pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: न ह्यलं त्वद्विसृष्टानां शराणां वै सकेशवाः। उलूकाः सूर्यरश्मीनां ज्वलतामिव दर्शने॥
English: The faithless sons of Pandu with Keshava, cannot indeed bear with the sight of the arrows shot by you, even as it is most intolerable to look at the burning rays of the Sun.
Sanskrit: न हि पार्थाः सपाञ्चाला: स्थातुं शक्तास्तवाग्रतः। आत्तशस्त्रस्य समरे महेन्द्रस्येव दानवाः॥
English: Having put on all the weapons, the sons of Pritha, along with the Panchalas, will not be able to stay before you in the field, even as the Danavas are not able to stand before Indra (in battle).
Sanskrit: अभिषिक्तस्तु राधेयः प्रभया सोऽमितप्रभः। अत्यरिच्यत रूपेण दिवाकर इवापरः॥
English: Having been thus installed in the generalship, the son of Radha of unparalleled radiance surpassed all the beauty and splendour like a second Sun.
Sanskrit: सैनापत्ये तु राधेमभिषिच्य सुतस्तव। अमन्यत् तदाऽऽत्मानं कृतार्थं कालचोदितः॥
English: Having installed the son of Radha in the leadership (of the army), thereupon, your son, insisted upon by Death as it were, considered himself most successful.
Sanskrit: कर्णोऽपि राजन् सम्प्राप्य सैनापत्यमरिंदमः। योगामाज्ञापगमास सूर्यस्योदयनं प्रति॥
English: O monarch, Karna, the subduer of enemies, having obtained this leadership, ordered for arranging the troops in battle-array towards the rising of the Sun.
Sanskrit: तव पुत्रैर्वृतः कर्णः शुशुभे तत्र भारत। देवैरिव यथा स्कन्दः संग्रामे तारकामये॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, Karna, having been surrounded by your sons in the battle, looked resplendent, even as the lord Skanda, encompassed by all the celestials, looked radiant in the battle, wherein the Asura Taraka, like an evil, was sought to be defeated.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच सैनापत्यं तु सम्प्राप्य कर्णो वैकर्तनस्तदा। तथोक्तश्च स्वयं राज्ञा स्निग्धं भ्रातृसमं वचः॥ योगमाज्ञाप्य सेनानामादित्येऽभ्युदिते तदा। अकरोत् किं महाप्राज्ञास्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said Having attained the generalship of the army and been addressed by the king himself in sweet and brotherly terms and thereupon having ordered the troops to be arranged in battle-array towards the rise of the Sun, relate to me, O Sanjaya, what did the highly intellectual son of Vikartana, Karna, do at that time.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच कर्णस्य मतमाज्ञाय पुत्रास्ते भरतर्षभ। योगमाज्ञापयामासुर्नन्दितूर्यपुरःसरम्॥
English: Sanjaya said O foremost of the Bharata race, your sons, having understood the object of Karna, ordered for the arrangement of the troops, followed by a joyful music of various instruments.
Sanskrit: महत्यपररात्रे च तव सैन्यस्य मारिष। योगो योगेति सहसा प्रादुरासीन्महास्वनः॥
English: Towards the close of the night, O lord of earth, a loud noise arose from amongst your soldiers, saying 'array and array.'
Sanskrit: कल्पतां नागमुख्यानां रथानां च वरूथिनाम्। संनयतां नराणां च वाजिनां च विशाम्पते॥ क्रोशतां चैव योधानां त्वरितानां परस्परम्। बभूव तुमुलः शब्दो दिवस्पृक् सुमहांस्ततः॥
English: Thereupon, O lord of the world, there was a terrible uproar of the best of elephants and cars overlaid with beautiful coverlets, whilst they were being equipped and of the infantry crying out in joy, of the horses, whilst being harnessed and of the warriors, whilst moving to and fro, as as shouting to one another in mirth's. The uproar was so very great that it reached the very heavens.
Sanskrit: ततः श्वेतपताकेन बलाकावर्णवाजिना। हेमपृष्टेन धनुषा नागकक्षेण केतुना॥ तूणीरशतपूर्णेन सगदेन वरूथिना। शतध्वीकिंकिणीशक्तिशूलतोमरधारिणा॥ कार्मुकैरूपन्नेन विमलादित्यवर्चसा। रथेनाभिपताकेन सूतपुत्रोऽभ्यदृश्यत॥
English: Thereupon the son of Suta appeared on the field of battle, mounted upon a car furnished with innumerable flags and white standards, drawn by horses white cranes, ornamented with a flag bearing the design of an elephant's rope, filled with one hundred quivers and again, furnished with mace and wooden fence, supplied with the Shataghnis, rows of bells, shafts, lances and spears, loaded with several excellent bows and having had the splendour of the resplendent Sun and himself wielding a bow bound with gold.
Sanskrit: ध्मापयन् वारिजं राजन् हेमजालविभूषितम्। विधुन्वानो महचापं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम्॥
English: O monarch, (Karna then began) to blow his conch adorned with a net-work of gold and also to shake his terrible bow studded with gold.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा कर्णे महेष्वासं रथस्थं रथिनां वरम्। भानुमन्तमिवोद्यन्तं तमो निनन् दुरासदम्॥
English: Having seen Karna, that mighty bowman, that foremost of car-warriors, who was seated on his car and also was like the risen Sun destroying the thick darkness and who also was unapproachable.
Sanskrit: न भीष्मव्यसनं केचिन्नापि द्रोणस्य मारिष। नान्येषां पुरुषव्याघ्र मेनिरे तत्र कौरवाः॥
English: None of the Kauravas, O sire, O foremost of persons, considered the fall of eithe, Bhishma, or Drona, or other warriors to be a loss at the time.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु त्वरयन् योधाशङ्खशब्देन मारिष। कर्णो निष्कर्षयामास कौरवाणां महद् बलम्॥
English: Thereupon, O sire Karna, having ordered the warriors to make haste by the sound of his conch, led the vast army of the Kauravas.
Sanskrit: व्यूहं व्यूह्य महेष्वासो मकरं शत्रुतापनः। प्रत्युद्ययौ तथा कर्णः पाण्डवान् विजिगीषया॥
English: Then Karna, that powerful bowman, that siniter of enemies, having arranged the troops in the from of a Makara, started against the Pandavas with the object of winning victory (over them).
Sanskrit: मकरस्य तु तुण्डे वै कर्णो राजन् व्यवस्थितः। नेत्राभ्यां शकुनिः शूर उलूकश्च महारथः॥
English: O king, Karna placed himself in the tip of the beak of that Makara; and the heroic Shakuni and the great car-warrior Uluka were stationed in both the eyes.
Sanskrit: द्रोणपुत्रस्तु शिरसि ग्रीवायां सर्वसोदरा। मध्ये दुर्योधनो राजा बलेन महता वृतः॥
English: The son of Drona was stationed in the head; and all the uterine brothers were in the neck. King Duryodhana was stationed in the middle, surrounded by a large force.
Sanskrit: वामपादे तु राजेन्द्र कृतवर्मा व्यवस्थितः। नारायणबलैर्युक्तो गोपालैर्युद्धदुर्मदैः॥
English: O lord of kings, Kritavarman was placed in the left foot, who was attended by the Narayana-army, namely the Gopalas, most difficult to be vanquished in battle.
Sanskrit: पादे तु दक्षिणे राजन् गौतमः सत्यविक्रमः। त्रिगतैः सुमहेष्वासैर्दाक्षिणात्यैश्च संवृतः॥
English: O king, the son of Gautama, possessed of the unbaffled prowess, was stationed in right foot, encompassed by the most powerful bowmen, the Trigartas and the troops from the south.
Sanskrit: अनुपादे तु यो वामस्तत्र शल्यो व्यवस्थितः। महत्या सेनया सार्धं मद्रदेशसमुत्थया॥
English: There Shalya was placed in left hind-foot accompanied by a vast army recruited from the country of the Madras.
Sanskrit: दक्षिणे तु महाराज सुषेणः सत्यसंगरः। वृतो रथसहस्रेण दन्तिनां च त्रिभिः शतै॥
English: O great king, Sushena of certain resolution was stationed in the right hind-foot, encompassed by a force of one thousand cars and three hundred elephants.
Sanskrit: पुच्छे ह्यास्तां महावीर्यो भ्रातरौ पार्थिवौ तदा। चित्रश्च चित्रसेनश्च महत्या सेनया वृतौ॥
English: Thereupon the two royal brothers, Chitra and Chitrasena, of iminense prowess having been accompanied by a vast army, stood in the tail (of the Makara).
Sanskrit: तथा प्रयाते राजेन्द्र कर्णे नरवरोत्तमे। धनंजयमभिप्रेक्ष्य धर्मराजोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: O lord of kings, when Karna, that best of person had started for battle, the king of righteousness (Yudhishthira) beheld Dhananjaya and addressed him sayingपश्य
Sanskrit: पार्थ यथा सेना धार्तराष्ट्रीह संयुगे। कर्णेन विहिता वीर गुप्ता वीरैर्महारथैः॥
English: "O heroic son of Pritha, behold grow the army of Dhritarashtra was arranged in battlearray by Karna and encompassed by the most heroic car-warriors.
Sanskrit: हतवीरतमा ह्येषा धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमूः। फल्गुशेषा महाबाहो तृणैस्तुल्या मता मम॥
English: Indeed, the best of the heroes amongst the vast army of Dhritarashtra were all slain before, O mighty armed one, only the feeble ones are alive, who are in my opinion as worthless as the straw. But in the whole force one mighty bowman, namely, the son of Suta, is shining brilliantly.
Sanskrit: एको ह्यत्र महेष्वासः सूतपुत्रो विराजते। सदेवासुरगन्धर्वैः सकिन्नरमहोरगैः॥ चराचरैस्त्रिभिलेकिर्योऽजय्यो रथिनां वरः। तं हत्वाद्य महाबाहो विजयस्तव फाल्गुन॥ उद्धृतश्च भवेच्छल्यो मम द्वादशवार्षिकः। एवं ज्ञात्वा महाबाहो व्यूहं व्यूह यथेच्छसि।॥
English: That foremost of car-warriors is incapable of being defeated by the three worlds, both mobile and immobile, along with the Gods, Asuras, the Gandharvas, the Kinnaras and the Nagas. O mighty-armed Phalguna, having slain to your him today, you will surely win victory and great thorn, pierced in my heart for twelve years, will now also be rooted out. Understanding this, O mighty armed one, do you arrange the troops in battle-array according desire.
Sanskrit: भ्रातुरेतद् वचः श्रुत्वा पाण्डवः श्वेतवाहनः। अर्धचन्द्रेण व्यूहेन प्रत्यव्यूहत तां चमूम्॥
English: Having heard the word of his brother, the Pandava (the third brother), conveyed by white horses, arranged his army in the form of the half moon against the face of the enemies' force.
Sanskrit: वामपार्वे तु तस्याथ भीमसेनो व्यवस्थितः। दक्षिणे च महेष्वासो धृष्टद्युम्नो व्यवस्थितः॥ मध्ये व्यूहस्य राजा तु पाण्डवश्च धनंजयः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च धर्मराजस्य पृष्ठतः॥
English: Thereupon Bhimasena was stationed in the left side of that (half-moon); and the mighty bowman, Dhristadyumna, was placed in the right. In the middle (of that half-moon arrangement) both the monarch and the Pandava Dhananjaya were stationed. But Nakula and Shahadeva were placed in the rear of the king of righteousness (Yudhishthira.)
Sanskrit: चक्ररक्षौ तु पाञ्चाल्यौ युधामन्युत्तमौजसौ। नार्जुनं जहतुयुद्धे पाल्यमानौ किरीटिना।३१॥
English: The two Panchala chiefs, Yudhamanyu and Uttamanjas, who were the guards of the wheels of the car (of Arjuna), did not forsake him in battle, as they were supported by the diademdecked one (Arjuna.)
Sanskrit: शेषा नृपतयो वीराः स्थिता व्यूहस्य दंशिताः। यथाभागं यथोत्साहं यथायत्नं च भारतः॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, the rest of the heroic princes, who were all clad in armour, stationed in the different positions of the array allotted to them according to their respective zeal earnestness.
Sanskrit: एवमेतन्महाव्यूहं व्यूह्य भारत पाण्डवाः। तावकाश्च महेष्वासा युद्धोयैव मनो दधुः॥
English: were i O descendant of the Bharata race, the Pandavas, as well as the mighty bowmen in। your side, having arranged their troops in the array of battle in the above manner, directed their mind towards the battle.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा व्यूढां तव चमूं सूतपुत्रेण संयुगे। निहतान् पाण्डवान् मेनेधार्तराष्ट्रः सबान्धवः॥
English: Having witnessed your army arranged in battle by the son of Suta, the son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana), with all his kinsmen, considered the Pandavas to be slain.
Sanskrit: तथैव पाण्डवी सेनां व्यूढां दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरः। धार्तराष्ट्रान् हतान् मेने सकर्णान् वै जनाधिपः॥
English: O lord of men, in the similar way, Yudhishthira, having observed the troops in the side of the Pandavas arranged in battle-array, considered the army of Dhritarashtra to be surely slain along with Karna himself.
Sanskrit: ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकदुन्दुभिः। डिण्डिमाश्चाप्यहन्यन्त झर्झराश्च समन्ततः॥ सेनायोरुभयो राजन् प्रावाद्यन्त महास्वनाः। सिंहनादश्च संजज्ञे शूराणां जयगृद्धिनाम्॥
English: Thereupon conches, kettle-drums, tabours and drums of large size and cymbals and other instruments, such as Dindimas and Jharjharas were begun to be blown and struck on every side. O monarch, there was a loud sound of musical instruments amongst the soldiers on both the sides. There were terrible lion-roars of the heroes, who were most desirous of victory.
Sanskrit: हयहेषितशब्दाश्च वारणानां च बृंहताम्। रथनेमिस्वनाचोग्रा: सम्बभूवर्जुनाधिप॥
English: O lord of men, there arose the sound of snorting of the horses and the grunting of elephants. And also there was the terrible noise of the car-wheels.
Sanskrit: न द्रोणव्यसनं कश्चिजीनीते तत्र भारत। दृष्ट्वा कर्णं महेष्वासं मुखे व्यूहस्य दंशितम्॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, beholding that mighty bowinan, Karna, stationed at the front of the battle-array, none in the field amongst the Kaurava troops considered the death of Drona to be a loss.
Sanskrit: उभे सैन्ये महाराज प्रहृष्टनरसंकुले। योद्भुकामे स्थिते राजन् हन्तुमन्योन्यमोजसा॥
English: O mighty monarch, in both the armies there were men filled with chcerfulness, who were all desirous of battle. O king, they waited in the field with the object of slaying one another without delay.
Sanskrit: तत्र यत्तौ सुसंरब्धौ दृष्ट्वान्योन्यं व्यवस्थितौ। अनीकमध्ये राजेन्द्र चेरतुः कर्णपाण्डवौ॥
English: O foremost of kings, there in the field these two namely, Karna and the son of Pandu, who beholding each other were filled with firm resolution rushed to and fro in the midst of their armies.
Sanskrit: नृत्यमाने च ते सेने समेयातां परस्परम्। तेषां पक्षैः प्रपक्षेभ्यो निर्जग्मुस्ते युयुत्सवः॥
English: The two armies came face to face, meeting cach other, as if dancing (in great cheer). The heroes on both the sides, who were most desirous of battle, came forth accompanied by their respective divisions.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृते युद्धं नरवारणवाजिनाम्। रथानां च महाराज अन्योन्यमभिनिघ्नताम्॥
English: 'O nighty monarch, thus commenced the battle of men, elephants, horses and cars, who were all engaged in slaying one another.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ते सेनेऽन्योन्यमासाद्य प्रहष्टाश्चनरद्विपे। बृहत्यौ सम्प्रजह्वाते देवासुरमसप्रभे॥
English: Sanjaya said Thereupon the two vast armies, composed of horses, men and elephants, that were filled with cheer and also that had the brilliany of the celestial and Asura hosts, can. face to face and struck each other down.
Sanskrit: ततो नररथाश्वेभैः पतयशोग्रविक्रमाः। सम्प्रहारान् भृशं चक्रुर्देपाप्मसुनाशनान्॥
English: Then the men, the cars, the horses, the elephants, as well as the infantry, all possessed of formidable strength, continued to strike most fiercely, thereby destroying the bodies and the sins as well.
Sanskrit: पूर्णचन्द्रार्कपद्मानां कान्तिभिर्गन्धतः समैः। उत्तमा.सिंहानां नृसिंहास्तस्तरुर्महीम्॥
English: The lion-like men, began to scatter over the earth, the heads of lion-like men, which were equal in splendour to the full-moon and the sun and also which had resembled the lotuses in fragrance.
Sanskrit: अर्धचन्द्रैस्तथा भल्लैः क्षुरप्रैरसिपट्टिशैः। परश्वधैश्चाप्यकृन्तन्नुत्तमाङ्गानि युध्यताम्॥
English: They, again, began to sever the heads of the fighting warriors by means of the crescentshaped, broad-faced and razor-handed arrows, swords, axes, battle-axes and other weapons.
Sanskrit: व्यायतायतबाहूनां व्यायतातबाहुभिः। बाहवः पातिता रेजुर्धरण्यां सायुधाङ्गदा॥
English: The arms of men, possessed of long and stout arms, severed by men, possessed of long and stout arms, looked resplendent upon the ground, decorated as they were 'vith both weapons and bracelets.
Sanskrit: तैः स्फुरद्भिर्मही भाति रक्ताङ्गुलितलैस्तथा। गरुडाहितैरुप्रैः पञ्चास्यैरुरगैरिव॥
English: The earth shone most brightly with the halo of their (the warriors) red fingers and palms, even as it shines with the fierce and fiveheaded snakes upon itself slain by Garuda.
Sanskrit: द्विरदस्यन्दनाश्वेभ्यः पेतुर्वीरा द्विषद्धताः। विमानेभ्यो यथा क्षीणे पुण्ये स्वर्गसदस्तथा॥
English: Smitten by the enemies, the heroic warriors fell down from the elephants, the cars and horses, even as the dwellers of heaven fall down from the celestial balloons, when their virtues are entirely spent.
Sanskrit: गदाभिरन्ये गुर्वीभिः परिधैर्मुसलैरपि। पोथिताः शतश: पेतुर्वीरा वीरतरै द्विपैः॥
English: While other heroic warriors, having been smitten by heroes of greater prowess with heavy maces, spiked clubs and maces, fell in the battle by hundreds.
Sanskrit: स्था रथैर्विमथिता मत्ता मत्तैर्द्विपा द्विपैः। सादिनः सादिभिश्चैव तस्मिन् परमसंकुले॥
English: In that formidable battle, the cars were smitten by cars, the infuriate elephants were crushed by infuriate elephants and the horsemen were struck down by horse-men.
Sanskrit: रथैरा रथा नागैरश्वारोहाश्च पत्तिभिः। अश्वारोहैः पदाताश्च निहता युधि शेरते॥
English: The men smitten by the cars and the cars destroyed by elephants and the horsemen slain by the foot-soldiers and the infantry slain by the cavalry, are lying dead in the field.
Sanskrit: रथाश्वपत्तयो नागै रथाश्वेभाश्च पत्तिभिः। रथपत्तिद्विपाश्चाश्चै रथैश्चापि नरद्विपाः॥
English: And again, the cars, the horses and the infantry smitten by the elephants; and the cars, steeds and elephants slain by the infantry; and the cars, the infantry and the elephant-force destroyed by the horses, and also the men and elephants struck down by the cars, are lying dead in the battle.
Sanskrit: रथाश्चेभनराणां तु नराश्चेभरथैः कृतम्। पाणिपादैश्च शस्त्रैश्च रथैश्च कदनं महत्॥
English: A terrible slaughter of car-warriors, horsemen, the elephant-force and men was wrought by men steeds, elephants and cars, with the help of their hands and feet, weapons and cars.
Sanskrit: तथा तस्मिन् बले शूरैर्वध्यमाने हतेऽपि च। अस्मानभ्याययुः पार्था वृकोदरपुरोगमाः॥
English: While the army was being thus smitten and slain by the horses, the sons of Pritha with Vrikodara at their head proceeded against us.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्न: शिखण्डी च द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः। सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च द्राविडैः सैनिकैः सह।॥
English: So also Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandin, the sons of Draupadi, the Provadrakas and Shatyaki and Chekitana accompanied by the Dravida warriors (proceeded against us);
Sanskrit: वृता व्यूहेन महता पाण्ड्याश्चोलाः सकेरलाः। व्यूढोरस्का दीर्घभुजा: प्रांशवः पृथुलोचनाः॥
English: And also the Pandavas and the Cholas along with the Keralas (advanced against us), surrounded by a formidable array of soldiers, who were all possessed of strong chests, long arms, huge statures and very large eyes;
Sanskrit: आपीडिनो रक्तदन्ता मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमाः। नानाविरागवसना गन्धचूर्णावचूर्णिताः॥
English: And who, again, were adorned with various ornaments and were of red teeth and were endowed with the strength of mad elephants and were clothed in dresses of various colours and also were besmeared with scented powders;
Sanskrit: बद्धासयः पाशहस्ता वारप्रतिवारणा:। समानमृत्यवो राजन् नात्यजन्त परस्परम्॥
English: And O monarch, as they were possessed of swords and nooscs in their hands and endued with the power of with-standing the infuriate elephants and as they were equally determined to die, they (the warriors) did not forsake one another (in the field).
Sanskrit: कलापिनश्चापहस्ता दीर्घकेशाः प्रियंवदाः। पत्तयः सादिनश्चान्ये घोररूपराक्रमाः॥
English: The infantry, belonging to the Andhara race, commanded by Satyaki, were all possessed of quivers and bows in the hand, of long hairs and were very sweet in speech and endowed with fierce forms and mighty prowess.
Sanskrit: अथापरे पुनः शूराश्चेदिपश्चालकेकयाः। कारूषाः कोसलाः काच्या मागधाश्चपि दुद्रुवः॥
English: Thereupon the other heroic leaders, namely the Chedis, the Panchalas, the Kaikeyas, the Karushas, the Kosalas, the Kanchyas and the Magadhas advanced most rapidly.
Sanskrit: तेषां रथाश्वनागाश्च प्रवराचोग्रपत्तयः। नानावाद्यधरैर्हष्टा नृत्यन्ति च हसन्ति च॥
English: Their car-warriors, cavalry and elephantforce, that all belonged to the superior class, as well as the terrible-looking infantry, were highly gratified to hear the harmonious sound of several instruments and began to laugh.
Sanskrit: तस्य सैन्यस्य महतो महामात्रवरैर्वृतः। मध्ये वृकोदरोऽभ्यायात् त्वदीयान् नागधूर्गतः॥
English: In the midst of at vast army stood Vrikodara, encompassed by the foremost elephant-force and advanced against your troops, each riding on the neck of an elephant.
Sanskrit: स नागप्रवरोऽत्युग्रो विधिवत् कल्पितो बभौ। उदयाग्रादिभवनं यथाभ्युदितभास्करम्॥
English: That terrible-looking elephant, the best of his kind, shone with all the equipments befitting him, even as the mountain-abode on the top of the Udaya (mountain) looks resplendent with the rising Sun over it.
Sanskrit: तस्यायसं वर्म वरं वररत्नविभूषितम्। ताराव्याप्तस्य नभसः शारदस्य समत्विषम्॥
English: His best armour, made of iron and bedecked with the most precious gems, shone like the autumnal firmament besprinkled with innumerable stars.
Sanskrit: स तोमरव्यग्रकरश्चरूमौलिः स्वलंकृतः। शरन्मध्यंदिनार्काभस्तेजसा व्यदहद् रिपून॥
English: He (that Bhima), who had a lance in the hand stretched out and who was crowned with a handsome diadem and who was adorned with innumerable ornaments and who, again, had the brilliancy of the autumnal sun when at the meridian, began to burn the enemies by energy.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा द्विरदं दूरात् क्षेमधूर्तिपिस्थितः। आह्वयन्नभिदुद्राव प्रमनाः प्रपनस्तरम्॥
English: Seeing that elephant from a distance, Kshemadhurti, riding on an elephant and very much gratified in the heart, invited that one, who was much more cheerful than he, to battle and rushed against him (Bhima).
Sanskrit: तयोः समभवद् युद्धं द्विपयोरुग्ररूपयोः। यद्दच्छया द्रुमवतोर्महापर्वतयोरिव॥
English: Then there followed an encounter between the two elephants of formidable appearances according they desired, which (the clephants) were like the two gigantic mountains with trees at their tops. as
Sanskrit: संसक्तनागौ तौ वीरौ तोमरैरितरेतरम्। बलवत् सूर्यरश्म्याभौर्भित्त्वान्योन्यं विनेदतुः॥
English: Those two heroic warriors, whose elephants had thus been engaged in the encounter, forcibly pierced each other with their lances, that were resplendent like the rays of the sun and they roared most loudly.
Sanskrit: व्यपसृत्य तु नागाभ्यां मण्डलानि विचेरतुः। प्रगृह्य चोभौ धनुषी जनतुर्वै परस्परम्॥
English: Having receded back, they (the two heroes) roved about in circles dismounting from their elephants, and also having taken up their bows, really struck each other.
Sanskrit: क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितरवैर्बाणशब्दैस्तु सर्वतः। तौ जनं हर्षयन्तौ च सिंहनादं प्रचक्रतुः॥
English: They cheered the hearts of the people by their roaring sounds and the slaps of their armpits, as well as by the whistling sound of their arrows on all sides; and then they shouted aloud like lions.
Sanskrit: समुद्यतकराभ्यां तौ द्विपाभ्यां कृतिनावुभौ। वातोद्भूतपताकाभ्यां युयुधाते महाबलौ॥
English: Again mounting upon their elephants, that had their trunks raised up in the air and that were adorned with banners floating on the wind, both the heroes, perfectly accomplished and possessed of immense strength, went on combating.
Sanskrit: तावन्योन्यस्य धनुषी छित्त्वान्योन्यं विनेदतुः। शक्तितोमरवर्षेण प्रावृण्मेधाविवाम्बुभिः॥
English: Thereupon both of them, having cut-off each other's bow, roared and poured forth showers of arrows and lances upon each other, even as the two masses of clouds during the rainy season drop down rains.
Sanskrit: क्षेमधूर्तिस्तदा भीमं तोमरेण स्तनान्तरे। निर्बिभेदातिवेगेन षड्भिश्चाप्यपरैर्नदन्॥
English: Then having roared aloud Kshemadhurti pierced Bhima in the chest with great force by means of his lance, as well as by six other (lances).
Sanskrit: स भीमसेनः शुशुभे तोमरै रङ्गमाश्रितैः। क्रोधदीप्तवपुर्मेधैः सप्तसप्तिरिवांशुमान्॥
English: That Bhimasena, whose form looked bright with rage, shone with those lances adhering to his body like the resplendent Sun with the masses of clouds about him.
Sanskrit: ततो भास्करवर्णाभमञ्जोगतिमयस्मयम्। ससर्ज तोमरं भीमः प्रत्यमित्राय यत्नवान्॥
English: Thereupon, Bhima thrust at his enemy most carefully the lance, made of iron, that had the splendour of the colour of the solar rays and had a speed, direct and straight.
Sanskrit: ततः कुलूताधिपतिश्चापमानम्य सायकैः। दशभिस्तोमरं भित्वा षष्ट्या विव्याध पाण्डवम्॥
English: Thereupon having stretched out his bow, the lord of the Kulatas severed the lance by means of ten arrows and pierced the son of Pandu (Bhima) by sixty other shafts.
Sanskrit: अथ कार्मुकमादाय भीमो जलदनि:स्वनम्। रिपोरभ्यर्दयन्नागमुन्नदन् पाण्डवः शरैः॥
English: Then having taken up his bow having the twang like the roar of clouds, Bhima the son of Pandu, oppressed his enemy's elephant by arrows and uttered terrible shouts.
Sanskrit: स शरोघार्दितो नागो भीमसेनेन संयुगे। गृह्यमाणोऽपि नातिष्ठद् वातोद्भूत इवाम्बुदः॥
English: That elephant, being thus oppressed by the arrows of Bhimasena, did not stay in the field of battle, although repeatedly restrained, even as the cloud dispersed by the wind (run away from their positions).
Sanskrit: तमभ्यधावद् द्विरदं भीमो भीमस्य नागराट्। महावातेरितं मेघं वातोद्भूत इवाम्बुदः॥
English: The most formidable and royal elephant of Bhima rapidly followed that elephant of (Kshemadhurti), even as the wind-blown cloud pursues the cloud dispersed by the tempest.