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संजय उवाच । ततस्ते पार्थिवाः क्रुद्धाः फल्गुनं वीक्ष्य संयुगे । रथैरनेकसाहस्रैः समन्तात्पर्यवारयन्॥६-५४-१॥
Sañjaya said: Then those kings, angered at seeing Phalguna (Arjuna) in the engagement, surrounded him on all sides with many thousands of chariots.
english translation
अथैनं रथवृन्देन कोष्टकीकृत्य भारत । शरैः सुबहुसाहस्रैः समन्तादभ्यवारयन्॥६-५४-२॥
Then, O Bhārata, forming a cordon of chariots around him, they pressed him from all sides with very many thousands of arrows.
english translation
शक्तीश्च विमलास्तीक्ष्णा गदाश्च परिघैः सह । प्रासान्परश्वधांश्चैव मुद्गरान्मुसलानपि । चिक्षिपुः समरे क्रुद्धाः फल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति॥६-५४-३॥
Angered in the engagement, they hurled at Phalguna’s chariot spears, sharp and polished javelins, maces together with iron clubs, lances, axes, hammers, and also pestle-like weapons.
english translation
शस्त्राणामथ तां वृष्टिं शलभानामिवायतिम् । रुरोध सर्वतः पार्थः शरैः कनकभूषणैः॥६-५४-४॥
Then Pārtha checked that shower of weapons on every side with arrows adorned with gold, like a dense swarm of locusts.
english translation
तत्र तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा बीभत्सोरतिमानुषम् । देवदानवगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः । साधु साध्विति राजेन्द्र फल्गुनं प्रत्यपूजयन्॥६-५४-५॥
Seeing there the extraordinary, almost superhuman agility of Bībhatsu, Devas, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Piśācas, Uragas, and Rākṣasas praised Phalguna, crying, “Well done, well done,” O king.
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