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तथैवार्जुनमुक्तानि शरजालानि भागशः । गाङ्गेयशरनुन्नानि न्यपतन्त महीतले॥६-४८-४६॥
Likewise, the volleys released by Arjuna fell to the ground in portions, driven aside by the arrows of Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma).
english translation
अर्जुनः पञ्चविंशत्या भीष्ममार्च्छच्छितैः शरैः । भीष्मोऽपि समरे पार्थं विव्याध त्रिंशता शरैः॥६-४८-४७॥
Arjuna struck Bhīṣma with twenty-five arrows; Bhīṣma too, in the engagement, pierced Pārtha with thirty arrows.
english translation
अन्योन्यस्य हयान्विद्ध्वा ध्वजौ च सुमहाबलौ । रथेषां रथचक्रे च चिक्रीडतुररिंदमौ॥६-४८-४८॥
After striking each other’s horses and standards, those two mighty subduers of foes maneuvered their chariots and wheels as if in a contest of skill.
english translation
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भीष्मः प्रहरतां वरः । वासुदेवं त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे॥६-४८-४९॥
Then, O great king, Bhīṣma—foremost among combatants—angered, struck Vāsudeva with three arrows in the region of the chest.
english translation
भीष्मचापच्युतैर्बाणैर्निर्विद्धो मधुसूदनः । विरराज रणे राजन्सपुष्प इव किंशुकः॥६-४८-५०॥
Pierced by the arrows released from Bhīṣma’s bow, Madhusūdana shone in the engagement, O king, like a kiṃśuka tree in bloom.
english translation