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संजय उवाच । गतपूर्वाह्णभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि दारुणे । वर्तमाने महारौद्रे महावीरवरक्षये॥६-४५-१॥
Sañjaya said: When that harsh day had advanced beyond the forenoon, while the exceedingly fierce attrition of eminent warriors continued,
english translation
दुर्मुखः कृतवर्मा च कृपः शल्यो विविंशतिः । भीष्मं जुगुपुरासाद्य तव पुत्रेण चोदिताः॥६-४५-२॥
Durmukha, Kṛtavarmā, Kṛpa, Śalya, and Viviṃśati, urged on by your son, moved up to Bhīṣma and formed a protective screen around him.
english translation
एतैरतिरथैर्गुप्तः पञ्चभिर्भरतर्षभ । पाण्डवानामनीकानि विजगाहे महारथः॥६-४५-३॥
Protected by these five elite chariot-warriors, O bull of the Bharatas, the great chariot-fighter advanced into the Pandava formations.
english translation
चेदिकाशिकरूषेषु पाञ्चालेषु च भारत । भीष्मस्य बहुधा तालश्चरन्केतुरदृश्यत॥६-४५-४॥
Among the Cedis, Kāśis, Karūṣas, and also the Pāñcālas, O Bhārata, Bhīṣma’s moving banner marked with a palm-tree was seen in many places.
english translation
शिरांसि च तदा भीष्मो बाहूंश्चापि सहायुधान् । निचकर्त महावेगैर्भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः॥६-४५-५॥
Then Bhīṣma, with high-velocity broad-headed arrows having well-shaped joints, severed heads and also arms together with their weapons.
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