pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यद् धनुरादाय भीष्मः शान्तनवो युधि॥ श्वेतं विव्याध राजेन्द्र कङ्कपत्रैः शितैः शरैः। ततः सेनापतिः क्रुद्धो भीष्मं बहुभिरायसैः॥ विव्याध समरे राजन् सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः। ततः प्रव्यथितो राजा भीष्मं दृष्ट्वा निवारितम्॥ । प्रवीरं सर्वलोकस्य श्वेतेन युधि वै तदा। निष्ठानकश्च सुमहांस्तव सैन्यस्य चाभवत्॥ तं वीरं वारितं दृष्ट्वा श्वेतेन शरविक्षतम्। हतं श्वेतेन मन्यन्ते श्वेतस्य वशमागतम्॥
English: Then the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, took up another bow in that battle and wounded Shveta with arrows, furnished with the feather of Kanka birds. Then that commander (Shveta) in great anger wounded Bhishma in that battle with innumerable arrows in the very sight of all. Seeing Bhishma, that foremost of all the warriors, checked in the battle by Shveta the king (Duryodhana) became exceedingly cheerless, and your whole army felt themselves in great distress. Seeing the heroic Bhislima checked and wounded by Shveta with his arrows, a!' thought that Bhishma had been killed.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रोधवशं प्राप्तः पिता देवव्रतस्तव। ध्वजमुन्मथितं दृष्ट्वा तां च सेनां निवारिताम्॥ श्वेतं प्रति महाराज व्यसृजत् सायकान् बहून्। तानावार्य रणे श्वेतो भीष्पस्य रथिनां वरः॥ धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन पुनरेव पितुस्तव। उत्सृज्य कार्मुकं राजन् गाङ्गेयः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः॥ अन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय विपुलं बलवत्तरम्। तत्र संधाय विपुलान् भल्लान् सप्त शिलाशितान्॥ चतुर्भिश्च जघानाश्वाच्छ्वेतस्य पृतनापतेः। ध्वजं द्वाभ्यां तु चिच्छेद सप्तमेन च सारथेः॥ शिरश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन संक्रुद्धो लघुविक्रमः।
English: Thereupon your father Devavrata, seeing his standard cut down and the army checked, grew greatly enraged and shot at Shveta innumerable arrows. O king, that foremost of heroes Shveta however baffled all those arrows of Bhishma and he once more cut off with a broad-headed arrow the bow of your father. O king, throwing aside that bow, the son of Ganga took up in great anger another strong and large bow, and aiming seven large broadheaded arrows, killed the four horses of the general Shveta, then he cut down his standard and then, the head of his charioteer.
Sanskrit: हताश्वसूतात् स रथादवप्लुत्य महाबलः॥ अमर्षवशमापन्नो व्याकुलः समपद्यत। विरथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठं श्वेतं दृष्ट्वा पितामहः॥ ताडयामास निशितैः शरसंधैः समन्ततः। स ताड्यमानः समरे भीष्मचापच्युतैः शरैः॥ स्वरथे धनुरुत्सृज्य शक्तिं जग्राह काञ्चनीम्। ततः शक्तिं रणे श्वेतो जग्राहोचां महाभयाम्॥ कालदण्डोपमां घोरां मृत्योर्जिह्वामिव श्वसन्। अब्रवीच्च तदा श्वेतो भीष्मं शान्तनवं रणे॥ तिष्ठेदानीं सुसंरब्धः पश्य मां पुरुषो भव। एवमुक्त्वा महेष्वासो भीष्मं युधि पराक्रमी॥ ततः शक्तिममेयात्मा चिक्षेप भुजगोपमाम्। पाण्डवार्थ पराक्रान्तस्तवानर्थं चिकीर्षुकः॥
English: Thereupon that great car-warrior jumped down from his car the horses and the charioteer of which had been killed. Seeing Shveta, that foremost of car-warriors, deprived of his car, the grandsire began to strike him on all sides with showers of arrows. Wounded in this great battle with arrows shot from Bhishma's bow, leaving his bow on his car, he took up a dart decked with gold, and taking up that terrible and fearful dart which resembled the fatal rod of Death and which was capable of killing even Death himself, Shveta thus spoke in anger to the son of Shantanu, Bhishma. "O foremost of men, wait a little and see my prowess". Having said this to Bhishma that greatly powerful and high-souled bow-man hurled that dart resembling a snake.
Sanskrit: हाहाकारो महानासीत् पुत्राणां ते विशाम्पते। दृष्ट्वा शक्तिं महाघोरां मृत्योर्दण्डसमप्रभाम्॥
English: O king, then loud cries of “Oh” and “Alas" rose among your sons when they saw that fearful dart which was as effulgent as the rod of death.
Sanskrit: श्वेतस्य करनिर्मुक्तां निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभाम्। अपतत् सहसा राजन् महोल्केव नभस्तलात्॥ ज्वलन्तीमन्तरिक्षे तां ज्वालाभिरिव संवृताम्।
English: Having been furled from Shveta's handthat dart which resembled a snake that had just cast off its slough, fell with great force like a meteor from the sky.
Sanskrit: असम्भ्रान्तस्तदा राजन् पिता देवव्रतस्तव।॥ अष्टभिर्नवभिर्भीष्मः शक्तिं चिच्छेद पत्रिभिः। उत्कृष्टहेमविकृतां निकृतां निशितैः शरैः॥
English: Your father Devavrata, then, without the slightest fcar, with eight sharp and winged arrows, cut down into nine parts that fearful dart which was decked with pure gold and which appeared to be covered with flames of fire.
Sanskrit: उच्चुक्रुशुस्ततः सर्वे तावका भरतर्षभ। शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा वैराटिः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः।।८ 1८८॥
English: All your troops, O best of the Bharata race, then sent up a loud shout of joy. Virata's son, however, having seen his dart cut down into fragments, lost all sense in anger.
Sanskrit: कालोपहतचेतास्तु कर्तव्यं नाभ्यजानत। क्रोधसम्मूर्च्छितो राजन् वैराटिः प्रहसन्निव॥
English: Like one whose heart was over come by the approaching death, he could not settle what to do. O king, deprived of his senses by anger, Virata's son, with smiles.
Sanskrit: गदा जग्राह संहृष्टो भीष्मस्य निधनं प्रति। क्रोधेन रक्तनयनो दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः॥
English: Took up in great cheerfulness a fearful mace for Bhishma's destruction. With eyes red in anger, and loO king like a second Yama armed with the rod.
Sanskrit: भीष्मं समभिदुद्राव जलौघ इव पर्वतम्। तस्य वेगमसंवार्यं मत्वा भीष्मः प्रतापवान्॥
English: He rushed upon Bhishma as a swollen river rushes upon a rock. Considering his great impetuosity as incapable of being checked, the greatly fearful Bhishma.
Sanskrit: प्रहारविप्रमोक्षार्थं सहसा धरणीं गतः। श्रेतः क्रोधसमाविष्टो भ्रामयित्वा तु तां गदाम्॥
English: Who is ever skillful in knowing the prowess of other, suddenly jumped down on the ground to avoid that blow. O king, Shveta, however, whirling that heavy mace in anger.
Sanskrit: रथे भीष्मस्य चिक्षेप यथा देवो धनेश्वरः। तया भीष्मनिपातिन्या स रथो भस्मसात्कृतः॥ सध्वजः सह सूतेन साश्वः सयुगबन्धुरः। विरथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठं भीष्मं दृष्ट्वा रथोत्तमाः॥ वै॥
English: Hurled it on Bhishma's car like the dcity Maheshvara (Shiva). By the fall of that mace intended for Bhishma's destruction, that car. with its standard, charioteer and horses, was reduced to ashes. Seeing Bhishrma, that foremost of car-warriors fighting on foot.
Sanskrit: अभ्यधावन्त सहिताः शल्यप्रभृतयो रथाः। ततोऽन्यं रथमास्थाय धनुर्विस्फार्य दुर्मनाः॥ शनकैरभ्ययाच्छ्वेतं गाङ्गेयः प्रहसन्निव। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे भीष्मः शुश्राव विपुलां गिरम्॥ आकाशादीरितां दिव्यामात्मनो हितसम्भवाम्। भीष्म भीष्म महाबाहो शीघ्रं यत्नं कुरुश्व
English: Many car-warriors, Shalya and others soon came to his help. Getting up on another car and stretching his bow. Bhishma slowly advanced towards Shveta. In the meantime he heard a voice in the sky. It was celestial and fraught with his own good. It said, “O Bhishma, O Bhishma, O mighty armed hero, fight without losing a moment.
Sanskrit: एष ह्यस्य जये कालो निर्दिष्टो विश्वयोनिना। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं देवदूतेन भाषितम्॥
English: This is the moment fixed by the creator for getting success over this one.” Having heard these words uttered by the celestial messenger.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रहृष्टमना भूत्वा वधे तस्य मनो दधे। विरथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठं श्वेतं दृष्ट्वा पदातिनम्॥ सहितास्त्वभ्यवर्तन्त परीप्सन्तो महारथाः। सात्यकिर्भीमसेनश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥
English: Bhishma carefully determined to kill Shveta. Seeing that foremost of car-warriors fighting on foot, many great car-warriors rushed untidily to his rescue. They were Satyaki, Bhimasena, and that descendant of Prishata, Dhrishtadyumna.
Sanskrit: कैकेयो धृष्टकेतुश्च अभिमन्युश्च वीर्यवान्। एतानापततः सर्वान् द्रोणशल्यकृपैः सह॥
English: The Kaikeya brothers, Dhrishtaketu and the greatly powerful Abhimanyu. Seeing them coming to his rescue, with Drona, Shalya, and Kripa.
Sanskrit: अवारयदमेयात्मा वारिवेगानिवाचलः। स निरुद्धेषु सर्वेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु॥
English: That high-souled hero (Bhishma) stopped them all as a mountain resists the wind. When the illustrious warriors of the Pandava army were thus checked.
Sanskrit: श्वेतः खङ्गमथाकृष्य भीष्मस्य धनुराच्छिनत्। तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं त्वरमाणः पितामहः॥ देवदूतवचः श्रुत्वा वधे तस्य मनो दधे। ततः प्रचरमाणस्तु पिता देवव्रतस्तव॥
English: Shveta took up a sword and cut off Bhishma's bow. Throwing off that bow the (Kuru) grandfather having heard the words of the celestial messenger set his heart to destroy Shveta as soon as possible. Though baffled, your father Devavrata.
Sanskrit: अन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय त्वरमाणो महारथः। क्षणेन सज्यमकरोच्छक्रचापसमप्रभम्॥
English: That great car-warrior, soon took up another bow as effulgent as the bow of Indra. He stringed it in a moment.
Sanskrit: पिता ते भरतश्रेष्ठ श्वेतं दृष्ट्वा महारथैः। वृतं तं मनुजव्यार्भीमसेनपुरोगमैः॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, then your father. seeing that great car-warrior Shveta, though he was then surrounded by those foremost of men (the Pandava warriors) with Bhimasena at their head.
Sanskrit: अभ्यवर्तत गाङ्गेयः श्वेतं सेनापतिं द्रुतम्। आपतन्तं ततो भीष्मो भीमसेनं प्रतापवान्॥ आजघ्ने विशिखैः षष्ट्या सेनान्यं स महारथः। अभिमन्युं च समरे पिता देवव्रतस्तव॥ आजम्ने भरतश्रेष्ठस्त्रिभिः संनतपर्वभिः।
English: The son of Ganga (Bhishma), rushed forward to attack Shveta alone. Seeing Bhishma coming, the greatly powerful Bhimasena wounded him with sixty arrows. But that great car-warrior, your father Devavrata, checked Bhimasena, Abhimanyu and other carwarriors with some fearful arrows. He then struck him (Shveta) with three straight arrows.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिं च शतेनाजौ भरतानां पितामहः॥ धुष्टद्युम्नं च विंशत्या कैकेयं चापि पञ्चभिः।
English: The (Kuru) grandfather, struck Satyaki in that great battle with one hundred arrows, Dhrishtadyumna with twenty and the Kaikeya brothers with five.
Sanskrit: तांश्च सर्वान् महेष्वासान् पिता देवव्रतस्तव॥ वारयित्वा शरैोरैः श्वेतमेवाभिदुद्रुवे।
English: Having thus checked all those great bowmen with fearful arrows, your father Devavrata rushed towards Shveta alone.
Sanskrit: ततः शरं मृत्युसमं भारसाधनमुत्तमम्॥ विकृष्य बलवान् भीष्मः समाधत्त दुरासदम्।
English: Then taking up an arrow which resembled Death himself which was capable of being a great strain and which was incapable of being resisted, the mighty Bhishma placed it on his bow-string.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मस्त्रेण सुसंयुक्तं त शरं लोमवाहिनम्॥ ददृशुर्देवगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः।
English: That winged arrow, endued with the force of the Brahma weapon, was seen by the celestial, the Gandharvas, the Pishachas, the Uragas and the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: स तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा हृदयं चामितौजसः॥ जगाम धरणी बाणो महाशनिरिव ज्वलन्।
English: That arrow, as effulgent as the fire went through his armour and struck into the earth with a flash like that of the thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: अस्तं गच्छन् यथाऽऽदित्यः प्रभामादाय सत्वरः॥ एवं जीवितमादाय श्वेतदेहाज्जगाम ह।
English: As the sun hurriedly retires to his western chamber taking with him the rays of light, so did it pass away out of Shveta's body taking with it his life.
Sanskrit: तं भीष्मेण नरव्याघ्र तथा विनिहतं युधि॥ प्रपतन्तमपश्याम गिरेः शृङ्गमिव च्युतम्।
English: When he was thus killed by Bhishma in that battle, we saw him fall down like a loosened peak of a mountain.
Sanskrit: अशोचन् पाण्डवास्तत्र क्षत्रियाश्च महारथाः॥ प्रहृष्टाश्च सुतास्तुभ्यं कुरवश्चापि सर्वशः।
English: All the great Kshatriya car warriors, on the Pandava side lamented (for his death). But your son and all the Kurus were filled with great delight.
Sanskrit: ततो दुःशासनो राजश्वेतं दृष्ट्वा निपातितम्॥ वादित्रनिनदैोरैर्नृत्यति स्म समन्ततः।
English: o king, seeing Shveta killed, Dushasana danced in joy over the field of battle in accompaniment of the loud music of conchs and druins.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् हते महेष्वासे भीष्मेणाहवशोभिना॥ प्रावेपन्त महेष्वासाः शिखण्डिप्रमुखा रथाः।
English: When that great bowman, was killed by that ornament of battle, Bhishma, the great bowmen of the Pandava side, with Shikhandin at their head, trembled in fear.
Sanskrit: ततो धनंजयो राजन् वार्ष्णेयश्चापि सर्वशः॥ अवहारं शनैश्चक्रुनिहते वाहिनीपतौ।
English: O king, when the general (Shveta) was killed, Dhananjaya (Arjuna) and the Vrishni chief (Krishna) slowly withdrew their troops.
Sanskrit: ततोऽवहारः सैन्यानां तव तेषां च भारत॥ तावकानां परेषां च नर्दतां च मुहुर्मुहुः।
English: O descendant of Bharata, both your troops and theirs withdrew and both your troops and theirs frequently sent up loud shouts.
Sanskrit: पार्था विमनसो भूत्वा न्यवर्तन्त महारथाः। चिन्तयन्तो वधं घोरं द्वैरथेन परंतपाः॥
English: O chastiser of foes the great (Pandava) car warriors entered their camp in great cheerlessness, thinking of the great slaughter made by their general (Shveta) in that great single combat.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच श्वेते सेनापतौ तात संग्रामे निहते परैः। किमकुर्वन् महेष्वासाः पञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, when their general Shveta was killed by the foe in that battle, what did those great bowmen, the Panchalas and the Pandavas do?
Sanskrit: सेनापतिं समाकर्ण्य श्वेतं युधि निपातितम्। तदर्थं यततां चापि परेषां प्रपलायिनाम्॥
English: When they heard that their general Shveta had been killed, what took place between those that fought to kill him and those that retreated before them.
Sanskrit: मनः प्रीणाति मे वाक्यं जयं संजय शृण्वतः। प्रत्युपायं चिन्तयो लज्जां प्राप्नोति मे न हि॥
English: O Sanjaya, your words please me for they speck of our victory. My heart does not feel any shame in remembering our transgression.
Sanskrit: स हि वीरोऽनुरक्तश्च वृद्धः कुरुपतिस्तदा। कृतं वैरं सदा तेन पितुः पुत्रेण धीमता॥ तस्योद्वेगभयाचापि संश्रितः पाण्डवान् पुरा। सर्वं वलं परित्यज्य दुर्ग संश्रित्य तिष्ठति॥
English: The old Kuru chief (Bhishma) is ever cheerful and devoted to us. Though he (Duryodhana) provoked hostilities with that intelligent son of his uncle, (Yudhishthira), yet he once sought the protection of the Pandavas. At that time abandoning every thing, he lived in misery.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवानां प्रतापेन दुर्गं देशं निवेश्य च। सपत्नान् सततं बाधन्नार्यवृत्तिमनुष्ठितः॥ आश्चर्यं वै सदा तेषां पुरा राज्ञां सुदुर्मतिः। ततो युधिष्ठिरे भक्तः कथं संजय सूदितः॥
English: In consequence of the prowess of the Pandavas and in consequence of placing himself amid entanglement, Duryodhana had recourse (for sometime) to honourable behaviour. Once that wicked-minded prince had to seek their protection, why, therefore. O Sanjaya, had Shveta, who was devoted to Yudhishthira, been killed?
Sanskrit: प्रक्षिप्तः सम्मतः क्षुद्रः पुत्रो मे पुरुषाधमः। न युद्धं रोचयेद् भीष्मो न चाचार्यः कथंचन॥
English: This narrow minded prince (Duryodhana) with all his prosperity has been hurled to the nether regions by a number of wretches. Bhishma did not like this war, nor did the preceptor (Drona).
Sanskrit: न कृपो न च गान्धारी नाहं संजय रोचये। न वासुदेवो वार्ष्णेयो धर्मराजश्च पाण्डवः॥
English: Nor did Kripa, nor Gandhari, nor did I, O Sanjaya, like it. Nor did the Vrishni chief, Vasudeva (Krishna), nor that son of Pandu, Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira).
Sanskrit: न भीमो नार्जुनश्चैव न यमौ पुरुषर्षभौ। वार्यमाणो मया नित्यं गान्धार्या विदुरेण च॥ जामदग्न्येन रामेण व्यासेन च महात्मना। दुर्योधनो युध्यमानो नित्यमेव हि संजय॥ कर्णस्य मतमास्थाय सौबलस्य च पापकृत्। दुःशासनस्य च तथा पाण्डवान् नान्वचिन्तयत्॥
English: Nor did Bhima, nor Arjuna, nor those two foremost of men, the twins Nakula and Sahadeva. Though always forbidden by me, by Gandhari, by Vidura, by Rama the son of Jamadagni, and by the illustrious Vyasa, yet, O Sanjaya, the wicked-minded and sinful Duryodhana with Dushasana always followed the evil counsels of Karna and Subala's son (Shakuni), and behaved maliciously with the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: तस्याहं व्यसनं घोरं मन्ये प्राप्तं तु संजय। तस्य च विनाशेन भीष्मस्य विजयेन च॥ संक्रुद्धः कृष्णसहितः पार्थः किमकरोद् युधि। अर्जुनाद्धि भयं भूयस्तन्मे तात न शाम्यति॥
English: O Sanjaya, I think that he has fallen into great distress. After the death of Shveta and the victory of Bhishma, what did Partha, accompanied by Krishna, in anger do? O child, it is Arjuna whom I fear, and my that fear cannot be dispelled.
Sanskrit: स हि शूरश्च कौन्तेयः क्षिप्रकारी धनंजयः। मन्ये शरैः शरीराणि शत्रूणां प्रमथिष्यति॥
English: The son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, is brave, and he possesses great activity. I have no doubt he will, with his arrows, cut into fragments the bodies of his enemies.
Sanskrit: ऐन्द्रिमिन्द्रानुजसमं महेन्द्रसदृशं बले। अमोघक्रोधसंकल्पं दृष्ट्वा वः किमभून्मनः॥
English: Seeing that son of Indra, who is equal in battle to Upendra, the younger brother of Indra, who is a warrior whose wrath and purpose are never futile, what became the state of your mind?
Sanskrit: तथैव वेदविच्छूरो ज्वलनार्कसमद्युतिः। इन्द्रास्त्रविदमेयात्मा प्रपतन् समितिजयः॥
English: He is brave, he is learned in the Vedas, he is as effulgent as the fire and the sun. He possesses the knowledge of Indra weapon; that high-souled warrior is ever victorious when he falls upon his foe.
Sanskrit: वज्रसंस्पर्शरूपाणामस्त्राणां च प्रयोजकः। स खड्गाक्षेपहस्तस्तु घोषं चक्रे महारथः॥
English: His weapons always fall on the foe with the force of the thunder-bolt. His arms astonishingly quick to draw the bowstring. That son of Kunti is a great car-warrior.
Sanskrit: स संजय महाप्राज्ञो द्रुपदस्यात्मजो बली। धृष्टद्युम्न: किमकरोच्छ्वेते युधि निपातिते॥
English: O Sanjaya, the invincible son of Drupada also is exceedingly wise. What did Dhrishtadyumna do when Shveta had been killed in battle.
Sanskrit: पुरा चैवापराधेन वधेन च चमूपतेः। मन्ये मनः प्रजज्वाल पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्॥
English: I have no doubt that in consequence of the wrongs they suffered before, and in consequence of the death of their general, the hearts of the Pandavas blazed up.
Sanskrit: तेषां क्रोधं चिन्तयंस्तु अहःसु च निशासु च। न शान्तिमधिगच्छामि दुर्योधनकृतेन हि। कथं चाभून्महायुद्धं सवेमाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: O Sanjaya, thinking of their anger, I never, by day or by night, enjoy any peace of mind on account of Duryodhana. How did the great battle take place? Tell me all about it.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच शृणु राजन् स्थिरो भूत्वा तवापनयनो महान्। न च दुर्योधने दोषमिममाधातुमर्हसि॥
English: Sanjaya said O king, hear about your great transgressions. You should not put all blame on Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: गतोदके सेतुबन्धो यादृक् तादृड्मतिस्तव। संदीप्ते भवने यद्वत् कूपस्य खननं तथा॥
English: Your understanding is like building an embankment when the waters have escaped. It is like the digging of a well when the house is on fire.
Sanskrit: गतपूर्वाह्नभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि दारुणे। तावकानां परेषां च पुनर्युद्धमवर्तत॥ श्वेतं तु निहतं दृष्ट्वा विराटस्य चमूपतिम्।
English: 0 descendant of Bharata, when the forenoon had passed away and the general Shveta had been killed by Bhishma in that great fearful battle.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मणा च सहितं दृष्ट्वा शल्यमवस्थितम्॥ शङ्खः क्रोधात् प्रजज्वाल हविषा हव्यवाडिव। स विस्फार्य महच्चापं शक्रचापोपमं बली।॥
English: That chastiser of foes, Shankha, the son of Virata, that hero who always took delight in battle, seeing Shalya stationed with Kritavarman. Blazed up in anger as fire with Ghee. That great car-warrior, having stretched his bow that resembled the bow of Indra himself.
Sanskrit: अभ्यधावज्जिघांसन् वै शल्यं मद्राधिपं युधि। महता रथसंघेन समन्तात् परिरक्षितः॥
English: Rushed upon the Madra king with the intention of killing him. He was supported on all sides by innumerable car-warriors.
Sanskrit: सृजन् बाणमयं वर्ष प्रायाच्छल्यरथं प्रति। तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मत्तवारणविक्रमम्॥ तावकानां रथाः सप्त समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्। मद्रराजं परीप्सन्तो मृत्योर्दष्ट्रान्तरं गतम्॥
English: Pouring a shower of arrows. Shankha rushed towards the car of Shalya. Seeing him advance like a mad elephant, seven great carwarriors on your side surrounded him in order to rescue the Madra king who was almost within the jaws of death.
Sanskrit: बृहद्बलश्च कौसल्यो जयत्सेनश्च मागधः। तथा रुक्मरथो राजन् पुत्रः शल्यस्य मानितः॥ विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ काम्बोजश्च सुदक्षिणः। बृहत्क्षत्रस्य दायादः सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः॥
English: O king! The names of those chariot holders are-Brihadbala, the king of Kosala, Jayatsena the king of Magadha, Rukinaratha the valorous son of Shalya, Vinda and Anuvinda (the princes of Avanti), Sudakshina, the king of Kamboja and Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu and son of Brihatkshatra.
Sanskrit: नानाधातुविचित्राणि कार्मुकाणि महात्मनाम्। विस्फारितान्यदृश्यन्त तोयदेष्विव विद्युतः॥
English: The excellent bows stretched by these great warriors were of different colour and shapes. Those were appeared as if lightening in the clouds.
Sanskrit: ते तु बाणमयं वर्षं शङ्खमूर्षि न्यपातयन्। निदाघान्तेऽनिलोद्धृता मेघा इव नगे जलम्॥
English: These all started shooting volley of arrows targeted the head of Shankha. It seerned that scenario as if the clouds rain on the mountain when they are pushed by the strong wind in the end of summer.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धो महेष्वासः सप्तभल्लैः सुतेजनैः। धनूंषि तेषामाच्छिद्य ननर्द पृतनापतिः॥
English: The great archer and army commander Shankha furiated on this. He shot seven bhalla arrows duly sharpened which cut-off the bows of those seven chariot holders. He then challenged them for another attack.
Sanskrit: ततो भीष्मो महाबाहुर्विनद्य जलदो यथा। तालमात्रं धनुर्गृह्य शङ्खमभ्यद्रवद् रणे॥
English: The long armed Bhishma challenged in reciprocation with his voice thundering like clouds, picked up a bow measuring four hands length and attacked on Shankha in the battlefield.
Sanskrit: तमुद्यन्तमुदीक्ष्याथ महेष्वासं महाबलम्। संत्रस्ता पाण्डवी सेना वातवेगहतेव नौः॥
English: The Pandavas' army shivered like a boat dwindling due to strong wind when it saw mighty archer Bhishma ready to fight fiercely. Seeing that great car-warrior and great bowman thus rush (towards) Shankha, the Pandava army began to tremble like a boat tossed by the tempest.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनः संत्वरितः शङ्खस्यासीत् पुरःसरः। भीष्माद् रक्ष्योऽयमद्येति ततो युद्धमवर्तत॥ (हाहाकारो महानासीद् योधानां युधि युध्यताम्। तेजस्तेजसि सम्पृक्तमित्येवं विस्मयं ययुः॥)
English: Then Arjuna quickly advanced and placed himself in front of Shankha in order to protect him from Bhishma. Then a great battle was fought between Bhishma and Arjuna.
Sanskrit: अथ शल्यो गदापाणिरवतीर्य महारथात्। शङ्खस्य चतुरो वाहानहनद् भरतर्षभ॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, then Shalya jumped down from his large car with his mace in hand, and killed the four horses of Shankha's car.
Sanskrit: स हताश्वाद् स्थात् तूर्णं खड्गमादाय विद्रुतः। बीभत्सोश्च रथं प्राप्य पुनः शान्तिमविन्दत॥
English: Shankha leaped down from his car thus deprived of its horses, and taking a sword, he ran towards the car of Vibhatsu. He then got on it and once more was at his ease.
Sanskrit: ततो भीष्मरथात् तूर्णमुत्पतन्ति पतत्रिणः। यैरन्तरिक्षं भूमिश्च सर्वतः समवस्तृता॥
English: There was shot from Bhishma's innumerable arrows with which both the sky and the earth were covered.
Sanskrit: पञ्चालानथ मत्स्यांश्च केकयांश्च प्रभद्रकान्। भीष्मः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठः पातयामास पत्रिभिः॥
English: That foremost of heroes, Bhishma killed with his arrows innumerable troops of the Panchalas, the Matasya's, the Kaikeyas and the Prabhadraka hosts.
Sanskrit: उत्सृज्य समरे राजन् पाण्डवं सव्यसाचिनम्। अभ्यद्रवत पाञ्चाल्यं दुपदं सेनया वृतम्॥ प्रियं सम्बन्धिनं राजशरानवकिरन् बहून्।
English: Abandoning the battle with the son of Pandu viz., Savyasachin (Arjuna), Bhishima rushed towards Drupada, the Panchala king, who stood surrounded by his troops.
Sanskrit: अग्निनेव प्रदग्धानि वनानि शिशिरात्यये॥ शरदग्धान्यदृश्यन्त सैन्यानि द्रुपदस्य ह। अत्यतिष्ठद् रणे भीष्मो विधूम इव पावकः॥ मध्यंदिने यथाऽऽदित्यं तपन्तमिव तेजसा। न शेकुः पाण्डवेयस्य योधा भीष्मं निरीक्षितुम्॥
English: As a forest in consumed by fire at the end of winter, so were the troops of Drupada scen to be consumed (by Bhishma). Bhishina stood in that battle like a blazing fire without smoke, or like the sun at mid-day, scorching every thing around. The Pandava troops could not even look at Bhishma.
Sanskrit: वीक्षांचक्रुः समन्तात् ते पाण्डवा भयपीडिताः। त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त गावः शीतार्दिता इव॥
English: Afflicted with fear, the Pandava troops looked around, and not finding any protector, they appeared like a herd of kine afflicted with cold.
Sanskrit: सा तु यौधिष्ठिरी सेना गाड्नेयशरपीडिता। सिंहेनेव विनिर्भिन्ना शुक्ला गौरिव गोपते॥
English: Afflicted with the arrows of son of Ganga (Bhishma) the army of Yudhishthira appeared like a kine of white colour afflicted by lion.
Sanskrit: हते विप्रदुते सैन्ये निरुत्साहे विमर्दिते। हाहाकारो महानासीत् पाण्डुसैन्येषु भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, being slaughtered in great numbers and crushed when retreating, the Pandava troops cried “Oh” and “Alas”.