The arrival of Duryodhana

Sanjaya said Beholding, king, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya penetrate into their ranks, having already pierced through many divisions, the kings of yours army fled in fear.

After a while, however, those illustrious warriors, overwhelmed with wrath and shame and urged on by their prowess, gathered courage and rushed upon Dhananjaya.

But, O king, those who proceeded to fight against the son of Pandu, being filled even as rivers falling into the sea, never return.

Like atheists turning away from the Vedas, many ignoble warriors turned away from the fight and thus incurred sin and hell.

Then those two foremost of men, passing beyond that cluster of cars, appeared like the two effulgent orbs (the sun and the moon) freed from the jaws of Rahu.

They then with their fatigue completely dispelled and passing beyond that net-work of soldiers, looked like two fishes that had torn away from a strong net.

Having passed through that impenetrable array of Drona impassable in consequence of showers of weapons, those two illustrious heroes looked like two suns risen at the period of Dissolution.

Penetrating through those showers of weapons and freed from the imminent danger to their lives, those illustrious warriors, themselves obstructing the sky with their weapons.

Appeared like two persons escaped from a raging fire or like two fish from the jaws of a Makara. They then agitated the Kuru ocean like two Makara agitated the mighty deep.

While Arjuna and Krishna were within Drona's division, your warriors and your sons, had thought that the two heroes would never be able to pass through it.

But beholding those two highly effulgent warriors now beyond the division of Drona, they became doubtful about the life of the ruler of the Sindhus.

Up till then, they cherished strong hopes of Jayadratha's life, for they had thought, O monarch, that the two Krishnas would never be able to escape from Drona and Hridika's son.

Falsifying that hope of theirs, those two scorchers of foes, succeeded in crossing over the uncrossable division of Drona and the Bhojas, O king.

Beholding them beyond those divisions and look like two blazing fires, your troops became despondent and they gave up all hopes for the life of the ruler of the Sindhus.

Then those two dauntless heroes, those enhancers of the fears of their foes, namely Krishna and Dhananjaya, thus began to talk among themselves, regarding the slaughter of Jayadratha.

“This ruler of the Sindhus has been placed in their midst by six of the foremost carwarriors of Dhritarashtra's army. Still he shall not escape, if we can only have a look of him.

Even if Indra himself with all the celestials, were to become his protector in battle, yet we shall slay him.” Sanjaya said-Thus did the two Krishna's talk to themselves.

Even so, O mighty-armed one, did the two Krishna's speak amongst themselves while looking for the ruler of the Sindhus. (Hearing what they said) your sons set up a loud wail.

Those two subduers of foes then appeared like a pair of elephants of great quickness, whose thirst had been slaked and who had been refreshed with the drinking water, after they had passed through a desert.

Beyond death and above the reach of decay, they then appeared like two tradesmen that have passed over a hilly district infested with tigers, lions and elephants.

Indeed then your troops considered the hue of their countenances to be incapable of being faded; and beholding them freed, they began to wail aloud.

Escaping from Drona who resembled a snake of virulent poison or a blazing fire, as also from the other rulers of Earth, Partha and Krishna looked like two burning suns.

Those two subduers of foes, escaping from Drona's division which resembled the very ocean, seemed to be filled with delight, like persons that have safely crossed the mighty main.

Escaping from those thick down-pours of arrows, from those divisions protected by Drona and Hridika's son, Keshava and Arjuna appeared like Indra and Agni of burning radiance.

Pierced with the whetted shafts of Bharadvaja's son and profusely shedding blood, the two Krishnas appeared beautiful, like two mountains adorned with flowering Karnikara trees.

Having passed through that expensive lake, of which Drona formed the shark, darts the fierce snakes, shafts the Makaras and Kshatriyas the fathomless waters.

Having emerged out of that cloud formed by Drona's weapons, of which the thunders were the twang of bows and the sound of palmstrokes and the lightning the flashing maces and swords-Partha and Krishna appeared like the sun and the moon emerging out of darkness.

In consequence of their crossing the regions obstructed with the weapons of Drona, all creatures regarded those fierce and renowned bowmen viz., Keshava and Dhananjaya to be like two persons who have the strength of their arms, the five rivers having the ocean for their sixth when full of waters during the rainy season and abounding in numerous sharks and alligators.

All human beings began to assume Sri Krishna and Arjuna, great archer, meritorious and renowned world-wide as they had effaced the destructive power of the weapon shot by Dronacarya.

From a desire for slaughtering Jayadratha stationed very near to them, looking at him, the two warriors appear like two tigers waiting to fall upon a Ruru deer.

The colour of their faces was such that your warriors, o mighty monarch, considered Jayadratha already to be one among the slain.

O mighty-armed one, with red eyes and staying together, the son of Pandu and Krishna then beholding the ruler of the Sindhus, became filled with delight and incessantly uttered loud war-cries.

The radiance of Shauri holding the reins and Partha wielding the bow, O king, was like that of the fire and the sun.

Escaping from the division of Drona and beholding the ruler of the Sindhus within reach, they were filled with delight, even as a hawk is filled with delight at the sight of a piece of meat.

Beholding the ruler of the Sindhus stay near them and burning with rage, they pounced down upon him, like a pair of hawks pouncing down upon a piece of meat.

Then beholding Hrishikesha and Dhananjaya penetrate through the division of Drona, your highly powerful, son, king Duryodhana, having his armour donned by Drona and knowing how to guide and groom horses, proceeded on a single car against those two warriors, in order to rescue the ruler of the Sindhus.

Leaving behind him the two mighty carwarriors Krishna and Partha, your son proceeded ahead and then turned back, p king, facing Keshava of lotus-like eyes.

Then when your son had outrun Dhananjaya, numerous musical instruments were joyfully sounded by all your troops.

Then beholding Duryodhana stay, facing the two Krishna's, your troops uttered warcries resembling leonine roars that became mingled with the blare of conchs.

Beholding your son rush to fight, they also of blazing effulgence who were engaged in protecting Jayadratha, became filled with joy.

Then seeing Duryodhana and his followers outrun Dhananjaya, Krishna, O king addressing Arjuna, said these words suited to the occasion.