Shloka 26
'अश्वत्थामन्! तुम पुनः शीघ्र ही इसी शस्त्रका प्रयोग करो; क्योंकि विजयकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले ये पांचाल सैनिक पुनः युद्धके लिये आकर डट गये हैं' ।। अश्वत्थामा तथोक्तस्तु तव पुत्रेण मारिष । सुदीनमभिनि:श्वस्य राजानमिदमब्रवीत्,मान्यवर! आपके पुत्रके ऐसा कहनेपर अअश्वत्थामाने अत्यन्त दीनभावसे उच्छवास लेकर राजासे इस प्रकार कहा--
sañjaya uvāca |
"aśvatthāman! tvaṃ punaḥ śīghram eva asya śastrasya prayogaṃ kuru; yato vijayābhilāṣiṇa ete pāñcālāḥ sainikāḥ punar yuddhāya āgatya saṃnaddhāḥ" ||
aśvatthāmā tathoktas tu tava putreṇa mārisa |
sudīnam abhiniḥśvasya rājānam idam abravīt |
"mānyavara!"
Sanjaya said: “Ashvatthaman, quickly employ that weapon again, for these Panchala warriors—eager for victory—have returned and are standing firm for battle once more.” Thus addressed by your son, O revered king, Ashvatthaman, deeply dejected, heaved a heavy sigh and spoke to the king in these words, addressing him with respect.
संजय उवाच