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गदया वीरघातिन्या फलानीव वनस्पतेः । कालेन परिपक्वानि तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्॥५-१२४-६॥
Before, with a mace deadly in battle, he brings down warriors like fruits from a tree—ripened in their due season—let this calamity be pacified.
english translation
नकुलः सहदेवश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः । विराटश्च शिखण्डी च शैशुपालिश्च दंशिताः॥५-१२४-७॥
Nakula and Sahadeva, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna the son of Pārṣata, as well as Virāṭa, Śikhaṇḍin, and Śaiśupāli—each fully armed and prepared—stand ready.
english translation
यावन्न प्रविशन्त्येते नक्रा इव महार्णवम् । कृतास्त्राः क्षिप्रमस्यन्तस्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्॥५-१२४-८॥
So long as these warriors have not yet entered the field like crocodiles entering the great ocean—trained in weapons and discharging them swiftly—let this impending calamity be pacified.
english translation
यावन्न सुकुमारेषु शरीरेषु महीक्षिताम् । गार्ध्रपत्राः पतन्त्युग्रास्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम्॥५-१२४-९॥
So long as fierce, vulture-feathered arrows have not yet fallen upon the delicate bodies of kings, let this impending calamity be pacified.
english translation
चन्दनागरुदिग्धेषु हारनिष्कधरेषु च । नोरःसु यावद्योधानां महेष्वासैर्महेषवः॥५-१२४-१०॥
So long as great arrows shot by great bowmen have not yet struck the chests of warriors—anointed with sandal and aloe and adorned with necklaces and gold ornaments—let peace be secured.
english translation