पश्य शैनेय सैन्यानि द्रवमाणानि संयुगे ॥
महान्तं च रणे शब्दं दीर्यमाणां च भारतीम् ॥
महामारुतवेगेन समुद्रम् इव पर्वसु ॥
धार्तराष्ट्रबलं तात विक्षिप्तं सव्यसाचिना ॥
रथैर् विपरिधावद्भिर् मनुष्यैश् च हयैश् च ह ॥
सैन्यं रजःसमुद्धूतम् एतत् संपरिवर्तते ॥
संवृतः सिन्धुसौवीरैर् नखरप्रासयोधिभिः ॥
अत्यन्तापचितैः शूरैः फल्गुनः परवीरहा ॥
paśya śaineya sainyāni dravamāṇāni saṃyuge ||
mahāntaṃ ca raṇe śabdaṃ dīryamāṇāṃ ca bhāratīm ||
mahāmārutavegena samudram iva parvasu ||
dhārtarāṣṭrabalaṃ tāta vikṣiptaṃ savyasācinā ||
rathair viparidhāvadbhir manuṣyaiś ca hayaiś ca ha ||
sainyaṃ rajaḥsamuddhūtam etat saṃparivartate ||
saṃvṛtaḥ sindhusauvīrair nakharaprāsayodhibhiḥ ||
atyantāpacitaiḥ śūraiḥ phalgunaḥ paravīrahā ||
"Look, O descendant of Shini, at the armies fleeing in battle, and at the great roar of the battle, and at the host of the Bharatas torn apart — like the sea on the days of full moon by the force of a great wind. The army of Dhritarashtra, O venerable one, has been scattered by Savyasachin; with chariots darting to and fro, with men and horses, raised up in dust, it now heaves in turmoil. Surrounded by the Sindhu-Sauviras, who fight with claws and spears, most highly honored brave men, is Phalguna, destroyer of enemy warriors."
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Yudhishthira vividly paints the field: the host of Dhritarashtra, samudram iva parvasu, like a sea churned up at full moon, is scattered by Arjuna. But Arjuna himself, saṃvṛtaḥ, is surrounded by the chosen brave men of Sindhu. It is telling that even the formidable one, who scatters whole armies, needs help, for one man is surrounded by many. The verse teaches that even the strongest is not self-sufficient in the hour when elite forces are massed against him; and so even Arjuna's valor calls out for a faithful, defending friend.