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Pancharatra and Core: Drona constructs a wheel-cart military formation for the protection of King Jayadratha of Sindhu.

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

तस्यां निशायां व्युष्टायां द्रोणः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। स्वान्यनीकानि सर्वाणि प्राक्रामद्व्यूहितुं ततः ॥७-६३-१॥

tasyāṃ niśāyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ droṇaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। svānyanīkāni sarvāṇi prākrāmadv yūhituṃ tataḥ ॥7-63-1॥

[तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; निशायाम् (niśāyām) - night; व्युष्टायाम् (vyuṣṭāyām) - dawned; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of the warriors; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; स्वानि (svāni) - own; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - troops; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; प्राक्रामत् (prākrāmat) - proceeded; व्यूहितुम् (vyūhitum) - to array; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]

(In that night, when dawned, Droṇa, the best of the warriors, proceeded to array all his own troops then.)

At the break of dawn, Droṇa, the greatest among warriors, began to arrange all his troops.

शूराणां गर्जतां राजन्सङ्क्रुद्धानाममर्षिणाम्। श्रूयन्ते स्म गिरश्चित्राः परस्परवधैषिणाम् ॥७-६३-२॥

śūrāṇāṃ garjatāṃ rājansaṅkruddhānāmamarṣiṇām। śrūyante sma giraścitrāḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇām ॥7-63-2॥

[शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes; गर्जताम् (garjatām) - roaring; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सङ्क्रुद्धानाम् (saṅkruddhānām) - of the enraged; अमर्षिणाम् (amarṣiṇām) - of the impatient; श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - were heard; स्म (sma) - indeed; गिरः (giraḥ) - voices; चित्राः (citrāḥ) - strange; परस्पर (paraspara) - mutual; वध (vadha) - killing; ऐषिणाम् (aiṣiṇām) - of those desiring;]

(The strange voices of the roaring heroes, the enraged and impatient ones, O king, desiring mutual killing, were indeed heard.)

O king, the strange voices of the roaring heroes, who were enraged and impatient, desiring to kill each other, were heard.

विस्फार्य च धनूंष्याजौ ज्याः करैः परिमृज्य च। विनिःश्वसन्तः प्राक्रोशन्क्वेदानीं स धनञ्जयः ॥७-६३-३॥

visphārya ca dhanūṃṣyājau jyāḥ karaiḥ parimṛjya ca। viniḥśvasantaḥ prākrośankvedānīṃ sa dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-63-3॥

[विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having stretched; च (ca) - and; धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; ज्याः (jyāḥ) - bowstrings; करैः (karaiḥ) - with hands; परिमृज्य (parimṛjya) - having wiped; च (ca) - and; विनिःश्वसन्तः (viniḥśvasantaḥ) - sighing; प्राक्रोशन (prākrośan) - they cried out; कु (kvedānīṃ) - where now; सः (saḥ) - he; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]

(Having stretched the bows in battle and wiped the bowstrings with their hands, sighing, they cried out, "Where now is that Dhananjaya?")

In the midst of battle, having stretched their bows and wiped the bowstrings with their hands, they sighed and cried out, "Where is Dhananjaya now?"

विकोशान्सुत्सरूनन्ये कृतधारान्समाहितान्। पीतानाकाशसङ्काशानसीन्केचिच्च चिक्षिपुः ॥७-६३-४॥

vikośānsutsarūnanye kṛtadhārānsamāhitān। pītānākāśasaṅkāśānasīnkeśicca cikṣipuḥ ॥7-63-4॥

[विकोशान् (vikoṣān) - opened; सुत्सरून् (sutsarūn) - arrows; अन्ये (anye) - others; कृतधारान् (kṛtadhārān) - well-sharpened; समाहितान् (samāhitān) - concentrated; पीतान् (pītān) - yellow; आकाशसङ्काशान् (ākāśasaṅkāśān) - sky-like; असीन् (asīn) - swords; केचित् (kecit) - some; च (ca) - and; चिक्षिपुः (cikṣipuḥ) - threw;]

(Others threw opened arrows, well-sharpened and concentrated, some threw yellow swords, sky-like.)

Others released arrows that were opened, well-sharpened, and concentrated, while some threw yellow swords that resembled the sky.

चरन्तस्त्वसिमार्गांश्च धनुर्मार्गांश्च शिक्षया। सङ्ग्राममनसः शूरा दृश्यन्ते स्म सहस्रशः ॥७-६३-५॥

carantastvasimārgāṁśca dhanurmārgāṁśca śikṣayā। saṅgrāmamanasaḥ śūrā dṛśyante sma sahasraśaḥ ॥7-63-5॥

[चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - moving; त्वसि (tvasi) - in sword; मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths; च (ca) - and; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths; च (ca) - and; शिक्षया (śikṣayā) - by training; सङ्ग्राम (saṅgrāma) - battle; मनसः (manasaḥ) - minded; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; स्म (sma) - indeed; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]

(Moving in the paths of swords and bows by training, battle-minded heroes are indeed seen in thousands.)

Thousands of heroes, trained in the paths of swords and bows, were seen, all with minds set on battle.

सघण्टाश्चन्दनादिग्धाः स्वर्णवज्रविभूषिताः। समुत्क्षिप्य गदाश्चान्ये पर्यपृच्छन्त पाण्डवम् ॥७-६३-६॥

saghaṇṭāścandanaādigdhāḥ svarṇavajravibhūṣitāḥ। samutkṣipya gadāścānye paryapṛcchanta pāṇḍavam ॥7-63-6॥

[सघण्टाः (saghaṇṭāḥ) - with bells; चन्दन (candana) - sandalwood; आदिग्धाः (ādigdhāḥ) - smeared; स्वर्ण (svarṇa) - gold; वज्र (vajra) - diamond; विभूषिताः (vibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned; समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - raising; गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; पर्यपृच्छन्त (paryapṛcchanta) - asked; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava;]

(With bells, smeared with sandalwood, adorned with gold and diamonds, raising maces, others asked Pāṇḍava.)

Adorned with bells and smeared with sandalwood, decorated with gold and diamonds, others raised their maces and questioned Pāṇḍava.

अन्ये बलमदोन्मत्ताः परिघैर्बाहुशालिनः। चक्रुः सम्बाधमाकाशमुच्छ्रितेन्द्रध्वजोपमैः ॥७-६३-७॥

anye balamadonmattāḥ parighairbāhuśālinaḥ। cakruḥ sambādhamākāśamucchritendradhvajopamaiḥ ॥7-63-7॥

[अन्ये (anye) - others; बल-मद-उन्मत्ताः (bala-mada-unmattāḥ) - intoxicated with power; परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with clubs; बाहु-शालिनः (bāhu-śālinaḥ) - strong-armed; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; सम्बाधम् (sambādham) - crowded; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky; उच्छ्रित-इन्द्र-ध्वज-उपमैः (ucchrita-indra-dhvaja-upamaiḥ) - with lofty Indra-banner-like;]

(Others, intoxicated with power, strong-armed with clubs, made the sky crowded with lofty Indra-banner-like (objects).)

Others, intoxicated by their strength and armed with clubs, filled the sky with objects resembling the lofty banners of Indra.

नानाप्रहरणैश्चान्ये विचित्रस्रगलङ्कृताः। सङ्ग्राममनसः शूरास्तत्र तत्र व्यवस्थिताः ॥७-६३-८॥

nānāpraharaṇaścānye vicitrasragalaṅkṛtāḥ। saṅgrāmamanasaḥ śūrāstatra tatra vyavasthitāḥ ॥7-63-8॥

[नाना (nānā) - various; प्रहरणैः (praharaṇaiḥ) - with weapons; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; विचित्र (vicitra) - wonderful; स्रग् (srag) - garlands; अलङ्कृताः (alaṅkṛtāḥ) - adorned; सङ्ग्राम (saṅgrāma) - battle; मनसः (manasaḥ) - minded; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - stationed;]

(Various others, adorned with wonderful garlands and with weapons, minded for battle, heroes were stationed there and there.)

Various heroes, adorned with wonderful garlands and armed with different weapons, were stationed here and there, ready for battle.

क्वार्जुनः क्व च गोविन्दः क्व च मानी वृकोदरः। क्व च ते सुहृदस्तेषामाह्वयन्तो रणे तदा ॥७-६३-९॥

kvārjunaḥ kva ca govindaḥ kva ca mānī vṛkodaraḥ। kva ca te suhṛdasteṣāmāhvayanto raṇe tadā ॥7-63-9॥

[क्व (kva) - where; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; मानी (mānī) - the proud; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - challenging; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then;]

(Where is Arjuna, and where is Govinda, and where is the proud Vrikodara? Where are your friends who were challenging them in battle then?)

Where are Arjuna, Govinda, and the proud Vrikodara? Where are your friends who were challenging them in battle at that time?

ततः शङ्खमुपाध्माय त्वरयन्वाजिनः स्वयम्। इतस्ततस्तान्रचयन्द्रोणश्चरति वेगितः ॥७-६३-१०॥

tataḥ śaṅkhamupādhmāya tvarayanvājinaḥ svayam। itastatastānracayandroṇaścarati vegitaḥ ॥7-63-10॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch; उपाध्माय (upādhmāya) - having blown; त्वरयन् (tvarayan) - urging; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; इतः (itaḥ) - here; ततः (tataḥ) - there; तान् (tān) - them; रचयन् (racayan) - arranging; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; चरति (carati) - moves; वेगितः (vegitaḥ) - swiftly;]

(Then, having blown the conch, urging the horses himself, here and there arranging them, Drona moves swiftly.)

Then, Drona, having blown the conch, urged the horses himself and swiftly moved around, arranging them here and there.

तेष्वनीकेषु सर्वेषु स्थितेष्वाहवनन्दिषु। भारद्वाजो महाराज जयद्रथमथाब्रवीत् ॥७-६३-११॥

teṣvanīkeṣu sarveṣu sthiteṣvāhavanandiṣu। bhāradvājo mahārāja jayadrathamathābravīt ॥7-63-11॥

[तेषु (teṣu) - in those; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all; स्थितेषु (sthiteṣu) - stationed; आहव (āhava) - battle; नन्दिषु (nandiṣu) - rejoicing; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; जयद्रथम (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]

(In those armies, all stationed, rejoicing in battle, Bharadvaja, O great king, then said to Jayadratha.)

In all those armies that were stationed and rejoicing in battle, Bharadvaja, O great king, then spoke to Jayadratha.

त्वं चैव सौमदत्तिश्च कर्णश्चैव महारथः। अश्वत्थामा च शल्यश्च वृषसेनः कृपस्तथा ॥७-६३-१२॥

tvaṁ caiva saumadattiśca karṇaścaiva mahārathaḥ। aśvatthāmā ca śalyaśca vṛṣasenaḥ kṛpastathā ॥7-63-12॥

[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; च (ca) - and; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; च (ca) - and; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vrishasena; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; तथा (tathā) - also;]

(You and also Saumadatti, and Karna also, the great warrior; Ashwatthama, and Shalya, Vrishasena, and Kripa also.)

You, Saumadatti, Karna, Ashwatthama, Shalya, Vrishasena, and Kripa are all great warriors.

शतं चाश्वसहस्राणां रथानामयुतानि षट्। द्विरदानां प्रभिन्नानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ॥७-६३-१३॥

śataṃ cāśvasahasrāṇāṃ rathānāmayutāni ṣaṭ। dviradānāṃ prabhinnānāṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa ॥7-63-13॥

[शतं (śataṃ) - hundred; च (ca) - and; अश्वसहस्राणां (aśvasahasrāṇāṃ) - of horse-thousands; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतानि (ayutāni) - ten-thousands; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; द्विरदानां (dviradānāṃ) - of elephants; प्रभिन्नानां (prabhinnānāṃ) - broken; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen;]

(A hundred and six ten-thousands of chariots of horse-thousands; fourteen thousands of broken elephants.)

There were a hundred and six ten-thousands of chariots, along with fourteen thousand broken elephants.

पदातीनां सहस्राणि दंशितान्येकविंशतिः। गव्यूतिषु त्रिमात्रेषु मामनासाद्य तिष्ठत ॥७-६३-१४॥

padātīnāṃ sahasrāṇi daṃśitānyekaviṃśatiḥ। gavyūtiṣu trimātreṣu māmanāsādya tiṣṭhata ॥7-63-14॥

[पदातीनां (padātīnāṃ) - of foot soldiers; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; दंशितानि (daṃśitāni) - wounded; एकविंशतिः (ekaviṃśatiḥ) - twenty-one; गव्यूतिषु (gavyūtiṣu) - in cow-pens; त्रिमात्रेषु (trimātreṣu) - in three measures; माम् (mām) - me; अनासाद्य (anāsādya) - without reaching; तिष्ठत (tiṣṭhata) - stand;]

(Thousands of foot soldiers, twenty-one wounded, stand in cow-pens in three measures without reaching me.)

Thousands of foot soldiers, twenty-one of them wounded, stand in three measures in cow-pens without reaching me.

तत्रस्थं त्वां न संसोढुं शक्ता देवाः सवासवाः। किं पुनः पाण्डवाः सर्वे समाश्वसिहि सैन्धव ॥७-६३-१५॥

tatrasthaṁ tvāṁ na saṁsoḍhuṁ śaktā devāḥ savāsavāḥ। kiṁ punaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarve samāśvasihi saindhava ॥7-63-15॥

[तत्रस्थम् (tatrastham) - situated there; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; न (na) - not; संसोढुम् (saṁsoḍhum) - to endure; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ) - with Indra; किम् (kim) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समाश्वसिहि (samāśvasihi) - be assured; सैन्धव (saindhava) - O Saindhava;]

(Situated there, you cannot be endured by the gods with Indra; what to speak of all the Pāṇḍavas? Be assured, O Saindhava.)

Even the gods along with Indra cannot withstand you when you are situated there; how then can all the Pāṇḍavas? Rest assured, O Saindhava.

एवमुक्तः समाश्वस्तः सिन्धुराजो जयद्रथः। सम्प्रायात्सह गान्धारैर्वृतस्तैश्च महारथैः ॥ वर्मिभिः सादिभिर्यत्तैः प्रासपाणिभिरास्थितैः ॥७-६३-१६॥

evamuktaḥ samāśvastaḥ sindhurājo jayadrathaḥ। samprāyātsaha gāndhārairvṛtastaiśca mahārathaiḥ ॥ varmibhiḥ sādibhiryattaiḥ prāsapāṇibhirāsthitaiḥ ॥7-63-16॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; समाश्वस्तः (samāśvastaḥ) - comforted; सिन्धुराजः (sindhurājaḥ) - king of Sindhu; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; सम्प्रायात् (samprāyāt) - set out; सह (saha) - with; गान्धारैः (gāndhāraiḥ) - Gandharas; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; च (ca) - and; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great charioteers; वर्मिभिः (varmibhiḥ) - with armor; सादिभिः (sādibhiḥ) - with horsemen; यत्तैः (yattaiḥ) - prepared; प्रासपाणिभिः (prāsapāṇibhiḥ) - with spear in hand; आस्थितैः (āsthitaiḥ) - stationed;]

(Thus spoken, comforted, the king of Sindhu, Jayadratha, set out with the Gandharas, surrounded by them and great charioteers, with armor, horsemen prepared, with spear in hand, stationed.)

Having been thus addressed and comforted, King Jayadratha of Sindhu set out with the Gandharas, surrounded by them and great charioteers, all equipped with armor and horsemen, prepared and stationed with spears in hand.

चामरापीडिनः सर्वे जाम्बूनदविभूषिताः। जयद्रथस्य राजेन्द्र हयाः साधुप्रवाहिनः ॥ ते चैव सप्तसाहस्रा द्विसाहस्राश्च सैन्धवाः ॥७-६३-१७॥

cāmarāpīḍinaḥ sarve jāmbūnadavibhūṣitāḥ। jayadrathasya rājendra hayāḥ sādhupravāhinaḥ ॥ te caiva saptasāhasrā dvisāhasrāśca saindhavāḥ ॥7-63-17॥

[चामरापीडिनः (cāmarāpīḍinaḥ) - adorned with yak-tail fans; सर्वे (sarve) - all; जाम्बूनदविभूषिताः (jāmbūnadavibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with gold; जयद्रथस्य (jayadrathasya) - of Jayadratha; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; साधुप्रवाहिनः (sādhupravāhinaḥ) - swiftly moving; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सप्तसाहस्राः (saptasāhasrāḥ) - seven thousand; द्विसाहस्राः (dvisāhasrāḥ) - two thousand; च (ca) - and; सैन्धवाः (saindhavāḥ) - from Sindhu;]

(Adorned with yak-tail fans, all adorned with gold, the horses of Jayadratha, O king, are swiftly moving. They are indeed seven thousand and two thousand from Sindhu.)

O King, all the horses of Jayadratha, adorned with yak-tail fans and gold, are swiftly moving. They number seven thousand and two thousand are from Sindhu.

मत्तानामधिरूढानां हस्त्यारोहैर्विशारदैः। नागानां भीमरूपाणां वर्मिणां रौद्रकर्मिणाम् ॥७-६३-१८॥

mattānām adhirūḍhānāṃ hastyārohair viśāradaiḥ। nāgānāṃ bhīmarūpāṇāṃ varmiṇāṃ raudrakarmiṇām ॥7-63-18॥

[मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of the intoxicated; अधिरूढानाम् (adhirūḍhānāṃ) - mounted; हस्त्यारोहैः (hastyārohaiḥ) - by elephant riders; विशारदैः (viśāradaiḥ) - skilled; नागानाम् (nāgānāṃ) - of elephants; भीमरूपाणाम् (bhīmarūpāṇāṃ) - terrifying in appearance; वर्मिणाम् (varmiṇāṃ) - armored; रौद्रकर्मिणाम् (raudrakarmiṇām) - fierce in action;]

(Of the intoxicated, mounted by skilled elephant riders, of elephants terrifying in appearance, armored and fierce in action.)

The intoxicated elephants, mounted by skilled riders, appeared terrifying in their armor and were fierce in their actions.

अध्यर्धेन सहस्रेण पुत्रो दुर्मर्षणस्तव। अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां योत्स्यमानो व्यवस्थितः ॥७-६३-१९॥

adhyardhena sahasreṇa putro durmarṣaṇastava। agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ yotsyamāno vyavasthitaḥ ॥7-63-19॥

[अध्यर्धेन (adhyardhena) - with one and a half thousand; सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - thousand; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्मर्षणः (durmarṣaṇaḥ) - Durmarshana; तव (tava) - your; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; योत्स्यमानः (yotsyamānaḥ) - fighting; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - standing;]

(With one and a half thousand, your son Durmarshana, standing in front of all armies, is fighting.)

Your son Durmarshana, with one and a half thousand soldiers, stands ready to fight at the forefront of all the armies.

ततो दुःशासनश्चैव विकर्णश्च तवात्मजौ। सिन्धुराजार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमग्रानीके व्यवस्थितौ ॥७-६३-२०॥

tato duḥśāsanaścaiva vikarṇaśca tavātmajau। sindhurājārthasiddhyarthamagrānīke vyavasthitau ॥7-63-20॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजौ (ātmajau) - sons; सिन्धुराज (sindhurāja) - Sindhu king; अर्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् (arthasiddhyartham) - for the purpose of success; अग्रानीके (agrānīke) - in the forefront of the army; व्यवस्थितौ (vyavasthitau) - were positioned;]

(Then Duḥśāsana and Vikarṇa, your sons, were positioned in the forefront of the army for the purpose of Sindhu king's success.)

Then, Duḥśāsana and Vikarṇa, your sons, were positioned at the forefront of the army to ensure the success of the Sindhu king.

दीर्घो द्वादशगव्यूतिः पश्चार्धे पञ्च विस्तृतः। व्यूहः स चक्रशकटो भारद्वाजेन निर्मितः ॥७-६३-२१॥

dīrgho dvādaśagavyūtiḥ paścārdhe pañca vistṛtaḥ। vyūhaḥ sa cakraśakaṭo bhāradvājena nirmitaḥ ॥7-63-21॥

[दीर्घः (dīrghaḥ) - long; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; गव्यूतिः (gavyūtiḥ) - cow-length; पश्चार्धे (paścārdhe) - in the rear half; पञ्च (pañca) - five; विस्तृतः (vistṛtaḥ) - spread; व्यूहः (vyūhaḥ) - formation; सः (saḥ) - that; चक्रशकटः (cakraśakaṭaḥ) - wheel-cart; भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Bharadvaja; निर्मितः (nirmitaḥ) - constructed;]

(Long, twelve cow-lengths, in the rear half five spread; formation that wheel-cart by Bharadvaja constructed.)

The formation, resembling a wheel-cart, was constructed by Bharadvaja, being long and spread over twelve cow-lengths, with five in the rear half.

नानानृपतिभिर्वीरैस्तत्र तत्र व्यवस्थितैः। रथाश्वगजपत्त्योघैर्द्रोणेन विहितः स्वयम् ॥७-६३-२२॥

nānānṛpatibhirvīraistatra tatra vyavasthitaiḥ। rathāśvagajapattyoghairdroṇena vihitaḥ svayam ॥7-63-22॥

[नाना (nānā) - various; नृपतिभिः (nṛpatibhiḥ) - kings; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - heroes; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; व्यवस्थितैः (vyavasthitaiḥ) - stationed; रथ (ratha) - chariots; अश्व (aśva) - horses; गज (gaja) - elephants; पत्ति (patti) - infantry; ओघैः (oghaiḥ) - multitudes; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - arranged; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself;]

(Various kings and heroes were stationed there with multitudes of chariots, horses, elephants, and infantry, arranged by Drona himself.)

Various kings and heroes were strategically positioned there with multitudes of chariots, horses, elephants, and infantry, all arranged personally by Drona.

पश्चार्धे तस्य पद्मस्तु गर्भव्यूहः सुदुर्भिदः। सूची पद्मस्य मध्यस्थो गूढो व्यूहः पुनः कृतः ॥७-६३-२३॥

paścārdhe tasya padmastugarbhav-yūhaḥ sudurbhidaḥ। sūcī padmasya madhyastho gūḍho vyūhaḥ punaḥ kṛtaḥ ॥7-63-23॥

[पश्चार्धे (paścārdhe) - in the second half; तस्य (tasya) - his; पद्मः (padmaḥ) - lotus; तु (tu) - but; गर्भव्यूहः (garbhavyūhaḥ) - inner formation; सुदुर्भिदः (sudurbhidaḥ) - very difficult to penetrate; सूची (sūcī) - needle; पद्मस्य (padmasya) - of the lotus; मध्यस्थः (madhyasthaḥ) - in the middle; गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - hidden; व्यूहः (vyūhaḥ) - formation; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made;]

(In the second half, his lotus, but the inner formation is very difficult to penetrate. In the middle of the needle of the lotus, a hidden formation is made again.)

In the latter half, his lotus formation is extremely difficult to penetrate. In the center of the lotus, a hidden formation is crafted once more.

एवमेतं महाव्यूहं व्यूह्य द्रोणो व्यवस्थितः। सूचीमुखे महेष्वासः कृतवर्मा व्यवस्थितः ॥७-६३-२४॥

evam etaṁ mahāvyūhaṁ vyūhya droṇo vyavasthitaḥ। sūcīmukhe maheṣvāsaḥ kṛtavarmā vyavasthitaḥ ॥7-63-24॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतं (etaṁ) - this; महाव्यूहं (mahāvyūhaṁ) - great formation; व्यूह्य (vyūhya) - having arranged; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - stood; सूचीमुखे (sūcīmukhe) - at the needle-point; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - stood;]

(Thus, having arranged this great formation, Drona stood. At the needle-point, the great archer Kritavarma stood.)

Thus, Drona arranged the great formation and stood firm. At the forefront, the great archer Kritavarma took his position.

अनन्तरं च काम्बोजो जलसन्धश्च मारिष। दुर्योधनः सहामात्यस्तदनन्तरमेव च ॥७-६३-२५॥

anantaraṃ ca kāmbojo jalasandhaśca māriṣaḥ। duryodhanaḥ sahāmātyastadanantarameva ca ॥7-63-25॥

[अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards; च (ca) - and; काम्बोजः (kāmbojaḥ) - Kamboja; जलसन्धः (jalasandhaḥ) - Jalasandha; च (ca) - and; मारिषः (māriṣaḥ) - O great one; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; सह (saha) - with; अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - ministers; तत् (tat) - that; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]

(Afterwards, Kamboja and Jalasandha, O great one, Duryodhana with ministers, that afterwards indeed and.)

Afterwards, Kamboja and Jalasandha, O great one, Duryodhana along with his ministers, followed immediately.

ततः शतसहस्राणि योधानामनिवर्तिनाम्। व्यवस्थितानि सर्वाणि शकटे सूचिरक्षिणः ॥७-६३-२६॥

tataḥ śatasahasrāṇi yodhānāmanivartinām। vyavasthitāni sarvāṇi śakaṭe sūcirakṣiṇaḥ ॥7-63-26॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शतसहस्राणि (śatasahasrāṇi) - hundreds of thousands; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - who do not retreat; व्यवस्थितानि (vyavasthitāni) - were arranged; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; शकटे (śakaṭe) - in the chariot; सूचिरक्षिणः (sūcirakṣiṇaḥ) - with sharp eyes;]

(Then, hundreds of thousands of warriors who do not retreat were all arranged in the chariot with sharp eyes.)

Then, hundreds of thousands of fearless warriors were strategically positioned in the chariot, all with keen eyes.

तेषां च पृष्ठतो राज बलेन महता वृतः। जयद्रथस्ततो राजन्सूचिपाशे व्यवस्थितः ॥७-६३-२७॥

teṣāṃ ca pṛṣṭhato rāja balena mahatā vṛtaḥ। jayadrathastato rājansūcipāśe vyavasthitaḥ ॥7-63-27॥

[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; च (ca) - and; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; राज (rāja) - king; बलेन (balena) - by the army; महता (mahatā) - great; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सूचिपाशे (sūcipāśe) - in the needle formation; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - positioned;]

(Of them and behind, the king was surrounded by the great army. Then, O king, Jayadratha was positioned in the needle formation.)

Behind them, the king was surrounded by a great army. Then, O king, Jayadratha was positioned in the needle formation.

शकटस्य तु राजेन्द्र भारद्वाजो मुखे स्थितः। अनु तस्याभवद्भोजो जुगोपैनं ततः स्वयम् ॥७-६३-२८॥

śakaṭasya tu rājendra bhāradvājo mukhe sthitaḥ। anu tasyābhavadbhojo jugopainaṃ tataḥ svayam ॥7-63-28॥

[शकटस्य (śakaṭasya) - of the cart; तु (tu) - but; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; मुखे (mukhe) - in the mouth; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; अनु (anu) - after; तस्य (tasya) - his; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Bhoja; जुगोप (jugopa) - protected; एनम् (enam) - him; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself;]

(Bharadvaja stood in the mouth of the cart, O king. After him, Bhoja became and protected him then himself.)

Bharadvaja stood at the mouth of the cart, O king. Following him, Bhoja took his place and protected him thereafter.

श्वेतवर्माम्बरोष्णीषो व्यूढोरस्को महाभुजः। धनुर्विस्फारयन्द्रोणस्तस्थौ क्रुद्ध इवान्तकः ॥७-६३-२९॥

śvetavarmāmbaroṣṇīṣo vyūḍhorasko mahābhujaḥ। dhanurvisphārayandroṇastasthau kruddha ivāntakaḥ ॥7-63-29॥

[श्वेत (śveta) - white; वर्म (varma) - armor; अम्बर (ambara) - garment; उष्णीष (uṣṇīṣa) - turban; व्यूढ (vyūḍha) - broad; उरस्क (uraska) - chested; महाभुज (mahābhuja) - great-armed; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; विस्फारयन् (visphārayan) - stretching; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; क्रुद्ध (kruddha) - angry; इव (iva) - like; अन्तक (antaka) - Death;]

(White-armored, garment-clad, turbaned, broad-chested, great-armed, stretching his bow, Droṇa stood like an angry Death.)

Droṇa, clad in white armor and garments, with a turban, broad chest, and great arms, stood stretching his bow, resembling an angry Death.

पताकिनं शोणहयं वेदीकृष्णाजिनध्वजम्। द्रोणस्य रथमालोक्य प्रहृष्टाः कुरवोऽभवन् ॥७-६३-३०॥

patākinaṃ śoṇahayaṃ vedīkṛṣṇājinadhvajam। droṇasya rathamālokya prahṛṣṭāḥ kuravo'bhavan ॥7-63-30॥

[पताकिनम् (patākinaṃ) - flag-bearer; शोणहयम् (śoṇahayaṃ) - red-horsed; वेदीकृष्णाजिनध्वजम् (vedīkṛṣṇājinadhvajam) - altar-black-deer-skin-banner; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; रथमालोक्य (rathamālokya) - chariot-seeing; प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]

(Seeing Drona's chariot with a flag-bearer, red horses, and an altar-black-deer-skin-banner, the Kurus became delighted.)

The Kurus were filled with joy upon seeing Drona's chariot, which was adorned with a flag-bearer, red horses, and a banner made of altar-black deer skin.

सिद्धचारणसङ्घानां विस्मयः सुमहानभूत्। द्रोणेन विहितं दृष्ट्वा व्यूहं क्षुब्धार्णवोपमम् ॥७-६३-३१॥

siddhacāraṇasaṅghānāṃ vismayaḥ sumahānabhūt। droṇena vihitaṃ dṛṣṭvā vyūhaṃ kṣubdhārṇavopamam ॥7-63-31॥

[सिद्ध (siddha) - perfected beings; चारण (cāraṇa) - celestial singers; सङ्घानां (saṅghānāṃ) - of the groups; विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - astonishment; सुमहान् (sumahān) - great; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; विहितं (vihitaṃ) - arranged; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; व्यूहं (vyūhaṃ) - formation; क्षुब्ध (kṣubdha) - agitated; अर्णव (arṇava) - ocean; उपमम् (upamam) - like;]

(The astonishment of the groups of perfected beings and celestial singers was great, seeing the formation arranged by Drona, like an agitated ocean.)

The perfected beings and celestial singers were greatly astonished upon seeing the formation arranged by Drona, which resembled an agitated ocean.

सशैलसागरवनां नानाजनपदाकुलाम्। ग्रसेद्व्यूहः क्षितिं सर्वामिति भूतानि मेनिरे ॥७-६३-३२॥

saśailasāgaravanāṃ nānājanapadākulām। grasedvyūhaḥ kṣitiṃ sarvāmiti bhūtāni menire ॥7-63-32॥

[स (sa) - with; शैल (śaila) - mountains; सागर (sāgara) - oceans; वनाम् (vanām) - forests; नाना (nānā) - various; जनपद (janapada) - regions; आकुलाम् (ākulām) - crowded; ग्रसेत् (grased) - would engulf; व्यूहः (vyūhaḥ) - formation; क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth; सर्वाम् (sarvām) - entire; इति (iti) - thus; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; मेनिरे (menire) - thought;]

(With mountains, oceans, and forests, various regions crowded, the formation would engulf the entire earth thus thought the beings.)

The beings thought that the formation would engulf the entire earth, including its mountains, oceans, forests, and various crowded regions.

बहुरथमनुजाश्वपत्तिनागं; प्रतिभयनिस्वनमद्भुताभरूपम्। अहितहृदयभेदनं महद्वै; शकटमवेक्ष्य कृतं ननन्द राजा ॥७-६३-३३॥

bahurathamanujāśvapattināgaṃ; pratibhayanisvanamadbhutābharūpam। ahitahṛdayabhedanaṃ mahadvai; śakaṭamavekṣya kṛtaṃ nananda rājā ॥7-63-33॥

[बहु (bahu) - many; रथ (ratha) - chariots; अनुज (anuja) - younger brothers; अश्व (aśva) - horses; पत्ति (patti) - foot soldiers; नागं (nāgaṃ) - elephants; प्रतिभय (pratibhaya) - terrifying; निस्वन (nisvana) - sound; अद्भुत (adbhuta) - wonderful; आभ (ābha) - appearance; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; अहित (ahita) - enemies; हृदय (hṛdaya) - heart; भेदनं (bhedanaṃ) - piercing; महत् (mahat) - great; वै (vai) - indeed; शकटम् (śakaṭam) - army; अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - seeing; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; ननन्द (nananda) - rejoiced; राजा (rājā) - the king;]

(The king rejoiced seeing the great army of many chariots, younger brothers, horses, foot soldiers, and elephants, with a terrifying sound and wonderful appearance, indeed piercing the hearts of enemies.)

The king was delighted to see the grand army composed of numerous chariots, younger brothers, horses, foot soldiers, and elephants, which had a terrifying sound and an awe-inspiring appearance, truly striking fear into the hearts of his enemies.