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: Seeking 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, as loyalty to their leader and the code of comradeship in war drove them to stand between him and danger.
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