09057001a samudIrNanM tato dRSTvA saGMgrAmaGM kurumukhyayoH 'Beholding that fight thus raging between those two foremost heroes of kuru's race,
09057001c athAbravId arjunas tu vAsudevaM yazasvinam arjuna said unto vAsudeva,
09057002a anayor vIrayor yuddhe ko jyAyAn bhavato mataH 'Between these two, who, in thy opinion, is superior?
09057002c kasya vA ko guNo bhUyAn etad vada janArdana Who amongst them hath what merit? Tell me this, O janArdana.'
09057003 vAsudeva uvAca vAsudeva said,
09057003a upadezo 'nayos tulyo bhImas tu balavattaraH 'The instruction received by them hath been equal. bhIma, however, is possessed of greater might,
09057003c kRtayatnataras tv eSa dhArtarASTro vRkodarAt while the son of dhRtarASTra is possessed of greater skill and hath laboured more.
09057004a bhImasenas tu dharmeNa yudhyamAno na jeSyati If he were to fight fairly, bhImasena will never succeed in winning the victory.
09057004c anyAyena tu yudhyan vai hanyAd eSa suyodhanam If, however, he fights unfairly he will be surely able to slay duryodhana.
09057005a mAyayA nirjitA devair asurA iti nazH zrutam The asuras were vanquished by the gods with the aid of deception. We have heard this.
09057005c virocanaz ca zakreNa mAyayA nirjitasH sakhe virocana was vanquished by zakra with the aid of deception.
09057005e mAyayA cAkSipat tejo vRtrasya balasUdanaH The slayer of bala deprived vRtra of his energy by an act of deception. Therefore, let bhImasena put forth his prowess, aided by deception!
09057006a pratijJAtanM tu bhImena dyUtakAle dhanaJMjaya At the time of the gambling, O dhananjaya, bhIma vowed
09057006c UrU bhetsyAmi te saGMkhye gadayeti suyodhanam to break the thighs of suyodhana with his mace in battle.
