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स शस्त्रवृष्ट्याभिहतः प्राद्रवद्द्विगुणं पदम् । प्राग्ज्योतिषगजो राजन्नानालिङ्गैः सुतेजनैः॥६-६०-४१॥
Struck by that shower of weapons, the Prāgjyotiṣa elephant retreated at twice its pace, O King, being hit by many sharply pointed missiles of varied forms.
english translation
संजातरुधिरोत्पीडः प्रेक्षणीयोऽभवद्रणे । गभस्तिभिरिवार्कस्य संस्यूतो जलदो महान्॥६-६०-४२॥
With streams of blood arising, it became a striking sight in the engagement—like a great cloud interwoven with the sun’s rays.
english translation
स चोदितो मदस्रावी भगदत्तेन वारणः । अभ्यधावत तान्सर्वान्कालोत्सृष्ट इवान्तकः । द्विगुणं जवमास्थाय कम्पयंश्चरणैर्महीम्॥६-६०-४३॥
Urged on by Bhagadatta, the elephant, streaming rut-fluid, charged at them all like the force of ending released by Time; doubling its speed, it shook the earth with its steps.
english translation
तस्य तत्सुमहद्रूपं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे महारथाः । असह्यं मन्यमानास्ते नातिप्रमनसोऽभवन्॥६-६०-४४॥
Seeing that exceedingly formidable form, all the great chariot-warriors, deeming it hard to withstand, became markedly less confident.
english translation
ततस्तु नृपतिः क्रुद्धो भीमसेनं स्तनान्तरे । आजघान नरव्याघ्र शरेण नतपर्वणा॥६-६०-४५॥
Then the king, angered, struck Bhīmasena in the chest-region, O tiger among men, with an arrow whose joints were bent.
english translation