Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /226

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THE MUnable to stand the arrows shot by
AHrjuna, Karna fled, leaving the battle-front.
Warding off every missile of those Kuru
chiefs with a missile of his, the Gandiva-
bowed ABHARATA
 
shotrjuna who could withstand his
enemies, by
 
Unrought forth another missile, the
irresistable to stand the arrows
Arjuna, Karna fled, leaSammohana, (the stupefying one),
presided oving theer battle-fronty Indra.
Warding off every missile of those Kuru
chiefs with a missile of his, the Gandiva-
bowed Arjuna who could withstand his
enemies, brought forth another missile, the
irresistable Sammohana, (the stupefying one),
presided over by Indra.
 

 
निस्सत्त्ववेगा: कुरुराजसैन्याः

कुडथोड्योपमास्तस्थुरनीहमानाः ।

रथादवप्लुत्य विराटपुत्रो
 

वस्त्राण्युपादाय महारथानाम् ।

हारांश्च राक्षांज्ञां मणिभूषणानि

तूर्णणं पुनस्स्वं रथमारुरोह ॥
 

Bereft of strength and force and without

any volition, the soldiers of Duryodhana

stood like walls. Jumping down from his

chariot, the son of Virata gathered the

garments, necklaces and jewelled orna-

ments of the kings and warriors (in

Duryodhana's army) and quickly mounted

his chariot again.