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Mahabharat

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सपर्धमाना इवास्माभिर निवातकवचा रणे शरवर्षैर महद्भिर मां समन्तात परत्यवारयन ॥ ३-१६७-१६ ॥

'While other Nivata-Kavachas, challenged by us in battle and harassed by my shafts, opposed me with mighty showers of arrows.' ॥ 3-167-16 ॥

english translation

ततॊ ऽहं लघुभिश चैत्रैर बरह्मास्त्र परिमन्त्रितैः वयधमं सायकैर आशु शतशॊ ऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ३-१६७-१७ ॥

'Thereupon, with hundreds and thousands of swift weapons, infused with the Brahmastra mantras, I swiftly began to strike them down.' ॥ 3-167-17 ॥

english translation

ततः संपीड्यमानास ते करॊधाविष्टा महासुराः अपीडयन मां सहिताः शरशूलासि वृष्टिभिः ॥ ३-१६७-१८ ॥

'Pressed hard by me, the mighty asuras, enraged, afflicted me together by showering torrents of clubs, darts, and swords.' ॥ 3-167-18 ॥

english translation

ततॊ ऽहम अस्त्रम आतिष्ठं परमं तिग्मतेजसम दयितं देवराजस्य माधवं नाम भारत ॥ ३-१६७-१९ ॥

'Then, O Bharata, I took up that favorite weapon of Maghavan, the lord of the celestials.' ॥ 3-167-19 ॥

english translation

ततः खड्गांस तरिशूलांश च तॊमरांश च सहस्रशः अस्त्रवीर्येण शतधा तैर मुक्तान अहम अच्छिनम ॥ ३-१६७-२० ॥

'Prime and of fiery energy, and by the power of that weapon, I cut into a thousand pieces the tomaras, along with the swords and tridents hurled by them.' ॥ 3-167-20 ॥

english translation