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अलायुधस्य योधांस् तु राक्षसान् भीमदर्शनान् ॥
वेगेनापततः शूरान् प्रगृहीतशरासनान् ॥
आत्तायुधः सुसंक्रुद्धो युयुधानो महारथः ॥
नकुलः सहदेवश् च चिच्छिदुर् निशितैः शरैः ॥
सर्वांश् च समरे राजन् किरीटी क्षत्रियर्षभान् ॥
परिचिक्षेप बीभत्सुः सर्वतः प्रक्षिपञ् शरान् ॥
कर्णश् च समरे राजन् व्यद्रावयत पार्थिवान् ॥
धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्ड्यादीन् पाञ्चालानां महारथान् ॥
alāyudhasya yodhāṃs tu rākṣasān bhīmadarśanān ||
vegenāpatataḥ śūrān pragṛhītaśarāsanān ||
āttāyudhaḥ susaṃkruddho yuyudhāno mahārathaḥ ||
nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca cicchidur niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
sarvāṃś ca samare rājan kirīṭī kṣatriyarṣabhān ||
paricikṣepa bībhatsuḥ sarvataḥ prakṣipañ śarān ||
karṇaś ca samare rājan vyadrāvayata pārthivān ||
dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍyādīn pāñcālānāṃ mahārathān ||
Anuṣṭubh · pathyā · 8+8+8+8 · ×4
A most tumultuous battle between those two, the two rakshasas, took place in the night. And Alayudha's warriors, rakshasas fearsome in form, rushing headlong, brave, with bows raised — with weapon raised, enraged Yuyudhana [Satyaki], the great warrior, and Nakula and Sahadeva, cut them to pieces with sharp arrows. And all the bulls among kshatriyas in the fight, O king, the Diademed One, Bibhatsu [Arjuna], scattered, showering arrows from all directions. And Karna in the fight, O king, put the kings to flight.
eb789a15e5b0 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:58:10 PM UTC
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While the towering leaders fight, each hero does his own part: Satyaki and the twins cut down the rakshasas, Arjuna scatters the kshatriyas, Karna drives off the kings. This division of labor in battle is telling. The verse teaches that a great battle is woven from many coordinated efforts: no single feat decides it, but their sum; and victory is forged where each one, without being drawn to another's task, carries out the work assigned to him.