नाकुलिस् तु शतानीको वृषसेनं समभ्ययात् ॥
विव्याध चैनं दशभिर् नाराचैर् मर्मभेदिभिः ॥
तस्य कर्णात्मजश् चापं छित्त्वा केतुम् अपातयत् ॥
तं भ्रातरं परीप्सन्तो द्रौपदेयाः समभ्ययुः ॥
कर्णात्मजं शरव्रातैश् चक्रुश् चादृश्यम् अञ्जसा ॥
तान् नदन्तो ऽभ्यधावन्त द्रोणपुत्रमुखा रथाः ॥
छादयन्तो महाराज द्रौपदेयान् महारथान् ॥
शरैर् नानाविधैस् तूर्णं पर्वताञ् जलदा इव ॥
nākulis tu śatānīko vṛṣasenaṃ samabhyayāt ||
vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhir nārācair marmabhedibhiḥ ||
tasya karṇātmajaś cāpaṃ chittvā ketum apātayat ||
taṃ bhrātaraṃ parīpsanto draupadeyāḥ samabhyayuḥ ||
karṇātmajaṃ śaravrātaiś cakruś cādṛśyam añjasā ||
tān nadanto 'bhyadhāvanta droṇaputramukhā rathāḥ ||
chādayanto mahārāja draupadeyān mahārathān ||
śarair nānāvidhais tūrṇaṃ parvatāñ jaladā iva ||
But Shatanika, son of Nakula, fell upon Vrishasena and struck him with ten solid-forged arrows that pierced his vital points. Karna's son [Vrishasena], having broken his bow, cast down his banner. Seeking to protect that brother, the Draupadeyas swooped down upon the foe and with showers of arrows at once made Karna's son invisible. Against them, with a war-cry, charged the chariot-warriors led by Drona's son [Ashvatthaman], shrouding, O great king, the mighty rathin Draupadeyas with arrows of every kind in an instant, as storm clouds shroud mountains.
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Brothers hasten to each other's rescue — the Draupadeyas rise up for Shatanika: bonds of blood and love move them before any reckoning. Thus even in the general slaughter, a private loyalty shines forth: they go to a brother's aid heedless of danger. The image of clouds shrouding mountains shows how a multitude of arrows can blot out the very light. The verse teaches that brotherly love forgets itself in the hour of danger; that a great battle is woven of small acts of faithfulness; and that amid the impersonal horror of war, what shines brightest is what is moved by love rather than hatred — the rescue of a kinsman under a hail of arrows.