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भीष्म उवाच । ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां प्रतिबुद्धोऽस्मि भारत । तं च संचिन्त्य वै स्वप्नमवापं हर्षमुत्तमम्॥५-१८५-१॥
Bhīṣma said: When the night had passed, O Bhārata, I awoke; and reflecting upon that dream, I attained profound satisfaction.
english translation
ततः समभवद्युद्धं मम तस्य च भारत । तुमुलं सर्वभूतानां लोमहर्षणमद्भुतम्॥५-१८५-२॥
Then, O Bhārata, a strategic engagement arose between him and me—tumultuous, wondrous, and stirring intense awe in all beings.
english translation
ततो बाणमयं वर्षं ववर्ष मयि भार्गवः । न्यवारयमहं तं च शरजालेन भारत॥५-१८५-३॥
Then the Bhārgava poured a dense “rain” of arrows upon me; and I checked it, O Bhārata, with a net-like counter-volley of shafts.
english translation
ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः पुनरेव महातपाः । ह्यस्तनेनैव कोपेन शक्तिं वै प्राहिणोन्मयि॥५-१८५-४॥
Then, becoming intensely angered once again, that great ascetic—still bearing the previous day’s resentment—launched a spear at me.
english translation
इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शां यमदण्डोपमप्रभाम् । ज्वलन्तीमग्निवत्संख्ये लेलिहानां समन्ततः॥५-१८५-५॥
Its impact was like Indra’s thunderbolt, and its radiance like Yama’s staff; blazing like fire amid the clash, it seemed to flicker and flare on every side.
english translation