प्रायाद् द्रुतम् अमित्रघ्नो यत्र भीमो व्यवस्थितः ॥
विनिघ्नंस् तावकान् योधान् व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः ॥
रथघोषेण महता नादयन् वसुधातलम् ॥
पर्जन्य इव घर्मान्ते नादयन् वै दिशो दश ॥
भीमस्य निघ्नतः शत्रून् पार्ष्णिं जग्राह पाण्डवः ॥
द्रोणो ऽपि पाण्डुपाञ्चालान् व्यधमद् रजनीमुखे ॥
prāyād drutam amitraghno yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ ||
vinighnaṃs tāvakān yodhān vyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ ||
rathaghoṣeṇa mahatā nādayan vasudhātalam ||
parjanya iva gharmānte nādayan vai diśo daśa ||
bhīmasya nighnataḥ śatrūn pārṣṇiṃ jagrāha pāṇḍavaḥ ||
droṇo 'pi pāṇḍupāñcālān vyadhamad rajanīmukhe ||
The slayer of foes rushed swiftly to where Bhima stood, slaying your warriors like Antaka with gaping jaws. With the mighty roar of his chariot making the surface of the earth resound, he made the ten directions resound, like a cloud at the close of the hot season. As Bhima slew his enemies, the Pandava [Yudhishthira] guarded his rear; while Drona dispersed the Pandavas and Panchalas at the approach of night.
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The chapter closes with an image of the brothers' unity: Yudhishthira, turned away from Drona, hastens to guard Bhima's rear -- each takes his place in the common line. It is significant that the king whose strength is truth becomes support to the brother whose strength is might: different gifts weave into one. The verse teaches that an army holds not by the feats of lone fighters but by mutual protection: where one strikes, another watches his back, and in this trust lies the strength of the bond.