Karna Parva 73.85
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Karna Parva Chapter 73 · Verse 85
Sanskrit Original
यस्त्वेकः सर्वपञ्चालानहन्यहनि नाशयन्॥ कालवच्चरते वीरः पञ्चालानां रथव्रजे। तमप्यासाद्य समरे मित्रार्थे मित्रवत्सल॥ तथा ज्वलन्तमस्त्राग्निं गुरुं सर्वधनुष्मताम्। निर्दहन्तं च समरे दुर्धर्ष द्रोणमोजसा॥ ते नित्यमुदिता जेतुं मृधे शत्रूनरिंदम। न जात्वाधिस्थे ताः पञ्चालाः स्युः पराङ्मुखाः॥
O benevolent friend! Panchala always kept on fighting in support of Pandavas when they found Dronacharya came for battle irrespective of Drona's march fiercely like death god in the chariot-rode army of Panchala killing them severally, whose face glew in the light of friction in weapons, who was preceptor to all archers and disastrous for the army of enemy in battle-field viz.. they did not shown back to battle-field and put at stake their lives for the cause of Pandavas. O enemy suppressor Arjuna! It is the main characteristic of Panchala soldiers that they are always prepared to defeat the enemies. They cannot show back to battle-field under fright of Karna, the son of a charioteer.