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अभिदुद्राव वेगेन द्रोणस्य वधकाङ्क्षया । आमिषार्थी यथा सिंहो वने मत्तमिव द्विपम्॥६-४९-३१॥
He rushed forward with speed, intent on bringing about Droṇa’s death—like a lion seeking prey in the forest charging an intoxicated elephant.
english translation
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम भारद्वाजस्य पौरुषम् । लाघवं चास्त्रयोगं च बलं बाह्वोश्च भारत॥६-४९-३२॥
There we witnessed something extraordinary: the prowess of Bhāradvāja’s son—his swiftness, his mastery in the application of weapons, and the strength of his arms, O Bhārata.
english translation
यदेनं शरवर्षेण वारयामास पार्षतम् । न शशाक ततो गन्तुं बलवानपि संयुगे॥६-४९-३३॥
When the son of Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) checked him with a dense shower of arrows, he could not advance from that position in the engagement, though he was powerful.
english translation
तत्र स्थितमपश्याम धृष्टद्युम्नं महारथम् । वारयाणं शरौघांश्च चर्मणा कृतहस्तवत्॥६-४९-३४॥
There we saw Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great chariot-warrior, standing firm and warding off volleys of arrows with his shield, as though his hand were well-practiced in that defense.
english translation
ततो भीमो महाबाहुः सहसाभ्यपतद्बली । साहाय्यकारी समरे पार्षतस्य महात्मनः॥६-४९-३५॥
Then Bhīma, strong-armed and mighty, rushed forward all at once, giving support in the battle to the high-souled son of Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna).
english translation