dṛṣṭvānudhāvataḥ sāmbo
dhārtarāṣṭrān mahā-rathaḥ
pragṛhya ruciraṁ cāpaṁ
tasthau siṁha ivaikalaḥ

 dṛṣṭvā - seeing; anudhāvataḥ - who were rushing toward him; sāmbaḥ - Sāmba; dhārtarāṣṭrān - the followers of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; mahārathaḥ - the great chariot-fighter; pragṛhya - seizing; ruciram - beautiful; cāpam - his bow; tasthau - he stood; siṁhaḥ - a lion; iva - like; ekalaḥ - all alone.


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Seeing Duryodhana and his companions rushing toward him, Sāmba, the great chariot-fighter, took up his splendid bow and stood alone like a lion.

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