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प्रणेदुः सर्वभूतानि बभूवुस्तिमिरा दिशः । कुरूणामनयस्तीव्रः समदृश्यत दारुणः॥६-५१-२१॥
All beings cried out; the directions grew dark; and for the Kurus a severe, ominous misfortune appeared—harsh and dreadful in aspect.
english translation
नाप्यन्तरिक्षं न दिशो न भूमिर्न च भास्करः । प्रजज्ञे भरतश्रेष्ठ शरसंघैः किरीटिनः॥६-५१-२२॥
Neither the sky, nor the directions, nor the earth—nor even the sun—could be clearly discerned, O best of the Bharatas, because of the masses of arrows of Kirīṭin (Arjuna).
english translation
सादितध्वजनागास्तु हताश्वा रथिनो भृशम् । विप्रद्रुतरथाः केचिद्दृश्यन्ते रथयूथपाः॥६-५१-२३॥
Some chariot-commanders were seen—standards and elephants disabled, horses neutralized, and their chariots driven off-course—in grievous distress.
english translation
विरथा रथिनश्चान्ये धावमानाः समन्ततः । तत्र तत्रैव दृश्यन्ते सायुधाः साङ्गदैर्भुजैः॥६-५१-२४॥
Other chariot-warriors, bereft of their chariots, were seen running in every direction—still armed, with armlets upon their arms—here and there across the field.
english translation
हयारोहा हयांस्त्यक्त्वा गजारोहाश्च दन्तिनः । अर्जुनस्य भयाद्राजन्समन्ताद्विप्रदुद्रुवुः॥६-५१-२५॥
Horsemen, abandoning their horses, and elephant-riders upon tusked elephants fled in all directions, O king, out of fear of Arjuna.
english translation