दिवाकरे ऽथ रजसा सर्वतः संवृते भृशम् ॥
शरार्ताश् च रणे योधा न कृष्णौ शेकुर् ईक्षितुम् ॥
ततो नृपतयः क्रुद्धाः परिवव्रुर् धनंजयम् ॥
क्षत्रिया बहवश् चान्ये जयद्रथवधैषिणम् ॥
अपनीयत्सु शल्येषु धिष्ठितं पुरुषर्षभम् ॥
दुर्योधनस् त्व् अगात् पार्थं त्वरमाणो महाहवे ॥
divākare 'tha rajasā sarvataḥ saṃvṛte bhṛśam ||
śarārtāś ca raṇe yodhā na kṛṣṇau śekur īkṣitum ||
tato nṛpatayaḥ kruddhāḥ parivavrur dhanaṃjayam ||
kṣatriyā bahavaś cānye jayadrathavadhaiṣiṇam ||
apanīyatsu śalyeṣu dhiṣṭhitaṃ puruṣarṣabham ||
duryodhanas tv agāt pārthaṃ tvaramāṇo mahāhave ||
When the sun was thickly veiled on every side by dust, and the warriors, tormented by arrows in the battle, could no longer look upon the two Krishnas, the enraged kings, along with many other kshatriyas, surrounded Dhananjaya, who was eager to slay Jayadratha. As the darts were being drawn out from that bull among men standing ready, Duryodhana himself advanced upon Partha, hastening, into the great battle.
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The chapter closes at the threshold of the decisive encounter: Duryodhana, 'tvaramāṇaḥ,' hastening, advances upon Arjuna — clad in the invulnerable armor granted by Drona. The enemy 'na kṛṣṇau śekuḥ īkṣitum' cannot even look upon the two Krishnas. It is significant that the instigator of the strife, who earlier sought shelter behind others, now stands before the avenger himself. The verse teaches that wrongdoing is at last brought to account in its hour: Duryodhana, who once hid behind Drona, now goes forth himself against Arjuna; and fate leads the instigator to meet retribution, however long he evaded it before.