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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
सूर्योदये सञ्जय के नु पूर्वं; युयुत्सवो हृष्यमाणा इवासन्। मामका वा भीष्मनेत्राः समीके; पाण्डवा वा भीमनेत्रास्तदानीम् ॥६-२०-१॥
sūryodaye sañjaya ke nu pūrvaṃ; yuyutsavo hṛṣyamāṇā ivāsan। māmakā vā bhīṣmanetrāḥ samīke; pāṇḍavā vā bhīmanetrāstadānīm ॥6-20-1॥
[सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; के (ke) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - first; युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - eager to fight; हृष्यमाणाः (hṛṣyamāṇāḥ) - rejoicing; इव (iva) - as if; आसन् (āsan) - were; मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my side; वा (vā) - or; भीष्मनेत्राः (bhīṣmanetrāḥ) - under Bhishma's gaze; समीके (samīke) - in the presence; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; वा (vā) - or; भीमनेत्राः (bhīmanetrāḥ) - under Bhima's gaze; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - at that time;]
(At sunrise, Sanjaya, who indeed first, eager to fight, rejoicing as if were, my side or under Bhishma's gaze in the presence; the Pandavas or under Bhima's gaze at that time.)
At sunrise, Sanjaya, who was eager to fight and rejoicing, appeared first? Was it my side under Bhishma's gaze or the Pandavas under Bhima's gaze at that time?
केषां जघन्यौ सोमसूर्यौ सवायू; केषां सेनां श्वापदा व्याभषन्त। केषां यूनां मुखवर्णाः प्रसन्नाः; सर्वं ह्येतद्ब्रूहि तत्त्वं यथावत् ॥६-२०-२॥
keṣāṃ jaghanyau somasūryau savāyū; keṣāṃ senāṃ śvāpadā vyābhaṣanta. keṣāṃ yūnāṃ mukhavarṇāḥ prasannāḥ; sarvaṃ hyetadbrūhi tattvaṃ yathāvat ॥6-20-2॥
[केषां (keṣāṃ) - whose; जघन्यौ (jaghanyau) - inferior; सोमसूर्यौ (somasūryau) - moon and sun; सवायू (savāyū) - with wind; केषां (keṣāṃ) - whose; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; श्वापदा (śvāpadā) - wild animals; व्याभषन्त (vyābhaṣanta) - are speaking; केषां (keṣāṃ) - whose; यूनां (yūnāṃ) - youths; मुखवर्णाः (mukhavarṇāḥ) - facial colors; प्रसन्नाः (prasannāḥ) - are clear; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; हि (hi) - indeed; एतद् (etad) - this; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; तत्त्वं (tattvaṃ) - truth; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as it is;]
(Whose moon and sun are inferior with wind; whose army is spoken of by wild animals. Whose youths have clear facial colors; tell all this truth as it is.)
Tell me truthfully, whose moon and sun are inferior with the wind? Whose army is spoken of by wild animals? Whose youths have clear facial colors? Please tell me all this truthfully as it is.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
उभे सेने तुल्यमिवोपयाते; उभे व्यूहे हृष्टरूपे नरेन्द्र। उभे चित्रे वनराजिप्रकाशे; तथैवोभे नागरथाश्वपूर्णे ॥६-२०-३॥
ubhe sene tulyamivopayāte; ubhe vyūhe hṛṣṭarūpe narendra। ubhe citre vanarājiprakāśe; tathaivobhe nāgarathāśvapūrṇe ॥6-20-3॥
[उभे (ubhe) - both; सेने (sene) - armies; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equally; इव (iva) - like; उपयाते (upayāte) - approached; उभे (ubhe) - both; व्यूहे (vyūhe) - formations; हृष्टरूपे (hṛṣṭarūpe) - joyful forms; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; उभे (ubhe) - both; चित्रे (citre) - vivid; वनराजि (vanarāji) - forest lines; प्रकाशे (prakāśe) - shining; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; उभे (ubhe) - both; नाग (nāga) - elephants; रथ (ratha) - chariots; अश्व (aśva) - horses; पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - filled;]
(Both armies approached equally like; both formations in joyful forms, O king. Both vivid, shining with forest lines; thus indeed both filled with elephants, chariots, and horses.)
Both armies approached each other equally, like two formations in joyful forms, O king. Both were vivid, shining with lines of forests; thus indeed both were filled with elephants, chariots, and horses.
उभे सेने बृहती भीमरूपे; तथैवोभे भारत दुर्विषह्ये। तथैवोभे स्वर्गजयाय सृष्टे; तथा ह्युभे सत्पुरुषार्यगुप्ते ॥६-२०-४॥
ubhe sene bṛhatī bhīmarūpe; tathaivobhe bhārata durviṣahye। tathaivobhe svargajayāya sṛṣṭe; tathā hyubhe satpuruṣāryagupte ॥6-20-4॥
[उभे (ubhe) - both; सेने (sene) - armies; बृहती (bṛhatī) - great; भीमरूपे (bhīmarūpe) - terrifying forms; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; उभे (ubhe) - both; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; दुर्विषह्ये (durviṣahye) - difficult to withstand; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; उभे (ubhe) - both; स्वर्गजयाय (svargajayāya) - for the conquest of heaven; सृष्टे (sṛṣṭe) - created; तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; उभे (ubhe) - both; सत्पुरुष (satpuruṣa) - noble men; आर्य (ārya) - Aryans; गुप्ते (gupte) - protected;]
(Both armies are great and terrifying in form; similarly, O Bharata, both are difficult to withstand. Similarly, both are created for the conquest of heaven; thus indeed, both are protected by noble Aryans.)
Both armies are vast and formidable, O Bharata, and equally challenging to face. They are both destined for the conquest of heaven and are safeguarded by noble Aryans.
पश्चान्मुखाः कुरवो धार्तराष्ट्राः; स्थिताः पार्थाः प्राङ्मुखा योत्स्यमानाः। दैत्येन्द्रसेनेव च कौरवाणां; देवेन्द्रसेनेव च पाण्डवानाम् ॥६-२०-५॥
paścānmukhāḥ kuravo dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ; sthitāḥ pārthāḥ prāṅmukhā yotsyamānāḥ। daityendrasedeva ca kauravāṇāṃ; devendrasedeva ca pāṇḍavānām ॥6-20-5॥
[पश्चान्मुखाः (paścānmukhāḥ) - facing backwards; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha (Arjuna and his brothers); प्राङ्मुखाः (prāṅmukhāḥ) - facing forward; योत्स्यमानाः (yotsyamānāḥ) - ready to fight; दैत्येन्द्रसेना (daityendrasedeva) - like the army of the demon king; च (ca) - and; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; देवेन्द्रसेना (devendrasedeva) - like the army of the king of gods; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas;]
(The Kurus, sons of Dhritarashtra, were facing backwards; the sons of Pritha (Arjuna and his brothers) were standing facing forward, ready to fight. Like the army of the demon king were the Kauravas; like the army of the king of gods were the Pandavas.)
The sons of Dhritarashtra, the Kurus, stood facing backwards, while the sons of Pritha, the Pandavas, stood facing forward, ready for battle. The Kauravas were like the army of the demon king, and the Pandavas were like the army of the king of gods.
शुक्रो वायुः पृष्ठतः पाण्डवानां; धार्तराष्ट्राञ्श्वापदा व्याभषन्त। गजेन्द्राणां मदगन्धांश्च तीव्रा; न्न सेहिरे तव पुत्रस्य नागाः ॥६-२०-६॥
śukro vāyuḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ; dhārtarāṣṭrāñśvāpadā vyābhaṣanta. gajendrāṇāṃ madagandhāṃśca tīvrā; nna sehire tava putrasya nāgāḥ ॥6-20-6॥
[शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - Venus; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - Dhartarashtras; श्वापदाः (śvāpadāḥ) - wild beasts; व्याभषन्त (vyābhaṣanta) - howled; गजेन्द्राणां (gajendrāṇāṃ) - of the elephant lords; मदगन्धान् (madagandhān) - fragrance of rut; च (ca) - and; तीव्रान् (tīvrān) - intense; न (na) - not; सेहिरे (sehire) - endured; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants;]
(Venus and the wind were behind the Pandavas; the wild beasts howled at the Dhartarashtras. The elephants of your son could not endure the intense fragrance of rut from the elephant lords.)
Venus and the wind were positioned behind the Pandavas, while wild beasts howled at the Dhartarashtras. The elephants belonging to your son could not withstand the intense scent of rut emanating from the elephant lords.
दुर्योधनो हस्तिनं पद्मवर्णं; सुवर्णकक्ष्यं जातिबलं प्रभिन्नम्। समास्थितो मध्यगतः कुरूणां; संस्तूयमानो बन्दिभिर्मागधैश्च ॥६-२०-७॥
duryodhano hastinaṁ padmavarṇaṁ; suvarṇakakṣyaṁ jātibalaṁ prabhinnam। samāsthito madhyagataḥ kurūṇāṁ; sanstūyamāno bandibhirmāgadhaiśca ॥6-20-7॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; हस्तिनं (hastinaṁ) - elephant; पद्मवर्णं (padmavarṇaṁ) - lotus-colored; सुवर्णकक्ष्यं (suvarṇakakṣyaṁ) - with golden girdle; जातिबलम् (jātibalam) - of noble strength; प्रभिन्नम् (prabhinnam) - distinguished; समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - standing; मध्यगतः (madhyagataḥ) - in the midst; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; संस्तूयमानः (sanstūyamānaḥ) - being praised; बन्दिभिः (bandibhiḥ) - by bards; मागधैः (māgadhaiḥ) - by Magadhas; च (ca) - and;]
(Duryodhana, standing on a lotus-colored elephant with a golden girdle, of noble strength and distinguished, in the midst of the Kurus, being praised by bards and Magadhas.)
Duryodhana, adorned with a golden girdle, stood on a lotus-colored elephant, distinguished and of noble strength, amidst the Kurus, while being praised by bards and Magadhas.
चन्द्रप्रभं श्वेतमस्यातपत्रं; सौवर्णी स्रग्भ्राजते चोत्तमाङ्गे। तं सर्वतः शकुनिः पार्वतीयैः; सार्धं गान्धारैः पाति गान्धारराजः ॥६-२०-८॥
candraprabhaṁ śvetam asyātapatraṁ; sauvarṇī srag-bhrājate cottamāṅge। taṁ sarvataḥ śakuniḥ pārvatīyaiḥ; sārdhaṁ gāndhāraiḥ pāti gāndhārarājaḥ ॥6-20-8॥
[चन्द्रप्रभं (candraprabham) - moonlight-like; श्वेतम् (śvetam) - white; अस्य (asya) - his; आतपत्रं (ātapatraṁ) - umbrella; सौवर्णी (sauvarṇī) - golden; स्रक् (srag) - garland; भ्राजते (bhrājate) - shines; च (ca) - and; उत्तमाङ्गे (uttamāṅge) - on the head; तम् (tam) - him; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; पार्वतीयैः (pārvatīyaiḥ) - with the people of Parvata; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with; गान्धारैः (gāndhāraiḥ) - with the Gandharas; पाति (pāti) - protects; गान्धारराजः (gāndhārarājaḥ) - the king of Gandhara;]
(The moonlight-like white umbrella of his; the golden garland shines on the head. Shakuni, together with the people of Parvata and the Gandharas, protects him from all sides, the king of Gandhara.)
The king of Gandhara, Shakuni, with his moonlight-like white umbrella and golden garland shining on his head, is protected from all sides by the people of Parvata and the Gandharas.
भीष्मोऽग्रतः सर्वसैन्यस्य वृद्धः; श्वेतच्छत्रः श्वेतधनुः सशङ्खः। श्वेतोष्णीषः पाण्डुरेण ध्वजेन; श्वेतैरश्वैः श्वेतशैलप्रकाशः ॥६-२०-९॥
bhīṣmo'grataḥ sarvasainyasya vṛddhaḥ; śvetacchatraḥ śvetadhanuḥ saśaṅkhaḥ। śvetoṣṇīṣaḥ pāṇḍureṇa dhvajena; śvetairaśvaiḥ śvetaśailaprakāśaḥ ॥6-20-9॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of all the army; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - elder; श्वेतच्छत्रः (śvetacchatraḥ) - with a white umbrella; श्वेतधनुः (śvetadhanuḥ) - with a white bow; सशङ्खः (saśaṅkhaḥ) - with a conch; श्वेतोष्णीषः (śvetoṣṇīṣaḥ) - with a white turban; पाण्डुरेण (pāṇḍureṇa) - with a white; ध्वजेन (dhvajena) - flag; श्वेतैः (śvetaiḥ) - with white; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - horses; श्वेतशैलप्रकाशः (śvetaśailaprakāśaḥ) - shining like a white mountain;]
(Bhishma, the elder, stood in front of all the army; with a white umbrella, white bow, and conch. With a white turban, white flag, and white horses; shining like a white mountain.)
Bhishma, the elder, stood at the forefront of the entire army, adorned with a white umbrella, bow, and conch. His appearance was further enhanced by a white turban, flag, and horses, making him shine like a majestic white mountain.
तस्य सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्राश्च सर्वे; बाह्लीकानामेकदेशः शलश्च। ये चाम्बष्ठाः क्षत्रिया ये च सिन्धौ; तथा सौवीराः पञ्चनदाश्च शूराः ॥६-२०-१०॥
tasya sainyaṁ dhārtarāṣṭrāśca sarve; bāhlīkānāmekadeśaḥ śalaśca। ye cāmbaṣṭhāḥ kṣatriyā ye ca sindhau; tathā sauvīrāḥ pañcanadāśca śūrāḥ ॥6-20-10॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; सैन्यं (sainyaṁ) - army; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; बाह्लीकानाम् (bāhlīkānām) - of the Bahlika region; एकदेशः (ekadeśaḥ) - a part; शलः (śalaḥ) - Shala; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; चाम्बष्ठाः (cāmbaṣṭhāḥ) - Ambashthas; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; सिन्धौ (sindhau) - in Sindhu; तथा (tathā) - also; सौवीराः (sauvīrāḥ) - Sauvira; पञ्चनदाः (pañcanadāḥ) - Panchanadas; च (ca) - and; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes;]
(His army, all the sons of Dhritarashtra; a part of the Bahlika region and Shala. The Ambashthas who are Kshatriyas and those in Sindhu; also the Sauviras, Panchanadas, and heroes.)
His army consisted of all the sons of Dhritarashtra, a part of the Bahlika region, and Shala. It also included the Ambashthas who are Kshatriyas, those in Sindhu, as well as the Sauviras, Panchanadas, and other heroes.
शोणैर्हयै रुक्मरथो महात्मा; द्रोणो महाबाहुरदीनसत्त्वः। आस्ते गुरुः प्रयशाः सर्वराज्ञां; पश्चाच्चमूमिन्द्र इवाभिरक्षन् ॥६-२०-११॥
śoṇairhayai rukmaratho mahātmā; droṇo mahābāhuradīnasattvaḥ। āste guruḥ prayaśāḥ sarvarājñāṃ; paścāccamūmindra ivābhirakṣan ॥6-20-11॥
[शोणैः (śoṇaiḥ) - with red; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses; रुक्मरथः (rukmarathaḥ) - golden-chariot; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अदीनसत्त्वः (adīnasattvaḥ) - undaunted-spirit; आस्ते (āste) - sits; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; प्रयशाः (prayaśāḥ) - renowned; सर्वराज्ञाम् (sarvarājñām) - of all kings; पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind; चमूम् (camūm) - army; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; इव (iva) - like; अभिरक्षन् (abhirakṣan) - protecting;]
(With red horses and a golden chariot, the great-souled Droṇa, mighty-armed and of undaunted spirit, sits as a teacher, renowned among all kings, behind the army, protecting like Indra.)
Droṇa, the great-souled and mighty-armed teacher, renowned among all kings, sits with red horses and a golden chariot, protecting the army from behind like Indra.
वार्द्धक्षत्रिः सर्वसैन्यस्य मध्ये; भूरिश्रवाः पुरुमित्रो जयश्च। शाल्वा मत्स्याः केकयाश्चापि सर्वे; गजानीकैर्भ्रातरो योत्स्यमानाः ॥६-२०-१२॥
vārddhakṣatriḥ sarvasainyasya madhye; bhūriśravāḥ purumitro jayaśca। śālvā matsyāḥ kekayāścāpi sarve; gajānīkairbhrātaro yotsyamānāḥ ॥6-20-12॥
[वार्द्धक्षत्रिः (vārdhakṣatriḥ) - Vardhakshatri; सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of all the army; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhurishrava; पुरुमित्रः (purumitraḥ) - Purumitra; जयः (jayaḥ) - Jaya; च (ca) - and; शाल्वाः (śālvāḥ) - Shalvas; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सर्वे (sarve) - all; गजानीकैः (gajānīkaiḥ) - with elephant divisions; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; योत्स्यमानाः (yotsyamānāḥ) - ready to fight;]
(Vardhakshatri, in the midst of all the army; Bhurishrava, Purumitra, and Jaya. Shalvas, Matsyas, and also all the Kekayas; brothers with elephant divisions ready to fight.)
In the midst of the entire army were Vardhakshatri, Bhurishrava, Purumitra, and Jaya. The Shalvas, Matsyas, and all the Kekayas, along with their brothers, were ready to fight with their elephant divisions.
शारद्वतश्चोत्तरधूर्महात्मा; महेष्वासो गौतमश्चित्रयोधी। शकैः किरातैर्यवनैः पह्लवैश्च; सार्धं चमूमुत्तरतोऽभिपाति ॥६-२०-१३॥
śāradvataścottaradhūrmahātmā; maheṣvāso gautamaścitrayodhī। śakaiḥ kirātairyavanaḥ pahlavaiśca; sārdhaṃ camūmuttarato'bhipāti ॥6-20-13॥
[शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Sharadvata; च (ca) - and; उत्तरधूः (uttaradhūḥ) - Uttaradhur; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - skilled warrior; शकैः (śakaiḥ) - with the Shakas; किरातैः (kirātaiḥ) - with the Kiratas; यवनैः (yavanaiḥ) - with the Yavanas; पह्लवैः (pahlavaiḥ) - with the Pahlavas; च (ca) - and; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; चमूम् (camūm) - army; उत्तरतः (uttarataḥ) - from the north; अभिपाति (abhipāti) - attacks;]
(Sharadvata, Uttaradhur, the great soul; the great archer Gautama, the skilled warrior. With the Shakas, Kiratas, Yavanas, and Pahlavas; together, the army attacks from the north.)
Sharadvata and Uttaradhur, the great souls, along with the great archer Gautama, who is a skilled warrior, attack from the north with the Shakas, Kiratas, Yavanas, and Pahlavas, leading their army.
महारथैरन्धकवृष्णिभोजैः; सौराष्ट्रकैर्नैरृतैरात्तशस्त्रैः। बृहद्बलः कृतवर्माभिगुप्तो; बलं त्वदीयं दक्षिणतोऽभिपाति ॥६-२०-१४॥
mahārathairaṃdhakavṛṣṇibhojaiḥ; saurāṣṭrakairnairṛtairāttaśastraiḥ। bṛhadbalaḥ kṛtavarmābhigupto; balaṃ tvadīyaṃ dakṣiṇato'bhipāti ॥6-20-14॥
[महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers; अन्धकवृष्णिभोजैः (aṃdhakavṛṣṇibhojaiḥ) - by Andhakas, Vrishnis, and Bhojas; सौराष्ट्रकैः (saurāṣṭrakaiḥ) - by the people of Saurashtra; नैरृतैः (nairṛtaiḥ) - by the Nairritas; आत्तशस्त्रैः (āttaśastraiḥ) - with weapons raised; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; कृतवर्माभिगुप्तः (kṛtavarmābhiguptaḥ) - protected by Kritavarma; बलं (balaṃ) - the army; त्वदीयम् (tvadīyam) - your; दक्षिणतः (dakṣiṇataḥ) - from the south; अभिपाति (abhipāti) - attacks;]
(By great charioteers, Andhakas, Vrishnis, Bhojas, people of Saurashtra, and Nairritas with weapons raised, Brihadbala, protected by Kritavarma, attacks your army from the south.)
Brihadbala, supported by Kritavarma and accompanied by great charioteers, Andhakas, Vrishnis, Bhojas, and the people of Saurashtra and Nairritas with weapons raised, launches an attack on your forces from the south.
संशप्तकानामयुतं रथानां; मृत्युर्जयो वार्जुनस्येति सृष्टाः। येनार्जुनस्तेन राजन्कृतास्त्राः; प्रयाता वै ते त्रिगर्ताश्च शूराः ॥६-२०-१५॥
saṃśaptakānāmayutaṃ rathānāṃ; mṛtyurjayo vārjunasyeti sṛṣṭāḥ। yenārjunastena rājankṛtāstrāḥ; prayātā vai te trigartāśca śūrāḥ ॥6-20-15॥
[संशप्तकानाम् (saṃśaptakānām) - of the Saṃśaptakas; अयुतं (ayutaṃ) - ten thousand; रथानां (rathānāṃ) - of chariots; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; वा (vā) - or; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; इति (iti) - thus; सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created; येन (yena) - by whom; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तेन (tena) - by him; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - equipped with weapons; प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - have gone; वै (vai) - indeed; ते (te) - they; त्रिगर्ताः (trigartāḥ) - the Trigartas; च (ca) - and; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes;]
(Ten thousand chariots of the Saṃśaptakas; death or victory of Arjuna thus created. By whom Arjuna, by him, O king, equipped with weapons; have gone indeed they, the Trigartas and heroes.)
Ten thousand chariots of the Saṃśaptakas have been created for either the death or victory of Arjuna. O king, those Trigartas, equipped with weapons by Arjuna, have indeed gone forth as heroes.
साग्रं शतसहस्रं तु नागानां तव भारत। नागे नागे रथशतं शतं चाश्वा रथे रथे ॥६-२०-१६॥
sāgraṃ śatasahasraṃ tu nāgānāṃ tava bhārata। nāge nāge rathaśataṃ śataṃ cāśvā rathe rathe ॥6-20-16॥
[साग्रं (sāgram) - with excess; शतसहस्रं (śatasahasram) - one hundred thousand; तु (tu) - but; नागानां (nāgānāṃ) - of elephants; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; नागे (nāge) - on each elephant; नागे (nāge) - on each elephant; रथशतं (rathaśatam) - hundred chariots; शतं (śatam) - hundred; च (ca) - and; अश्वा (aśvā) - horses; रथे (rathe) - on each chariot; रथे (rathe) - on each chariot;]
(With an excess of one hundred thousand elephants, O Bharata, on each elephant there are a hundred chariots, and on each chariot, a hundred horses.)
O Bharata, there are more than a hundred thousand elephants, each carrying a hundred chariots, and each chariot is drawn by a hundred horses.
अश्वेऽश्वे दश धानुष्का धानुष्के दश चर्मिणः। एवं व्यूढान्यनीकानि भीष्मेण तव भारत ॥६-२०-१७॥
aśve'śve daśa dhāṇuṣkā dhāṇuṣke daśa carmiṇaḥ। evaṃ vyūḍhānyanīkāni bhīṣmeṇa tava bhārata ॥6-20-17॥
[अश्वेऽश्वे (aśve'śve) - in each horse; दश (daśa) - ten; धानुष्का (dhāṇuṣkā) - archers; धानुष्के (dhāṇuṣke) - in each archer; दश (daśa) - ten; चर्मिणः (carmiṇaḥ) - shield-bearers; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; व्यूढानि (vyūḍhāni) - arrayed; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(In each horse, ten archers; in each archer, ten shield-bearers. Thus, the armies were arrayed by Bhishma, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, Bhishma arrayed your armies such that there were ten archers for each horse and ten shield-bearers for each archer.
अव्यूहन्मानुषं व्यूहं दैवं गान्धर्वमासुरम्। दिवसे दिवसे प्राप्ते भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽग्रणीः ॥६-२०-१८॥
avyūhan mānuṣaṃ vyūhaṃ daivaṃ gāndharvam āsuram। divase divase prāpte bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo'graṇīḥ ॥6-20-18॥
[अव्यूहम् (avyūham) - formation; मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human; व्यूहम् (vyūham) - formation; दैवम् (daivam) - divine; गान्धर्वम् (gāndharvam) - celestial; आसुरम् (āsuram) - demonic; दिवसे (divase) - day; दिवसे (divase) - day; प्राप्ते (prāpte) - arrived; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; अग्रणीः (agraṇīḥ) - leader;]
(The formations, human, divine, celestial, and demonic, were arranged day by day as Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, led.)
Day by day, as the battles progressed, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, led the formations of human, divine, celestial, and demonic nature.
महारथौघविपुलः समुद्र इव पर्वणि। भीष्मेण धार्तराष्ट्राणां व्यूहः प्रत्यङ्मुखो युधि ॥६-२०-१९॥
mahārathaughavipulaḥ samudra iva parvaṇi। bhīṣmeṇa dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ vyūhaḥ pratyaṅmukho yudhi ॥6-20-19॥
[महारथौघविपुलः (mahārathaughavipulaḥ) - great chariot-warriors multitude; समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean; इव (iva) - like; पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on the occasion; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; धार्तराष्ट्राणां (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; व्यूहः (vyūhaḥ) - formation; प्रत्यङ्मुखः (pratyaṅmukhaḥ) - facing; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(The formation of the sons of Dhritarashtra, led by Bhishma, was like a vast ocean of great chariot-warriors on the occasion of battle.)
The formation of the Kauravas, led by Bhishma, appeared like a vast ocean of mighty warriors ready for battle.
अनन्तरूपा ध्वजिनी त्वदीया; नरेन्द्र भीमा न तु पाण्डवानाम्। तां त्वेव मन्ये बृहतीं दुष्प्रधृष्यां; यस्या नेतारौ केशवश्चार्जुनश्च ॥६-२०-२०॥
anantarūpā dhvajinī tvadīyā; narendra bhīmā na tu pāṇḍavānām। tāṃ tveva manye bṛhatīṃ duṣpradhṛṣyāṃ; yasyā netārau keśavaścārjunaśca ॥6-20-20॥
[अनन्तरूपा (anantarūpā) - of infinite forms; ध्वजिनी (dhvajinī) - army; त्वदीया (tvadīyā) - your; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; भीमा (bhīmā) - terrible; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; तां (tām) - that; त्वेव (tveva) - indeed; मन्ये (manye) - I think; बृहतीं (bṛhatīṃ) - great; दुष्प्रधृष्यां (duṣpradhṛṣyāṃ) - invincible; यस्या (yasyā) - whose; नेतारौ (netārau) - leaders; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and;]
(Your army, O king, of infinite forms, is terrible, but not that of the Pandavas. I think that is indeed great and invincible, whose leaders are Krishna and Arjuna.)
O king, your army, though vast and formidable, is not as invincible as that of the Pandavas, which is led by the great Krishna and Arjuna.
