Shloka 25
भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः
Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array
अभिवद्रुतं परीप्सन्तः पुत्र दुर्योधनं तव । तदनीकमनाधृष्यं पालितं तु महारथै:,द्रोणाचार्य, सोमदत्त, बाह्नलीक, जयद्रथ, कृपाचार्य, भूरिश्रवा, शल्य, अवन्तीका राजकुमार, बृहदबल, अअश्रवत्थामा, विकर्ण, चित्रसेन, विविंशति तथा उनके अनुयायी अनेक सहस्र रथी--ये सब लोग राक्षसके द्वारा आक्रान्त हुए आपके पुत्र दुर्योधनकी रक्षा करनेके लिये गये। उन महारथियोंसे पालित होकर वह सेना अजेय हो गयी
sañjaya uvāca | abhivadrutaṃ parīpsantaḥ putra duryodhanaṃ tava | tad anīkam anādhṛṣyaṃ pālitaṃ tu mahārathaiḥ—droṇācāryaḥ, somadattaḥ, bāhlīkaḥ, jayadrathaḥ, kṛpācāryaḥ, bhūriśravāḥ, śalyaḥ, avantīkā-rājakumāraḥ, bṛhadbalaḥ, aśvatthāmā, vikarṇaḥ, citrasenaḥ, viviṃśatiḥ tathā teṣāṃ ca anuyāyinaḥ aneka-sahasra-rathinaḥ—ete sarve rākṣasena ākrāntāḥ tava putraṃ duryodhanaṃ rakṣituṃ gatāḥ | taiḥ mahārathaiḥ pālitaṃ sā senā ajeyā babhūva |
Sanjaya said: Eager to rush to his aid, they hastened to protect your son Duryodhana. That battle-formation, guarded by great chariot-warriors—Drona, Somadatta, Bahlika, Jayadratha, Kripa, Bhurishravas, Shalya, the prince of Avanti, Brihadbala, Ashvatthama, Vikarna, Chitrasena, Vivimshati, and many thousands of chariot-fighters who followed them—went forth to rescue Duryodhana when he was assailed by a rakshasa. Shielded by such foremost warriors, that army became hard to overcome.
संजय उवाच