Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.68.9-10

visphurjya ruciram capam

sarvan vivyadha sayakaih

karnadin sad rathan viras

tavadbhir yugapat prthak

caturbhis caturo vahan

ekaikena ca sarathin

rathinas ca mahesvasams

tasya tat te 'bhyapujayan

SYNONYMS

visphurjya -- twanging; ruciram -- attractive; capam -- his bow; sarvan -- all of them; vivyadha -- he pierced; sayakaih -- with his arrows; karna-adin -- Karna and the others; sat -- six; rathan -- the chariots; virah -- the hero, Samba; tavadbhih -- with as many; yugapat -- simultaneously; prthak -- each individually; caturbhih -- with four (arrows); caturah -- the four; vahan -- horses (of each chariot); eka-ekena -- with one each; ca -- and; sarathin -- the chariot drivers; rathinah -- the warriors commanding the chariots; ca -- and; maha-isu-asan -- great bowmen; tasya -- his; tat -- that; te -- they; abhyapujayan -- honored.

TRANSLATION

Twanging his wonderful bow, heroic Samba struck with arrows the six warriors headed by Karna. He pierced the six chariots with as many arrows, each team of four horses with four arrows, and each chariot driver with a single arrow, and he similarly struck the great bowmen who commanded the chariots. The enemy warriors congratulated Samba for this display of prowess.

PURPORT

Srila Prabhupada comments, "While Samba was so diligently fighting alone with the six great warriors, they all appreciated the inconceivable potency of the boy. Even in the midst of fighting, they admitted frankly that this boy Samba was wonderful."

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