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duryodhanādidarśanam
Seeing Duryodhana and others;
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tato niśāyāṃ prāptāyāṃ kṛtasāyāhnikakriyāḥ। vyāsam abhyagaman sarve ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ ॥15-40-1॥
Then, when night had arrived and the evening rituals were performed, all those who were assembled there approached Vyāsa. (15-40-1)
dhṛtarāṣṭras tu dharmātmā pāṇḍavaiḥ sahitas tadā। śucir ekamanāḥ sārdham ṛṣibhis tair upāviśat ॥15-40-2॥
But Dhṛtarāṣṭra, virtuous of soul, then sat down together with the Pāṇḍavas and the sages, with purity and single-mindedness. (15-40-2)
gāndhāryā saha nāryas tu sahitāḥ samupāviśan। paurajanapadaś cāpi janaḥ sarvo yathāvayaḥ ॥15-40-3॥
The women, together with Gandhari, sat down as one group; and all the townspeople and country people, everyone, arranged themselves according to age. (15-40-3)
tato vyāso mahātejāḥ puṇyaṃ bhāgīrathī-jalam। avagāhyājuhāvātha sarvāṃl lokān mahāmuniḥ ॥15-40-4॥
Then Vyāsa, the great sage of immense splendor, having bathed in the sacred waters of the Bhagirathi, invoked all beings of the worlds. (15-40-4)
pāṇḍavānāṁ ca ye yodhāḥ kauravāṇāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ। rājānaśca mahābhāgā nānādeśanivāsinaḥ ॥15-40-5॥
Those warriors of the Pāṇḍavas and all the warriors of the Kauravas, along with the greatly fortunate kings residing in various lands. (15-40-5)
tataḥ sutumulaḥ śabdo jalāntarjanamejaya. prādurāsīdyathā pūrvaṃ kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ ॥15-40-6॥
Then, O Janamejaya, a very tumultuous sound arose within the water, just as it had before, from the armies of the Kurus and Pandavas. (15-40-6)
tataste pārthivāḥ sarve bhīṣmadroṇapurogamāḥ। sasainyāḥ salilāttasmātsamuttasthuḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥15-40-7॥
Then all those kings, led by Bhīṣma and Droṇa, together with their armies, rose up from that water by the thousands. (15-40-7)
virāṭadrupadau cobhau saputrau sahasainikau। draupadeyāśca saubhadro rākṣasaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ ॥15-40-8॥
Virāṭa and Drupada, each accompanied by their sons and armies, the sons of Draupadī, Abhimanyu, and the Rākṣasa Ghaṭotkacaḥ. (15-40-8)
karṇa-duryodhanau cobhau śakuniś ca mahārathaḥ। duḥśāsanādayaś caiva dhārtarāṣṭrā mahārathāḥ॥15-40-9॥
Both Karṇa and Duryodhana, and Śakuni are great chariot-warriors. And Duḥśāsana and the others, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, are also great chariot-warriors. (15-40-9)
Jārāsandhir bhagadatto jalasandhaś ca pārthivaḥ। bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyo vṛṣasenaś ca sānujah ॥15-40-10॥
Jarasandha, Bhagadatta, Jalasandha the king, Bhurishrava, Shala, Shalya, and Vṛṣasena together with his younger brother (were present). (15-40-10)
lakṣmaṇo rājaputraś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnasya cātmajāḥ| śikhaṇḍiputrāḥ sarve ca dhṛṣṭaketuś ca sānujaḥ ॥15-40-11॥
Lakṣmaṇa the prince, the sons of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, all the sons of Śikhaṇḍin, and Dhṛṣṭaketu together with his younger brother. (15-40-11)
acalo vṛṣakaś caiva rākṣasaś cāpy alāyudhaḥ। bāhlīkaḥ somadattaś ca cekitānaś ca pārthivaḥ ॥15-40-12॥
Acala, Vṛṣaka, Rākṣasa, Alāyudha, Bāhlīka, Somadatta, Cekitāna, and the king—all these were present. (15-40-12)
ete cānye ca bahavo bahutvādyena kīrtitāḥ। sarve bhāsuradehās te samuttasthur jalāt tataḥ ॥15-40-13॥
These and other many, whose names were not mentioned because of their multitude—all with radiant bodies—they all then arose from the water. (15-40-13)
yasya vīrasya yo veṣo yo dhvajo yac ca vāhanam। tena tena vyadṛśyanta samupetā narādhipāḥ॥15-40-14॥
The kings who had assembled appeared each with the attire, banner, and vehicle belonging to each hero. (15-40-14)
divyāmbaradharāḥ sarve sarve bhrājiṣṇukuṇḍalāḥ। nirvairā nirahaṅkārā vigatakrodhamanyavaḥ ॥15-40-15॥
All are wearing divine garments, shining earrings, free from enmity, free from ego, and devoid of anger and passion. (15-40-15)
gandharvair upagīyantaḥ stūyamānāś ca bandibhiḥ। divya-mālyāmbara-dharā vṛtāś cāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ॥15-40-16॥
Being sung by the Gandharvas, and praised by bards, adorned with divine garlands and garments, they were surrounded by groups of Apsarases. (15-40-16)
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya ca tadā divyaṃ cakṣur narādhipa| muniḥ satyavatī-putraḥ prītaḥ prādāt tapo-balāt ॥15-40-17॥
O king, then the sage, the son of Satyavatī, being pleased, bestowed a divine eye upon Dhṛtarāṣṭra by the power of austerity. (15-40-17)
divyajñānabalopetā gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī। dadarśa putrāṃs tān sarvān ye ca anye 'pi raṇe hatāḥ॥15-40-18॥
Gāndhārī, illustrious and endowed with divine knowledge and strength, saw all her sons and also other slain ones in the battle. (15-40-18)
tad adbhutam acintyaṃ ca sumahat romaharṣaṇam | vismitaḥ sa janaḥ sarvaḥ dadarśa animiṣekṣaṇaḥ ॥15-40-19॥
Astonished, all those people beheld that wonderful, inconceivable, and very great, hair-raising sight with unblinking eyes. (15-40-19)
tad-utsava-mada-udagraṃ hṛṣṭa-nārī-narākulam। dadṛśe balam āyāntam citraṃ paṭagataṃ yathā ॥15-40-20॥
That army, filled with the exuberance of the festival and crowded with delighted women and men, appeared approaching in a wondrous way, like an image painted on a cloth. (15-40-20)
dhṛtarāṣṭras tu tān sarvān paśyan divyena cakṣuṣā। mumude bharata-śreṣṭha prasādāt tasya vai muneḥ ॥15-40-21॥
But Dhritarashtra, seeing all of them with divine sight, rejoiced, O best of the Bharatas, by the favor of that sage indeed. (15-40-21)
