एतेन युद्धम् अभवत् पुरा गाण्डीवधन्वनः ॥
दिवसान् सुबहून् राजन्न् उभयोर् जयगृद्धिनोः ॥
ततः सखायं गान्धारे मानयन् पाकशासनम् ॥
अकरोत् संविदं तेन पाण्डवेन महात्मना ॥
एष योत्स्यति संग्रामे गजस्कन्धविशारदः ॥
ऐरावतगतो राजा देवानाम् इव वासवः ॥
etena yuddham abhavat purā gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ ||
divasān subahūn rājann ubhayor jayagṛddhinoḥ ||
tataḥ sakhāyaṃ gāndhāre mānayan pākaśāsanam ||
akarot saṃvidaṃ tena pāṇḍavena mahātmanā ||
eṣa yotsyati saṃgrāme gajaskandhaviśāradaḥ ||
airāvatagato rājā devānām iva vāsavaḥ ||
Formerly he fought a battle with the wielder of the Gandiva, O king, for many days, when both craved victory. Then, O descendant of Gandhari, honoring Pakashasana Indra as a friend, he made a pact with that great-souled Pandava. This king will fight in battle, skilled atop an elephant's back, seated upon Airavata, like Vasava among the gods.
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Bhishma goes on to weigh not only the warriors' strength but the limits of that strength. Ashvatthaman is nearly boundless in weaponry, yet his attachment to life makes any reckoning of him uncertain; Drona is capable of destroying entire armies, yet his love for Arjuna restrains his hand. In this way the roster of ratha warriors becomes not a dry military ledger but a map of inner knots: valor, attachment, old pacts, past enmity, and personal debts all enter the battle together with the weapons.