अमर्षपूर्णस् त्व् अनिवृत्तयोधी; शरासनी काञ्चनवर्मधारी ॥
अलम्बुसः सात्यकिं माधवाग्र्यम्; अवारयद् राजवरो ऽभिपत्य ॥
तयोर् अभूद् भारत संप्रहारस्; तथागतो नैव बभूव कश् चित् ॥
प्रैक्षन्त एवाहवशोभिनौ तौ; योधास् त्वदीयाश् च परे च सर्वे ॥
amarṣapūrṇas tv anivṛttayodhī; śarāsanī kāñcanavarmadhārī ||
alambusaḥ sātyakiṃ mādhavāgryam; avārayad rājavaro 'bhipatya ||
tayor abhūd bhārata saṃprahāras; tathāgato naiva babhūva kaś cit ||
praikṣanta evāhavaśobhinau tau; yodhās tvadīyāś ca pare ca sarve ||
Full of indignation, an unyielding fighter, the archer clad in golden armor — Alambusa, best of kings, charged and checked Satyaki, the foremost Madhava. Between the two of them there was, O Bharata, a clash the like of which had never occurred before; your warriors and the enemies alike could only watch the two, resplendent in battle.
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The clash of the two valiant men is so wondrous that both armies freeze as spectators: true greatness stops even war itself for a moment. It is telling that Alambusa is called an "unyielding fighter," best of kings — the poet honors the dignity even of one soon to fall. The verse teaches that valor is worthy of contemplation on either side; and the meeting of equal men shows a beauty before which enmity falls silent, even though its outcome is already sealed.