340 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 7

anvadravat—followed: darmsitah—being protected by Kavaca; ugra-dhanva—
equipped with furious weapons; kapi-dhvajah—Arjuna; guru-putram—the
son of the martial teacher; rathena—getting on the chariot.

TRANSLATION

Arjuna, who is guided by the infallible Lord as friend and driver, thus
satisfied the dear lady by such statements. Then he dressed in armor and
armed himself with furious weapons, and getting into his chariot, he set
out to follow Asvatthama, the son of his martial teacher.

TEXT 18
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FaResaaa Te |
FURAN EAT
WAH STATINS! U2

tam Gpatantam sa vilaksya dirat
kumaro-hodvigna-mana rathena

paradravat prapa-paripsur urvyam
yavad-gamam rudra-bhayad yatharkah

tam—him; apatantam—coming over furiously; sah—he; vilaksya—seeing;
dirat—from a distance; kumdara-ha—the murderer of the princes; udvigna-
manah—disturbed in mind; rathena—on the chariot; paradravat—fled;
prana—life; paripsuh—for protecting; urvyam—with great speed; yavat-
gamam-~as he fled; rudra-bhayat—by fear of Siva; yatha—as; kah—Brahma
(or arka-Siirya).

TRANSLATION

ASvatthama, the murderer of the princes, seeing from a great distance
Arjuna coming at him with great speed, fled in his chariot, panic-stricken,

just to save his life, as Brahma fled in fear from Siva.
PURPORT

According to the reading matter, either kah or arka, there are two
references in the Puranas. Kah means Brahma, who once became allured
