Krishna Urges Arjuna to Face Karna

Verse 1 (8.62.1)

आतुरो मे मतो राजा अविषह्यश्च भारत । यथैनमनुवर्तन्ते पञ्चालाः सह पाण्डवैः ॥

āturo me mato rājā aviṣahyaśca bhārata | yathainamanuvartante pañcālāḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ

To my mind the king is in distress, and his plight is past bearing, O Bharata, as the Panchalas follow close after him together with the Pandavas,

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, under the page's heading श्रीभगवानुवाच; his speech runs on from the previous adhyaya, where the page left it unheaded. Not matched by the alignment; line 1 is a variant of CE 8.43.21e (āturo me mato rājā saṃniṣevyaś ca bhārata) and line 2 is CE 8.43.22a (yathainam anuvartante pāñcālāḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ). Corrected अविपह्यश्च → अविषह्यश्च (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष, giving a non-word; the CE has a different word here).

Verse 2 (8.62.2)

त्वरमाणास्त्वराकाले सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वराः । मज्जन्तमिव पाताले बलिनो ह्युज्जिहीर्षवः ॥

tvaramāṇāstvarākāle sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varāḥ | majjantamiva pātāle balino hyujjihīrṣavaḥ

hurrying at the hour for haste, the best of all who bear weapons, strong men eager to lift him up as though he were sinking into the nether world.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the lines are CE 8.43.22c and 22e (tvaramāṇās tvarākāle sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varāḥ / majjantam iva pātāle balino 'py ujjihīrṣavaḥ), with Wikisource's हि for the CE's api.

Verse 3 (8.62.3)

न केतुर्दृश्यते राज्ञः कर्णस्य पिहितः शरैः । पश्यतोर्यमयोः पार्थ सात्यकेश्च शिखण्डिनः ॥

na keturdṛśyate rājñaḥ karṇasya pihitaḥ śaraiḥ | paśyatoryamayoḥ pārtha sātyakeśca śikhaṇḍinaḥ

The king's banner cannot be seen, Partha; it is covered by Karna's arrows, even while the twins, Satyaki and Shikhandi look on,

Note on the text: Wikisource reads कर्णस्य पिहितः शरैः; the critical edition reads karṇena nihataḥ śaraiḥ. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 4 (8.62.4)

धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भीमस्य शतानीकस्य वा विभो । पाञ्चालानां च सर्वेषां चेदीनां चैव भारत ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnasya bhīmasya śatānīkasya vā vibho | pāñcālānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ cedīnāṃ caiva bhārata

and Dhrishtadyumna, Bhima and Shatanika, O mighty one, and all the Panchalas and the Chedis, O Bharata.

Verse 5 (8.62.5)

एष कर्णो रणे पार्थ पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् । शरैर्विध्वंसयामास नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरः ॥

eṣa karṇo raṇe pārtha pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm | śarairvidhvaṃsayāmāsa nalinīmiva kuñjaraḥ

There, Partha, Karna has wrecked the Pandava army in the battle with his arrows, as an elephant wrecks a lotus pond.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads शरैर्विध्वंसयामास; the critical edition reads śarair vidhvaṃsayati vai. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 6 (8.62.6)

एते द्रवन्ति रथिनस्त्वदीयाः पाण्डुनन्दन । पश्य पश्य यथा पार्थ गच्छन्त्येते महारथाः ॥

ete dravanti rathinastvadīyāḥ pāṇḍunandana | paśya paśya yathā pārtha gacchantyete mahārathāḥ

Your chariot-warriors are fleeing, son of Pandu. Look, look, Partha, how those great warriors are running!

Verse 7 (8.62.7)

एते भारत मातङ्गाः कर्णेनाभिहताः शरैः । आर्तनादान्विकुर्वाणा विद्रवन्ति दिशो दश ॥

ete bhārata mātaṅgāḥ karṇenābhihatāḥ śaraiḥ | ārtanādānvikurvāṇā vidravanti diśo daśa

And these elephants, O Bharata, struck by Karna's arrows, cry out in pain and flee in all ten directions.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads शरैः at the end of line 1; the critical edition reads raṇe. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 8 (8.62.8)

रथानां द्रवते वृन्दमेतच्चैव समन्ततः । द्राव्यमाणं रणे पार्थ कर्णेनामिततेजसा ॥

rathānāṃ dravate vṛndametaccaiva samantataḥ | drāvyamāṇaṃ raṇe pārtha karṇenāmitatejasā

The mass of chariots is fleeing in every direction, Partha, driven off in the battle by Karna of boundless splendour.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; a variant of CE 8.43.28 (rathānāṃ dravatāṃ vṛndaṃ paśya pārtha samantataḥ / drāvyamāṇaṃ raṇe caiva karṇenāmitrakarśinā); line 2 echoes CE 8.43.26b*0564_01 (drāvyamāṇā raṇe pārtha karṇenāmitatejasā). Kept.

Verse 9 (8.62.9)

हस्तिकक्ष्यां रणे पश्य चरन्तीं तत्रतत्र ह । रथस्थं सूतपुत्रस्य केतुं केतुमतां वर ॥

hastikakṣyāṃ raṇe paśya carantīṃ tatratatra ha | rathasthaṃ sūtaputrasya ketuṃ ketumatāṃ vara

See, in the battle, the elephant-girth moving about here and there, on the chariot of the Suta's son: it is his banner, O best of banner-bearers.

Verse 10 (8.62.10)

असौ धावति राधेयो भीमसेनरथं प्रति । किरञ्शरशतान्येव विनिघ्नंस्तव वाहिनीम् ॥

asau dhāvati rādheyo bhīmasenarathaṃ prati | kirañśaraśatānyeva vinighnaṃstava vāhinīm

There Radheya runs toward Bhimasena's chariot, scattering hundreds of arrows and cutting down your army.

Verse 11 (8.62.11)

एते नश्यन्ति पाञ्चाला द्राव्यमाणा महात्मना । शक्रेणेव यथा दैत्या द्राव्यमाणा महात्मना ॥

ete naśyanti pāñcālā drāvyamāṇā mahātmanā | śakreṇeva yathā daityā drāvyamāṇā mahātmanā

There the Panchalas are being routed by that great-souled man, as the Daityas were routed by Shakra.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads एते नश्यन्ति पाञ्चाला द्राव्यमाणा महात्मना; the critical edition reads etān paśya ca pāñcālān drāvyamāṇān mahātmanā … hanyamānān mahāhave. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 12 (8.62.12)

एष कर्णो रणे जित्वा पाञ्चालान्पाण्डुसृञ्जयान् । दिशो विप्रेक्षते सर्वास्त्वदर्थमिति मे मतिः ॥

eṣa karṇo raṇe jitvā pāñcālānpāṇḍusṛñjayān | diśo viprekṣate sarvāstvadarthamiti me matiḥ

Having defeated the Panchalas, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas in the battle, this Karna looks all around, and I think it is you he is looking for.

Verse 13 (8.62.13)

एष कर्णो धनुःश्रेष्ठं विधून्वन्बहुशोभते । शत्रुं जित्वा यथा शक्रो देवसङ्खैः समावृतः ॥

eṣa karṇo dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṃ vidhūnvanbahuśobhate | śatruṃ jitvā yathā śakro devasaṅkhaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ

There is Karna, shaking his excellent bow, shining brightly, like Shakra surrounded by hosts of gods after conquering his enemy.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads एष कर्णो धनुःश्रेष्ठं विधून्वन्बहुशोभते; the critical edition reads paśya pārtha dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ vikarṣan sādhu śobhate. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 14 (8.62.14)

एते नर्दन्ति कौरव्या दृष्ट्वा कर्णस्य विक्रमम् । त्रासयन्तो रणे पाण्डून्सृंजयांश्च समन्ततः ॥

ete nardanti kauravyā dṛṣṭvā karṇasya vikramam | trāsayanto raṇe pāṇḍūnsṛṃjayāṃśca samantataḥ

The Kauravas there roar at the sight of Karna's prowess, terrifying the Pandavas and the Srinjayas on every side in the battle.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads पाण्डून्सृंजयांश्च समन्ततः; the critical edition reads pārthān sṛñjayāṃś ca sahasraśaḥ. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 15 (8.62.15)

एष सर्वात्मना पाण्डूंस्त्रासयित्वा महारणे । अभिभाषति राधेयः सर्वसैन्यानि मानद ॥

eṣa sarvātmanā pāṇḍūṃstrāsayitvā mahāraṇe | abhibhāṣati rādheyaḥ sarvasainyāni mānada

Having terrified the Pandavas in every way in the great battle, O giver of honour, this Radheya now addresses all the armies.

Verse 16 (8.62.16)

अभिद्रवत भद्रं वो द्रुतं द्रवत कौरवाः । यथा न जीववान्कश्चिन्मुच्येत युधि सृञ्जयः ॥

abhidravata bhadraṃ vo drutaṃ dravata kauravāḥ | yathā na jīvavānkaścinmucyeta yudhi sṛñjayaḥ

"Charge! Good luck to you! Run swiftly, Kauravas, so that no Srinjaya may escape alive from this fight.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads अभिद्रवत भद्रं वो … यथा न जीववान्कश्चिन्मुच्येत; the critical edition reads abhidravata gacchadhvaṃ … yathā jīvan na vaḥ kaś cin mucyate. Recension variant, kept. The words are Karna's, quoted inside Krishna's speech and unheaded on the page, so the speaker stays Krishna.

Verse 17 (8.62.17)

तथा कुरुत संयत्ता वयं यास्याम पृष्ठतः । एवमुक्त्वा गतो ह्येष पृष्ठतो विकिरञ्छरान् ॥

tathā kuruta saṃyattā vayaṃ yāsyāma pṛṣṭhataḥ | evamuktvā gato hyeṣa pṛṣṭhato vikirañcharān

Act so, with care; we shall follow behind you." Having spoken thus, he has gone on, scattering arrows from behind.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads एवमुक्त्वा गतो ह्येष … विकिरञ्छरान्; the critical edition reads evam uktvā yayāv eṣa … vikirañ śaraiḥ. Recension variant, kept. The first line is Karna's quoted order; the second is Krishna's own words.

Verse 18 (8.62.18)

पश्य कर्णं रणे पार्थ श्वेतच्छत्रविराजितम् । उदयं पर्वतं यद्वच्छशाङ्केनाभिशोभितम् ॥

paśya karṇaṃ raṇe pārtha śvetacchatravirājitam | udayaṃ parvataṃ yadvacchaśāṅkenābhiśobhitam

Look at Karna in the battle, Partha, resplendent under his white parasol, like the eastern mountain adorned by the moon.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads श्वेतच्छत्रविराजितम् । उदयं पर्वतं यद्वच्छशाङ्केनाभिशोभितम्; the critical edition reads śvetacchavivirājitam / udayaṃ parvataṃ yadvac chobhayan vai divākaraḥ. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 19 (8.62.19)

पूर्णचन्द्रनिकाशेन मूर्ध्नि च्छत्रेण भारत । ध्रियमाणेन समरे श्रीमच्छतशलाकिना ॥

pūrṇacandranikāśena mūrdhni cchatreṇa bhārata | dhriyamāṇena samare śrīmacchataśalākinā

A parasol like the full moon, with a hundred ribs, is held over his head in the battle, O Bharata, and it is splendid.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads श्रीमच्छतशलाकिना; the critical edition reads tathā śataśalākinā. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 20 (8.62.20)

एष त्वां प्रेक्षते कर्णः सकटाक्षं धनञ्जय । उत्तमं यत्नमास्थाय ध्रुवमेष्यति संयुगे ॥

eṣa tvāṃ prekṣate karṇaḥ sakaṭākṣaṃ dhanañjaya | uttamaṃ yatnamāsthāya dhruvameṣyati saṃyuge

Karna is watching you, Dhananjaya, with a sidelong glance; putting forth his utmost effort, he will surely come at you in the fight.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads सकटाक्षं धनञ्जय; the critical edition reads sakaṭākṣo viśāṃ pate. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 21 (8.62.21)

पश्य ह्येनं महाबाहो विधुन्वानं महद्धनुः । शरांश्चाशीविषाकारान्विसृजन्तं महारणे ॥

paśya hyenaṃ mahābāho vidhunvānaṃ mahaddhanuḥ | śarāṃścāśīviṣākārānvisṛjantaṃ mahāraṇe

Look at him, mighty-armed one, shaking his great bow and letting fly arrows shaped like venomous snakes in the great battle.

Verse 22 (8.62.22)

असौ निवृत्तो राधेयो दृष्ट्वा ते वानरध्वजम् । प्रार्थयन्समरं पार्थ त्वया सह परन्तप । वधाय ह्यात्मनोऽभ्येति पावकं शलभो यथा ॥

asau nivṛtto rādheyo dṛṣṭvā te vānaradhvajam | prārthayansamaraṃ pārtha tvayā saha parantapa | vadhāya hyātmano'bhyeti pāvakaṃ śalabho yathā

There Radheya has turned back, having seen your monkey-bannered chariot; wanting to fight you, Partha, scorcher of foes, he comes to his own death like a moth to a flame.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the three lines are a variant of CE 8.43.42a (asau nivṛtto rādheyo dṛśyate vānaradhvaja), CE 8.43.42b*0567_01 (prārthayan samaraṃ pārtha tvayā saha paraṃtapa) and a variant of CE 8.43.42c (vadhāya cātmano 'bhyeti dīpasya śalabho yathā); Wikisource reads पावकं शलभो यथा. Kept.

Verse 23 (8.62.23)

कर्णमेकाकिनं दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रो रणाजिरे । त्वां च पार्थाभिसंरब्धं कर्णं प्रति महारथम् ॥

karṇamekākinaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭro raṇājire | tvāṃ ca pārthābhisaṃrabdhaṃ karṇaṃ prati mahāratham

Seeing Karna alone on the field of battle, and you, Partha, enraged and bent against Karna, the great warrior,

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the lines are variants of the star passages CE 8.43.42d*0569_01 (ekākinaṃ ca dṛṣṭvainaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro raṇājire; compare 8.43.43a karṇam ekākinaṃ dṛṣṭvā) and 8.43.42d*0570_01 (tvāṃ ca pārthābhisaṃrabdhaṃ karṇaṃ prati mahāratham). The sentence runs on through the next verse and ends at verse 25.

Verse 24 (8.62.24)

कृतागसं च राधेयं धर्मात्मनि युधिष्ठिरे । आत्मानं च कृतार्थं च समीक्ष्य भरतर्षभ ॥

kṛtāgasaṃ ca rādheyaṃ dharmātmani yudhiṣṭhire | ātmānaṃ ca kṛtārthaṃ ca samīkṣya bharatarṣabha

and seeing Radheya as one guilty of an offence against the righteous Yudhishthira, and himself as one whose purpose is accomplished, O best of the Bharatas,

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the lines are a variant of CE 8.43.45c (kṛtāgasaṃ ca rādheyaṃ dharmātmani yudhiṣṭhire) and 45a (ātmānaṃ ca kṛtātmānaṃ samīkṣya bharatarṣabha), in reverse order (compare verse 29 below, which has them in the CE order). Wikisource reads कृतार्थम् for the CE's kṛtātmānam. Corrected अत्मानं → आत्मानं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped long ā).

Verse 25 (8.62.25)

असौ दुर्योधनः क्रुद्धो रथानीकेन भारत । रिरक्षिषुः सुसंवृत्तो धार्तराष्ट्रो निवर्तते ॥

asau duryodhanaḥ kruddho rathānīkena bhārata | rirakṣiṣuḥ susaṃvṛtto dhārtarāṣṭro nivartate

there Duryodhana, enraged, wanting to protect him, turns back with his force of chariots, well formed, O Bharata, the son of Dhritarashtra.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads असौ दुर्योधनः क्रुद्धो रथानीकेन भारत । रिरक्षिषुः सुसंवृत्तो धार्तराष्ट्रो निवर्तते; the critical edition reads (43a, 43c) karṇam ekākinaṃ dṛṣṭvā rathānīkena bhārata / rirakṣiṣuḥ susaṃyatto dhārtarāṣṭro 'bhivartate, with Wikisource's first line coming from the star line 8.43.43b*0571_01 (asau duryodhanaḥ kruddho rathānīkena daṃśitaḥ). Recension variant, kept.

Verse 26 (8.62.26)

सर्वैः सहैभिर्दुष्टात्मा बध्यतां च प्रयत्नतः । त्वया यशश्च राज्यं च सुखं चोत्तममिच्छता ॥

sarvaiḥ sahaibhirduṣṭātmā badhyatāṃ ca prayatnataḥ | tvayā yaśaśca rājyaṃ ca sukhaṃ cottamamicchatā

Let this wicked-souled man be killed, together with all these, with every effort, by you, who desire fame, a kingdom and the highest happiness.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads सर्वैः सहैभिर्दुष्टात्मा बध्यतां च प्रयत्नतः; the critical edition reads sārvaiḥ sahaibhir duṣṭātmā vadhya eṣa prayatnataḥ. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 27 (8.62.27)

अदीनयोर्विश्रुतयोर्युवयोर्योत्स्यमानयोः । देवासुरे पार्थ मृधे देवदानवयोरिव । पश्यन्तु कौरवाः सर्वे तव पार्थ पराक्रमम् ॥

adīnayorviśrutayoryuvayoryotsyamānayoḥ | devāsure pārtha mṛdhe devadānavayoriva | paśyantu kauravāḥ sarve tava pārtha parākramam

While the two of you, unhumbled and renowned, fight each other like a god and a Danava in the war of the gods and the demons, let all the Kauravas watch your prowess, Partha.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the three lines are CE 8.43.44b*0572_01–02 and *0573_01 (adīnayor viśrutayor yuvayor yotsyamānayoḥ / devāsure pārtha mṛdhe devadānavayor iva / paśyantu kauravāḥ sarve tava pārtha parākramam), star lines printed after 8.43.44b. Kept.

Verse 28 (8.62.28)

त्वां च दृष्ट्वातिसंरब्धं कर्णं च भरतर्षभ । असौ दुर्योधनः क्रुद्धो नोत्तरं प्रतिपद्यते ॥

tvāṃ ca dṛṣṭvātisaṃrabdhaṃ karṇaṃ ca bharatarṣabha | asau duryodhanaḥ kruddho nottaraṃ pratipadyate

Seeing you in a fury, and Karna too, O best of the Bharatas, that enraged Duryodhana finds no answer to make.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the lines are CE 8.43.44b*0574_01–02 (tvāṃ ca dṛṣṭvātisaṃrabdhaṃ karṇaṃ ca bharatarṣabha / asau duryodhanaḥ kruddho nottaraṃ pratipadyate), star lines printed after 8.43.44b. Corrected भरतर्षम् → भरतर्षभ (misprint in Wikisource; dropped भ; CE bharatarṣabha).

Verse 29 (8.62.29)

आत्मानं च कृतात्मानं समीक्ष्य भरतर्षभ । कृतागसं च राधेयं धर्मात्मनि युधिष्ठिरे ॥

ātmānaṃ ca kṛtātmānaṃ samīkṣya bharatarṣabha | kṛtāgasaṃ ca rādheyaṃ dharmātmani yudhiṣṭhire

Look at yourself as one whose purpose is accomplished, O best of the Bharatas, and at Radheya, guilty of an offence against the righteous Yudhishthira.

Verse 30 (8.62.30)

प्रतिपद्यस्व कौन्तेय प्राप्तकालमनन्तरम् । आर्यां युद्धे मतिं कृत्वा प्रत्येहि रथयूथपम् ॥

pratipadyasva kaunteya prāptakālamanantaram | āryāṃ yuddhe matiṃ kṛtvā pratyehi rathayūthapam

Take up now, son of Kunti, what the time requires: set your mind on the noble way of fighting and go against the leader of that host of chariots.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads प्रतिपद्यस्व कौन्तेय; the critical edition reads pratipadyasva rādheyam. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 31 (8.62.31)

पञ्च ह्येतानि मुख्यानि रथानां रथसत्तम । शतान्यायान्ति वेगेन बलिनां भीमतेजसाम् ॥

pañca hyetāni mukhyāni rathānāṃ rathasattama | śatānyāyānti vegena balināṃ bhīmatejasām

Look, best of chariot-warriors: five of these are the chief divisions of chariots, and hundreds of powerful men of fearful splendour are rushing on.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.43.47): Wikisource has lost words here (printed शतान्यxxxxxxजलिनां तिन्मतेजसाम्). Line 2 is rebuilt from CE 8.43.47c (śatāny āyānti vegena balināṃ bhīmatejasām), whose wording the surviving letters (…जलिनां …मतेजसाम्) evidently echo (ज for ब, तिन्म for भीम).

Verse 32 (8.62.32)

पञ्च नागसहस्राणि द्विगुणा वाजिनस्तथा । अभिसंहत्य कौन्तेय पदाताः प्रयुतानि च ॥

pañca nāgasahasrāṇi dviguṇā vājinastathā | abhisaṃhatya kaunteya padātāḥ prayutāni ca

Five thousand elephants, twice as many horses, and, drawn up together with them, O son of Kunti, foot-soldiers by the hundred thousand.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.43.48ab, pañca nāgasahasrāṇi dviguṇā vājinas tathā / abhisaṃhatya kaunteya padātiprayutāni ca): Wikisource has lost words in line 1 (printed पञ्च नाघxxxxx), restored here as नागसहस्राणि. Line 2 is as printed (पदाताः प्रयुतानि च, a variant of the CE's padātiprayutāni).

Verse 33 (8.62.33)

अन्योन्यरक्षितं वीर बलं त्वामभिवर्तते । द्रोणपुत्रं पुरस्कृत्य तच्छीघ्रं सन्निषूदय ॥

anyonyarakṣitaṃ vīra balaṃ tvāmabhivartate | droṇaputraṃ puraskṛtya tacchīghraṃ sanniṣūdaya

Protecting one another, O hero, this force advances against you. Put Drona's son in front of you and destroy it swiftly.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition: Wikisource has lost the start of line 1 (printed xxxxxxxx वीर बलं तामभिवर्तते) and the start of line 2 is the star line 8.43.48f*0576_01 (droṇaputraṃ puraskṛtya tataḥ śīghraṃ ca sūdaya). Line 1 is rebuilt from CE 8.43.48e (anyonyarakṣitaṃ vīra balaṃ tvām abhivartate): अन्योन्यरक्षितं restored, and corrected तामभि → त्वामभि (misprint in Wikisource; dropped व्). Corrected द्रोमपुत्रं → द्रोणपुत्रं (misprint in Wikisource; CE droṇaputraṃ).

Verse 34 (8.62.34)

निकृत्त्यैतद्रथानीकं बलिनं लोकविश्रुतम् । सूतपुत्रे महेष्वासे दर्शयात्मानमात्मना ॥

nikṛttyaitadrathānīkaṃ balinaṃ lokaviśrutam | sūtaputre maheṣvāse darśayātmānamātmanā

Cut down this strong chariot-force, famed throughout the world, and show yourself, by yourself, to Karna the Suta's son, the great archer.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the lines are CE 8.43.48f*0576_02 (nikṛtyaitad rathānīkaṃ balinaṃ lokaviśrutam) and CE 8.43.49a (sūtaputre maheṣvāse darśayātmānam ātmanā). The page's gloss records the reading द्रोणपुत्रे महेष्वासे for line 2 in the manuscripts क and ट; not adopted.

Verse 35 (8.62.35)

उत्तमं यत्नमास्थाय प्रत्येहि भरतर्षभ । असौ कर्णः सुसंरब्धः पाञ्चालानभिघावति ॥

uttamaṃ yatnamāsthāya pratyehi bharatarṣabha | asau karṇaḥ susaṃrabdhaḥ pāñcālānabhighāvati

Putting forth your utmost effort, go against him, O best of the Bharatas. There is Karna, in a great fury, rushing at the Panchalas.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition: Wikisource has lost most of both lines (printed xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxभरतर्षभ । xxxxxxxxxxxxx पाञ्चालानभिघावति). Line 1 is rebuilt from CE 8.43.49c (uttamaṃ yatnam āsthāya pratyehi bharatarṣabha) and line 2 from CE 8.43.50a (asau karṇaḥ susaṃrabdhaḥ pāñcālān abhidhāvati).

Verse 36 (8.62.36)

केतुमस्य हि पश्यामि धृष्टद्युम्नरथं प्रति । समुच्छेत्स्यति पाञ्चालानिति मन्ये परन्तप ॥

ketumasya hi paśyāmi dhṛṣṭadyumnarathaṃ prati | samucchetsyati pāñcālāniti manye parantapa

I see his banner heading toward Dhrishtadyumna's chariot; I think he will cut the Panchalas down, scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition: Wikisource has lost the start of both lines (printed xxxxxx हि पश्यामि धृष्टद्युम्नरर्थ प्रति । xxxxxx पाञ्चालानिति मन्ये परन्तप). Line 1 is rebuilt from CE 8.43.50c (ketum asya hi paśyāmi dhṛṣṭadyumnarathaṃ prati) and line 2 from CE 8.43.50e (samucchetsyati pāñcālān iti manye paraṃtapa). Corrected धृष्टद्युम्नरर्थं → धृष्टद्युम्नरथं (misprint in Wikisource; stray र्).

Verse 37 (8.62.37)

आचचक्षे प्रियं पार्थ तवेदं भरतर्षभ । राजासौ कुशली श्रीमान्धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

ācacakṣe priyaṃ pārtha tavedaṃ bharatarṣabha | rājāsau kuśalī śrīmāndharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

I tell you something pleasing, Partha, O best of the Bharatas: the king, the glorious Yudhishthira, son of Dharma, is safe.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads तवेदं भरतर्षभ । राजासौ कुशली श्रीमान्धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः; the critical edition reads tad evaṃ bharatarṣabha / rājā jīvati kauravyo dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 38 (8.62.38)

असौ भीमो महाबाहुः सन्निवृत्तश्चमूयुखे । वृतः सृञ्जयसैन्येन शैनेयेन च भारत ॥

asau bhīmo mahābāhuḥ sannivṛttaścamūyukhe | vṛtaḥ sṛñjayasainyena śaineyena ca bhārata

And there is mighty-armed Bhima, turned back at the head of the army, surrounded by the Srinjaya troops and by Shaineya, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected भप्तत → भारत (misprint in Wikisource; CE bhārata) and the split सृञ्जय सैन्येन → सृञ्जयसैन्येन (a stray word-space that broke the compound; CE sṛñjayasainyena). Wikisource reads शैनेयेन for the CE's sātyakena. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 39 (8.62.39)

वध्यन्त एते समरे कौरवा निशितैः शरैः । भीमसेनेन कौन्तेय पाञ्चालैश्च महात्मभिः ॥

vadhyanta ete samare kauravā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | bhīmasenena kaunteya pāñcālaiśca mahātmabhiḥ

Those Kauravas are being slain in the battle by sharp arrows, by Bhimasena and by the great-souled Panchalas, O son of Kunti.

Verse 40 (8.62.40)

सेना हि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य विमुखा व्यद्रवद्रणात् । वेगेन भीमसेनस्य विहता विविधैः शरैः ॥

senā hi dhārtarāṣṭrasya vimukhā vyadravadraṇāt | vegena bhīmasenasya vihatā vividhaiḥ śaraiḥ

Dhritarashtra's army has turned its face from the battle and fled, struck down by Bhimasena's rush and by his many kinds of arrows.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; a variant of CE 8.43.54 (senā hi dhārtarāṣṭrasya vimukhā cābhavad raṇāt / vipradhāvati vegena bhīmasya nihatā śaraiḥ). Kept.

Verse 41 (8.62.41)

विपन्नसस्येव मही रुधिरेण समुक्षिता । भारती भरतश्रेष्ठ सेना कृपणदर्शना ॥

vipannasasyeva mahī rudhireṇa samukṣitā | bhāratī bharataśreṣṭha senā kṛpaṇadarśanā

The Bharata army, O best of the Bharatas, is wretched to see, drenched in blood like a field of ruined crops.

Verse 42 (8.62.42)

निवृत्तं पश्य कौन्तेय भीमसेनं युधाम्पतिम् । आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं तस्माद्द्रवति भारती ॥

nivṛttaṃ paśya kaunteya bhīmasenaṃ yudhāmpatim | āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṃ tasmāddravati bhāratī

See, Kaunteya, that Bhimasena, lord of fighters, has turned back, like an enraged venomous snake; that is why the Bharata army is fleeing.

Note on the text: Corrected भारति → भारती (misprint in Wikisource; short ि for long ी; the army, as in the preceding verse; the CE has vāhinī here).

Verse 43 (8.62.43)

पीतरक्तासितसितास्ताराचन्द्रार्कमण्डिताः । पताका विप्रकीर्यन्ते छत्राण्येतानि चार्जुन ॥

pītaraktāsitasitāstārācandrārkamaṇḍitāḥ | patākā viprakīryante chatrāṇyetāni cārjuna

Yellow, red, black and white pennants adorned with stars, moons and suns are scattered about, and these parasols too, Arjuna.

Verse 44 (8.62.44)

सौवर्णा राजताश्चैव तैजसाश्च पृथग्विधाः । केतवोऽभिनिपात्यन्ते हस्त्यश्वं च प्रकीर्यते ॥

sauvarṇā rājatāścaiva taijasāśca pṛthagvidhāḥ | ketavo'bhinipātyante hastyaśvaṃ ca prakīryate

Standards of many kinds, golden, silver and of burnished metal, are being thrown down, and elephants and horses are scattered.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads केतवोऽभिनिपात्यन्ते; the critical edition reads ketavo vinipātyante. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 45 (8.62.45)

रथेभ्यः प्रपतन्त्येते रथिनो विगतासवः । नानावर्णैर्हता बाणैः पाञ्चालैरपलायिभिः ॥

rathebhyaḥ prapatantyete rathino vigatāsavaḥ | nānāvarṇairhatā bāṇaiḥ pāñcālairapalāyibhiḥ

These chariot-warriors, their lives gone, are falling from their chariots, struck down by arrows of many kinds from the Panchalas, who do not flee.

Verse 46 (8.62.46)

निर्मनुष्यान्गजानश्वान्रथांश्चैव धनञ्जय । समाद्रवन्ति पाञ्चाला धार्तराष्ट्रांस्तरस्विनः ॥

nirmanuṣyāngajānaśvānrathāṃścaiva dhanañjaya | samādravanti pāñcālā dhārtarāṣṭrāṃstarasvinaḥ

The Panchalas rush at the mighty Dhartarashtras, O Dhananjaya, through elephants, horses and chariots emptied of men.

Verse 47 (8.62.47)

विमृद्नन्ति नरव्याघ्रा भीमसेनबलाश्रयात् । बलं परेषां दुर्धर्षं त्यक्त्वा प्राणानरिन्दम् ॥

vimṛdnanti naravyāghrā bhīmasenabalāśrayāt | balaṃ pareṣāṃ durdharṣaṃ tyaktvā prāṇānarindam

Those tigers among men trample down the enemy's unassailable force, giving up their lives, relying on Bhimasena's strength, O subduer of foes.

Note on the text: Corrected विमृद्रन्ति → विमृद्नन्ति (misprint in Wikisource; a non-word; CE mṛdnanti). Wikisource reads भीमसेनबलाश्रयात्; the critical edition reads bhīmasenavyapāśrayāt. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 48 (8.62.48)

एते नर्दन्ति पाञ्चाला ध्मापयन्ति च वारिजान् । अभिद्रवन्ति च रणे मृद्नन्तः सायकैः परान् ॥

ete nardanti pāñcālā dhmāpayanti ca vārijān | abhidravanti ca raṇe mṛdnantaḥ sāyakaiḥ parān

There the Panchalas roar and blow their conches, and rush on in the battle, crushing the enemy with their arrows.

Note on the text: Corrected नर्दिन्ति → नर्दन्ति and मृद्रन्तः → मृद्नन्तः (misprints in Wikisource; non-words; CE nadanti, nighnantaḥ). Wikisource reads मृद्नन्तः for the CE's nighnantaḥ, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 49 (8.62.49)

पश्य स्वर्गस्य माहात्म्यं पाञ्चाला हि पराक्रमात् । धार्तराष्ट्रान्विनिघ्नन्तो विशन्त्येते रथोत्तमान् ॥

paśya svargasya māhātmyaṃ pāñcālā hi parākramāt | dhārtarāṣṭrānvinighnanto viśantyete rathottamān

See the greatness of heaven: by their valour the Panchalas, striking down the Dhartarashtras, plunge in among their foremost chariot-warriors.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; a variant of CE 8.43.63 (paśya svargasya māhātmyaṃ pāñcālā hi paraṃtapa / dhārtarāṣṭrān vinighnanti kruddhāḥ siṃhā iva dvipān). Kept.

Verse 50 (8.62.50)

शस्त्रमाच्छिद्य शत्रूणां सायुधानां निरायुधाः । तेनैवैतानमोघास्त्रा निघ्नन्ति च नदन्ति च ॥

śastramācchidya śatrūṇāṃ sāyudhānāṃ nirāyudhāḥ | tenaivaitānamoghāstrā nighnanti ca nadanti ca

Unarmed, they wrest the weapons from armed enemies, and with those very weapons, which never miss, they strike them down and roar.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.63d*0578_01–02 (śastram ācchidya śatrūṇāṃ sāyudhānāṃ nirāyudhāḥ / tenaivaitān amoghāstrā nighnanti ca nadanti ca), a star passage printed after 8.43.63d. Removed the opening square bracket, a wiki mark that opens the bracketed passage (it closes in the next verse).

Verse 51 (8.62.51)

शिरांस्येतानि पात्यन्ते शत्रूणां बाहवोऽपि च । रथनागहया वीरा यशस्याः सर्व एव च ॥

śirāṃsyetāni pātyante śatrūṇāṃ bāhavo'pi ca | rathanāgahayā vīrā yaśasyāḥ sarva eva ca

The enemies' heads are being struck off, and their arms as well, and the heroes of chariot, elephant and horse, every one of them renowned, are being cut down.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.63d*0578_03–04 (śirāṃsy etāni pātyante śatrūṇāṃ bāhavo 'pi ca / rathanāgahayā vīrā yaśasyāḥ sarva eva ca). Removed the closing square bracket, a wiki mark that closes the bracketed passage begun in the previous verse.

Verse 52 (8.62.52)

सर्वतश्चाभिपन्नैषा धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमूः । त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्महेष्वासैः पाञ्चालैः परिपात्यते ॥

sarvataścābhipannaiṣā dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ | tyaktvā prāṇānmaheṣvāsaiḥ pāñcālaiḥ paripātyate

This whole great army of Dhritarashtra's sons, beset on every side, is being struck down by the Panchala great archers, who have thrown their lives away.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.64a and 8.43.64b*0580_01 (sarvataś cābhipannaiṣā dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ / tyaktvā prāṇān maheṣvāsaiḥ pāñcālaiḥ paripātyate).

Verse 53 (8.62.53)

सुहृदश्च पराक्रान्ताः कृपकर्णादयो विभो । निवारणे महेष्वासाः पाञ्चालानां परन्तप ॥

suhṛdaśca parākrāntāḥ kṛpakarṇādayo vibho | nivāraṇe maheṣvāsāḥ pāñcālānāṃ parantapa

And their valiant allies, Kripa, Karna and the other great archers, O lord, strive to hold the Panchalas back, O scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.65d*0581_01–02 (suhṛdaś ca parākrāntāḥ kṛpakarṇādayo vibho / nivāraṇe maheṣvāsāḥ pāñcālānāṃ paraṃtapa), a star passage printed after 8.43.65d.

Verse 54 (8.62.54)

अनिवृत्तांश्च भीतांस्तान्धार्तराष्ट्रान्परन्तप । धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा वीरा घ्नन्ति शत्रून्सहस्रशः ॥

anivṛttāṃśca bhītāṃstāndhārtarāṣṭrānparantapa | dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhā vīrā ghnanti śatrūnsahasraśaḥ

The heroes led by Dhrishtadyumna kill by the thousand those frightened sons of Dhritarashtra who will not turn back, O scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads अनिवृत्तांश्च भीतांस्तान्धार्तराष्ट्रान्; the critical edition reads sunimagnāṃś ca bhīmāstrair dhārtarāṣṭrān mahārathān. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 55 (8.62.55)

रथाश्च विविधाः सर्वे निवृत्ते भरतर्षभे । विवर्णमुखभूयिष्ठा धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमूः ॥

rathāśca vividhāḥ sarve nivṛtte bharatarṣabhe | vivarṇamukhabhūyiṣṭhā dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ

Now that the best of the Bharatas has turned back, all the many chariots and the whole great army of Dhritarashtra's sons are for the most part pale-faced.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; line 2 is a variant of CE 8.43.66e (viṣaṇṇabhūyiṣṭharathā dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ), and line 1 stands in for the star line 8.43.66f*0584_01 (rathāś caite suvitrastā bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ). Kept.

Verse 56 (8.62.56)

पश्य भीमेन नाराचैर्भिन्ना नागाः पतन्त्यमी । वज्रिवज्रहतानीव शिखराणि धराभृताम् ॥

paśya bhīmena nārācairbhinnā nāgāḥ patantyamī | vajrivajrahatānīva śikharāṇi dharābhṛtām

See, struck by Bhima's narachas, these elephants fall like mountain peaks struck by the thunderbolt of the wielder of the thunderbolt.

Verse 57 (8.62.57)

भीमसेनस्य निर्विद्धा बाणैः सन्नतपर्वभिः । स्वान्यनीकानि मृद्नन्तो द्रवन्त्येते महागजाः ॥

bhīmasenasya nirviddhā bāṇaiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ | svānyanīkāni mṛdnanto dravantyete mahāgajāḥ

Pierced by Bhimasena's smooth-jointed arrows, these great elephants flee, trampling their own ranks.

Note on the text: Corrected मृद्गन्तो → मृद्नन्तो (misprint in Wikisource; a non-word; CE mṛdnanto).

Verse 58 (8.62.58)

एते द्रवन्ति कुरवो भीमसेनभयार्दिताः । त्यक्त्वा रथान्गजांश्चैव हयांश्चैव सहस्रशः ॥

ete dravanti kuravo bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ | tyaktvā rathāngajāṃścaiva hayāṃścaiva sahasraśaḥ

There the Kauravas flee, tormented by fear of Bhimasena, abandoning chariots, elephants and horses by the thousand.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.68d*0587_01–02 (ete dravanti kuravo bhīmasenabhayārditāḥ / tyaktvā rathān gajāṃś caiva hayāṃś caiva sahasraśaḥ), a star passage printed after 8.43.68d. Removed a stray backtick, a wiki mark that opens the quoted passage (it closes in verse 60).

Verse 59 (8.62.59)

हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तीनां द्रवतां निःस्वनं शृणु । भीमसेनस्य निनदं द्रावयानस्य कौरवान् ॥

hastyaśvarathapattīnāṃ dravatāṃ niḥsvanaṃ śṛṇu | bhīmasenasya ninadaṃ drāvayānasya kauravān

Hear the noise of the fleeing elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers, and the roar of Bhimasena as he drives the Kauravas before him.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.68d*0587_03–04 (hastyaśvarathapattīnaṃ dravatāṃ nisvanaṃ śṛṇu / bhīmasenasya ninadaṃ drāvayāṇasya kauravān), with Wikisource's द्रावयानस्य for the CE's drāvayāṇasya.

Verse 60 (8.62.60)

अभिजानामि भीमस्य सिंहनादं पुनःपुनः । नदतः पाण्डवेयस्य सङ्ग्रामे जितकाशिनः ॥

abhijānāmi bhīmasya siṃhanādaṃ punaḥpunaḥ | nadataḥ pāṇḍaveyasya saṅgrāme jitakāśinaḥ

I know, again and again, the lion's roar of Bhima, the Pandava, roaring in the battle, flushed with victory.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; a variant of CE 8.43.69 (nābhijānāsi bhīmasya siṃhanādaṃ durutsaham / nadato 'rjuna saṃgrāme vīrasya jitakāśinaḥ). Wikisource reads अभिजानामि (affirmative) and ends the passage with a quote mark, which was removed as a wiki mark.

Verse 61 (8.62.61)

एष नैषादिरभ्येति द्विपमुख्येन पाण्डवम् । विसृजंस्तोमरान्क्रुद्धो दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ॥

eṣa naiṣādirabhyeti dvipamukhyena pāṇḍavam | visṛjaṃstomarānkruddho daṇḍapāṇirivāntakaḥ

Here comes the Nishada's son against the Pandava on a chief elephant, hurling lances in fury, like Death with the rod in his hand.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (8.43.70ab, eṣa naiṣādir abhyeti dvipamukhyena pāṇḍavam / jighāṃsus tomaraiḥ kruddho daṇḍapāṇir ivāntakaḥ): the page prints this verse with its first line empty. Line 1 is restored from the CE; line 2 is as printed (विसृजंस्तोमरान्, a variant of the CE's jighāṃsus tomaraiḥ). The page's line 1 is Wikisource's row 8-62-61a.

Verse 62 (8.62.62)

तस्य चैव भुजौ छिन्नौ भीमसेनेन गर्जतः । नागश्च क्रकरप्रख्यैर्नाराचैर्दशभिर्हतः ॥

tasya caiva bhujau chinnau bhīmasenena garjataḥ | nāgaśca krakaraprakhyairnārācairdaśabhirhataḥ

Both his arms were cut off by Bhimasena as he roared, and his elephant was killed with ten narachas as sharp as saws.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads तस्य चैव भुजौ छिन्नौ and क्रकरप्रख्यैर्नाराचैर्दशभिर्हतः; the critical edition reads satomarāv asya bhujau chinnau and tīkṣṇair agniśikhāprakhyair nārācair daśabhir hataḥ. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 63 (8.62.63)

हन्तैते पुनरायान्ति नागा ह्यन्ये प्रहारिणः । नीलाञ्जनचयप्रख्या महामात्रैरधिष्ठिताः ॥

hantaite punarāyānti nāgā hyanye prahāriṇaḥ | nīlāñjanacayaprakhyā mahāmātrairadhiṣṭhitāḥ

Look, here come other striking elephants again, dark as heaps of collyrium, with mahouts seated on them.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads हन्तैते पुनरायान्ति … नीलाञ्जनचयप्रख्या; the critical edition reads hatvainaṃ punar āyāti … paśya nīlāmbudanibhān. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 64 (8.62.64)

शक्तितोमरसङ्घातैर्विनिघ्नन्तो वृकोदरम् । सप्तसप्त च नागस्था वैजयन्त्यश्च सध्वजाः । नवत्या निशितैर्बाणैश्छिन्नाः पार्थाग्रजेन ते ॥

śaktitomarasaṅghātairvinighnanto vṛkodaram | saptasapta ca nāgasthā vaijayantyaśca sadhvajāḥ | navatyā niśitairbāṇaiśchinnāḥ pārthāgrajena te

Striking Vrikodara with masses of darts and lances, seven and seven men on elephants, with their banners and pennants, were cut down by Partha's elder brother with ninety sharp arrows.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a variant of CE 8.43.72e (śaktitomarasaṃkāśair vinighnantaṃ vṛkodaram); lines 2–3 are a variant of CE 8.43.73ac (sapta sapta ca nāgāṃs tān vaijayantīś ca sadhvajāḥ / nihatya niśitair bāṇaiś chinnāḥ pārthāgrajena te). Corrected शक्तितोमरसङ्घतैः → शक्तितोमरसङ्घातैः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped long ā; 'masses of darts and lances'). Kept.

Verse 65 (8.62.65)

दशभिर्दशभिश्चैको नाराचैर्निहतो गजः ॥

daśabhirdaśabhiścaiko nārācairnihato gajaḥ

With ten narachas for each, one elephant after another was killed.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 8.43.73e (daśabhir daśabhiś caiko nārācair nihato gajaḥ); the page prints this single line as its own verse (8-62-65a). Kept.

Verse 66 (8.62.66)

न चासौ धार्तराष्ट्राणां श्रूयते निनदस्तथा । पुरन्दरसमे क्रुद्धे निवृत्ते भरतर्षभे ॥

na cāsau dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ śrūyate ninadastathā | purandarasame kruddhe nivṛtte bharatarṣabhe

That roar of Dhritarashtra's men is no longer heard, now that Bhima, equal to Indra, has turned back in anger, O best of the Bharatas.

Verse 67 (8.62.67)

अक्षौहिण्यस्तथा तिस्रो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सङ्गताः । क्रुद्धेन भीमसेनेन नरसिंहेन वारिताः ॥

akṣauhiṇyastathā tisro dhārtarāṣṭrasya saṅgatāḥ | kruddhena bhīmasenena narasiṃhena vāritāḥ

Three assembled akshauhinis of Dhritarashtra's son were held back by the enraged Bhimasena, the lion among men.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads सङ्गताः; the critical edition reads saṃhatāḥ (spelling variant of the same sense). Kept.

Verse 68 (8.62.68)

न शक्नुवन्ति वै पार्थं पार्थिवाः समुदीक्षितुम् । मध्यन्दिनगतं सूर्यं यथा दुर्बलचक्षुषः ॥

na śaknuvanti vai pārthaṃ pārthivāḥ samudīkṣitum | madhyandinagataṃ sūryaṃ yathā durbalacakṣuṣaḥ

The kings cannot look at Partha, as men of weak eyesight cannot look at the sun at noon.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.75d*0588_01–02 (na śaknuvanti vai pārthaṃ pārthivāḥ samudīkṣitum / madhyaṃdinagataṃ sūryaṃ yathā durbalacakṣuṣaḥ), a star passage printed after 8.43.75d.

Verse 69 (8.62.69)

एते भीमस्य सन्त्रस्ताः सिंहस्येवेतरे मृगाः । शरैः सन्त्रासिताः सङ्ख्ये न लभन्ते सुखं क्वचित् ॥

ete bhīmasya santrastāḥ siṃhasyevetare mṛgāḥ | śaraiḥ santrāsitāḥ saṅkhye na labhante sukhaṃ kvacit

Terrified of Bhima, tormented by his arrows in the fight, these men find no peace anywhere, like other beasts before a lion.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.75d*0588_03–04 (ete bhīmasya saṃtrastāḥ siṃhasyevetare mṛgāḥ / śaraiḥ saṃtrāsitāḥ saṃkhye na labhante sukhaṃ kva cit). Corrected सह्ख्ये → सङ्ख्ये (misprint in Wikisource; ह for ङ; CE saṃkhye).

Verse 70 (8.62.70)

राधेयो बहुभिः सार्धमसौ गच्छति वेगितः । वर्धयित्वा तु भीरुं तं पार्श्वतो ह्यानयद्धनुः । तं पालयन्महाराजं धार्तराष्ट्रं बलान्वितः ॥

rādheyo bahubhiḥ sārdhamasau gacchati vegitaḥ | vardhayitvā tu bhīruṃ taṃ pārśvato hyānayaddhanuḥ | taṃ pālayanmahārājaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraṃ balānvitaḥ

Radheya, with many companions, is going swiftly; after heartening that timid man, he has drawn his bow in beside him, shielding the great king, Dhritarashtra's son, with all his strength.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; a variant of CE 8.43.75d*0589_02–04 (rādheyo bahubhiḥ sārdham asau gacchati vegitaḥ / varjayitvā tu bhīruṃ taṃ pārśvato hy ānayad dhanuḥ / taṃ pālayan mahārājaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro balānvitaḥ). Wikisource reads वर्धयित्वा तु भीरुं तं for the CE's varjayitvā; kept. This is the last verse of Krishna's speech: the page heads the next verse सञ्जय उवाच.

Verse 71 (8.62.71)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाबाहुर्वासुदेवाद्धनञ्जयः । भीमसेनेन तत्कर्म कृतं दृष्ट्वा सुदुष्करम् । अर्जुनो व्यधमच्छिष्टान्संशप्तकगणान्बहून् ॥

etacchrutvā mahābāhurvāsudevāddhanañjayaḥ | bhīmasenena tatkarma kṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā suduṣkaram | arjuno vyadhamacchiṣṭānsaṃśaptakagaṇānbahūn

Hearing this from Vasudeva, and seeing the deed that Bhimasena had done, hard though it was to do, the mighty-armed Dhananjaya, Arjuna, destroyed many of the remaining Samshaptakas.

Note on the text: Speaker: Sanjaya, under the page's heading सञ्जय उवाच (CE 8.43.76). Not matched by the alignment; line 1 is CE 8.43.76*0590_01 (etac chrutvā mahābāhur vāsudevād dhanaṃjayaḥ), line 2 is CE 8.43.76a (bhīmasenena tat karma kṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā suduṣkaram), and line 3 is a variant of CE 8.43.76c (arjuno vyadhamac chiṣṭān ahitān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ). Kept.

Verse 72 (8.62.72)

ते वध्यमानाः पार्थेन संशप्तकगणाः प्रभो । शक्रस्यातिथितां गत्वा विशोका ह्यभवंस्तदा ॥

te vadhyamānāḥ pārthena saṃśaptakagaṇāḥ prabho | śakrasyātithitāṃ gatvā viśokā hyabhavaṃstadā

Struck down by Partha, O lord, those hosts of Samshaptakas became Indra's guests and were free from sorrow.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads ते वध्यमानाः पार्थेन संशप्तकगणाः प्रभो; the critical edition reads te vadhyamānāḥ samare saṃśaptakagaṇāḥ prabho. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 73 (8.62.73)

नारायणांस्तु गोपालान्व्यधमत्पाण्डुनन्दनः । उत्तमं वेगमास्थाय चण्डवायुर्घनानिव ॥

nārāyaṇāṃstu gopālānvyadhamatpāṇḍunandanaḥ | uttamaṃ vegamāsthāya caṇḍavāyurghanāniva

Taking up the highest speed, the son of Pandu destroyed the Narayana cowherds, as a violent wind scatters clouds.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.77d*0594_01–02 (nārāyaṇāṃs tu gopālān vyadhamat pāṇḍunandanaḥ / uttamaṃ vegam āsthāya caṇḍavāyur ghanān iva). Wikisource has lost letters in line 2 (printed उत्तमं वेxxxxxप्तास्थाय … धनानिव); restored from the CE as उत्तमं वेगमास्थाय, and corrected धनानिव → घनानिव (misprint in Wikisource; घ for ध; CE ghanān, 'clouds').

Verse 74 (8.62.74)

अन्वकीर्यन्त भीतास्ते तत्रतत्रैव भारत । लुलितांश्च ततः शूरानहनत्पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

anvakīryanta bhītāste tatratatraiva bhārata | lulitāṃśca tataḥ śūrānahanatpuruṣottamaḥ

In their fear they were scattered right where they stood, O Bharata; and that best of men struck down those heroes thrown into confusion.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; CE 8.43.77d*0594_03–04 (anvakīryanta bhītās te tatra tatraiva bhārata / lulitāṃś ca tataḥ śūrān ahanat puruṣottamaḥ).

Verse 75 (8.62.75)

पुनश्च पुरुषव्याघ्रः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः । जघान धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चतुर्विधबलां चमूम् ॥

punaśca puruṣavyāghraḥ śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ | jaghāna dhārtarāṣṭrasya caturvidhabalāṃ camūm

And once more that tiger among men, with smooth-jointed arrows, destroyed the four-fold army of Dhritarashtra's son.

Note on the text: Wikisource reads पुनश्च पुरुषव्याघ्रः; the critical edition reads pārthaś ca puruṣavyāghraḥ. Recension variant, kept.