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Book 06 – Chapter 020
BORI CE: 06-020-001 धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |
MN DUTT: 04-021-001 धृतराष्ट्र उवाच सूर्योदये संजय के नु पूर्व युयुत्सवो हृष्यमाणा इवासन् |
M. N. Dutt: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, when the sun rose, of the two armies, one commanded by Bhishma and the other by Bhima, which first cheerfully met the other, desirous as they were both to fight? |
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BORI CE: 06-020-002 केषां जघन्यौ सोमसूर्यौ सवायू; केषां सेनां श्वापदा व्याभषन्त |
MN DUTT: 04-021-002 केषां जघन्यौ सोमसूर्यो सवायू केषां सेनां श्वापदाश्चाभषन्त |
M. N. Dutt: To which side were the sun, the moons and the wind adverse? Against whom did the beasts of prey utter inauspicious sounds? Who were those young heroes whose countenances were ever cheerful? Tell me all this in detail. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-003 संजय उवाच |
MN DUTT: 04-021-003 संजय उवाच उभे सेने तुल्यमिवोपयाते उभे व्यूहे हृष्टरूपे नरेन्द्र |
M. N. Dutt: Sanjaya said O king, when placed in battle-array, both the armies were equally cheerful. Both the armies looked equally beautiful. They looked like two blossoming woods, and they were full of elephants, cars and horses. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-004 उभे सेने बृहती भीमरूपे; तथैवोभे भारत दुर्विषह्ये |
MN DUTT: 04-021-004 उभे सेने बृहत्यौ भीमरूपे तथैवोभे भारत दुर्विषो |
M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, both the armies were huge and fearful. None of the them could bear the other. Both of them were arrayed as if they would conquer the very heavens. Both of them consisted of excellent soldiers. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-005 पश्चान्मुखाः कुरवो धार्तराष्ट्राः; स्थिताः पार्थाः प्राङ्मुखा योत्स्यमानाः |
MN DUTT: 04-021-005 पश्चान्मुखाः कुरवो धार्तराष्ट्राः स्थिताः पार्थाः प्राङ्मुखा योत्स्यमानाः |
M. N. Dutt: The armies of Dhritarashtra's party stood facing the west, the Pandavas stood facing the cast, all ready for fight. The Kuru troops looked like the army of the Danava chief, while the Pandava troops looked like the army of the celestial. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-006 शुक्रो वायुः पृष्ठतः पाण्डवानां; धार्तराष्ट्राञ्श्वापदा व्याभषन्त |
MN DUTT: 04-021-006 चक्रे वायुः पृष्ठतः पाण्डवानां धार्तराष्ट्राश्वापदा व्यारहन्त |
M. N. Dutt: The wind blew from behind the Pandavas. The beasts of prey yelled, from behind the troops of your sons. The elephants, belonging to your son, could not bear the strong odour of the juice emitted by the large (Pandava) elephants. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-007 दुर्योधनो हस्तिनं पद्मवर्णं; सुवर्णकक्ष्यं जातिबलं प्रभिन्नम् |
MN DUTT: 04-021-007 दुर्योधनो हस्तिनं पद्मवर्णं सुवर्णकक्षं जालवन्तं प्रभिन्नम् |
M. N. Dutt: Duryodhana rode on a lotus-complexioned elephant with its temples rent, adorned with a golden Kaksha and clad in steel armour. He was in the very centre of the Kurus. He was being adored by eulogists and bards. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-008 चन्द्रप्रभं श्वेतमस्यातपत्रं; सौवर्णी स्रग्भ्राजते चोत्तमाङ्गे BORI CE: 06-020-009 भीष्मोऽग्रतः सर्वसैन्यस्य वृद्धः; श्वेतच्छत्रः श्वेतधनुः सशङ्खः |
MN DUTT: 04-021-008 चन्द्रप्रभ श्वेतमथातपत्रं सौवर्णस्रग् भ्राजति चोत्तमाङ्गे |
M. N. Dutt: A white umbrella adorned with a golden chain, as effulgent as the moon, was held over his head. The ruler of Gandhara, Shakuni, followed him with innumerable mountaineers of Gandhara. The venerable Bhishina was at the head of the army. With a white umbrella held over his head with a white head dress (on his head) with a white bow and sword in his hand), with a white banner (on his car) and with white horses (yoked to his car) he looked like a (great) white mountain. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-010 तस्य सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्राश्च सर्वे; बाह्लीकानामेकदेशः शलश्च |
MN DUTT: 04-021-009 तस्य सैन्ये धार्तराष्ट्राश्च सर्वे बाह्रीकानामेकदेशः शलश्च |
M. N. Dutt: In the division that was under Bhishma's direct command, were all the of Dhritarashtra, also Sala who was a countryman of the Balhikas, also all those Kshatriya called Ambashtas, also the heroic dwellers of the country of the five rivers. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-011 शोणैर्हयै रुक्मरथो महात्मा; द्रोणो महाबाहुरदीनसत्त्वः |
MN DUTT: 04-021-010 शौणैर्हयै रुक्मरथो महात्मा द्रोणो धनुष्पाणिरदीनसत्त्वः |
M. N. Dutt: The illustrious Drona, the preceptor of almost all the kings, with a bow in hand and with never-falling heart, stationed on a golden sons car yoked with red horses, remained behind all the troops thus protecting them like Indra. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-012 वार्द्धक्षत्रिः सर्वसैन्यस्य मध्ये; भूरिश्रवाः पुरुमित्रो जयश्च |
MN DUTT: 04-021-011 वार्धक्षत्रिः सर्वसैन्यस्य मध्ये भूरिश्रवाः पुरुमित्रो जयश्च |
M. N. Dutt: In the midst of all the troops fought Vardhakshatri, Bhurishrava, Purumitra, Jaya, and the Shalvas, the Matsyas and all the Kaikeyas with their elephants crops. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-013 शारद्वतश्चोत्तरधूर्महात्मा; महेष्वासो गौतमश्चित्रयोधी |
MN DUTT: 04-021-012 शारद्वतकोत्तरधूर्महात्मा महेष्वासो गौतमश्चित्रयोधी |
M. N. Dutt: The son of Sharadvata, the warrior who ever fights in the front, that illustrious great bow-man called Gautama, learned in all the modes of warfare, took up his position in the northern portion of the army with the Shakas, the Kiratas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-014 महारथैरन्धकवृष्णिभोजैः; सौराष्ट्रकैर्नैरृतैरात्तशस्त्रैः |
MN DUTT: 04-021-013 महारथैर्वृष्णिभोजैः सुगुप्तं सुराष्ट्रकैर्विहितैरात्तशस्त्रैः |
M. N. Dutt: That large force which was well protected by the great car-warriors of the Vrishni and the Bhoja race and also by the warriors of Saurashtra, all well armed and well-skilled in the use of arms, the force which was under the command of Kritavarmana marched to the south of your army. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-015 संशप्तकानामयुतं रथानां; मृत्युर्जयो वार्जुनस्येति सृष्टाः |
MN DUTT: 04-021-014 संशप्तकानामयुतं रथानां मृत्युर्जयो वाऽर्जुनस्येति सृष्टाः |
M. N. Dutt: Ten thousand Sanshaptaka car-warriors who were created for cither the death of the fame of Arjuna, who were all greatly accomplished in arms, who intended to follow. Arjuna at every step, marched out with the Trigartas. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-016 साग्रं शतसहस्रं तु नागानां तव भारत BORI CE: 06-020-017 अश्वेऽश्वे दश धानुष्का धानुष्के दश चर्मिणः |
MN DUTT: 04-021-015 साचं शतसहस्रं तु नागानां तव भारत |
M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata in your ariny, there were one hundred thousand elephants of the greatest fighting powers. To each elephant was assigned one hundred car-warriors, to each car was assigned one hundred horse men, to each horsemen, ten bowmen, to each bow-men, ten soldiers armed with shield. Thus, O descendant of Bharata, were your troops placed by Bhishma in battle array. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-018 अव्यूहन्मानुषं व्यूहं दैवं गान्धर्वमासुरम् |
MN DUTT: 04-021-016 संव्यूह्य मानुषं व्यूहं दैवं गान्धर्वमासुरम् |
M. N. Dutt: On every succeeding morning your generalissimo Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, sometimes placed your troops in the human sometime in the celestial, sometimes in the Gandharva and sometimes in the Asura Vyuhas. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-019 महारथौघविपुलः समुद्र इव पर्वणि |
MN DUTT: 04-021-017 महारथौघविपुलः समुद्र इव घोषवान् |
M. N. Dutt: With innumerable great car-warriors, roaring like the very ocean, the arıny of Dhritarashtra's son, arrayed by Bhishma, stood ready for battle, facing the west. |
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BORI CE: 06-020-020 अनन्तरूपा ध्वजिनी त्वदीया; नरेन्द्र भीमा न तु पाण्डवानाम् |
MN DUTT: 04-021-018 अनन्तरूपा ध्वजिनी नरेन्द्र भीमात्वदीया न तु पाण्डवानाम् |
M. N. Dutt: O king, your army looked terrible but the Pandava army appeared to me very large and invincible, for Arjuna and Krishna were its leaders. |
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