“‘Shalya said, “O son of Gandhari, when thou, O giver of honours, describest me before thy troops to be superior to the son of Devaki, I am exceedingly gratified with thee.... Read more

“‘Duryodhana continued. “With penances then, and restraining his senses, and observances of vows, and worship and offerings and with sacrifices and Homa performed with mant... Read more

“‘”The Grandsire said, ‘There is nothing of untruth in all this that ye have said, ye denizens of heaven. I will hold the reins of the steeds for Kapaddin while he wi... Read more

The ten foremost of snakes having Dhritarashtra for their first, all exceedingly strong, formed the (other) shaft of that car. The Sky was made its (other) yoke, and the clouds called Samvar... Read more

Though that Deity is one they had imagined him to be of various forms. Beholding in that high-souled one those diverse forms that each had individually conceived in own heart, all of them be... Read more

“‘Shalya said, “Since, O son of Gandhari, thou describest me, O thou of Kuru’s race, in the midst of all these troops, to be superior to Devaki’s son, I am grat... Read more

This my host, therefore, O king, the greater portion of which has been slaughtered, has been reduced to this state by the Parthas who were at first fewer than us. What should be done for the... Read more

“‘When the night dawned, Karna repaired to king Duryodhana. Approaching the king, the mighty-armed hero said, “I shall, O king, engage in battle today the illustrious son o... Read more

Then all the foremost heroes among the Parthas began to afflict Karna. Yudhamanyu and Shikhandi and the sons of Draupadi and the Prabhadrakas, and Uttamauja and Yuyutsu and the twins and Dhr... Read more

Those two rulers of men, in that dreadful battle, also made loud sounds with their palms and caused their bows to twang loudly. And they blew their conchs too with great force. And they affl... Read more