Shloka 5
अध्याय ९९ — युयुधान-दुःशासन-युद्धम्
Chapter 99: Sātyaki and Duḥśāsana’s engagement
संक्षये तु तथाभूते वर्तमाने महाभये । उन्डी भूतेषु सैन्येषु युध्यमानेष्वभीतवत्,इस प्रकार जब महाभयंकर जनसंहार होने लगा और सारे सैनिक निर्भय-से होकर बन्द्-युद्ध करने लगे, उस समय बलवान द्रोणाचार्यने शक्तिशाली पांचालराजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्मके साथ युद्ध करते हुए जो बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ की, वह अद्भुत-सी प्रतीत होने लगी
saṃkṣaye tu tathābhūte vartamāne mahābhaye | uṇḍī-bhūteṣu sainyeṣu yudhyamāneṣv abhītavat |
Sañjaya said: When that dreadful slaughter had thus set in, and a great terror prevailed, the armies—thrown into tumult—fought on as if fearless. At that time the mighty Droṇācārya, engaged in battle with the powerful Pāñcāla prince Dhṛṣṭadyumna, began an astonishing shower of arrows—an act that displayed both the terrible momentum of war and the relentless resolve of a master of arms.
संजय उवाच