Virata Parva · Adhyaya 62
Arjuna Salutes Bhishma; the Gods Praise the Two Warriors
Having routed the Kuru host, Arjuna turns toward Bhishma and salutes him with arrows, two of which whisper at his ears to ask after his welfare, and Bhishma blesses him. Arjuna drives off Karna's son Vrishasena and then Duhshasana, Vikarna, Shakuni and Vivimshati, and tells Uttara to take him to Bhishma, who has cared for the Pandavas since childhood. Bhishma comes out to meet him, the two blow their conches, and the gods in the sky praise them as matchless.
वैशम्पायन उवाच · Vaishampayana said
Verse 1 (4.62.1)
एवं विद्राव्य तत्सैन्यं पार्थो भीष्ममुपाद्रवत् । त्रस्तेषु सर्वसैन्येषु कौरव्यस्य महात्मनः ॥
evaṃ vidrāvya tatsainyaṃ pārtho bhīṣmamupādravat | trasteṣu sarvasainyeṣu kauravyasya mahātmanaḥ
Having thus routed that army, Partha rushed at Bhishma, while all the troops of the great-souled Kauravya were in terror.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 1–2.
Verse 2 (4.62.2)
बाणान्धनुषि संधाय चतुरः पाकशासनिः । भीष्मं च प्राहिणोद्भीतस्तं द्वाभ्यामभ्यवादयत् ॥
bāṇāndhanuṣi saṃdhāya caturaḥ pākaśāsaniḥ | bhīṣmaṃ ca prāhiṇodbhītastaṃ dvābhyāmabhyavādayat
Fitting four arrows to his bow, the son of Indra sent them toward Bhishma in reverent awe; with two of them he saluted him.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); nothing like it appears in the critical edition or its apparatus.
Verse 3 (4.62.3)
तस्य कर्णान्तिकं गत्वा द्वावब्रूतां च कौशलम् । सोऽप्याशीरवदद्भीष्मः कौन्तेयो जयतामिति ॥
tasya karṇāntikaṃ gatvā dvāvabrūtāṃ ca kauśalam | so'pyāśīravadadbhīṣmaḥ kaunteyo jayatāmiti
Two went close to his ears and asked after his welfare; and Bhishma in turn spoke a blessing: "May Kunti's son be victorious."
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); nothing like it appears in the critical edition or its apparatus.
Verse 4 (4.62.4)
नरसिंहमुपायान्तं जिगीषन्तं परान्रणे । वृषसेनोऽभ्ययात्तूर्णं योद्धुकामो धनंजयम् ॥
narasiṃhamupāyāntaṃ jigīṣantaṃ parānraṇe | vṛṣaseno'bhyayāttūrṇaṃ yoddhukāmo dhanaṃjayam
As that lion among men came on, eager to conquer his foes in battle, Vrishasena swiftly advanced, wishing to fight Dhananjaya —
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 3–4.
Verse 5 (4.62.5)
वैकर्तनात्मजो वीरः संग्रामे लोकविश्रुतः । शौर्यवीर्यादिभिः कर्णाद्बिम्बाद्विम्ब इवोद्धृतः ॥
vaikartanātmajo vīraḥ saṃgrāme lokaviśrutaḥ | śauryavīryādibhiḥ karṇādbimbādvimba ivoddhṛtaḥ
the heroic son of Vaikartana, famed in battle throughout the world, who in valour, strength and his other qualities was drawn from Karna as a reflection is drawn from its original.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); nothing like it appears in the critical edition or its apparatus.
Verse 6 (4.62.6)
आत्मना युध्यतस्तस्य वृषसेनस्य पाण्डवः । मुहूर्तं तस्य तद्दृष्ट्वा हस्तलाघवपौरुषे । तुतोष च ततः पार्थो वृषसेनपराक्रमम् ॥
ātmanā yudhyatastasya vṛṣasenasya pāṇḍavaḥ | muhūrtaṃ tasya taddṛṣṭvā hastalāghavapauruṣe | tutoṣa ca tataḥ pārtho vṛṣasenaparākramam
As Vrishasena fought on his own, the Pandava watched for a moment his deftness of hand and his manliness, and Partha was pleased with Vrishasena's prowess.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); nothing like it appears in the critical edition or its apparatus.
Verse 7 (4.62.7)
तस्य पार्थस्तदा क्षिप्रं क्षुरधारेण कार्मुकम् । न्यकृन्तद्गृध्रपत्रेण जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् ॥
tasya pārthastadā kṣipraṃ kṣuradhāreṇa kārmukam | nyakṛntadgṛdhrapatreṇa jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam
Then Partha swiftly cut through his gold-adorned bow with a razor-edged arrow fletched with vulture feathers.
Note on the text: Corrected न्यकृन्यद् → न्यकृन्तद् (misprint in Wikisource; य for त; Appendix I reads nyakṛntad). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 5–6.
Verse 8 (4.62.8)
अथैनं पञ्चभिर्भूयः प्रत्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे । स पार्थबाणाभिहतो रथात्प्रस्कन्द्य दुद्रुवे ॥
athainaṃ pañcabhirbhūyaḥ pratyavidhyatstanāntare | sa pārthabāṇābhihato rathātpraskandya dudruve
Then he pierced him again in the chest with five; struck by Partha's arrows, Vrishasena leapt down from his chariot and fled.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 7–8 (prādravat for दुद्रुवे).
Verse 9 (4.62.9)
दुःशासनो विकर्णश्च शकुनिश्च विविंशतिः । आयान्तं भीमधन्वानं पर्यकीर्यन्त पाण्डवम् ॥
duḥśāsano vikarṇaśca śakuniśca viviṃśatiḥ | āyāntaṃ bhīmadhanvānaṃ paryakīryanta pāṇḍavam
Duhshasana, Vikarna, Shakuni and Vivimshati surrounded the Pandava of the fearsome bow as he came on, and showered him with arrows.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 9–10.
Verse 10 (4.62.10)
तेषां पार्थो रणे क्रुद्धः शरैः सन्नतपर्वभिः । युगं ध्वजं शरासं च चिच्छेद तरसा रणे ॥
teṣāṃ pārtho raṇe kruddhaḥ śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ | yugaṃ dhvajaṃ śarāsaṃ ca ciccheda tarasā raṇe
Partha, enraged in battle, swiftly cut their yokes, banners and bows with smooth-jointed arrows.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 11–12 (dhvajam atheṣāṃ ca for ध्वजं शरासं च).
Verse 11 (4.62.11)
ते निकृत्तध्वजाः सर्वे छिन्नकार्मुकवेष्टनाः । रणमध्यादपययुः पार्थबाणाभिपीडिताः ॥
te nikṛttadhvajāḥ sarve chinnakārmukaveṣṭanāḥ | raṇamadhyādapayayuḥ pārthabāṇābhipīḍitāḥ
All of them, their banners cut down and their bows and bow-wrappings severed, left the midst of the battle, tormented by Partha's arrows.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 13–14.
Verse 12 (4.62.12)
ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुर्वैराटिमिदमब्रवीत् । एतं मे प्रापयेदानीं तालं सौवर्णमुच्छ्रितम् ॥
tataḥ prahasya bībhatsurvairāṭimidamabravīt | etaṃ me prāpayedānīṃ tālaṃ sauvarṇamucchritam
Then Bibhatsu laughed and said this to Virata's son: "Take me now to that tall golden palm-tree banner."
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 15–16.
अर्जुन उवाच · Arjuna said
Verse 13 (4.62.13)
मेघमध्ये यथा विद्युदुज्ज्वलन्ती पुनः पुनः । असौ शान्तनवो भीष्मस्तत्र याहि परंतप ॥
meghamadhye yathā vidyudujjvalantī punaḥ punaḥ | asau śāntanavo bhīṣmastatra yāhi paraṃtapa
"There, like lightning flashing again and again amid the clouds, is Shantanu's son Bhishma. Go there, scorcher of foes.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 17–18 (uccarantī for उज्ज्वलन्ती). No speaker heading in Wikisource; verses 13–16 continue the speech to Uttara begun in verse 12 (the page prints वैशंपायन उवाच before verse 17), so they are assigned to Arjuna.
Verse 14 (4.62.14)
अस्त्राणि तस्य दिव्यानि दर्शयिष्यामि संयुगे । घोररूपाणि चित्राणि लघूनि च गुरूणि च ॥
astrāṇi tasya divyāni darśayiṣyāmi saṃyuge | ghorarūpāṇi citrāṇi laghūni ca gurūṇi ca
In this battle I shall show him my divine weapons, terrible in form and wonderful, both light and heavy.
Note on the text: Corrected अस्राणि → अस्त्राणि (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त्; Appendix I reads astrāṇi). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 19–20.
Verse 15 (4.62.15)
अस्माकं पोषको नित्यमाबाल्यान्मत्स्यभूमिप । श्रेयस्कामी सदाऽस्माकं योगक्षेमकरः सदा ॥
asmākaṃ poṣako nityamābālyānmatsyabhūmipa | śreyaskāmī sadā'smākaṃ yogakṣemakaraḥ sadā
Ever since our childhood he has always been the one who nurtured us, lord of the Matsya land; he has always wished us well and always provided for our welfare.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); nothing like it appears in the critical edition or its apparatus.
Verse 16 (4.62.16)
तस्याङ्के वर्धितो बाल्ये तद्योत्स्येऽनेन सांप्रतम् । अस्माकं धार्तराष्ट्राणां शमकामो दिवानिशम् ॥
tasyāṅke vardhito bālye tadyotsye'nena sāṃpratam | asmākaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ śamakāmo divāniśam
As a child I grew up in his lap, and now I shall fight him — he who day and night has wished for peace between us and the sons of Dhritarashtra."
Note on the text: Corrected विर्धितो → वर्धितो (misprint in Wikisource; a stray vowel sign gives the impossible विर्धि-; the sense is "raised"). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); nothing like it appears in the critical edition or its apparatus.
वैशम्पायन उवाच · Vaishampayana said
Verse 17 (4.62.17)
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वैराटिः पार्थसारथिः । वाहयच्चोदितस्तेन रथं भीष्मरथं प्रति ॥
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vairāṭiḥ pārthasārathiḥ | vāhayaccoditastena rathaṃ bhīṣmarathaṃ prati
Hearing his words, Virata's son, Partha's charioteer, drove the chariot toward Bhishma's chariot as he had been bidden.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 21–22.
Verse 18 (4.62.18)
तं रथं चोदितं दृष्ट्वा फल्गुनस्य रथोत्तमम् । वायुनेव महामेघं सहसाऽभिसमीरितम् । तं प्रत्ययाच्च गाङ्गेयो रथेनादित्यवर्चसा ॥
taṃ rathaṃ coditaṃ dṛṣṭvā phalgunasya rathottamam | vāyuneva mahāmeghaṃ sahasā'bhisamīritam | taṃ pratyayācca gāṅgeyo rathenādityavarcasā
Seeing Phalguna's fine chariot driven on, suddenly swept forward like a great cloud before the wind, the son of Ganga came against it on his chariot bright as the sun.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 23–25 (atha taṃ for तं रथं).
Verse 19 (4.62.19)
आयान्तमर्जुनं दृष्ट्वा भीष्मः परपुरंजयः । प्रत्युज्जगाम युद्धार्थी महर्षभमिवर्षभः ॥
āyāntamarjunaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ | pratyujjagāma yuddhārthī maharṣabhamivarṣabhaḥ
Seeing Arjuna approaching, Bhishma, conqueror of enemy cities, went out to meet him eager for battle, as a bull goes out against a mighty bull.
Note on the text: Corrected परपुंजयः → परपुरंजयः (Wikisource has lost a syllable — the line scans 7; Appendix I reads parapuraṃjayaḥ) and प्रत्युञ्जगाम → प्रत्युज्जगाम (misprint; ञ्ज for ज्ज; Appendix I reads pratyujjagāma). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 50 (inserted after 4.59.1d), lines 26–27 (maharṣabha ivarṣabham for महर्षभमिवर्षभः).
Verse 20 (4.62.20)
तथा हि गुप्त एतेषां दुराधर्षः पितामहः । हन्यमानेषु योधेषु धनंजयमुपाद्रवत् ॥
tathā hi gupta eteṣāṃ durādharṣaḥ pitāmahaḥ | hanyamāneṣu yodheṣu dhanaṃjayamupādravat
So the unassailable grandsire, guarded by these warriors, rushed at Dhananjaya while they were being slain.
Note on the text: Corrected योघेषु → योधेषु (misprint in Wikisource; घ for ध; the critical edition reads yodheṣu). Line 2 corresponds to the critical edition 4.59.1cd (vadhyamāneṣu for हन्यमानेषु); line 1 differs (tataḥ śāṃtanavo bhīṣmo durādharṣaḥ pratāpavān).
Verse 21 (4.62.21)
प्रगृह्य कार्मुकश्रेष्ठं जातरूपपरिष्कृतम् । शरानादाय तीक्ष्णाग्रान्मर्मदेहप्रमाथिनः ॥
pragṛhya kārmukaśreṣṭhaṃ jātarūpapariṣkṛtam | śarānādāya tīkṣṇāgrānmarmadehapramāthinaḥ
Grasping his finest bow, adorned with gold, and taking sharp-pointed arrows that tear through vitals and body,
Verse 22 (4.62.22)
पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि । शुशुभे स नरव्याघ्रो गिरिः सूर्योत्तरे यथा ॥
pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani | śuśubhe sa naravyāghro giriḥ sūryottare yathā
with a white parasol held over his head, that tiger among men shone like a mountain with the sun risen above it.
Note on the text: A recension variant of the critical edition 4.59.3 (sūryodaye for सूर्योत्तरे).
Verse 23 (4.62.23)
प्राध्माप्य शङ्खं गाङ्गेयो धार्तराष्ट्रान्प्रहर्षयन् । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य बीभत्सुं प्रत्यवारयत् ॥
prādhmāpya śaṅkhaṃ gāṅgeyo dhārtarāṣṭrānpraharṣayan | pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya bībhatsuṃ pratyavārayat
Ganga's son blew his conch, gladdening the sons of Dhritarashtra, and, wheeling round to the right, checked Bibhatsu.
Note on the text: A recension variant of the critical edition 4.59.4 (pradhmāya for प्राध्माप्य; samavārayat for प्रत्यवारयत्).
Verse 24 (4.62.24)
तमवेक्ष्य समायान्तं कौन्तेयः परवीरहा । प्रत्यगृह्णादमेयात्मा प्रियातिथिमिवागतम् । देवदत्तं महाशङ्खं प्रदध्मौ युधि वीर्यवान् ॥
tamavekṣya samāyāntaṃ kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā | pratyagṛhṇādameyātmā priyātithimivāgatam | devadattaṃ mahāśaṅkhaṃ pradadhmau yudhi vīryavān
Seeing him come on, Kaunteya, slayer of enemy heroes, of immeasurable spirit, received him as one receives a welcome guest, and the mighty warrior blew his great conch Devadatta in the battle.
Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are a recension variant of the critical edition 4.59.5 (tam udvīkṣya tathāyāntaṃ; pratyagṛhṇāt prahṛṣṭātmā dhārādharam ivācalaḥ for line 2); line 3 is in its apparatus as 4.59.5b*1017, line 1.
Verse 25 (4.62.25)
तौ शङ्खनादावत्यर्थं भीष्मपाण्डवयोस्तदा । नादयामासतुर्द्यां च खं च भूमिं च सर्वशः ॥
tau śaṅkhanādāvatyarthaṃ bhīṣmapāṇḍavayostadā | nādayāmāsaturdyāṃ ca khaṃ ca bhūmiṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
Those two conch-blasts of Bhishma and the Pandava then made heaven, sky and earth resound mightily on every side.
Note on the text: Not in the critical text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.59.5b*1017, lines 2–3.
Verse 26 (4.62.26)
अन्तरिक्षे च जल्पन्ति सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । यदर्जुनः कुरून्सर्वान्प्राकृन्तच्छस्त्रतेजसा ॥
antarikṣe ca jalpanti sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | yadarjunaḥ kurūnsarvānprākṛntacchastratejasā
And in the sky all the gods with Vasava were saying how Arjuna had cut down all the Kurus with the might of his weapons:
Note on the text: Corrected प्राकृन्तच्छस्रतेजसा → प्राकृन्तच्छस्त्रतेजसा (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त्; Appendix I reads śastratejasā). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 1–2 (prajalpanti for च जल्पन्ति).
देवा ऊचुः · the Gods said
Verse 27 (4.62.27)
कुरुश्रेष्ठाविमौ वीरौ रणे भीष्मधनंजयौ । सर्वास्त्रकुशलौ वीरावप्रमत्तौ रणे सदा ॥
kuruśreṣṭhāvimau vīrau raṇe bhīṣmadhanaṃjayau | sarvāstrakuśalau vīrāvapramattau raṇe sadā
"These two heroes, Bhishma and Dhananjaya, are the best of the Kurus in battle; both are skilled in every weapon, heroes ever watchful in the fight.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 3–4 (sarvāstrakuśalau loke etāv atirathāv ubhau for line 2). No speaker heading in Wikisource; verses 27–32 are the gods' words announced in verse 26 and closed by इति in verse 33, so they are assigned to the gods.
Verse 28 (4.62.28)
उभौ देवमनुष्येषु विश्रुतौ स्वपराक्रमैः । उभौ परमसंरब्धावुभौ दीप्तधनुर्धरौ ॥
ubhau devamanuṣyeṣu viśrutau svaparākramaiḥ | ubhau paramasaṃrabdhāvubhau dīptadhanurdharau
Both are famed among gods and men for their own prowess; both are fiercely roused, both bear blazing bows.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 5–6.
Verse 29 (4.62.29)
समागतौ नरव्याघ्रौ व्याघ्राविव तरस्विनौ । उभौ सदृशकर्माणौ सूर्यस्याग्नेश्च भारत ॥
samāgatau naravyāghrau vyāghrāviva tarasvinau | ubhau sadṛśakarmāṇau sūryasyāgneśca bhārata
These tigers among men have met like two powerful tigers; both are equal in their deeds to the sun and to fire, O Bharata.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 7–8.
Verse 30 (4.62.30)
वासुदेवस्य सदृशौ कार्तवीर्यसमावुभौ । उभौ विश्रुतकर्माणावुभौ शूरौ महाबलौ । सर्वास्त्रविदुषां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरौ ॥
vāsudevasya sadṛśau kārtavīryasamāvubhau | ubhau viśrutakarmāṇāvubhau śūrau mahābalau | sarvāstraviduṣāṃ śreṣṭhau sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varau
Both are like Vasudeva, both equal to Kartavirya; both are of famous deeds, both heroes of great strength, the best of all who know weapons and the foremost of all who bear arms.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 9–11. The raw page labels line 3 "4-63-30c", a typo for 4-62-30c; the line belongs here and is kept.
Verse 31 (4.62.31)
अग्नेरिन्द्रस्य सोमस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च । अनयोः सदृशं वीर्यं मित्रस्य वरुणस्य च ॥
agnerindrasya somasya yamasya varuṇasya ca | anayoḥ sadṛśaṃ vīryaṃ mitrasya varuṇasya ca
The valour of these two is like that of Agni, Indra, Soma, Yama and Varuna, like that of Mitra and Varuna.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 12–13 (dhanadasya for the first वरुणस्य). Varuna is named twice as Wikisource prints it; kept.
Verse 32 (4.62.32)
को वा कुन्तीसुतं युद्धे द्वैरथेनोपयास्यति । ऋते शान्तनवादन्यः क्षत्रियो भुवि विद्यते ॥
ko vā kuntīsutaṃ yuddhe dvairathenopayāsyati | ṛte śāntanavādanyaḥ kṣatriyo bhuvi vidyate
Who will face Kunti's son in single combat? What other kshatriya is there on earth, apart from Shantanu's son?"
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 14–15.
वैशम्पायन उवाच · Vaishampayana said
Verse 33 (4.62.33)
इति संपूजयामासुर्भीष्मं दृष्ट्वाऽर्जुनं गतम् । तं रणे संप्रहृष्यन्तं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सवासवाः ॥
iti saṃpūjayāmāsurbhīṣmaṃ dṛṣṭvā'rjunaṃ gatam | taṃ raṇe saṃprahṛṣyantaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ
So the gods with Vasava honoured Bhishma, seeing him come against Arjuna and seeing him exulting in the battle.
Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 16–17 (saṃprahariṣyantaṃ for संप्रहृष्यन्तं).
Verse 34 (4.62.34)
अथ बहुविधतूर्यशङ्खघोषैर्विविधरवैः सह सिंहनादमिश्रैः । कुरुवृषभमपूजयत्कुरूणां बलममराधिपसैन्यसप्रभं तत् ॥
atha bahuvidhatūryaśaṅkhaghoṣairvividharavaiḥ saha siṃhanādamiśraiḥ | kuruvṛṣabhamapūjayatkurūṇāṃ balamamarādhipasainyasaprabhaṃ tat
Then, with the blare of many kinds of trumpets and conches and with varied cries mingled with lion-roars, the army of the Kurus, as glorious as the host of the lord of the immortals, honoured that bull of the Kurus.
Note on the text: Corrected शङ्खयोषैः → शङ्खघोषैः (misprint in Wikisource; य for घ; Appendix I reads -ghoṣair). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition prints it only in Appendix I, No. 51 (inserted after 4.59.5d), lines 18–21 (bahuvidhaśaṅkhatūrya- for बहुविधतूर्यशङ्ख-).