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लाघवं द्रोणशिष्याणामपश्यं भरतर्षभ । निमित्तवेधिनां राजञ्शरानुत्सृजतां भृशम्॥६-४२-२१॥
O Bull among the Bhāratas, I witnessed the extraordinary dexterity of Droṇa’s disciples—marksmen who can pierce the subtlest targets—as they released arrows incessantly, O King.
english translation
नोपशाम्यति निर्घोषो धनुषां कूजतां तथा । विनिश्चेरुः शरा दीप्ता ज्योतींषीव नभस्तलात्॥६-४२-२२॥
The roaring din did not subside, nor did the twanging of the bows. Blazing arrows shot forth, like lights falling from the vault of the sky.
english translation
सर्वे त्वन्ये महीपालाः प्रेक्षका इव भारत । ददृशुर्दर्शनीयं तं भीमं ज्ञातिसमागमम्॥६-४२-२३॥
All the other kings, O Bhārata, looked on as if they were spectators, beholding that formidable and striking sight—Bhīma’s encounter amid the gathering of kinsmen.
english translation
ततस्ते जातसंरम्भाः परस्परकृतागसः । अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजन्व्यायच्छन्त महारथाः॥६-४२-२४॥
Then those great chariot-warriors, their agitation aroused and their mutual offenses remembered, O King, confronted one another in competitive rivalry.
english translation
कुरुपाण्डवसेने ते हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुले । शुशुभाते रणेऽतीव पटे चित्रगते इव॥६-४२-२५॥
Those Kuru and Pāṇḍava armies—crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots—appeared exceedingly vivid in the engagement, like figures rendered upon a painted cloth.
english translation