Shloka 66
युधिष्ठिरस्य कृष्णार्जुनादि-समाश्वासनम्
Yudhiṣṭhira’s reassurance and praise of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Bhīma, and Sātyaki
जैसे त्रिलोकीके राज्यकी इच्छा रखनेवाले इन्द्र और प्रह्नादमें परस्पर युद्ध हुआ था, उसी प्रकार उस समय द्रोणाचार्य और धृष्टद्युम्नमें अत्यन्त अद्भुत युद्ध होने लगा ।। मण्डलानि विचित्राणि यमकानीतराणि च । चरन्तौ युद्धमार्गज्ञौ ततक्षतुरथेषुभि:,वे दोनों ही युद्धकी प्रणालीके ज्ञाता थे। अतः विचित्र मण्डल, यमक तथा अन्य प्रकारके मार्गोंका प्रदर्शन करते हुए एक-दूसरेको बाणोंसे क्षत-विक्षत करने लगे
yathā trailokya-rājya-icchāṁ dhārayan indraḥ prahrādena saha parasparaṁ yuddham akarot, tathā tadā droṇācārya-dhṛṣṭadyumnayor atyadbhutaṁ yuddhaṁ pravavṛte. maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi yamakāni itarāṇi ca carantau yuddha-mārga-jñau tatakṣatur rathaiṣubhiḥ.
Just as Indra and Prahlāda once fought one another, each driven by the desire for sovereignty over the three worlds, so too at that time an exceedingly wondrous battle arose between Droṇācārya and Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Both were masters of the pathways and patterns of combat; moving through intricate circles, paired maneuvers, and other tactical courses, they struck and tore at each other with volleys of arrows shot from their chariots.
संजय उवाच