Mahabharata — Volume V (Dutt edition) — Chapter 87

MBh 5 87.1

संजय उवाच तस्यां निशायां व्युष्टायं द्रोणः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। स्वान्यनीकानि सर्वाणि प्राक्रामद् व्यूहितुं ततः॥

saṃjaya uvāca tasyāṃ niśāyāṃ vyuṣṭāyaṃ droṇaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ| svānyanīkāni sarvāṇi prākrāmad vyūhituṃ tataḥ||

Sanjaya said After the night had passed away, that foremost of all wielders of weapons, viz., Drona began to dispose of his divisions in battle array.

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

MBh 5 87.2

शूरूणां गर्जतां राजन् संक्रुद्धानाममर्षिणाम्। श्रूयन्ते स्म गिरश्चित्राः परस्परवधैषिणाम्॥

śūrūṇāṃ garjatāṃ rājan saṃkruddhānāmamarṣiṇām| śrūyante sma giraścitrāḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇām||

Then there were heard the diverse words of challenge uttered by shouting heroes, inflamed with rage and desirous of slaying one another.

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

MBh 5 87.3

विस्कार्य च धनूंष्यन्ये ज्याः परे परिमृज्य च। विनिःश्वसन्तः प्राक्रोशन् क्वेदानीं सधनंजयः॥

viskārya ca dhanūṃṣyanye jyāḥ pare parimṛjya ca| viniḥśvasantaḥ prākrośan kvedānīṃ sadhanaṃjayaḥ||

Stretching their bows and drawing back the strings of their bow with their hands and breathing (hot), they began to exclaim, 'where now is that Dhananjaya.'

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

MBh 5 87.4

विकोशान् सुत्सरूनन्ये कृतधारान् समाहितान्। पीतानाकाशसंकाशानसीन् केचिच्च चिक्षिपुः॥

vikośān sutsarūnanye kṛtadhārān samāhitān| pītānākāśasaṃkāśānasīn kecicca cikṣipuḥ||

Some began to toss their swords in airswords that were naked, non-plant, welltempered, of the hue of the sky, possessed of great sharpness and decorated with ornamental hilts.

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

MBh 5 87.5

चरन्तस्त्वसिमाश्चि शिक्षया। संग्राममनसः शूरा दृश्यन्ते सम सहस्रशः॥

carantastvasimāści śikṣayā| saṃgrāmamanasaḥ śūrā dṛśyante sama sahasraśaḥ||

Thousands of heroic warriors longing for battle, were seen to perform various evolutions of swordsmen and bowmen, with dexterity acquired through discipline.

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

MBh 5 87.6

सघण्टाश्चन्दनादिग्धाः स्वर्णवज्रविभूषिताः। समुत्क्षिप्य गदाश्चान्ये पर्यपृच्छन्त पाण्डवम्॥

saghaṇṭāścandanādigdhāḥ svarṇavajravibhūṣitāḥ| samutkṣipya gadāścānye paryapṛcchanta pāṇḍavam||

Others again whirling in the air their maces tied with belts decorated with sandal paste and adorned with gold and diamond, began to enquire after the son of Pandu (Arjuna).

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

MBh 5 87.7

अन्ये बलमदोन्मत्ताः परिधैर्बाहुशालिनः। चक्रुः सम्बाधमाकाशमुच्छ्रितेन्द्रध्वजोपमैः॥

anye balamadonmattāḥ paridhairbāhuśālinaḥ| cakruḥ sambādhamākāśamucchritendradhvajopamaiḥ||

Other warriors, maddened with the pride of their prowess and endued with strong arms, obstructed the sky with their spiked bludgeons that looked like bannered poles raised in honor of Indra.

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

MBh 5 87.8

नानाप्रहरणैश्चान्ये विचित्रस्रगलकृताः। संग्राममनसः शूरास्तत्र तत्र व्यवस्थिताः॥

nānāpraharaṇaiścānye vicitrasragalakṛtāḥ| saṃgrāmamanasaḥ śūrāstatra tatra vyavasthitāḥ||

Other brave warriors again decorated with charming floral garlands and armed with various kinds of weapons, stationed themselves on different parts of the field, burning with a desire for battle.

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

MBh 5 87.9

क्वार्जुनः क्व सगोविन्दः क्व च मानी वृकोदरः। क्व च ते सुहृदस्तेशामाह्वयन्ते रणे तदा॥

kvārjunaḥ kva sagovindaḥ kva ca mānī vṛkodaraḥ| kva ca te suhṛdasteśāmāhvayante raṇe tadā||

'Where is Arjuna? Where is Govinda? Where is the proud Vrikodara? Where are all their followers and friends? Even thus did they then challenge the Pandavas to battle.

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

MBh 5 87.10

ततः शङ्खमुपाध्याय त्वरयन् वाजिनः स्वयम्। इतस्ततस्तान् रचयन् द्रोणश्चरति वेगितः॥

tataḥ śaṅkhamupādhyāya tvarayan vājinaḥ svayam| itastatastān racayan droṇaścarati vegitaḥ||

Then blowing his conch and urging his steeds to full speed, Drona began to move hither and thither with great celerity, arranging his troops in order.

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

MBh 5 87.11

तेष्वनीकेषु सर्वेषु स्थितेष्वाहवनन्दिषु। भरद्वाजो महाराज जयद्रथमथाब्रवीत्॥

teṣvanīkeṣu sarveṣu sthiteṣvāhavanandiṣu| bharadvājo mahārāja jayadrathamathābravīt||

When those divisions that ever delighted in fight, were disposed of in order, O mighty monarch, the son of Bharadvaja addressing Jayadratha said these words.

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

MBh 5 87.12

त्वं चैव सौमदत्तिश्च कर्णश्चैव महारथः। अश्वत्थामा च शल्यश्च वृषसेनः कृपस्तथा॥ शतं चाश्वसहस्राणां रथानामयुतानि षट्। द्विरदानां प्रभिन्नानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश॥ पदातीनां सहस्राणि दंशितान्येकविंशतिः। गव्यूतिषु त्रिमात्रासु मामनासाद्य तिष्ठत॥

tvaṃ caiva saumadattiśca karṇaścaiva mahārathaḥ| aśvatthāmā ca śalyaśca vṛṣasenaḥ kṛpastathā|| śataṃ cāśvasahasrāṇāṃ rathānāmayutāni ṣaṭ| dviradānāṃ prabhinnānāṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa|| padātīnāṃ sahasrāṇi daṃśitānyekaviṃśatiḥ| gavyūtiṣu trimātrāsu māmanāsādya tiṣṭhata||

"Yourself, the son of Somadatta, the mighty car-warrior Karna, Ashvatthaman, Shalya, Vrishasena and Kripa supported with hundred thousand horses, sixty thousand chariots, fourteen thousand elephants with rent temples, twenty-one thousand foot-soldiers cased in armour, take up your stand behind me at a distance of twelve miles.

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

MBh 5 87.13

तत्रस्थं तवां न संसोढुं शक्ता देवाः सवासवाः। किं पुनः पाण्डवाः सर्वे सामश्वसिहि सैन्धव॥

tatrasthaṃ tavāṃ na saṃsoḍhuṃ śaktā devāḥ savāsavāḥ| kiṃ punaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarve sāmaśvasihi saindhava||

There even the very gods led by Vasava himself will not be able to assault you what to speak of the sons of Pandu? Take heart, O ruler of the Sindhus."

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

MBh 5 87.14

एवमुक्तः समाश्वस्त: सिन्धुराजो जयद्रथः। सम्प्रायात् सह गान्धारैर्वृतस्तैश्च महारथैः॥

evamuktaḥ samāśvasta: sindhurājo jayadrathaḥ| samprāyāt saha gāndhārairvṛtastaiśca mahārathaiḥ||

Thus spoken to, Jayadratha the ruler of the Sindhus became comforted. He then set out for the spot indicated by Drona, followed by many Gandhara heroes and surrounded by those great car-warriors.

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

MBh 5 87.15

वर्मिभिः सादिभिर्यत्तैः प्रासपाणिभिरास्थितैः। चामरापीडिनः सर्वे जाम्बूनदविभूषिताः॥

varmibhiḥ sādibhiryattaiḥ prāsapāṇibhirāsthitaiḥ| cāmarāpīḍinaḥ sarve jāmbūnadavibhūṣitāḥ||

And accompanied by many foot soldiers cased in armours, armed with nooses and prepared to fight to the best of their abilities. Decked with Chamaras and adorned with golden caparisons.

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

MBh 5 87.16

जयद्रथस्य राजेन्द्र हयाः साधुप्रवाहिनः। ते चैक सप्तसाहस्रास्त्रिसाहस्राश्च सैन्धवाः॥

jayadrathasya rājendra hayāḥ sādhupravāhinaḥ| te caika saptasāhasrāstrisāhasrāśca saindhavāḥ||

The horses of Jayadratha, O mighty king, were all very good carriers; seven thousand such steeds and three thousands other steeds of the Shindhu breed, were also with him.

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

MBh 5 87.17

मत्तानां सुविरूढानां हस्त्यारोहैर्विशारदैः। नागानां भीमरूपाणां वर्मिणां रौद्रकर्मिणाम्॥ अध्यर्धेन सहस्रेण पुत्रो दुर्मर्षणस्तव। अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां युध्यमानां युध्यमानो व्यवस्थितः।।

mattānāṃ suvirūḍhānāṃ hastyārohairviśāradaiḥ| nāgānāṃ bhīmarūpāṇāṃ varmiṇāṃ raudrakarmiṇām|| adhyardhena sahasreṇa putro durmarṣaṇastava| agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ yudhyamānāṃ yudhyamāno vyavasthitaḥ||

Your son Durmarshana, desirous of doing battle, was stationed in the van of the rest of the troops being supported by one thousand and five hundred maddened elephants of prodigious size, covered with mail and of dreadful deeds, all mounted by skillful elephant-riders.

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

MBh 5 87.18

ततो दुःशासनश्चैव विकर्णश्च तवात्मजौ। सिन्धुराजार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमग्रानीके व्यवस्थितौ॥

tato duḥśāsanaścaiva vikarṇaśca tavātmajau| sindhurājārthasiddhyarthamagrānīke vyavasthitau||

Your other two sons, Dushasana and Vikarna, stationed themselves amidst the advance division of the army, for securing success to the king of the Sindhus.

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

MBh 5 87.19

दी? द्वादश गव्यूतिः पश्चाः पञ्च विस्तृतः। व्यूहस्तु चक्रशकटो भारद्वाजेन निर्मितः॥

dī? dvādaśa gavyūtiḥ paścāḥ pañca vistṛtaḥ| vyūhastu cakraśakaṭo bhāradvājena nirmitaḥ||

The array that the son of Bharadvaja then formed, partly figuring a sakata and partly a circle, was full forty-eight miles in length and its back portion, in width, measured full twenty miles.

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

MBh 5 87.20

नानानृपतिभिर्वीरैस्तत्र तत्र व्यवस्थितैः। स्थाश्वगजपत्त्योधैर्दोणेन विहितः स्वयम्॥

nānānṛpatibhirvīraistatra tatra vyavasthitaiḥ| sthāśvagajapattyodhairdoṇena vihitaḥ svayam||

Drona himself formed this array in which were stationed numerous brave kings and innumerable cars, elephants, horses and foot soldiers.

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

MBh 5 87.21

पश्चार्धे तस्य पद्मस्तु गर्भव्यूहः सुदुर्भिदः। सूची पद्मस्य गर्भस्थो गूढो व्यूहः कृतः पुनः॥

paścārdhe tasya padmastu garbhavyūhaḥ sudurbhidaḥ| sūcī padmasya garbhastho gūḍho vyūhaḥ kṛtaḥ punaḥ||

In the back portion of that array was formed another impenetrable array figuring a lotus. Within this latter again was constructed another closely formed array, that was designated the needle.

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

MBh 5 87.22

एवमेतं महाव्यूहं व्यूह्य द्रोणो व्यवस्थितः। सूचीमुखे महेष्वासः कृतवर्मा व्यवस्थितः॥

evametaṃ mahāvyūhaṃ vyūhya droṇo vyavasthitaḥ| sūcīmukhe maheṣvāsaḥ kṛtavarmā vyavasthitaḥ||

Thus having formed this inighty array Drona waited for the encounter. In the rear of the needle array was placed Kritavarman the fierce bowman.

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

MBh 5 87.23

अनन्तरं च काम्बोजो जलसंधश्च मारिष। दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च तदनन्तरमेव॥

anantaraṃ ca kāmbojo jalasaṃdhaśca māriṣa| duryodhanaśca karṇaśca tadanantarameva||

After him were stationed the Kamboja Princes and also Jalasandha, O sire, Behind them stood Duryodhana and Karna, in the Sakata.

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

MBh 5 87.24

ततः शतसहस्राणि योधानामनिवर्तिनाम्। व्यवस्थितानि सर्वाणि शकटे मुखरक्षिणाम्॥

tataḥ śatasahasrāṇi yodhānāmanivartinām| vyavasthitāni sarvāṇi śakaṭe mukharakṣiṇām||

Nex, to them were placed hundreds and thousands of unretreating warriors, for protecting the head of that array.

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

MBh 5 87.25

तेषां च पृष्ठतो राजा बलेन महता वृतः। जयद्रथस्ततो राजा सूचीपार्वे व्यवस्थितः॥

teṣāṃ ca pṛṣṭhato rājā balena mahatā vṛtaḥ| jayadrathastato rājā sūcīpārve vyavasthitaḥ||

Behind their back, was stationed · king Jayadratha by the side of the needle array and surrounded by a mighty division of troops.

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MBh 5 87.26

शकटस्य तु राजेन्द्र भारद्वाजो मुखे स्थितः। अनु तस्याभवद् भोजो जुगोपैनं ततः स्वयम्॥

śakaṭasya tu rājendra bhāradvājo mukhe sthitaḥ| anu tasyābhavad bhojo jugopainaṃ tataḥ svayam||

The son of Bharadvaja, himself stood at the mouth of the Sakata. Next to him stood the ruler of the Bhojas, who protected the former.

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

MBh 5 87.27

श्वेतवर्माम्बरोष्णीषो व्यूढोरस्को महाभुजः। धनुर्विस्फारयन् द्रोणस्तस्थौ क्रुद्ध इवान्तकः॥

śvetavarmāmbaroṣṇīṣo vyūḍhorasko mahābhujaḥ| dhanurvisphārayan droṇastasthau kruddha ivāntakaḥ||

Cased in a white coat of mail, graced with a beautiful turban, of broad chest and of mighty arms, Drona there stood stretching his bow, like the enraged God of Death.

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

MBh 5 87.28

पताकिनं शोणहयं वेदिकृष्णाजिनध्वजम्। द्रोणस्य रथमालोक्य प्रहृष्टाः कुरवोऽभवन्॥

patākinaṃ śoṇahayaṃ vedikṛṣṇājinadhvajam| droṇasya rathamālokya prahṛṣṭāḥ kuravo'bhavan||

The Kurus then were filled with delight by beholding the chariot of Drona, graced with a banner, having crimson steeds yoked to it and standard that bore the device of the sacrificial altar and a black deer.

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MBh 5 87.29

सिद्धचारणसंघानां विस्मयः सुमहानभूत्। द्रोणेन विहितं दृष्ट्वा व्यूहं क्षुब्धार्णवोपमम्॥

siddhacāraṇasaṃghānāṃ vismayaḥ sumahānabhūt| droṇena vihitaṃ dṛṣṭvā vyūhaṃ kṣubdhārṇavopamam||

Beholding that array formed by Drona that resembled the ocean agitated (by the tempest), the Siddhas and the Charanas were filled with great wonder.

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MBh 5 87.30

सशैलसागरवनां नानाजनपदाकुलाम्। ग्रसेद् व्यूहः क्षितिं सर्वामिति भूतानि मेनिरे॥

saśailasāgaravanāṃ nānājanapadākulām| grased vyūhaḥ kṣitiṃ sarvāmiti bhūtāni menire||

The creatures then thought that array would devour the whole Earth with her mountains, oceans, forests and the various rivers flowing on its surface.

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MBh 5 87.31

बहुरथमनुजाश्वपत्तिनागं प्रतिभयनिः स्वनमद्भुतानुरूपम्। अतिहहृदयभेदनं महद् वै शकटमवेक्ष्यकृतं ननन्द राजा॥

bahurathamanujāśvapattināgaṃ pratibhayaniḥ svanamadbhutānurūpam| atihahṛdayabhedanaṃ mahad vai śakaṭamavekṣyakṛtaṃ nananda rājā||

King Duryodhana then beholding that great array figuring a Sakata, teeming with chariots, men, steeds and elephants and roaring fearfully, of wonderful appearance and capable of afflicting the hearts of the enemy, became filled with delight.

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