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द्रौपदीहरणे पूर्वं परिक्लिष्टः स पाण्डवैः । संस्मरंस्तं परिक्लेशं योत्स्यते परवीरहा॥५-१६२-३१॥
Before the episode of Draupadī’s abduction, he had been sorely pressed by the Pāṇḍavas; recalling that hardship, the slayer of opposing heroes will enter the battle.
english translation
एतेन हि तदा राजंस्तप आस्थाय दारुणम् । सुदुर्लभो वरो लब्धः पाण्डवान्योद्धुमाहवे॥५-१६२-३२॥
For at that time, O king, undertaking severe austerity, he won a boon most difficult to obtain: to fight the Pāṇḍavas in battle.
english translation
स एष रथशार्दूलस्तद्वैरं संस्मरन्रणे । योत्स्यते पाण्डवांस्तात प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजान्॥५-१६२-३३॥
That tiger among chariot-warriors, remembering that enmity amid the fight, will contend with the Pāṇḍavas, dear one, even at the cost of relinquishing life—so hard to relinquish.
english translation