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Mahabharata 9.56.65

Mahābhārata 9.56.65

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Sanskrit

9.56.65

tato'ntarikṣe ninado mahānabhūddivaukasāmapsarasāṃ ca neduṣām |
papāta coccairamarapraveritaṃ vicitrapuṣpotkaravarṣamuttamam || 65 ||

"Having by his energy prostrated Bhimasena on the ground, the Kuru prince uttered a leonine roar. By the descent of his mace, whose violence resembled that of the thunder, he had fractured Bhima's coat of mail. A loud uproar was then heard in the welkin, made by the denizens of heaven and the Apsaras. A floral shower, emitting great fragrance, fell, rained by the celestials. Beholding Bhima prostrated on the earth and weakened in strength, and seeing his coat of mail laid open, a great fear entered the hearts of our foes. Recovering his senses in a moment, and wiping his face which had been dyed with blood, and mustering great patience, Vrikodara stood up, with rolling eyes steadying himself with great effort."

Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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