The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 7.171: ekasaptatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

7.171.1

saṃjaya uvāca |
bhīmasenaṃ samākīrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvāstreṇa dhanaṃjayaḥ |
tejasaḥ pratighātārthaṃ vāruṇena samāvṛṇot || 1 ||

"Sanjaya said, "Beholding Bhimasena overwhelmed by that weapon, Dhananjaya, for baffling its energy, covered him with the Varuna weapon. In consequence of the lightness of Arjuna's arms, and owing also to the fiery force that shrouded Bhima, none could see that the latter had been covered with the Varuna weapon. Shrouded with the weapon of Drona's son, Bhima, his steeds, driver, and car became incapable of being gazed at, like a fire of blazing flame in the midst of another fire. As at the close of the night, O king, all the luminaries run towards the Asta hill, even so the fiery shafts (of Aswatthaman) all began to proceed towards Bhimasena's car. Indeed, Bhima himself, his car, steeds, and driver, O sire, thus shrouded by Drona's son seemed to be in the midst of a conflagration. As the (Yuga) fire consuming the entire universe with its mobile and immobile creatures when the hour of dissolution comes, at last enters the mouth of the Creator, even so at the weapon of Drona's son began to enter the body of Bhimasena. As one cannot perceive a fire if it penetrates into the sun or the sun if it enters into a fire, even so none could perceive that energy which penetrated into Bhima's body. Beholding that weapon thus investing Bhima all around, and seeing Drona's son swelling with energy and might, the latter being then without an antagonist, and observing also that all the warriors of the Pandava army had laid down their weapons and that all the mighty car-warriors of that host headed by Yudhishthira had turned away their faces from the foe, those two heroes, viz., Arjuna and Vasudeva, both endued with great splendour, quickly alighting from their car, ran towards Bhima. Those two mighty men, diving into that energy born of the might of Aswatthaman's weapon, had resorted to the power of illusion. The fire of that weapon consumed them not, in consequence of their having laid aside their weapons, as also in consequence of the force of the Varuna weapon, and owing also to the energy possessed by themselves. Then Nara and Narayana, for the pacification of Narayana weapon, began forcibly to drag Bhima and all his weapons. Thus dragged by them, Kunti's son, that mighty car-warrior, began to roar aloud. Thereupon, that terrible and invincible weapon of Drona's son began to increase (in might and energy). Then Vasudeva, addressing Bhima, said, 'How is it, O son of Pandu, that though forbidden by us, thou, O son of Kunti, dost not yet abstain from battle? If the Kurus could now be vanquished in battle, then we, as also all these foremost of men, would certainly have continued to fight. Behold, all the warriors of thy host have alighted from their cars. For this reason, O son of Kunti, do thou also come down from thy car.' Having said these words, Krishna brought Bhima down from his car. The latter, with eyes red as blood in rage, was sighing like a snake. When, however, he was dragged down from his car and made to lay aside his weapons, the Narayana weapon, that scorcher of foes, became pacified.'

7.171.2

nālakṣayata taṃ kaścidvāruṇāstreṇa saṃvṛtam |
arjunasya laghutvācca saṃvṛtatvācca tejasaḥ || 2 ||

7.171.3

sāśvasūtaratho bhīmo droṇaputrāstrasaṃvṛtaḥ |
agnāvagniriva nyasto jvālāmālī sudurdṛśaḥ || 3 ||

7.171.4

yathā rātrikṣaye rājañjyotīṃṣyastagiriṃ prati |
samāpetustathā bāṇā bhīmasenarathaṃ prati || 4 ||

7.171.5

sa hi bhīmo rathaścāsya hayāḥ sūtaśca māriṣa |
saṃvṛtā droṇaputreṇa pāvakāntargatābhavan || 5 ||

7.171.6

yathā dagdhvā jagatkṛtsnaṃ samaye sacarācaram |
gacchedagnirvibhorāsyaṃ tathāstraṃ bhīmamāvṛṇot || 6 ||

7.171.7

sūryamagniḥ praviṣṭaḥ syādyathā cāgniṃ divākaraḥ |
tathā praviṣṭaṃ tattejo na prājñāyata kiṃcana || 7 ||

7.171.8

vikīrṇamastraṃ taddṛṣṭvā tathā bhīmarathaṃ prati |
udīryamāṇaṃ drauṇiṃ ca niṣpratidvaṃdvamāhave || 8 ||

7.171.9

sarvasainyāni pāṇḍūnāṃ nyastaśastrāṇyacetasaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirapurogāṃśca vimukhāṃstānmahārathān || 9 ||

7.171.10

arjuno vāsudevaśca tvaramāṇau mahādyutī |
avaplutya rathādvīrau bhīmamādravatāṃ tataḥ || 10 ||

7.171.11

tatastaddroṇaputrasya tejo'strabalasaṃbhavam |
vigāhya tau subalinau māyayāviśatāṃ tadā || 11 ||

7.171.12

nyastaśastrau tatastau tu nādahadastrajo'nalaḥ |
vāruṇāstraprayogācca vīryavattvācca kṛṣṇayoḥ || 12 ||

7.171.13

tataścakṛṣaturbhīmaṃ tasya sarvāyudhāni ca |
nārāyaṇāstraśāntyarthaṃ naranārāyaṇau balāt || 13 ||

7.171.14

apakṛṣyamāṇaḥ kaunteyo nadatyeva mahārathaḥ |
vardhate caiva tadghoraṃ drauṇerastraṃ sudurjayam || 14 ||

7.171.15

tamabravīdvāsudevaḥ kimidaṃ pāṇḍunandana |
vāryamāṇo'pi kaunteya yadyuddhānna nivartase || 15 ||

7.171.16

yadi yuddhena jeyāḥ syurime kauravanandanāḥ |
vayamapyatra yudhyema tathā ceme nararṣabhāḥ || 16 ||

7.171.17

rathebhyastvavatīrṇāstu sarva eva sma tāvakāḥ |
tasmāttvamapi kaunteya rathāttūrṇamapākrama || 17 ||

7.171.18

evamuktvā tataḥ kṛṣṇo rathādbhūmimapātayat |
niḥśvasantaṃ yathā nāgaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanam || 18 ||

7.171.19

yadāpakṛṣṭaḥ sa rathānnyāsitaścāyudhaṃ bhuvi |
tato nārāyaṇāstraṃ tatpraśāntaṃ śatrutāpanam || 19 ||

7.171.20

tasminpraśānte vidhinā tadā tejasi duḥsahe |
babhūvurvimalāḥ sarvā diśaḥ pradiśa eva ca || 20 ||

"Sanjaya continued, 'When, by this means, the unbearable energy of that weapon became stilled, all the points of the compass, cardinal and subsidiary, became clear. Sweet breezes began to blow and birds and animals all became quiet. The steeds and elephants became cheerful, as also all the warriors, O ruler of men! Indeed, when the terrible energy of that weapon, O Bharata, became stilled, Bhima. of great intelligence, shone resplendent like the morning sun. The remnant of the Pandava host, beholding the pacification of the Narayana weapon, once more stood prepared on the field for compassing the destruction of thy sons. When, after that weapon had been baffled, the Pandava host, stood arrayed, Duryodhana, O king, addressing Drona's son, said, O Aswatthaman, once more use that weapon speedily since the Panchalas are once more arrayed, desirous of victory.' Then addressed by thy son, O sire, Aswatthaman, sighing cheerlessly, replied unto the king in these words, 'That weapon, O king, cannot be brought back. It cannot be used twice. If brought back, it will without doubt, slay the person calling it back. Vasudeva, hath, by what means thou hast seen, caused it to be baffled. For this, O ruler men, the destruction of the foe hath not been compassed in battle. Defeat and death, however, are the same. Rather, defeat is worse than death. Lo, the enemy, vanquished and compelled to lay down his arms, looks as if deprived of life'. Duryodhana then said, 'O preceptor's son, if it be so, if this weapon cannot be used twice, let those slayers of their preceptor be slain with other weapons then, O foremost one of all persons acquainted with weapons! In thee are all celestial as well as in the Three eyed (Siva) of immeasurable energy. If thou wishest it not, even Purandara in rage cannot escape thee.'

7.171.21

pravavuśca śivā vātāḥ praśāntā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ |
vāhanāni ca hṛṣṭāni yodhāśca manujeśvara || 21 ||

7.171.22

vyapoḍhe ca tato ghore tasmiṃstejasi bhārata |
babhau bhīmo niśāpāye dhīmānsūrya ivoditaḥ || 22 ||

7.171.23

hataśeṣaṃ balaṃ tatra pāṇḍavānāmatiṣṭhata |
astravyuparamāddhṛṣṭaṃ tava putrajighāṃsayā || 23 ||

7.171.24

vyavasthite bale tasminnastre pratihate tathā |
duryodhano mahārāja droṇaputramathābravīt || 24 ||

7.171.25

aśvatthāmanpunaḥ śīghramastrametatprayojaya |
vyavasthitā hi pāñcālāḥ punareva jayaiṣiṇaḥ || 25 ||

7.171.26

aśvatthāmā tathoktastu tava putreṇa māriṣa |
sudīnamabhiniḥśvasya rājānamidamabravīt || 26 ||

7.171.27

naitadāvartate rājannastraṃ dvirnopapadyate |
āvartayannihantyetatprayoktāraṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 27 ||

7.171.28

eṣa cāstrapratīghātaṃ vāsudevaḥ prayuktavān |
anyathā vihitaḥ saṃkhye vadhaḥ śatrorjanādhipa || 28 ||

7.171.29

parājayo vā mṛtyurvā śreyo mṛtyurna nirjayaḥ |
nirjitāścārayo hyete śastrotsargānmṛtopamāḥ || 29 ||

7.171.30

duryodhana uvāca |
ācāryaputra yadyetaddvirastraṃ na prayujyate |
anyairgurughnā vadhyantāmastrairastravidāṃ vara || 30 ||

7.171.31

tvayi hyastrāṇi divyāni yathā syustryambake tathā |
icchato na hi te mucyetkruddhasyāpi puraṃdaraḥ || 31 ||

7.171.32

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
tasminnastre pratihate droṇe copadhinā hate |
tathā duryodhanenokto drauṇiḥ kimakarotpunaḥ || 32 ||

"Dhritarashtra said, 'After Drona had been slain with the aid of fraud, and the Narayana weapon baffled, what, indeed, did Drona's son, thus urged by Duryodhana then, do, beholding the Parthas once more arrived for battle freed from the Narayana weapon, and careering at the head of their divisions?'

7.171.33

dṛṣṭvā pārthāṃśca saṃgrāme yuddhāya samavasthitān |
nārāyaṇāstranirmuktāṃścarataḥ pṛtanāmukhe || 33 ||

7.171.34

saṃjaya uvāca |
jānanpituḥ sa nidhanaṃ siṃhalāṅgūlaketanaḥ |
sakrodho bhayamutsṛjya abhidudrāva pārṣatam || 34 ||

"Sanjaya said, 'Remembering the slaughter of his sire, Drona's son, owning the device of the lion's tail on his banner, filled with rage and casting of all fears, rushed against the son of Prishata. Rushing at him, O bull among men, that foremost of warriors, with great impetuosity, pierced the Panchala prince with five and twenty small arrows. Then Dhrishtadyumna, O King, pierced Drona's son that resembled a blazing fire, with four and sixty shafts. And he pierced Aswatthaman's driver also with twenty arrows whetted on stone and equipped with wings of gold, and then his four steeds with four sharp arrows. Repeatedly piercing Drona's son, and causing the earth to tremble with his leonine roars. Dhrishtadyumna then seemed to be employed in taking the lives of creatures in the world in dreadful battle. Making death itself his goal, the mighty son of Prishata, O king, accomplished in weapons and endued with sureness of aim, then rushed against Drona's son alone. Of immeasurable soul, that foremost of car-warriors, viz., the prince of Panchala, poured upon Aswatthaman's head a shower of arrows. Then Drona's son, in that battle, covered the angry prince with winged shafts. And once more, he pierced the latter with ten shafts, remembering the slaughter of his father. Then cutting off the standard and bow of the Panchala prince with a couple of well-shot shafts, equipped with heads like razors. Drona's son began to grind his foe with other arrows.

7.171.35

abhidrutya ca viṃśatyā kṣudrakāṇāṃ nararṣabhaḥ |
pañcabhiścātivegena vivyādha puruṣarṣabham || 35 ||

7.171.36

dhṛṣṭadyumnastato rājañjvalantamiva pāvakam |
droṇaputraṃ triṣaṣṭyā tu rājanvivyādha patriṇām || 36 ||

7.171.37

sārathiṃ cāsya viṃśatyā svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ |
hayāṃśca caturo'vidhyaccaturbhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 37 ||

7.171.38

viddhvā viddhvānadaddrauṇiḥ kampayanniva medinīm |
ādadatsarvalokasya prāṇāniva mahāraṇe || 38 ||

7.171.39

pārṣatastu balī rājankṛtāstraḥ kṛtaniśramaḥ |
drauṇimevābhidudrāva kṛtvā mṛtyuṃ nivartanam || 39 ||

7.171.40

tato bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ droṇaputrasya mūrdhani |
avāsṛjadameyātmā pāñcālyo rathināṃ varaḥ || 40 ||

7.171.41

taṃ drauṇiḥ samare kruddhaśchādayāmāsa patribhiḥ |
vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhiḥ piturvadhamanusmaran || 41 ||

7.171.42

dvābhyāṃ ca suvikṛṣṭābhyāṃ kṣurābhyāṃ dhvajakārmuke |
chittvā pāñcālarājasya drauṇiranyaiḥ samārdayat || 42 ||

7.171.43

vyaśvasūtarathaṃ cainaṃ drauṇiścakre mahāhave |
tasya cānucarānsarvānkruddhaḥ prācchādayaccharaiḥ || 43 ||

In that dreadful battle, Aswatthaman made his antagonist steedless and driverless and carless, and covered his followers also with thick showers of shafts. At this, the Panchala troops, O king, mangled by means of those arrowy showers fled away in fear and great affliction. Beholding the troops turning away from battle and Dhrishtadyumna exceedingly afflicted, the grandson of Sini quickly urged his car against that of Drona's son. He then afflicted Aswatthaman with eight keen shafts. And once more striking that angry warrior with twenty shafts of diverse kinds, he pierced Aswatthaman's driver, and then his four steeds with four shafts. With. great deliberations and displaying a wonderful lightness of hand, he cut off Aswatthaman's bow and standard, Satyaki then cut into fragments the gold-decked car of this foe together with its steeds. And then he deeply pierced Aswatthaman in the chest with thirty arrows in that battle. Thus afflicted, O king, (by Satyaki), and shrouded with arrows, the mighty Aswatthaman knew not what to do. When the preceptor's son had fallen into that plight, thy son, that car-warrior, accompanied by Kripa and Karna and others began to cover the Satwata hero with arrows. All of them began quickly to pierce Satyaki from every side with keen shafts, Duryodhana pierced him with twenty, Saradwat's son, Kripa, with three. And Kritavarman pierced him with ten, and Karna with fifty. And Duhsasana pierced him with a hundred arrows, and Vrishasena with seven.

7.171.44

pradrudrāva tataḥ sainyaṃ pāñcālānāṃ viśāṃ pate |
saṃbhrāntarūpamārtaṃ ca śaravarṣaparikṣatam || 44 ||

7.171.45

dṛṣṭvā ca vimukhānyodhāndhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pīḍitam |
śaineyo'codayattūrṇaṃ raṇaṃ drauṇirathaṃ prati || 45 ||

7.171.46

aṣṭabhirniśitaiścaiva so'śvatthāmānamārdayat |
viṃśatyā punarāhatya nānārūpairamarṣaṇam |
vivyādha ca tathā sūtaṃ caturbhiścaturo hayān || 46 ||

7.171.47

so'tividdho maheṣvāso nānāliṅgairamarṣaṇaḥ |
yuyudhānena vai drauṇiḥ prahasanvākyamabravīt || 47 ||

Deeply pierced with those arrows of diverse forms by Yuyudhana, that great bowmen, viz., the angry son of Drona, smilingly addressed his foe and said, 'O grandson of Sini, I know thy partiality for Dhrishtadyumna, that slayer of his preceptor, but thou shalt not be able to rescue him or your own self when attacked by me. I swear to thee, O grandson of Sini, by truth and by my ascetic austerities, that I shall know no peace till I slay all the Panchalas. You may unite the forces of the Pandavas and those of the Vrishnis together, but I shall still slay the Somakas. Saying this, the son of Drona shot at Satyaki an excellent and straight arrow possessed of the effulgence of the sun, even as Sakra had hurled in days of yore his thunder at the Asura Vritra. Thus shot by Aswatthaman, that arrow, piercing through the armour of Satyaki, and passing through his body, entered the earth like a hissing snake entering its hole. His armour pierced through, the heroic Satyaki, like an elephant deeply struck with the hook, became bathed in blood that flowed from his wound. His bow, with arrow fixed thereon, being then loosened from his grasp, he sat down on the terrace of his car strengthless and covered all over with blood. Seeing this his driver speedily bore him away from Drona's son. With another shaft, perfectly straight and equipped with goodly wings that scorcher of foes, viz., Aswatthaman, struck Dhrishtadyumna between his eyebrows.

7.171.48

śaineyābhyavapattiṃ te jānāmyācāryaghātinaḥ |
na tvenaṃ trāsyasi mayā grastamātmānameva ca || 48 ||

7.171.49

evamuktvārkaraśmyābhaṃ suparvāṇaṃ śarottamam |
vyasṛjatsātvate drauṇirvajraṃ vṛtre yathā hariḥ || 49 ||

7.171.50

sa taṃ nirbhidya tenāstaḥ sāyakaḥ saśarāvaram |
viveśa vasudhāṃ bhittvā śvasanbilamivoragaḥ || 50 ||

7.171.51

sa bhinnakavacaḥ śūrastottrārdita iva dvipaḥ |
vimucya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ bhūrivraṇaparisravaḥ || 51 ||

7.171.52

sīdanrudhirasiktaśca rathopastha upāviśat |
sūtenāpahṛtastūrṇaṃ droṇaputrādrathāntaram || 52 ||

7.171.53

athānyena supuṅkhena śareṇa nataparvaṇā |
ājaghāna bhruvormadhye dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ paraṃtapaḥ || 53 ||

7.171.54

sa pūrvamatividdhaśca bhṛśaṃ paścācca pīḍitaḥ |
sasāda yudhi pāñcālyo vyapāśrayata ca dhvajam || 54 ||

The Panchala prince had before this been much pierced; therefore, deeply wounded by that arrow, he became exceedingly weak and supported himself by seizing his flag-staff. Beholding Dhrishtadyumna thus afflicted by Aswatthaman, like an infuriated elephant by a lion, five heroic car-warriors of the Pandava army, viz., Kiritin, Bhimasena, Vrihatkshatra of Puru's race, the youthful prince of the Chedis, and Sudarsana, the chief of the Malavas, quickly rushed against Aswatthaman. Armed with bows, all these rushed with cries Oh and Alas. And those heroes quickly encompassed the son of Drona on all sides. Advancing twenty paces, all of them, with great care, simultaneously struck the angry son of the preceptor with five and twenty arrows. Drona's son, however, with five and twenty shafts, resembling snakes of virulent poison, cut off, almost at the same time, those five and twenty arrows shot at him. Then Aswatthaman afflicted the Paurava prince with seven sharp shafts. And he afflicted the chief of the Malavas with three, Partha with one, and Vrikodara with six shafts. Then all those great car-warriors, O king, pierced Drona's son unitedly and separately with many shafts, whetted on stone equipped with wings of gold. The youthful prince of the Chedis pierced Drona's son with twenty and Partha pierced him with three.

7.171.55

taṃ mattamiva siṃhena rājankuñjaramarditam |
javenābhyadravañśūrāḥ pañca pāṇḍavato rathāḥ || 55 ||

7.171.56

kirīṭī bhīmasenaśca vṛddhakṣatraśca pauravaḥ |
yuvarājaśca cedīnāṃ mālavaśca sudarśanaḥ |
pañcabhiḥ pañcabhirbāṇairabhyaghnansarvataḥ samam || 56 ||

7.171.57

āśīviṣābhairviṃśadbhiḥ pañcabhiścāpi tāñśaraiḥ |
ciccheda yugapaddrauṇiḥ pañcaviṃśatisāyakān || 57 ||

7.171.58

saptabhiśca śitairbāṇaiḥ pauravaṃ drauṇirārdayat |
mālavaṃ tribhirekena pārthaṃ ṣaḍbhirvṛkodaram || 58 ||

7.171.59

tataste vivyadhuḥ sarve drauṇiṃ rājanmahārathāḥ |
yugapacca pṛthakcaiva rukmapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ || 59 ||

7.171.60

yuvarājastu viṃśatyā drauṇiṃ vivyādha patriṇām |
pārthaśca punaraṣṭābhistathā sarve tribhistribhiḥ || 60 ||

7.171.61

tato'rjunaṃ ṣaḍbhirathājaghāna drauṇāyanirdaśabhirvāsudevam |
bhīmaṃ daśārdhairyuvarājaṃ caturbhirdvābhyāṃ chittvā kārmukaṃ ca dhvajaṃ ca |
punaḥ pārthaṃ śaravarṣeṇa viddhvā drauṇirghoraṃ siṃhanādaṃ nanāda || 61 ||

Then Drona's son struck Arjuna with six arrows, and Vasudeva with six, and Bhima with five, and each of the other two viz., the Malava and the Paurava, with two arrows. Piercing next the driver of' Bhima's car with six arrows, Aswatthaman cut off Bhimasena's bow and standard with a couple of arrows. Then piercing Partha once more with a shower of arrows, Drona's son uttered a leonine roar. With the sharp, well-tempered, and terrible arrows shot by Drona's son, the earth, the sky, the firmament, and the points of the compass, cardinal and subsidiary, all became entirely shrouded both in his front and rear. Endued with fierce energy and equal to Indra himself in prowess, Aswatthaman with three arrows, almost simultaneously cut off the two arms, like unto Indra's poles, and the head of Sudarsana, as the latter was seated on his car. Then piercing Paurava with a dart and cutting off his car into minute fragments by means of his arrows, Aswatthaman lopped off his antagonist's two arms smeared with sandal-paste and then his head from off his trunk with a broad-headed shaft. Possessed of great activity, he then pierced with many arrows resembling blazing flames of fire in energy, the youthful and mighty prince of the Chedis who was of the hue of the dark lotus, and despatched him to Yama's abode with his driver and steeds. Beholding the chief of the Malavas, the descendant of Puru, and the youthful ruler of the Chedis slain in this very sight by the son of Drona..

7.171.62

tasyāsyataḥ suniśitānpītadhārāndrauṇeḥ śarānpṛṣṭhataścāgrataśca |
dharā viyaddyauḥ pradiśo diśaśca channā bāṇairabhavanghorarūpaiḥ || 62 ||

7.171.63

āsīnasya svarathaṃ tūgratejāḥ sudarśanasyendraketuprakāśau |
bhujau śiraścendrasamānavīryastribhiḥ śarairyugapatsaṃcakarta || 63 ||

7.171.64

sa pauravaṃ rathaśaktyā nihatya chittvā rathaṃ tilaśaścāpi bāṇaiḥ |
chittvāsya bāhū varacandanāktau bhallena kāyācchira uccakarta || 64 ||

7.171.65

yuvānamindīvaradāmavarṇaṃ cedipriyaṃ yuvarājaṃ prahasya |
bāṇaistvarāvāñjvalitāgnikalpairviddhvā prādānmṛtyave sāśvasūtam || 65 ||

7.171.66

tānnihatya raṇe vīro droṇaputro yudhāṃ patiḥ |
dadhmau pramuditaḥ śaṅkhaṃ bṛhantamaparājitaḥ || 66 ||

The driver of the Bhima's car having fallen into a swoon, the steeds, O king, began to fly away with great speed, in the very sight of all the bowmen. Beholding Bhima carried away from the field of battle by those running steeds, the unvanquished Aswatthaman joyfully blew his huge conch. Beholding Bhimasena borne away from the field, all the Panchalas, inspired with fear, abandoning the car of Dhrishtadyumna, fled away on every side. Then Drona's son, shooting his shafts fiercely, pursued those broken troops, causing a great carnage among them. Thus slaughtered in battle by the son of Drona, those Kshatriyas fled away in all directions from fear of that warrior.

7.171.67

tataḥ sarve ca pāñcālā bhīmasenaśca pāṇḍavaḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumnarathaṃ bhītāstyaktvā saṃprādravandiśaḥ || 67 ||

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tānprabhagnāṃstathā drauṇiḥ pṛṣṭhato vikirañśaraiḥ |
abhyavartata vegena kālavatpāṇḍuvāhinīm || 68 ||

7.171.69

te vadhyamānāḥ samare droṇaputreṇa kṣatriyāḥ |
droṇaputraṃ bhayādrājandikṣu sarvāsu menire || 69 ||