Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.68.6

dṛṣṭvānudhāvataḥ sāmbo

dhārtarāṣṭrān mahā-rathaḥ

pragṛhya ruciraḿ cāpaḿ

tasthau siḿha ivaikalaḥ

SYNONYMS

dṛṣṭvā — seeing; anudhāvataḥ — who were rushing toward him; sāmbaḥSāmba; dhārtarāṣṭrān — the followers of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; mahārathaḥ — the great chariot-fighter; pragṛhya — seizing; ruciram — beautiful; cāpam — his bow; tasthauhe stood; siḿhaḥa lion; iva — like; ekalaḥ — all alone.

TRANSLATION

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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