Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /375

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Then, Duryodhana installed Salya as the

commander; then began a terrible and
 

formidable battle.
 
SALYA PARVA
 

 
युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशमभ्यधावदमर्पिषितः ।

तत्राश्चर्ययं मृदुर्दान्तो यत्तदा दारुणोऽभवत् ॥
 

Infuriated, Yudhisthira
 
attacked Salya,
 

the king of the Madras. What a wonder

there the soft and subdued Yudhisthira

became fierce at that time !
 

 
ततस्तु शक्तितं सुभृशं ससर्ज

वधाय मद्राधिपतेस्तदानीम् ॥
 

At that time then, Yudhisthira flung his

pike very forcibly for killing the king of

the Madras.
 

 
ततो निपतितस्सोऽभूदिन्द्रध्वज इवोच्छ्रितः ॥
 

Then Salya fell, like the lofty banner of

Indra.
 

 
समेत्य समरे [ राजन् ] हतशेषास्सुतास्तव ।

भीमसेनमभिद्रुत्य रुरुधुस्सर्वतो दिशम् ॥
 

The remaining sons of Dhritarashtra joined
together in the battle and rushing against

together in the battle and rushing against
Bhima, besieged (him ) from all sides.