Mahābhārata

Sānjaya said: Then that shower of arrows, unbearable even by demons, The king of kings held in battle, like a great elephant holds the rain. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, filled with anger, he sighed like a snake, and came to a great doubt, O bull among the Bharatas. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He shot twenty-five sharp and well-sharpened iron arrows. Those arrows fell suddenly on that best of demons, Like angry poisonous snakes on the mountain Gandhamadana. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Wounded by them, he bled, like an elephant with a broken tusk. The demon, wishing to destroy the king, took up a great spear, capable of splitting even mountains ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Like Indra raising his great arm to strike the great meteor-like weapon, the great-armed one, desiring to kill your son, raised his arm. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Seeing her raised up, the lord of the Vangas, in haste, urged a tusker resembling a mountain against the demon. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He, with the best of elephants, strong and swift, followed the path that Duryódhana's chariot had taken. And he blocked your son's chariot with the ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Seeing the path unobstructed by the wise King of Vanga, Ghatotkacha, great king, with eyes red with anger, He hurled that great weapon at the elephant. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Struck by her, O king, released from his arm, he bled profusely and fell down dead. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then the powerful lord of the Vangas fell from his elephant, and, rushing forward with speed, he went to the ground. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Seeing the best of elephants fallen, and his army broken, Duryodhana was overcome with great sorrow. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having placed the duty of the warrior caste and his own pride in the forefront, when the time for retreat came, the king stood firm like an immovable mountain. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having aimed a sharp arrow, of the same brilliance as the fire at the end of the world, he angrily released it at that terrible demon. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Seeing that arrow falling, like the thunderbolt of Indra, The greatly-bodied Ghatótkacha evaded it with agility. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

With eyes red with anger, he roared again, terrifying all beings, like a cloud at the end of the eon. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Hearing that terrible roar of that demon Bhishma, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, approached the teacher and said: ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

As this terrible sound is heard, raised by the demons, Haiḍimba is certainly fighting with King Duryodhana. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

For he cannot be conquered in battle by any being. Go there, for your welfare, and protect the king. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The noble one was attacked by a wicked demon. This is the supreme duty of all of us, O destroyers of enemies. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having heard the words of the grandfather, the great warriors quickly mounted their supreme steeds and went where the Kaurava was. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Drona, Somadatta, Bahlika, Jayadratha, Kripa, Bhurishrava, Shalya, Chitrasena, Vivimshati, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Ashvatthama, Vikarna, Brihadbala of Avanti, and many thousands of chariots who followed them, pursuing your son Duryodhana who was being attacked, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

That army, protected by the best of the world, was invincible. Seeing the assassin approaching, the best of the demons did not tremble, the mighty-armed one, like the mountain Main ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Holding a large bow, surrounded by relatives, with hands holding spears and hammers, and with various weapons, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then there was a tumultuous battle, hair-raising, between the chief of the demons and the army of Duryodhana. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The sound of the bows being drawn was tumultuous on all sides. It was heard, O great king, like the burning of bamboos. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The sound of weapons falling on the armor of the warriors was like the sound of mountains being shattered. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O lord of the earth, the javelins hurled by Vīrabāhu had the appearance of snakes moving in the sky. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, extremely angry, stretching his great bow, the lord of demons, the mighty-armed one, roaring a terrible roar, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The teacher, angry, cut his bow with a half-moon-shaped arrow. He struck Somadatta's flag with a broad arrow and roared. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He pierced Bāhlīka in the middle of the chest with three arrows, and Kripa with one, and Chitrasena with three arrows. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

With a fully extended and well-directed arrow, he struck Vikarna in the chest. He sat down on the chariot seat, covered with blood. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then again, the immeasurable-souled one, angry, sent five and ten iron arrows to Bhuri-shravas, O bull of the Bharata lineage. They quickly pierced his armor ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He struck the charioteers of Vivimshati and of Ashvatthama. They fell down on the floor of the chariot, having let go the reins of the horses. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

With the crescent-shaped weapon of the Sindhu king, he struck the boar, adorned with gold, and with the second, he broke the bow. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

With four arrows he killed the four horses of the great-souled Āvāntiya, his eyes red with anger. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

With a full, long, and well-directed arrow, sharp and yellow, he pierced the prince Brihadbala, great king. Deeply wounded and distressed, he sat down on the ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The lord of the demons, filled with great anger, standing on his chariot, threw sharp, well-sharpened arrows resembling venomous serpents. Those arrows, O great king, pierced Sh ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.