तम् एते चानुवर्तन्ते सात्यकिप्रमुखा रथाः ॥
पाञ्चालाः केकया मत्स्याः पाण्डवाश् च विशेषतः ॥
शूराश् च बलवन्तश् च विक्रान्ताश् च महारथाः ॥
विशेषतश् च भीमेन संरब्धेनाभिचोदिताः ॥
ते द्रोणम् अभिवर्तन्ते सर्वतः कुरुपुंगवाः ॥
वृकोदरं परीप्सन्तः सूर्यम् अभ्रगणा इव ॥
tam ete cānuvartante sātyakipramukhā rathāḥ ||
pāñcālāḥ kekayā matsyāḥ pāṇḍavāś ca viśeṣataḥ ||
śūrāś ca balavantaś ca vikrāntāś ca mahārathāḥ ||
viśeṣataś ca bhīmena saṃrabdhenābhicoditāḥ ||
te droṇam abhivartante sarvataḥ kurupuṃgavāḥ ||
vṛkodaraṃ parīpsantaḥ sūryam abhragaṇā iva ||
«Those chariot-warriors follow after him, led by Satyaki — the Panchalas, Kekayas, Matsyas, and especially the Pandavas; all of them heroes, both mighty and valorous, great chariot-warriors, and above all spurred on by the enraged Bhima. They advance upon Drona from every side, striving to defend Vrikodara — just as masses of clouds gather about the sun».
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Duryodhana's own design turns against him: by drawing off Arjuna and shattering the battle line, the Kauravas have only rallied the enemy around the enraged Bhima. The comparison is telling: they surround Drona ‘as clouds surround the sun’ — that is, they threaten to eclipse the very brightest. The image cuts both ways: clouds hide the sun, but the sun also scatters the clouds; who will overcome whom is not yet decided. The verse teaches that a shared danger unites the scattered more surely than any command — routed peoples flock again around a single leader; that the wrath of one valiant man can rouse and carry along an entire army; and that even the brightest power risks eclipse when a multitude, moved by a single resolve, gathers against it.