Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /55

AThen, those two eternal rivals, DI PARVA
 
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Then, thosuryodhana
and Bhima, looking like two eternal risingle-peaked
mountains, entered with maces in their
hands. Like rutting elephants, they movals, Duryodhana
and Bhima, looking like ted,
wo single-peaked
mountains, entered with maces in their
handsheeling round and round. Like rutting elephants, they moved,
wheeling round and round.
 

 
कुरुराजे द्दिहि रङ्गस्थे भीमे च बलिनां वरे ।

पक्षपातकृतस्नेहस्स द्विघेधेवाभवज्जनः ॥
 

When Duryodhana, the king of the

Kurus, and Bhima, the greatest of men of

strength, were in the arena, the people

assembled there became as if split in twain,

with partisan attachment.
 

 
जय हे कुरुराजेति जय हे भीम इत्युत ।

पुरुषाणां सुविपुलाः प्रणादास्सहसोत्थिताः ॥
 

"Victory to you, king of the Kurus !

Victory to you, Bhima !" : thus arose, all

on a sudden, the very loud shouts of

the people.
 

 
ततस्ताबुवुद्यतगदौ गुरुपुत्रेण वारितौ ॥