pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच हन्त पृच्छामि तस्मात् त्वां पितामह नमोऽस्तु ते। वधोपायं ब्रवीहि त्वमात्मनः समरे परैः॥
English: Yudhishthira said O grandfather, I bow to you. I ask you, tell us how your death might be caused by your enemy.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच न स्म तं तात पश्यामि समरे यो जयेत माम्। न तावन्मृत्युकालोऽपि पुनरागमनं कुरु॥
English: Bhishma said O sire, I do not find the man who can defeat me in battle. The time for my death is not yet come. (On some future occasion) come to me.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततो युधिष्ठिरो वाक्यं भीष्मस्य कुरुनन्दन। शिरसा प्रतिजग्राह भूयस्तमभिवाद्य च॥
English: Sanjaya said O descendant of Kuru, Yudhishthira then once more saluted him and accepted his words with bent head.
Sanskrit: प्रायात् पुनर्महाबाहुराचार्यस्य रथं प्रति। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां मध्येन भ्रातृभिः सह॥
English: That mighty-armed hero surrounded by his brother then went towards the chariot of the preceptor (Drona) through the fines of soldiers who all looked at him.
Sanskrit: स द्रोणमभिवाद्याथ कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम्। उवाच राजा दुर्धर्षमात्मनिःश्रेयसं वचः॥
English: Then bowing down to Drona and walking round him, he spoke these words to that invincible hero, words beneficial to him.
Sanskrit: आमन्त्रये त्वां भगवन् योत्स्ये विगतकल्मषः। कथं जये रिपून् सर्वाननुज्ञातस्त्वया द्विज॥
English: Yudhishthira said "O invincible hero, I ask you, (tell me) how I may fight without incurring any sin, and how, O Brahmana, with your permission I may vanquish all my enemies".
Sanskrit: द्रोण उवाच यदि मां नाभिगच्छेया युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः। शपेयं त्वां महाराज पराभावाय सर्वशः॥
English: Drona said O king, if having resolved to fight, you filled to have come to me, I would have cursed you for bringing about your defeat.
Sanskrit: तद् युधिष्ठिर तुष्टोऽस्मि पूजितश्च त्वयाऽनघ। अनुजानामि युध्यस्व विजयं समवाप्नुहि॥
English: O Yudhishthira, O sinless one, I am now pleased and honoured by you. I give you permission. Fight and win victory.
Sanskrit: करवाणि च ते कामं ब्रूहि त्वमभिकाक्षितम्। एवंगते महाराज युद्धादन्यत् किमिच्छसि॥
English: I shall also fulfill your desire. Tell me what you have to say. Battle excepted tell me what you desire to get.
Sanskrit: अर्थस्य पुरुषोदासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित्। इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्यर्थेन कौरवैः॥
English: A man is the slave of wealth, but wealth is the slave of none. O king, this is a great truth. I am bound to the Kurus by their wealth.
Sanskrit: ब्रवीम्येतत् क्लीववत् त्वां युद्धादन्यत् किमिच्छसि। योत्स्येऽहं कौरवस्यार्थे तवाशास्यो जयो मया॥ जपमाशास्व ब्रह्मन् मन्त्रयस्व च यद्धितम्। युद्ध्यस्व कौरवस्यार्थे वर एष वृतो मया॥
English: It is for this like a cunuch I am telling you the following-“Battle excepted what do you wish to get” I shall fight on behalf of the Kurus; but I shall pray for your victory. O Brahmana, pray for my victory and advise me what is good to me. Fight for the Kurus. This is the boon I ask from you.
Sanskrit: मे द्रोण उवाच ध्रुवस्ते विजयो राजन् यस्य मन्त्री हरिस्तव। अहं त्वामभिजानामि रणे शत्रून् विमोक्ष्यसे॥
English: Yudhishthira said O king, victory is certain to you-who have Krishna as your counselor. I wish that you will defeat your enemy in this battle.
Sanskrit: यतो धर्मस्ततः कृष्णो यत: कृष्णस्ततो जयः। युद्ध्यस्व गच्छ कौन्तेये पृच्छं मां किं ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: Drona said Where there is righteousness there is Krishna. Where there is Krishna, victory is certain to be there. O son of Kunti, go and fight. Ask me, what shall I speak to you?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच पृच्छामि त्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ शृणु यन्मेऽभिकाक्षितम्। कथं जयेयं संग्रामे भवन्तमपराजितम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said O foremost of Brahmanas, I ask you, hear what I have to say. How shall we in battle defeat you who are invincible?
Sanskrit: द्रोण उवाच न तेऽस्ति विजयस्तावद् यावद् युद्ध्याम्यहं रणे। ममाशु निधने राजन् यतस्व सह सोदरैः॥
English: Drona said As long as I fight, so long victory cannot be yours. O king, therefore with the help of your brothers try to kill me soon.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच हन्त तस्मान्महाबाहो बधोपायं वदात्मनः। आचार्य प्रणिपत्यैष पृच्छामि त्वां नमोऽस्तु ते॥
English: Yudhishthira said O mighty-armed one, tell us the means of your death. O preceptor, prostrating myself to your feet I ask you this. I bow to you.
Sanskrit: द्रोण उवाच न शत्रु तात पश्यामि यो मां हन्याद् रथे स्थितम्। युध्यमानं सुसंरब्धं शरवर्षांघवर्षिणम्॥
English: arms Drona said O son, I cannot see such an antagonist who may kill me when I stand in battle, when I fight with my anger excited and when I scatter incessantly shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: ऋते प्रायगतं राजन्न्यस्तशस्त्रमचेतनम्। हन्यान्मां युधि योधानां सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: O king, except when I shall be prepared for death, having abandoned my and withdrawing myself from all surrounding sights, none will be able to kill me. What I tell you in true.
Sanskrit: शस्त्रं ग्राहं रणे जह्यां श्रुत्वा महदप्रियम्। श्रद्धेयवाक्यात् पुरुषादेतत् सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: I tell you also that having heard something very disagreeable from some creditable source, I will abandon my arms in the battle.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः। अनुमान्य तमाचार्य प्रायाच्छारद्वतं प्रति॥
English: Sanjaya said O king, having heard these words of the wise son of Bharadvaja and also having honoured the preceptor, he (Yudhishthira) went towards the son of Sharadvata (Kripa).
Sanskrit: सोऽभिवाद्य कृपं राजा कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम्। उवाच दुर्धर्षतमं वाक्यं वाक्यविदां वरः॥
English: Bowing down to Kripa and walking round him, O king, Yudhishthira, accomplished in speech, thus spoke to that greatly brave warrior.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अनुमानये त्वां योत्स्येऽहं गुरो विगतकल्मषः। जयेयं च रिपून् सर्वाननुज्ञातस्त्वयाऽनघ॥
English: Yudhishthira said "O preceptor, with your permission I will fight without incurring sin. O sinless one, if I get your permission, I shall (certainly) defeat my enemy.
Sanskrit: कृप उवाच यदि मां नाभिगच्छेथा युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः। शपेयं त्वां महाराज पराभावाय सर्वशः॥
English: Kripa said "If having resolved to fight, you failed to have come to me, I would have cursed you, O king, for bringing about your defeat.
Sanskrit: तेषामर्थे महाराज योद्धव्यमिति मे मतिः। अतस्त्वां क्लीबवद् ब्रूयां युद्धादन्यत् किमिच्छसि॥
English: O king, I must fight for them. I therefore speck like a eunuch in telling you, “Battle excepted, what do you desire to get?"
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच हन्त पृच्छामि ते तस्मादाचार्य शृणु मे वचः।
English: Yudhishthira said O preceptor, I ask you therefore, listen to me.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा व्यथितो राजा नोवाच गतचेतनः॥ संजय उवाच तं गौतमः प्रत्युवाच विज्ञायास्य विवक्षितम्। अवध्योऽहं महीपाल युद्ध्यस्व जयमाप्नुहि॥
English: Sanjaya said Saying this, the king became greatly agitated. Being deprived of his sense, he stood silent. knowing however what he desired to say, the son of Gautama (Kripa) thus spoke to him, "O king, I am incapable of being killed. Fight and win victory.
Sanskrit: प्रीतस्तेऽभिगमेनाहं जयं तव नराधिप। आशासिष्ये सदोत्थाय सत्यमेतद् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: I am pleased by your coming. O king, rising every day (from my bed), I shall pray for your victory. I truly speak this to you.
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज गौतमस्य विशाम्पते। अनुमान्य कृपं राजा प्रययौ येन मद्रराट्॥
English: O king, having heard these words of Gautama (Kripa) and after having paid him due respect, the king went to the place where the Madra king was.
Sanskrit: स शल्यमभिवाद्याथ कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम्। उवाच राजा दुर्धर्शमात्मनिःश्रेयसं वचः॥
English: Bowing to Shalya and walking round him, the king spoke to that invincible warrior these words beneficial to him.
Sanskrit: अनुमानये त्वां दुर्धर्ष योत्स्ये विगतकल्मषः। जयेयं नु परान् राजन्ननुज्ञातस्त्वया रिपून्॥
English: Yudhishthira said O invincible hero, if I fight with your perinission, I will not incur sin. With your permission I shall defeat my enemies.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच यदि मां नाधिगच्छेथा युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः। शपेयं त्वां महाराज पराभावाय वै रणे॥
English: Shalya said If having resolved to fight, O king, you failed to have come to me, I would have then cursed you for brining about your defeat.
Sanskrit: तुष्टोऽस्मि पूजितश्चास्मि यत् काङ्क्षसि तदस्तु ते। अनुजानामि चैव त्वां युध्यस्व जयमाप्नुहि॥
English: I am very much pleased with you. I am much honoured by you. Let it be as you desire, I give you permission, fight and win victory.
Sanskrit: ब्रूहि चैव परं वीरं केनार्थः किं ददामि ते। एवंगते महाराज युद्धादन्यत् किमिच्छसि॥
English: O hero, speck, what do you want? What shall I give you. O king, battle excepted, what do you desire to get?
Sanskrit: अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित्। इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थन कौरवैः॥
English: A man is the slave of wealth, but wealth is the slave of none, O king, this is the truth. I am bound to the Kurus by wealth.
Sanskrit: करिष्यामि हि ते कामं भागिनेय यथेप्सितम्। ब्रवीम्यतः क्लीबवत् त्वां युद्धादन्यत् किमिच्छसि।।८३।
English: O nephew, it is for this I am speaking to you like a eunuch. I shall do as you desire. Battle excepted, what do you wise to get?
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच मन्त्रयस्व महाराज नित्यं मद्धितमुत्तमम्। कामं युद्ध्य परस्यार्थे वरमेतं वृणोम्यहम्॥
English: Yudhishthira said O king, think daily of what is beneficial to me. Fight as you please with the focs. This is the boon I ask from you.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच किमत्र ब्रूहि साह्यं ते करोमि नृपसत्तम। कामं योत्स्ये परस्यार्थे बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः॥
English: Shalya said O fire of kings, in the present circumstances what help can I render to you? I shall of course fight on behalf of your enemy, for I have been made one of their party by the Kurus with their wealth.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच स एव मे वरः शल्य उद्योगे यस्त्वया कृतः। सूतपुत्रस्य संग्रामे कार्यस्तेजोवधस्त्वया॥
English: Yudhishthira said O Shalya, this was the boon I asked during the preparations for this battle. The prowess of the Suta's son (Karna) should be weakened by you in battle.
Sanskrit: शल्य उवाच सम्पत्स्यत्येष ते कामः कुन्तीपुत्र यथेप्सितम्। गच्छ युध्यस्व विश्रब्धः प्रतिजाने वचस्तव॥
English: Shalya said O Yudhishthira, O son of Kunti, your this desire will be fulfilled. Go, fight as you please. I shall pray for your victory.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अनुमान्याथ कौन्तेयो मातुलं मद्रकेश्वरम्। निर्जगाम महासैन्याद् भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः॥
English: Sanjaya said Having received the permission of his maternal uncle (Shalya) the king of the Madra, the son of Kunti (Yudhishthira), surrounded by his brothers, came out of the vast (Kuru) army.
Sanskrit: वासुदेवस्तु राधेयमाहवेऽभिजगाम वै। तत एनमुवाचेदं पाण्डवार्थे गदाग्रजः॥
English: Vasudeva (Krishna) then went to Radha's son (Karna) on the field of battle for the sake of the Pandavas, the eldest brother of Gada, then thus spoke to Karna.
Sanskrit: श्रुतं मे कर्ण भीष्मस्य द्वेषात् किल न योत्स्यसे। अस्मान् वरय राधेय यावद् भीष्मो न हन्यते॥
English: "O Karna, I have heard that from the hatred you bear for Bhishma you will not fight. O son of Radha, come to our side, so long Bhishma is not killed.
Sanskrit: हते तु भीष्मे राधेय पुनरेष्यसि संयुगम्। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य साहाय्यं यदि पश्यसि चेत् समम्॥
English: O son of Radha, when Bhishma will be killed, you may come back and fight on Duryodhana's side, if you have no particular lcaning for any party.
Sanskrit: कर्ण उवाच वचनं कृष्णः न विप्रियं करिष्यामि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य केशव। त्यक्तप्राणं हि मां विद्धि दुर्योधनहितैषिणम्॥
English: Karna said O Keshava, I shall not do anything that is disagreeable to Dhritarashtra's son (Duryodhana), I am ever devoted to him, know, that my life has been cast off for him.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा सन्यवर्तत भारत। युधिष्ठिरपुरोगैश्च पाण्डवैः सह संगतः॥
English: Sanjaya said Having heard these words, Krishna stopped. O descendant of Bharata, he then returned to the Pandavas headed by Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: अथ सैन्यस्य मध्ये तु प्राक्रोशत् पाण्डवाग्रजः। योऽस्मान् वृणोति तमहं वरये साह्यकारणात्॥
English: Then, in the midst of all the warriors the eldest Pandava thus loudly exclaimed "He, who will choose us, will be considered by us as our ally".
Sanskrit: अथ तान् समभिप्रेक्ष्य युयुत्सुरिदमब्रवीत्। प्रीतात्मा धर्मराजाः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Thereupon Yuyutsu thus spoke with a cheerful heart to the son of Kunti, Dharamraja Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: अहं योत्स्यामि भवतः संयुगे धृतराष्ट्रजान्। युष्मदर्थं महाराज यदि मां वृणुषेऽनघ॥
English: I shall fight under you in this battle. O sinless one. I shall fight on your side, if you accept me.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच एह्येहि सर्वे योत्स्यामस्तव भ्रातूनपण्डितान्। युयुत्सो वासुदेवश्च वयं च ब्रूम सर्वशः॥
English: Yudhishthira said Come, come, all of us will fight with your foolish brothers. O Yuyutsu, both Vasudeva and all of us say.
Sanskrit: वृणोमि त्वां महाबाहो युद्ध्यस्व मम कारणात्। त्वयि पिण्डश्च तन्तुश्च धृतराष्ट्रस्य दृश्यते॥
English: I accept you, O mighty-armed hero, fight for my cause. It appears the thread of Dhritarashtra's line, as well as his funeral cake, will rest on you.
Sanskrit: भजस्वास्मान् राजपुत्र भजमानान् महाद्युते। न भविष्यति दुर्बुद्धिर्धार्तराष्ट्रोऽत्यमर्षणः॥
English: O prince, O effulgent one, accept us that accept you; the wrathful and foolish Duryodhana will not live.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततो युयुत्सुः कौरव्यान् परित्यज्यसुतांस्तव। जगाम पाण्डुपुत्राणां सेनां विश्राव्य दुन्दुभिम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Then abandoning the Kurus, your son, Yuyutsu, went over to the army of the Pandavas with the best of drums and cymbals.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा सम्प्रहृष्टः सहानुजः। जग्राह कवचं भूयो दीप्तिमत् कनकोज्ज्वम्॥ प्रत्यपद्यन्त ते सर्वे स्वस्थान् पुरुषर्षभाः। ततो व्यूहं यथापूर्वं प्रत्यव्यूहन्त ते पुनः॥
English: Those foremost of men then all ascended their respective chariots. They placed their troops in battle-array,
Sanskrit: अवादयन् दुन्दुभीश्च शतशश्चैव पुष्करान्। सिंहनादांश्च विविधान् विनेदुः पुरुषर्षभाः॥
English: They ordered thousands of drums and cymbals to be played. Those foremost of men themselves also sent up lion-like roars.
Sanskrit: रथस्थान् पुरुषव्याघ्रान् पाण्डवान् प्रेक्ष्य पार्थिवाः। धृष्टद्युम्नादयः सर्वे पुनर्जहृषिरे तदा॥
English: ¡Seeing those foremost of men, the Pandavas, seated on their cars, the kings with Dhrishtadyumna and other once more sent up shouts of joy.
Sanskrit: गौरवं पाण्डुपुत्राणां मान्यान् मानयतां च तान्। दृष्ट्वा महीक्षितस्तत्र पूजयाञ्चक्रिरे भृशम्॥
English: Seeing the nobleness of the Pandavas, who had paid due honour to those that deserved it, all the kings highly praised them.
Sanskrit: सौहृदं च कृपां चैव प्राप्तकालं महात्मनाम्। दयां च ज्ञातिषु परां कथयाञ्चक्रिरे नृपाः॥
English: They talked amongst themselves about the friendship, compassion and kindness kinsmen displayed on every occasion by those high-minded men.
Sanskrit: साधु साध्विति सर्वत्र निश्चेरुः स्तुतिसंहिताः। वाचः पुण्याः कीर्तिमतां मनोहृदयहर्षणाः॥
English: "Excellent", Excellent" were the words shouted everywhere. Eulogistic hymns for those illustrious men were chanted by all. The minds and hearts of every one were attracted towards them.
Sanskrit: म्लेच्छाश्चार्याश्च ये तत्र ददृशुः शुश्रुवुस्तथा। वृत्तं तत् पाण्डुपुत्राणां रुरुदुस्ते सगद्गदाः॥
English: Both the Aryas and the Mlecchas that saw or heard of this conduct of the Pandavas all wept with their voice choked with tears.
Sanskrit: ततो जघ्नुर्महाभेरीः शतशश्च सहस्रशः। शङ्खाश्च गोक्षीरनिभान् दध्मुर्हष्टा मनस्विनः॥
English: to Those greatly powerful also ordered hundreds and hundreds of large drums and Pushkaras to be sounded and thousands and thousands of conchs all as white as the milk of the cows to be loudly blown.
Sanskrit: सेनया।॥ धृतराष्ट्र उवाच एवं व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु मामकेष्वितरेषु च। के पूर्वं प्राहरंस्तत्र कुरवः पाण्डवा नु किम्॥
English: Dhritarashtra said When the troops of my side and those of the foe were thus placed in battle-army, who struck first, the Kurus or the Pandavas?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजन् पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। भीष्म प्रमुखतः कृत्वा प्रययौ सह
English: Sanjaya said Having heard the word of his brother, your son Dushasana advanced with his force with Bhishma at their head.
Sanskrit: तथैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे भीमसेनपुरोगमाः। भीष्मेण युद्धमिच्छन्तः प्रययुर्हष्टमानसाः॥
English: Desiring to fight with Bhishma, the Pandavas cheerfully advanced with Bhimasena at their head.
Sanskrit: क्ष्वेडा: किलकिलाशब्दाः क्रकचा गोविषाणिकाः। भेरीमृदङ्गमुरजा हयकुञ्जरनिःस्वनाः॥ उभयोः सेनयोगसंस्ततस्तेऽस्मान् समाद्रवन्। वयं तान् प्रतिनर्दन्तस्तदासीत् तुमुलं महत्॥
English: Thereupon lion-like roars, clamorous shouts, the noise of Krakachas, the blare of cow-horns and the sounds of drum, cymbals and taboos arose in both the armies. The soldiers of the enemy rushed upon us and we also rushed upon them with loud shouts.
Sanskrit: महान्त्यनीकानि महासमुच्छ्रये समागमे पाण्डवधार्तराष्ट्रयोः। चकम्पिरे शङ्खमृदङ्गनिःस्वनैः प्रकम्पितानीव वनानि वायुना॥
English: The vast arinies of the Kurus and the Pandavas shook in that fearful and body battle by the sounds of conchs and cymbals, as a forest is shaken by the wind.
Sanskrit: मभ्यागतानामशिवे मुहूर्ते। वभूव घोषस्तुमुलश्चमूनां बातोद्भुतानामिव सागराणाम्॥
English: The great nose, made by those troops consisting of kings, elephants and horses, rushing upon one another in an evil hour, was like that of the ocean in a tempest.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् समुत्थिते शब्दे तुमुले लोमहर्षणे। भीमसेनो महाबाहुः प्राणदद् गोवृषो यथा॥
English: When that loud and hair-stirring noise rose, the mighty Bhimasena roared like a bull.
Sanskrit: शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं वारणानां च बृहितम्। सिंहनादं च सैन्यानां भीमसेनरवोऽभ्यभूत्॥
English: Bhimasena's roars rose above the sounds of conchs, and drums, the roaring of elephants and the lion-like shouts of the warriors.
Sanskrit: हयानां हेषमाणानामनीकेषु सहस्रशः। सर्वानभ्यभवच्छब्दान् भीमस्य नदतः स्वनः॥
English: The shouts of Bhimasena drowned the neighing of thousands of horses in both the armies.
Sanskrit: तं श्रुत्वा निनदं तस्य सैन्यास्तव वितत्रसुः। जीमूतस्येव नदतः शक्राशनिसमस्वनम्॥
English: Hearing those shouts of Bhimnasena whose roaring resembled that of the clouds and the report of the thunder, your soldiers were filled with fear.
Sanskrit: वाहनानि च सर्वाणि शकृन्मूत्रं प्रसुस्रुवुः। शब्देन तस्य वीरस्य सिंहस्येवेतरे मृगाः॥
English: Hearing those roars of that hero (Bhima), the horses and the elephants (of both the armies) ejected urine and excrete, as other animals do at the roars of the lion.
Sanskrit: दर्शयन् घोरमात्मानं महाभ्रमिव नादयन्। विभीषयंस्तव सुतान् भीमसेनः समभ्ययात्॥
English: Roaring like a deep mass of clouds and assuming a fearful appearance, that hero filled your sons with great alarm and then rushed upon them. Sons
Sanskrit: तमायान्तं महेष्वासं सोदर्याः पर्यवारयन्। छादयन्तः शरवातैर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम्॥ दुर्योधनश्च पुत्रस्ते दुर्मुखो दुःशलः शलः। दुःशासनश्चातिरथस्तथा दुर्मर्षणो नृप॥ विविंशतिश्चित्रसेनो विकर्णश्च महारथः। पुरुमित्रो जयो भोजः सौमदत्तिश्च वीर्यवान्।॥ महाचापानि धुन्वन्तो मेघा इव सविद्युतः। आददानाश्च नाराचान् निर्मुक्ताशीविषोपमान्॥
English: Then all the brothers, your Duryodhana, Durmukha, Dushala, that great car-warrior Dushasana, Durmarshana, Vivingshati, Chitrasena, the great car-warrior Vikarna and also Purumitra, Jaya, Bhoja, the brave son of Somadatta, all these heroes, shaking their bows which looked like so many masses of clouds charged with flashes of lightning, and taking out long arrows loO king like so many snakes that have cast off their sloughs, surrounded that great bowman (Bhima) and covered him with a shower of arrows, as clouds cover the sun.
Sanskrit: अथ ते द्रौपदीपुत्राः सौभद्रश्च महारथः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥ धार्तराष्ट्रान् प्रतिययुरर्दयन्तः शितैः शरैः। वज़ैरिव महावेगैः शिखराणि धराभृताम्॥
English: The sons of Draupadi, the great car-warrior (Abhimanyu) son of Subhadra, Nakula and Sahadeva, Dhrishtadyumna, the of Prishata, all rushed against the warriors of Dhritarashtra's son and tore them asunder with sharp arrows as the summits of mountains are broken down by the thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् प्रथमसंग्रामे भीमज्यातलनिःस्वने। तावकानां परेषां च नासीत् कश्चित् पराङ्मुखः॥
English: son In the first encounter that resounded with the terrible twang of the bow and flapping of the leather fences, none of your party or of that of the enemy turned them back.
Sanskrit: लाघवं द्रोणशिष्याणामपश्यं भरतर्षभ। निमित्तवेधिनां चैव शरानुत्सृजतां भृशम्॥
English: 0 best of the Bharata race, O king, I saw the lightness of hands of the disciples of Drona who shot countless arrows and always succeeded in hitting the marks.
Sanskrit: नोपशाम्यति निर्घोषो धनुषां कूजतां तथा। विनिश्चेरुः शरा दीप्ता ज्योतीषीव नभस्तलात्॥
English: The twang of the bows did not stop for a movement and the blazing arrows flashed through the air like meteor falling from the sky.
Sanskrit: सर्वे त्वन्ये महीपालाः प्रेक्षका इव भारत। ददृशुर्दर्शनीयं तं भीमं ज्ञातिसमागमम्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, all the kings stood like spectators and saw the interesting and awful battle between kinsmen.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते जातसंरम्भाः परस्परकृतागसः। अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजन् व्यायच्छन्त महारथाः॥
English: O king, then those great car-warriors remembering the great injuries they had suffered, challenged one another in anger and tried their utmost (to win victory).
Sanskrit: कुरुपाण्डवसेने ते हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुले। शुशुभाते रणेऽतीव पटे चित्रार्पिते इव॥
English: The two armies of the Kurus and the Pandavas, full of elephants, horses and cars, looked exceedingly beautiful on the field of battle, like painted figures on canvas. Then all the kings took up their bows. The sun was covered by the dust raised by the combatants.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे प्रगृहीतशरासनाः। सहसैन्याः समापेतुः पुत्रस्य तव शासनात्॥ युधिष्ठिरेण चादिष्टाः पार्थिवास्ते सहस्रशः। विनदन्तः समापेतुः पुत्रस्य तव वाहिनीम्॥ उभयोः सेनयोस्तीव्रः सैन्यानां स समागमः। अन्तर्धीयत चादित्यः सैन्येन रजसाऽऽवृतः॥
English: Under the command of your son, they rushed upon the enemy at the head of their respective troops. Fearful was the uproar made by the elephants and horses of the kings rushing to the charge, mingled with the lionlike shouts of the warriors and the din made by the sounds of conchs and drums. The uproar of that ocean (the battle field), which had arrows for its crocodiles, bows for its snakes, swords for its tortoises and the toward leaps of the warriors for its tempest, looked like a real ocean agitated by a tempest. Thousands of kings commanded by Yudhishthira attacked the ranks of your son with their respective troops.
Sanskrit: प्रयुद्धानां प्रभग्नानां पुनरावर्तिनामपि। नात्र स्वेषां परेषां वा विशेषः समदृश्यत॥ तस्मिंस्तु तुमुले युद्धे वर्तमाने महाभये। अतिसर्वाण्यनीकानि पिता तेऽभिव्यरोचत।॥
English: While fighting, or retreating, or rallying again, neither the men of our side nor those of the enemy's could be distinguished. But your father (Bhishma) shone transcending all that countless host in that fearful and terrible battle.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच पूर्वाह्ने तस्य रौद्रस्य युद्धमह्नो विशाम्पते। प्रावर्तत महाघोरं राज्ञां देहावकर्तनम्॥
English: Sanjaya said O king, in the morning of that awful day commenced the fearful battle that mangled the bodies of so many kings.
Sanskrit: कुरूणां सृञ्जयानां च जिगीषूणां परस्परम्। सिंहानामिव संह्रादो दिवमुर्वी च नादयन्॥
English: Desiring victory in battle, the loud shouts that the Kurus and the Srinjayas made, resembling those of so many lions, caused the earth and the sky to be resounded.
Sanskrit: आसीत् किलकिलाशब्दस्तलशङ्खरवैः सह। जज्ञिरे सिंहनादाश्च शूराणां प्रतिगर्जताम्॥
English: A tremendous uproar was heard mingled with the flapping of the leather and the blare of conchs. Lion-like roars rose from men shouting at one another.
Sanskrit: तलवाभिहताश्चैव ज्याशब्दा भरतर्षभ। पत्तीनां पादशब्दश्च वाजिनां च महास्वनः॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, the twang of the bow-strings, the heavy feared of infantry, the furious neighing of horses.
Sanskrit: तोत्राङ्कुशनिपातश्च आयुधानां च नि:स्वनः। घण्टाशब्दश्च नागानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम्॥
English: The falling of sticks and iron hooks the clash of weapons, the jingle of bells round the necks of elephants rushing upon one another.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् समुदिते शब्दे तुमुले लोमहर्षणे। बभूव रथनिर्घोषः पर्जन्यनिनदोपमः॥
English: The clatter of the wheels of cars that resembled the roars of clouds, all these mingled together, produced a hair-stirring uproar.
Sanskrit: ते मनः क्रूरमाधाय समभित्यक्तजीविताः। पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त सर्व एवोच्छ्रितध्वजाः॥
English: All the Kuru warriors, reckless of their lives, with cruel intentions, rushed upon the Pandavas with their standards upraised.