26. Parena is explained by Nilakantha as atisayena. 27. Some of the Bengal texts read anugraham (making the initial a silent after maharshe, in the vocative case). There can be no doubt howe... Read more
“‘Bhishma said,–If, indeed, thou art unable to cast off this fierce animosity, I permit thee, O Karna! Fight, moved by the desire of heaven! Without anger and without vindi... Read more
Past all instructions, he will certainly have to lie down for ever, overwhelmed by the might of Bhima!–Hearing these words of his, the Kuru king Duryodhana became of cheerless heart. E... Read more
‘Sanjaya continued,–“Then there came unto him some surgeons well trained (in their science) and skilled in plucking out arrows, with all becoming appliances (of their profe... Read more
SECTION CXXI Dhritarashtra said, ‘Alas, what was the state of (my) warriors, O Sanjaya, when they were deprived of the mighty and god-like Bhishma who had become a Brahmacharin for the... Read more
Saying these words, Bhishma, the valiant son of Santanu, as if for the object of consuming the Pandavas, hurled a dart at Partha. Partha, however, caused that dart to drop down, cutting it i... Read more
Indeed, those mighty car-warriors, invoking into existence celestial weapons, fell with great wrath upon that son of Pandu, and covered him with their arrows. And as they rushed towards Phal... Read more
“Then the generalissimo of the Pandava army, viz., the mighty car-warrior Dhrishtadyumna, addressing his soldiers, said, ‘Ye Somakas, accompanied by the Srinjayas, rush ye at Gan... Read more
“Then thy son (Duryodhana), addressing all his warriors, said unto them, ‘Rush ye against Phalguni from all sides. Bhishma, acquainted with the duties of a commander, will protec... Read more
“Arjuna, getting at the son of Ganga, afflicted him with many arrows of keen points, and rushed at him like an infuriate elephant in the forest upon another. King Bhagadatta, however,... Read more
