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तमापतन्तं संप्रेक्ष्य मत्तवारणविक्रमम् । तावकानां रथाः सप्त समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् । मद्रराजं परीप्सन्तो मृत्योर्दंष्ट्रान्तरं गतम्॥६-४५-४६॥
Seeing him charge with the momentum of an intoxicated elephant, seven chariots of your side encircled him from every direction, seeking to protect the king of Madra, who had come as if into the jaws of death.
english translation
ततो भीष्मो महाबाहुर्विनद्य जलदो यथा । तालमात्रं धनुर्गृह्य शङ्खमभ्यद्रवद्रणे॥६-४५-४७॥
Then Bhīṣma, mighty-armed, roared like a thundercloud and, taking up his bow of palm-tree length, advanced in battle against Śaṅkha.
english translation
तमुद्यतमुदीक्ष्याथ महेष्वासं महाबलम् । संत्रस्ता पाण्डवी सेना वातवेगहतेव नौः॥६-४५-४८॥
Seeing him poised—an eminent archer of great strength—the Pāṇḍava host grew alarmed, like a ship struck by the force of the wind.
english translation
तत्रार्जुनः संत्वरितः शङ्खस्यासीत्पुरःसरः । भीष्माद्रक्ष्योऽयमद्येति ततो युद्धमवर्तत॥६-४५-४९॥
There Arjuna hurried forward to the fore of Śaṅkha, thinking, “Today he must be protected from Bhīṣma”; and thus the battle grew more intense.
english translation
हाहाकारो महानासीद्योधानां युधि युध्यताम् । तेजस्तेजसि संपृक्तमित्येवं विस्मयं ययुः॥६-४५-५०॥
A great outcry arose among the warriors locked in battle; struck with wonder, they thought, “Splendour has met splendour.”
english translation