Karna Cuts Through the Panchalas

Verse 1 (8.43.1)

युक्तं प्रविश्य पार्थानां सैन्यं कुर्वञ्जनक्षयम् । कर्णो राजानमभ्येत्य तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥

yuktaṃ praviśya pārthānāṃ sainyaṃ kurvañjanakṣayam | karṇo rājānamabhyetya tanmamācakṣva sañjaya

Tell me, Sanjaya, what Karna did after he had entered the ready-arrayed army of the Parthas, bringing slaughter on its men, and come up to the king.

Note on the text: Corrected स़ञ्जय → सञ्जय (misprint in Wikisource; stray nukta). Maps to CE 8.32.23 (yat tat praviśya … karṇo rājānam abhyarcchat …); Wikisource's युक्तं and अभ्येत्य are recension variants, kept.

Verse 2 (8.43.2)

के च प्रवीराः पार्थानां युधि कर्णमवारयन् । कांश्च प्रमथ्याधिरथिर्युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत् ॥

ke ca pravīrāḥ pārthānāṃ yudhi karṇamavārayan | kāṃśca pramathyādhirathiryudhiṣṭhiramapīḍayat

Which champions of the Parthas held Karna back in the battle, and whom did the son of Adhiratha crush before he hurt Yudhishthira?

Verse 3 (8.43.3)

धृष्टद्युम्नमुखान्पार्थान्दृष्ट्वा कर्णो व्यवस्थितान् । समभ्यधावत्त्वरितः पाञ्चालाञ्छत्रुकर्शनः ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhānpārthāndṛṣṭvā karṇo vyavasthitān | samabhyadhāvattvaritaḥ pāñcālāñchatrukarśanaḥ

Seeing the Parthas drawn up with Dhrishtadyumna at their head, Karna, scourge of his enemies, charged swiftly at the Panchalas.

Verse 4 (8.43.4)

तं तूर्णमभिधावन्तं पाञ्चाला जितकाशिनः । प्रत्युद्ययुर्महात्मानं हंसाः सर इवोष्णगे ॥

taṃ tūrṇamabhidhāvantaṃ pāñcālā jitakāśinaḥ | pratyudyayurmahātmānaṃ haṃsāḥ sara ivoṣṇage

As he rushed on, the Panchalas, eager for victory, went out to meet that great-souled warrior, like swans making for a lake in the hot season.

Note on the text: Wikisource's हंसाः सर इवोष्णगे for CE haṃsā iva mahārṇavam, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 5 (8.43.5)

ततः शङ्खसहस्राणां निःस्वनो हृदयङ्गमः । प्रादुरासीदुभयतो भेरीशब्दश्च दारुणः ॥

tataḥ śaṅkhasahasrāṇāṃ niḥsvano hṛdayaṅgamaḥ | prādurāsīdubhayato bherīśabdaśca dāruṇaḥ

Then, from both sides, there arose the heart-stirring blare of thousands of conches and the dreadful sound of kettledrums.

Verse 6 (8.43.6)

नानाबाणनिनादश्च द्विपाश्वरथनिःस्वनः । सिंहनादश्च वीराणामभवद्दारुणस्तदा ॥

nānābāṇaninādaśca dvipāśvarathaniḥsvanaḥ | siṃhanādaśca vīrāṇāmabhavaddāruṇastadā

There was the din of countless arrows, the clatter of elephants, horses and chariots, and the dreadful lion-roars of the heroes.

Verse 7 (8.43.7)

साद्रिद्रुमार्णवा भूमिः सवाताम्बुदमम्बरम् । सार्केन्दुग्रहनक्षत्रा द्यौश्च व्यक्तं विघूर्णिता ॥

sādridrumārṇavā bhūmiḥ savātāmbudamambaram | sārkendugrahanakṣatrā dyauśca vyaktaṃ vighūrṇitā

The earth with its mountains, trees and seas, the sky with its winds and clouds, and the heavens with the sun, moon, planets and stars seemed plainly to reel.

Verse 8 (8.43.8)

इति भूतानि तं शब्दं मेनिरे ते च विव्यथुः । यानि चाप्यल्पसत्वानि प्रायस्तानि मृतानि वै ॥

iti bhūtāni taṃ śabdaṃ menire te ca vivyathuḥ | yāni cāpyalpasatvāni prāyastāni mṛtāni vai

So the creatures took that din to be, and they trembled; and those of little strength, for the most part, died.

Note on the text: Wikisource's इति भूतानि … मेनिरे ते च विव्यथुः for CE ati bhūtāni … menire 'ti ca vivyathuḥ, and अल्पसत्वानि for CE aplavasattvāni, recension variants, kept.

Verse 9 (8.43.9)

अथ कर्णो भृशं क्रुद्धः शीघ्रमस्त्रमुदीरयन् । जघान पाण्डवीं सेनामासुरीं मघवानिव ॥

atha karṇo bhṛśaṃ kruddhaḥ śīghramastramudīrayan | jaghāna pāṇḍavīṃ senāmāsurīṃ maghavāniva

Then Karna, greatly enraged, swiftly letting fly his weapon, struck down the Pandava host as Indra struck the host of the asuras.

Verse 10 (8.43.10)

स पाण्डवबलं कर्णः प्रविश्य विसृजञ्छरान् । प्रभद्रकाणां प्रवरानहनत्सप्तसप्ततिम् ॥

sa pāṇḍavabalaṃ karṇaḥ praviśya visṛjañcharān | prabhadrakāṇāṃ pravarānahanatsaptasaptatim

Plunging into the Pandava force and loosing his arrows, Karna killed seventy-seven of the foremost Prabhadrakas.

Verse 11 (8.43.11)

ततः सुपुङ्खैर्निशितैरथ श्रेष्ठो रथेषुभिः । अवधीत्पञ्चविंशत्या पाञ्चालान्पञ्चविंशतिम् ॥

tataḥ supuṅkhairniśitairatha śreṣṭho ratheṣubhiḥ | avadhītpañcaviṃśatyā pāñcālānpañcaviṃśatim

Then that best of warriors, with sharp, fine-feathered chariot-arrows, slew twenty-five Panchalas with twenty-five.

Note on the text: Corrected श्रष्ठो → श्रेष्ठो (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ए-matra; CE rathaśreṣṭho).

Verse 12 (8.43.12)

सुवर्णपुङ्खैर्नाराचैः परकायविदारणैः । चेदिकानवधीद्वीरः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥

suvarṇapuṅkhairnārācaiḥ parakāyavidāraṇaiḥ | cedikānavadhīdvīraḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ

With golden-feathered iron arrows that tear open the bodies of enemies, the hero killed the Chedis, by hundreds and then by thousands.

Verse 13 (8.43.13)

तं तथा समरे कर्म कुर्वाणमतिमानुषम् । परिवव्रुर्महाराज पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजाः ॥

taṃ tathā samare karma kurvāṇamatimānuṣam | parivavrurmahārāja pāñcālānāṃ rathavrajāḥ

As he performed such superhuman deeds in the battle, O great king, droves of Panchala chariots surrounded him.

Verse 14 (8.43.14)

ततः सन्धाय विशिखान्पञ्च भारत दुःसहान् । पाञ्चालानवधीत्पञ्च कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषः ॥

tataḥ sandhāya viśikhānpañca bhārata duḥsahān | pāñcālānavadhītpañca karṇo vaikartano vṛṣaḥ

Then, fitting five arrows hard to bear, O Bharata, Karna Vaikartana, the Vrisha, killed five Panchalas.

Verse 15 (8.43.15)

भानुदेवं चित्रसेनं सेनाबिन्दुं च भारत । तपनं शूरसेनं च पाञ्चालानहनद्रणे ॥

bhānudevaṃ citrasenaṃ senābinduṃ ca bhārata | tapanaṃ śūrasenaṃ ca pāñcālānahanadraṇe

Bhanudeva, Chitrasena, Senabindu, Tapana and Shurasena: these Panchalas he killed in the battle.

Verse 16 (8.43.16)

पाञ्चालेषु च शूरेषु वध्यमानेषु सायकैः । हाहाकारो महानासीत्पाञ्चालानां महाहवे ॥

pāñcāleṣu ca śūreṣu vadhyamāneṣu sāyakaiḥ | hāhākāro mahānāsītpāñcālānāṃ mahāhave

As the brave Panchalas were being cut down by his arrows, a great cry of woe rose from the Panchalas in that vast battle.

Verse 17 (8.43.17)

तेषां सहक्रीडमानानां हाहाकारं प्रकुर्वताम् । पुनरेव च तान्कर्णो जघानाशु पतत्त्रिभिः ॥

teṣāṃ sahakrīḍamānānāṃ hāhākāraṃ prakurvatām | punareva ca tānkarṇo jaghānāśu patattribhiḥ

As they ranged about together and cried out in distress, Karna again swiftly struck them down with his feathered shafts.

Note on the text: Corrected सह्क्रीडमानानां → सहक्रीडमानानां (misprint in Wikisource; stray virama on ह). CE 8.32.39 reads differently (teṣāṃ saṃkīryamāṇānāṃ hāhākārakṛtā diśaḥ); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 18 (8.43.18)

चक्ररक्षौ तु कर्णस्य पुत्रौ मारिष दुर्जयौ । सुषेणः सत्यसेनश्च त्यक्त्वा प्राणानयुध्यताम् ॥

cakrarakṣau tu karṇasya putrau māriṣa durjayau | suṣeṇaḥ satyasenaśca tyaktvā prāṇānayudhyatām

Karna's two invincible sons, Sushena and Satyasena, who guarded the wheels of his chariot, fought, my lord, careless of their lives.

Verse 19 (8.43.19)

पृष्ठगोप्ता तु कर्णस्य ज्येष्ठः पुत्रो महारथः । वृषसेनोऽन्वयात्कर्णं पृष्ठतः परिपालयन् ॥

pṛṣṭhagoptā tu karṇasya jyeṣṭhaḥ putro mahārathaḥ | vṛṣaseno'nvayātkarṇaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ paripālayan

And Karna's eldest son, the great chariot-warrior Vrishasena, followed Karna, guarding him from behind.

Note on the text: Wikisource's वृषसेनोऽन्वयात्कर्णं for CE vṛṣasenaḥ svayaṃ karṇam, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 20 (8.43.20)

धृष्टद्युम्नः सात्यकिश्च द्रौपदेया वृकोदरः । जनमेजयः शिखण्डी च प्रवीराश्च प्रभद्रकाः ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ sātyakiśca draupadeyā vṛkodaraḥ | janamejayaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca pravīrāśca prabhadrakāḥ

Dhrishtadyumna, Satyaki, the sons of Draupadi, Vrikodara, Janamejaya, Shikhandi, and the foremost of the Prabhadrakas,

Note on the text: Both lines are in CE 8.32.42 (lines a and c); CE's star line 42b*0429_01 (nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca …) is not in Wikisource. The sentence continues in the next verse.

Verse 21 (8.43.21)

चेदिकेकयपाञ्चाला यमौ मात्स्याश्च दंशिताः । समभ्यधावन्राधेयं जिघांसन्तः प्रहारिणम् ॥

cedikekayapāñcālā yamau mātsyāśca daṃśitāḥ | samabhyadhāvanrādheyaṃ jighāṃsantaḥ prahāriṇam

the Chedis, Kekayas and Panchalas, the twins, and the Matsyas, all armoured, rushed upon Radheya, the striker, wishing to kill him.

Verse 22 (8.43.22)

त एनं विविधैः शस्त्रैः शरधाराभिरेव च । अभ्यवर्षन्विमर्दन्तं प्रावृषीवाम्बुदा गिरिम् ॥

ta enaṃ vividhaiḥ śastraiḥ śaradhārābhireva ca | abhyavarṣanvimardantaṃ prāvṛṣīvāmbudā girim

They showered him with weapons of many kinds and with streams of arrows as he ground them down, as clouds in the rains pour upon a mountain.

Verse 23 (8.43.23)

पितरं तु परीप्सन्तः कर्णपुत्राः प्रहारिणः । त्वदीयाश्चापरे राजन्वीरा वीरानवारयन् ॥

pitaraṃ tu parīpsantaḥ karṇaputrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ | tvadīyāścāpare rājanvīrā vīrānavārayan

Eager to protect their father, Karna's sons, fierce strikers, and your other heroes, O king, held back the heroes of the other side.

Verse 24 (8.43.24)

सुषेणो भीमसेनस्य च्छित्त्वा भल्लेन कार्मुकम् । नाराचैः सप्तभिर्विद्ध्वा हृदि भीमं ननाद ह ॥

suṣeṇo bhīmasenasya cchittvā bhallena kārmukam | nārācaiḥ saptabhirviddhvā hṛdi bhīmaṃ nanāda ha

Sushena cut Bhimasena's bow with a broad-headed arrow, pierced Bhima in the chest with seven iron-tipped arrows, and roared.

Note on the text: Corrected सप्तबिर् → सप्तभिर् (misprint in Wikisource; ब for भ; CE saptabhir).

Verse 25 (8.43.25)

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सुदृढं भीमविक्रमः । सज्यं वृकोदरः कृत्वा सुषेणस्याच्छिनद्धनुः ॥

athānyaddhanurādāya sudṛḍhaṃ bhīmavikramaḥ | sajyaṃ vṛkodaraḥ kṛtvā suṣeṇasyācchinaddhanuḥ

Then Vrikodara, of terrible prowess, took up another, very strong bow, strung it, and cut Sushena's bow.

Note on the text: Corrected अथान्यद्वनुः → अथान्यद्धनुः and सुषेणस्याच्छिनद्वनुः → सुषेणस्याच्छिनद्धनुः (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; CE dhanur).

Verse 26 (8.43.26)

विव्याध चैनं दशभिः क्रुद्धो नृत्यन्निवेषुभिः । कर्णं च तूर्णं विव्याध त्रिसप्तत्या शितैः शरैः ॥

vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhiḥ kruddho nṛtyanniveṣubhiḥ | karṇaṃ ca tūrṇaṃ vivyādha trisaptatyā śitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Furious, he pierced him with ten arrows, as if dancing, and quickly pierced Karna with seventy-three sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Wikisource's दशभिः for CE navabhiḥ, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 27 (8.43.27)

सत्यसेनं च दशभिः साश्वसूतायुधध्वजम् । पश्यतां सुहृदां मध्ये कर्णपुत्रमपातयत् ॥

satyasenaṃ ca daśabhiḥ sāśvasūtāyudhadhvajam | paśyatāṃ suhṛdāṃ madhye karṇaputramapātayat

With ten more he struck down Satyasena, Karna's son, with his horses, charioteer, weapons and banner, in the sight of his friends.

Verse 28 (8.43.28)

क्षुरप्रणुन्नं तत्तस्य शिरश्चन्द्रनिभाननम् । शुभदर्शनमेवासीन्नालभ्रष्टमिवाम्बुजम् ॥

kṣurapraṇunnaṃ tattasya śiraścandranibhānanam | śubhadarśanamevāsīnnālabhraṣṭamivāmbujam

His head, with its moon-like face, struck off by a razor-headed arrow, was still lovely to look upon, like a lotus fallen from its stalk.

Verse 29 (8.43.29)

हत्वा कर्णसुतं भीमस्तावकान्पुनरार्दयत् । कृपहार्दिक्ययोश्छित्त्वा चापौ तावप्यथार्दयत् ॥

hatvā karṇasutaṃ bhīmastāvakānpunarārdayat | kṛpahārdikyayośchittvā cāpau tāvapyathārdayat

Having killed Karna's son, Bhima again harassed your warriors; cutting the bows of Kripa and Hardikya, he harassed those two as well.

Verse 30 (8.43.30)

दुःशासनं त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा शकुनिं षड्भिरायसैः । उलूकं च पतत्रिं च चकार विरथावुभौ ॥

duḥśāsanaṃ tribhirviddhvā śakuniṃ ṣaḍbhirāyasaiḥ | ulūkaṃ ca patatriṃ ca cakāra virathāvubhau

He pierced Duhshasana with three arrows and Shakuni with six iron ones, and made Uluka and Patatrin both chariotless.

Verse 31 (8.43.31)

हे सुषेण हतोऽसीति ब्रुवन्नादत्त सायकम् । तमस्य कर्णश्चिच्छेद त्रिभिश्चैनमताडयत् ॥

he suṣeṇa hato'sīti bruvannādatta sāyakam | tamasya karṇaściccheda tribhiścainamatāḍayat

Crying, "Sushena, you are dead!", he took up an arrow; but Karna cut it down and struck him with three.

Verse 32 (8.43.32)

अथान्यं परिजग्राह सुपर्वाणं सुतेजनम् । सुषेणायासृजद्भीमस्तमप्यस्याच्छिनद्वृषः ॥

athānyaṃ parijagrāha suparvāṇaṃ sutejanam | suṣeṇāyāsṛjadbhīmastamapyasyācchinadvṛṣaḥ

Then Bhima took another arrow, well-jointed and keen, and sent it at Sushena, but Vrisha cut that one too.

Verse 33 (8.43.33)

पुनः कर्णस्त्रिसप्तत्या भीमसेनमथेषुभिः । पुत्रं परीप्सन्विव्याध क्रुद्धः शत्रुजिघांसया ॥

punaḥ karṇastrisaptatyā bhīmasenamatheṣubhiḥ | putraṃ parīpsanvivyādha kruddhaḥ śatrujighāṃsayā

Again Karna, wishing to save his son, enraged and bent on slaying his enemy, pierced Bhimasena with seventy-three arrows.

Verse 34 (8.43.34)

सुषेणस्तु धनुर्गृह्य भारसाधनमुत्तमम् । नकुलं पञ्चभिर्बाणैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् ॥

suṣeṇastu dhanurgṛhya bhārasādhanamuttamam | nakulaṃ pañcabhirbāṇairbāhvorurasi cārpayat

But Sushena took up an excellent bow, able to bear the strain, and struck Nakula with five arrows in the arms and the chest.

Note on the text: Corrected नकुलंपञ्चभिर्बाणैः → नकुलं पञ्चभिर्बाणैः (word-space restored; CE nakulaṃ pañcabhir).

Verse 35 (8.43.35)

नकुलस्तं तु विंशत्या विद्ध्वा भारसहैर्दृढैः । ननाद बलवन्नादं कर्णस्य भयमादधत् ॥

nakulastaṃ tu viṃśatyā viddhvā bhārasahairdṛḍhaiḥ | nanāda balavannādaṃ karṇasya bhayamādadhat

Nakula pierced him with twenty strong shafts able to bear the strain, and gave a mighty roar that put fear into Karna.

Note on the text: Corrected विद्व्वा → विद्ध्वा (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; CE viddhvā).

Verse 36 (8.43.36)

तं सुषेणो महाराज विद्ध्वा दशभिराशुगैः । चिच्छेद च धनुः शीघ्रं क्षुरप्रेण महारथः ॥

taṃ suṣeṇo mahārāja viddhvā daśabhirāśugaiḥ | ciccheda ca dhanuḥ śīghraṃ kṣurapreṇa mahārathaḥ

Sushena, O great king, pierced him with ten swift arrows, and that great chariot-warrior quickly cut his bow with a razor-headed arrow.

Verse 37 (8.43.37)

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय नकुलः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः । सुषेणं नवभिर्बाणैर्वारयामास संयुगे ॥

athānyaddhanurādāya nakulaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ | suṣeṇaṃ navabhirbāṇairvārayāmāsa saṃyuge

Then Nakula, faint with rage, took another bow and checked Sushena in the battle with nine arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected अथान्यद्वनुः → अथान्यद्धनुः (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; CE dhanur). Wikisource's नवभिर्बाणैः for CE bahubhir bāṇair, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 38 (8.43.38)

स तु बाणैर्दिशो राजन्नाच्छाद्य परवीरहा । आजघ्ने सारथिं चास्य सुषेणं च ततस्त्रिभिः । चिच्छेद चास्य सुदृढं धनुर्भल्लैस्त्रिभिस्त्रिधा ॥

sa tu bāṇairdiśo rājannācchādya paravīrahā | ājaghne sārathiṃ cāsya suṣeṇaṃ ca tatastribhiḥ | ciccheda cāsya sudṛḍhaṃ dhanurbhallaistribhistridhā

That slayer of enemy heroes, covering the quarters with his arrows, O king, struck Sushena's charioteer, and Sushena himself with three more, and cut his sturdy bow in three with three broad-headed arrows.

Verse 39 (8.43.39)

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सुषेणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः । आविध्यन्नकुलं षष्ट्या सहदेवं च सप्तभिः ॥

athānyaddhanurādāya suṣeṇaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ | āvidhyannakulaṃ ṣaṣṭyā sahadevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ

Then Sushena, faint with rage, took another bow and pierced Nakula with sixty arrows and Sahadeva with seven.

Note on the text: Corrected अथान्यद्वनुः → अथान्यद्धनुः (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; CE dhanur).

Verse 40 (8.43.40)

तद्युद्धं सुमहद्धोरमासीद्देवासुरोपमम् । निघ्नतां सायकैस्तूर्णमन्योन्यस्य वधं प्रति ॥

tadyuddhaṃ sumahaddhoramāsīddevāsuropamam | nighnatāṃ sāyakaistūrṇamanyonyasya vadhaṃ prati

That great and dreadful battle was like the war of gods and asuras, as they swiftly struck one another with arrows, each bent on the other's death.

Verse 41 (8.43.41)

सात्यकिर्वृषसेनं तु विद्ध्वा सप्तभिरायसैः । पुनर्विव्याध सप्तत्या सारथिं च त्रिभिः शितैः ॥

sātyakirvṛṣasenaṃ tu viddhvā saptabhirāyasaiḥ | punarvivyādha saptatyā sārathiṃ ca tribhiḥ śitaiḥ

Satyaki, piercing Vrishasena with seven iron arrows, pierced him again with seventy, and his charioteer with three sharp ones.

Note on the text: Not in the CE text proper; it is star passage 8.32.062d*0430_01–02 (sātyakir vṛṣasenaṃ tu viddhvā saptabhir āśugaiḥ / punar vivyādha saptatyā sārathiṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ), with āśugaiḥ for Wikisource's āyasaiḥ. Removed the stray opening backtick (wiki mark).

Verse 42 (8.43.42)

वृषसेनस्तु शैनेयं शरेणानतपर्वणा । आजघान महाराज शङ्खदेशे महारथम् ॥

vṛṣasenastu śaineyaṃ śareṇānataparvaṇā | ājaghāna mahārāja śaṅkhadeśe mahāratham

But Vrishasena struck the great chariot-warrior Shaineya with a straight-jointed arrow in the temple, O great king.

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.062d*0430_03–04 in the CE (vṛṣasenas tu śaineyaṃ śareṇa nataparvaṇā / ājaghāna mahārāja śaṅkhadeśe mahāratham); not in the CE text proper.

Verse 43 (8.43.43)

शैनेयो वृषसेनेन पत्रिणा परिपीडितः । कोपं चक्रे महाराज क्रुद्धो वेगं च दारुणम् ॥

śaineyo vṛṣasenena patriṇā paripīḍitaḥ | kopaṃ cakre mahārāja kruddho vegaṃ ca dāruṇam

Hurt by Vrishasena's arrow, Shaineya, O great king, grew angry, and in his fury his speed was terrible.

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.062d*0430_05–06 in the CE (śaineyo vṛṣasenena patriṇā paripīḍitaḥ / krodhaṃ cakre mahārāja kruddho vegaṃ ca dāruṇam); not in the CE text proper.

Verse 44 (8.43.44)

जग्राहेषुवरान्वीरः शीघ्रं वै दश पञ्च च । सात्यकिर्वृषसेनस्य सूतं हत्वा त्रिभिः शरैः ॥

jagrāheṣuvarānvīraḥ śīghraṃ vai daśa pañca ca | sātyakirvṛṣasenasya sūtaṃ hatvā tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

The hero quickly took up fifteen choice arrows, and Satyaki killed Vrishasena's charioteer with three arrows.

Note on the text: Line 1 is star passage 8.32.062d*0430_07 in the CE (jagrāheṣuvarān vīraḥ śīghraṃ sa daśa pañca ca; Wikisource has वै for sa); line 2 is CE 8.32.63a. Removed the stray closing quote mark (wiki mark) after शरैः.

Verse 45 (8.43.45)

धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन जघानाश्वांश्च सप्तभिः । ध्वजमेकेषुणोन्मथ्य त्रिभिस्तं हृद्यताडयत् ॥

dhanuściccheda bhallena jaghānāśvāṃśca saptabhiḥ | dhvajamekeṣuṇonmathya tribhistaṃ hṛdyatāḍayat

He cut his bow with a broad-headed arrow, killed his horses with seven, split his banner with one, and struck him in the heart with three.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.32.63c and 63e (63a is the preceding line of Wikisource verse 44). Corrected त्रिभिश्तं → त्रिभिस्तं (misprint in Wikisource; श for स; CE tribhis taṃ).

Verse 46 (8.43.46)

अथावसन्नः स्वरथे मुहूर्तात्पुनरुत्थितः । स रणे युयुधानेन विसूताश्वरथध्वजः । कृतो जिघांसुः शैनेयं खङ्गचर्मधृगभ्ययात् ॥

athāvasannaḥ svarathe muhūrtātpunarutthitaḥ | sa raṇe yuyudhānena visūtāśvarathadhvajaḥ | kṛto jighāṃsuḥ śaineyaṃ khaṅgacarmadhṛgabhyayāt

Sunk down in his chariot, he rose again after a moment; made by Yuyudhana in the battle bereft of charioteer, horses, chariot and banner, and eager to kill Shaineya, he charged with sword and shield.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 8.32.64a; line 2 = CE star 8.32.064b*0431_01 (sa raṇe yuyudhānena visūtāśvarathadhvajaḥ); line 3 = CE 64c (atho jighāṃsuḥ śaineyaṃ khaḍgacarmabhṛd abhyayāt), where Wikisource has कृतो for atho, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 47 (8.43.47)

तस्य चापततः शीघ्रं वृषसेनस्य सात्यकिः । वाराहकर्णैर्दशभिरविध्यदसिचर्मणी ॥

tasya cāpatataḥ śīghraṃ vṛṣasenasya sātyakiḥ | vārāhakarṇairdaśabhiravidhyadasicarmaṇī

As he rushed on, Satyaki quickly pierced Vrishasena's sword and shield with ten boar-eared arrows.

Verse 48 (8.43.48)

दुःशासनस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा विरथं व्यायुधं कृतम् । आरोप्य स्वरथं तूर्णमपोवाह रथान्तरम् ॥

duḥśāsanastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā virathaṃ vyāyudhaṃ kṛtam | āropya svarathaṃ tūrṇamapovāha rathāntaram

Seeing him chariotless and weaponless, Duhshasana quickly took him up into his own chariot and carried him off to another chariot.

Verse 49 (8.43.49)

अथान्यं रथमास्थाय वृषसेनो महारथः । द्रौपदेयांस्त्रिसप्तत्या युयुधानं च पञ्चभिः ॥

athānyaṃ rathamāsthāya vṛṣaseno mahārathaḥ | draupadeyāṃstrisaptatyā yuyudhānaṃ ca pañcabhiḥ

Then the great chariot-warrior Vrishasena, mounting another chariot, struck the sons of Draupadi with seventy-three arrows and Yuyudhana with five,

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 8.32.67a; line 2 = CE star 8.32.067b*0432_01 (draupadeyāṃs trisaptatyā yuyudhānaṃ ca pañcabhiḥ). The sentence runs on through verses 50–52.

Verse 50 (8.43.50)

भीमसेनं चतुःषष्ट्या सहदेवं च पञ्चभिः । नकुलं त्रिंशता बाणैः शतानीकं च सप्तभिः ॥

bhīmasenaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭyā sahadevaṃ ca pañcabhiḥ | nakulaṃ triṃśatā bāṇaiḥ śatānīkaṃ ca saptabhiḥ

Bhimasena with sixty-four, Sahadeva with five, Nakula with thirty arrows, and Shatanika with seven,

Note on the text: Both lines are CE star lines 8.32.067b*0432_02–03 (bhīmasenaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭyā sahadevaṃ ca pañcabhiḥ / nakulaṃ triṃśatā bāṇaiḥ śatānīkaṃ ca saptabhiḥ); not in the CE text proper.

Verse 51 (8.43.51)

शिखण्डिनं च दशभिर्धर्मराजं शतेन च । एतांश्चान्यांश्च राजेन्द्र प्रवीराञ्जयगृद्धिनः ॥

śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca daśabhirdharmarājaṃ śatena ca | etāṃścānyāṃśca rājendra pravīrāñjayagṛddhinaḥ

Shikhandin with ten and the king of dharma with a hundred, and these and other heroes, O king of kings, eager for victory,

Note on the text: Both lines are CE star lines 8.32.067b*0432_04–05 (śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca daśabhir dharmarājaṃ śatena ca / etāṃś cānyāṃś ca rājendra pravīrāñ jayagṛddhinaḥ); not in the CE text proper. Corrected प्रवीराञ्चयगृद्धिनः → प्रवीराञ्जयगृद्धिनः (misprint in Wikisource; ञ्च for ञ्ज; CE pravīrāñ jayagṛddhinaḥ).

Verse 52 (8.43.52)

अभ्यर्दयन्महेष्वासः कर्णपुत्रो विशाम्पते । कर्णस्य युधि दुर्धर्षस्ततः पृष्ठमपालयत् ॥

abhyardayanmaheṣvāsaḥ karṇaputro viśāmpate | karṇasya yudhi durdharṣastataḥ pṛṣṭhamapālayat

Karna's son, the great archer, hard to overcome in battle, harassed them, O lord, and so guarded Karna's back.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE star 8.32.067b*0432_06 (abhyardayan maheṣvāsaḥ karṇaputro viśāṃ pate); line 2 = CE 8.32.67c (karṇasya yudhi durdharṣaḥ punaḥ pṛṣṭham apālayat), with ततः for punaḥ, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 53 (8.43.53)

युयुधानं च राधेयो नवैर्नवभिरायसैः । विसूताश्वरथं कृत्वा ललाटे त्रिभिरार्पयत् ॥

yuyudhānaṃ ca rādheyo navairnavabhirāyasaiḥ | visūtāśvarathaṃ kṛtvā lalāṭe tribhirārpayat

And Radheya, with nine and nine more iron arrows, deprived Yuyudhana of his charioteer, horses and chariot, and struck him with three in the forehead.

Note on the text: Wikisource has युयुधानं च राधेयो where CE 8.32.68 reads duḥśāsanaṃ tu śaineyo (so that Shaineya, not Karna, is the striker there); an actual recension variant (similarity 0.81), Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 54 (8.43.54)

स त्वन्यं रथमास्थाय विधिवत्कल्पितं पुनः । युयुधे पाण्डुभिः सार्धं कर्णस्य व्यधमद्बलम् ॥

sa tvanyaṃ rathamāsthāya vidhivatkalpitaṃ punaḥ | yuyudhe pāṇḍubhiḥ sārdhaṃ karṇasya vyadhamadbalam

But he, mounting another chariot, duly equipped, fought on again together with the Pandavas, and ground down Karna's force.

Note on the text: Wikisource's व्यधमद्बलम् for CE karṇasyāpyāyayan balam, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 55 (8.43.55)

धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततः कर्णमविध्यद्दशभिः शरैः । द्रौपदेयास्त्रिसप्तत्या युयुधानस्तु सप्तभिः ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnastataḥ karṇamavidhyaddaśabhiḥ śaraiḥ | draupadeyāstrisaptatyā yuyudhānastu saptabhiḥ

Then Dhrishtadyumna pierced Karna with ten arrows, the sons of Draupadi with seventy-three, Yuyudhana with seven,

Verse 56 (8.43.56)

भीमसेनश्चतुःषष्ट्या सहदेवश्च सप्तभिः । नकुलस्त्रिंशता बाणैः शतानीकस्तु सप्तभिः ॥

bhīmasenaścatuḥṣaṣṭyā sahadevaśca saptabhiḥ | nakulastriṃśatā bāṇaiḥ śatānīkastu saptabhiḥ

Bhimasena with sixty-four, Sahadeva with seven, Nakula with thirty arrows, Shatanika with seven,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.32.71a and 71c; Wikisource सप्तभिः for CE pañcabhiḥ (Sahadeva), a recension variant, kept. Corrected सप्तिभिः → सप्तभिः (misprint in Wikisource; stray ि).

Verse 57 (8.43.57)

शिखण्डी दशभिर्वीरो धर्मराजः शतेन तु । एते चान्ये च राजेन्द्र प्रवीरा जयगृद्धिनः । अभ्यर्दयन्महेष्वासं सूतपुत्रं महामृधे ॥

śikhaṇḍī daśabhirvīro dharmarājaḥ śatena tu | ete cānye ca rājendra pravīrā jayagṛddhinaḥ | abhyardayanmaheṣvāsaṃ sūtaputraṃ mahāmṛdhe

Shikhandi, the hero, with ten, and the king of dharma with a hundred; these and other heroes, O king of kings, eager for victory, harried the great archer, the charioteer's son, in that great battle.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 8.32.71e; lines 2–3 = CE 8.32.72 (ete cānye ca rājendra pravīrā jayagṛddhinaḥ / abhyardayan maheṣvāsaṃ sūtaputraṃ mahāmṛdhe). Corrected जयगृद्विनः → जयगृद्धिनः (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; CE jayagṛddhinaḥ).

Verse 58 (8.43.58)

तान्सूतपुत्रो विशिखैर्दशभिर्दशभिः शरैः । रथेनानुचरन्वीरः प्रत्यविध्यदरिन्दमः ॥

tānsūtaputro viśikhairdaśabhirdaśabhiḥ śaraiḥ | rathenānucaranvīraḥ pratyavidhyadarindamaḥ

The charioteer's son, that tamer of foes, moving about in his chariot, pierced each of them in return with ten arrows.

Note on the text: Wikisource's रथेनानुचरन् for CE rathe cāru caran, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 59 (8.43.59)

सात्यकिं भीमसेनं च धृष्टद्युम्नं शिखण्डिनम् । द्रौपदेयांश्च संरब्धान्यतमानान्महारथान् ॥

sātyakiṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ śikhaṇḍinam | draupadeyāṃśca saṃrabdhānyatamānānmahārathān

Satyaki, Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandin, and the sons of Draupadi, enraged and striving great chariot-warriors,

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.073d*0433_01–02 in the CE (sātyakiṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ śikhaṇḍinam / draupadeyāṃś ca saṃrabdhān yatamānān mahārathān); not in the CE text proper. Removed the stray opening backtick (wiki mark).

Verse 60 (8.43.60)

पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानामथैतान्सूतनन्दनः । विरथान्रथिनः श्रेष्ठान्निमेषार्धाच्चकार ह ॥

paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāmathaitānsūtanandanaḥ | virathānrathinaḥ śreṣṭhānnimeṣārdhāccakāra ha

in the sight of all the armies, the charioteer's son then made these foremost chariot-fighters chariotless in half a wink.

Note on the text: Restored line 1 from the CE: Wikisource prints a blank row for 8-43-60a, with only the second line (विरथान्…) present; the CE star passage 8.32.073d*0433_03–04 has paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānām athaitān sūtanandanaḥ / virathān rathinaḥ śreṣṭhān nimeṣārdhāc cakāra ha. Line 1 restored in Devanagari from the CE's words.

Verse 61 (8.43.61)

अमोघत्वाच्च बाणानां भूतसङ्घा विसिष्मियुः ॥

amoghatvācca bāṇānāṃ bhūtasaṅghā visiṣmiyuḥ

And at the unfailing aim of his arrows, hosts of beings were struck with wonder.

Note on the text: A single line in both Wikisource (8-43-61a) and the CE (star 8.32.073d*0433_05, amoghatvāc ca bāṇānāṃ bhūtasaṃghā visiṣmiyuḥ). Corrected विसिप्मयुः → विसिष्मियुः (misprint in Wikisource; CE visiṣmiyuḥ). Removed the stray closing quote mark (wiki mark).

Verse 62 (8.43.62)

तत्रास्त्रवीर्यं कर्णस्य लाघवं च महात्मनः । अपश्याम महाभाग तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥

tatrāstravīryaṃ karṇasya lāghavaṃ ca mahātmanaḥ | apaśyāma mahābhāga tadadbhutamivābhavat

There we saw the power of Karna's weapons and the lightness of hand of that great-souled man, my lord; it seemed a marvel.

Note on the text: Wikisource's महाभाग for CE mahārāja, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 63 (8.43.63)

न ह्याददानं ददृशुः सन्दधानं च सायकान् । विमुञ्चन्तं च संरम्भात्पश्यन्नैव तं जनाः ॥

na hyādadānaṃ dadṛśuḥ sandadhānaṃ ca sāyakān | vimuñcantaṃ ca saṃrambhātpaśyannaiva taṃ janāḥ

For people did not see him taking up his arrows, nor fitting them, nor, in his fury, loosing them; they looked, yet saw him not.

Note on the text: Corrected संरम्भाद पश्यन्नैव → संरम्भात्पश्यन्नैव (misprint in Wikisource; the line is printed with a spurious space and unsandhied द after संरम्भा; read संरम्भात् पश्यन् न एव). CE 8.32.75d reads differently (dadṛśus te mahāratham); a recension variant, Wikisource's reading kept.

Verse 64 (8.43.64)

प्रतीच्यां दिशि तं दृष्ट्वा प्राच्यां पश्याम लाघवात् । न च पश्याम राजेन्द्र क्व नु कर्णो व्यतिष्ठत ॥

pratīcyāṃ diśi taṃ dṛṣṭvā prācyāṃ paśyāma lāghavāt | na ca paśyāma rājendra kva nu karṇo vyatiṣṭhata

Seeing him in the west, in his swiftness we saw him in the east; and, O king of kings, we could not tell where Karna was standing.

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.075d*0434_01–02 in the CE (pratīcyāṃ diśi taṃ dṛṣṭvā prācyāṃ paśyāma lāghavāt / na tu paśyāma rājendra kva nu karṇo vyatiṣṭhata); Wikisource's न च for na tu is a recension variant. Not in the CE text proper.

Verse 65 (8.43.65)

इषूनेवास्य पश्यामो विनिकीर्णान्समन्ततः । छादयमानान्दिशो राजञ्शलभानामिव व्रजान् ॥

iṣūnevāsya paśyāmo vinikīrṇānsamantataḥ | chādayamānāndiśo rājañśalabhānāmiva vrajān

We saw only his arrows, scattered all around, covering the quarters like swarms of locusts, O king.

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.075d*0434_03–04 in the CE (iṣūn eva sma paśyāmo vikirantaṃ samantataḥ / chādayanto diśo rājañ śalabhānām iva vrajān), in a different wording; not in the CE text proper. Corrected विनिकीर्णाऽन् → विनिकीर्णान् (misprint in Wikisource; stray avagraha) and छादयानान् → छादयमानान् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped म; the accusative plural agreeing with इषून्).

Verse 66 (8.43.66)

तस्य तैरिषुभिस्तीक्ष्णैः सम्पतद्भिः सहस्रशः । मरीचिभिरिवोष्णांशोः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः ॥

tasya tairiṣubhistīkṣṇaiḥ sampatadbhiḥ sahasraśaḥ | marīcibhirivoṣṇāṃśoḥ śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ

With those sharp arrows of his falling by the thousand, straight-jointed, like the rays of the hot-rayed sun,

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.075d*0434_05–06 in the CE (tasya tair iṣubhis tīkṣṇaiḥ saṃpatadbhiḥ sahasraśaḥ / marīcibhir ivoṣṇāṃśoḥ śitaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ); not in the CE text proper. Corrected त्रीक्ष्णैः → तीक्ष्णैः (misprint in Wikisource; stray र; CE tīkṣṇaiḥ).

Verse 67 (8.43.67)

व्याप्ताः सर्वा दिशो राजन्योधाश्च ददृशुस्तदा । शरैः संवृतमाकाशं तत्राभ्रैरिव चाभवत् ॥

vyāptāḥ sarvā diśo rājanyodhāśca dadṛśustadā | śaraiḥ saṃvṛtamākāśaṃ tatrābhrairiva cābhavat

all the quarters were filled, O king, and the warriors then saw the sky veiled by arrows, as though by clouds.

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.075d*0434_07–08 in the CE (vyāptāḥ sarvā diśo rājan yodhāś ca dadṛśus tadā / śaraiḥ saṃvṛtam ākāśaṃ tatrābhram iva cābhavat); not in the CE text proper.

Verse 68 (8.43.68)

द्यौर्वियद्भूर्दिशश्चैव प्रच्छन्ना निशितैः शरैः । अरुणाभ्रावृताकारं तस्मिन्देशे बभौ वियत् ॥

dyaurviyadbhūrdiśaścaiva pracchannā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | aruṇābhrāvṛtākāraṃ tasmindeśe babhau viyat

Heaven, sky, earth and the quarters were covered by his keen arrows; the heavens in that place shone as though wrapped in red clouds.

Note on the text: Wikisource's प्रच्छन्ना for CE praṇunnā, and भूर्दिशश्चैव for bhūr diśaś cāśu, recension variants, kept.

Verse 69 (8.43.69)

ततः पुनरमेयात्मा कर्णो राजा महारथः । न्यहनत्समरे योधान्योधवृत्तमनुष्ठितः ॥

tataḥ punarameyātmā karṇo rājā mahārathaḥ | nyahanatsamare yodhānyodhavṛttamanuṣṭhitaḥ

Then again Karna, the king of immeasurable spirit and great chariot-warrior, abiding by the warrior's code, struck down warriors in the battle.

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.076d*0435_01–02 in the CE (tataḥ punar ameyātmā karṇo rājan mahārathaḥ / nyahanat samare yodhān yaudhavratam anuṣṭhitaḥ); Wikisource's योधवृत्तम् for yaudhavratam and राजा for rājan are recension variants. Not in the CE text proper.

Verse 70 (8.43.70)

नृत्यन्निव हि राधेयश्चापहस्तो रणाजिरे । यैर्विद्धः प्रत्यविध्यत्तानेकैकं त्रिगुणैः शरैः ॥

nṛtyanniva hi rādheyaścāpahasto raṇājire | yairviddhaḥ pratyavidhyattānekaikaṃ triguṇaiḥ śaraiḥ

Dancing, as it were, with his bow in hand on the field of battle, Radheya pierced each of those who had struck him in return with three times as many arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected यैर्विद्वः प्रत्यविद्व्यत् → यैर्विद्धः प्रत्यविध्यत् (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjuncts; CE yair viddhaḥ pratyavidhyat tān). Wikisource's रणाजिरे for CE pratāpavān is a recension variant.

Verse 71 (8.43.71)

शतैश्च दशभिश्चैतान्पुनर्विद्ध्वा ननाद च । साश्वसूतध्वजच्छत्रास्ततस्ते विवरं ददुः ॥

śataiśca daśabhiścaitānpunarviddhvā nanāda ca | sāśvasūtadhvajacchatrāstataste vivaraṃ daduḥ

Having pierced them again with hundreds and with tens of arrows, he roared; and then they, with their horses, charioteers, banners and parasols, gave way.

Note on the text: Wikisource's शतैश्च दशभिश्चैतान् for CE daśabhir daśabhiś cainān, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 72 (8.43.72)

ते हन्यमानाः कर्णेन पलायन्त दिशो दश । नादयन्तो दिशः सर्वाः कर्णत्रस्ता विचेतसः ॥

te hanyamānāḥ karṇena palāyanta diśo daśa | nādayanto diśaḥ sarvāḥ karṇatrastā vicetasaḥ

Struck down by Karna, they fled in the ten directions, filling all the quarters with their cries, terrified of Karna and out of their wits.

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.078d*0436_01–02 in the CE (te hanyamānāḥ karṇena palāyante diśo daśa / nādayanto diśaḥ sarvāḥ karṇatrastā vicetasaḥ); not in the CE text proper. Corrected कर्मत्रस्ता → कर्णत्रस्ता (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण; CE karṇatrastā). Removed the stray opening backtick and closing quote mark (wiki marks).

Verse 73 (8.43.73)

तान्प्रमथ्य महेष्वासान्राधेयः शरवृष्टिभिः । राजानीकमसम्बाधं प्राविशच्छत्रुकर्शनः ॥

tānpramathya maheṣvāsānrādheyaḥ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ | rājānīkamasambādhaṃ prāviśacchatrukarśanaḥ

Having crushed those great archers with showers of arrows, Radheya, scourge of foes, entered the king's host, now unobstructed.

Verse 74 (8.43.74)

स रथांस्त्रिशतं हत्वा चेदीनामनिवर्तिनाम् । राधेयो निशितैर्बाणैस्ततोऽभ्यागाद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

sa rathāṃstriśataṃ hatvā cedīnāmanivartinām | rādheyo niśitairbāṇaistato'bhyāgādyudhiṣṭhiram

Having killed three hundred chariots of the Chedis, who never turn back, Radheya then went against Yudhishthira with sharp arrows.

Verse 75 (8.43.75)

ततस्ते विरथाः शूरा रथानन्यान्समास्थिताः । परिवव्रुर्महाराज धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

tataste virathāḥ śūrā rathānanyānsamāsthitāḥ | parivavrurmahārāja dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram

Then those heroes, chariotless, mounted other chariots and surrounded the son of Dharma, Yudhishthira, O great king.

Note on the text: Star passage 8.32.080d*0437_01–02 in the CE (tatas te virathāḥ śūrā rathān anyān samāsthitāḥ / parivavrur mahārāja dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram); not in the CE text proper. Removed the stray opening backtick and closing quote mark (wiki marks).

Verse 76 (8.43.76)

ततस्ते तु परे राजञ्छिखण्डी च ससात्यकिः । राधेयात्परिरक्षन्तो राजानं पर्यवारयन् । मुञ्चन्तो विविधान्बाणान्स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्शिलाशितान् ॥

tataste tu pare rājañchikhaṇḍī ca sasātyakiḥ | rādheyātparirakṣanto rājānaṃ paryavārayan | muñcanto vividhānbāṇānsvarṇapuṅkhāñśilāśitān

Then the others, O king, with Shikhandi and Satyaki, guarding the king from Radheya, surrounded him, letting fly arrows of many kinds, golden-feathered and whetted on stone.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 = CE 8.32.81 (tatas te pāṇḍavā rājañ śikhaṇḍī ca sasātyakiḥ / rādheyāt parirakṣanto rājānaṃ paryavārayan), with परे for pāṇḍavā, a recension variant; line 3 = CE star 8.32.081d*0438_01 (muñcanto vividhān bāṇān svarṇapuṅkhāñ śilāśitān).

Verse 77 (8.43.77)

तथैव तावकाः सर्वे कर्णं दुर्वारणं रणे । यत्ताः शूरा महेष्वासाः पर्यरक्षन्त सर्वशः ॥

tathaiva tāvakāḥ sarve karṇaṃ durvāraṇaṃ raṇe | yattāḥ śūrā maheṣvāsāḥ paryarakṣanta sarvaśaḥ

Likewise all your warriors, the great archers, striving, guarded Karna, hard to restrain in battle, on every side.

Note on the text: Wikisource's यत्ताः शूरा महेष्वासाः for CE yattāḥ senāmaheṣvāsāḥ, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 78 (8.43.78)

नानावादित्रघोषाश्च प्रादुरासन्विशाम्पते । सिंहनादश्च सञ्जज्ञे शूराणामभिगर्जताम् ॥

nānāvāditraghoṣāśca prādurāsanviśāmpate | siṃhanādaśca sañjajñe śūrāṇāmabhigarjatām

Sounds of many instruments arose, O lord, and a lion-roar went up from the heroes as they bellowed.

Note on the text: Wikisource's शूराणामभिगर्जताम् for CE śūrāṇām anivartinām, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 79 (8.43.79)

ततः पुनः समाजग्मुरभीताः कुरुपाण्डवाः । युधिष्ठिरमुखाः पार्थाः सूतपुत्रमुखा वयम् ॥

tataḥ punaḥ samājagmurabhītāḥ kurupāṇḍavāḥ | yudhiṣṭhiramukhāḥ pārthāḥ sūtaputramukhā vayam

Then once more the Kurus and Pandavas came together, fearless: the Parthas with Yudhishthira at their head, and we with the charioteer's son at ours.