 | Book 8 Chapter 53
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| 1 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 1 | teṣām anīkāni bṛhaddhvajāni; raṇe samṛddhāni samāgatāni
garjanti bherīninadonmukhāni; meghair yathā meghagaṇās tapānte
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| 2 | mahāgajābhrākulam astratoyaṃ; vāditranemītalaśabdavac ca
hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutaṃ ca; mahārathair āvṛtaśabdavac ca
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| 3 | tad bhīmavegaṃ rudhiraughavāhi; khaḍgākulaṃ kṣatriyajīvavāhi
anārtavaṃ krūram aniṣṭavarṣaṃ; babhūva tat saṃharaṇaṃ prajānām
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| 4 | rathān sasūtān sahayān gajāṃś ca; sarvān arīn mṛtyuvaśaṃ śaraughaiḥ
ninye hayāṃś caiva tathā sasādīn; padātisaṃghāṃś ca tathaiva pārthaḥ
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| 5 | kṛpaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca raṇe sametau; duryodhanaṃ sātyakir abhyagacchata
śrutaśravā droṇasutena sārdhaṃ; yudhāmanyuś citrasenena cāpi
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| 6 | karṇasya putras tu rathī suṣeṇaṃ; samāgataḥ sṛñjayāṃś cottamaujāḥ
gāndhārarājaṃ sahadevaḥ kṣudhārto; maharṣabhaṃ siṃha ivābhyadhāvat
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| 7 | śatānīko nākuliḥ karṇaputraṃ; yuvā yuvānaṃ vṛṣasenaṃ śaraughaiḥ
samārdayat karṇasutaś ca vīraḥ; pāñcāleyaṃ śaravarṣair anekaiḥ
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| 8 | ratharṣabhaḥ kṛtavarmāṇam ārcchan; mādrīputro nakulaś citrayodhī
pāñcālānām adhipo yājñaseniḥ; senāpatiṃ karṇam ārcchat sasainyam
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| 9 | duḥśāsano bhārata bhāratī ca; saṃśaptakānāṃ pṛtanā samṛddhā
bhīmaṃ raṇe śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaṃ; tadā samārcchat tam asahyavegam
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| 10 | karṇātmajaṃ tatra jaghāna śūras; tathācchinac cottamaujāḥ prasahya
tasyottamāṅgaṃ nipapāta bhūmau; ninādayad gāṃ ninadena khaṃ ca
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| 11 | suṣeṇaśīrṣaṃ patitaṃ pṛthivyāṃ; vilokya karṇo 'tha tadārtarūpaḥ
krodhād dhayāṃs tasya rathaṃ dhvajaṃ ca; bāṇaiḥ sudhārair niśitair nyakṛntat
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| 12 | sa tūttamaujā niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkair; vivyādha khaḍgena ca bhāsvareṇa
pārṣṇiṃ hayāṃś caiva kṛpasya hatvā; śikhaṇḍivāhaṃ sa tato 'bhyarohat
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kṛpaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā virathaṃ rathastho; naicchac charais tāḍayituṃ śikhaṇḍī
taṃ drauṇir āvārya rathaṃ kṛpaṃ sma; samujjahre paṅkagatāṃ yathā gām
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| 14 | hiraṇyavarmā niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkais; tavātmajānām anilātmajo vai
atāpayat sainyam atīva bhīmaḥ; kāle śucau madhyagato yathārkaḥ
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