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भीष्म उवाच । तमहं स्मयन्निव रणे प्रत्यभाषं व्यवस्थितम् । भूमिष्ठं नोत्सहे योद्धुं भवन्तं रथमास्थितः॥५-१८०-१॥
Bhīṣma said: In the field, I addressed him—almost with a smile—as he stood ready: “I am not willing to contend with you while you are on the ground and I am mounted on a chariot.”
english translation
आरोह स्यन्दनं वीर कवचं च महाभुज । बधान समरे राम यदि योद्धुं मयेच्छसि॥५-१८०-२॥
“Mount a chariot, hero, and fasten on your armor, mighty-armed Rāma. If you wish to contend with me in this engagement, then do so thus equipped.”
english translation
ततो मामब्रवीद्रामः स्मयमानो रणाजिरे । रथो मे मेदिनी भीष्म वाहा वेदाः सदश्ववत्॥५-१८०-३॥
Then Rāma, smiling on the field of battle, said to me: “My chariot is the earth, Bhīṣma; the Vedas are my steeds, as though they were well-trained horses.”
english translation
सूतो मे मातरिश्वा वै कवचं वेदमातरः । सुसंवीतो रणे ताभिर्योत्स्येऽहं कुरुनन्दन॥५-१८०-४॥
“My charioteer is Mātariśvan indeed; my armor is the Mothers of the Vedas. Well-protected by them in the fray, I will contend, O joy of the Kurus.”
english translation
एवं ब्रुवाणो गान्धारे रामो मां सत्यविक्रमः । शरव्रातेन महता सर्वतः पर्यवारयत्॥५-१८०-५॥
Speaking thus in Gāndhāra, Rāma—whose prowess was unwavering—surrounded me on all sides with a vast multitude of arrows.
english translation