Shloka 8
Kṛtavarmā–Sātyaki Chariot Duel and Kaurava Morale Shock (कृतवर्म-सात्यकि-द्वैरथम्)
संद्राव्यमाणं तु बल॑ परेषां परीतकल्पं विबभौ समन्ततः । नैवावतस्थे समरे भृशं भयाद् विमृद्यमानं तु परस्परं तदा,उस हाथीके द्वारा खदेड़ी जाती हुई वह सेना सब ओरसे घिरी हुई-सी जान पड़ती थी। अत्यन्त भयके कारण वह समरभूमिमें ठहर न सकी। उस समय सभी सैनिक आपसमें ही धक्के खाकर कुचले जाने लगे
saṃdrāvyamāṇaṃ tu balaṃ pareṣāṃ parītakalpaṃ vibabhau samantataḥ | naivāvatasthē samare bhṛśaṃ bhayād vimṛdyamānaṃ tu parasparaṃ tadā ||
Sañjaya said: Driven into flight by that elephant, the enemy host appeared as though hemmed in on every side. Overwhelmed by intense fear, it could not hold its ground on the battlefield; and then, in the crush, the soldiers began to trample and be trampled by one another.
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