pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: समाप्तविद्यं गुरोः सुतं नृपं समाप्तकर्माणमुप्यते ते सुतः। सुहृवृतोऽत्यर्थमपूजयन्मुदा जिते बलौ विष्णुमिवामरेश्वरः॥
English: Then king, your son, after having advanced towards him, most joyfully worshipped, with enough of reverence, the son of the preceptor, who had finished all learning and who, again, had completed all his tasks, while (the king) was himself surrounded by all his brothers; as the lord of the celestials most cheerfully worshipped Vishnu after the subjugation of Bali (an Asura). even
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच पाण्ड्ये हते किमकरोदर्जुनो युधि संजय। एकवीरेण कर्णेन द्रावितेषु परेषु च॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, on the slaughter of Pandya and also while that foremost of warriors, Karna, destroyed the hostile force, what did Arjuna do in the field of battle?
Sanskrit: समाप्तविद्यो बलवान् युक्तो वीरः स पाण्डवः। सर्वभूतेष्वनुज्ञातः शङ्करेण महात्मना॥
English: That son of Pandu, who had finished the study of all sciences and who also was possessed of immense strength and who was attentive to fixed duties and who was a hero, was made by the lofty-minded Sankara most invincible amongst all creatures.
Sanskrit: तस्मान्महद् भयं तीव्रममित्रनाद धनंजयात्। स यत् तत्राकरोत् पार्थस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥
English: My greatest and highly tormenting terrors from that slayer slayer of antagonists, Dhananjaya. O Sanjaya, do you relate to me in detail what the son of Pritha had done there on that on that occasion. are
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच हते पाण्ड्येऽर्जुनं कृष्णस्त्वरन्नाह वचो हितम्। पश्यामि नाहं राजानमपयातांश्च पाण्डवान्॥
English: Sanjaya said On the death of Pandya, Krishna, with great activity, uttered these most beneficial words to Arjuna-'I do not find out the king. The other Pandavas have fled away (from the field of battle).'
Sanskrit: निवृत्तैश्च पुनः पार्थर्भग्नं शत्रुबलं महत्। अश्वत्थाम्नश्च सङ्कल्पाद्धताः कर्णेन सृञ्जयाः॥
English: The vast hostile force was repeatedly broken by the son of Pritha, who retreated (from the field). The Srinjaya were slaughtered by Karna in carrying out the purposes of Ashvatthama.
Sanskrit: तथाश्वरथनागानां कृतं च कदनं महत्। सर्वमाख्यातवान् वीरो वासुदेवः किरीटिने॥
English: Then also a dreadful slaughter of the horses, cars and elephants was made (by that warrior). Thus the hero, Vasudeva, related all these to the diadem-decked one (Arjuna).
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा च दृष्ट्वा च भ्रातुर्घोरं महद्भयम्। वाहयाश्वान् हृषीकेश क्षिप्रमित्याह पाण्डवः॥
English: Hearing of the great and immense fear of his brother (Yudhishthira), as also witnessing it, the Pandava readily addressed him thus-'O Hrishikesha, urge the horses.'
Sanskrit: ततः प्रायाद्हृषीकेशो रथेनाप्रतियोधिना। दारुणश्च पुनस्तत्र प्रादुरासीत् समागमः॥
English: Thereupon, Hrishikesha went (to the battle), ascending on an irresistible car. Then there raged a dreadful battle.
Sanskrit: ततः पुनः समाजग्मुरभीताः कुरुपाण्डवाः। भीमसेनमुखाः पार्थाः सूतपुत्रमुखा वयम्॥
English: Then once more both the Kurus and the Pandavas fearlessly came face to face (for an encounter). The sons of Pritha were headed by Bhimasena; and we were headed by the son Suta.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रववृत्ते भूयः संग्रामो राजसत्तम। कर्णस्य पाण्डवानां च यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः॥
English: Thereupon, O best of monarchs, again the dreadful battle took place between Karna and Pandavas, which aggrandised the kingdom of Yama.
Sanskrit: धनूर्षि बाणान् परिघानसिपट्टिशतोमरान्। मुसलानि भुशुण्डीश्च सशत्तवृष्टिपरश्वधान्॥ गदाः प्रासाञ्छितान् कुन्तान् भिन्दिपालान् महाङ्कुशान्। प्रगृह्य क्षिप्रमापेतुः परस्परजिघांसया॥
English: Having taken up the bows, the arrows, the spiked maces and the swords, lances and the battle-axes and also the short clubs, the Vushandis, the Shakti-darts, the rapiers and the axes, as well as the iron maces, the spears, the white Kuntas, the short arrows and the hooks, the warriors most rapidly fell upon one another with the desire of killing them.
Sanskrit: बाणज्यातलशब्देन द्यां दिशः प्रदिशो वियत्। पृथिवी नेमिघोषेण नादयन्तोऽभ्ययुः परान्॥
English: Having filled the firmament, the ten different points of the horison as well as the other subsidiary subsidiary points points and and the upper atmosphere with the noise of arrows, the bowstring and the sound of palms and again, having made the entire earth echo with the noise of clatter car-wheels, the warriors proceeded against their antagonists.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन महता संहृष्टाक्रुराहवम्। वीरा वीरैर्महाघोरं कलहान्तं तितीर्षवः॥
English: Being gratified with that tremendous noise, the hero, who were most willing to cross over and reach the shore of that dreadful ocean of hostility, began to fight with numerous other horses.
Sanskrit: ज्यातलज्ञधनुःशब्दः कुञ्जराणां च बुंहताम्। पादातानां च पततां नृणां नादो महानभूत्॥
English: There was a great noise of the bowstrings, bows and lances and the loud roar of elephants; as also there were terrible shouts of the foot soldiers and men falling (upon the earth).
Sanskrit: तालशब्दांश्चविविधाञ्शूराणां चाभिगर्जताम्। श्रुत्वा तत्र भृशं त्रेसुः पेतुर्मम्लुश्च सैनिकाः॥
English: There, having heard the numerous kinds of arrow sounds and the terrible uproar of the heroic warriors, the combatants were deeply struck with terror, fell down and became very pale.
Sanskrit: तेषां निनदतां चैव शस्त्रवर्षं च मुश्चताम्। बहूनाधिरथिर्वीरः प्रममाथेषुभिः परान्॥
English: The warlike son of Adhiratha crushed, with innumerable arrows, large numbers of these enemies, who uttered loud roars and poured forth showers of weapons.
Sanskrit: पश्च पश्चालवीराणां रथान् दश च पञ्च च। शाश्वसूतध्वजान् कर्णः शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम्॥
English: Then Karna led to the abode of Death twenty car-warriors against the Panchala heroes, along with their horses, drivers and standards, by means of his innumerable arrows.
Sanskrit: योधमुख्या महावीर्याः पाण्डूनां कर्णमाहवे। शीघ्रास्त्रास्तूर्णमावृत्य परिवठ्ठः समन्ततः॥
English: Then, again, the best of the warriors of the vast Pandava force, who were all very powerful and who also were very sinart in the management of weapons, after having careered round, surrounded Karna from all sides in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: ततः कर्णो द्विषत्सेना शरवर्षेर्विलोडयन्। विजगाहाण्डजाकीर्णां पद्यिनामिव यूथयः॥
English: Thereupon Karna crushed the army belonging to the foes by means of showers of shafts; even as the leader of the elephants, plunging into a lake, crushes down the lotuses and swans, adorning the lake itself.
Sanskrit: द्विषन्मध्यमवस्कन्ध राधेयो धनुरुत्तमम्। विधुन्वान्ः शितैर्वाणैः शिरांस्युन्मथ्य पातयत्॥
English: The son of Radha, after having entered the hostile force and also having shaken his best of bonds had struck off their heads with his keen arrows and caused them to fall upon the carth.
Sanskrit: चर्मवर्माणि संछिन्नान्यपतन् भुवि देहिनाम्। विषेहुर्नास्य संस्पर्शं द्वितीयस्य पतत्रिणः॥
English: Being broken into pieces, the shields and coats of mail, belonging to the warriors, fell upon the earth; and none of them could bear the touch of a second arrow (to be shot by Karna).
Sanskrit: वर्मदेहासुमथनैर्धनुषः प्रत्युतैः शरै। मौळ तलवे न्यहनत् कशया वाजिनो यथा॥
English: He (Karna) struck the fences of the antagonists, that could be perceivable only by the bowstrings, by means of shafts shot from his bow, that were capable of crushing the coats of mail, the bodies and the lives of the combatants); even as one strikes the horses with the whip.
Sanskrit: पाण्डुसृञ्जयपञ्चालाशरगोचरमागतान्। ममर्द तरसा कर्णः सिंहो मृगगणानिव॥
English: Then Karna, with great speed, crushed down the Pandus, the Panchalas and the Srinjayas, who came with the reach of his arrows; even as the lion slays the whole lot of dear.
Sanskrit: ततः पाञ्चालराजश्च द्रौपदेयाश्च मारिष। यमौ च युयुधानश्च सहिताः कर्णमभ्ययुः॥
English: Thereupon, O sire, the king of the Panchalas, the sons of Draupadi, the twin brothers and Yuyudhana, who all gathered together, advanced against Karna.
Sanskrit: तेषु व्यायच्छमानेषु कुरुपाञ्चालपाण्डुषु। प्रियानसून् रणेत्यक्त्वा योधा जघ्नुः परस्परम्॥
English: Whilst the Kurus, the Panchalas and the Pandus were fighting with one another, the combatants, offering up their lives slaughtered one another in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: सुसंनद्धाः कवचिनः सशिरस्त्राणभूषणाः। गदाभिर्मुसलैश्चान्ये परिधैश्च महाबलाः॥ समभ्यधावन्त भृशं कालदण्डैरिवोद्यते। नर्दन्तश्चह्वयन्तश्च प्रवल्गन्तश्च मारिष॥
English: O sire, the mighty warriors, who were all protected with armours and coats of mail and who also were ornamented with the headgears, uplifting their maces, short clubs and spiked maces, that resembled the very uplifted rod of Death jumped, marched most rapidly and dreadfully against their antagonists.
Sanskrit: ततो निजघ्नुरन्योन्यं पेतुश्चान्योन्यताडिताः। वमन्तो रुधिरं गात्रैर्विमस्तिष्केक्षणायुधाः॥
English: Thereupon they (the combatants), being highly afflicted by one another and also being deprived of their brains, eyes and weapons, struck one another and fell down in the field of battle, when blood gushed out of their limbs.
Sanskrit: दन्तपूर्णैः सरुधिरैर्वक्त्रैर्दाडिमसंनिभैः। जीवन्त इव चाप्येके तस्थुः शस्त्रोपबृंहिताः॥
English: Some of the warriors, who were covered over with innumerable weapons, lay in the field of battle); and they were supposed to be alive with faces, that were as handsome as the pomegranates and also that were adorned with numerous teeth and smeared with blood.
Sanskrit: परश्वधैश्चाप्यवरे पट्टिशैरसिभिस्तथा। शक्तिभिर्भिन्दिपालैश्च नखरपासतोमरैः॥ ततक्षुश्चिच्छिदुश्चान्ये बिभिदुश्चिक्षिपुस्तथा। संचकर्तुश्च जघ्नुश्च क्रुद्धा रणमहार्णवे॥
English: With the battle-axes, short maces, swords, the arrows called Sakti, the Vindipalas and hooks, spears and lances, others, again, who were highly enraged either crushed, cut-off, pierced, furled down lopped off or slaughtered one another in that vast ocean of battle.
Sanskrit: पेतुरन्योन्यनिहता व्यसवो रुधिरोक्षिताः। क्षरन्तः सुरसं रक्तं प्रकृत्ताश्चन्दना इव।॥
English: Being slain by one another, they (the combatants) fell down dead and covered over with blood; even as the sandal trees, being felled, fall down shedding red and excellent juice.
Sanskrit: रथै रथा विनिहता हस्तिभिश्चापि हस्तिनः। नरैर्नरा हताः पेतुरश्वश्चाश्वैः सहस्रशः॥
English: Cars, being destroyed by cars and elephants, smitten down by elephants, smitten down by elephants and men, slaughtered by men and horses, fell (upon the earth) in thousands.
Sanskrit: ध्वजाः शिरांसि छत्राणि द्विपहस्ता नृणां भुजाः। क्षुरैर्भल्लार्धचन्द्रश्च च्छिन्ना: पेतुर्महीतले॥
English: The standards, heads, umbrellas, trunks of elephants and arms of men, being severed by the razor-like, broad headed and crescentshaped arrows, fell down upon the earth.
Sanskrit: नरांश्च नागान् सरथान् हयान् समृदुराहवे। अश्वरोहैर्हताः शूराश्छिन्नहस्ताश्च दन्तिनः॥
English: They (the combatants) had smiiten down in that battle, the men, elephants and horses yoked to the cars. cars. Many heroes, were slaughtered by horsemen; and the elephants had their trunks cut-off.
Sanskrit: सपताकाध्वजा: पेतुर्विशीर्णा इव पर्वताः। पत्तिभिश्च समाप्लुत्य द्विरदाः स्यन्दनास्तथा॥
English: The elephants and cars being smitten down by the foot-soldiers, their standards along with their banner fell down like the cloven mountains.
Sanskrit: हताश्च हन्यमानाश्च पतिताश्चैव सर्वशः। अश्वारोहाः सामासाद्य त्वरिताः पत्तिभिर्हताः॥
English: On all sides, some (of the warriors) were slaughtered and some were in course of being slaughtered and others, again, fell down. Then the horsemen after having encountered most actively with the foot-soldiers, were killed (by the foot-soldiers).
Sanskrit: सादिभिः पत्तिसंघाश्च निहता युधि शेरते। मृदितानीव पद्मानि प्रम्लाना इव च स्त्रजः॥
English: The throngs of foot-soldiers, being slain by the horsemen, were lying on the field of battle, resembling the crushed lotuses and faded floral wreaths.
Sanskrit: हतानां वदनान्यासन् गात्राणि च महाहवे। रूपाण्यत्यर्थकान्तानि द्विरदाश्वनृणां नृप। समुन्नानीव वस्त्राणि ययुर्दुर्दर्शतां पराम्॥
English: The faces and limbs of the slain rested on the field and O king, the most beautiful forms of the elephants, horses and men, that resembled the dirty cloths, presented an exceedingly gloomy site.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच हस्तिभिस्तु महामात्रास्तव पुत्रेण चोदिताः। धृष्टद्युम्नं जिघांसन्तः क्रुद्धाः पार्षतमभ्ययुः॥
English: Sanjaya said Having been persuaded by your son, many elephant-warriors, riding upon their elephants and desiring to bring about his destruction, became highly enraged and marched against Dhristadyumna.
Sanskrit: प्राच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्याच प्रवरा गजयोधिनः। अङ्ग वङ्गाश्च पुण्ड्राश्च मागधास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः॥
English: Many foremost of clephant-warriors belonging to the tribes called the Easterners, the Southerners, the Angas, the Bangas, the Pundras, the Magadhas and the Tamaliptakas.
Sanskrit: मेकला: कोसला मद्रा दशार्णा निषधास्तथा। गजयुद्धेषु कुशलाः कलिङ्गैः सह भारत॥
English: And O descendant of the Bharata race, also belonging to the Mekalas, the Koshalas, the Madras, the Dasharnas and the Nishadhas, who were all very skillful in fighting on the back of elephants and who again, were accompanied by the Kalingas.
Sanskrit: शरतोमरनाराचैर्वृष्टिमन्त इवाम्बुदाः। सिषिचुस्ते ततः सर्वे पाञ्चालबलमाहवे।॥
English: Began to pour forth showers of arrows, lances and broad-headed shafts, like the masses of clouds and also they all drenched the whole force of the Panchalas (with them) in that battle,
Sanskrit: तान् सम्मिमर्दिषून् नागान् पाष्णर्यंङ्गुष्ठाङ्कशै शम्। चोदितान् पार्षतो बाणैराचैरभ्यवीवृषत्॥
English: He (Dhristadyumna) then dropped down showers of arrows and broad-headed shafts upon those elephants, that crushed down the enemies and also that were urged forward by their being deeply struck in the sides with heels, toes and hooks.
Sanskrit: एकैकं दशभिः षड्भिरष्टाभिरपि भारत। द्विरदानभिविव्याध क्षिप्तैर्गिरिनिभाशरैः :॥
English: O descendant of the Bharata race, he (the Panchala chief) pierced every one of these elephants, that resembled mountains with ten, six or eight keen arrows.
Sanskrit: प्रच्छाद्यमानं द्विरदैर्मेधैरिव दिवाकरम्। प्रययुः पाण्डुपश्चाला नदन्तो निशितायुधाः॥
English: Both the Pandus and the Panchalas, uttering loud roars and being furnished with the sharp weapons, advanced towards him (the Panchala chief) who was then closed with by those elephants even as the sun is covered over with the masses of clouds.
Sanskrit: तान् नागानभिवर्षन्तो ज्यातन्त्रीतलनादितैः। वीरनृत्यं प्रनृत्यन्तः शूरतालप्रचोदितैः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः॥ सात्यकिश्च शिखण्डी च चेकितानश्च वीर्यवान्। समन्तात् सिषिचुर्वीरा मेघास्तोयैरिवाचलान्॥
English: Then they (the above warriors) continued to shower (their weapons) upon those elephants and having been excited by the sound of bowstrings and palms, as well as by the beatings (caused by the heroes), began to dance the dance worthy of the heroic warriors. Afterwards Nakula, Shahadeva, the sons of Draupadi, the Provadrakas, Satyaki, Shikhandin and the most powerful Chekitana, these heroes drenched (these elephants) from all sides (with their weapons); even as the clouds drench the mountains with the torrents of water.
Sanskrit: ते म्लेच्छः प्रेषिता नागा नरानश्वान् स्थानपि। हस्तैराक्षिप्य ममृदुः पश्चिाप्यतिमन्यवः॥
English: Being driven by the Mlechchas, these elephants, highly enraged, had cast down the men, the horses and cars, with their trunks and crushed them with their feet.
Sanskrit: बिभिदुश्च विषाणाप्रैः समाक्षिप्य च चिक्षिपुः। विषाणलग्नाश्चाप्यन्ये परिपेतुर्विभीषणः॥
English: Then they (the elephants) pierced them with the points of their tusks and having thrown them down shattered them. Others, again, being lifted up with their tusks, fell down upon the ground exciting great horror (in the spectators).
Sanskrit: प्रमुखे वर्तमानं तु द्विप मङ्गस्य सात्यकिः। नाराचेनोग्रवेगेन भित्वा मर्माण्यपातयत्॥
English: Thereupon Satyaki, after having pierced the elephant of the Vanga prince, that was standing before him, in the very vitals with a long arrows possessed of great impetuosity, hurled him down upon the ground).
Sanskrit: तस्यावर्जितकायस्य द्विरदादुत्पतिष्यतः। नाराचेनाहनद् वक्षः सात्यकिः सोऽपतद् भुवि॥
English: Again, Satyaki had struck the chest of him (the rider of that elephant), whose body was not yet touched and who also fell down from his elephant, with a long shaft. Thus struck, he (the rider) fell upon the ground.
Sanskrit: पुण्ड्रस्यापततो नागं चलन्तमिव पर्वतम्। सहदेवः प्रयत्नस्तैर्नाराचैरहनत् त्रिभिः॥
English: Shahadeva, on the other hand, had struck the elephant of falling Pundra, that was moving like a mountain, with three long arrows, which were most excellently directed.
Sanskrit: विपताकं वियन्तारं विवर्मध्वजजीवितम्। तं कृत्वा द्विरदं भूयं सहदेवोऽङ्गमभ्ययात्॥
English: Then Shahadeva, after having deprived that elephant of his banners, driver, armour, standard and life, again advanced against the ruler of the Angas.
Sanskrit: सहदेवं तु नकुलो वारयित्वाङ्गमार्दयत्। नाराचैर्यमदण्डाभैस्त्रिभिर्नागं शतेन तम्॥
English: But Nakula, having forbidden Shahadeva (from advancement), himself crushed the chief of the Angas with three long shafts resembling the very rods of Death in appearance, as well as his elephant with hundred others.
Sanskrit: दिवाकरकरप्रख्यानङ्गचिक्षेप तोमरान्। नकुलाय शतान्यष्टौ त्रिधैकैकं तु सोऽच्छिनत्॥
English: The ruler of the Angas, on the other hand, had directed eight hundred lances, that were as resplendent as the rays of the sun, towards Nakula, who, again, shattered each of them into three pieces.
Sanskrit: तथार्धचन्द्रेण शिरस्तस्य चिच्छेद पाण्डवः। स पपात हतो म्लेच्छस्तेनैव सह दन्तिना॥
English: So again, the son of Pandu severed the head (of his antagonist) with a crescent shaped arrow. That Mlechchha, being thus cut-off, fell down with his elephant.
Sanskrit: अथाङ्गपुत्रे निहते हस्तिशिक्षाविशारदे। अङ्गा क्रुद्धा महामात्रा नागैर्नकुलमभ्ययुः॥
English: Thereupon, when the princes powerful monarch, Satyaki on the other hand, having smiled and shrouded all the points of the horizon with a shower of arrows, closed with the two brothers, O descendant of the Bharata race. of the Angas, who was well versed in the knowledge of managing elephants, was thus slain, the highly enraged elephant-warriors of the Anga race, rushed against Nakula, riding upon their elephants.
Sanskrit: चलत्पताकैः सुमुखैहेमकक्षातनुच्छदैः। मिमर्दिषन्तस्त्वरिताः प्रदीप्तैरिव पर्वतैः॥
English: That were adorned with waving banners and also that were furnished with excellent mouths and that were decked with the housings made of gold and that were as resplendent as the blazing mountains; for, the warriors were most desirous of crushing him and all possessed of immense activity.
Sanskrit: मेकलोत्कलकालिङ्गा निषधास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः। शरतोमरवर्षाणि विमुञ्चन्तो जिघांसव॥
English: The Mekalas, Utkalas, the Kalingas, the Nishadhas, the Tamraliptakas, who were all very willing to slaughter him, continued to pour forth showers of arrows and lance (upon Nakula).
Sanskrit: तैश्छाद्यमानं नकुलं दिवाकरमिवाम्बुदैः। परिपेतुः सुसंरब्धा पाण्डुपञ्चालसोमकाः॥
English: Then the highly enraged Pandus, Panchalas and Somakas proceeded most rapidly to rescue Nakula, who was closed with by those warriors, even as the sun is covered over with the masses of clouds.
Sanskrit: ततस्तदभवद् युद्धं रथिनां हस्तिभिः सह। सृजतां शरवर्षाणि तोमरांश्च सहस्रशः॥
English: Thereupon, the battle raged between the car-warriors, who were shooting showers of shafts and hurling down thousands of lances, (at the antagonists) and the heroes fighting from the back of elephant.
Sanskrit: नागानां प्रास्फुटन् कुम्भा मर्माणि विविधानि च। दन्ताश्चैवातिविद्धानां नाराचैर्भूषणानि च॥
English: The frontal globes and several other vitals, the tusks and the equipments of the elephants, that were deeply pierced with long shafts, were all shattered.
Sanskrit: तेषामष्टौ महानागांश्चतुःषष्ट्या सुतेजनैः। सहदेवो जघानाशु तेऽपतन् सह सादिभिः॥
English: Thereupon Shahadeva had most rapidly slaughtered eight of the gigantic elephants with sixty-four arrows, possessed of great impetuosity. On that, they all fell down along with their riders.
Sanskrit: अञ्जोगतिभिरायम्य प्रयत्नाद् धनुरुत्तमम्। नाराचैरहनन्नागान् नकुलः कुलनन्दनः॥
English: Nakula also, who was the darling of his family, after having lifted up the foremost of his bow with great care, had slaughtered innumerable elephants with straight shafts.
Sanskrit: ततः पाञ्चालशैनेयौ द्रौपदेयाः प्रभद्रकाः। शिखण्डी च महानागान् सिषिचुः शरवृष्टिभिः॥२७
English: Thereupon the chief of the Panchalas, the grandson of Shini, the son of Draupadi, the Provodrakas and Shikhandin, poured forth showers of arrows upon those huge elephants.
Sanskrit: ते पाण्डुयोधाम्बुधरैः शत्रुद्विरदपर्वताः। बाणवर्हताः पेतुर्वज्रवरिवाचलाः॥
English: Having been killed with the torrents of shafts by such clouds as the Pandu warriors, those hills of elephants belonging to the foes, fell down; even as the mountains are struck down by the falling of thunders.
Sanskrit: एवं हत्वा तव गजांस्ते पाण्डुरथकुञ्जराः। द्रुतां सेनामवैक्षन्त भिन्नकूलामिवापगाम्॥
English: Having thus slaughtered your elephants, those foremost of car-warriors, belonging to the side of the Pandavas, looked at the army (on your side), that was running away from the field like a river, flowing down a shore other than where it took its rise.
Sanskrit: तां ते सेना समालोड्य पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकाः। विक्षोभयित्वा च पुनः कर्णं समभिदुदुवुः॥
English: Those warriors, belonging to the side of the son of Pandu, after having first agitated that army and again having afflicted, proceeded most rapidly against Karna.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच सहदेवं तथा क्रुद्धं दहन्तं तव वाहिनीम्। दुःशासनो महाराज भ्राता भ्रातरमभ्ययात्॥
English: Sanjaya said O great monarch, Dushasana rushed against Shahadeva, that is, brother against brother, who was highly enraged and blasted your army.
Sanskrit: तौ समेतौ महायुद्धे दृष्ट्वा तत्र महारथाः। सिंहनादरवांश्चक्रुर्वासांस्यादुधुवुश्च ह॥
English: In the field of battle, the mighty carwarriors, seeing those two thus engaged in a encounter, began to uiter shouts resembling the roars of lions and to wave their cloths.
Sanskrit: ततो भारत कुद्धेन तव पुत्रेण धन्विना। पाण्डुपुत्रस्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्वक्षस्यभिहतो बली॥
English: Thereupon, O descendant of the Bharata race, the most powerful son of Pandu was decply struck in the chest with three shafts by the bowman, your son, who was highly enraged.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्तौ राजन् नाराचेन तवात्मजम्। विद्ध्वा विव्याध सप्तत्या सारथिं च त्रिभिः शरै॥
English: Then, O monarch, Shahadeva, after having first pierced your son, again struck him with seventy shafts, as well as his charioteer with threc others.
Sanskrit: दुःशासनस्ततश्चापं छित्वा राजन् महाहवे। सहदेवं त्रिसप्तत्या बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्॥
English: Thereupon, O king, Dushasana, after having severed his bow in that dreadful battle, struck Shahadeva with seventy-three arrows both in the arms and the chest.
Sanskrit: सहदेवस्तु संक्रुद्धः खड्गं गृह्य महाहवे। आविध्य प्रासृजत् तूर्णं तव पुत्ररथं प्रति॥
English: Then the highly enraged Shahadeva, after having taken up his sword and turned it round, had hurled it immediately towards the ear of your son in that fierce encounter.
Sanskrit: समार्गणगुणं चापं छित्वा तस्य महानसिः। निपपात ततो भूमौ च्युतः सर्प इवाम्बरात्॥
English: Thus having severed his (Dusasana's) bow along with its string and arrow, then that fearful sword fell down upon the earth, even as a snake falls down from heaven upon the ground.
Sanskrit: अधान्यद् धनुरादाय सहदेवः प्रतापवान्। दुःशासनाय चिक्षेप बाणमन्तकरं ततः॥
English: Thereupon Shahadeva, possessed of immerise prowess, having taken up another bow, hurled at Dushasana a shaft, capable of bringing about death.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं विशिखं यमदण्डोपमत्विषम्। खड्गेन शितधारेण द्विधा चिच्छेद कौरवः॥
English: Then the son of Kuru had severed into two fragments, with his keen-edged sword, that shaft, which was as resplendent as the very rod of Death himself, directed towards him.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं निशित खड्गमाविध्य युधि सत्वरः। धनुश्चान्यत् समादाय शरं जग्राह वीर्यवान्॥
English: Then having turned round that sharp-edged sword in the field of battle, the most powerful one took up another bow most rapidly and grasped an arrow.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं सहसा निस्त्रिंशं निशितैः शरैः। पातयामास समरे सहदेवो हसन्निव॥
English: On the other hand, Shahadeva, as if laughing, had suddenly thrown down that sword with keen arrows, that was directed towards him.
Sanskrit: ततो बाणांश्चतुःष्टिं तव पुत्रो महारणे। सहदेवरथं तूर्णं प्रेषयामास भारत॥
English: Thereupon, O descendant of the Bharata race, your son most rapidly directed sixty-four arrows against the car of Shahadeva, in that dreadful battle.