pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सादिता रथनागाश्च हताश्वा रथिनो रणे। विप्रदुतरथाः केचिद् दृश्यन्ते रथयूथपाः॥
English: Many clephants were deprived of their standards, and many car-warriors were also deprived of their horses. Having abandoned their cars, many car-warriors were wandering (over the field).
Sanskrit: विस्था रथिनश्चान्ये धावमानाः समन्ततः। तत्र तत्रैव दृश्यन्ते सायुधाः साङ्गदैर्भुजैः॥
English: Many other car-warriors, deprived of their cars, were seen to rove about with their weapons in their hands and other arm adorned with Angadas.
Sanskrit: हयारोहा हयांस्त्यक्त्वा गजारोहाश्च दन्तिनः। अर्जुनस्य भयाद् राजन् समन्ताद् विप्रदुद्रुवुः॥
English: O king, horsemen, urging their horses and elephant-men urging their elephants fled away in all directions from the fear of Arjuna.
Sanskrit: रथे यश्च गजेभ्यश्च हयेभ्यश्च नराधिपाः। पतिताः पात्यमानाश्च दृश्यन्तेऽर्जुनसायकैः॥
English: Kings were seen falling from their cars; elephants and horses were also seen to fall cut down by Arjuna's arrows.
Sanskrit: सगदानुद्यतान् बाहून् सखगांश्च विशाम्पते। सप्रासांश्च सतूणीरान् सशरान् शसरासनान्॥ साङ्कुशान् सपताकांश्च तत्र तत्रार्जुनो नृणाम्। निचकर्त शरैरुचै रौद्रं वपुरधारयत्॥
English: Assuming a fierce countenance, Arjuna cut down with fearful arrows the upraised arms of warriors with maces in their hands, also with swords, darts, quivers arrows, bows, hooks and standards.
Sanskrit: परिघाणां प्रदीप्तानां मुद्गराणां च मारिष। प्रासानां भिन्दिपालानां निस्त्रिंशानां च संयुगे॥ परश्वधानां तीक्ष्णानां तोमराणां च भारत। वर्मणां चापविद्धानां काञ्चनानां च भूमिप॥ ध्वजानां चर्मणां चैव व्यजनानां च सर्वशः। छत्राणां हेमदण्डानां तोमराणां च भारत॥ प्रतोदानां च योक्त्राणां कशानां चैव मारिष। राशय: स्मात्र दृश्यन्ते विनिकीर्णा रणक्षितौ॥
English: O sire, O descendant of Bharata, spiked mace broken in fragment, mallets, bearded darts, short arrows, swords, sharp edged battle axes, lances, broken shields, armours, standards, every sort of weapons, umbrellas with golden staves, iron-hooks, goads, whips, and traces were all seen strewn over the field of battle in heaps.
Sanskrit: नासीत् तत्र पुमान् कश्चित् तव सैन्यस्य भारत। योऽर्जुनं समरे शूरं प्रत्युद्यायात् कथंचन॥
English: O sire, there was none in your army who could advance against Arjuna in battle.
Sanskrit: यो यो हि समरे पार्थं प्रत्युद्याति विशाम्पते। स संख्ये विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः परलोकाय नीयते॥
English: O king, whoever advanced against the son of Pritha, was immediately shot down and sent to the abode of Yama.
Sanskrit: तेषु विद्रवमाणेषु तव योधेषु सर्वशः। अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च दध्मतुर्वारिजोत्तमौ॥
English: When all your troops broke down and fled away, Arjuna and Vasudeva blew their excellent conchs.
Sanskrit: तत् प्रभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा पिता देवव्रतस्तव। अब्रवीत् समरे शूरं भारद्वाजं स्मयन्निव॥
English: Your sire Devavrata then, on seeing the Kuru army routed, smilingly thus spoke to the heroic son of Bharadvaja (Drona) on that field of battle.
Sanskrit: एष पाण्डुसुतो वीरः कृष्णेन सहितो बली। तथा करोति सैन्यानि यथा कुर्याद् धनंजयः॥
English: “This mighty and heroic son of Pandu Dhananjaya, accompanied as he is by Krishna, is treating our troops as he alone is able to deal with them.
Sanskrit: न ह्येष समरे शक्यो विजेतुं हि कथंचन। यथास्य दृश्यते रूपं कालान्तकयमोपमम्॥
English: Seeing him resemble today the destroyer himself as the universal dissolution, we find that he is invincible today.
Sanskrit: न निवर्तयितुं चापि शक्येयं महती चमूः। अन्योन्यप्रेक्षया पश्य द्रवतीयं वरूथिनी॥
English: This our vast army is now impossible to be rallied. Behold, loO king at me, they are running away.
Sanskrit: एष चास्तं गिरिश्रेष्ठं भानुमान् प्रतिपद्यते। चढूंषि सर्वलोकस्य संहरन्निव सर्वथा॥
English: Sun god here has reached now at the best mountain Astacala as if contracting completely the eye-sight of the entire world,
Sanskrit: तत्रावहारं सम्प्राप्तं मन्येऽहं पुरुषर्षभ। श्रान्ता भीताश्च नो योधा न योत्स्यन्ति कंथचन॥
English: O foremost of men, I think, the time has come now to withdraw our army. The troops will never fight, they are tired and struck with panic".
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीष्मो द्रोणमाचार्यसत्तमम्। अवहारमथो चक्रे तावकानां महारथः॥ ततोऽवहारः सैन्यानां तव तेषां च भारत। अस्तं गच्छति सूर्येऽभूत् संध्याकाले च वर्तति॥
English: Having said this to Drona that foremost of all preceptors, that great car-warriors Bhishma withdrew his army. Then when the sun went down, O sire, both the armies were withdrawn and twilight came in.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच प्रभातायां च शर्वर्या भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तदा। अनीकान्यनुसंयाने व्यादिदेशाथ भारत॥
English: Sanjaya said When night passed away and morning dawned, the son of Shantanu Bhishma, therefore grand-sire of the Kurus gave the order for the Kuru army to be ready for fight.
Sanskrit: गारुडं च महाव्यूह चक्रे शान्तनवस्तदा। पुत्राणां ते जयाकाङ्क्षी भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः॥
English: The chastiser of foes, the son of Shantanu, with the desire to win victory for your son then formed that great Vyuha called Garuda.
Sanskrit: गरुडस्य स्वयं तुण्डे पिता देवव्रतस्तव। चक्षुषी च भरद्वाजः कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः॥
English: On the back of that Garuda (the king of the bird) your father Devavrata himself stood. Its two eyes were made by the son of Bharadvaja (Drona) and the Satvata Kritvarma.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव शीर्षमास्तां यशस्विनौ। त्रैगर्तेरथ कैकेयैर्वाटधानैश्च संयुगे॥
English: Those two illustrious heroes, Ashvathama and Kripa, backed by the Trigartas, the Matsyas, the Kaikeyas and the Vatadhanas stood at its head.
Sanskrit: भूरिश्वराः शलः शल्यो भगदत्तश्च मारिष। मद्रकाः सिन्धुसौवीरास्तथा पाञ्चनदाश्च ये॥ जयद्रथेन सहिता ग्रीवायां संनिवेशिताः। पृष्ठे दुर्योधनो राजा सोदर्यैः सानुगैर्वृतः॥
English: O sire, Bhurishravas, Shala, Shala, Shalya Bhagadatta, the Madra, the Sindhusauviras, the Panchanadas with Jayadratha stood at its neck. At its back stood king Duryodhana with all his followers.
Sanskrit: विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ काम्बोजाश्च शकैः सह। पुच्छमासन् महाराज शूरसेनाश्च सर्वशः॥
English: O great king, Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, the Kambojas with the Shakas and also the Shurasenas formed its tail.
Sanskrit: मागधाश्च कलिङ्गाश्च दासेरकगणैः सह। दक्षिणं पक्षमासाद्य स्थिता व्यूहस्य दंशिताः॥
English: The Magadhas the Kalingas with all the Daserakas clad in armour, formed the right wing of that Vyuha.
Sanskrit: कारुषाश्च विकुञ्जाश्च मुण्डाः कुण्डीवृषास्तथा। बृहद्बलेन सहिता वाम पार्श्वमवस्थिताः॥
English: The Karushas, the Vikunjas, the Mundas, the Kundivrishas, with Brihadbala formed its left wing.
Sanskrit: व्यूढं दृष्ट्वा तु तत् सैन्यं सव्यसाची परंतपः। धृष्टद्युम्नेन सहितः प्रत्यव्यूहत संयुगे॥ अर्धचन्द्रेण व्यूहेन व्यूहं तमतिदारुणम्।
English: That chastiser of foes, Savyasachi (Arjuna) seeing the enemy's troops formed into a Vyuha, with the assistance of Dhrishtadyumna formed his troops into a counter Vyuha. In oppositior of your Vyuha, that son of Pandu formed a Vyuha after the shape of the halfmoon.
Sanskrit: दक्षिणं शृङ्गमास्थाय भीमसेनो व्यरोचत॥ नानाशस्त्रौघसम्पन्नै नादेश्यैर्नृपैर्वृतः।
English: On its right side stood stood Bhimasena surrounded by kings of various countries all abundantly provided with arrows.
Sanskrit: तदन्वेव विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः॥ तदनन्तरमेवासीन्नीलो नीलायुधैः सह।
English: Next to him stood those two great carwarriors Virata and Drupada; next to them was Nila armed with poisonous weapons.
Sanskrit: नीलादनन्तरश्चैव धृष्टकेतुर्महाबलः॥ चेदिकाशिकरूपैश्च पौरवैरपि संवृतः।
English: Next to Nila stood the great car-warrior Dhrishtakelu backed by the Chedis the Kashis, the Karushas and the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च पञ्चालाश्च प्रभद्रकाः॥ मध्ये सैन्यस्य महतः स्थिता युद्धाय भारत।
English: Dhrishtadyumna with Shikhandin with the Panchalas and the Prabhadraka and also with other troops stood in the middle.
Sanskrit: तत्रैव धर्मराजोऽपि गजानीकेन संवृतः॥ ततस्तु सात्यकी राजन् द्रौपद्याः पञ्चचात्मजाः।
English: Dharmaraja Yudhishthira was also there surrounded by his innumerable elephants. Next to them, O king, stood Satyaki and the five sons of Draupadi.
Sanskrit: अभिमन्युस्ततः शूर इरावांश्च ततः परम्॥ भैमसेनिस्ततो राजन् केकयाश्च महारथाः।
English: Next to them was Abhimanyu and then Iravana. Next to Iravana was Bhimasena's son (Ghatotkacha) with the great Kaikeya carwarriors.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभूद् द्विपदां श्रेष्ठो वामं पार्श्वमुपाश्रितः॥ सर्वस्य जगतो गोप्ता गोप्ता यस्य जनार्दनः।
English: Next to them, on the left side, was that foremost of men, Arjuna who had as his protector Janardana (Krishna) the protector of the whole universe.
Sanskrit: एवमेतं महाव्यूह प्रत्यव्यूहन्त पाण्डवाः॥ वधार्थं तव पुत्राणां तत्पक्षं ये च सङ्गताः।
English: It was thus the Pandavas formed their Vyuha for the destruction of your sons and those who have taken your side.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृते युद्धं व्यतिपक्तरथद्विपम्॥ तावकानां परेषां च निजतामितरेतरम्।
English: Then commenced the battle between your troops and the foes; all struck at one another; elephants and cars mixed up in one confusion.
Sanskrit: हयौघाश्च रथौघाश्च तत्र तत्र विशाम्पते॥ सम्पतन्तो व्यदृश्यन्त निघ्नन्तस्ते परस्परम्।
English: O king, innumerable elephants and cars were seen everywhere. They rushed upon one another for the purpose of slaughter.
Sanskrit: धावतां च रथौघानां निघ्नतां च पृथक् पृथक्॥ बभूव तुमुलः शब्दो विमिश्रो दुन्दुभिस्वनैः।
English: The rattle of innumerable car-wheels mingled with the beat of drums created a tremendous din.
Sanskrit: दिवस्पृङ् नरवीराणां निघ्नतामितरेतरम्। सम्प्रहारे सुतुमुले तव तेषां च भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, the shouts of the heroic combatants of your army and those of your enemies when killing one another, reached the very heavens.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततो व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु तावकेषु परेषु च। धनंजयो स्थानीकमवधीत् तव भारत॥ शरैरतिरथो युद्धे दारयन् रथयूथपान्। ते वध्यमानाः पार्थेन कालेनेव युगक्षय॥ धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे यत्नात् पाण्डवान् प्रत्ययोधयन्। प्रार्थयाना यशो दीप्तं मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्॥ एकाग्रमनसो भूत्वा पाण्डवानां वरूथिनीम्। बभञ्जुर्बहुशो राजंस्ते चासज्जन्त संयुगे॥
English: Sanjaya said When your troops and those of the Pandavas were placed in battle array, that great car-warrior Dhananjaya made a great slaughter by cutting down with his arrows many leaders of car-warriors; your troops though thus slaughtered in the battle by the son of Pritha who resembled the destroyer himself at the end of a Yuga, yet fought with the Pandavas with perseverance. Desiring to win blazing glory and making death their final goal with minds undirected to anything else, they broke the Pandava ranks in many places, but their ranks also were in many places broken.
Sanskrit: द्रवद्भिरथ भग्नैश्च परिवर्तद्भिरेव च। पाण्डवैः कौरवेयैश्च न प्राज्ञायत किंचन॥
English: Then both the Kuru and the Pandava army broke and fled away. Nothing could then be distinguished.
Sanskrit: उदतिष्ठद् रजो भौमं छादयानं दिवाकरम्। न दिशः प्रदिशो वापि तत्र हन्युः कथं नराः॥
English: A thick cloud of dust rose covering the sun. No body could distinguish any of the cardinal points.
Sanskrit: अनुमानेन संज्ञाभिर्नामगोत्रैश्च संयुगे। वर्तते च तथा युद्धं तत्र तत्र विशाम्पते॥
English: O king, everywhere the battle raged the combatants were guided only by the indications afforded by colours, by watchwords, by names and by tribal distinctions.
Sanskrit: न व्यूहो भिद्यते तत्र कौरवाणां कथंचन। रक्षितः सत्यसंधेन भारद्वाजेन संयुगे॥
English: O sire, O king, the Vyuha protected as it was by the son of Bharadvaja (Drona) could by no means be broken.
Sanskrit: तथैव पाण्डवानां च रक्षितः सव्यसाचिना। नाभिद्यत महाव्यूहो भीमेन च सुरक्षितः॥
English: So did the formidable Pandava Vyuha remain unbroken, protected as it was by Savyasachi (Arjuna), and well-guarded by Bhima.
Sanskrit: सेनाग्रादपि निष्पत्य प्रायुध्यस्तत्र मानवाः। उभयोः सेनयो राजन् व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपाः॥
English: O king, the cars and the elephants of both the armies and other combatants came out of their respective arrays and engaged in the fight.
Sanskrit: हयारोहैर्हयारोहाः पात्यन्ते स्म महाहवे। ऋष्टिभिविमलाभिश्च प्रासैरपि च संयुगे॥
English: In that fearful battle, horse-men cut down horsemen with sharp and polished swords and long lances.
Sanskrit: रथी रथिनमासाद्य शरैः कनकभूषणैः। पातयामास समरे तस्मिन्नतिभयङ्करे।।१२
English: Car-warriors getting car-warriors within reach cut them down with their arrows decked with golden wings.
Sanskrit: गजारोहा गजारोहान् नाराचशरतोमरैः। संसक्तान् पातयामासुस्तव तेषां च सर्वशः॥
English: The elephant riders in your own army and in the army of Pandavas' destroyed the elephant riders of rival party in counter by blowing sharp Naracha, arrows and tomaras from all sides (viz. mutually they killed themselves).
Sanskrit: पत्तिसङ्घा रणे पत्तीन् भिन्दिपालपरश्वधैः। न्यपातयन्त संहृष्टाः परस्परकृतागसः॥
English: Innumerable foot-soldiers angrily and at the same time cheerfully cut down one another with short arrows and battle axes.
Sanskrit: रथी च समरे राजन्नासाद्य गजयूथपम्। सगजं पातयामास गजी च रथिनां वरम्॥
English: O king, car-warriors, getting elephants riders within reach cut them down with the elephants. elephants riders also cut down carwarriors.
Sanskrit: रथिनं च हयारोहः प्रासेन भरतर्षभ। पातयामास समरे रथी च हयसादिनम्॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, horse-men with their lances cut down car-warriors in that battle; car-warriors also cut down horse-men.
Sanskrit: पदाती रथिनं संख्ये रथी चापि पदातिनम्। न्यपातयच्छितैः शस्त्रैः सेनयोरुभयोरपि॥
English: In both the armies, foot-soldiers cut down many car-warriors, many car-warriors cut down innumcrable foot-soldiers with their sharp weapons.
Sanskrit: गजारोहा हयारोहान् पातयाञ्चक्रिरे तदा। हयारोहा गजस्थांश्च तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥ गजारोहवरैश्चापि तत्र तत्र पदातयः। पातिताः समदृश्यन्त तैश्चापि गजयोधिनः॥
English: Elephant-riders cut down horse-men and horse-men cut down warriors who were on the back of elephants; every thing appeared to be exceedingly wonderful. Foot soldiers were seen to be cut down by the foremost of elephant-riders and the elephant-riders were also to be seen cut down by the foot-soldiers.
Sanskrit: पत्तिसङ्घा हयारोहैः सादिसङ्घाश्च पत्तिभिः। पात्यमाना व्यदृश्यन्त शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: It has been seen there that innumerable foot-soldiers were cut down by horse-riders and horse-riders cut down foot-soldiers,
Sanskrit: ध्वजैस्तत्रापविद्धैश्च कार्मुकैस्तोमरैस्तथा। प्रासैस्तथा गदाभिश्च परिघैः कम्पनैस्तथा॥ शक्तिभिः कवचैश्चित्रैः कणपैरङ्कुशैरपि। निस्त्रीशैविमलैश्चापि स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शरैस्तथा।॥ परिस्तोमैः कुथाभिश्च कम्बलैश्च महाधनैः। भूति भरतश्रेष्ठ स्रग्दामैरिव चित्रिता॥
English: O best of the Bharata race! the battle field, strewn with broken standards bow, lances, housings of elephants, costly blankets, bearded darts, maces, clubs with iron spikes, Kampanas, various sorts of armours, arrows with golden wings, looked as if it were covered with garlands of flowers.
Sanskrit: नराश्वकायैः पतितैर्दन्तिभिश्च महाहवे। अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा॥
English: The ground becoming muddy with flesh and blood, became impassable with the bodies of men, horses and elephants, that were killed in that fearful battle.
Sanskrit: प्रशशाम रजो भौमं व्युक्षितं रणशोणितैः। दिशश्च विमलाः सर्वाः सम्बभूवुर्जनेश्वर॥
English: O majesty! The dust on the upper surface of earth was stuck to layer on being soaked in blood flown in that battle-field. On being this, all directions became clearly visible.
Sanskrit: उस्थितान्यगणेयानि कबधानि समन्ततः। चिह्नभूतानि जगतो विनाशार्थाय भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, innumerable headless bodies were seen rising from the ground, an omen to indicate that the destruction of the world is near.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् युद्धे महारौद्रे वतमाने सुदारुणे। प्रत्यदृश्यन्त रथिनो धावमानाः समन्ततः॥ ततो भीष्मश्च द्रोणश्च सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः। पुरुमित्रो जयो भोजः शल्यश्चापि ससौबलः॥ एते समरदुर्धर्षाः सिंहतुल्यपराक्रमाः। पाण्डवानामनीकानि बभञ्जुः स्म पुनः पुनः॥
English: In that fearful and terrible battle, car warriors were to run away in all directions; then Bhishma, Drona, Jayadratha seen the king of the Sindhus, Purumitra, Vikarna, the son of Subala Shakuni, these invincible and lion-like heroes broke the Pandava rank.
Sanskrit: तथैव भीमसेनोऽपि राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः। सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च द्रौपदेयाश्च भारत।॥ तावकांस्तव पुत्रांश्च सहितान् सर्वराजभिः। द्रावयामासुराजौ ते त्रिदशा दानवानिव॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, Bhimasena, the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, Satyaki, Chekitana, the sons of Draupadi, backed by all the kings, chastised your troops and your sons, as the celestials did the Danavas.
Sanskrit: तथा ते समरेऽन्योन्यं निघ्नन्तः क्षत्रियर्षभाः। रक्तोक्षिता घोररूपा विरेजुर्दानवा इव॥
English: Those foremost of Kshatriya struck one another in battle. They became terrible to look at. covered with blood, they shone like the Kinshuka flowers.
Sanskrit: विनिर्जित्य रिपून् वीराः सेनयोरुभयोरपि। व्यदृश्यन्त महामात्रा ग्रहा इव नभस्तले॥
English: O king, vanquishing their adversaries, those foremost of warriors of both the armies looked like the brilliant stars in the sky.
Sanskrit: ततो रथसहस्रेण पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। अभ्ययात् पाण्डवं युद्धे राक्षसं च घटोत्कचम्॥
English: Then your son Duryodhana supported by one thousand car-warriors rushed to battle with the sons of Pandu and the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha.
Sanskrit: तथैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे महत्या सेनया सह। द्रोणभीष्मौ रणे यत्तौ प्रत्युद्ययुररिंदमौ॥
English: The Pandava also with many thousand troops rushed in battle against those chastiser of foes, the heroic Bhishma and Drona.
Sanskrit: किरीटी च ययौ क्रुद्धः समन्तात् पार्थिवोत्तमान्। आर्जुनिः सात्यकिश्चैव ययतुः सौबलं बलम्॥
English: The diadem-decked hero (Arjuna) also rushed in anger against those foremost of kings. then the son of Arjuna, Abhimanyu and Satyaki both rushed against the forces of the son of Subala, Shakuni.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृते भूयः संग्रामो लोमहर्षणः। तावकानां परेषां च समरे विजयैषिणाम्॥
English: Then again commenced a fearful and hairstring battle between the troops and both the sides, both parties being eager to defeat one other.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततस्ते पार्थिवाः क्रुद्धाः फाल्गुनं वीक्ष्य संयुगे। रथैरनेकसाहौः समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Sanjaya said Having seen Arjuna in battle, the kings angrily surrounded him on all sides with many thousands of cars.
Sanskrit: अथैनं रथवृन्देन कोष्ठकीकृत्य भारत। शरैः सुबहुसाहः समन्तादभ्यवारयन्॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, having surrounded him with many thousand cars, they covered him from all sides with many hundreds of arrows.
Sanskrit: शक्तीश्च विमलास्तीक्ष्णा गदाश्च परिघैः सह। प्रासान् परश्वघांश्चैव मुद्गरान् मुसलानपि॥ चिक्षिपुः समरे क्रुद्धाः फाल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति। शस्त्राणामथ तां वृष्टिं शलभानामिवायतिम्॥ रुरोध सर्वतः पार्थः शरैः कनकभूषणैः। तत्र तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा बीभत्सोरतिमानुषम्॥ देवदानवगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः। साधु साध्विति राजेन्द्र फाल्गुनं प्रत्यपूजयन्॥
English: They angrily hurled at Falguna's (Arjuna's) car bright and sharp pointed lances, maces, clubs with spikes, bearded darts, battle-axes, mallets, and bludgeons. That. shower of weapons came to him like a flight of locusts. But Pritha's son checked it with his gold decked arrows. Seeing on that occasion the extraordinary lightness of the hands of Vibhatsu (Arjuna), the celestials, in the Danavas, the Gandharvas, the Pishachas the Uragas and the Rakshasas praised Phalguna, exclaiming “Excellent” “Excellent”.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिश्चाभिमन्युश्च महत्या सेनया वृतौ। गान्धारान् समरे शूराञ्जग्मतुः सहसौबलान्॥
English: The heroic Gandharvas with Subala's son at their head surrounded Satyaki and Abhimanyu.
Sanskrit: तत्र सौबलकाः क्रुद्धा वार्ष्णेयस्य रथोत्तमम्। तिलशश्चिच्छिदुः क्रोधाच्छस्त्रैर्नानाविधैर्युधि॥
English: Then those brave warriors led by Subala's son angrily cut down into fragments the excellent car of the Vrishni hero (Satyaki) with various kinds of weapons.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिस्तु रथं त्यक्त्वा वर्तमाने भयावहे। अभिमन्यो रथं तूर्णमासरोह परंतपः॥
English: O chastiser of foes, in that fearful battle, Satyaki abandoned his own car and mounted on that of Abhimanyu.
Sanskrit: तावेकरथसंयुक्तौ सौबलेयस्य वाहिनीम्। व्यधमेतां शितैस्तूर्णं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥
English: Then those two heroes, mounting on the same car, began to slaughter the army of Subala's son (Shakuni) with innumerable sharp pointed arrows.
Sanskrit: द्रोणभीष्मौ रणे यत्तौ धर्मराजस्य वाहिनीम्। नाशयेतां शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदः॥
English: Drona and Bhishma fighting bravely began to slaughter the troops under Dharmaraja Yudhishthira with sharp arrows furnished with feathers of Kanka bird.
Sanskrit: ततो धर्मसुतो राजा माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। मिषतां सर्वसैन्यानां द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवन्॥
English: Then the son of Dharma (Yudhishthira) and the two sons of Madri, in the very sight of the whole army, began to chastise the troops of Drona.
Sanskrit: तत्रासीत् सुमहद् युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। यथा देवासुरं युद्धं पूर्वमासीत् सुदारुणम्॥
English: Then the batile that was fought was fearful and terrible, like the one that was fought in the days of yore between the celestials and the Danavas.
Sanskrit: कुर्वाणौ सुमहत् कर्म भीमसेनघटोत्कचौ। दुर्योधनस्ततोऽभ्येत्य तावुभावप्यवारयत्॥
English: Bhimasena and Ghatotkacha both performed great feats. Then Duryodhana came and checked them both.
Sanskrit: तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम हैडिम्बस्य पराक्रमम्। अतीत्य पितरं युद्धे यदयुध्यत भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, the prowess that we saw displayed by the son of Hidimba was exceedingly wonderful; for he transcended even his father (Bhima).
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धौ दुर्योधनममर्षणम्। हृद्यविध्यत् पृषत्केन प्रहसन्निव पाण्डवः॥
English: Then the Pandava Bhimasena angrily and smilingly wounded the vindictive Duryodhana in the breast with an arrow.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा प्रहारवरपीडितः। निषसाद रथोपस्थे कश्मलं च जगाम ह॥
English: Then king Duryodhana, mortally wounded by that arrow, sat dowin on his car and fainted.
Sanskrit: तं विसंज्ञं विदित्वा तु त्वरमाणोऽस्य सारथिः। अपोवाह रणाद् राजंस्ततः सैन्यमभज्यत॥
English: O king, seeing him senseless, his charioteer specdily carried him away from the field of battle. Then the the troops that supported Duryodhana broke and fled away.
Sanskrit: ततस्तां कौरवीं सेनां द्रवमाणां समन्ततः। निघ्नन् भीमः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरनुवव्राज पृष्ठतः॥
English: Then striking those flying Kuru troops with his sharp-pointed arrows Bhima pursued them.
Sanskrit: पार्षतश्च रथश्रेष्ठो धर्मपुत्रश्च पाण्डवः। द्रोणस्य पश्यत: सैन्यं गाङ्गेयस्य च पश्यतः॥
English: Then that foremost of warriors, the Prishata prince and the Pandava king Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, O descendant of Bharata, in the very sight of Drona and Ganga's son (Bhishma).
Sanskrit: जघ्नतुर्विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः परानीकविनाशनैः। द्रवमाणं तु तत् सैन्यं तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे॥
English: Slaughtered their troops with sharp arrows, each capable of destroying hostile heroes. Your those troops thus fled from the battle;
Sanskrit: नाशक्नुतां वारयितुं भीष्ट्रोणौ महारथौ। वार्यमाणं च भीष्ममेण द्रोणेन च महात्मना॥
English: And those two great car-warriors Bhishma and Drona could not stop them. Though attempted to be stopped by Bhishma and the high souled Drona.
Sanskrit: विद्रवत्येव तत् सैन्यं पश्यतोःणभीष्मयोः। ततो रथसहस्रेषु विद्रवत्सु ततस्ततः।२३॥
English: Those troops fled away in the very sight of Drona and Bhishma. When those thousands of car-warriors fled away in all directions.
Sanskrit: तावास्थितावेकरथं सौभद्रशिनिपुङ्गवौ। सौबली समरे सेनां शातयेतां समन्ततः॥
English: O chastiser of foes, then Subhadara's son (Abhimanyu) and that best of the Shini's race, both mounting the same car began to slaughter the army of the son of Subala.
Sanskrit: शुशुभाते तदा तौ तु शैनेयकुरुपुङ्गवौ। अमावास्यां गतौ यद्वत् सोमसूर्यो नभस्तले॥
English: Shini's grandson and that foremost of Kuru race looked as effulgent as the sun and the moon when they are seen both in the sky after the last lunation of the dark fort-night has passed away.
Sanskrit: अर्जुनस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्तव सैन्यं विशाम्पते। ववर्ष शरवर्षेण धाराभिरिव तोयदः॥
English: O king, then Arjuna angrily poured shower of arrows on your army as clouds pour rain in torrents..
Sanskrit: वध्यमानं ततस्तत्र शरैः पार्थस्य संयुगे। दुद्राव कौरवं सैन्यं विषादभयकम्पितम्॥
English: Thus slaughtered in the battle with the arrows of Partha, the Kuru army, trembling in grief and fear fled away.
Sanskrit: द्रवतस्तान् समालक्ष्य भीष्मद्रोणौ महारथौ। न्यवारयेतां संरब्यौ दुर्योधनहितैषिणौ॥
English: Seeing the army flying, the mighty Bhishma and Drona both enraged and both eager to do Duryodhana's good tried to stop them.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनो राजा समाश्वस्य विशाम्पते। न्यवर्तयत तत् सैन्यं द्रवमाणं समन्ततः॥
English: Then king Duryodhana himself cheering his troops stopped them from flying away in all directions.