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ततस्तु द्रौपदीपुत्राः सौभद्रश्च महारथः । नकुलः सहदेवश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥६-५८-३६॥
Then the sons of Draupadī advanced, and Saubhadra, the great chariot-warrior, along with Nakula, Sahadeva, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pārṣata.
english translation
पृष्ठं भीमस्य रक्षन्तः शरवर्षेण वारणान् । अभ्यधावन्त वर्षन्तो मेघा इव गिरीन्यथा॥६-५८-३७॥
Guarding Bhīma’s rear, they charged the elephants, pouring forth showers of arrows like clouds raining upon the mountains.
english translation
क्षुरैः क्षुरप्रैर्भल्लैश्च पीतैरञ्जलिकैरपि । पातयन्तोत्तमाङ्गानि पाण्डवा गजयोधिनाम्॥६-५८-३८॥
With razor-blades, razor-edged shafts, bhallas, and also yellow-hued añjalika arrows, the Pāṇḍavas caused the heads of the elephant-riders to fall.
english translation
शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्च बाहुभिश्च विभूषितैः । अश्मवृष्टिरिवाभाति पाणिभिश्च सहाङ्कुशैः॥६-५८-३९॥
Adorned with falling heads, arms, and hands still clutching goads, the field looked like a shower of stones.
english translation
हृतोत्तमाङ्गाः स्कन्धेषु गजानां गजयोधिनः । अदृश्यन्ताचलाग्रेषु द्रुमा भग्नशिखा इव॥६-५८-४०॥
Elephant-warriors, bereft of their heads, were seen upon the elephants’ shoulders like trees on mountain-peaks with broken tops.
english translation