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किं नु कृत्वा कृतं मे स्याद्ब्रूहि माधव माचिरम् । मध्यस्थमिव पश्यामि समरे सव्यसाचिनम्॥६-४६-१६॥
Tell me quickly, O Mādhava: what must I do so that I may feel I have done what ought to be done? In the battle I behold Savyasācin as though indifferent.
english translation
एको भीमः परं शक्त्या युध्यत्येष महाभुजः । केवलं बाहुवीर्येण क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मरन्॥६-४६-१७॥
Bhīma alone, this mighty-armed one, fights with exceptional power—relying solely on the strength of his arms, mindful of the kṣatriya dharma.
english translation
गदया वीरघातिन्या यथोत्साहं महामनाः । करोत्यसुकरं कर्म गजाश्वरथपत्तिषु॥६-४६-१८॥
With his mace—an instrument that brings down warriors—the great-souled one performs, according to his energy, difficult feats among elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry.
english translation
नालमेष क्षयं कर्तुं परसैन्यस्य मारिष । आर्जवेनैव युद्धेन वीर वर्षशतैरपि॥६-४६-१९॥
O venerable one, he cannot bring about the wasting away of the opposing host by straightforward battle—even if heroic effort were sustained for a hundred years.
english translation
एकोऽस्त्रवित्सखा तेऽयं सोऽप्यस्मान्समुपेक्षते । निर्दह्यमानान्भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च महात्मना॥६-४६-२०॥
This lone ally of yours, skilled in weapons, stands by himself—and even he disregards us, while we are being consumed by Bhīṣma and by great-souled Droṇa.
english translation