanwhile the mighty-armed Karna, beholding the highly puissant son of Bhima engaged with Alayudha, rushed against the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: दशभिर्दशभिर्बाणैर्वृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनौ। दृढः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैर्बिभेद नतपर्वभिः॥
English: He proceeded against Dhristadyumna and Sikhandin, each with ten strong and straight shafts, shot from his bow drawn to its fullest stretch.
Sanskrit: ततः परमनाराचैर्युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ। सात्यकिं च रथोदारं कम्पयामास मार्गणैः॥
English: Thereafter with a group of other arrows, consisting of Narachas, & c., the son of Suta caused Yudhamanyu, Uttamanjas and the mighty car-warrior Satyaki to tremble.
Sanskrit: तेषामप्यस्यतां संख्ये सर्वेषां सव्यदक्षिणम्। मण्डलान्येव चापानि व्यदृश्यन्त जनाधिप॥
English: The bows of all those warriors also, O king, engaged in shooting shafts right and left, were also seen incessantly to be deawn in a circle.
Sanskrit: तेषां ज्यातलनिर्घोषो रथनेमिस्वनश्च ह। मेघानामिव धर्मान्ते बभूव तुमुलो निशि॥
English: In that night the sound of their palms and the twang of their bow-strings and the clatter of their car-wheels were so loud as to resemble and rumble of cloud at the end of summer.
Sanskrit: ज्यानेमिघोषस्तनयित्नुमान् वै धनुस्तडिन्मण्डलकेतुशृङ्गः शरोघवर्षाकुलवृष्टिमांश्च संग्राममेघः च बभूव राजन्॥
English: Then, O monarch, that battle appeared to be a cloud of which the sound of car-clatter and bow-twang consisted the roar of thunder; the bows of warriors its flashes and showers of arrows it torrents of rain.
Sanskrit: तदद्भुतं शैल इवाप्रकम्पो वर्षं महाशैलसमानसारः। विध्वंसयामास रणे नरेन्द्र वैकर्तनः शत्रुगणावमर्दी॥
English: O foremost of kings, then Vikartana's son Karna, that crusher of his foes, immovable like a hill and equal to a hill in personal proportions, destroyed that wonderful shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: ततोऽतुलैर्वज्रनिपातकल्पैः शितैः शरैः काञ्चनचित्रपुङ्खः। शत्रून् व्यपोहत् समरे महात्मा वैकर्तनः पुत्रहिते रतस्ते॥
English: Then Vikartana's son, high-souled, ever devoted to the interests of your sons, began to slay his adversaries in that battle, with Tomaras, which, in their fall, resembled the thunder-bolt and also with sharp arrows furnished with variegated wings of gold.
Sanskrit: संछिन्नभिन्नध्वजिनश्च केचित् केचिच्छरैरर्दितभिन्नदेहाः। केचिद् विसूता विहयाश्च केचिद् वैकर्तनेनाशु कृता बभूवुः॥
English: Some (of the enemy's host) then had their standards broken and torn; some had their bodies torn and mangled with sharp arrows. Some were deprived of their charioteers, some of their horses and some were soon maimed by Vikartana's son.
Sanskrit: अविन्दमानास्त्वथ शर्म संख्ये यौधिष्ठिरं तं बलमभ्यपद्यन्। तान् प्रेक्ष्य भग्नान् विमुखोकृतांश्च घटोत्कचो रोषमतीव चक्रे॥
English: Getting no refuge, the Panchala host then fell back upon the division of Yudhishthira. Beholding these troops broken and compelled to turn away, Ghatotkacha then became excited to the highest pitch of fury.
Sanskrit: आस्थाय तं काञ्चनरत्नचित्रं रथोत्तमं सिंहवत् संननादा वैकर्तनं कर्णमुपेत्य चापि विव्याध वज्रप्रतिमैः पृषत्कैः॥
English: Then mounting on his excellent car adorned with gold and gems, he began to roar like a lion. Thereafter approaching Vikartana's son Karna he pierced him with arrows resembling the bolt of Heaven itself,
Sanskrit: तौ कर्णिनाराचशिलीमुखैश्च नालीकदण्डासनवत्सदन्तैः। वराहकर्णैः सविपाठशृङ्गैः क्षुरप्रवर्धेश्च विनेदतुः खम्॥
English: They both then covered the welkin with showers of barbed arrows, Narachas, Silimukhas, Nalikas, Dandas, Asanis. Vatsyadantas, Varahakarnas and broad-headed and razor-faced arrows and shafts pointed like horns.
Sanskrit: तद् बाणधारावृतमन्तरिक्षं तिर्यग्गताभिः समरे रराज। सुवर्णपुङ्खज्वलितप्रभाभि विचित्रपुष्पाभिरिव स्रजाभिः॥
English: The welkin then, shrouded with that arrowy shower, appeared in consequence of these gold-winged shafts of burning effulgence flying straight through it, as if hung with festoons of beautiful flowers.
Sanskrit: समाहितावप्रतिमप्रभावा वन्योन्यमाजघ्नतुरुत्तमास्त्रैः। तयोर्हि वीरोत्तमयोर्न कश्चिद् ददर्श तस्मिन् समरे विशेषम्॥
English: Of unequaled splendour, they both were each other's match and they then wounded each other with excellent weapons. None could then find any superiority of either of those two excellent heroes.
Sanskrit: अतीव तचित्रमतुल्यरूपं बभूव युद्धं रविभीमसून्चोः। समाकुलं शस्रनिपातघोरं दिवीव रावशुमतोः प्रमत्तम्॥
English: The battle, that was thus fought between the sons of Surya and Bhima and in which showers of arrows were discharged, looked highly charming and presented almost of unequaled aspect like what is seen in the fierce encounter between Rahu and the sun in the heavens.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच घटोत्कचं यदा कर्णो न विशेषयते नृप। ततः प्रादुश्चकारोग्रमस्रमस्रविदां वरः॥
English: Sanjaya said When, o king, Ghatotkacha, that foremost of all wielders of weapons, found that could get no advantage over Karna he invoked into existence an exceedingly fierce weapon.
Sanskrit: तेनास्रेणावधीत् तस्य रथं सहयसारथिम्। विस्थश्चापि हैडिम्बिः क्षिप्रमन्तरधीयत॥
English: Then with that weapon having at first slain Karna's steed, the Rakshasa next destroyed his driver. And then the son of Hidimba quickly rendered himself invisible even then and there,
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तस्मिन्नन्तर्हिते तूर्णं कूटयोधिनि राक्षसे मामकैः प्रतिपन्नं यत् तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said When that Rakshasa, after fighting by underhand measures, had thus disappeared, O Sanjaya, describe to me what befell my troops then.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अन्तर्हितं राक्षसेन्द्रं विदित्वा सम्प्राक्रोशन् कुरवः सर्व एव। कथं नायं राक्षस: कूटयोधि हन्यात् कर्णं समरेऽदृश्यमानः॥
English: Sanjaya said Then beholding the Rakshasa disappear, all the Kurus then exclaimed aloud Saying-"Appearing next to view, the Rakshasa, fighting by underhand means, will certainly slay Karna.”
Sanskrit: ततः कर्णो लघुचित्रानयोधी सर्वा दिशः प्रावृणोद् बाणजालैः। न वै किञ्चत् प्रापतत् तत्र भूतं तमोभूते सायकैरन्तरिक्षे॥
English: Thereupon Karna, who was endued with extreme lightness in the use of diverse weapons, covered all the points of the compass with bis arrowy net-work. Then in consequence of the welkin being darkened by those showers of arrows, no creature could be seen distinguished.
Sanskrit: नैवाददानो न च संदधाना न चेषुधीः स्पृश्यमानः कराग्रैः। अदृश्यद् वै लाघवात् सूतपुत्रः सर्वं बाणैश्छादयानोऽन्तरिक्षम्॥
English: So great was the lightness of hand displayed by the son of Suta that nobody could then mark when the touched his quiver with his fingers, when he placed his arrows on the bowstring and when he aimed and let them off. The whole welkin was then darkened with his shafts.
Sanskrit: ततो मायां दारुणामन्तरिक्षे घोरा भीमा विहितां राक्षसेन। अपश्याम लोहिताभ्रप्रकाशा देदीप्यन्तीमग्निशिखामिवोग्राम्॥
English: Then a fierce and dreadful illusion was invoked into existence in the welkin by the Rakshasa. We then beheld in the sky what appeared to be amass of red cloud resembling the terrible flames of a raging fire.
Sanskrit: नुल्काश्चापि ज्वलिताः कौरवेन्द्र। घोषश्चास्याः प्रादुरासीत् सुघोरः सहस्रशो नदतां दुन्दुभीनाम्॥
English: O ruler of the Kurus, then from that cloud were seen to issue out flashes of lightning and burning flame-beams. Tremendous roars also issued therefrom, resembling the din of thousands of drums beaten simultaneously.
Sanskrit: ततः शराः प्रापतन् रुक्मपुङ्खाः शक्त्यष्टिप्रासमुसलान्यायुधानि। परश्वधास्तैलधौताश्च खगाः। प्रदीप्तानास्तोमराः पट्टिशाश्च॥
English: From it also fell many gold-winged shafts, spears, javelins, heavy clubs and such other weapons, as also battle-axes, swords cleansed with oil and axes of blazing edges and darts.
Sanskrit: मयूखिनः परिघा लोहबद्धा गदाश्चित्राः शितधाराश्च शूलाः। गुयॊ गदा हेमपट्टावनद्धाः शतघ्यश्च प्रादुरासन् समन्तात्॥
English: And spiked bludgeons pouring shinning rays, charming maces made of iron, long lances of keen points, heavy maces adorned with gold and entwined with strings and Shataghnis all around.
Sanskrit: महाशिलाश्चापतस्तत्र तव सहस्रशः साशनयश्च वज्राः। चक्राणि चानेकशतक्षुराणि प्रादुर्बभूवुर्खलनप्रभाणि॥
English: Large stones drooped from it and thousands of thunderbolts with loud clap and hundreds of wheels and razors of the effulgence of fire.
Sanskrit: तां शक्तिपाषाणपरश्वधानां प्रासासिवज्राशनिमुद्गराणाम्। वृष्टिं विशालां ज्वलितां पतन्तीं कर्णः शरौधैर्न शशाक हन्तुम्॥
English: Shooting countless arrows Karna then failed to destroy that thick and blazing shower of lances, swords, clubs, mallets, thunderbolts Asains and axes.
Sanskrit: शराहतानां पततां हयानां वज्राहतानां च तथा गजानाम्। शिलाहतानां च महारथानां महान् निनादः पततां बभूव॥
English: Then a tremendous uproar was caused there as horse fell struck with arrows, elephants came down being crushed with thunderbolts and car-warriors fell deprived of life by other weapons.
Sanskrit: र्घटोत्कचेनाभिहतं समन्तात्। दौर्योधनं वै बलमार्तरूप मावर्तमानं ददृशे भ्रमत् तत्॥
English: Afflicted all around with the fall of dreadful weapons of various kinds discharged by Ghatotkacha and army of Duryodhana, in great distress, were seen to move helplessly on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: हाहाकृतं सम्परिवर्तमान संलीयमानं च विषण्णरूपम्। ते त्वार्यभावात् पुरुषप्रवीराः पराङ्मुखा नो बभूवुस्तदानीम्॥
English: Cries of Alas and Oh then arose there; and the warriors with their cheerless expression indicted as if they were on the verge of ruin. But those foremost of men, inspired as they were with honorable sentiments, did not then leave the field with faces turned round.
Sanskrit: तां राक्षसी भीमरूपां सुघोरां वृष्टिं महाशस्रमयी पतन्तीम्। दृष्ट्वा बलौघांश्च निपात्यमानान् महद् भयं तव पुत्रान् विवेश॥
English: Then beholding that immensely terrible and awful shower of weapons invoked into existence by the illusive energy of the Rakshasa and seeing their own troops felled incessantly by it, your sons were seized with a great panic.
Sanskrit: शिवाश्च वैश्वानरदीप्तजिह्वाः सुभीमनादाः शतशा नदन्तीः। रक्षोगणान् नर्दतश्चापि वीक्ष्य नरेन्द्र योधा व्यथिता बभूवुः॥
English: Jackals having tongues like the leaping flames of fire began to utter fierce howls by hundreds; the Rakshasa also uttered fierce yells. Hearing these disagreeable sounds, O king, your troops were greatly afflicted.
Sanskrit: ते दीप्तजिह्वानलतीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रा विभीषणाः शैलनिकाशकायाः। नभोगताः शक्तिविषक्तहस्ता मेघा व्यमुञ्चन्निव वृष्टिमुग्राम्॥
English: Those fierce Rakshasas having fiery tongues, blazing countenances and sharp teeth and forms huge as mountains, car-reering through the sky with lances in grasp, appeared like clouds pouring torrents of rain.
Sanskrit: र्गदाभिरुग्रैः परिघैश्च दीप्तैः। वजैः पिनाकैरशनिप्रहारैः शतनिचक्रैर्मथिताश्च पेतुः॥ सैन्यं
English: Wounded and crushed with those dreadful arrows, spears, darts, maces, spiked bludgeons of great lustre, thunder-bolts, trident, Asanis, wheels and Shataghnis, the Kaurava troops began to fall down.
Sanskrit: शूला भुशुण्ड्योऽश्मगुडाः शतघ्न्यः स्थूणाश्च कार्णायसपट्टनद्धाः। तेऽवाकिरंस्तव पुत्रस्य ततो रौद्रं कश्मलं प्रादुरासीत्॥
English: The Rakshasas then went on pouring upon the warriors of your sons long spears and treacle and Shataghnis and Sthunas made of steel and covered with strings of jute and all the combatants became confounded.
Sanskrit: विकीर्णान्त्रा विहतैरुत्तमाङ्गैः सम्भग्नाङ्गाः शिश्यिरे तत्र शूराः। छिन्ना हयाः कुञ्जराश्चापि भग्नाः संचूर्णिताश्चैव रथाः शिलाभिः॥
English: heroic warriors with weapons broken or falling off from their gasp or deprived of heads or with maimed limbs, began to fall down on the field. Then steeds and elephants and chariots were also crushed to pieces by the shower of stones.