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तमब्रवीद्वासुदेवो यत्तो भव धनंजय । एष त्वा प्रापये वीर पितामहरथं प्रति॥६-४८-१६॥
Vāsudeva said to him: “Be composed, Dhanaṃjaya. I shall bring you, O hero, toward the grandsire’s chariot.”
english translation
एवमुक्त्वा ततः शौरी रथं तं लोकविश्रुतम् । प्रापयामास भीष्माय रथं प्रति जनेश्वर॥६-४८-१७॥
Having spoken thus, Śaurī, lord of men, guided that world-renowned chariot toward Bhīṣma’s chariot, O king.
english translation
चञ्चद्बहुपताकेन बलाकावर्णवाजिना । समुच्छ्रितमहाभीमनदद्वानरकेतुना । महता मेघनादेन रथेनादित्यवर्चसा॥६-४८-१८॥
With a chariot bearing many fluttering banners, drawn by horses the color of cranes, marked by a lofty and formidable standard with a roaring monkey-emblem, resounding like thunderclouds and radiant like the sun—
english translation
विनिघ्नन्कौरवानीकं शूरसेनांश्च पाण्डवः । आयाच्छरान्नुदञ्शीघ्रं सुहृच्छोषविनाशनः॥६-४८-१९॥
The Pāṇḍava, swiftly dislodging the Kaurava formations and the Śūrasenas, advanced, releasing arrows—one who removed the distress of his allies.
english translation
तमापतन्तं वेगेन प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम् । त्रासयानं रणे शूरान्पातयन्तं च सायकैः॥६-४८-२०॥
Him, rushing forward with speed like a charging elephant, causing alarm among the warriors in the engagement and bringing them down with missiles—
english translation