Virata Parva 55.18
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Virata Parva Chapter 55 · Verse 18
Sanskrit Original
पतन्त्यरूपेषु यथा चक्षूर्षि न कदाचन। नालक्ष्येषु शराः पेतुस्तथा गाण्डीवधन्वनः॥ मार्गो गजसहस्रस्य युगपद् गच्छतो वने। यथा भवेत् तथा जज्ञे रथमार्गः किरीटिनः॥ नूनं पार्थजयैषित्वाच्छक्रः सर्वामरैः सह। हन्त्यस्मानित्यमन्यन्त पार्थेन निहताः परे॥ कालमर्जुनरूपेण संहरन्तमिव प्रजाः॥
The arrows of the holder of the Gandiva bow never fell upon anything except the aim as the eye does not fall upon anything except what is beautiful. As the passage for a thousand of elephants is made of itself when they simultaneously pass through a forest so the track of the chariot of Kiritin was made out. Greatly assailed by Partha the enemies thought, “Desirous of securing victory to Partha forsooth, Indra, in the company of all the immortals, is destroying us."