तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वाश् चारणाश् च सहर्षिभिः ॥
अन्योन्यं प्रत्यभाषन्त तयोर् दृष्ट्वा पराक्रमम् ॥
न शक्यौ युधि संरब्धौ जेतुम् एतौ महारथौ ॥
सदेवासुरगन्धर्वैर् लोकैर् अपि कथं चन ॥
आश्चर्यभूतं लोकेषु युद्धम् एतन् महाद्भुतम् ॥
नैतादृशानि युद्धानि भविष्यन्ति कथं चन ॥
नापि शक्यो रणे जेतुं भीष्मः पार्थेन धीमता ॥
सधनुश् च रथस्थश् च प्रवपन् सायकान् रणे ॥
तथैव पाण्डवं युद्धे देवैर् अपि दुरासदम् ॥
न विजेतुं रणे भीष्म उत्सहेत धनुर्धरम् ॥
इति स्म वाचः श्रूयन्ते प्रोच्चरन्त्यस् ततस् ततः ॥
गाङ्गेयार्जुनयोः संख्ये स्तवयुक्ता विशां पते ॥
tatra devāḥ sagandharvāś cāraṇāś ca saharṣibhiḥ ||
anyonyaṃ pratyabhāṣanta tayor dṛṣṭvā parākramam ||
na śakyau yudhi saṃrabdhau jetum etau mahārathau ||
sadevāsuragandharvair lokair api kathaṃ cana ||
āścaryabhūtaṃ lokeṣu yuddham etan mahādbhutam ||
naitādṛśāni yuddhāni bhaviṣyanti kathaṃ cana ||
nāpi śakyo raṇe jetuṃ bhīṣmaḥ pārthena dhīmatā ||
sadhanuś ca rathasthaś ca pravapan sāyakān raṇe ||
tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe devair api durāsadam ||
na vijetuṃ raṇe bhīṣma utsaheta dhanurdharam ||
iti sma vācaḥ śrūyante proccarantyas tatas tataḥ ||
gāṅgeyārjunayoḥ saṃkhye stavayuktā viśāṃ pate ||
There the gods, together with the gandharvas, charanas, and rishis, having seen the valor of these two, said to one another: "These two furious great chariot-warriors cannot be defeated in battle by any means, not even by all the worlds together with the gods, asuras, and gandharvas. This battle has become a wonder to the worlds, great and astonishing; there will never be such battles again. Bhishma, when he stands on his chariot with his bow, pouring forth arrows in battle, cannot be defeated even by the wise Partha; and just so Bhishma could not overcome in battle the Pandava, an archer hard to approach even for the gods." Such words, full of praise for Bhishma and Arjuna, resounded from every side, O lord of men.
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The celestial witnesses see in this duel not mere military skill, but a rare balance of great powers. The epic emphasizes the greatness of both, without turning respect for one into diminishment of the other.