Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 91

MBh 3 91.1

वैशम्पायन उवाच युयुधानस्ततो वीरः सात्वतानां महारथः। महता चतुरङ्गेण बलेनागाद् युधिष्ठिरम्॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca yuyudhānastato vīraḥ sātvatānāṃ mahārathaḥ| mahatā caturaṅgeṇa balenāgād yudhiṣṭhiram||

Vaishampayana said Then did the hero Yuyudhana of the Satvata race, of great prowess, come to Yudhishthira with a large army containing all the four elements.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.2

तस्य योधा महावीर्या नानादेशसमागताः। नानाप्रहरणा वीराः शोभयाञ्चक्रिरे बलम्॥

tasya yodhā mahāvīryā nānādeśasamāgatāḥ| nānāpraharaṇā vīrāḥ śobhayāñcakrire balam||

His warriors of great strength, came from many countries and heroes, holding many suits of weapons, beautified the army.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.3

परश्वधैर्भिन्दिपालैः शूलतोमरमुद्गरैः। परिधैर्यष्टिभिः पाशैः करवालैश्च निर्मलैः॥ खगकार्मुकनियूँहैः शरैश्च विविधैरपि। तैलधौतैः प्रकाशद्भिसदाऽशोभत वै बलम्॥

paraśvadhairbhindipālaiḥ śūlatomaramudgaraiḥ| paridhairyaṣṭibhiḥ pāśaiḥ karavālaiśca nirmalaiḥ|| khagakārmukaniyū~haiḥ śaraiśca vividhairapi| tailadhautaiḥ prakāśadbhisadā'śobhata vai balam||

That army was ever beautiful for it had in it, battle axes, missiles, spears, lances, mallets, clubs, staves, cords, stainless, swords and daggers and arrows of various kinds all of the best sort.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.4

तस्य मेघप्रकाशस्य सौवर्णैः शोभितस्य च। बभूव रूपं सैन्यस्य मेघस्येव सविद्युतः॥

tasya meghaprakāśasya sauvarṇaiḥ śobhitasya ca| babhūva rūpaṃ sainyasya meghasyeva savidyutaḥ||

The appearance of that army with those weapons was like the clouds with lightning.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.5

अक्षौहिणी तु सा सेना तदा यौधिष्ठिरं बलम्। प्रविश्यान्तर्दधे राजन् सागरं कुनदी यथा॥

akṣauhiṇī tu sā senā tadā yaudhiṣṭhiraṃ balam| praviśyāntardadhe rājan sāgaraṃ kunadī yathā||

And that army, numbering an Akshauhini when it became incorporated with Yudhishthira's army, vanished as it were, O king, as does a small river when it falls into the sea.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.6

तथैवाक्षौहिणी गृह्य चेदीनामृषभो बली। धृष्टकेतुरुपागच्छत् पाण्डवानमितौजसः॥

tathaivākṣauhiṇī gṛhya cedīnāmṛṣabho balī| dhṛṣṭaketurupāgacchat pāṇḍavānamitaujasaḥ||

And in the same way did Dhrishtaketu, who was powerful as the best of the Chedis come with an army, an Akshauhini in number, to the Pandavas, of immeasurable strength.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.7

मागधश्च जयत्सेनो जारासन्धिर्महाबलः। अक्षौहिण्यैव सैन्यस्य धर्मराजमुपागमत्॥

māgadhaśca jayatseno jārāsandhirmahābalaḥ| akṣauhiṇyaiva sainyasya dharmarājamupāgamat||

And Jayatsena of great strength, son of Jarasandh, king of Magadha, came to the virtuous king with an army counting an Akshauhini.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.8

तथैव पाण्ड्यो राजेन्द्र सागरानूपवासिभिः। वृतो बहुविधैर्योधैर्युधिष्ठिरमुपागमत्॥

tathaiva pāṇḍyo rājendra sāgarānūpavāsibhiḥ| vṛto bahuvidhairyodhairyudhiṣṭhiramupāgamat||

In the same way, Pandya, O chief among kings, came to Yudhishthira surrounded by many warriors who had colonized along the sea.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.9

तस्य सैन्यमतीवासीत् तस्मिन् बलसमागमे। प्रेक्षणीयतरं राजन् सुवेषं बलवत् तदा॥

tasya sainyamatīvāsīt tasmin balasamāgame| prekṣaṇīyataraṃ rājan suveṣaṃ balavat tadā||

And all his troops being assembled, the army with its fine dress and which was very strong became an object worth seeing, O chief among kings.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.10

दुपदस्याप्यभूत् सेना नानादेशसमागतैः। शोभिता पुरुषैः शूरैः पुत्रैश्चास्य महारथैः॥

dupadasyāpyabhūt senā nānādeśasamāgataiḥ| śobhitā puruṣaiḥ śūraiḥ putraiścāsya mahārathaiḥ||

And the army of the king of Drupada, assembled from several countries, was graced by heroic men and also by his sons of wonderful valour.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.11

तथैव राजा मत्स्यानां विराटो वाहिनीपतिः। पर्वतीयैर्महीपालैः सहितः पाण्डवानियात्॥

tathaiva rājā matsyānāṃ virāṭo vāhinīpatiḥ| parvatīyairmahīpālaiḥ sahitaḥ pāṇḍavāniyāt||

In the same way did Virata, the king of the Matsya, the leader of an army come to the sons of Pandu, accompanied by a large body of soldiers, inhabiting hilly tracts.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.12

इतश्चेतश्च पाण्डूनां समाजग्मुर्महात्मनाम्। अक्षौहिण्यस्तु सप्तैता विविधध्वजसंकुलाः॥ युयुत्समानाः कुरुभिः पाण्डवान् समहर्षयन्।

itaścetaśca pāṇḍūnāṃ samājagmurmahātmanām| akṣauhiṇyastu saptaitā vividhadhvajasaṃkulāḥ|| yuyutsamānāḥ kurubhiḥ pāṇḍavān samaharṣayan|

And from several directions came for the noble minded sons of Pandu seven Akshauhini carrying flags of various sorts. All of them were desirous a fight with the sons of Kuru and so caused the sons of Pandu to rejoice.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.13

तथैव धार्तराष्ट्रस्य हर्षं समभिवर्धयन्॥ भगदत्तो महीपालः सेनामक्षौहिणीं ददौ। तस्य चीनैः किरातैश्च काञ्चनैरिव संवृतम्॥ बभौ बलमनाधृष्यं कर्णिकारवनं यथा।

tathaiva dhārtarāṣṭrasya harṣaṃ samabhivardhayan|| bhagadatto mahīpālaḥ senāmakṣauhiṇīṃ dadau| tasya cīnaiḥ kirātaiśca kāñcanairiva saṃvṛtam|| babhau balamanādhṛṣyaṃ karṇikāravanaṃ yathā|

In the same way increasing the delight of the son of Dhritarashtra, the king Bhagadatta gave army numbering an Akshauhini. And the army was filled with Chins and Kiratas as also with gold. The invulnerable army looked beautiful like a forest of Karnikaras.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.14

तथा भूरिश्रवाः शूरः शल्यश्च कुरुनन्दन॥ दुर्योधनमुपायातावक्षौहिण्या पृथक् पृथक्।

tathā bhūriśravāḥ śūraḥ śalyaśca kurunandana|| duryodhanamupāyātāvakṣauhiṇyā pṛthak pṛthak|

In the same way, Bhurishravas and the hero Shalya, O son of Kuru, went to Duryodhana, each with an army counting an Akshauhini separately.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.15

कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यो भोजान्धकुकुरैः सह॥ अक्षौहिण्यैव सेनाया दुर्योधनमुपागमत्।

kṛtavarmā ca hārdikyo bhojāndhakukuraiḥ saha|| akṣauhiṇyaiva senāyā duryodhanamupāgamat|

Kritavarman, the son of Hridika in company with the Bhojas, the Andhak and the Kukuras, went to Duryodhana with an Akshauhini of troops.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.16

तस्य तैः पुरुषव्याप्रैर्वनमालाधरैर्बलम्॥ अशोभत यथा मत्तैर्वनं प्रक्रीडितैर्गजैः।

tasya taiḥ puruṣavyāprairvanamālādharairbalam|| aśobhata yathā mattairvanaṃ prakrīḍitairgajaiḥ|

His army, with those foremost among men, graced with garlands of wild flowers, looked charming as a forest run about by wild elephants.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.17

जयद्रथमुखाश्चान्ये सिन्धुसौवीरवासिनः॥ आजग्मुः पृथिवीपालाः कम्पयन्त इवाचलान्।

jayadrathamukhāścānye sindhusauvīravāsinaḥ|| ājagmuḥ pṛthivīpālāḥ kampayanta ivācalān|

And others, the people of Sindhu Sauvira, under the leadership of Jayadratha and also other rulers of the earth, came as if shaking the mountains.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.18

तेषामक्षौहिणी सेना बहुला विबभौ तदा॥ विधूयमानो वातेन बहुरूप इवाम्बुदः।

teṣāmakṣauhiṇī senā bahulā vibabhau tadā|| vidhūyamāno vātena bahurūpa ivāmbudaḥ|

And their large army looked beautiful at that time like various sorts of clouds shaken by the winds.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.19

सुदक्षिणश्च काम्बोजो यवनैश्च शकैस्तथा॥ उपाजगाम कौरव्यमक्षौहिण्या विशाम्पते। तस्य सेनासमावायः शलभानामिवाबभौ॥ स च सम्प्राप्य कौरव्यं तत्रैवान्तर्दधे तदा।

sudakṣiṇaśca kāmbojo yavanaiśca śakaistathā|| upājagāma kauravyamakṣauhiṇyā viśāmpate| tasya senāsamāvāyaḥ śalabhānāmivābabhau|| sa ca samprāpya kauravyaṃ tatraivāntardadhe tadā|

Oking! Sudakshina, the ruler of Kamboja with the Yavanas and the Shakas came to the son of Kuru, with an Akshauhini of troops. His army looked beautiful like locusts. And having entered the Kaurava army it vanished at the time.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.20

तथा माहिष्मतीवासी नीलो नीलायुधैः सह॥ महीपालो महावीर्यैर्दक्षिणापथवासिभिः।

tathā māhiṣmatīvāsī nīlo nīlāyudhaiḥ saha|| mahīpālo mahāvīryairdakṣiṇāpathavāsibhiḥ|

So did Nila, the resident of Mahishmati, a king of great strength along with the residents of the southern countries with blue weapons.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.21

आवन्त्यौ च महीपालौ महाबलसुसंवृतौ॥ पृथगक्षौहिणीभ्यां तावभियातौ सुयोधनम्।

āvantyau ca mahīpālau mahābalasusaṃvṛtau|| pṛthagakṣauhiṇībhyāṃ tāvabhiyātau suyodhanam|

And so did the two kings of Avanti surrounded by large forces, each with an Akshauhini of troops came to Suyodhana.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.22

केकयाश्च नरव्याघ्राः सोदर्याः पञ्च पार्थिवाः॥ सहर्षयन्तः कौरव्यमक्षौहिण्या समाद्रवन्।

kekayāśca naravyāghrāḥ sodaryāḥ pañca pārthivāḥ|| saharṣayantaḥ kauravyamakṣauhiṇyā samādravan|

The five rulers of the earth, the sons of the same mother, the best among men, the Kaikeya princes, causing delight to the son of Kuru, came there with an Akshauhini.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.23

ततस्ततस्तु सर्वेषां भूमिपानां महात्मनाम्॥ तिस्रोऽन्याः समवर्तन्त वाहिन्यो भरतर्षभ।

tatastatastu sarveṣāṃ bhūmipānāṃ mahātmanām|| tisro'nyāḥ samavartanta vāhinyo bharatarṣabha|

O you foremost among the race of Bharata, from the large minded kings of other countries, there came three other armies.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.24

एवमेकादशावृत्ताः सेना दुर्योधनस्य ताः॥ युयुत्समानाः कौन्तेयान् नानाध्वजसमाकुलाः।

evamekādaśāvṛttāḥ senā duryodhanasya tāḥ|| yuyutsamānāḥ kaunteyān nānādhvajasamākulāḥ|

In this way Duryodhana was surrounded by an army eleven Akshauhinis strong. All of them were desirous of a fight with the sons of Kunti and filled with banners of various sorts.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.25

न हास्तिनपुरे राजन्नवकाशोऽभवत् तदा॥ राज्ञां स्वबलमुख्यानां प्राधान्येनापि भारत।

na hāstinapure rājannavakāśo'bhavat tadā|| rājñāṃ svabalamukhyānāṃ prādhānyenāpi bhārata|

Oking, In the city of Hastinapura, there was not space, even for the principal leaders of the king's own army.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.26

ततः पञ्चनदं चैव कृत्स्नं च कुरुजाङ्गलम्॥ तथा रोहितकारण्य मरुभूमिश्च केवला। अहिच्छत्रं कालकूटं गङ्गाकूलं च भारत॥ वारणं वाटधानं च यामुनश्चैव पर्वतः। एष देश: सुविस्तीर्णः प्रभूतधनधान्यवान्॥

tataḥ pañcanadaṃ caiva kṛtsnaṃ ca kurujāṅgalam|| tathā rohitakāraṇya marubhūmiśca kevalā| ahicchatraṃ kālakūṭaṃ gaṅgākūlaṃ ca bhārata|| vāraṇaṃ vāṭadhānaṃ ca yāmunaścaiva parvataḥ| eṣa deśa: suvistīrṇaḥ prabhūtadhanadhānyavān||

O son of Bharata, for this reason the country of the five rivers, Krishna, Kurujangala and the forest of Rohitaka and the desert of Kevala and Ahichhatra and Kalakuta and the bank of the Ganges and Varana and Vatadhana and the mountains of Yamuna, all these extensive tracts containing large quantities of corn and wealth became exceedingly crowded with the army of the Kauravas.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 91.27

बभूव कौरवेयाणां बलेनातीव संवृतः। तत्र सैन्यं तथा युक्तं ददर्श स पुरोहितः॥ यः स पाञ्चालराजेन प्रेषितः कौरवान् प्रति॥

babhūva kauraveyāṇāṃ balenātīva saṃvṛtaḥ| tatra sainyaṃ tathā yuktaṃ dadarśa sa purohitaḥ|| yaḥ sa pāñcālarājena preṣitaḥ kauravān prati||

There the priest saw the army of this description-the priest who was sent by the king of Panchala to the Kauravas.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)