Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /83

ADIThe unassailable Bhishma and the wise
Vidura rejoiced, knowing of the escape
(of the PARVA
 
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The unassailable Bhishma and the wise
Vidura rejoiandavas) from the ced, knowinonflag of the esration
of the lacape
(of the Pandavas) from the conflagration
of the lac house.
 

 
द्रोणादयश्च धर्मैस्तु तेषां तान्मोचितान्विदुः ।

अन्य जना वदन्ति स्म दग्धा जीवन्ति वा न वा॥
 

And Drona and others knew that the

Pandavas must have been rescued by their

Dharma. Others, the common folk, said in

doubt : They might have been burnt

(to death) or they may be alive."
 

 
ततो भीमो वनं घोरं प्रविश्य विजनं महत् ।

तत्र निक्षिप्य तान्सर्वान् जजागार स्वयं तदा ॥
 

Entering then a big, desolate and dread-

ful forest, Bhima placed down all of them

(his brothers and mother ) ( to sleep) there

and himself kept awake.
 

 
तत्र तेषु शयानेषु हिडिम्बो नाम राक्षसः ।

अभ्यद्रवत संक्रुद्धो भीमसेनमरिन्दमम् ।

निगृह्य तं बलाद्भीमः पशुमारममा रयत् ॥