Shloka 5
उत्तरो जयमावेदयति—विराटस्य हर्षः, द्यूतनिषेधः
Uttara’s Victory Report—Virāṭa’s Rejoicing and the Counsel Against Gambling
शरौघान् सम्यगस्यन्तो जीमूता इव वार्षिका: । ववर्षु: शरवर्षाणि पातयन्तो धनंजयम्,यह देख कृपाचार्य, कर्ण तथा रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ आचार्य द्रोण--ये महापराक्रमी धनंजयको (चारों ओरसे) घेरकर अपने महान् धनुषोंसे उनपर राशि-राशि बाणोंका खूब जमकर प्रहार करने लगे। ये तीनों महारथी धनंजयको मार गिरानेकी इच्छासे वर्षाकालके मेघोंकी भाँति सायकोंकी वर्षा कर रहे थे
śaraughān samyag asyanto jīmūtā iva vārṣikāḥ | vavarṣuḥ śaravarṣāṇi pātayanto dhanañjayam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “With flawless aim they loosed volleys of arrows, like monsoon clouds heavy with rain, and poured down showers of shafts upon Dhanañjaya. Seeing this, Kṛpācārya, Karṇa, and Droṇa—the foremost among chariot-warriors—surrounded the mighty Dhanañjaya on every side and, intent on bringing him down, assailed him without pause with great bows, raining arrows like the clouds of the rainy season.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच