pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासः सूतपुत्रेण संयुगे। कर्ण विव्याध समरे नवत्या निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Sorely wounded by Karna in that battle that great bowman struck him in return with ninety sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्य कर्णो हयान् हत्वा सारथिं च त्रिभिः शरैः। उन्ममाथ ध्वजं चास्य क्षुरप्रेण महारथः॥
English: Having slain his horses and driver with three arrows the great car-warrior Karna struck down his standard with a razor-shaped arrow.
Sanskrit: हताश्वात्तु ततो यानादवप्लुत्य महारथः। शक्तिं चिक्षेप कर्णाय संक्रुद्ध शत्रुतापनः॥
English: Then jumping down from his horseless car that great car-warrior, the aggrandiser of his enemies, discharged a dart in anger at Karna.
Sanskrit: तां छित्वा समरे कर्णस्त्रिभिारत सायकैः। शिखण्डिनमथाविध्यन्नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Cutting it off in battle with three arrows Karna struck Shikhandi with nine sharp arrows.
Sanskrit: कर्णचापच्युतान् बाणान् वर्जयंस्तु नरोत्तमः। अपयातस्तस्तूर्णं शिखण्डी भृशविक्षतः॥
English: Avoiding arrows shot off Karna's bow Shikhandi, greatly wounded, quickly retreated from the field.
Sanskrit: ततः कर्णो महाराज पाण्डुसैन्यान्यशातयत्। तूलराशि समासाद्य यथा वायुर्महाबलः॥
English: O king, then Karna fell on the Pandava army as the violent wind disperses a pack of cotton.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज तव पुत्रेण पीडितः। दुःशासनं त्रिभिर्बाणैः प्रत्यविध्यत स्तनान्तरे॥
English: Wounded by your son Dhristadyumna struck, in return, Dushasana on the breast with three arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्य दुःशासनो बाहुं सव्यं विव्याध मारिष। स तेन रुक्मपुड्वेन भल्लेनानतपर्वणा॥
English: Then Dushasana struck the left arm of his enemy with a sharp gold feathered, winged arrows.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु निर्विद्धः शरं घोरममर्षणः। दुःशासनाय संक्रुद्धः प्रेषयामास भारत॥
English: Thus wounded and filled with terrible rage Dhristadyumna shot arrows at Dushasana.
Sanskrit: आपतन्तं महावेगं धृष्टद्युम्नसमीरितम्। शरैश्चिच्छेद पुत्रस्ते त्रिभिरेव विशाम्पते॥
English: O king, with three arrows your son cut-off the shaft discharged by Dhristadyumna which was about to fall with great force.
Sanskrit: अथान्यैः सप्तदशभिर्भल्लैः कनकभूषणैः। धृष्टद्युम्नं मसासाद्य बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्॥
English: Then approaching Dhristadyumna he struck him on the breast and two arms with seventeen other gold winged arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः स पार्षतः क्रुद्धो धनुश्चिच्छेद मारिष। क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन तत उचुक्रुशुर्जनाः॥
English: Then worked up with anger Prisata's son cut-off his bow with a sharp razor shaped arrow at which all his people shouted out.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय पुत्रस्ते प्रहसन्निव। धृष्टद्युमं शरव्रातः समन्तात् पर्यवारयत्॥
English: Your son, however, taking up another bow, smilingly covered Dhristadyumna with wounds of arrows.
Sanskrit: तव पुत्रस्य ते दृष्ट्वा विक्रमं सुमहात्मनः। व्यस्मयन्त रणे योधाः सिद्धाश्चाप्सरसां गणाः॥
English: Beholding the prowess of your high-souled son all the warriors in the field, Siddhas and Apsaras were filled surprise.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नं न पश्याम घटमानं महाबलम्। दुःशासनेन संरुद्धं सिंहेनव महगजम्॥
English: We saw the highly powerful Dhristadyumna obstructed by Dushasana like a huge elephant checked by a lion.
Sanskrit: ततः सरथनागाश्वाः पञ्चालाः पाण्डुपूर्वज। सेनापतिं परीप्सन्तो रुरुधुस्तनयं तव॥
English: Then desirous of rescuing their generalissimo, O elder brother of Pandu, the Panchala car-warriors, elephants and horses surrounded your son.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृत्ते युद्धं तावकानां परैः सह। घोरं प्राणभृतां काले भीमरूपं परंतप॥
English: O slayer of enemies, then ensued a dreadful and destructive encounter between your people and your enemy's host.
Sanskrit: नकुलं वृषसेनस्तु भित्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः। पितुः समीपे तिष्ठन् वै त्रिभिरन्यैरविध्यत॥
English: Standing by his father's side Vrishasena struck Nakula with five iron arrows and again wounded with three others.
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तु ततः शूरो वृषसेनं हसन्निव। नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन विव्याध हृदये भृशम्॥
English: The heroic Nakula however smiling struck Vrishasena on the breast with a sharp Naracha.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुकर्षण। शत्रु विव्याध विंशत्या स च तं पञ्चभिः शरैः॥
English: Thus wounded greatly by his powerful enemy that grinder of his enemies struck his adversary with twenty five arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः शरसहस्रेण तावुभौ पुरुर्षभौ। अन्योन्यमाच्छादयतामथोऽभज्यत वाहिनी॥
English: Those two foremost of men covered each other with thousands of arrows at which their respective battalions broke.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा प्रदुतां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सूतजः। निवारयामास बलादनुसृत्य विशाम्पते॥
English: Seeing Duryodhana's soldiers quickly flying away Karna, O king, prevented them with force.
Sanskrit: निवृत्ते तु ततः कर्णे नकुलः कौरवान् ययौ। कर्णपुत्रस्तु सपरे हित्वा नकुलमेव तु॥ जुगोप चक्रं त्वरितो राधेयस्यैव मारिष।
English: After Karna's departure Nakula proceeded against the Kauravas. Avoiding Nakula in battle Karna's son quickly went to Karna, who was guarding the passage of his chariot.
Sanskrit: उलूकस्तु रणे क्रुद्धः सहदेवेन वारितः॥ तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा सहदेवः प्रतापवान्। सारथिं प्रेषयामास यमस्य सूदनं प्रति॥
English: Angry Uluka was restrained by Sahadeva in battle. Having killed his four horse the powerful Sahadeva dispatched his charioteer to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: उलूकस्तु ततो यानादवप्लुत्य विशाम्पते। त्रिगर्तानां बलं तूर्णं जगाम पितृनन्दनः॥
English: Then leaping down from his car O king, Uluka, the joy of his sire, soon advanced against the host of Trigarttas.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिः शकुनि विद्ध्वा विंशत्या निशितैः शरैः। ध्वजं चिच्छेद भल्लेन सौबलस्य हसन्निव॥
English: Having pierced Shakuni with twenty sharp arrows Satyaki, as if smiling, struck down the standard of Subala's son with his dart.
Sanskrit: सौबलस्तस्य समरे क्रुद्धो राजन् प्रतापवान्। विदार्य कवचं भूयो ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्जनम्॥
English: O king, the powerful son of Subala too, worked up with anger, cutting off his coat of mail, again sundered his golden standard.
Sanskrit: तथैनं निशितैबाणैः सात्यकिःप्रत्यविध्यत। सारथिं च महाराज त्रिभिरेव समार्पयत्॥
English: Then Satyaki pierced him in return with sharpened arrows and also pierced his charioteer with three arrows.
Sanskrit: अथास्य वाहांस्त्वरितः शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम्। ततोऽवप्लुत्य सहसा शकुनिर्भरतर्षभ॥ आरुहोह रथं तूर्णमुलूकस्य महात्मनः।
English: Then quickly dispatched his horses to the abode of Yama with arrows. Then ( king, jumping down all on a sudden from his own car Shakuni quickly got on Uluka's car.
Sanskrit: अपोवाहाथ शीघ्रं स शैनेयाद् युद्धशालिनः॥ सात्यकिस्तु रणे राजस्तावकानामनीकिनीम्। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन ततोऽनीकमभज्यत॥
English: Then that hero, expert in fighting, soon took away Sini's grandson. Then O king, Satyaki, with great force, advanced against your army at which they were all routed.
Sanskrit: शैनेयशकसहंछन्नं तव सैन्यं विशाम्पते। भेजे दश दिशस्तूर्णं न्यपतच गतासुवत्॥
English: Covered with arrows shot by Sini's grandson your soldiers, O king, fled away in all directions and dropped down dead.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनं तव सुतो वारयामास संयुगे। तं तु भीमो मुहूर्तेन व्यश्वसूतरथध्वजम्॥ चक्रे लोकेश्वर तत्र तेनातुष्यन्त वै जनाः।
English: Your son obstructed Bhimasena in battle. Bhima however, in a moment, deprived him of his horses, charioteer, car and standards. His men, O king, were highly pleased.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपायानृपस्तत्र भीमसेनस्य गोचरात्॥ कुरुसैन्यं ततः सर्व भीमसेनमुपाद्रवत्। तत्र नादो महानासीद् भीमसेन जिघांसताम्॥
English: The king soon fled away from Bhimasena's view. Then the entire Kuru army rushed towards Bhimasena. And desirous of killing Bhima they set up a terrible shout.
Sanskrit: युधामन्युः कृपं विद्ध्वा धनुरस्याशु चिच्छिदे। अथान्यद् धनुरादाय कृपः शस्त्रभृतां वरः॥ युधामन्योर्ध्वजं सूतं छत्रं चापातयत् क्षितौ। ततोऽपायाद् रथेनैव युधामन्युर्महारथः॥
English: Having struck Kripa Yudhamanyu soon cut-off his bow. But Kripa, the foremost of the wielders of arms, taking up another bow struck down on earth Yudhamanyu's standard, charioteer and umbrella. the great car-warrior Yudhamanyu fled away on his car.
Sanskrit: उत्तमौजाश्च हार्दिक्यं भीमं भीमपराक्रमम्। छादयामास सहसा मेघो वृष्ट्येव पर्वतम्॥
English: Uttamouja soon covered Hirdika's son Bhima of dreadful prowess like showers covering a mountain.
Sanskrit: तद् युद्धमासीत् सुमहद् घोररूपं परंतप। यादृशं न मया युद्धं दृष्टपूर्व विशाम्पते॥
English: Then O slayer of enemies, that battle became highly dreadful the like of which had never been seen by me before, O king.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा ततो राजन्नुत्तमौजसमाहवे। हृदि विव्याध सहसा रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्॥
English: Then Kritavarma, in that battle, O king, all on a sudden struck Uttamouja on the breast at which the latter sank down on his car.
Sanskrit: सारथिस्तमपोवाह रथेन रथिनां वरम्। कुरुसैन्यं ततः सर्व भीमसेनमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: His charioteer however carried away that foremost of car-warriors. Then the Kuru army surrounded Bhimasena from all sides.
Sanskrit: दुःशासनः सौबलश्च गजानीकेन पाण्डवम्। महता परिवार्यैव क्षुद्रकैरभ्याताडयत्॥
English: With a huge elephant force Dushasana and Subala's son surrounded Pandu's son and began to assail him with small arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो भीमः शरशतैर्दुर्योधनममर्षणम्। विमुखीकृत्य तरसा गजानीकमुपाद्रवत्॥
English: Thereupon making the angry Duryodhana retreat from the battle-field with a hundred arrows Bhima quickly advanced against the elephant force.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सहसा गजानीकं वृकोदरः। दृष्टैव सुभृशं क्रुद्धो दिव्यमस्त्रमुदैरयत्॥
English: Beholding that elephant force advance against him all on a sudden Vrikodara, worked up greatly with anger, invited celestial weapons.
Sanskrit: गजैर्गजानभ्यहनद् वज्रणेन्द्र इवासुरान्। ततोऽन्तरिक्षं बाणैघैः शलभैरिव पादपम्॥ छादयामास समरे गजान् निघ्नन् वृकोदरः।
English: He then struck elephants with elephants as Indra assailed the Asuras. Killing the elephants in battle Vrikodara covered the sky with arrows as a swarm of insects cover a flame.
Sanskrit: ततः कुञ्जरयूथानि समेतानि सहस्रशः॥ व्यधमत् तरसा भीमो मेघसङ्घानिवानिलः।
English: As the wind scatters a collection of clouds so Bhima dispersed and killed those elephants collected there in thousands.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णजालापिहिता मणिजालैश्च कुञ्जराः॥ रेजुरभ्यधिकं संख्ये विद्युत्वन्त इवाम्बुदाः।
English: Covered with net-works of gold and gems the elephants looked greatly beautiful like clouds charged with lightning.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना भीमेन गजा राजन् विदुद्रुवुः॥ केचिद् विभिन्नहृदयाः कुञ्जरा न्यपतन् भुवि।
English: Assailed by Bhima, O king, the elephants fled away on all sides. Some, cut to their hearts, fell down on earth.
Sanskrit: पतितैर्निपतद्भिश्च गजैर्हेमविभूषितैः॥ अशोभत मही तत्र विशीर्णैरिव पर्वतैः।
English: With elephants adorned with gold fallen there the earth appeared as if strewn with shattered mountains.
Sanskrit: दीप्ताभै रत्नवद्भिश्च पतितैर्गजयोधिभिः॥ रराज भूमिः पतितैः क्षीणपुण्यैरिव ग्रहैः।
English: With fallen elephant warriors, shining and adorned with jewels and the earth shone beautiful as if covered with planets dropped for the wane of virtue.
Sanskrit: ततो भिन्नकटा नागा भिन्नकुम्भकरास्तथा॥ दुद्रुवु शतशः संख्ये भीमसेनशराहताः।
English: With their temples, frontal globes and trunks maimed the elephants, struck by Bhimasena's arrows, fled away in hundreds in that battle.
Sanskrit: केचिद् वमन्तो रुधिरं भयार्ताः पर्वतोपमाः॥ व्यद्रवञ्छरविद्धागा धातुचित्रा इवाचलाः।
English: With their limbs wounded with arrows, stricken with fear and vomiting blood, some, huge like mountains, fled away like mountains adorned with metals.
Sanskrit: महाभुजगसंकाशौ चन्दनागुरुरूषितौ॥ अपश्यं भीमसेनस्य धनुर्विक्षिपतो भुजौ।
English: There they saw the two arms of Bhimasena, holding bows, pasted with sandal and Aguru and resembling two huge serpents.
Sanskrit: तस्य ज्यातलनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वाशनिसमस्वनम्॥ विमुञ्चन्तः शकृन्मूत्रं गजाः प्रादुद्रुवु शम्।
English: Hearing the twang of his bow resembling the sound of a thunder-bolt the elephants passed urine and excreta and fled away.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्य तत् कर्म राजन्नेकस्य धीमतः। निघ्नतः सर्वभूतानि रुद्रस्येव च निर्बभौ॥
English: That feat, of the intelligent Bhimasena who fought single-handed, resembled that of Rudra while destroying all creatures.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः श्वेताश्वसंयुक्ते नारायणसमाहिते। तिष्ठन् रथवरे श्रीमानर्जुनः समपद्यत॥
English: Sanjaya said Then on that best of cars drawn by white horses and driven by Narayana himself the beautiful Arjuna arrived there.
Sanskrit: तद् बलं नृपतिश्रेष्ठ तावकं विजयो रणे। व्यक्षोभयदुदीर्णाश्वं महोदधिमिवानिलः॥
English: As the wind agitates a great ocean so Vijaya overpowered your army, O foremost of kings, abounding in horse-men.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तव सुतः प्रमत्ते श्वेतवाहने। अभ्येत्य सहसा क्रुद्धः सैन्यार्धेनाभिसंवृतः॥ पर्यवारयदायान्तं युधिष्ठिरममर्षणम्। क्षुरप्राणां त्रिसप्तत्या ततोऽविध्यत पाण्डवम्॥
English: While (Arjuna) the rider of white horses was a little careless your son Duryodhana, worked up with anger and surrounded by his soldiers, came there all on sudden and encompassed the revengeful Yudhishthira. He then struck Yudhishthira with seventy-three razor-shaped arrows.
Sanskrit: अक्रुध्यत भृशं तत्र कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। स भल्लास्त्रिशतस्तूर्णं तव पुत्रे न्यवेशयत्॥
English: At that Kunti's son Yudhishthira was greatly worked up with anger. He quickly struck your son with thirty darts.
Sanskrit: ततोऽधावन्त कौरव्या जिघृक्षन्तो युधिष्ठिरम्। दुष्टभावान् पाराज्ज्ञात्वा समवेता महारथाः॥ आजग्मुस्तं परीप्सन्त:कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्।
English: Then the Kuru soldiers rushed against Yudhishthira for seized him. Then apprised of the evil intention of the enemies the great carwarriors came there in a body for rescuing Kunti's son Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥ अक्षौहिण्या परिवृतास्तेऽभ्यधावन् युधिष्ठिरम्।
English: Encircled by an Akshauhini of soldiers Nakula, Sahadeva, Dhristadyumna and Parshata advanced towards Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनश्च समरे मृदनंस्तव महारथान्॥ अभ्यधावदभिप्रेप्स राजानं शत्रुभिर्वृतम्।
English: Grinding the great car-warriors your army Bhimasena too went where Yudhishthira was surrounded by his enemies.
Sanskrit: तांस्तु सर्वान् महेष्वासान् कर्णो वैकर्तनो नृप॥ शरवर्षेण महता प्रत्यवारयदागतान्।
English: Making a downpour of arrows, O king, Vikartana's son Karna obstructed alone all those great bowmen.
Sanskrit: नकुलः सहदेवश्च शरौघान् विसृजन्तस्ते प्रेरयन्तश्च तोमरान्॥ न शेकुर्यनवन्तोऽपि राधेयं प्रतिवीक्षितुम्।
English: Although making a downpour of arrows, discharging Tomaras and exerting their very best they could not look at the son of Radha.
Sanskrit: तांश्च सर्वान् महेष्वासान् सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपारगः॥ महता शरवर्षेण राधेयः प्रत्यवारयत्।
English: With a huge downpour of arrows the son of Radha who had mastered all sorts of weapons withstood all those great bow men.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनं च विंशत्या शीघ्रमस्त्रमुदीरयन्॥ अविध्यत् तूर्णमभ्येत्य सहदेवः प्रतापवान्।
English: Taking up speedily his bow the nobleminded Sahadeva soon approached Duryodhana and struck him with twenty arrows.
Sanskrit: स विद्धः सहदेवेन रराजाचलसंनिभः॥ प्रभिन्न इव मातङ्गो रुधिरेण परिप्लुतः।
English: Struck by Sahadeva Duryodhana, huge like a mountain, covered with blood, appeared like a maimed elephant.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तव सुतं तत्र गाढविद्धं सुतेजनैः॥ अभ्यधावद् दृढं क्रुद्धो राधेयो रथिनां वरः।
English: Seeing you son sorely wounded with many powerful shafts Karna, the best of car-warriors, worth proceeded there.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनं तथा दृष्ट्वा शीघ्रमस्त्रमुदैरयत्॥ तेन यौधिष्ठिरं सैन्यमवधीत् पार्षतं तथा।
English: Beholding Duryodhana in that condition and quickly getting ready his weapon he soon struck the sons of Yudhishthira and Prishata.
Sanskrit: ततो यौधिष्ठिरं सैन्यं वध्यमान महात्मना॥ सहसा प्राद्रवद राजन् सूतपुत्रशरार्दितम्।
English: Assailed with arrows by the great son of the charioteer Yudhishthira's soldiers all on a sudden fled away.
Sanskrit: विविधा विशिखास्तत्र सम्पतन्तः परस्परम्॥ फलैः पुत्रान् समाजग्मुः सूतपुत्रधनुच्युताः।
English: Various sorts of arrows fell there touching one another. Those, shot off the bow of Karna, touched the wings of others with their blades.
Sanskrit: अन्तरिक्षे शरौघाणां पततां च परस्परम्॥ संघर्षेण महाराज पावकः समजायत।
English: The arrows coming in contact with one another a conflagration was caused in the sky.
Sanskrit: ततो दश दिशः कर्णः शलभैरिव यायिभिः॥ अभ्यघ्नंस्तरसा राजशरैः परशरीरगैः।
English: With arrows capable of piercing the bodies of the enemies and advancing quickly Karna covered the ten quarters as if with a swarm of locusts.
Sanskrit: रक्तचन्दनसंदिग्धौ मणिहेमविभूषितौ॥ बाहू व्यत्यक्षिपत् कर्णः परमास्त्रं विदर्शयन्।
English: Beautiful bows shone in the arms of Karna of the colour of crimson sandal and adorned with gold and jewels.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वा दिशो राजन् सायकैर्विप्रमोहयन्॥ अपीडयद् भृशं कर्णो धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरम्।
English: Then all the quarters were shrouded with arrows. And Karna greatly assailed the righteous king Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ निशितैरिषुभिः कर्णं पञ्चाशद्भिः समार्पयत्।
English: Then worked up with anger Kunti's son king Yudhishthira struck Karna with fifty sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: बाणान्धकारमभवत्तद् युद्धं घोरदर्शनम्॥ हाहाकारो महानासीत्तावकानां विशाम्पते। वध्यमाने तदा सैन्ये धर्मपुत्रेण मारिष॥
English: Darkened with arrows that army looked exceedingly dreadful. And your soldiers, O king, sent up piteous wails of pain.
Sanskrit: सायकेविधैस्तीक्ष्णैःकङ्कपत्रैः शिलाशितैः। भल्लैरनेकैर्विविधैः शक्त्यृष्टिमुसलैरपि॥ यत्र यत्र स धर्मात्मा दुष्टां दृष्टिं व्यसर्जयत्। तत्र तत्र व्यशीर्यन्त तावका भरतर्षभ॥
English: While they were being slain by Dharma's son with various sharp Kanka-feathered arrows whetted on stone, Bhallas, Saktis and clubs. Wherever the virtuous king extended his looks all the soldiers of your party were shattered.
Sanskrit: कर्णोऽपि भृशसंक्रुद्धो धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरम्। नाराचैरर्धचन्द्रश्च वत्सदन्तैश्च संयुगे॥ अमर्षी क्रोधनश्चैव रोषप्रस्फुरिताननः। सायकैरप्रमेयात्मा युधिष्ठिरमभिद्रवत्॥
English: Then Karna, greatly worked up with anger, struck Yudhishthira with winged and calf-tooth shaped arrows. Revengeful, wrathful and having his lips trembling in anger the highly energetic Karna struck Yudhishthira with arrows.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरश्चापि स तं स्वर्णपुडैः शितैः शरै। प्रहसन्निव तं कर्ण:कङ्कपत्रैः शिलाशितैः॥ उरस्यविध्यद् राजानं त्रिभिर्भल्लैश्च पाण्डवम्।
English: Yudhishthira too struck him with gold feathered and sharpened arrows. Karna, as if smiling, struck the Pandava king on the breast with three winged darts.
Sanskrit: स पीडितो भृशं तेन धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥ उपविश्य रथोपस्थे सूतं याहीत्यचोदयत्।
English: Thus greatly assailed by him the pious king Yudhishthira sat down on his car and ordered his charioteer to go.
Sanskrit: अक्रोशन्त ततः सर्वे धार्तराष्ट्राः सराजकाः॥ गृह्णीध्वमिति राजानमभ्यधावन्त सर्वशः।
English: Then all the soldiers of your army with their king sent up a loud war-cry saying-"seize him" and then they rushed towards the king.
Sanskrit: ततः शताः सप्तदश केकयानां प्रहारिणाम्॥ पञ्चालैः सहिता राजन् धार्तराष्ट्रान् न्यवारयन्।
English: Then seventeen hundred Kekaya warriors with Panchalas obstructed the soldiers of Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन सुतुमुले युद्धे वर्तमाने जनक्षये॥ दुर्योधनश्च भीमश्च समेयातां महाबलौ॥
English: When that dreadful and destructive battle raged on the highly powerful Duryodhana and Bhima fought with each other.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच कर्णोपि शरजालेन केकयानां महारथान्। व्यधमत् परमेष्वासानग्रतः पर्यवस्थितान्॥
English: Sanjaya said Karna, with a net-work of arrows, struck the mighty car-warrior, the great bowman of the Kekaya race who all stood before him.
Sanskrit: तेषां प्रयतमानानां राधेयस्य निवारणे। रथान् पञ्चशतान् कर्णः प्राहिणोद् यमसादनम्॥
English: Five hundred heroes who withstood him in battle were killed by Karna.
Sanskrit: अविषह्यं ततो दृष्ट्वा राधेयं युधि योधिनः। भीमसेनमुपागच्छन् कर्णबाणप्रपीडिताः॥
English: Thereupon seeing the son of Radha irrepressible in battle all those warriors, assailed by Karna's shafts, approached Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: रथनीकं विदार्यैव शरजालैरनेकधा। कर्ण एकरथेनैव युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत्॥ सेनानिवेशमार्छन्त मार्गणैः क्षतविक्षतम्। यमयोर्मध्यगं वीरं शनैर्यान्तं विचेतसम्॥
English: Dispersing that car-force with his arrows Karna, in a chariot, pursued the heroic Yudhishthira, who, then wounded with arrows and almost unconscious, slowly proceeding towards encampment between the twins.
Sanskrit: समासाद्य तु राजानं दुर्योधनहितेप्सया। सूतपुत्रस्त्रिभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्विव्याध परमेषुभिः॥ तथैव राजा राधेयं प्रत्यविध्यत् स्तनान्तरे। शरैस्त्रिभिश्च यन्तारं चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान्॥
English: Approaching the king, the car-warrior's son, with a desire to do good to Duryodhana, struck him with three highly powerful sharpened arrow, his charioteer with three and his horses with four. was
Sanskrit: चक्ररक्षौ तु पार्थस्य माद्रीपुत्रौ परंतपौ। तावप्यधावतां कर्ण राजानं मा वधीरिति॥
English: The two sons of Madri protected the sides of Yudhishthira and then they ran towards Karna so that he might not kill the king.
Sanskrit: तौ पृथक् शरवर्षाभ्यां राधेयमभ्यवर्षताम्। नकुलः सहदेवश्च परमं यत्नमास्थितौ॥
English: Then the highly careful Nakula and Sahadeva severally covered Karna with a downpour of arrows.
Sanskrit: तथैव तौ प्रत्यविध्यत् सूतपुत्रःप्रतापवान्। भल्लाभ्यां शितधाराभ्यां महात्मानावरिंदमौ॥
English: Then his highly powerful son of the charioteer struck those high-souled and victorious heroes with sharpened darts.
Sanskrit: दन्तवर्णांस्तु राधेयो निजघान मनोजवान्। युधिष्ठिरस्य संग्रामे कालवालान् हयोत्तमान्॥
English: Then in the battle Radha's son killed Yudhishthira's most excellent horses white as the teeth, quick-coursing like the mind and having black tails.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन शिरस्त्राणमपातयत्। कौन्तेयस्य महेष्वासः प्रहसन्निव सूतजः॥
English: The as if smiling the charioteer's son, a great bowman himself, struck down with another Bhalla the crown of the son of Kunti.
Sanskrit: तथैव नकुलस्यापि हयान् हत्वा प्रतापवान्। ईषां धनुश्च चिच्छेद माद्रीपुत्रस्य धीमतः॥
English: Having killed then Nakula's horses the powerful (Karna) sundered the bow and arrows of the intelligent son of Madri.
Sanskrit: तौ हताश्वौ हतरथौ पाण्डवौ भृशविक्षतौ। भ्रातरावारुरुहतुः सहदेवरथं तदा॥
English: Then those sons of Pandu, the two brothers (Yudhishthira and Nakula) greatly wounded, got upon Sahadeva's car after their horses and car had been destroyed.
Sanskrit: तौ दृष्ट्वा मातुलस्तत्र विरथौ परवीरहा। अभ्यभाषत राधेयं मद्रराजोऽनुकम्पया॥
English: Seeing them deprived of their cars, their maternal uncle, the king of Madra and slayer of inimical heroes, out of compassion said to Karna.
Sanskrit: योद्धव्यमद्य पार्थेन फाल्गुनेन त्वया सह। किमर्थ धर्मराजेन युध्यसे भृशरोषितः॥
English: "You are to fight today with Pandu's son, Phalguna. Why do you, irate, then fight with the pious king Yudhishthira?
Sanskrit: क्षीणशस्त्रास्त्रकवचः क्षीणबाणो विबाणधिः। श्रान्तसारथिवाहश्च च्छन्नोऽस्त्रैररिभिस्तथा।॥ पार्थमासाद्य राधेय उपहास्यो भविष्यसि।
English: With your weapons exhausted, the coat of mail mutilated, arrows reduced and without quiver, with your horses and charioteer worn out with fatigue and yourself wounded with shafts by the enemies, when you will encounter Partha, O son of Radha, you will be a butt of ridicule.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तोऽपि कर्णस्तु मद्रराजेन संयुगे॥ तथैव कर्णः संरब्धो युधिष्ठिरमताडयत्। शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः पराविध्य माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ॥ प्रहस्य समरे कर्णश्चकार विमुखं शरैः।
English: Although accosted thus by the king of Madra in the battle-field, still Karna, worked up with anger, pursued Yudhishthira. Having wounded then greatly with sharpened arrows the sons begotten on Madri by Pandu, Karna smiling made (the king) turn his face with arrows in battle.
Sanskrit: ततः शल्यः प्रहस्येदं कर्ण पुनरुवाच ह॥ रथस्थमतिसंरब्धं युधिष्ठिरवधे धृतम्।
English: Thereupon, Shalya, smiling again said to Karna, who was on the car, worked up with anger and bent upon killing Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: यदर्थ धार्तराष्टैण सततं मानितो भवान्॥ तं पार्थ जहि राधेय किं ते हत्वा युधिष्ठिरम्।
English: "O son of Radha, leaving aside Partha, for whom you are always honored by the son of Dhritarashtra, what will you reap by killing Yudhishthira?
Sanskrit: शङ्खयोर्ध्यायतोः शब्दः सुमहाने कृष्णयोः॥ श्रूयते चापघोषोऽयं प्रावृषीवाम्बुदस्य ह।
English: Here is the great blare of the conchs blown by the two Krishnas. And here is being heard the twang of his bow like the muttering of clouds in the rainy season.
Sanskrit: असौ निघ्नन् रथोदारानर्जुनः शरवृष्टिभिः॥ सर्वा ग्रसति नः सेनां कर्ण पश्यैनमाहवे।
English: Behold O Karna, having slain all our carwarriors in battle with a net work of arrows, Arjuna is devouring our entire army.