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तस्य तं नदतो नादं सुघोरं भीमनिस्वनम् । श्रुत्वा भीष्मोऽब्रवीद्द्रोणं राजानं च सुयोधनम्॥६-६०-५६॥
Hearing that cry as it roared—highly formidable and dreadful in sound—Bhīṣma spoke to Droṇa and to King Suyodhana.
english translation
एष युध्यति संग्रामे हैडिम्बेन दुरात्मना । भगदत्तो महेष्वासः कृच्छ्रेण परिवर्तते॥६-६०-५७॥
“Here Bhagadatta, the great archer, is engaged in combat on the battlefield with the Haiḍimba of wicked disposition, and he is maneuvering with difficulty.”
english translation
राक्षसश्च महामायः स च राजातिकोपनः । तौ समेतौ महावीर्यौ कालमृत्युसमावुभौ॥६-६०-५८॥
“The rākṣasa is a master of great māyā, and that king is exceedingly wrathful; united, the two are of immense potency—like Time and Death together.”
english translation
श्रूयते ह्येष हृष्टानां पाण्डवानां महास्वनः । हस्तिनश्चैव सुमहान्भीतस्य रुवतो ध्वनिः॥६-६०-५९॥
Indeed, the great roar of the exhilarated Pāṇḍavas is heard; and also the exceedingly loud cry of an elephant, wailing in fear.
english translation
तत्र गच्छाम भद्रं वो राजानं परिरक्षितुम् । अरक्ष्यमाणः समरे क्षिप्रं प्राणान्विमोक्ष्यते॥६-६०-६०॥
Let us go there—well-being to you—to protect the king. If he is left unguarded in the battle, he will quickly lose his life.
english translation