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ततो विस्फार्य बलवद् गाण्डीवं जघ्निवान् रिपून् ॥
महता शरवर्षेण तलशब्देन चार्जुनः ॥
पाञ्चजन्यं च बलवद् दध्मौ तारेण केशवः ॥
रजसा ध्वस्तपक्ष्मान्तः प्रस्विन्नवदनो भृशम् ॥
तस्य शङ्खस्य नादेन धनुषो निस्वनेन च ॥
निःसत्त्वाश् च ससत्त्वाश् च क्षितौ पेतुस् तदा जनाः ॥
tato visphārya balavad gāṇḍīvaṃ jaghnivān ripūn ||
mahatā śaravarṣeṇa talaśabdena cārjunaḥ ||
pāñcajanyaṃ ca balavad dadhmau tāreṇa keśavaḥ ||
rajasā dhvastapakṣmāntaḥ prasvinnavadano bhṛśam ||
tasya śaṅkhasya nādena dhanuṣo nisvanena ca ||
niḥsattvāś ca sasattvāś ca kṣitau petus tadā janāḥ ||
Then, having forcefully drawn the Gandiva, Arjuna struck down the foes with a great shower of arrows and the slap of the bowstring; and Keshava, his eyelashes covered in dust and his face drenched with sweat, blew a mighty, piercing note into the Panchajanya. From the roar of that conch and the twang of the bow, the people then fell to the ground — both the strengthless and the strong.
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"Rajasā dhvastapakṣmāntaḥ prasvinnavadanaḥ" — Keshava's eyelashes are covered in dust, his face drenched in sweat: the Lord, having taken up the human labor of a charioteer, sweats and gathers dust like a mortal. And yet the sound of His conch fells to the ground "niḥsattvāś ca sasattvāś ca" — the weak and the strong alike, without distinction. It is significant that within the visible frailty of the Incarnate One lies unconquerable power. The verse teaches that the Supreme descends into human toil and hardship without losing His omnipotence.