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भीष्म उवाच । शकुनिर्मातुलस्तेऽसौ रथ एको नराधिप । प्रसज्य पाण्डवैर्वैरं योत्स्यते नात्र संशयः॥५-१६४-१॥
Bhīṣma said: O ruler of men, that Śakuni—your maternal uncle—stands there as a lone chariot-warrior; having become entangled in enmity with the Pāṇḍavas, he will fight—of this there is no doubt.
english translation
एतस्य सैन्या दुर्धर्षाः समरेऽप्रतियायिनः । विकृतायुधभूयिष्ठा वायुवेगसमा जवे॥५-१६४-२॥
His troops are hard to withstand and do not retreat in battle; they are mostly equipped with unusual weapons and are as swift as the wind.
english translation
द्रोणपुत्रो महेष्वासः सर्वेषामति धन्विनाम् । समरे चित्रयोधी च दृढास्त्रश्च महारथः॥५-१६४-३॥
Droṇa’s son, a great archer surpassing all bowmen, is a versatile fighter in battle, steadfast in his weapon-systems, and a mahāratha.
english translation
एतस्य हि महाराज यथा गाण्डीवधन्वनः । शरासनाद्विनिर्मुक्ताः संसक्ता यान्ति सायकाः॥५-१६४-४॥
For this warrior, O great king, just as for the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva, the arrows released from the bow go forth in unbroken succession.
english translation
नैष शक्यो मया वीरः संख्यातुं रथसत्तमः । निर्दहेदपि लोकांस्त्रीनिच्छन्नेष महायशाः॥५-१६४-५॥
I cannot adequately recount this hero, the foremost of chariot-warriors. If he so desired, this man of great renown could even burn the three worlds to ashes.
english translation