Mahabharata — Volume IV (Dutt edition) — Chapter 112
MBh 4 112.1
संजय उवाच अर्जुनस्तु रणे राजन् दृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्य विक्रमम्। शिखण्डिनमथोवाच समभ्येहि पितामहम्॥
saṃjaya uvāca arjunastu raṇe rājan dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasya vikramam| śikhaṇḍinamathovāca samabhyehi pitāmaham||
Sanjaya said Then, O king, Arjuna beholding Bhishma's prowess in battle, addressed Shikhandin saying "Confront the grandsire.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.2
न चापि भीस्त्वया कार्या भीष्मादद्य कथंचना अहमेनं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः पातयिष्ये रथोत्तमात्॥
na cāpi bhīstvayā kāryā bhīṣmādadya kathaṃcanā ahamenaṃ śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ pātayiṣye rathottamāt||
You should entertain no fear from Bhishma today, I will dislodge him from his excellent car with sharp arrows."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.3
एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन शिखण्डी भरतर्षभ। अभ्यद्रवत गाङ्गेयं श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम्॥
evamuktastu pārthena śikhaṇḍī bharatarṣabha| abhyadravata gāṅgeyaṃ śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam||
Thus spoken to by Partha, and having listened to the former's worlds, Shikhandin, O foremost of the Bharatas, rushed against the son of Ganga.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.4
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथा राजन् सौभद्रश्च महारथः। हृष्टावाद्रवतां भीष्मं श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम्॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnastathā rājan saubhadraśca mahārathaḥ| hṛṣṭāvādravatāṃ bhīṣmaṃ śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam||
Then also, O king, Dhrishtadyumna and the mighty car-warrior the son of Subhadra, filled with delight at having heard Arjuna's word, rushed against Bhishma.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.5
विराटदुपदौ वृद्धौ कुन्तिभोजश्च दंशितः। अभ्यद्रवन्त गाङ्गेयं पुत्रस्य तव पश्यतः॥
virāṭadupadau vṛddhau kuntibhojaśca daṃśitaḥ| abhyadravanta gāṅgeyaṃ putrasya tava paśyataḥ||
Also the two aged warriors Virata and Drupada, and Kuntibhoja each protected with an armour, rushed against Ganga's son before the very eyes of your son.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.6
नकुलः सहदेवश्च धर्मराजश्च वीर्यवान्। तथेतराणि सैन्यानि सर्वाण्येव विशाम्पते॥
nakulaḥ sahadevaśca dharmarājaśca vīryavān| tathetarāṇi sainyāni sarvāṇyeva viśāmpate||
Nakula, and Sahadeva, and the highly powerful Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, as also the other inferior soldiers, O ruler of men,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.7
समाद्रवन्त गाङ्गेयं श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम्। प्रत्युद्ययुस्तावकाश्च समेतांस्तान् महारथान्॥ यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं तन्मे निगदतः शृणु।
samādravanta gāṅgeyaṃ śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam| pratyudyayustāvakāśca sametāṃstān mahārathān|| yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu|
All advanced against the son of Ganga. As to your warriors who comforted, to the best of their abilities and to the best of their energies, hose united and mighty car-warriors of the enemy, hear me speak.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.8
चित्रसेनो महाराज चेकितानं समभ्ययात्॥ भीष्मप्रेप्सुं रणे यान्तं वृषं व्याघ्रशिशुर्यथा।
citraseno mahārāja cekitānaṃ samabhyayāt|| bhīṣmaprepsuṃ raṇe yāntaṃ vṛṣaṃ vyāghraśiśuryathā|
Chitrasena, O king, confronted in battle Chekitana who had been proceeding against Bhishma in battle like a tiger cub rushing against a bull.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.9
धृष्टद्युम्नं महाराज भीष्मान्तिकमुपागतम्॥ त्वरमाणं रणे यत्तं कृतवर्मा न्यवारयत्।
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ mahārāja bhīṣmāntikamupāgatam|| tvaramāṇaṃ raṇe yattaṃ kṛtavarmā nyavārayat|
Kritavarma checked Dhrishtadyumna, O king, who having speedily approached Bhishma was then displaying his prowess in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.10
भीमसेनं सुसंक्रुद्ध गाङ्गेयस्य वधैषिणम्॥ त्वरमाणो महाराज सौमदत्तिर्यवारयत्।
bhīmasenaṃ susaṃkruddha gāṅgeyasya vadhaiṣiṇam|| tvaramāṇo mahārāja saumadattiryavārayat|
O monarch, then with great activity Somadatta's encountered Bhimasena inflamed with rage and exerting for the slaughter of Ganga's son.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.11
तथैव नकुलं शूरं किरन्तं सायकान् बहून्॥ विकर्णो वारयामास इच्छन् भीष्मस्य जीवितम्।
tathaiva nakulaṃ śūraṃ kirantaṃ sāyakān bahūn|| vikarṇo vārayāmāsa icchan bhīṣmasya jīvitam|
Then Vikarna, desirous of protecting the life of Bhishma checked the heroic Nakula who had been shooting myriads of shafts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.12
सहदेवं तथा राजन् यान्तं भीष्मरथं प्रति॥ वारयामास संक्रुद्धः कृपः शारद्वतो युधि।
sahadevaṃ tathā rājan yāntaṃ bhīṣmarathaṃ prati|| vārayāmāsa saṃkruddhaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvato yudhi|
Then Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, wrought up with rage, checked, in battle, Sahadeva proceeding towards the car of Bhishma.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.13
राक्षसं क्रूरकर्माणं भैमसेनि महाबलम्॥ भीष्मस्य निधनं प्रेप्सुं सुद्रमुखोऽभ्यद्रवद् बली।
rākṣasaṃ krūrakarmāṇaṃ bhaimaseni mahābalam|| bhīṣmasya nidhanaṃ prepsuṃ sudramukho'bhyadravad balī|
Then the powerful Durmukha rushed against the highly powerful Rakshasa of fearful deeds, that son of Bhimasena who was desirous of slaying Bhishma. son
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.14
सात्यकिं समरे यान्तं तव पुत्रो न्यवारयत्॥ अभिमन्यु महाराज यान्तं भीष्मरथं प्रति। सुदक्षिणो महाराज काम्बोजः प्रत्यवारयत्॥ विराटदुपदौ वृद्धौ समेतावरिमर्दनौ। अश्वत्थामा ततः क्रुद्धो वारयामास भारत।॥ तथा पाण्डुसुतं ज्येष्ठं भीष्मस्य वधकाक्षिणम्। भारद्वाजो रणे यत्तो धर्मपुत्रमवारयत्॥ अर्जुनं रभसं युद्धे पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम्। भीष्मप्रेप्सुं महाराज भासयन्तं दिशो दश॥ दुःशासनो महेष्वासो वारयामास संयुगे।
sātyakiṃ samare yāntaṃ tava putro nyavārayat|| abhimanyu mahārāja yāntaṃ bhīṣmarathaṃ prati| sudakṣiṇo mahārāja kāmbojaḥ pratyavārayat|| virāṭadupadau vṛddhau sametāvarimardanau| aśvatthāmā tataḥ kruddho vārayāmāsa bhārata||| tathā pāṇḍusutaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ bhīṣmasya vadhakākṣiṇam| bhāradvājo raṇe yatto dharmaputramavārayat|| arjunaṃ rabhasaṃ yuddhe puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam| bhīṣmaprepsuṃ mahārāja bhāsayantaṃ diśo daśa|| duḥśāsano maheṣvāso vārayāmāsa saṃyuge|
Your son (Duryodhana) resisted Satyaki proceeding to battle. Sudakshina, the ruler of the Kamvojas, checked, O king, Abhimanyu as he was rushing against the car of Bhishma. Ashvathama inflamed with wrath, O Bharata, checked the two aged warriors, those crushers of foes, Virata and Drupada. Then the son of Bharadvaja carefully, fighting checked the son of Pandu (Yudhishthira), as he was proceeding desirous of slaying Bhishma. Then, O king, the fierce bow-man Dushasana checked in battle, Arjuna himself, who desirous of reaching near Bhishma was advancing, placing Shikhandin before him, and illumining the ten points of the compass.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.15
अन्ये च तावका योधाः पाण्डवानां महारथान्॥ भीष्मस्याभिमुखान् यातान् वारयामासुराहवे।
anye ca tāvakā yodhāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathān|| bhīṣmasyābhimukhān yātān vārayāmāsurāhave|
Other warriors of your host resisted in that battle the mighty car-warriors of the Pandava host as they were proceeding towards Bhishma in battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.16
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु सैन्यानि प्राक्रोशंस्तु पुनः पुनः॥ अभ्यद्रवत संरब्धा भीष्ममेकं महारथः।
dhṛṣṭadyumnastu sainyāni prākrośaṃstu punaḥ punaḥ|| abhyadravata saṃrabdhā bhīṣmamekaṃ mahārathaḥ|
Then excited to the highest pitch of fury, the mighty car-warrior Dhrishtadyumna rushed against Bhishma, repeatedly addressing the troops thus in a laud voice,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.17
एषोऽर्जुनो रणे भीष्मं प्रयाति कुरुनन्दनः॥ अभ्यद्रवत मा मैष्ट भीष्मो हि प्राप्स्यते न वः।
eṣo'rjuno raṇe bhīṣmaṃ prayāti kurunandanaḥ|| abhyadravata mā maiṣṭa bhīṣmo hi prāpsyate na vaḥ|
“You delighter of the Kurus Arjuna himself is rushing towards Bhishma. Rush you then upon the latter, and be not afraid. Bhishma will never be able to assail you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.18
अर्जुनं समरे योद्धं नोत्सहेतापि वासवः॥ किमु भीष्मो रणे वीरा गतसत्त्वोऽल्पजीवितः।
arjunaṃ samare yoddhaṃ notsahetāpi vāsavaḥ|| kimu bhīṣmo raṇe vīrā gatasattvo'lpajīvitaḥ|
Even Vasava himself is not capable of withstanding Arjuna in battle, what to speak of the heroic Bhishma whose energy is gone and life is exhausted?”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.19
इति सेनापतेः श्रुत्वा पाण्डवानां महारथाः॥ अभ्यद्रवन्त संहृष्टा गाङ्गेयस्य रथं प्रति।
iti senāpateḥ śrutvā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ|| abhyadravanta saṃhṛṣṭā gāṅgeyasya rathaṃ prati|
Hearing these words of their generallissimo, the mighty car-warriors.of the Pandava host, with delighted hearts, rushed against the car of the son of Ganga.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.20
आगच्छमानान् समरे वार्योधान् प्रलयानिव॥ अवारयन्त संहृष्टास्तावकाः पुरुषर्षभाः।
āgacchamānān samare vāryodhān pralayāniva|| avārayanta saṃhṛṣṭāstāvakāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ|
Then those warriors of your army, all foremost of men, cheerfully resisted that onslaught of the Pandavas that looked like a furiously advancing mass of living energy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.21
दुःशासनो महाराज भयं त्यक्त्वा महारथः॥ भीष्मस्य जीविताकाक्षि धनंजयमुपाद्रवत्।
duḥśāsano mahārāja bhayaṃ tyaktvā mahārathaḥ|| bhīṣmasya jīvitākākṣi dhanaṃjayamupādravat|
Then, O mighty monarch, the great carwarrior Dushasana, desirous of saying Bhishma's confronted Dhananjaya, dismissing all fear from his mind.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.22
तथैव पाण्डवाः शूरा गाङ्गेयस्य रथं प्रति॥ अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे तव पुत्रान् महारथाः।
tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ śūrā gāṅgeyasya rathaṃ prati|| abhyadravanta saṃgrāme tava putrān mahārathāḥ|
So also the heroic Pandavas rushing towards the car of Ganga's son, assailed your sons, all mighty car-warriors.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.23
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम चित्ररूपं विशाम्पते॥ दुःशासनरथं प्राप्य यत् पार्थो नात्यवर्तत।
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma citrarūpaṃ viśāmpate|| duḥśāsanarathaṃ prāpya yat pārtho nātyavartata|
Then, O monarch, we beheld a wonderful incident, namely that reaching Dushasana's car Partha could not advance further.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.24
यथा वारयते वेला क्षुब्धतोयं महार्णवम्॥ तथैव पाण्डवं क्रुद्धं तव पुत्रो न्यवारयत्।
yathā vārayate velā kṣubdhatoyaṃ mahārṇavam|| tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ kruddhaṃ tava putro nyavārayat|
Just as the banks resist the mighty main with its waters agitated, so did your son resist that son of Pandu inflamed with rage. life,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.25
उभो तौ रथिनां श्रेष्ठावुभौ भारत दुर्जयौ॥ उभी चन्द्रार्कसदृशौ कान्त्या दीप्त्या च भारत।
ubho tau rathināṃ śreṣṭhāvubhau bhārata durjayau|| ubhī candrārkasadṛśau kāntyā dīptyā ca bhārata|
Both of them were excellent car-warriors, both were invincible, O Bharata, and both resembled the moon and the sun in splendor and beauty.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.26
तथा तौ जातसंरम्भावन्योन्यवधकाक्षिणौ॥ समीयतुर्महासंख्ये मयशक्रौ यथा पुरा।
tathā tau jātasaṃrambhāvanyonyavadhakākṣiṇau|| samīyaturmahāsaṃkhye mayaśakrau yathā purā|
Then like Maya and Shakra encountering each other in the days of yore, those two heroes encountered each other in battle, highly excited with wrath, and desirous of slaying one another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.27
दुःशासनो महाराज पाण्डवं विशिखैस्त्रिभिः॥ वासुदेवं च विंशत्या ताडयामास संयुगे।
duḥśāsano mahārāja pāṇḍavaṃ viśikhaistribhiḥ|| vāsudevaṃ ca viṃśatyā tāḍayāmāsa saṃyuge|
Then, O monarch, Dushasana wondered the son of Pandu with three shafts in battle, and the soli of Vasudeva with twenty.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.28
ततोऽर्जुनो जातमन्युष्र्णेयं वीक्ष्य पीडितम्॥ दुःशासनं शतेनाजौ नाराचानां समार्पयत्।
tato'rjuno jātamanyuṣrṇeyaṃ vīkṣya pīḍitam|| duḥśāsanaṃ śatenājau nārācānāṃ samārpayat|
Thereat Arjuna waxing wroth upon beholding him of the Vrishni race afflicted with arrows, sped hundred long shafts at Dushasana in that encounter.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.29
ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा पपुः शोणितमाहवे॥ दुःशासनस्त्रिभिः क्रुद्धः पार्थं विव्याध पत्रिभिः। ललाटे भरतश्रेष्ठ शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ ललाटस्यैस्तु तैर्बाणैः शुशुभे पाण्डवो रणे।
te tasya kavacaṃ bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitamāhave|| duḥśāsanastribhiḥ kruddhaḥ pārthaṃ vivyādha patribhiḥ| lalāṭe bharataśreṣṭha śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ|| lalāṭasyaistu tairbāṇaiḥ śuśubhe pāṇḍavo raṇe|
Those shafts, penetrating through the letters armour's drank his life-blood. Thereupon, inflamed with rage, Dushasana pierced Pritha's Sual with three shafts. Then again, O foremost of the Bharata, he pierced Arjuna with three shafts of exceeding sharpness, on the forehead. Then with those arrows, struck on the forehead, Pandu's son appeared beautiful like.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.30
यथा मेरुर्महाराज शृङ्रत्यर्थमुच्छ्रितैः॥ सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासः पुत्रेण तव धन्विना।
yathā merurmahārāja śṛṅratyarthamucchritaiḥ|| so'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ putreṇa tava dhanvinā|
The mount Meru with its crests towering high in the heavens. Pierced deeply by your son wielding the bow, that mighty bowman.
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MBh 4 112.31
व्यराजत रणे पार्थः किंशुकः पुष्पवानिव॥ दुःशासनं ततः क्रुद्धः पीडयामस पाण्डवः।
vyarājata raṇe pārthaḥ kiṃśukaḥ puṣpavāniva|| duḥśāsanaṃ tataḥ kruddhaḥ pīḍayāmasa pāṇḍavaḥ|
Partha appeared beautiful like the flowering Kinshuka tree. Then that son of Pandu, greatly excited afflicted Dushasana,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.32
पर्वणीव सुसंक्रुद्धो राहुः पूर्ण निशाकरम्॥ पीड्यमानो बलवता पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते।
parvaṇīva susaṃkruddho rāhuḥ pūrṇa niśākaram|| pīḍyamāno balavatā putrastava viśāmpate|
Like the enraged Rahu afflicting the full moon on the fifteenth day of the light half of a month. Then thus afflicted by the powerful Partha, your son, O ruler of men,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.33
विव्याध समरे पार्थं कङ्कपत्रैः शिलाशितैः॥ तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा रथं चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः। आजघान ततः पश्चात् पुत्रं ते निशितैः शरैः॥
vivyādha samare pārthaṃ kaṅkapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ|| tasya pārtho dhanuśchittvā rathaṃ cāsya tribhiḥ śaraiḥ| ājaghāna tataḥ paścāt putraṃ te niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ||
Pierced the former with arrows winged with the feathers of the Kanka bird and whetted on stone. Then Partha bursting open Dushasana's bow and shattering his car with his three arrows. Then he pierced many sharpened arrows on him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.34
सोऽन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय भीष्मस्य प्रमुखे स्थितः। अर्जुनं पञ्चविंशत्या बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्॥
so'nyat kārmukamādāya bhīṣmasya pramukhe sthitaḥ| arjunaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā bāhvorurasi cārpayat||
Then he took another shaft and stood before Bhishma. He pierced twentyfive shafts on the chaste of Arjuna
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.35
तस्य क्रुद्धो महाराज पाण्डवः शत्रुतापनः। अप्रैषीद् विशिखान् घोरान् यमदण्डोपमान् बहून्॥ अप्राप्तानेव तान् बाणांश्चिच्छेद तनयस्तव।
tasya kruddho mahārāja pāṇḍavaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ| apraiṣīd viśikhān ghorān yamadaṇḍopamān bahūn|| aprāptāneva tān bāṇāṃściccheda tanayastava|
Then Arjuna, the afflicter of foes, with enger, O king! shot at him numerous dreadful arrows resembling the mace of Death himself. Then your son cut off those arrows before they could reach him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.36
यतमानस्य पार्थस्य तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्॥ पार्थं च निशितैर्बाणैरविध्यत् तनयस्तव।
yatamānasya pārthasya tadadbhutamivābhavat|| pārthaṃ ca niśitairbāṇairavidhyat tanayastava|
Sped though they were by Partha excreting his best in battle. Indeed this appeared to be marvelous. Once more your son pierced the son of Pritha with shafts of exceedingly ! sharpness.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.37
ततः क्रुद्धो रणे पार्थः शरान् संधाय कार्मुके॥ प्रेषयामास समरे स्वर्णपुडाञ्छिलाशितान्।
tataḥ kruddho raṇe pārthaḥ śarān saṃdhāya kārmuke|| preṣayāmāsa samare svarṇapuḍāñchilāśitān|
Thereupon, wrought up with rage Partha fixing on his bow-string arrows full finished with gold wings and whetted on stone, discharged them at your son.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.38
न्यमज्जंस्ते महाराज तस्य काये महात्मनः॥ यथा हंसा महाराज तडागं प्राप्य भारत।
nyamajjaṃste mahārāja tasya kāye mahātmanaḥ|| yathā haṃsā mahārāja taḍāgaṃ prāpya bhārata|
These shafts, O monarch, entered into the body of the illustrious Dushasana, like swans, O Bharata, diving into the waters of a lake.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.39
पीडितश्चैव पुत्रस्ते पाण्डवेन महात्मना॥ हित्वा पार्थं रणे तूर्णं भीष्मस्य रथमाव्रजत्।
pīḍitaścaiva putraste pāṇḍavena mahātmanā|| hitvā pārthaṃ raṇe tūrṇaṃ bhīṣmasya rathamāvrajat|
Thus your son sorely afflicted by the illustrious son of Pandu, quickly avoiding him proceeded towards the chariot of Bhishma.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.40
अगाधे मज्जतस्तस्य द्वीपो भीष्मोऽभवत् तदा॥ प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञां पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते।
agādhe majjatastasya dvīpo bhīṣmo'bhavat tadā|| pratilabhya tataḥ saṃjñāṃ putrastava viśāmpate|
Then indeed Bhishma was like an island to him who was sinking into the fathomless deep (of pain): Then, O ruler of men, regaining his senses, your son,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 112.41
अवारयत् ततः शूरो भूय एव पराक्रमी॥ शरैः सुनिशितैः पार्थं यथा वृत्रं पुरंदरः। निर्बिभेद महाकायो विव्यथे नैव चार्जुनः॥
avārayat tataḥ śūro bhūya eva parākramī|| śaraiḥ suniśitaiḥ pārthaṃ yathā vṛtraṃ puraṃdaraḥ| nirbibheda mahākāyo vivyathe naiva cārjunaḥ||
Endued with bravery, and prowess, again began to check Partha with well-sharpened shafts, like Indra resisting Vritra. Your son of huge stature, penetrated Arjuna through and through but the latter did feel no pain at all.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)