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ŚB 10.68.6

Devanagari

द‍ृष्ट्वानुधावत: साम्बो धार्तराष्ट्रान् महारथ: ।
प्रगृह्य रुचिरं चापं तस्थौ सिंह इवैकल: ॥ ६ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

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.

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.