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क्रोधस्तेजश्च तपसा संभृतोऽऽश्रमवासिना । द्रोणेनानुगृहीतश्च दिव्यैरस्त्रैरुदारधीः॥५-१६४-६॥
His wrath and radiance have been forged firm by ascetic discipline while dwelling in the hermitage; and he, of noble intellect, has been favored by Droṇa with celestial weapons.
english translation
दोषस्त्वस्य महानेको येनैष भरतर्षभ । न मे रथो नातिरथो मतः पार्थिवसत्तम॥५-१६४-७॥
Yet he has one great limitation, O bull among the Bhāratas: in my judgment, O best of kings, he is neither merely a rathī nor an atirathī in the conventional classification.
english translation
जीवितं प्रियमत्यर्थमायुष्कामः सदा द्विजः । न ह्यस्य सदृशः कश्चिदुभयोः सेनयोरपि॥५-१६४-८॥
Life is exceedingly dear to him; the twice-born ever desires longevity. Indeed, in either of the two armies there is none comparable to him.
english translation
हन्यादेकरथेनैव देवानामपि वाहिनीम् । वपुष्मांस्तलघोषेण स्फोटयेदपि पर्वतान्॥५-१६४-९॥
With a single chariot alone he could rout even a host of the gods; and, of formidable presence, he could shatter mountains by the thunder of his palm-strike.
english translation
असंख्येयगुणो वीरः प्रहर्ता दारुणद्युतिः । दण्डपाणिरिवासह्यः कालवत्प्रचरिष्यति॥५-१६४-१०॥
That hero bears innumerable virtues—his blows are sure, his brilliance dreadful. Unendurable like a staff-bearing enforcer, he will range about like Time itself.
english translation