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एवम उक्तस तु राधेयॊ युद्धात कर्णॊ नयवर्तत बरह्मं तेजस तदाजय्यं मन्यमानॊ महारथः ॥ १-१८१-२१ ॥
'Vaisampayana continued, "Thus addressed by Arjuna, Karna, the adopted son of Radha, ceased fighting, believing that the power of Brahmanas is always invincible."' ॥ 1-181-21 ॥
english translation
युद्धं तूपेयतुस तत्र राजञ शल्य वृकॊदरौ बलिनौ युगपन मत्तौ सपर्धया च बलेन च ॥ १-१८१-२२ ॥
'Meanwhile, on another part of the battlefield, the mighty heroes Shalya and Bhima, skilled in battle and endowed with great strength and prowess, confronted each other.' ॥ 1-181-22 ॥
english translation
अन्यॊन्यम आह्वयन्तौ तौ मत्ताव इव महागजौ मुष्टिभिर जानुभिश चैव निघ्नन्ताव इतरेतरम मुहूर्तं तौ तथान्यॊन्यं समरे पर्यकर्षताम ॥ १-१८१-२३ ॥
'They summoned each other fiercely, like two mighty elephants in rut, striking with fists and knees, relentlessly pounding one another, as they grappled fiercely in battle for a long while.' ॥ 1-181-23 ॥
english translation
ततॊ भीमः समुत्क्षिप्य बाहुभ्यां शल्यम आहवे नयवधीद बलिनां शरेष्ठॊ जहसुर बराह्मणास ततः ॥ १-१८१-२४ ॥
'They clashed with blows as powerful as the collision of two masses of granite, resonating through the arena with the sounds of their combat.' ॥ 1-181-24 ॥
english translation
तत्राश्चर्यं भीमसेनश चकार पुरुषर्षभः यच छल्यं पतितं भूमौ नाहनद बलिनं बली ॥ १-१८१-२५ ॥
'After fighting fiercely for a brief moment, Bhima, the foremost among the Kuru heroes, lifted Salya in his arms and threw him a distance away. Bhimasena, the formidable warrior, astonished everyone with his skill, as he managed to hurl Salya to the ground without causing him significant harm.' ॥ 1-181-25 ॥
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