04057001a atha saGMgamya sarve tu kauravANAmM mahArathAH 'vaizaMpAyana said, 'Then, O thou of the bharata race, all the great car-warriors of the kurus, united together,
04057001c arjunaM sahitA yattAH pratyayudhyanta bhArata began to assail arjuna to the best of their might from all sides.
04057002a sa sAyakamayair jAlaisH sarvatas tAn mahArathAn But that hero of immeasurable soul completely covered all those mighty car-warriors
04057002c prAcchAdayad ameyAtmA nIhAra iva parvatAn with clouds of arrows, even as the mist covereth the mountains.
04057003a nadadbhiz ca mahAnAgair heSamANaiz ca vAjibhiH And the roars of huge elephants
04057003c bherIzaGkhaninAdaiz ca sa zabdas tumulo 'bhavat and conchs, mingling together, produced a loud up roar.
04057004a narAzvakAyAn nirbhidya lohAni kavacAni ca And penetrating through the bodies of elephants and horses as also through steel coats of mail,
04057004c pArthasya zarajAlAni viniSpetusH sahasrazaH the arrows shot by pArtha fell by thousands.
04057005a tvaramANazH zarAn asyan pANDavasH sa babhau raNe And shooting shafts with the utmost celerity, the son of pANDu seemed in that contest
04057005c madhyanMdinagato 'rciSmAJ zaradIva divAkaraH to resemble the blazing sun of an autumnal midday.
