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Core and Pancharatra: Description of the Kaurava army formation.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
यथा स भगवान्व्यासः कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत्। तथैव सहिताः सर्वे समाजग्मुर्महीक्षितः ॥६-१७-१॥
yathā sa bhagavān vyāsaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyano'bravīt। tathaiva sahitāḥ sarve samājagmurmahīkṣitaḥ ॥6-17-1॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa; कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - Krishna Dvaipayana; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - kings;]
(As the revered Vyasa, Krishna Dvaipayana, said, in the same way, all the kings assembled together.)
As the revered sage Vyasa, known as Krishna Dvaipayana, spoke, all the kings gathered together in the same manner.
मघाविषयगः सोमस्तद्दिनं प्रत्यपद्यत। दीप्यमानाश्च सम्पेतुर्दिवि सप्त महाग्रहाः ॥६-१७-२॥
maghāviṣayagaḥ somastaddinaṃ pratyapadyata। dīpyamānāśca sampeturdivi sapta mahāgrahāḥ ॥6-17-2॥
[मघा (maghā) - Magha; विषयगः (viṣayagaḥ) - entered the region; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; तद्दिनं (taddinaṃ) - that day; प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - attained; दीप्यमानाः (dīpyamānāḥ) - shining; च (ca) - and; सम्पेतुः (sampetuḥ) - fell; दिवि (divi) - in the sky; सप्त (sapta) - seven; महाग्रहाः (mahāgrahāḥ) - great planets;]
(Soma entered the region of Magha and attained that day. The seven great planets, shining, fell in the sky.)
On that day, Soma entered the region of Magha. The seven great planets shone brightly and fell in the sky.
द्विधाभूत इवादित्य उदये प्रत्यदृश्यत। ज्वलन्त्या शिखया भूयो भानुमानुदितो दिवि ॥६-१७-३॥
dvidhābhūta ivāditya udaye pratyadṛśyata। jvalantyā śikhayā bhūyo bhānumānudito divi ॥6-17-3॥
[द्विधाभूत (dvidhābhūta) - split in two; इव (iva) - like; आदित्य (āditya) - the sun; उदये (udaye) - at the rise; प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - appeared; ज्वलन्त्या (jvalantyā) - burning; शिखया (śikhayā) - with a flame; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the sun; उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen; दिवि (divi) - in the sky;]
(The sun appeared as if split in two at the rise. With a burning flame, the sun rose again in the sky.)
The sun appeared to be split in two at sunrise, with a blazing flame, the sun rose once more in the sky.
ववाशिरे च दीप्तायां दिशि गोमायुवायसाः। लिप्समानाः शरीराणि मांसशोणितभोजनाः ॥६-१७-४॥
vavāśire ca dīptāyāṃ diśi gomāyuvāyasāḥ। lipsamānāḥ śarīrāṇi māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ ॥6-17-4॥
[ववाशिरे (vavāśire) - howled; च (ca) - and; दीप्तायाम् (dīptāyām) - in the blazing; दिशि (diśi) - direction; गोमायुवायसाः (gomāyuvāyasāḥ) - jackals and crows; लिप्समानाः (lipsamānāḥ) - desiring; शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies; मांसशोणितभोजनाः (māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ) - flesh and blood as food;]
(Jackals and crows howled in the blazing direction, desiring bodies as flesh and blood as food.)
In the blazing direction, jackals and crows howled, eager for bodies to feast on flesh and blood.
अहन्यहनि पार्थानां वृद्धः कुरुपितामहः। भरद्वाजात्मजश्चैव प्रातरुत्थाय संयतौ ॥६-१७-५॥
ahanyahani pārthānāṃ vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ। bharadvājātmajaścaiva prātarutthāya saṃyatau ॥6-17-5॥
[अहन्यहनि (ahanyahani) - day by day; पार्थानां (pārthānāṃ) - of the sons of Pṛthā; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - the elder; कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of the Kurus; भरद्वाजात्मजः (bharadvājātmajaḥ) - the son of Bharadvāja; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रातरुत्थाय (prātarutthāya) - having risen in the morning; संयतौ (saṃyatau) - prepared;]
(Day by day, the elder, the grandsire of the Kurus, and the son of Bharadvāja, having risen in the morning, were prepared.)
Every day, the elder Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kurus, and Drona, the son of Bharadvāja, would rise in the morning, ready for battle.
जयोऽस्तु पाण्डुपुत्राणामित्यूचतुररिंदमौ। युयुधाते तवार्थाय यथा स समयः कृतः ॥६-१७-६॥
jayo'stu pāṇḍuputrāṇāmityūcaturarindamau। yuyudhāte tavārthāya yathā sa samayaḥ kṛtaḥ ॥6-17-6॥
[जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pandu; इति (iti) - thus; ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - said; अरिंदमौ (arindamau) - the subduers of enemies; युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - fought; तव (tava) - for your; अर्थाय (arthāya) - purpose; यथा (yathā) - as; सः (saḥ) - that; समयः (samayaḥ) - agreement; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - was made;]
(Victory be to the sons of Pandu, thus said the subduers of enemies. They fought for your purpose as that agreement was made.)
The subduers of enemies declared victory for the sons of Pandu. They engaged in battle for your cause, as per the agreement made.
सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः पिता देवव्रतस्तव। समानीय महीपालानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥६-१७-७॥
sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ pitā devavratas tava। samānīya mahīpālān idaṃ vacanam abravīt ॥6-17-7॥
[सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः (sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ) - knower of all dharmas; पिता (pitā) - father; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; तव (tava) - your; समानीय (samānīya) - having assembled; महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(The knower of all dharmas, your father Devavrata, having assembled the kings, said this speech.)
Your father, Devavrata, who knows all dharmas, gathered the kings and spoke these words.
इदं वः क्षत्रिया द्वारं स्वर्गायापावृतं महत्। गच्छध्वं तेन शक्रस्य ब्रह्मणश्च सलोकताम् ॥६-१७-८॥
idaṃ vaḥ kṣatriyā dvāraṃ svargāyāpāvṛtaṃ mahat। gacchadhvaṃ tena śakrasya brahmaṇaśca salokatām ॥6-17-8॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; वः (vaḥ) - your; क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - warriors; द्वारं (dvāraṃ) - gate; स्वर्गाय (svargāya) - to heaven; अपावृतं (apāvṛtaṃ) - opened; महत् (mahat) - great; गच्छध्वं (gacchadhvaṃ) - go; तेन (tena) - by that; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma; च (ca) - and; सलोकताम् (salokatām) - same world;]
(This is your gate, O warriors, opened to heaven. Go through it to the same world as Indra and Brahma.)
This is the great gate to heaven opened for you, O warriors. Proceed through it to join the realms of Indra and Brahma.
एष वः शाश्वतः पन्थाः पूर्वैः पूर्वतरैर्गतः। सम्भावयत चात्मानमव्यग्रमनसो युधि ॥६-१७-९॥
eṣa vaḥ śāśvataḥ panthāḥ pūrvaiḥ pūrvatarairgataḥ। sambhāvayata cātmānamavyagramanaso yudhi ॥6-17-9॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; वः (vaḥ) - your; शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal; पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path; पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients; पूर्वतरैः (pūrvataraḥ) - by the more ancient; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; सम्भावयत (sambhāvayata) - consider; च (ca) - and; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself; अव्यग्रमनसः (avyagramanasaḥ) - with a steady mind; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(This is your eternal path, gone by the ancients and the more ancient. Consider yourself with a steady mind in battle.)
This is the eternal path that your ancestors and their ancestors have followed. Prepare yourself with a steady mind for the battle.
नाभागो हि ययातिश्च मान्धाता नहुषो नृगः। संसिद्धाः परमं स्थानं गताः कर्मभिरीदृशैः ॥६-१७-१०॥
nābhāgo hi yayātiśca māndhātā nahuṣo nṛgaḥ। saṃsiddhāḥ paramaṃ sthānaṃ gatāḥ karmabhirīdṛśaiḥ ॥6-17-10॥
[नाभागः (nābhāgaḥ) - Nābhāga; हि (hi) - indeed; ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti; च (ca) - and; मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Māndhātā; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; नृगः (nṛgaḥ) - Nṛga; संसिद्धाः (saṃsiddhāḥ) - perfected; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; स्थानं (sthānaṃ) - place; गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions; ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - such as these;]
(Nābhāga, indeed, Yayāti, and Māndhātā, Nahuṣa, Nṛga, perfected, have gone to the supreme place by actions such as these.)
Nābhāga, Yayāti, Māndhātā, Nahuṣa, and Nṛga have all attained the supreme abode through such deeds.
अधर्मः क्षत्रियस्यैष यद्व्याधिमरणं गृहे। यदाजौ निधनं याति सोऽस्य धर्मः सनातनः ॥६-१७-११॥
adharmaḥ kṣatriyasya eṣa yad vyādhi-maraṇaṃ gṛhe। yad ājau nidhanaṃ yāti so'sya dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥6-17-11॥
[अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a Kshatriya; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this is; यत् (yat) - that; व्याधि (vyādhi) - disease; मरणं (maraṇaṃ) - death; गृहे (gṛhe) - at home; यत् (yat) - that; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; याति (yāti) - attains; सः (saḥ) - he; अस्य (asya) - his; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal;]
(It is unrighteousness for a Kshatriya to die of disease at home; his eternal duty is to attain death in battle.)
For a Kshatriya, dying of disease at home is considered unrighteous; his eternal duty is to die in battle.
एवमुक्ता महीपाला भीष्मेण भरतर्षभ। निर्ययुः स्वान्यनीकानि शोभयन्तो रथोत्तमैः ॥६-१७-१२॥
evamuktā mahīpālā bhīṣmeṇa bharatarṣabha। niryayuḥ svānyanīkāni śobhayanto rathottamaiḥ ॥6-17-12॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - addressed; महीपाला (mahīpālā) - kings; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - departed; स्वानि (svāni) - their own; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; शोभयन्तः (śobhayantaḥ) - adorning; रथोत्तमैः (rathottamaiḥ) - with excellent chariots;]
(Thus addressed by Bhishma, O best of the Bharatas, the kings departed, adorning their own armies with excellent chariots.)
Upon being addressed in this manner by Bhishma, the revered elder, the kings, O best of the Bharatas, set forth, embellishing their respective armies with magnificent chariots.
स तु वैकर्तनः कर्णः सामात्यः सह बन्धुभिः। न्यासितः समरे शस्त्रं भीष्मेण भरतर्षभ ॥६-१७-१३॥
sa tu vaikartanaḥ karṇaḥ sāmātyaḥ saha bandhubhiḥ। nyāsitaḥ samare śastraṃ bhīṣmeṇa bharatarṣabha ॥6-17-13॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana (Karna); कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; सामात्यः (sāmātyaḥ) - with his ministers; सह (saha) - with; बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - relatives; न्यासितः (nyāsitaḥ) - placed; समरे (samare) - in the battle; शस्त्रं (śastram) - weapon; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(He, the son of Vikartana, Karna, along with his ministers and relatives, was placed in the battle with weapons by Bhishma, O best of the Bharatas.)
Karna, the son of Vikartana, was strategically positioned in the battlefield with his ministers and relatives by Bhishma, the great warrior, O best of the Bharatas.
अपेतकर्णाः पुत्रास्ते राजानश्चैव तावकाः। निर्ययुः सिंहनादेन नादयन्तो दिशो दश ॥६-१७-१४॥
apetakarṇāḥ putrāste rājānaścaiva tāvakāḥ। niryayuḥ siṃhanādena nādayanto diśo daśa ॥6-17-14॥
[अपेतकर्णाः (apetakarṇāḥ) - having ears cut off; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; ते (te) - those; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your; निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - departed; सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - with lion's roar; नादयन्तः (nādayantaḥ) - resounding; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten;]
(Having ears cut off, those sons and kings of yours departed, resounding the ten directions with a lion's roar.)
Your sons and kings, with their ears cut off, departed, making the ten directions resound with a lion's roar.
श्वेतैश्छत्रैः पताकाभिर्ध्वजवारणवाजिभिः। तान्यनीकान्यशोभन्त रथैरथ पदातिभिः ॥६-१७-१५॥
śvetaiś chatraiḥ patākābhir dhvajavāraṇavājibhiḥ। tāny anīkānyaśobhanta rathair atha padātibhiḥ ॥6-17-15॥
[श्वेतैः (śvetaiḥ) - with white; छत्रैः (chatraiḥ) - umbrellas; पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with flags; ध्वजवारणवाजिभिः (dhvajavāraṇavājibhiḥ) - with banners, elephants, and horses; तानि (tāni) - those; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - shone; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; अथ (atha) - and; पदातिभिः (padātibhiḥ) - with foot soldiers;]
(With white umbrellas, flags, banners, elephants, and horses, those armies shone with chariots and foot soldiers.)
The armies, adorned with white umbrellas, flags, banners, elephants, and horses, appeared splendid with chariots and foot soldiers.
भेरीपणवशब्दैश्च पटहानां च निस्वनैः। रथनेमिनिनादैश्च बभूवाकुलिता मही ॥६-१७-१६॥
bherīpaṇavaśabdaiśca paṭahānāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ। rathanemininādaiśca babhūvākulitā mahī ॥6-17-16॥
[भेरी (bherī) - drums; पणव (paṇava) - small drums; शब्दैः (śabdaiḥ) - sounds; च (ca) - and; पटहानां (paṭhānāṃ) - of kettledrums; च (ca) - and; निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - by the echoes; रथ (ratha) - of chariots; नेमि (nemi) - wheels; निनादैः (ninādaiḥ) - by the sounds; च (ca) - and; बभूव (babhūva) - became; आकुलिता (ākulitā) - agitated; मही (mahī) - earth;]
(The earth became agitated by the sounds of drums, small drums, and kettledrums, and by the echoes of the wheels of chariots.)
The earth was filled with the tumultuous sounds of drums, small drums, kettledrums, and the echoes of chariot wheels, creating a scene of chaos.
काञ्चनाङ्गदकेयूरैः कार्मुकैश्च महारथाः। भ्राजमाना व्यदृश्यन्त जङ्गमाः पर्वता इव ॥६-१७-१७॥
kāñcanāṅgadakeyūraiḥ kārmukaiśca mahārathāḥ। bhrājamānā vyadṛśyanta jaṅgamāḥ parvatā iva ॥6-17-17॥
[काञ्चन (kāñcana) - golden; अङ्गद (aṅgada) - armlets; केयूरैः (keyūraiḥ) - with bracelets; कार्मुकैः (kārmukaiḥ) - with bows; च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; भ्राजमाना (bhrājamānā) - shining; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; जङ्गमाः (jaṅgamāḥ) - moving; पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains; इव (iva) - like;]
(The great charioteers, with golden armlets and bracelets and bows, were seen shining like moving mountains.)
The great warriors, adorned with golden armlets, bracelets, and bows, appeared resplendent, resembling moving mountains.
तालेन महता भीष्मः पञ्चतारेण केतुना। विमलादित्यसङ्काशस्तस्थौ कुरुचमूपतिः ॥६-१७-१८॥
tālena mahatā bhīṣmaḥ pañcatāreṇa ketunā। vimalādityasaṅkāśastasthau kurucamūpatiḥ ॥6-17-18॥
[तालेन (tālena) - with a banner; महता (mahatā) - great; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; पञ्चतारेण (pañcatāreṇa) - with five stars; केतुना (ketunā) - with a flag; विमलादित्यसङ्काशः (vimalādityasaṅkāśaḥ) - shining like the sun; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; कुरुचमूपतिः (kurucamūpatiḥ) - the leader of the Kuru army;]
(With a great banner, Bhishma stood with a flag of five stars, shining like the sun, the leader of the Kuru army.)
Bhishma, the leader of the Kuru army, stood with a grand banner and a flag adorned with five stars, radiating brilliance like the sun.
ये त्वदीया महेष्वासा राजानो भरतर्षभ। अवर्तन्त यथादेशं राजञ्शान्तनवस्य ते ॥६-१७-१९॥
ye tvadīyā maheṣvāsā rājāno bharatarṣabha। avartanta yathādeśaṃ rājañśāntanavasya te ॥6-17-19॥
[ये (ye) - who; त्वदीया (tvadīyā) - your; महेष्वासा (maheṣvāsā) - great archers; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; अवर्तन्त (avartanta) - acted; यथा (yathā) - according to; आदेशं (ādeśaṃ) - command; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शान्तनवस्य (śāntanavasya) - of Śāntanu; ते (te) - they;]
(Who, your great archers, the kings, O best of the Bharatas, acted according to the command, O king, of Śāntanu, they.)
O best of the Bharatas, your great archer kings acted according to the command of Śāntanu, O king.
स तु गोवासनः शैब्यः सहितः सर्वराजभिः। ययौ मातङ्गराजेन राजार्हेण पताकिना ॥ पद्मवर्णस्त्वनीकानां सर्वेषामग्रतः स्थितः ॥६-१७-२०॥
sa tu govāsanaḥ śaibyaḥ sahitaḥ sarvarājabhiḥ। yayau mātaṅgarājena rājārheṇa patākinā ॥ padmavarṇastvanīkānāṃ sarveṣāmagrataḥ sthitaḥ ॥6-17-20॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; गोवासनः (govāsanaḥ) - Govasana; शैब्यः (śaibyaḥ) - Shaibya; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together with; सर्वराजभिः (sarvarājabhiḥ) - with all kings; ययौ (yayau) - went; मातङ्गराजेन (mātaṅgarājena) - by the king of elephants; राजार्हेण (rājārheṇa) - fit for a king; पताकिना (patākinā) - with a flag; पद्मवर्णः (padmavarṇaḥ) - lotus-colored; त्व (tva) - indeed; नीकानां (anīkānāṃ) - of the troops; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood;]
(He, Govasana, Shaibya, together with all the kings, went by the king of elephants, fit for a king, with a flag. The lotus-colored one indeed stood in front of all the troops.)
Govasana and Shaibya, along with all the kings, proceeded with the king of elephants, adorned with a royal flag. The lotus-colored leader stood at the forefront of all the troops.
अश्वत्थामा ययौ यत्तः सिंहलाङ्गूलकेतनः। श्रुतायुश्चित्रसेनश्च पुरुमित्रो विविंशतिः ॥६-१७-२१॥
aśvatthāmā yayau yattaḥ siṃhalāṅgūlaketanaḥ। śrutāyuścitrasenaśca purumitro viviṃśatiḥ ॥6-17-21॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; ययौ (yayau) - went; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - prepared; सिंहलाङ्गूलकेतनः (siṃhalāṅgūlaketanaḥ) - with a banner of a lion's tail; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Shrutayu; चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Chitrasena; च (ca) - and; पुरुमित्रः (purumitraḥ) - Purumitra; विविंशतिः (viviṃśatiḥ) - Vivimshati;]
(Ashwatthama went prepared, with a banner of a lion's tail; Shrutayu, Chitrasena, and Purumitra, Vivimshati.)
Ashwatthama, adorned with a banner depicting a lion's tail, proceeded with readiness. Alongside him were Shrutayu, Chitrasena, Purumitra, and Vivimshati.
शल्यो भूरिश्रवाश्चैव विकर्णश्च महारथः। एते सप्त महेष्वासा द्रोणपुत्रपुरोगमाः ॥ स्यन्दनैर्वरवर्णाभैर्भीष्मस्यासन्पुरःसराः ॥६-१७-२२॥
śalyo bhūriśravāścaiva vikarṇaśca mahārathaḥ। ete sapta maheṣvāsā droṇaputrapurogamāḥ ॥ syandanairvaravarṇābhairbhīṣmasyāsanpuraḥsarāḥ ॥6-17-22॥
[शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhurishrava; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; एते (ete) - these; सप्त (sapta) - seven; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; द्रोणपुत्र (droṇaputra) - Drona's son; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - led by; स्यन्दनैः (syandanaiḥ) - by chariots; वरवर्णाभैः (varavarṇābhaiḥ) - of excellent color; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; आसन (āsan) - were; पुरःसराः (puraḥsarāḥ) - in front;]
(Shalya, Bhurishrava, and indeed Vikarna, the great chariot-warrior. These seven great archers, led by Drona's son, were in front of Bhishma in chariots of excellent color.)
Shalya, Bhurishrava, Vikarna, and other great warriors, led by Ashwatthama, were positioned in front of Bhishma in splendid chariots.
तेषामपि महोत्सेधाः शोभयन्तो रथोत्तमान्। भ्राजमाना व्यदृश्यन्त जाम्बूनदमया ध्वजाः ॥६-१७-२३॥
teṣāmapi mahotsedhāḥ śobhayanto rathottamān। bhrājamānā vyadṛśyanta jāmbūnadamayā dhvajāḥ ॥6-17-23॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; अपि (api) - also; महोत्सेधाः (mahotsedhāḥ) - greatly elevated; शोभयन्तः (śobhayantaḥ) - adorning; रथोत्तमान् (rathottamān) - excellent chariots; भ्राजमानाः (bhrājamānāḥ) - shining; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; जाम्बूनदमयाः (jāmbūnadamayāḥ) - made of gold; ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - flags;]
(Their greatly elevated flags, adorning the excellent chariots, shining, were seen, made of gold.)
Their flags, made of gold, adorned the excellent chariots and were seen shining brightly.
जाम्बूनदमयी वेदिः कमण्डलुविभूषिता। केतुराचार्यमुख्यस्य द्रोणस्य धनुषा सह ॥६-१७-२४॥
jāmbūnadamayī vediḥ kamaṇḍaluvibhūṣitāḥ। keturācāryamukhyasya droṇasya dhanuṣā saha ॥6-17-24॥
[जाम्बूनदमयी (jāmbūnadamayī) - made of gold; वेदिः (vediḥ) - altar; कमण्डलु (kamaṇḍalu) - water-pot; विभूषिता (vibhūṣitā) - adorned; केतुः (ketuḥ) - banner; आचार्यमुख्यस्य (ācāryamukhyasya) - of the chief teacher; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with bow; सह (saha) - together;]
(The altar made of gold, adorned with a water-pot, the banner of the chief teacher Drona, together with the bow.)
The golden altar, adorned with a water-pot, stood as the banner of the chief teacher Drona, alongside his bow.
अनेकशतसाहस्रमनीकमनुकर्षतः। महान्दुर्योधनस्यासीन्नागो मणिमयो ध्वजः ॥६-१७-२५॥
anekaśatasāhasramanīkamanukarṣataḥ। mahānduryodhanasyāsīnnāgo maṇimayo dhvajaḥ ॥6-17-25॥
[अनेक (aneka) - many; शत (śata) - hundreds; साहस्र (sāhasra) - thousands; मनीक (manīka) - troops; अनुकर्षतः (anukarṣataḥ) - following; महान् (mahān) - great; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; नागः (nāgaḥ) - serpent; मणिमयः (maṇimayaḥ) - bejeweled; ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - banner;]
(Following many hundreds and thousands of troops, there was a great bejeweled serpent banner of Duryodhana.)
Duryodhana had a great banner with a bejeweled serpent, followed by many hundreds and thousands of troops.
तस्य पौरवकालिङ्गौ काम्बोजश्च सुदक्षिणः। क्षेमधन्वा सुमित्रश्च तस्थुः प्रमुखतो रथाः ॥६-१७-२६॥
tasya pauravakāliṅgau kāmbojaśca sudakṣiṇaḥ। kṣemadhanvā sumitraśca tasthuḥ pramukhato rathāḥ ॥6-17-26॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पौरव (paurava) - Paurava; कालिङ्गौ (kāliṅgau) - Kalinga; काम्बोजः (kāmbojaḥ) - Kamboja; च (ca) - and; सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakshina; क्षेमधन्वा (kṣemadhanvā) - Kṣemadhanvā; सुमित्रः (sumitraḥ) - Sumitra; च (ca) - and; तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - stood; प्रमुखतः (pramukhataḥ) - in front; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots;]
(His Paurava, Kalinga, Kamboja, and Sudakshina, Kṣemadhanvā, and Sumitra stood in front of the chariots.)
His allies, including Paurava, Kalinga, Kamboja, Sudakshina, Kṣemadhanvā, and Sumitra, positioned themselves prominently in front of the chariots.
स्यन्दनेन महार्हेण केतुना वृषभेण च। प्रकर्षन्निव सेनाग्रं मागधश्च नृपो ययौ ॥६-१७-२७॥
syandanena mahārheṇa ketunā vṛṣabheṇa ca। prakarṣanniva senāgraṃ māgadhaśca nṛpo yayau ॥6-17-27॥
[स्यन्दनेन (syandanena) - by the chariot; महार्हेण (mahārheṇa) - very costly; केतुना (ketunā) - with a banner; वृषभेण (vṛṣabheṇa) - with a bull; च (ca) - and; प्रकर्षन् (prakarṣan) - leading; इव (iva) - as if; सेनाग्रम् (senāgram) - the army's front; मागधः (māgadhaḥ) - the Magadha; च (ca) - and; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; ययौ (yayau) - went;]
(By the very costly chariot with a banner and a bull, leading the army's front as if, the Magadha king went.)
The King of Magadha proceeded with his grand chariot, adorned with a banner and a bull, leading the front of the army as if in a majestic display.
तदङ्गपतिना गुप्तं कृपेण च महात्मना। शारदाभ्रचयप्रख्यं प्राच्यानामभवद्बलम् ॥६-१७-२८॥
tadaṅgapatinā guptaṃ kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā। śāradābhra-caya-prakhyaṃ prācyānām abhavad balam ॥6-17-28॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अङ्गपतिना (aṅgapatinā) - by the lord of Anga; गुप्तम् (guptam) - protected; कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kripa; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; शारद (śārada) - autumn; अभ्र (abhra) - cloud; चय (caya) - mass; प्रख्यम् (prakhyam) - like; प्राच्यानाम् (prācyānām) - of the easterners; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(That strength of the easterners, protected by the lord of Anga and by the great soul Kripa, was like a mass of autumn clouds.)
The strength of the eastern forces, safeguarded by the lord of Anga and the noble Kripa, resembled a dense formation of autumn clouds.
अनीकप्रमुखे तिष्ठन्वराहेण महायशाः। शुशुभे केतुमुख्येन राजतेन जयद्रथः ॥६-१७-२९॥
anīkapramukhe tiṣṭhanvarāheṇa mahāyaśāḥ। śuśubhe ketumukhyena rājatena jayadrathaḥ ॥6-17-29॥
[अनीकप्रमुखे (anīkapramukhe) - at the forefront of the army; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing; वराहेण (varāheṇa) - with the boar; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly famous; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; केतुमुख्येन (ketumukhyena) - with the chief banner; राजतेन (rājatena) - silver; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha;]
(Standing at the forefront of the army with the boar, the greatly famous Jayadratha shone with the chief silver banner.)
Jayadratha, greatly renowned, stood at the forefront of the army with the boar, shining with the chief silver banner.
शतं रथसहस्राणां तस्यासन्वशवर्तिनः। अष्टौ नागसहस्राणि सादिनामयुतानि षट् ॥६-१७-३०॥
śataṃ rathasahasrāṇāṃ tasyāsanvaśavartinaḥ। aṣṭau nāgasahasrāṇi sādināmayutāni ṣaṭ ॥6-17-30॥
[शतं (śataṃ) - hundred; रथसहस्राणां (rathasahasrāṇāṃ) - of chariots; तस्य (tasya) - his; आसन (āsan) - were; वशवर्तिनः (vaśavartinaḥ) - obedient; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; नागसहस्राणि (nāgasahasrāṇi) - elephant thousands; सादिनाम् (sādinām) - of horsemen; अयुतानि (ayutāni) - ten thousand; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six;]
(There were a hundred thousand chariots of his, obedient; eight thousand elephants, and ten thousand horsemen, six.)
He had a hundred thousand obedient chariots, eight thousand elephants, and ten thousand horsemen, six in number.
तत्सिन्धुपतिना राजन्पालितं ध्वजिनीमुखम्। अनन्तरथनागाश्वमशोभत महद्बलम् ॥६-१७-३१॥
tatsindhupatinā rājanpālitaṃ dhvajinīmukham। anantarathanāgāśvamaśobhata mahadbalam ॥6-17-31॥
[तत् (tat) - that; सिन्धुपतिना (sindhupatinā) - by the lord of the ocean; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पालितं (pālitaṃ) - protected; ध्वजिनीमुखम् (dhvajinīmukham) - the front of the army; अनन्त (ananta) - endless; रथ (ratha) - chariots; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(That front of the army, protected by the lord of the ocean, O king, shone with endless chariots, elephants, and horses, a great army.)
The front of the army, protected by the lord of the ocean, shone brilliantly with countless chariots, elephants, and horses, forming a mighty force, O king.
षष्ट्या रथसहस्रैस्तु नागानामयुतेन च। पतिः सर्वकलिङ्गानां ययौ केतुमता सह ॥६-१७-३२॥
ṣaṣṭyā rathasahasraistu nāgānāmayutena ca। patiḥ sarvakaliṅgānāṃ yayau ketumatā saha ॥6-17-32॥
[षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; रथसहस्रैः (rathasahasraiḥ) - chariots thousand; तु (tu) - but; नागानाम् (nāgānām) - elephants; अयुतेन (ayutena) - ten thousand; च (ca) - and; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; सर्वकलिङ्गानाम् (sarvakaliṅgānām) - of all Kalingas; ययौ (yayau) - went; केतुमता (ketumatā) - with Ketumat; सह (saha) - together;]
(With sixty thousand chariots and ten thousand elephants, the lord of all Kalingas went together with Ketumat.)
The lord of all Kalingas, accompanied by Ketumat, proceeded with sixty thousand chariots and ten thousand elephants.
तस्य पर्वतसङ्काशा व्यरोचन्त महागजाः। यन्त्रतोमरतूणीरैः पताकाभिश्च शोभिताः ॥६-१७-३३॥
tasya parvatasaṅkāśā vyarocanta mahāgajāḥ। yantratomaratuṇīraiḥ patākābhiśca śobhitāḥ ॥6-17-33॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पर्वतसङ्काशा (parvatasaṅkāśā) - mountain-like; व्यरोचन्त (vyarocanta) - shone; महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - great elephants; यन्त्रतोमरतूणीरैः (yantratomaratuṇīraiḥ) - with machines, spears, and quivers; पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with flags; च (ca) - and; शोभिताः (śobhitāḥ) - adorned;]
(His mountain-like great elephants shone, adorned with machines, spears, quivers, and flags.)
His great elephants, resembling mountains, shone brightly, adorned with machines, spears, quivers, and flags.
शुशुभे केतुमुख्येन पादपेन कलिङ्गपः। श्वेतच्छत्रेण निष्केण चामरव्यजनेन च ॥६-१७-३४॥
śuśubhe ketumukhyena pādapena kaliṅgapaḥ। śvetacchatreṇa niṣkeṇa cāmaravyajanena ca ॥6-17-34॥
[शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; केतुमुख्येन (ketumukhyena) - with the chief of flags; पादपेन (pādapena) - with the tree; कलिङ्गपः (kaliṅgapaḥ) - the lord of Kalinga; श्वेतच्छत्रेण (śvetacchatreṇa) - with a white umbrella; निष्केण (niṣkeṇa) - with a golden ornament; चामरव्यजनेन (cāmaravyajanena) - with a yak-tail fan; च (ca) - and;]
(The lord of Kalinga shone with the chief of flags, with the tree, with a white umbrella, with a golden ornament, and with a yak-tail fan.)
The lord of Kalinga appeared resplendent, adorned with the chief of flags, a tree, a white umbrella, a golden ornament, and a yak-tail fan.
केतुमानपि मातङ्गं विचित्रपरमाङ्कुशम्। आस्थितः समरे राजन्मेघस्थ इव भानुमान् ॥६-१७-३५॥
ketumānapi mātaṅgaṃ vicitraparamāṅkuśam। āsthitaḥ samare rājanmeghastha iva bhānumān ॥6-17-35॥
[केतुमान् (ketumān) - having a banner; अपि (api) - also; मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - elephant; विचित्र (vicitra) - wonderful; परम (parama) - supreme; अङ्कुशम् (aṅkuśam) - goad; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - mounted; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मेघस्थ (meghastha) - situated in the clouds; इव (iva) - like; भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the sun;]
(Having a banner, also mounted on an elephant with a wonderful supreme goad, in battle, O king, like the sun situated in the clouds.)
O king, having a banner, he mounted a magnificent elephant with a supreme goad, appearing in battle like the sun amidst the clouds.
तेजसा दीप्यमानस्तु वारणोत्तममास्थितः। भगदत्तो ययौ राजा यथा वज्रधरस्तथा ॥६-१७-३६॥
tejasā dīpyamānastu vāraṇottamamāsthitaḥ। bhagadatto yayau rājā yathā vajradharastathā ॥6-17-36॥
[तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; दीप्यमानः (dīpyamānaḥ) - shining; तु (tu) - but; वारणोत्तमम् (vāraṇottamam) - best elephant; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - mounted; भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; ययौ (yayau) - went; राजा (rājā) - king; यथा (yathā) - like; वज्रधरः (vajradharaḥ) - Indra; तथा (tathā) - so; ६-१७-३६ (6-17-36) - 6-17-36;]
(With brilliance shining, but mounted on the best elephant, Bhagadatta went like King Indra.)
Bhagadatta, shining with brilliance and mounted on the best elephant, proceeded like King Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt.
गजस्कन्धगतावास्तां भगदत्तेन संमितौ। विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ केतुमन्तमनुव्रतौ ॥६-१७-३७॥
gajaskandhagatāv āstāṃ bhagadattena saṃmitau। vindānuvindāv āvantyau ketumantam anuvratau ॥6-17-37॥
[गजस्कन्धगतौ (gajaskandhagatau) - mounted on the elephant's back; आस्तां (āstāṃ) - were; भगदत्तेन (bhagadattena) - by Bhagadatta; संमितौ (saṃmitau) - equal in measure; विन्दानुविन्दौ (vindānuvindau) - Vindha and Anuvindha; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - the two princes of Avanti; केतुमन्तम् (ketumantam) - Ketumanta; अनुव्रतौ (anuvratau) - devoted;]
(Mounted on the elephant's back were Bhagadatta's equals, Vindha and Anuvindha, the two princes of Avanti, devoted to Ketumanta.)
Vindha and Anuvindha, the two princes of Avanti, were mounted on the elephant's back, equal to Bhagadatta, and devoted to Ketumanta.
स रथानीकवान्व्यूहो हस्त्यङ्गोत्तमशीर्षवान्। वाजिपक्षः पतन्नुग्रः प्राहरत्सर्वतोमुखः ॥६-१७-३८॥
sa rathānīka-vān vyūho hastyaṅgottama-śīrṣa-vān। vājipakṣaḥ patann-ugraḥ prāharat sarvatomukhaḥ ॥6-17-38॥
[स (sa) - he; रथानीकवान् (rathānīka-vān) - having a chariot formation; व्यूहः (vyūhaḥ) - battle array; हस्त्यङ्ग (hastyaṅga) - elephant limb; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; शीर्षवान् (śīrṣa-vān) - having a head; वाजिपक्षः (vājipakṣaḥ) - having horses as wings; पतन् (patann) - flying; उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce; प्राहरत् (prāharat) - attacked; सर्वतोमुखः (sarvatomukhaḥ) - facing all directions;]
(He, having a chariot formation, a battle array with excellent elephant limbs and a head, having horses as wings, flying fiercely, attacked facing all directions.)
He, with a chariot formation and a battle array that had excellent elephant limbs and a head, and with horses as wings, flew fiercely and attacked in all directions.
द्रोणेन विहितो राजन्राज्ञा शान्तनवेन च। तथैवाचार्यपुत्रेण बाह्लीकेन कृपेण च ॥६-१७-३९॥
droṇena vihito rājanrājñā śāntanavena ca। tathaivācāryaputreṇa bāhlīkena kṛpeṇa ca ॥6-17-39॥
[द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - arranged; राजन् (rājan) - O king; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; शान्तनवेन (śāntanavena) - by Santanu's son; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; एव (eva) - indeed; आचार्यपुत्रेण (ācāryaputreṇa) - by the teacher's son; बाह्लीकेन (bāhlīkena) - by the Bahlika; कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kripa; च (ca) - and;]
(Arranged by Drona, O king, by the king, by Santanu's son, and also indeed by the teacher's son, by the Bahlika, and by Kripa.)
The arrangement was made by Drona, O king, as well as by the king, Santanu's son, the teacher's son, Bahlika, and Kripa.
