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THE MAHABHARATA
 
"Troubled by Drona, we could

not even look at Drona's
army in the
army in the
battle; how could we break ( its array ) ?
 

 
'ततस्तमप्रतिरथमहं सौभद्रमब्रवम् ।
 

द्रोणानीकमिदं भिन्धि द्वारं सञ्जनयस्व नः ॥
 

"Then told that unrivalled Abhimanyu :

Break this array of Drona's army and

make a way for us to enter.'
 

 
'स तवास्त्रोपदेशेन वीर्येण प्राविशद्लम् ।

तेऽनुयाता वयं वीरं सात्वतीपुत्रमाहवे ॥
 

"With your teachings in missiles and

with his heroism, Abhimanyu broke into

(Drona's) army and we followed that
 

heroic son of Subhadra in the battle.
 

 
'ततस्सैन्धवकः क्षुद्रः सर्वान्नस्समवारयत् ॥
 

"Then the mean and petty king of the

Sindhus, (Jayadratha), stopped us all.
 

 
'परिवार्य तु तैर्बालो बहुभिर्विरथीकृतः ।

ततो दौश्शासनिः क्षिप्रं गदया मूर्ध्न्यताडयत् ।

स चैवं पुरुषव्याघ्रः स्वर्गलोकमवाप्तवान् ॥
 
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