pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: छिन्नधन्वा ततो द्रौणिः शक्त्या शक्तिमतां वरः॥ सारथिं पातयामास शैनेयस्य रथा द्रुतम्।
English: When his bow was thus cut-off that hero of heroes, Drona's son, with a dart quickly struck the driver of Satyaki's car down and unseated him from his chariot.
Sanskrit: अथान्यद् धनुरादाय द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥ शैनेयं शरवर्षेणच्छादयामास भारत!
English: Then, O Bharata, the mighty son of Drona, taking up another bow, covered the son of Sini with quite a shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: तस्याश्वाः प्रदूताः संख्ये पतिते रथसारथौ॥ तत्र तत्रैव धावन्तः समदृश्यन्त भारत।
English: Thus, O Bharata, the driver was killed Satyaki's horses were seen to run riot in the battle-field.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरपुरोगास्तु द्रौणिशस्त्रभृतां वरम्॥ अभ्यवर्षन्त वेगेन विसृजन्तः शिताञ्छरान्।
English: Then the Pandava army commanded by Raja Yudhishthira, rushed furiously towards Drona's son, the foremost of all the wielders of weapons and began to shower sharp shafts upon him.
Sanskrit: आगच्छमानांस्तान् दृष्ट्वा क्रुद्धरूपान् परंतपः॥ प्रहसन् प्रतिजग्राह द्रोणपुत्रो महारणे।
English: Seeing them thus coming upon him as so many incarnations of anger the great terror of foes, Drona's son, received them all in the terrible battle with a spiteful smile.
Sanskrit: ततः शरशतज्वाल: सेनाकक्षं महारथः॥ द्रौणिर्ददाह समरे कक्षमग्निर्यथा वने।
English: Then the great car-warrior, Drona's son, burnt down, as it were, the Pandava troops in the battle with the flames of his arrows, just as the forest fire burns the dry hays and straws.
Sanskrit: तद् बलं पाण्डुपुत्रस्य द्रोणपुत्रप्रतापितम्॥ चुक्षुभे भरतश्रेष्ठ तिमिनेव नदीमुखम्।
English: O foremost of Bharata's race, the Pandava army, thus provoked by the son of Drona, became exceedingly agitated as the water of a river is troubled by a whale.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा चैव महाराज द्रोणपुत्रपराक्रम्॥ निहतान् मेनिरे सर्वान् पाण्डून द्रोणसुतेन् वै।
English: O Maharaj, seeing the bravery of Drona's son made the people think, as if the Pandava army already were killed.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्तु त्वरितो द्रोणशिष्यो महारथः॥ अब्रवीद् द्रोणपुत्राय रोषमर्षसमन्वितः।
English: Then the great car-warrior Yudhishthira being enraged and filled with revengeful spirit thus addressed the son of Drona in a
Sanskrit: नैव नाम तव प्रीत व नाम कृतज्ञता॥ यतस्तवं पुरुषव्याघ्र मामेवाद्य जिघांससि।
English: O mightiest of men, neither have you any feeling nor do you cherish any sense of gratitude when today you are ready even to slay me.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणेन तपः कार्ये दानमध्ययनं तथा॥ क्षत्रियेण धनुर्नाम्यं स भवान् ब्राह्मणब्रुवः।
English: To study and to practise asceticism and charities and the duties of a Brahman and the Kshatriyas only are authorised to use the bow. So it seems that you are a Brahmin in name only.
Sanskrit: मिषतस्ते महाबाहो युधि जेष्यामि कौरवान्॥ कुरुष्व समरे कर्म ब्रह्मबन्धुरसि ध्रुवम्।
English: However, O you of mighty arms, I am determined upon killing the Kaurava army in the battle just before your eyes. Do your best. I call you a scum of the Brahman race.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तो महाराज द्रोणपुत्रः स्मयन्निव॥ युक्तं तत्त्वं च संचिन्त्य नोत्तरं किंचिद्ब्रवीत्।
English: Thus addressed, O monarch, the son of Drona smiled bashfully and pondering over what was proper and meet could not give any reply.
Sanskrit: अनुक्त्वा च ततः किंचिच्छरवर्षेण पाण्डवम्॥ छादयामास समरे क्रुद्धोऽन्तक इव प्रजाः।
English: Getting thus terribly annoyed the son of Drona kept quiet for a while and then began to shower arrows upon the Pandavas like unto the Destroyer himself when bent upon destroying the entire creation.
Sanskrit: स च्छाद्यमानस्तु तदा द्रोणपुत्रेण मारिष॥ पार्थोऽययातः शीघ्रं वै विहाय महतीं चमूम्।
English: Thus covered, as it were, by the arrows of the son of Drona Pritha's son fled away from the field leaving his large army.
Sanskrit: अपयाते ततस्तस्मिन् धर्मपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे॥ द्रोणपुत्रस्ततो राजन् प्रत्यगात् स महामनाः।
English: After Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, had thus fled from the field, O king, the highminded son of Drona also left the spot.
Sanskrit: ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजंस्तत्यक्त्वा द्रौणिं महाहवे। प्रवयौ तावकं सौन्यं युक्तः क्रूराय कर्मणे॥
English: Yudhishthira then, O king, thus avoiding the son of Drona in the great battle, marched against your army being determined to wage a ruthless slaughter.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच भीमसेन सपाञ्चाल्यं चेदिकेकयसंवृतम्। वैकर्तनःस्वयं रुद्ध्वा वारयामास सायकैः॥
English: Sanjaya said After this Vaikartana, himself resisting Bhimasena aided by the king of Panchala, Chedi and Kaikeya, showered numberless arrows upon him.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु चेदिकारूषान् सृञ्जयांश्च महारथान्। कर्णो जघान समरे भीमसेनस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Karna killed in the battle many strong carwarriors of the Chedis, Karushas and Srinjayas in the very presence of Bhimasena.
Sanskrit: भीमसेनस्ततः कर्ण विहाय रथसत्तमम्। प्रयसौ कौरवं सैन्य कक्षमग्निरिव ज्वलन्॥
English: Then Bhimasena leaving Karna, the most powerful car-warrior, rushed towards the Kaurava force like a blazing forest fire.
Sanskrit: सूतपुत्रोऽपि समरेपञ्चालन् केकयांस्तथा। सृञ्जयांश्च महेष्वासान् निजधान सहस्रशः॥
English: The Suta's son too began to slay by thousands the mighty bowmen of the Panchalas, the Kaikeyas and the Srinjayas.
Sanskrit: संशप्तकेषु पार्थश्च कौरवेषु वृकोदरः। पञ्चालेषु तथा कर्ण क्षयं चक्रुर्महारथाः॥
English: Indeed, the mighty car-warriors Karna, Partha and Vrikodera began to annihilate the Panchalas, Samasaptakas and Kauravas respectively.
Sanskrit: ते क्षत्रिया दह्यमानास्त्रिभिस्तैः पावकोपमैः। जग्मुर्विनाश समरे राजन् दुर्मत्रिते तव॥
English: For your bad policy, O king, all these Kshatriyas, burnt down, as it were, by those three heroes resembling three burning flames, got exterminated.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनः क्रुद्धो नकुलं नवभिः शरैः। विव्याध भरतश्रेष्ठ चतुरश्चास्य वाजिनः॥
English: Thereupon, O foremost of the Bharatas, Duryodhana, being enraged, pierced Nakula and the four holes of his car with nine arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः पुनरमेयात्मा तव पुत्रो जनाधिप। क्षुरेण सहदेवस्य ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम्॥
English: Then again, O lord of men, your highly energetic son cut down the golden standard of Shahadeva with a razor.
Sanskrit: नकुलस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रं च सप्तभिः। जघान समरे राजन् सहदेवश्च पञ्चभिः॥
English: Nakula then, O king, being greatly enraged, struck you son with seventy three arrows and Sahadeva with five. Filled with anger he struck.
Sanskrit: तावुभो भरतश्रेष्ठौ ज्येष्ठौ सर्वधनुष्मताम्। विव्याधोरसि संक्रुद्धः पञ्चभिः पञ्चभि शरैः॥
English: Then both of those great warriors of the Bharata race and the foremost of bowmen, on the breast with five arrows each.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपराभ्यां भल्लाभ्यां धनुषी समकृन्तत। यमयोः सहसा राजन् विव्याध च त्रिसप्तभिः॥
English: Then he cut-off the bows of both of those two warriors with two of his broad-pointed arrows and suddenly, O king he pierced both of them with twenty-one arrows.
Sanskrit: तावन्ये धनुषी श्रेष्ठे शक्रचापनिभे शुभे। प्रगृह्य रेजतुः शूरौ देवपुत्रसौ युधि॥
English: Each of them, taking up two beautiful bows resembling those of Indra's looked very graceful like two celestial youths in the battlefield.
Sanskrit: ततस्तौ रभसौ युद्धे भ्रातरौ भ्रातरं युधि। शरैर्ववृषतुोरैर्महामेघो यथाऽचलम्॥
English: Then, O king, those two brothers, greatly active in battle, began to throw terrible shafts in ceaseless torrents upon their cousins like two great masses of thick clouds pouring their contents on the hills.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज तव पुत्रो महारथः। पाण्डुपुत्रौ महेष्वासौ वारयामास पत्रिभिः॥
English: Thereupon, O king, your son, the great carwarrior, being greatly enraged resisted those the rays twin sons of Pandu, the great bowmen, with numberless arrows.
Sanskrit: धनुर्मण्डलमेवास्य दृश्यते युधि भारत। सायकाश्चैव दृश्यते निश्चरन्तः समन्ततः॥ आच्छादयन् दिशः सर्वाः सूर्यस्येवांशवो यथा।
English: The bow of your son, O Bharata, was repeatedly drawn to a circle and the arrows were ceaselessly issued from it towards all directions covered with Duryodhana's arrows those sons of Pandu ceased to shine brightly as the sun and the moon lose their splendour when enveloped with a mass of dark clouds. Indeed, O king, those gold-winged arrows, sharpened on stone, covered all the sides like of the sun.
Sanskrit: बाणभूते ततस्तस्मिन् संछन्ने च नभस्तले॥ यमाभ्यो ददृशे रूपं कालान्तकयमोपमम्।
English: When the firinament was thus covered and the whole sky looked like a sheet of arrows the twin brothers appeared like the destroyer himself.
Sanskrit: पराक्रमं तु तं दृष्ट्वा तर सूनोर्महारथाः॥ मृत्योरुपान्तिकं प्राप्तौ मादीपुत्रौ स्म मेनिरे।
English: But, on the other hand, beholding the valour of your son all the car-warriors took the twin sons of Madri to be at the point of death.
Sanskrit: ततः सेनापती राजन् पाण्डवस्य महारथः॥ पार्षतःप्रयसौ तत्र यत्र राजा सुयोधनः।
English: Then, O king, the mighty car-warrior Parsata, the commander of the Pandava army, went towards the direction of Suyodhana (Duryodhana).
Sanskrit: माद्रीपुत्रौ ततः शूरौ व्यतिक्रम्य महारथौ।॥ धृष्टद्युम्नस्तव सुतं वारयामास सायकैः।
English: Violating the regimental order of those two great car-warriors, the two brave sons of Madri, Dhristadyumna began to oppose your son with his arrows.
Sanskrit: तमविध्यदमेयात्मा तव पुत्रो ह्यमर्षणः॥ पाञ्चाल्यं पञ्चविंशत्या प्रहसन पुरुषर्षभः।
English: Then that highly energetic hero, your son, the foremost of men, full of revengeful spirit and smiling scoffingły, struck the prince of the Panchalas with twenty-five arrows.
Sanskrit: ततः पुनरमेयात्मा तव पुत्रो ह्यमर्षणः॥ विद्ध्वा ननाद् पाञ्चाल्यं षष्ट्या पञ्चभिरेव च।
English: Again the most energetic son of yours, actuated by the eager desire of taking revenge, struck the Panchala prince once with sixty arrows and again with five and roared aloud.
Sanskrit: तथास्य सशरं चापं हस्तावापं च मारिष॥ क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन राजा चिच्छेद संयुगे।
English: Then the king, O sire, cut-off, in the fight, with his razor-shaped arrow his enemy's bow and the leathern fence with the arrows fixed thereon.
Sanskrit: तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं पाञ्चाल्यः शत्रुकर्शनः॥ अन्यदादत्त वेगेन धनुर्भारसहं नवम्।
English: Throwing away that broken bow, that oppressor of foes, the prince of Panchala, quickly took up a new and more elastic one.
Sanskrit: प्रज्वलन्निव वेगेन संरम्भाद रुधिरेक्षणः॥ अशोभत महेष्वासो धृष्टद्युम्नः कृतव्रणः।
English: Then that great bowman, Dhristadyumna, with blood-shot eyes, shone on his car like a burning flame.
Sanskrit: स पञ्चदश नाराचाश्वसतः पन्नगानिव॥ जिघांसुर्भरतश्रेष्ठं धृष्टद्युम्नो व्यपासृजत्।
English: Then, O chief of Bharatas, the hero Dhristadyumna, bent bent upon killing him, discharged fifteen sharp shafts, called Narachas, which looked like hissing serpents.
Sanskrit: ते वर्म हेमविकृतं भित्वा राज्ञः शिलाशिताः॥ विविशुर्वसुधां वेगात् कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः।
English: These shafts, set with the feathers of Kanka's (peacocks') and sharpened on stone, were discharged with such a force that cutting through the gold bedecked armour of the king, they ran through his body and entered into the earth.
Sanskrit: सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज पुत्रस्तेऽतिव्यराजत॥ वसन्तकाले सुमहान् प्रफुल्ल इव किंशुकः।
English: Being deeply wounded, O king, your son looked exceedingly grand like a Kinshuka tree full of flowers in the spring.
Sanskrit: सच्छिन्नवर्मा नाराचप्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतः॥ धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भल्लेन क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम्।
English: His armour being thus cut through and himself being fatigued with the wounds and his feelings being awfully excited he cut-off Dhristadyumna's bow with a broad pointed arrow.
Sanskrit: अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं त्वरमाणो महीपतिः॥ सायकैर्दशभी राजन् भ्रुवोर्मध्ये समार्पयत्।
English: Then, O lord of the earth, the king penetrated ten arrows into the forehead of his assailant whose bow had already been cut-off by him.
Sanskrit: तस्य तेऽशोभयन् वक्त्रं कर्मारपरिमार्जिताः॥ प्रफुल्लं पङ्कजं यद्वद् भ्रमरा मधुर्लिप्सवः।
English: These shafts, polished by the black-smith, looked on the face of Dhristadyumna like so many black bees on a full blown lily desirous of sucking the sweet honey.
Sanskrit: तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं धृष्टद्युम्ना महामनाः॥ अन्यदादत्त वेगेन धनुर्भल्लांश्च षोडशा
English: Throwing that broken bow aside Dhristadyumna quickly took up another bow and with it sixteen broad-pointed arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनस्याश्चन् हत्वा सूतं च पश्चभिः॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्।
English: Then with five of these arrows he slew Duryodhana's four horses and his Suta charioteer and with another he cut-off his gilded bow.
Sanskrit: रथं सोपस्करं छत्रं शक्तिं खङ्गं गदां ध्वजम्॥ भल्लैचिच्छेद दशभिः पुत्रस्य तव पार्षतः।
English: And with remaining ten shafts the son of Prishata cut-off the royal umbrella, the spear, the sword, the mace, the car with Upaskara and the flag of your son.
Sanskrit: तपनीयाङ्गदं चित्रं नागं मणिमयं शुभम्॥ ध्वजं कुरुपतेच्छिन्नं ददृशुः सर्वपार्थिवाः।
English: Alas, all the chiefs saw the beautiful standard of the Kuru king, adorned with golden Angada and bearing the likeness of an elephant set with jewels, cut-off by Dhristadyumna.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधन तु विरथं छिन्नवर्मायुधं रणे॥ भ्रातरः पर्यरक्षन्त सोदरा भरतर्षभा
English: Then, O foremost of the Bharata's race, Duryodhana, thus deprived of all his weapons in the battle, was protected by his brothers.
Sanskrit: तमोरोप्य रथे राजन् दण्डधारो नराधिपमः॥ अपाहरदसम्भ्रान्तो धृष्टद्युम्नस्य पश्यतः।
English: In the very sight of Dhristadyumna. Dandadhara, taking the king upon his own car, quickly carried him away from the field.
Sanskrit: कर्णस्तु सात्यकि जित्वां राजगृद्धी महाबलः॥ द्रोणहन्तारमुग्रेषु ससारभिमुखो रणे।
English: In the meantime, the greatly powerful Karna, having killed Satyaki, proceeded straight on towards the slayer of Drona for the rescue of the Kuru king.
Sanskrit: तं पृष्ठतोऽभ्ययात् तूर्णं शैनेयो वितुदञ्छरैः॥ वारणं जघनोपान्ते विषाणाभ्यामिव द्विपः।
English: And the son of Sini speedily pursued him striking him with arrows as an elephant pursues his rival piercing him with his tusks on the rear.
Sanskrit: स भारत महानासीद् योधानां सुमहात्मनाम्॥ कर्णपार्षतयोर्मध्ये त्वदीयानां महारणः।
English: Thus, O king, the battle raged furiously amongst these sturdy heroes of both the armies and the spot, lying between Karna and the son of Prishata, grew simply terrifying.
Sanskrit: न पाण्डवानां नास्माकं योधः कश्चित् पराङ्मुखः॥४० प्रत्यदृश्यत् ततः कर्णः पञ्चालांस्त्वरितो ययौ।
English: Not a single combatant, of either party, turned his face from the field. Karna then rushed towards the Panchala with great speed.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् क्षणे नरश्रेष्ठ गजवाजिजनक्षयः॥ प्रादुरीसादुभयतो राजन् मध्यगतेऽहनि।
English: Then, O best of men, countless men, horses and elephant of both parties fell just when the sun ascended the meridian.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालास्तु महाराज त्वरिता विजिगीषवः॥ ते सर्वेऽभ्यद्रवन कर्णं पतित्रिण इव दुमम्।
English: The Panchalas, O king, desirous of victory, rushed towards Karna as birds flock towards their nest.
Sanskrit: तांस्तथाधिरथि: क्रुद्धो यतमानान् मनस्विनः॥ विचिन्वन्निव बाणौथैः समासादयदग्रगान्। व्याघ्रकेतुं सुशर्माणं चित्रं चोग्रायुधं जयम्॥ शुक्वं च रोचमानं च सिंहसेनं च दुर्जयम्।
English: And the energetic son of Adhiratha began to oppose the Panchalas from the front with his sharp arrows marking specially their leaders, Vyaghraketu, Susharma, Chitra, Ugrayudha, Jaya, Shukla, Rochainan and the unconquerable Singhasena.
Sanskrit: ते वीरा रथमार्गेण परिवर्नरोत्तमम्॥ सृजन्त सायकान् क्रुद्धं कर्णमाहवशोभिनम्।
English: All those heroes, quickly driving their cars towards Karna-the glory of the battle field, encompassed him and began to shower their sharp shafts upon that infuriated hero, the foremost of men.
Sanskrit: युध्यमानांस्तु तान् दूरान्मनुजेन्द्र प्रतापवान्॥ अष्टभिरष्टौ राधेयोऽभ्यर्दयनिशितैः शरैः।
English: But all those eight heroes who had proceeded to combat that brave hero, the son of Radha, were sorely afflicted by him each with eight piercing arrows.
Sanskrit: अथापरान् महाराज सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान्॥ जघान् बहुसाहस्रान् योधान् युद्धविशारदान्।
English: Thereupon, O king, the powerful son of charioteer killed thousands of other heroes-all skillful in the manoeuvre of war.
Sanskrit: जिष्णुं च जिष्णुकर्माणं देवापि भद्रमेव च।॥ दण्डं च राजन् समरे चित्रं चित्रायुधं हरिम्। सिंहकेतुं रोचमान् शलभं च महारथम्॥ निजधान सुसंक्रुद्धश्चेदीनां त महारथान्।
English: Worked up with anger Karna stuck in battle, Jishnu, Jishnukarman, Devapi, Bhadra, Danda, Chitra, Chitrayudha, Hari, Singhaketu, Rochamana, the great car-warriors Shalabha and many other Chedi heroes.
Sanskrit: तेषामाददतः प्राणानासीदाधिरथेवपुः॥ शोणिताभ्युक्षिताङ्गस्य रुद्रस्येवोर्जितं महत्।
English: When the son of Adhiratha was engaged in striking those heroes his body, besmeared with blood and swelled with pride and animation, looked like the gigantic form of Rudra himself.
Sanskrit: तत्र भारत कर्णेन मातङ्गास्ताडिताः शरैः॥ सर्वतोऽभ्यद्रवन् भीताः कुर्वन्तो महदाकुलम्।
English: Then, O Bharata, the elephants afflicted by Karna's arrows, bolted with fear and caused great commotion in the battle-field.
Sanskrit: निपेतुरुर्व्य समरे कर्णसायकताडिताः॥ कुर्वन्तो विविधान् नादान् वज्रनुन्ना इवाचलाः।
English: Others, oppressed by Karna's arrows, cried aloud in diverse voice and fell down as do the mountain peaks when struck down with thunder.
Sanskrit: गजवाजिनमनुष्यैश्च निपतद्भिः समन्ततः॥ रथैश्चाधिरथेर्मार्गे समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी।
English: The earth, along the trace of Karna's car, was fully strewn with broken cars and carcasses of elephants, horses and men.
Sanskrit: नैवं भीष्मो न च द्रोणो नान्ये युधि च तावकाः॥५४ चक्रुः स्म तादृशं सर्म यादृशं वै कृतं रणे।
English: Verily one of the warriors of your army may not even Bhishma or Drona, did ever achieve such an exploit, as was achieved by Karna in the battle.
Sanskrit: सूतपुत्रेण नागेषु हयेषु त रथेषु च॥ नरेषु च महाराज कृतं स्म कदनं महत्।
English: Suta's son, O most valiant of men, indeed made a havoc amongst the elephants and horses and destroyed the cars and men in countless numbers.
Sanskrit: मृगमध्ये यथा सिंहो दृश्यते निर्भयश्चरन्॥ पञ्चालानां तथा मध्ये कर्णोऽचरदभीतवत् ।
English: Like a lion roaming fearlessly among a herd of deer Karna too moved about fcarlessly amongst the Panchalas.
Sanskrit: यथा मृगगणांस्त्रस्तान सिंहो द्रावयते दिशः॥ पञ्चालानां रथवातान् कर्णो व्यद्रावयत् तथा।
English: As a lion drives away a herd of timid deer in all directions, so Karna dispelled the crowd of Panchala's cars to all directions.
Sanskrit: सिहास्यं च यथा प्राप्य न जीवन्ति मृगाः क्वचित्।। तथा कर्णमुप्राप्य न जिजीवुर्महारथाः।
English: And as a stag cam never escape from the black jaws of a lion so even those heroes, who happened to approach Karna, could not return with their lives.
Sanskrit: वैश्वानरं यथा प्राप्य प्रतिदह्यन्ति वै जनाः॥ कर्णाग्निना रणे तद्वद् दग्धा भारत सृञ्जयाः।
English: As men are sure to be burnt down if they approach a blazing fire so even the Srinjayas, O Bharata, were burnt by the flame of Karna when they approached it.
Sanskrit: कर्णेन चेदिकैकेयपाञ्चालेषु च भारत॥ विश्राव्य नाम निहता बहवः शूरसम्मताः।
English: Many proud and well-approved heroes of the Chedis and Panchalas were killed by Karna.
Sanskrit: मम चासीन्मती राजन् दृष्ट्वा कर्णस्य विक्रमम्॥ नैकोऽप्याधिरथेर्जीवन् पाञ्चाल्यो मोक्ष्यते युधि। पञ्चालान् व्यधमत् संख्ये सूतपुत्रः पुनः पुनः॥
English: Beholding the valour of Karna, O king, I was under the impression that not even a single soul of the Panchalas would escape from the son of Adhiratha in that battle. Indeed the Suta's son repeatedly routed the Panchalas in the battle.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालानथ निघ्नन्तं कर्णं दृष्ट्वा महारणे। अभ्यधावत् सुसंक्रुद्धो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Beholding the Panchalas thus slain by Karna in that terrible battle Dharma-Raja Yudhishthira wrathfully rushed towards him.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नश्च राधेयं द्रौपदेयाश्च मारिष परिवब्रुरमित्रघ्नं शतशश्चापरे जनाः॥
English: Dhristadyumna, the sons of Droupadi and hundreds of other heroes, O Sire, speedily encompassed the son of Radha, the slayer of foes.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डी सहदेवश्च नकुलो नाकुलिस्तथा। जनमेजयः शिरेर्नप्ता बहवश्च प्रभद्रकाः॥ एते पुरोगमा भूत्वा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे। कर्णमस्यन्तमिध्वस्त्रैर्विचेरुरमितौजसः॥
English: And many other warriors of immeasurable strength as Sikhandin, Sahadeva, Nakula, his sons, the descendant of Sini and a good many of the Prabhadrakas advancing along with Dhristadyumna in their respective cars looked very grand when they all began to strike Karna with their shafts and many other weapons of different descriptions.
Sanskrit: तांस्तत्राधिरथिः संख्ये चेदिपाञ्चालपाण्डवान्। एको बहूनभ्यपतद् गरुत्मान् पन्नगानिव॥
English: But the son of Adhiratha, though singlehanded, fell ferociously upon all those Panchalas, Chedis and Pandavas in the encounter just as Garuda falls upon a number of snakes.
Sanskrit: तैः कर्णस्याभवद् युद्धं घोररूपं विशाम्पते। तादृग् याद्दक् पुरा वृत्तं देवानां दानवैः सह॥
English: The battle, O monarch, that was fought between Karna and those warriors, became as fierce as the great battle that, in the days of yore, occurred between the gods and Asuras.
Sanskrit: तान् समेतान् महेष्वासाशरवर्षांघवर्षिणः। एको व्यधमदाव्यग्रस्तमांसीव दिवाकरः॥
English: Like unto the rising sun dispelling darkness the single-handed Karna unhesitatingly encountered the united force of all those great warriors ceaselessly showering sharp shafts upon him.
Sanskrit: भीमसनस्तु संसक्ते राधेये पाण्डवैः सह। सर्वतोऽभ्यहनत् क्रुद्धो यमदण्डनिभैः शरैः॥ वाह्रीकान् केकयान् मत्स्यान् वासात्यान् मद्रसैन्धवान्। एक: संख्ये महेष्वासो योधयन् बह्वशोभत।
English: While Karna was thus engaged with the Pandavas, Bhimasena, extremely exercised with anger, began to wound the Kurus with his shafts each of which was as sure as the very rod of Yama. That great bowman, struggling alone with all those Balhikas, Kaikeyas, Matsyas, Vasatiyas, Madras and the Saindhavas, looked exceedingly grand.
Sanskrit: तत्र मर्मसु भीमेन नाराचैस्ताडिता गजाः॥ प्रपतन्तो हतारोहाः कम्पयन्ति स्म मेदिनाम्।
English: The earth itself began to tremble with the violence of the fall of the huge elephants struck fatally with the awful arrows of Bhimasena in the vital parts of their riders shot dead.
Sanskrit: वाजिनश्च हतारोहा: पत्तयश्च गतासवः॥ शेरते युधि निर्भिन्ना वमन्तो रुधिरं बहु।
English: Many horses also, with their riders slain and many of the infantries lay down dead pierced with arrows and vomiting blood and bleeding profusely.
Sanskrit: सहस्रशश्च रथिनः पातितः पतितायुधाः॥ ते क्षताः समदृश्यन्त भीमभीता गतासवः।
English: Thousands of car-warriors, deprived of their arms, lay senseless through the fear of Bhima and inany lay dead, their bodies mangled with wounds.
Sanskrit: रथिभिः सादिभिः सूतैः पादातैर्वाजिभिर्गजैः॥ भीमसेनशरैश्छिन्नराच्छन्ना वसुधामवत्।
English: Dead bodies of elephants and their drivers, horses and riders, cars and car-warriors and foot soldiers shot dead by Bhimasena, literally covered the battle-field.
Sanskrit: तत् स्तम्भितमिवातिष्ठद् भीमसेनभयादितम्॥ दुर्योधन बलं सर्वं निरुत्साहं कृतव्रणम्। निश्चेष्टं तुमुलं दीनं वभौ तस्मिन् महारणे॥
English: The army of Duryodhana, of Duryodhana, O king, melancholy, mainted and grieved through fear of Bhimasena, stood in utter confusion. That poor confounded host stood motionless in the field.
Sanskrit: प्रसन्नसलिले काले यथा स्यात् सागरो नृप। तद्वत् तव बलं तद् वै निश्चलं समवस्थितम॥
English: O king, the deep ocean remains quiet in a fair season stood motionless as deep ocean remains clam and quiet in a fair weather season. Your army, in that batile, became poorly and thoroughly insert.
Sanskrit: मन्युवीर्यबलोपेतं दर्पात् प्रत्यवरोपितम्। अभवत् तव पुत्रस्य तत् सैन्यं निष्प्रभं तदा॥
English: The army of your son, however powerful and energetic it might have been, lost all its glory and pride at that time.
Sanskrit: तद् बलं भरतश्रेष्ठ वध्यमानं परस्परम्। रुधिरौघपरिक्किन्नं रुधिरा, बभूव ह ॥ जगाम भरतेश्रेष्ठ वध्यमानं परस्परम्।
English: That army, O foremost of the Bharata, when fighting with one another looked as if bathed in blood and went on killing one another.
Sanskrit: सूतपुत्रो रणे क्रुद्धः पाण्डवानापनीकिनीम्॥ भीमसेनः कुरुश्चापि द्रावयन्तौ विरेजतुः।
English: Suta's son, filled with anger, routed the Pandava army while the enraged Bhimasena routed the Kurus. And both the heroes thus engaged looked exceedingly beautiful.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाने तथा रौद्रे संग्रामेऽद्भुतदर्शने॥ निहंत्य पृतनामध्ये संशप्तकगणान् बहून्। अर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठो वासुदेवमताब्रवीत्॥
English: In that extremely fierce and awe-inspiring battle, Arjuna, that foremost of victorious heroes, having killed a large number of Samasaptakas in the very heart of their array,