pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ततो दश महेष्वासाः पाण्डवानां महारथाः। रक्षार्थमभ्यधावन्त सौभद्रं त्वरिता रथैः॥
English: Thereupon ten great bowmen and mighty car-warriors of the Pandava (army) soon rushed on their cars to protect the son of Subhadra.
Sanskrit: विराटः सह पुत्रेण धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। भीमश्च केकयाचैव सात्यकिश्च विशाम्पते।॥
English: O king, these were Virata and his son, the descendant of Prishata, Dhrishtadyumna, Bhima, the five Kaikeya brothers, and Satyaki.
Sanskrit: तेषां जवेनापततां भीष्मः शान्तनवो रणे। पाञ्चाल्यं त्रिभिरानछेत् सात्यकिं नवभिः शरैः॥
English: As they were rushing upon him with great impetuosity, the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, in that great battle, wounded the Panchala prices with three arrows and Satyaki with nine.
Sanskrit: पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन क्षुरेण निशितेन च। ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छेद भीमसेनस्य पत्रिणा॥
English: With one winged arrow as sharp as a razor shot from his bow drawn to its fullest stretch, he cut off the standard of Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: जाम्बूनदमय: श्रीमान् केसरी स नरोत्तम। पपात भीमसेनस्य भीष्मेण मथितो रथात्॥
English: O foremost of men, the lion-deviced standard of Bhimasena, made cf gold, being cut off by Bhishma, fell from the car.
Sanskrit: ततो भीमस्त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा भीष्मं शान्तनवं रणे। कृपमेकेन विव्याध कृतवर्माणमष्टभिः॥
English: Thereupon Bhima wounded the son of Shantanu with three arrows, Kripa with one and Kritavarman with eight.
Sanskrit: प्रगृहीताग्रहस्तेन वैराटिरपि दन्तिना। अभ्यद्रवत राजानं मद्राधिपतिमुत्तरः॥
English: The son of Virata, Uttara, also riding on an elephant with upraised trunk attacked the king of Madra.
Sanskrit: तस्य वारणराजस्य जवेनापततो रथे। शल्यो निवारयामास वेगमप्रतिमं शरैः॥
English: But Shalya checked the great impetuosity of that foremost of elephants rushing towards his car.
Sanskrit: तस्य क्रुद्धः स नागेन्द्रो बृहतः साधुवाहिनः। पदा युगमधिष्ठाय जघान चतुरो हयान्॥
English: But that foremost of elephants angrily placed his let on the yoke of (Shalya's) car and killed his four large and swift horses.
Sanskrit: स हताश्वे रथे तिष्ठन् मद्राधिपतिरायसीम्। उत्तरान्तकरी शक्तिं चिक्षेप भुजगोपमाम्॥
English: The king of Madra,. staying on the car the horses of which had been killed, hurled an iron dart, which resembled a snake, in order to kill Uttara.
Sanskrit: तया भिन्नतनुत्राणः प्रविश्य विपुलं तमः। स पपात गजस्कन्धात् प्रमुक्ताङ्कुशतोमरः॥
English: His armour being cut through by the dart, he lost consciousness and fell from the elephant, the hook and the lance also fell loosened from his grasp.
Sanskrit: असिमादाय शल्योऽपि अवप्लुत्य रथोत्तमात्। तस्य वारणराजस्य चिच्छेदाथ महाकरम्॥
English: Shalya then took up his sword and jumping down from his excellent car, he with great force cut off the large trunk of that great elephant.
Sanskrit: भिन्नमर्मा शरशतैश्छिन्नहस्तः स वारण:। भीममार्तस्वरं कृत्वा पपात च ममार च॥
English: His armour pierced all over with a shower of arrows and his trunk cut off, that elephant sent forth a loud shriek. He then fell down and expired.
Sanskrit: एतदीदृशकं कृत्वा मद्रराजो नराधिप। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं भास्वरं कृतवर्मणः॥
English: O king, performing this great feat, the Madra king soon got the of Kritavarman.
Sanskrit: उत्तरं वै हतं दृष्ट्वा वैराटिर्भ्रातरं तदा। कृतवर्मणा च सहितं दृष्ट्वा शल्यमवस्थितम्॥ श्वेतः क्रोधात् प्रजज्वाल हविषा हव्यवाडिव। स विस्फार्य महच्चापं शक्रचापोपमं बली॥ अभ्यधावज्जिघांसन् वै शल्य मद्राधिपं बली। महता रथवंशेन समन्तात् परिवारितः॥ मुञ्चन् बाणमयं वर्ष प्रायाच्छल्यरधं प्रति। तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मत्तवारणविक्रमम्॥ तावकानां रथाः सप्त समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्। मद्रराजमभीप्सन्तो मृत्योर्दष्ट्रान्तरं गतम्॥
English: Seeing his brother Uttara killed and seeing Shalya on the Kritavarman's car, Virata's son Shveta blazed up in anger as fire blazed forth with Ghee. That great warrior stretching his large bow that looked like that of Indra, rushed upon Shalya, the king of Madra with the desire of killing him. Surrounded on all sides with innumerable car-warriors, he advanced towards Shalya's chariot and poured upon him a on car shower of arrows. Seeing him rush to the fight with the prowess of an infuriated elephants, seven car-warriors of your side surrounded him on all sides with the desire of protecting the ruler of Madra who seemed to be already within the jaws of death.
Sanskrit: बृहद्बलश्च कौसल्यो जयत्सेनश्च मागधः। तथा रुक्मरथो राजन् शल्यपुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥ विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ काम्बोजश्च सुदक्षिणः। बृहत्क्षत्रस्य दायादः सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः॥
English: Those seven warriors were Brihadbala, the king of the Kosalas, Jayatsena of Magadha, Rukmaratha, the brave son of Shalya, Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, Sudakshina the king of the Kambojas, and Jayadratha, the king of the Sindhus and the kinsman of Brihatkshatra.
Sanskrit: नानावर्णविचित्राणि धनूंषि च महात्मनाम्। विस्फारितानि दृश्यन्ते तोयदेष्विव विद्युतः॥
English: The stretched bow of these illustrious warriors, decorated with various colours, looked like the flashes of lightning in the clouds.
Sanskrit: ते तु बाणमयं वर्षं श्वेतमूर्धन्यपातयन्। निदाघान्तेऽनिलोद्धृता मेघा इव नगे जलम्॥
English: They all poured on the head of Shveta a continuous shower of arrows as the clouds, tossed by the wind, pure rain on the mountain breast when summer is passed.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महेष्वासः सप्तभल्लैः सुतेजनैः। धनूंषि तेषामाच्छिद्य ममर्द पृतनापतिः॥
English: The great bowman, that commander of the force, being greatly enraged at this struck their bows with seven broad-headed arrows of great impetuosity.
Sanskrit: निकृत्तान्येव तानि स्म समदृश्यन्त भारत। ततस्ते तु निमेषार्धात् प्रत्यपद्यन् धनूंषि च॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, we saw those bows were cut off. Then within half the time of a wink of the eye they took up other bows.
Sanskrit: सप्त चैव पृषत्कांश्च श्वेतस्योपर्यपातयन्। ततः पुनरमेयात्मा भल्लैः सप्तभिराशुगैः। निचकर्त महाबाहुस्तेषां चापानि धन्विनाम्॥
English: That mighty-armed and high-souled warrior then with seven swift arrows again cut off the bows of those bowmen.
Sanskrit: ते निकृत्तमहाचापास्त्वरमाणा महारथाः। रथशक्ती: परामृश्य विनेदुभैरवान् रवान्॥
English: Those heroes, those great car-warriors whose large bows had been cut down swelled in wrath, and grasping darts, sent forth a loud shout.
Sanskrit: अन्वयुर्भरतश्रेष्ठ सप्त श्वेतरथं प्रति। ततस्ता ज्वलिताः सप्त महेन्द्राशनिनिःस्वनाः॥ अप्राप्ताः सप्तभिर्भल्लैश्चिच्छेद परमास्त्रवित्। ततः समादाय शरं सर्वकायविदारणम्॥ प्राहिणोद् भरतश्रेष्ठ श्वेतो रुक्मरथं प्रति। तस्य देहे निपतितो बाणो वज्रातिगो महान्॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, they hurled these seven darts on Shveta's chariot. Those blazing darts, which flew like large meteors with the sound of thunder, were all cut down by that great warrior with seven broad-headed arrows before they could reach him. O best of the Bharata race, then taking up an arrow which was capable of penetrating into every part of their body, he hurled it on Rukmaratha. That great arrow penetrated into his body.
Sanskrit: ततो रुक्मरथो राजन् सायकेन दृढाहतः। निषसाद रथोपस्थे कश्मलं चाविशन्महत्॥
English: Then, O king, being thus struck by the arrow, Rukmaratha sat down on his car and lost all consciousness.
Sanskrit: तं विसंज्ञं विमनसं त्वरमाणस्तु सारथिः। अपोवाह न सम्भ्रान्तः सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः॥
English: His charioteer, however, without betraying any fear, carried him away, senseless and fainted, from the field of battle.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यान् षट् समादाय श्वेतोहेमविभूषितान्। तेषां षण्णां महाबाहुर्ध्वजशीर्षाण्यपातयत्॥
English: Then taking up six other arrows decked with gold, Shveta cut off the standards of his six adversaries.
Sanskrit: हयांश्च तेषां निर्भिद्य सारथींश्च परंतप। शरैश्चैतान् समाकीर्य प्रायाच्छल्यरथं प्रति॥
English: Wounding their horses and charioteers also and covering those six warriors with a continuos shower of arrows, that chastiser of foes, went towards the car of Shalya.
Sanskrit: ततो हलहलाशब्दस्तव सैन्येषु भारत। दृष्ट्वा सेनापतिं तूर्णं यान्तं शल्यरथं प्रति॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, when that great general (Shveta) was rushing with great force towards the car of Shalya, loud cries of “Oh" "Alas" rose in your army.
Sanskrit: ततो भीष्मं पुरस्कृत्य तव पुत्रो महाबलः। वृतस्तु सर्वसैन्येन प्रायाच्छ्वेतरथं प्रति॥
English: Then your great son, with Bhishma, at the head and with many other heroic warriors and troops, went towards Shveta's car.
Sanskrit: मृत्योरास्यमनुप्राप्तं मद्ररोजममोचयत्। ततो युद्ध समभवत् तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्॥ तावकानां परेषां च व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम्। सौभद्रे भीमसेने च सात्यकौ च महारथे।॥ कैकेये च विराटे च धृष्टद्युम्ने च पार्षते। एतेषु नरसिंहेषु चेदिमत्स्येषु चैव ह। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः॥
English: He thus rescued the Madra King who was at the point of death. Then a fearful and hairstring battle was fought between your troops and those of the enemy in which cars and elephants all got mixed up in confusion. The old grandfather of the Kurus poured showers of arrows on Subhadra's son, on Bhimsena and on that great car-warrior Satyaki and also upon the king of the Kaikeyas, on Virata, on the descendant of Prishata, Dhrishtadyumna, and also upon Chedi troops.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच एवं श्वेते महेष्वासे प्राप्ते शल्यरथं प्रति। कुरवः पाण्डवेयाश्च किमकुर्वत संजय॥ भीष्मः शान्तनवः किं वा तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः।
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya when that great bow man Shveta went towards Shalya's chariot, what did the Kurus and the Pandavas do? What did Bhishma the son of Shantanu do? Tell me all this, I ask you
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच राजशतसहस्राणि ततः क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः॥ श्वेतं सेनापतिं शूरं पुरस्कृत्य महारथाः।
English: Sanjaya said O king, hundreds and thousands of the foremost of Kshatriyas, all brave great carwarriors placed their general Shveta in their front.
Sanskrit: राज्ञो बलं दर्शयन्तस्तव पुत्रस्य भारत॥ शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य त्रातुमैच्छन्महारथाः।
English: And displaying their prowess to your royal son, O descendant of Bharata, desired to rescue Shveta, with Shikhandin at their head.
Sanskrit: अभ्यवर्तन्त भीष्मस्य रथं हेमपरिष्कृतम्॥ जिघांसन्तं युधां श्रेष्ठं तदाऽऽसीत् तुमुलं महत्।
English: Those great car-warriors rushed towards Bhishma's car decked with gold, with the intention of killing that foremost of warriors. The battle that was then fought was fearful.
Sanskrit: तत् तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि महावैशसमच्युत॥ तावकानां परेषा च यथा युद्धमवर्तत।
English: I shall describe to you that wonderful and fearful battle that was fought between your warriors and those of the enemy.
Sanskrit: तत्राकरोद् रथोपस्थाशून्याशान्तनवोबहून्॥ तत्राद्भुतं महच्चक्रे शरैराछंद् रथोत्तमान्।
English: The son of Shantanu made many cars empty, for that foremost of all car-warriors cut off many heads by showering his arrows.
Sanskrit: समावृणोच्छरैरर्कमर्कतुल्यप्रतापवान्॥ नुदन् समन्तात् समरे रविरुद्यन् यथा तमः।
English: Possessing the prowess of the sun, he covered the very sun with his arrows. As the rising sun dispels the darkness from around him, so did he remove the foe from around him in that great battle.
Sanskrit: तेनाजो प्रेषिता राजन् शराः शतसहस्रशः॥ क्षत्रियान्तकराः संख्ये महावेगा महाबलाः।
English: O king, in that great battle, hundreds and thousands of arrows were shot by him. They were very powerful and they possessed great impetuosity. They killed countless Kshatriya in that battle.
Sanskrit: शिरांसि पातयामासुर्वीराणां शतशो रणे॥ गजान् कण्टकसन्नाहान् वज्रेणेव शिलोच्चयान्।
English: O king, in that great battle, he cut off the heads of hundreds of heroic warriors and elephants clad in thorny mail as summits of mountains are felled by thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: रथा रथेषु संसक्ता व्यदृश्यन्त विशाम्पते॥ एके रथं पर्यवहंस्तुरगाः सुतरङ्गमम्।
English: O king, cars were seen to mingle with cars. One car was seen upon another car and a horse upon another horse.
Sanskrit: युवानं निहतं वीरं लम्बमानं सकार्मुकम्॥ उदीर्णाश्च हया राजन् वहन्तस्तत्र तत्र ह।
English: O king, impetuous horses carried here and there the youthful riders killed and hung from their saddle with their bows till in their hands.
Sanskrit: बद्धशङ्गनिषङ्गाश्च विध्वस्तशिरसो हताः॥ शतशः पतिता भूमौ वीरशय्यासु शेरते।
English: With swords and quivers, attached to their person and their armours loosened, hundreds of dead warriors lay on the ground sleeping on beds worthy of heroes.
Sanskrit: परस्परेण धावन्तः पतिताः पुनरुत्थिताः॥ उत्थाय च प्रधावन्तो द्वन्द्वयुद्धमवाप्नुवन्।
English: Rushing upon one another, falling down and rising up again, and rushing again having risen up the combatants fought hand to hand.
Sanskrit: पीडिताः पुनरन्योन्यं लुठन्तो रणमूर्धनि॥ सचापाः सनिषङ्गाश्च जातरूपपरिष्कृताः। विस्रब्धहतवीराश्च शतश: परिपीडिताः॥ तेन तेनाभ्यधावन्त विसृजन्तश्च भारत! मत्तो गजः पर्यवर्तद्धयांश्च हतसादिनः॥
English: Struck by one another, many rolled on the field of battle, O Bharata! several hundred warriors with bow and arrow-stand and gold ornaments on body were destroying the warriors of rival army with all reliance in their might and enduring the blows made by the enemies. They were rushing to and fro through the several routes the found and blowing continuously the arms and weapons on them.
Sanskrit: सरथा रथिनश्चापि विमृद्वन्तः समन्ततः। स्यन्दनादपतत् कश्चिन्निहतोऽन्येन सायकैः॥
English: Car-warriors, with their cars, were crushed (by the elephants). Some warrior fell on their cars killed by other warriors with their arrows.
Sanskrit: हतसारथिरप्युच्चैः पपात काष्ठवद् रथः। युध्यमानस्य संग्रामे व्यूढे रजसि चोत्थिते॥ धनुः कूजितविज्ञानं तत्रासीत् प्रतियुद्ध्यतः। गात्रस्पर्शेन योधानां व्यज्ञास्त परिपन्थिनम्॥
English: Many great car-warriors were seen to fall down from high, their charioteers being killed. A thick dust covered all sides. Then the warriors knew their adversaries by the twang of the bow. From the pressure also on their bodies the combatants guessed their enemies.
Sanskrit: युद्ध्यमानं शरै राजन् सिञ्जिनीध्वजिनीरवात्। अन्योन्यं वीरसंशब्दो नाश्रूयत भटैः कृतः॥
English: O king, the warriors fought on with arrows guided by the twang of the bow strings. Even the very his sing sound of the arrows shot by the combatants at one another could not be heard.
Sanskrit: शब्दायमाने संग्रामे पटहे कर्णदारिणि। युद्ध्यमानस्य संग्रामे कुर्वतः पौरुषं स्वकम्॥ नाश्रौषं नामगोत्राणि कीर्तनं च परस्परम्।
English: So loud was the sound of drums that it seemed to pierce the cars. In that tumultuous and hair-string uproar even the names of the combatants could not be heard.
Sanskrit: भीष्मचापच्युतैर्बाणैरार्तानां युध्यतां मृधे॥ परस्परेषां वीराणां मनांसि समकम्पयन्। तस्मिन्नत्याकुले युद्धे दारुणे लोमहर्षणे॥ पिता पुत्रं च समरे नाभिजानाति कश्चन।
English: All warriors were bearing the pains sprcaded by the arrows released from Bhishma's bow in battle-field. Those arrows had created fear of death in the mind of all those warriors. That battle was most fierce, thrilling and arousing anxiety in the hearts of all. Any father in that battle was so lost of recognition as his own son was beyond the same.
Sanskrit: चक्रे भग्ने युगे छिन्ने एकधुर्ये हये हतः॥ आक्षिप्तः स्यन्दनाद् वीरः ससारथिरजिह्मगैः।
English: One of the wheels being broken, the yoke being torn off, onc of the steeds being killed, the brave car-warrior was overthrown from the car along with his charioteer.
Sanskrit: एवं च समरे सर्वे वीराश्च विरथीकृताः॥ तेन तेन स्म दृश्यन्ते धावमानाः समन्ततः।
English: Thus many brave warriors, deprived of their cars, were seen to run (in all directions).
Sanskrit: गजो हतः शिरश्छिन्नं मर्म भिन्नं हयो हतः॥ अहतः कोऽपि नैवासीद् भीष्मे निघ्नति शात्रवान्।
English: He, who was killed, had his head cut off, he, who was not killed, was mortally wounded. When Bhishma attacked, there was none who was not wounded.
Sanskrit: श्वेतः कुरूणामकरोत् क्षयं तस्मिन् महाहवे॥ राजपुत्रान् रथोदारानधीच्छतसंघशः।
English: In that fearful battle Shveta killed innumerable Kurus. He killed hundreds of noble princes.
Sanskrit: चिच्छेद रथिनां बाणैः शिरांसि भरतर्षभ॥ साङ्गदा बाहवश्चैव धनूंषि च समन्ततः।
English: He cut off with his arrows the heads of hundreds of car-warriors and also their arms decked with Angadas, and also their bows.
Sanskrit: रथेषां रथचक्राणि तूणीराणि युगानि च॥ छत्राणि च महार्हाणि पताकाश्च विशाम्पते। हयौघाश्च रथौघाश्च नरौघाश्चैव भारत॥ वारणाः शतशश्चैव हताः श्वेतेन भारत।
English: O king, O best of the Bharata race, carwarriors and car-wheels, the cars-themselves, both small and costly standards, many horses and innumerable inen and hundreds of elephants were destroyed by Shveta.
Sanskrit: वयं श्वेतभयाद् भीता विहाय रथसत्तमम्॥ अपयातास्तथा पश्चाद् विभुं पश्याम धृष्णवः।
English: From fear of Shveta, we abandoned Bhishma that foremost of warriors; we left the battle and retreated to the rear and therefore, we now see your cxalted self.
Sanskrit: शरपातमतिक्रम्य कुरवः कुरुनन्दन॥ भीष्मं शान्तनवं युद्धे स्थिताः पश्याम सर्वशः।
English: O descendant of Kuru, retreating beyond the range of arrows and abandoning the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, in that battle, all the Kurus stood (as spectators), though armed for the battle.
Sanskrit: अदीनो दीनसमये भीष्मोऽस्माकं महाहवे॥ एकस्तस्थौ नरव्याघ्रो गिरिर्मेसरिवाचलः।
English: Ever cheerful even in the hour of cheerlessness, that foremost of man, Bhishma, alone, of our army, stood in that fearful battle as immovable as the mountain Meru.
Sanskrit: आददान इव प्राणान् सविता शिशिरात्यये॥ गभस्तिभिरिवादित्यस्तस्थौ शरमरीचिमान्।
English: Killing the foes like the sun at the end of the winter, he stood effulgent with the golden rays of his car, as the sun shines with his rays.
Sanskrit: स मुमोच महेष्वासः शरसंघाननेकशः॥ निजन्नमित्रान् समरे वज्रपाणिरिवासुरान्।
English: That great bow man shot showers in arrows and struck down his enemies in that battle as Vishnu, arıncd with the discus struck down the Asuras.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना भीष्मेण प्रजहुस्तं महाबलम्॥ स्वयूथादिव ते यूथान्मुक्तं भूमिषु दारुणम्।
English: The mighty Bhishma was separated from your army and became ferocious in that battlefield as an elephant becomes dangerous when its caravan missed and he is left alone. (All warriors from rival party, ran away leaving him alone because they could not bear more blows given by Bhishma.)
Sanskrit: तमेवमुपलक्ष्यैको हृष्टः पुष्टः परंतप॥ दुर्योधनप्रिये युक्तः पाण्डवान् परिशोचयन्।
English: While fighting with the great warriors (Shveta), that chastiser of foes, Bhishma was the only one who was cheerful. Ever devoted to the welfare of Duryodhana, he began to consume the warriors (Shveta).
Sanskrit: जीवितं दुस्त्यजं त्यक्त्वा भयं च सुमहाहवे॥ पातयामास सैन्यानि पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते।
English: O kind, reckless of his own life, abandoning all fear, he slaughtered the Pandava troops in that great battle.
Sanskrit: प्रहरन्तमनीकानि पिता देवव्रतस्तव॥ दृष्ट्वा सेनापति भीष्मस्त्वरितः श्वेतमभ्ययात्।
English: Seeing that (Pandava) general striking Duryodhana's troops,, your father Bhishma, also called Devavrata, rushed upon him.
Sanskrit: स भीष्मं शरजालेन महता समवाकिरत्॥ श्वेतं चापि तथा भीष्मः शरौघैः समवाकिरत्।
English: Thereupon Shveta covered Bhishma with a great net of arrows, Bhishma also covered Shveta with a shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ मत्ताविव महाद्विपौ॥ व्याघ्राविव सुसंरब्धावन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः।
English: Roaring like two bulls, they rushed against each other like two gigantic mad elephants or like two angry tigers.
Sanskrit: अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य ततस्तौ पुरुषर्षभौ॥ भीष्मः श्वेतश्च युयुधे परस्परवधैषिणौ।
English: Baffling each other's weapons by means of their weapons those (two) foremost of men, Bhishma and Shveta fought with each other with the desire of taking each other's life.
Sanskrit: एकाछा निर्दहेद् भीष्मः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्॥ शरैः परमसंक्रुद्धो यदि श्वेतो न पालयेत्।
English: If Shveta did not protect it, in one single day Bhishma could have in anger consumed the Pandava army with his arrows.
Sanskrit: पितामहं ततो दृष्ट्वा श्वेतेन विमुखीकृतम्॥ प्रहर्ष पाण्डवा जग्मुः पुत्रस्ते विमनाऽभवत्।
English: Seeing the grandfather made to retreat by Shveta, the Pandavas grew exceedingly delighted, but your son became very much cheerless.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधन: क्रुद्धः पार्थिवैः परिवारितः॥ ससैन्यः पाण्डवानीकमभ्यद्रवत संयुगे।
English: Thereupon Duryodhana surrounded by many kings, rushed in anger against the Pandava troops in that great battle.
Sanskrit: दुर्मुखः कृतवर्मा च कृपः शल्यो विशाम्पतिः॥ भीष्मं जुगुपुरासाद्य तव पुत्रेण नोदिताः।
English: Durmukha, Kritavarman, Kripa and Shalya, the lord of men also protected Bhishma inspired by your son.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तु पार्थिवैः सर्वैर्दुर्योधनपुरोगमैः॥ पाण्डवानामनीकानि वध्यमानानि संयुगे। श्वेतो गाङ्गेयमुत्सृज्य तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम्॥ नाशयामास वेगेन वायुर्वृक्षानिवौजसा।
English: Seeing the army of Pandavas is being slain in battle by Duryodhana and all other kings, Shveta abandoned the son of Ganga, Bhishma and began to slaughter your son's troops with great iinpetuosity as the wind up-roots trees with great violence.
Sanskrit: द्रावयित्वा चमू राजन् वैराटिः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः॥ आपतत् सहसा भूयो यत्र भीष्मो व्यवस्थितः।
English: O king, having routed your army, Virata's son (Shveta) senseless in anger again rushed towards the place where Bhishma stood.
Sanskrit: तौ तत्रोपगतौ राजन् शरदीप्तौ महाबलौ।॥ अयुध्येतां महात्मानौ यथोभौ वृत्रवासवौ। अन्योन्यं तु महाराज परस्परवधैषिणौ॥ निगृह्य कार्मुकं श्वेतो भीष्मं विव्याध सप्तभिः।
English: O king! those two mighty and great warriors, both blazing with their arrows, fought with each other like Vritra and Vasava in the days of yore, both eager to kill each other. Having drawn his bow to the fullest stretch, Shveta wounded Bhishma with seven arrows.
Sanskrit: पराक्रमं ततस्तस्य पराक्रम्य पराक्रमी॥ तरसा वारयामास मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम्।
English: The brave one (Bhishma) then put forth his prowess; he quickly checked his adversary's valour as a mad elephants checks another inad elephant.
Sanskrit: श्वेतः शान्तनवं भूयः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ विव्याध पञ्चविंशत्या दद्भुतमिवाभवत्।
English: Shveta again shot twenty five arrows having bent knot cach and penetrated the budy of Bhishma, the son of Shantanu. It was happened as an unprecedented event.
Sanskrit: तं प्रत्यविध्यद् दशभिर्भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तदा॥ आजघान ततो भीष्मं श्वेतः क्षत्रियनन्दनः।
English: That delighter of the Kshatriyas, Shveta, then struck Bhishma; and the son of Shantanu pierced him in return with ten arrows.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रहस्य ततः श्वेतः सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन्॥ स विद्धस्तेन बलवान् नाकम्पत यथाऽचलः। वैराटिः समरे क्रुद्धो भृशमायम्य कार्मुकम्॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद भीष्मस्य नवभिर्दशधा शरैः। संधाय विशिखं चैव शरं लोमप्रवाहिनम्॥ उन्ममाथ ततस्तालं ध्वजशीर्षं महात्मनः। केतुं निपतितं दृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्य तनयास्तव॥ हतं भीष्ममन्यन्त श्वेतस्य वशमागतम्। पाण्डवाश्चापि संहृष्टादध्मुः शङ्खान् मुदायुताः॥
English: They smiling and licking with his tongue the corners of the mouth, Shveta cut down Bhishma's bow into ten parts with nine arrows. Then taking up a winged arrow made of iron, he crushed the palmyra on the top of the standard of that exalted one (Bhishma). Seeing the standard of Bhishma cut down, your sons thought that Bhishma was killed. The Pandavas in great delight blew their conchs.
Sanskrit: भीष्मस्य पतितं केतुं दृष्ट्वा तालं महात्मनः। ततो दुर्योधनः क्रोधात् स्वमनीकमनोदयत्।।६
English: Seeing the palmyra-standard of the illustrious Bhishma cut down, Duryodhana, in great anger, urged his army to the battle.
Sanskrit: यत्ता भीष्मं परीप्सध्वं रक्षमाणाः समन्ततः। मा नः प्रपश्यमानानां श्वेतान्मृत्युमवाप्स्यति॥ भीष्मः शान्तनवः शूरस्तथा सत्यं ब्रवीमि वः। राज्ञस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा त्वरमाणा महारथाः॥ बलेन चतुरङ्गेण गाङ्गेयमन्वपालयन्। बाह्रीकः कृतवर्मा च शलः शल्यश्च भारत॥ जलसंधो विकर्णश्च चित्रसेनो विविंशतिः। त्वरमाणास्त्वराकाले परिवार्य समन्ततः॥ अवारयदमेयात्मा दर्शयन् पाणिलाघवम्। स निवार्य तान् सर्वान् केसरी कुञ्जरानिव॥ महता शरवर्षेण भीष्मस्य धनुराच्छिनत्।
English: They all carefully protected Bhishma who was then in great distress. To them that stood there as spectators, the king (Duryodhana) thus exclaimed. “Either Shveta or Bhishma will die (to day)". Having heard the words of the king, the great car-warriors soon with four kinds of troops advanced to protect the son of Ganga. O descendant of Bharata, Balhika, Kritavarina, Kripa, Shalya, the son of Jarasandha, Vikarna, Chitrasena and Vivingshati, all with great speed, surrounded him on all sides and poured a continuous shower of arrows. That highsouled and mighty warrior then soon checked those wrathful warriors with sharp arrows by displaying his own lightness of hands. Checking them all as a lion checks a herd of elephants, Shveta cut off Bhishma's bow with a thick shower of arrows.