Dire Omens and the Taunts of Bhima and Duryodhana

Verse 1 (9.57.1)

ततो वाग्युद्धमभवत्तुमुलं जनमेजय । यत्र दुःखान्वितो राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥

tato vāgyuddhamabhavattumulaṃ janamejaya | yatra duḥkhānvito rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro'bravīdidam

Then, O Janamejaya, a tumultuous battle of words arose; and at that time King Dhritarashtra, afflicted with grief, said this:

Verse 2 (9.57.2)

धिगस्तु खलु मानुष्यं यस्य निष्ठेयमीदृशी । एकादशचमूभर्ता यत्र पुत्रो ममानघ ॥

dhigastu khalu mānuṣyaṃ yasya niṣṭheyamīdṛśī | ekādaśacamūbhartā yatra putro mamānagha

"Shame indeed on human life, whose end is such as this — that my son, O blameless one, who was lord of eleven armies,

Note on the text: Speaker: Dhritarashtra's lament to Sanjaya (no heading printed); the input had वैशम्पायन carried over from the page heading.

Verse 3 (9.57.3)

आज्ञाप्य सर्वान्नृपतीन्भुक्त्वा चेमां वसुन्धराम् । गदामादाय चैकाकी पदातिः प्रस्थितो रणम् ॥

ājñāpya sarvānnṛpatīnbhuktvā cemāṃ vasundharām | gadāmādāya caikākī padātiḥ prasthito raṇam

after commanding all the kings and enjoying this earth, has set out for the fight alone and on foot, taking up a mace.

Note on the text: Speaker: Dhritarashtra's lament to Sanjaya (no heading printed); the input had वैशम्पायन carried over from the page heading.

Verse 4 (9.57.4)

भूत्वा हि जगतो नाथो ह्यनाथ इव मे सुतः । गदामुद्यम्य यो याति किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥

bhūtvā hi jagato nātho hyanātha iva me sutaḥ | gadāmudyamya yo yāti kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ

Having been lord of the world, my son goes like one with no protector, raising a mace; what is this but fate?

Note on the text: Speaker: Dhritarashtra's lament to Sanjaya (no heading printed); the input had वैशम्पायन carried over from the page heading.

Verse 5 (9.57.5)

अहो दुःखं महत्प्राप्तं पुत्रेण मम सञ्जय । एवमुक्त्वा स दुःखार्तो विरराम जनाधिपः ॥

aho duḥkhaṃ mahatprāptaṃ putreṇa mama sañjaya | evamuktvā sa duḥkhārto virarāma janādhipaḥ

Ah, what great misery has come upon my son, Sanjaya!" Having said this, the king, pained with grief, fell silent.

Note on the text: Speaker: Dhritarashtra's lament to Sanjaya (no heading printed); the input had वैशम्पायन carried over from the page heading. The first line is Dhritarashtra's speech and the closing half-line (एवमुक्त्वा … जनाधिपः) is Vaishampayana's narration; the verse is given to the speaker of the quoted words.

Verse 6 (9.57.6)

स मेघनिनदो हर्षान्निनदन्निव गोवृषः । आजुहाव तदा पार्थं युद्धाय युधि वीर्यवान् ॥

sa meghaninado harṣānninadanniva govṛṣaḥ | ājuhāva tadā pārthaṃ yuddhāya yudhi vīryavān

That mighty one, with a voice like the rumble of a cloud, roaring with joy like a bull, then called Partha to battle.

Verse 7 (9.57.7)

भीममाह्वयमाने तु कुरुराजे महात्मनि । प्रादुरासन्सुघोराणि रूपाणि विविधान्युत ॥

bhīmamāhvayamāne tu kururāje mahātmani | prādurāsansughorāṇi rūpāṇi vividhānyuta

While the great-souled king of the Kurus was challenging Bhima, many terrible portents of various kinds appeared.

Verse 8 (9.57.8)

ववुर्वाताः सनिर्घाताः पांसुवर्षं पपात च । बभूवुश्च दिशः सर्वास्तिमिरेण समावृताः ॥

vavurvātāḥ sanirghātāḥ pāṃsuvarṣaṃ papāta ca | babhūvuśca diśaḥ sarvāstimireṇa samāvṛtāḥ

Winds blew with crashes like thunderbolts, dust rained down, and all the quarters were wrapped in darkness.

Verse 9 (9.57.9)

महास्वनाः सनिर्घातास्तुमुला रोमहर्षणाः । पेतुस्तथोल्काः शतशः स्फोटयन्त्यो नभस्तलात् ॥

mahāsvanāḥ sanirghātāstumulā romaharṣaṇāḥ | petustatholkāḥ śataśaḥ sphoṭayantyo nabhastalāt

There were mighty roars, with thunderclaps, tumultuous and hair-raising; hundreds of meteors fell, splitting the vault of the sky.

Note on the text: Corrected सुनिर्वाताः → सनिर्घाताः (misprint in Wikisource; सुनिर्वात, "very windless", cannot qualify महास्वनाः; the critical edition reads sanirghātāḥ, the same word as in verse 8).

Verse 10 (9.57.10)

राहुश्चाग्रसदादित्यमपर्वणि विशाम्पते । चकम्पे च महाकम्पं पृथिवी सवनद्रुमा ॥

rāhuścāgrasadādityamaparvaṇi viśāmpate | cakampe ca mahākampaṃ pṛthivī savanadrumā

Rahu swallowed the sun though it was not the day of the eclipse, O lord of men, and the earth with its forests and trees shook with a great quake.

Verse 11 (9.57.11)

रूक्षाश्च वाताः प्रववुर्नीचैः शर्करकर्षिणः । गिरीणां शिखराण्येव न्यपतन्त महीतले ॥

rūkṣāśca vātāḥ pravavurnīcaiḥ śarkarakarṣiṇaḥ | girīṇāṃ śikharāṇyeva nyapatanta mahītale

Dry winds blew low, carrying gravel along, and the very peaks of mountains fell upon the ground.

Verse 12 (9.57.12)

मृगा बहुविधाकाराः सम्पतन्ति दिशो दश । दीप्ताः शिवाश्चाप्यनदन्घोररूपाः सुदारुणाः ॥

mṛgā bahuvidhākārāḥ sampatanti diśo daśa | dīptāḥ śivāścāpyanadanghorarūpāḥ sudāruṇāḥ

Beasts of many shapes rushed about in the ten directions, and blazing jackals of dreadful form howled most fearfully.

Note on the text: Corrected दीशो → दिशो (misprint in Wikisource; the word is दिशः, as in the critical edition's diśo daśa).

Verse 13 (9.57.13)

निर्घाताश्च महाघोरा बभूवू रोमहर्षणाः । दीप्तायां दिशि राजेन्द्र मृगाश्चाशुभवादिनः ॥

nirghātāśca mahāghorā babhūvū romaharṣaṇāḥ | dīptāyāṃ diśi rājendra mṛgāścāśubhavādinaḥ

Terrible thunderclaps, hair-raising, burst forth; and in the burning quarter, O king of kings, beasts uttered ill-omened cries.

Verse 14 (9.57.14)

उदपानगताश्चापो व्यवर्धन्त समन्ततः । अशरीरा महानादाः श्रूयन्ते स्म भयानकाः ॥

udapānagatāścāpo vyavardhanta samantataḥ | aśarīrā mahānādāḥ śrūyante sma bhayānakāḥ

The water in the wells swelled up on every side, and fearful great sounds without bodies were heard.

Verse 15 (9.57.15)

एवमादीनि दृष्ट्वा स निमित्तानि वृकोदरः । उवाच भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठं धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

evamādīni dṛṣṭvā sa nimittāni vṛkodaraḥ | uvāca bhrātaraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram

Seeing these and other omens, Vrikodara spoke to his elder brother Yudhishthira, the king of dharma:

Verse 16 (9.57.16)

एष शक्यो मया जेतुं मन्दात्मा च सुयोधनः ॥

eṣa śakyo mayā jetuṃ mandātmā ca suyodhanaḥ

"This foolish Suyodhana can be conquered by me.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. The single line printed on the page (9-57-16a) is a recension variant of CE 9.55.16a (naiṣa śakto raṇe jetuṃ mandātmā māṃ suyodhanaḥ), which is the reading the page's own footnote cites (झ.पाठः). Speaker: Bhima's direct speech continues through verse 27, with no heading printed (the input had Sanjaya).

Verse 17 (9.57.17)

अद्य क्रोधं विमोक्ष्यामि निगूढं हृदयेशयम् । सुयोधने कौरवेन्द्रे खाण्डवेऽग्निमिवार्जुनः ॥

adya krodhaṃ vimokṣyāmi nigūḍhaṃ hṛdayeśayam | suyodhane kauravendre khāṇḍave'gnimivārjunaḥ

Today I shall let loose the anger long hidden in my heart upon Suyodhana, the Kaurava lord, as Arjuna loosed fire upon Khandava.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. Lines are CE 9.55.16c and 16e (adya krodhaṃ vimokṣyāmi nigūḍhaṃ hṛdaye ciram / suyodhane kauravendre khāṇḍave pāvako yathā); the vulgate words differ (हृदयेशयम्, खाण्डवेऽग्निमिवार्जुनः), a recension variant. Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 18 (9.57.18)

शल्यमद्योद्धरिष्यामि तव पाण्डव हृच्छयम् । निहत्य गदया पापमिमं कुरुकुलान्तकम् ॥

śalyamadyoddhariṣyāmi tava pāṇḍava hṛcchayam | nihatya gadayā pāpamimaṃ kurukulāntakam

Today I shall pull out the dart that lies in your heart, O Pandava, by striking down with my mace this sinner, the ender of the Kuru line.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 19 (9.57.19)

अद्य कीर्तिमयीं मालां प्रतिमोक्ष्याम्यहं त्वयि । हत्वेमं पापकर्माणं गदया रणमूर्धनि ॥

adya kīrtimayīṃ mālāṃ pratimokṣyāmyahaṃ tvayi | hatvemaṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ gadayā raṇamūrdhani

Today, having slain this evil-doer with my mace at the head of the battle, I shall hang upon you a garland of glory.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 20 (9.57.20)

अद्योरुगदया राजन्भेत्ताऽस्मि समरेऽनया । नायं प्रवेष्टा नगरं पुनर्वारणसाह्वयम् ॥

adyorugadayā rājanbhettā'smi samare'nayā | nāyaṃ praveṣṭā nagaraṃ punarvāraṇasāhvayam

Today, O king, in this fight I shall break his thighs with this mace; he shall never again enter the city called Varanasahvaya, Hastinapura.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 21 (9.57.21)

सर्पोत्सर्गस्य शयने विषदानस्य भोजने । प्रमाणकोट्यां पातस्य दाहस्य जतुवेश्मनि ॥

sarpotsargasya śayane viṣadānasya bhojane | pramāṇakoṭyāṃ pātasya dāhasya jatuveśmani

For the snakes loosed on our bed, for the poison put in our food, for the plunge at Pramanakoti, for the burning in the house of lac,

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 22 (9.57.22)

सभायामवहासस्य सर्वस्वहरणस्य च । वर्षमज्ञातवासस्य वनवासस्य चानघ ॥

sabhāyāmavahāsasya sarvasvaharaṇasya ca | varṣamajñātavāsasya vanavāsasya cānagha

for the mockery in the assembly, for the seizure of all we had, for the year of hidden dwelling and the dwelling in the forest, O blameless one —

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 23 (9.57.23)

अद्यान्तमेषां दुःखानां गन्ताऽहं भरतर्षभ । एकाह्ना विनिहत्येमं भविष्याम्यात्मनोऽनृणः ॥

adyāntameṣāṃ duḥkhānāṃ gantā'haṃ bharatarṣabha | ekāhnā vinihatyemaṃ bhaviṣyāmyātmano'nṛṇaḥ

today I shall reach the end of all these sorrows, O best of the Bharatas; killing him in a single day, I shall be free of my debt.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 24 (9.57.24)

अद्यायुर्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्मतेरकृतात्मनः । समाप्तं भरतश्रेष्ठ मातापित्रोश्च दर्शनम् ॥

adyāyurdhārtarāṣṭrasya durmaterakṛtātmanaḥ | samāptaṃ bharataśreṣṭha mātāpitrośca darśanam

Today the life of Dhritarashtra's ill-minded, unrefined son comes to its end, O best of the Bharatas, and so does his sight of his mother and father.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 25 (9.57.25)

अद्य सौख्यं तु राजेन्द्र कुरुराजस्य दुर्मतेः । समाप्तं च महाराज नारीणां दर्शनं पुनः ॥

adya saukhyaṃ tu rājendra kururājasya durmateḥ | samāptaṃ ca mahārāja nārīṇāṃ darśanaṃ punaḥ

Today the happiness of the ill-minded king of the Kurus is at an end, O king of kings, and, O great king, his sight of women is ended too.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is the CE star passage 9.55.23d*0323_01–02, printed after 9.55.23 (found in the vulgate recension). The alignment found no match. Speaker: Bhima's speech, as in the verses around it.

Verse 26 (9.57.26)

अद्यायं कुरुराजस्य शन्तनोः कुलपांसनः । प्राणाञ्श्रियं च राज्यं च त्यक्त्वा शेष्यति भूतले ॥

adyāyaṃ kururājasya śantanoḥ kulapāṃsanaḥ | prāṇāñśriyaṃ ca rājyaṃ ca tyaktvā śeṣyati bhūtale

Today this stain on the family of Shantanu, king of the Kurus, will give up life, fortune and kingdom and lie on the ground.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 27 (9.57.27)

राजा च धृतराष्ट्रोऽद्य श्रुत्वा पुत्रं निपातितम् । स्मरिष्यत्यशुभं कर्म यत्तच्छकुनिबुद्धिजम् ॥

rājā ca dhṛtarāṣṭro'dya śrutvā putraṃ nipātitam | smariṣyatyaśubhaṃ karma yattacchakunibuddhijam

And King Dhritarashtra today, hearing that his son has been felled, will remember the evil deed born of Shakuni's counsel."

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 28 (9.57.28)

इत्युक्त्वा राजशार्दूल गदामादाय वीर्यवान् । अभ्यतिष्ठत युद्धाय शक्रो वृत्रमिवाह्वयन् ॥

ityuktvā rājaśārdūla gadāmādāya vīryavān | abhyatiṣṭhata yuddhāya śakro vṛtramivāhvayan

Having said this, O tiger among kings, the valiant Bhima took up his mace and stood ready for battle, like Shakra challenging Vritra.

Verse 29 (9.57.29)

तमुद्यतगदं दृष्ट्वा कैलासमिव शृङ्गिणम् । भीमसेनः पुनः क्रुद्धो दुर्योधनमुवाच ह ॥

tamudyatagadaṃ dṛṣṭvā kailāsamiva śṛṅgiṇam | bhīmasenaḥ punaḥ kruddho duryodhanamuvāca ha

Seeing him with his mace upraised, like Kailasa with its peaks, Bhimasena, angry once more, said to Duryodhana:

Verse 30 (9.57.30)

राज्ञश्च धृतराष्ट्रस्य तथा त्वमपि चात्मनः । स्मर तद्दुष्कृतं कर्म यद्वृत्तं वारणावते ॥

rājñaśca dhṛtarāṣṭrasya tathā tvamapi cātmanaḥ | smara tadduṣkṛtaṃ karma yadvṛttaṃ vāraṇāvate

"Remember that wicked deed done to King Dhritarashtra and to yourself as well, which was done at Varanavata.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech runs from here through verse 36 (the input had Sanjaya). Lines are CE 9.55.28a and 28c; the critical edition has star lines 9.55.28a*0324_01–02 between them, which the page does not carry.

Verse 31 (9.57.31)

द्रौपदी च परिक्लिष्टा सभामध्ये रजस्वला । द्यूते च वञ्चितो राजा यत्त्वया सौबलेन च ॥

draupadī ca parikliṣṭā sabhāmadhye rajasvalā | dyūte ca vañcito rājā yattvayā saubalena ca

Remember Draupadi, harassed in the midst of the assembly while in her courses, and the king cheated at dice by you and the son of Subala,

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 32 (9.57.32)

वने दुःखं च यत्प्राप्तमस्माभिस्त्वत्कृतं महत् । विराटनगरे चैव योन्यन्तरगतैरिव । तत्सर्वं पातयाम्यद्य दिष्ट्या दृष्टोऽसि दुर्मते ॥

vane duḥkhaṃ ca yatprāptamasmābhistvatkṛtaṃ mahat | virāṭanagare caiva yonyantaragatairiva | tatsarvaṃ pātayāmyadya diṣṭyā dṛṣṭo'si durmate

and the great suffering we met in the forest, caused by you, and in the city of Virata, as if we had passed into other wombs. All that I shall bring down upon you today; by good fortune I have found you, evil-minded one.

Note on the text: Three lines on the page (9-57-32a, b, c); they are CE 9.55.30a, 30c and 30e (the vulgate's पातयामि stands where the CE has yātayāmi; recension variant). Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 33 (9.57.33)

त्वत्कृतेऽसौ हतः शेते शरतल्पे पितामहः । गाङ्गेयो रथिनां श्रेष्ठो रथिना याज्ञसेनिना ॥

tvatkṛte'sau hataḥ śete śaratalpe pitāmahaḥ | gāṅgeyo rathināṃ śreṣṭho rathinā yājñaseninā

Because of you the grandsire lies there slain on a bed of arrows — Ganga's son, best of chariot-warriors, struck down by the chariot-warrior son of Yajnasena.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 34 (9.57.34)

हतो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च तथा शल्यः प्रतापवान् । वैराग्नेरादिकर्तासौ शकुनिः सौबलो हतः ॥

hato droṇaśca karṇaśca tathā śalyaḥ pratāpavān | vairāgnerādikartāsau śakuniḥ saubalo hataḥ

Drona is slain, and Karna, and the valiant Shalya; Shakuni, son of Subala, who began the fire of enmity, is slain.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 35 (9.57.35)

प्रातिकामी तथा पापो द्रौपद्याः क्लेशकृद्धतः । भ्रातरस्ते हताः सर्वे शूरा विक्रान्तयोधिनः ॥

prātikāmī tathā pāpo draupadyāḥ kleśakṛddhataḥ | bhrātaraste hatāḥ sarve śūrā vikrāntayodhinaḥ

The wicked Pratikamin, who tormented Draupadi, is slain; and all your brothers, brave heroes in fight, are slain.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 36 (9.57.36)

एते चान्ये च बहवो निहतास्त्वत्कृते नृपाः । त्वामद्य निहनिष्यामि गदया नात्र संशयः ॥

ete cānye ca bahavo nihatāstvatkṛte nṛpāḥ | tvāmadya nihaniṣyāmi gadayā nātra saṃśayaḥ

These and many other kings have been slain for your sake; today I shall kill you with my mace — of this there is no doubt."

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhima's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 37 (9.57.37)

इत्येवमुच्चै राजानं भाषमाणं वृकोदरम् । उवाच गतभी राजन्पुत्रस्ते सत्यविक्रमः ॥

ityevamuccai rājānaṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ vṛkodaram | uvāca gatabhī rājanputraste satyavikramaḥ

As Vrikodara was thus speaking loudly, O king, your son, fearless and true in valour, replied:

Verse 38 (9.57.38)

किं कत्थनेन बहुना युध्यस्वेह वृकोदर । अद्य तेऽहं विनेष्यामि युद्धश्रद्धां कुलाधम ॥

kiṃ katthanena bahunā yudhyasveha vṛkodara | adya te'haṃ vineṣyāmi yuddhaśraddhāṃ kulādhama

"What use is all this boasting? Fight here, Vrikodara. Today I shall rid you of your zeal for battle, O vilest of your line.

Note on the text: Speaker: Duryodhana's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 39 (9.57.39)

इति दुर्योधनोऽक्षुद्रस्त्वया क्षुद्रबलेन वै । शक्यस्त्रासयितुं वाचा न चान्यः प्राकृतो यथा ॥

iti duryodhano'kṣudrastvayā kṣudrabalena vai | śakyastrāsayituṃ vācā na cānyaḥ prākṛto yathā

Thus Duryodhana, who is no petty man, cannot be frightened by words from you of petty strength, as any other common man can be.

Note on the text: Corrected दुर्यार्धेनोऽक्षुद्रः → दुर्योधनोऽक्षुद्रः and शक्यस्रासयितुम् → शक्यस्त्रासयितुम् (misprints in Wikisource: दुर्यार्धेनो is not a word and the evident name is दुर्योधनः; the conjunct स्त्र has lost its त; the critical edition's parallel reads naiva duryodhanaḥ kṣudra … śakyas trāsayituṃ vācā). Not matched by the automatic alignment: the verse is a recension variant of CE 9.55.37 (naiva duryodhanaḥ kṣudra kena cit tvadvidhena vai / śakyas trāsayituṃ vācā yathānyaḥ prākṛto naraḥ). Speaker: Duryodhana's speech continues through verse 41 (the input had Sanjaya).

Verse 40 (9.57.40)

चिरकालेप्सितं दिष्ट्या हृदयस्थमिदं मम । त्वया सह गदायुद्धं त्रिदशैरुपपादितम् ॥

cirakālepsitaṃ diṣṭyā hṛdayasthamidaṃ mama | tvayā saha gadāyuddhaṃ tridaśairupapāditam

By good fortune, this wish long cherished in my heart — a mace-duel with you — has been brought about by the gods.

Note on the text: Speaker: Duryodhana's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 41 (9.57.41)

किं वाचा बहुनोक्तेन कत्थितेन च दुर्मते । वाणी सङ्कोच्यतामेषा कर्मणा मा चिरं कृथाः ॥

kiṃ vācā bahunoktena katthitena ca durmate | vāṇī saṅkocyatāmeṣā karmaṇā mā ciraṃ kṛthāḥ

What is the use of so much talk, of boasting, you evil-minded one? Let this speech be turned into deed; do not delay."

Note on the text: Speaker: Duryodhana's direct speech (no heading printed); the input had सञ्जय carried over from the page heading.

Verse 42 (9.57.42)

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्व एवाभ्यपूजयन् । राजानः सोमकाश्चैव ये तत्रासन्समागताः ॥

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sarva evābhyapūjayan | rājānaḥ somakāścaiva ye tatrāsansamāgatāḥ

Hearing his words, all the kings and the Somakas who were assembled there applauded him.

Verse 43 (9.57.43)

ततः सम्पूजितः सर्वैः सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुहः । भूयो धीरां मतिं चक्रे युद्धाय कुरुनन्दनः ॥

tataḥ sampūjitaḥ sarvaiḥ samprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ | bhūyo dhīrāṃ matiṃ cakre yuddhāya kurunandanaḥ

Then, honoured by all, with the hair of his body bristling with joy, the delight of the Kurus again made his mind firm for battle.

Verse 44 (9.57.44)

तं मत्तमिव मातङ्गं तलशब्दैर्नराधिपाः । भूयः संहर्षयांचक्रुर्दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ॥

taṃ mattamiva mātaṅgaṃ talaśabdairnarādhipāḥ | bhūyaḥ saṃharṣayāṃcakrurduryodhanamamarṣaṇam

The kings again roused the wrathful Duryodhana, like a maddened elephant, with the sound of their clapping.

Verse 45 (9.57.45)

तं महात्मा महात्मानं गदामुद्यम्य पाण्डवः । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन धार्तराष्ट्रं वृकोदरः ॥

taṃ mahātmā mahātmānaṃ gadāmudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ | abhidudrāva vegena dhārtarāṣṭraṃ vṛkodaraḥ

Raising his mace, the great-souled Pandava Vrikodara rushed with speed at that great-souled son of Dhritarashtra.

Verse 46 (9.57.46)

बृंहन्ति कुञ्जरास्तत्र हया हेषन्ति चासकृत् । शस्त्राणि चाप्यदीप्यन्त पाण्डवानां जयैषिणां ॥

bṛṃhanti kuñjarāstatra hayā heṣanti cāsakṛt | śastrāṇi cāpyadīpyanta pāṇḍavānāṃ jayaiṣiṇāṃ

Elephants trumpeted there, horses neighed again and again, and the weapons of the Pandavas, eager for victory, blazed.

Note on the text: Corrected कुञ्चराः → कुञ्जराः (misprint in Wikisource; the word is कुञ्जर, elephant; the critical edition reads kuñjarās). The page prints no verse-end mark after this last line (it stops at जयैषिणां before the colophon); the verse end ॥ was already supplied in the input.