Duels on the Field; Bhima Destroys the Elephant Host

Verse 1 (8.64.1)

ततः सरथनागाश्वाः पाञ्चालाः पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः । सेनापतिं परीप्सन्तो रुरुधुस्तनयं तव ॥

tataḥ sarathanāgāśvāḥ pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍusṛñjayāḥ | senāpatiṃ parīpsanto rurudhustanayaṃ tava

Then the Panchalas, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas, with their chariots, elephants and horses, eager to protect their commander, hemmed in your son.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); CE star passage 8.44.32d*0601_03–04 (tataḥ sarathanāgāśvāḥ pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍupūrvaja / senāpatiṃ parīpsanto rurudhus tanayaṃ tava; Wikisource पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः for pāṇḍupūrvaja). These star lines continue 8.44.32d*0601_01–02, which Wikisource places at the end of adhyaya 63. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 2 (8.64.2)

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तावकानां परैः सह । घोरं प्राणभृतां काले भीमरूपं परन्तप ॥

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tāvakānāṃ paraiḥ saha | ghoraṃ prāṇabhṛtāṃ kāle bhīmarūpaṃ parantapa

Then the battle began between your men and the enemy, dreadful in that hour for living beings, fearful in form, O scorcher of foes.

Note on the text: Corrected युद्वं → युद्धं (misprint in Wikisource; व for ध; युद्ध is the word, and the critical edition reads yuddhaṃ).

Verse 3 (8.64.3)

नकुलो वृषसेनं तु विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः । पितुः समीपे तिष्ठन्तं त्रिभिरन्त्यैरविध्यत ॥

nakulo vṛṣasenaṃ tu viddhvā pañcabhirāyasaiḥ | pituḥ samīpe tiṣṭhantaṃ tribhirantyairavidhyata

Nakula pierced Vrishasena with five iron arrows and then struck him, as he stood near his father, with three more.

Note on the text: Wikisource has Nakula strike first here (see the note to verse 4); CE 8.44.34 has Vrishasena strike Nakula first (nakulaṃ vṛṣasenas tu viddhvā pañcabhir āyasaiḥ …). The page's reading is kept. Line 2 has अन्त्यैः where the CE has anyaiḥ, a recension variant, kept.

Verse 4 (8.64.4)

नकुलं तु ततः शूरो वृषसेनो हसन्निव । नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन विव्याध हृदये भृशम् ॥

nakulaṃ tu tataḥ śūro vṛṣaseno hasanniva | nārācena sutīkṣṇena vivyādha hṛdaye bhṛśam

Then the hero Vrishasena, as if smiling, pierced Nakula deeply in the chest with a very sharp nārāca arrow.

Note on the text: Wikisource has the two blows in the reverse order of the CE: here Vrishasena answers Nakula, where CE 8.44.34–35 has Vrishasena strike first (nakulaṃ vṛṣasenas tu viddhvā …) and Nakula answer (nakulas tu tataḥ kruddho vṛṣasenaṃ smayann iva …). The last word is a recension variant (भृशम् for dṛḍham). The page's reading is kept. Removed the stray wiki quote mark at the end.

Verse 5 (8.64.5)

सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुकर्शन । शत्रुं विव्याध विंशत्या सूतं चैवास्य सप्तभिः ॥

so'tividdho balavatā śatruṇā śatrukarśana | śatruṃ vivyādha viṃśatyā sūtaṃ caivāsya saptabhiḥ

Sorely pierced by that mighty enemy, O scourge of your foes, Nakula pierced his enemy with twenty arrows and his charioteer with seven.

Note on the text: Line 2 is a recension variant of CE 8.44.36c (śatruṃ vivyādha viṃśatyā sa ca taṃ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ), kept.

Verse 6 (8.64.6)

ततः शरसहस्रेण तावुभौ पुरुषर्षभौ । अन्योन्यमाच्छादयतां तवाभज्यत वाहिनी ॥

tataḥ śarasahasreṇa tāvubhau puruṣarṣabhau | anyonyamācchādayatāṃ tavābhajyata vāhinī

Then those two bulls among men covered each other with a thousand arrows, and your army broke.

Verse 7 (8.64.7)

स दृष्ट्वा प्रद्रुतां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सूतजः । निवारयामास बलादनुपत्य विशाम्पते ॥

sa dṛṣṭvā pradrutāṃ senāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya sūtajaḥ | nivārayāmāsa balādanupatya viśāmpate

Seeing the army of Dhritarashtra's son in flight, the Suta's son rushed after it and checked it by force, O lord of the people.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.44.38ac (dṛṣṭvā tu pradrutāṃ senāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya sūtajaḥ / nivārayām āsa balād anupatya viśāṃ pate). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 8 (8.64.8)

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे युद्धं कष्टमासीद्विशाम्पते । निवृत्ते तु ततः सैन्ये नकुलः कौरवान्ययौ ॥

etasminnantare yuddhaṃ kaṣṭamāsīdviśāmpate | nivṛtte tu tataḥ sainye nakulaḥ kauravānyayau

Meanwhile a grievous battle raged, O lord of the people. And when the army had turned back, Nakula advanced against the Kauravas.

Note on the text: Removed the stray wiki backtick and quote mark around line 1. Line 1 = CE star line 8.44.38d*0602_01 (etasminn antare kaṣṭaṃ yuddham āsīd viśāṃ pate); line 2 is a recension variant of CE 8.44.38e (nivṛtte tu tataḥ karṇe nakulaḥ kauravān yayau; Wikisource सैन्ये for karṇe), kept. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 9 (8.64.9)

कर्णपुत्रस्तु समरे हित्वा नकुलमेव तु । जुगोप चक्रं त्वरितो राधेयस्यैव मारिष ॥

karṇaputrastu samare hitvā nakulameva tu | jugopa cakraṃ tvarito rādheyasyaiva māriṣa

Karna's son, leaving Nakula alone, hastened in the battle to guard the wheel of Radheya's chariot, O venerable one.

Verse 10 (8.64.10)

उलूकस्तु रणे क्रुद्धः सहदेवेन मारिष । निवारितः शरशतैः क्रुद्धेन रणमूर्धनि ॥

ulūkastu raṇe kruddhaḥ sahadevena māriṣa | nivāritaḥ śaraśataiḥ kruddhena raṇamūrdhani

Uluka, furious in the battle, was met by Sahadeva, O venerable one, and was checked with hundreds of arrows by the enraged Sahadeva at the forefront of the fight.

Note on the text: Removed the stray wiki backtick before line 2. Line 1 is a variant of CE 8.44.40a (ulūkas tu raṇe kruddhaḥ sahadevena vāritaḥ; Wikisource सहदेवेन मारिष); line 2 = CE star line 8.44.40b*0604_01 (nivāritaḥ śaraśataiḥ kruddhena raṇamūrdhani). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 11 (8.64.11)

तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा सहदेवः प्रतापवान् । सारथिं प्रेषयामास यमस्य सदनं प्रति ॥

tasyāśvāṃścaturo hatvā sahadevaḥ pratāpavān | sārathiṃ preṣayāmāsa yamasya sadanaṃ prati

Having killed his four horses, the valiant Sahadeva sent his charioteer to the abode of Yama.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.44.40ce. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 12 (8.64.12)

उलूकस्तु ततो यानादवप्लुत्य विशाम्पते । त्रिगर्तानां बलं तूर्णं जगाम पितृनन्दनः ॥

ulūkastu tato yānādavaplutya viśāmpate | trigartānāṃ balaṃ tūrṇaṃ jagāma pitṛnandanaḥ

Then Uluka, O lord of the people, leapt down from his chariot and quickly went to the host of the Trigartas, he who was his father's joy.

Verse 13 (8.64.13)

सात्यकिः शकुनिं विद्ध्वा विंशत्या निशितैः शरैः । ध्वजं चिच्छेद भल्लेन सौबलस्य हसन्निव ॥

sātyakiḥ śakuniṃ viddhvā viṃśatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | dhvajaṃ ciccheda bhallena saubalasya hasanniva

Satyaki, having pierced Shakuni with twenty sharp arrows, cut down Saubala's banner with a bhalla arrow, as if smiling.

Verse 14 (8.64.14)

सौबलस्तस्य समरे क्रुद्धो राजन्प्रतापवान् । विदार्य कवचं भूयो ध्वजं चिच्छेद काञ्चनम् ॥

saubalastasya samare kruddho rājanpratāpavān | vidārya kavacaṃ bhūyo dhvajaṃ ciccheda kāñcanam

Saubala, enraged, O king, and valiant, tore through his armour in the battle and again cut down his golden banner.

Verse 15 (8.64.15)

तथैनं निशितैर्बाणैः सात्यकिः प्रत्यविध्यत । सारथिं च महाराज त्रिभिरेव समार्पयत् ॥

tathainaṃ niśitairbāṇaiḥ sātyakiḥ pratyavidhyata | sārathiṃ ca mahārāja tribhireva samārpayat

Satyaki in turn pierced him with sharp arrows, and struck his charioteer with just three, O great king.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 = CE 8.44.44ac (Wikisource तथैनम् for athainam; समार्पयत् for samārdayat, a recension variant, kept). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 16 (8.64.16)

अथास्य वाहांस्त्वरितः शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम् । ततोऽवप्लुत्य सहसा शकुनिर्भरतर्षभ ॥

athāsya vāhāṃstvaritaḥ śarairninye yamakṣayam | tato'vaplutya sahasā śakunirbharatarṣabha

Then, quickly, with his arrows he sent Shakuni's horses to Yama's abode. Thereupon Shakuni, O best of the Bharatas, suddenly leapt down

Note on the text: Corrected शरैर्नित्ये → शरैर्निन्ये (misprint in Wikisource; a doubled-letter slip; निन्ये ("he led") is the verb, and the critical edition reads ninye). Line 1 = CE 8.44.44e; line 2 = CE 8.44.45a. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 17 (8.64.17)

आरुरोह रथं तूर्णमुलूकस्य महात्मनः । अपोवाहाथ शीघ्रं स शैनेयाद्युद्धशालिनः ॥

āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇamulūkasya mahātmanaḥ | apovāhātha śīghraṃ sa śaineyādyuddhaśālinaḥ

and quickly mounted the chariot of the great-souled Uluka, and was swiftly carried away from the battle-skilled grandson of Shini.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.44.45ce. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 18 (8.64.18)

सात्यकिस्तु रणे राजंस्तावकानामनीकिनीम् । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन ततोऽनीकमभज्यत ॥

sātyakistu raṇe rājaṃstāvakānāmanīkinīm | abhidudrāva vegena tato'nīkamabhajyata

Satyaki, O king, rushed with speed in the battle at your army, and the host broke.

Note on the text: Corrected रण राजंस् → रणे राजंस् (misprint in Wikisource; the locative ending was dropped; the critical edition reads raṇe rājan). Corrected ततोऽनीकमभज्वत → ततोऽनीकमभज्यत (misprint in Wikisource; a slip for the passive अभज्यत, "was broken" (as in verse 6 above); the critical edition has abhidyata, the same sense).

Verse 19 (8.64.19)

शैनेयशरसञ्छन्नं तव सैन्यं विशाम्पते । भेजे दश दिशस्तूर्णं न्यपतच्च गतासुवत् ॥

śaineyaśarasañchannaṃ tava sainyaṃ viśāmpate | bheje daśa diśastūrṇaṃ nyapatacca gatāsuvat

Battered by the arrows of Shini's grandson, your army, O lord of the people, scattered swiftly in the ten directions and fell as if lifeless.

Note on the text: Corrected दशा दिशस् → दश दिशस् (misprint in Wikisource; a slip for दश ("ten"); the critical edition reads daśa diśas).

Verse 20 (8.64.20)

भीमसेनं तव सुतो वारयामास संयुगे ॥

bhīmasenaṃ tava suto vārayāmāsa saṃyuge

Your son checked Bhimasena in the battle.

Note on the text: A single line on the page (8-64-20a only), kept as printed. It = CE 8.44.48a; the rest of that CE verse is the next verse here. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 21 (8.64.21)

तं तु भीमो मुहूर्तेन व्यश्वसूतरथध्वजम् । चक्रे लोकेश्वरं तत्र तेनातुष्यन्त वै जनाः ॥

taṃ tu bhīmo muhūrtena vyaśvasūtarathadhvajam | cakre lokeśvaraṃ tatra tenātuṣyanta vai janāḥ

But Bhima in a moment left that lord of the world without horses, charioteer, chariot or banner, and the people were pleased at it.

Note on the text: Lines = CE 8.44.48ce (Wikisource जनाः for cāraṇāḥ, a recension variant, kept). The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 22 (8.64.22)

ततोऽपायान्नृपस्तस्माद्भीमसेनभयार्दितः । कुरुसैन्यं ततः सर्वं भीमसेनमुपाद्रवत् । तत्र नादो महानासीद्भीमसेनं जिघांसताम् ॥

tato'pāyānnṛpastasmādbhīmasenabhayārditaḥ | kurusainyaṃ tataḥ sarvaṃ bhīmasenamupādravat | tatra nādo mahānāsīdbhīmasenaṃ jighāṃsatām

Then the king, tormented by fear of Bhimasena, withdrew from there, and the whole Kuru army rushed upon Bhimasena; a great uproar arose there from those who wished to kill him.

Note on the text: Corrected महानासीद्धीमसेनं → महानासीद्भीमसेनं (misprint in Wikisource; ध for भ; the name is भीमसेन, and the critical edition reads bhīmam). Three lines on the page = CE 8.44.49ace (line 1 is a recension variant: Wikisource भीमसेनभयार्दितः for CE bhīmasenasya gocarāt). The page's verse has the three lines of the CE verse.

Verse 23 (8.64.23)

युधामन्युः कृपं विद्ध्वा धनुरस्याशु चिच्छिदे । अथान्यद्धनुरादाय कृपः शस्त्रभृतां वरः । युधामन्योर्ध्वजं सूतं छत्रं चापातयत्क्षितौ ॥

yudhāmanyuḥ kṛpaṃ viddhvā dhanurasyāśu cicchide | athānyaddhanurādāya kṛpaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | yudhāmanyordhvajaṃ sūtaṃ chatraṃ cāpātayatkṣitau

Yudhamanyu, having pierced Kripa, quickly cut his bow. Then Kripa, best of weapon-bearers, took up another bow and felled to the ground Yudhamanyu's banner, charioteer and umbrella.

Note on the text: Corrected चिच्छदे → चिच्छिदे (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign; the verb is चिच्छिदे ("cut"), and the critical edition reads cicchide). Three lines = CE 8.44.50a, 50c, 51a. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 24 (8.64.24)

ततोऽपायाद्रथेनैव युधामन्युर्महारथः ॥

tato'pāyādrathenaiva yudhāmanyurmahārathaḥ

Then the great chariot-warrior Yudhamanyu withdrew on that same chariot.

Note on the text: A single line on the page (8-64-24a only), kept as printed; it = CE 8.44.51c. The automatic alignment found no match.

Verse 25 (8.64.25)

उत्तमौजाश्च हार्दिक्यं भीमं भीमपराक्रमम् । छादयामास सहसा मेघो वृष्ट्येव पर्वतम् ॥

uttamaujāśca hārdikyaṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam | chādayāmāsa sahasā megho vṛṣṭyeva parvatam

And Uttamauja covered Hardikya (Kritavarma), the terrible one of terrible prowess, suddenly with arrows, as a cloud covers a mountain with rain.

Verse 26 (8.64.26)

तद्युद्धमासीत्सुमहद्धोररूपं परन्तप । तादृशं न मया युद्धं दृष्टपूर्वं विशाम्पते ॥

tadyuddhamāsītsumahaddhorarūpaṃ parantapa | tādṛśaṃ na mayā yuddhaṃ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ viśāmpate

That battle was exceedingly great and dreadful in form, O scorcher of foes; I have never seen such a battle before, O lord of the people.

Verse 27 (8.64.27)

कृतवर्मा ततो राजन्नुत्तमौजसमाहवे । हृदि विव्याध सहसा रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥

kṛtavarmā tato rājannuttamaujasamāhave | hṛdi vivyādha sahasā rathopastha upāviśat

Then Kritavarma, O king, struck Uttamauja in the heart in the battle, and Uttamauja sank down onto the platform of his chariot.

Verse 28 (8.64.28)

सारथिस्तमपोवाह रथेन रथिनां वरम् । ततस्तु सात्वतो राजन्पाण्डुसैन्यमभिद्रवत् ॥

sārathistamapovāha rathena rathināṃ varam | tatastu sātvato rājanpāṇḍusainyamabhidravat

His charioteer carried that best of chariot-warriors away in the chariot, and then the Satvata (Kritavarma), O king, rushed at the Pandava army.

Note on the text: Line 2 is a recension variant of CE 8.44.55c (tatas tu satvaraṃ rājan pāṇḍusainyam upādravat; Wikisource सात्वतः for satvaram), kept.

Verse 29 (8.64.29)

दुःशासनः सौबलश्च गजानीकेन पाण्डवम् । महता परिवार्यैव क्षुद्रकैरभ्यताडयत् ॥

duḥśāsanaḥ saubalaśca gajānīkena pāṇḍavam | mahatā parivāryaiva kṣudrakairabhyatāḍayat

Duhshasana and Saubala (Shakuni), with a great elephant division, surrounded the Pandava (Bhima) and struck him with small arrows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0001–0002 (8.44.55d@017_0001–0002). Removed the opening square bracket, which marks the passage (verses 29–43) as interpolated in Wikisource.

Verse 30 (8.64.30)

ततो भीमः शरशतैर्दुर्योधनममर्षणम् । विमुखीकृत्य तरसा गजानीकमुपाद्रवत् ॥

tato bhīmaḥ śaraśatairduryodhanamamarṣaṇam | vimukhīkṛtya tarasā gajānīkamupādravat

Then Bhima, in an instant, turned the wrathful Duryodhana away with hundreds of arrows and rushed at the elephant division.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0003–0004 (8.44.55d@017_0003–0004).

Verse 31 (8.64.31)

तमापतन्तं सहसा गजानीकं वृकोदरः । दृष्ट्वैव सुभृशं क्रुद्धो दिव्यमस्त्रमुदैरयत् ॥

tamāpatantaṃ sahasā gajānīkaṃ vṛkodaraḥ | dṛṣṭvaiva subhṛśaṃ kruddho divyamastramudairayat

Seeing that elephant division suddenly rushing at him, Vrikodara became greatly enraged and let loose a divine weapon.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0005–0006 (8.44.55d@017_0005–0006).

Verse 32 (8.64.32)

गजैर्गजानभ्यहनद्वज्रेणेन्द्र इवासुरान् ॥

gajairgajānabhyahanadvajreṇendra ivāsurān

With elephants he struck down elephants, as Indra struck down the Asuras with his thunderbolt.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0007 (8.44.55d@017_0007). A single line on the page (8-64-32a only), kept as printed.

Verse 33 (8.64.33)

ततोऽन्तरिक्षं बाणौघैः शलभैरिव पादपम् । छादयामास समरे गजान्निघ्नन्वृकोदरः ॥

tato'ntarikṣaṃ bāṇaughaiḥ śalabhairiva pādapam | chādayāmāsa samare gajānnighnanvṛkodaraḥ

Then, killing the elephants in the battle, Vrikodara covered the sky with showers of arrows, as locusts cover a tree.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0008–0009 (8.44.55d@017_0008–0009).

Verse 34 (8.64.34)

ततः कुञ्जरयूथानि समेतानि सहस्रशः । व्यधमत्तरसा भीमो मेघसङ्घानिवानिलः ॥

tataḥ kuñjarayūthāni sametāni sahasraśaḥ | vyadhamattarasā bhīmo meghasaṅghānivānilaḥ

Then Bhima swiftly destroyed the herds of elephants, thousands gathered together, as the wind scatters masses of clouds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0010–0011 (8.44.55d@017_0010–0011).

Verse 35 (8.64.35)

सुवर्णजालापिहिता मणिजालैश्च कुञ्जराः । रेजुरभ्यधिकं संख्ये विद्युत्वन्त इवाम्बुदाः ॥

suvarṇajālāpihitā maṇijālaiśca kuñjarāḥ | rejurabhyadhikaṃ saṃkhye vidyutvanta ivāmbudāḥ

Elephants covered with nets of gold and nets of jewels shone exceedingly in the fight, like clouds with lightning.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0012–0013 (8.44.55d@017_0012–0013).

Verse 36 (8.64.36)

ते वध्यमाना भीमेन गजा राजन्विदुद्रुवुः । केचिद्विभिन्नहृदयाः कुञ्जरा न्यपतन्भुवि ॥

te vadhyamānā bhīmena gajā rājanvidudruvuḥ | kecidvibhinnahṛdayāḥ kuñjarā nyapatanbhuvi

Struck down by Bhima, the elephants, O king, fled; some, with their hearts split, fell to the earth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0014–0015 (8.44.55d@017_0014–0015).

Verse 37 (8.64.37)

पतितैर्निपतद्भिश्च गजैर्हेमविभूषितैः । अशोभत मही तत्र विशीर्णैरिव पर्वतैः ॥

patitairnipatadbhiśca gajairhemavibhūṣitaiḥ | aśobhata mahī tatra viśīrṇairiva parvataiḥ

With the elephants adorned with gold falling and fallen, the earth there looked as if strewn with shattered mountains.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0016–0017 (8.44.55d@017_0016–0017).

Verse 38 (8.64.38)

दीप्ताभै रत्नवद्भिश्च पतितैर्गजयोधिभिः । रराज भूमिः पतितैः क्षीणपुण्यैरिव ग्रहैः ॥

dīptābhai ratnavadbhiśca patitairgajayodhibhiḥ | rarāja bhūmiḥ patitaiḥ kṣīṇapuṇyairiva grahaiḥ

With the fallen elephant-warriors, blazing and set with jewels, the earth shone as if with planets fallen when their merit is spent.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0018–0019 (8.44.55d@017_0018–0019). The odd form दीप्ताभै is the Appendix's own reading and is kept.

Verse 39 (8.64.39)

ततो भिन्नकटा नागा भिन्नकुम्भकरास्तथा । दुद्रुवुः शतशः संख्ये भीमसेनशराहताः ॥

tato bhinnakaṭā nāgā bhinnakumbhakarāstathā | dudruvuḥ śataśaḥ saṃkhye bhīmasenaśarāhatāḥ

Then, struck by Bhimasena's arrows, elephants with split temples, split frontal globes and split trunks fled in hundreds in the battle.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0020–0021 (8.44.55d@017_0020–0021).

Verse 40 (8.64.40)

केचिद्वमन्तो रुधिरं भयार्ताः पर्वतोपमाः । व्यद्रवञ्छरविद्धाङ्गा धातुचित्रा इवाचलाः ॥

kecidvamanto rudhiraṃ bhayārtāḥ parvatopamāḥ | vyadravañcharaviddhāṅgā dhātucitrā ivācalāḥ

Some, mountain-like, vomiting blood in terror, their limbs pierced by arrows, ran like mountains painted with minerals.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0022–0023 (8.44.55d@017_0022–0023).

Verse 41 (8.64.41)

महाभुजगसङ्काशौ चन्दनागुरुरूषितौ । अपश्यं भीमसेनस्य धनुर्विक्षिपतो भुजौ ॥

mahābhujagasaṅkāśau candanāgururūṣitau | apaśyaṃ bhīmasenasya dhanurvikṣipato bhujau

I saw Bhimasena's two arms, like great serpents, smeared with sandal and aloe, as he plied his bow.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0024–0025 (8.44.55d@017_0024–0025).

Verse 42 (8.64.42)

तस्य ज्यातलनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वाशनिसमस्वनम् । विमुञ्चन्तः शकृन्मूत्रं गजाः प्रादुद्रुवुर्भृशम् ॥

tasya jyātalanirghoṣaṃ śrutvāśanisamasvanam | vimuñcantaḥ śakṛnmūtraṃ gajāḥ prādudruvurbhṛśam

Hearing the thunder-like twang of his bowstring against his palm, the elephants, voiding dung and urine, ran off in great terror.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0026–0027 (8.44.55d@017_0026–0027).

Verse 43 (8.64.43)

भीमसेनस्य तत्कर्म राजन्नेकस्य धीमतः । निघ्नतः सर्वभूतानि रुद्रस्येव च निर्बभौ ॥

bhīmasenasya tatkarma rājannekasya dhīmataḥ | nighnataḥ sarvabhūtāni rudrasyeva ca nirbabhau

That deed of the wise Bhimasena, alone as he was, slaying all that stood before him, blazed forth like the deed of Rudra.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; it is CE Appendix I No. 17 (printed after 8.44.55), lines 0028–0029 (8.44.55d@017_0028–0029). Removed the stray closing square bracket and the doubled danda.