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भीष्म उवाच । पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतो राजन्परपुरंजयः । शिखण्डी रथमुख्यो मे मतः पार्थस्य भारत॥५-१६८-१॥
Bhīṣma said: O king, Śikhaṇḍin—the son of the king of Pāñcāla, a conqueror of hostile strongholds—is, in my view, the foremost chariot-warrior on Pārtha’s side, O Bhārata.
english translation
एष योत्स्यति संग्रामे नाशयन्पूर्वसंस्थितिम् । परं यशो विप्रथयंस्तव सेनासु भारत॥५-१६८-२॥
He will enter the battle, shattering the earlier formations and widely diminishing the renown of your armies, O Bhārata.
english translation
एतस्य बहुलाः सेनाः पाञ्चालाश्च प्रभद्रकाः । तेनासौ रथवंशेन महत्कर्म करिष्यति॥५-१६८-३॥
He has vast forces—the Pāñcālas and the Prabhadrakas; and supported by that chariot-born lineage, he will accomplish a mighty undertaking.
english translation
धृष्टद्युम्नश्च सेनानीः सर्वसेनासु भारत । मतो मेऽतिरथो राजन्द्रोणशिष्यो महारथः॥५-१६८-४॥
And Dhṛṣṭadyumna is, in my judgment, the commander among all the forces, O Bhārata—an atiratha, O king, a great chariot-warrior and a disciple of Droṇa.
english translation
एष योत्स्यति संग्रामे सूदयन्वै परान्रणे । भगवानिव संक्रुद्धः पिनाकी युगसंक्षये॥५-१६८-५॥
He will engage in the battle, decisively subduing foes in the field—like the divine Pinākin (Śiva) when wrathful at the end of an age.
english translation