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बाह्लीकस्तु ततो राजन्धृष्टकेतुममर्षणम् । शरैर्बहुभिरानर्छत्सिंहनादमथानदत्॥६-४३-३६॥
Then Bāhlīka, O king, showered Dhṛṣṭaketu—hard to endure in combat—with many arrows, and thereafter uttered a lion-like battle cry.
english translation
चेदिराजस्तु संक्रुद्धो बाह्लीकं नवभिः शरैः । विव्याध समरे तूर्णं मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम्॥६-४३-३७॥
The king of Cedi, enraged, swiftly struck Bāhlīka in the engagement with nine arrows—like one intoxicated elephant meeting another.
english translation
तौ तत्र समरे क्रुद्धौ नर्दन्तौ च मुहुर्मुहुः । समीयतुः सुसंक्रुद्धावङ्गारकबुधाविव॥६-४३-३८॥
There, in that battle, the two—wrathful—roared again and again, and closed upon each other in mounting fury, like Aṅgāraka (Mars) and Budha (Mercury).
english translation
राक्षसं क्रूरकर्माणं क्रूरकर्मा घटोत्कचः । अलम्बुसं प्रत्युदियाद्बलं शक्र इवाहवे॥६-४३-३९॥
Ghaṭotkaca—himself a fearsome warrior—advanced to meet Alambusa, the rākṣasa of cruel deeds, as Śakra (Indra) confronts Bala in battle.
english translation
घटोत्कचस्तु संक्रुद्धो राक्षसं तं महाबलम् । नवत्या सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैर्दारयामास भारत॥६-४३-४०॥
Then Ghaṭotkaca, enraged, pierced that mighty rākṣasa with ninety keen arrows, O Bhārata, dealing grievous wounds.
english translation