pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: शिबिरं मापयामास धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। सात्यकिश्च रथोदारो युयुधानश्चः प्रतापवान्॥
English: Dhrishtadyumna, the son of the Prishata race, and the car-warrior Satyaki endued with prowess, otherwise called Yuyudhana, had the land of encampment measured.
Sanskrit: आसाद्य सरितं पुण्यां कुरुक्षेत्रे हिरण्वतीम्। सूपतीर्थां शुचिजलां शर्करापङ्कवर्जिताम्॥
English: Reaching, in the field of Kurukshetra the holy lake Hiranvati which was a place of hermitage, the water of which was pure and the bed free from stones and mire,
Sanskrit: खानयामास परिखां केशवस्तत्र भारत। गुप्त्यर्थमपि चादिश्य बलं तत्र न्यवेशयत्॥
English: Keshava had a trench dug there, O Bharata and for the protection thereof posted a body of soldiers with instructions to them.
Sanskrit: विधिर्यः शिविरस्यासीत् पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। तद्विधानि नरेन्द्राणां कारयामास केशवः॥
English: The rulers, that were in force in connection with the encampment of the great souled Pandavas, were ordered also to be followed by Keshava in regard the encampment of other chiefs of men.
Sanskrit: प्रभूततरकाष्ठानि दुराधर्षतराणि च। भक्ष्यभोज्यानपानानि शतशोऽथं सहस्रशः॥
English: There were plenty of tents, by hundred and thousands, hard to be captured and provided with abundance of foods, eatables, solid food, drink and fuels.
Sanskrit: शिविराणि महामुणि राज्ञां तत्र पृथक् पृथक्। विमानानीव राजेन्द्र निविष्टानि महीतले॥
English: Separate tents of great value were fixed there on the face of the earth, one for each; and they looked like so many palaces, O chief among kings.
Sanskrit: तत्रासशिल्पिनः प्राज्ञाः शतशो दत्तवेतनाः। सर्वोपकरणैर्युक्ता वैद्याः शास्त्रविशारदाः॥
English: And there were engaged many skillful workmen and experienced, to whom were given regular salaries, as also physicians, familiar with the science, furnished with all the necessary articles and ingredients of their respective professions.
Sanskrit: ज्याधनुर्वर्मशस्त्राणां तथैव मधुसर्पिषोः। ससर्जरसपांसूनां राशयः पर्वतोपमाः॥
English: Bowstrings bows, coats of mail, and weapons as also honey and clarified butter, water, pounded lac, in heaps resembling hills,
Sanskrit: बहूदकं सुयवसं तुषाङ्गारसमन्वितम्। शिबिरे शिबिरे राजा संचकारं युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: And plenty of water and fodder for cattle and chaff and fire, the king Yudhishthira placed in each tent.
Sanskrit: महायन्त्राणि नाराचास्तोमराणि परश्वधाः। धनूंषि कवचादीनि ऋष्टयस्तूणसंयुताः॥
English: Large machines, long shafts, to maras, and battle-axes, bows, coats of mail, breast-plates and quivers were also there.
Sanskrit: गजाः कण्टकसंनाहां लोहवर्मोत्तरच्छदाः। दृश्यन्ते तत्र गिर्याभाः सहस्रशतयोधिनः॥
English: Elephants having coats of steel with prickles thereon and huge as mountain, were seen there, each capable of fighting with a hundred thousand warriors.
Sanskrit: निविष्टान् पाण्डवांस्तत्र ज्ञात्वा मित्राणि भारत। अभिससुर्यथादेशं सबलाः सहवाहनाः॥
English: Knowing that the sons of Pandu were encamped there, O Bharata, his friends came from their respective countries along with their own forces and armies.
Sanskrit: चरितब्रह्मचर्यास्ते सोमपा भूरिदक्षिणाः। जयाय पाण्डुपुत्राणां समाजाग्मुर्महीक्षितः॥
English: By them had been observed Brahmacharya vows, drunk the Soma juice; and liberal presents had also been made by them to the Brahmanas in sacrifices; these kings came for ensuring victory to the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच युधिष्ठिरं सहानीकमुपायान्तं युयुत्सया। संनिविष्टं कुरुक्षेत्रे वासुदेवेन पालितम्॥
English: Janamejaya said Hearing that Yudhishthira with his army was advancing with the desire of fighting and has already reached Kurukshetra and was protected by Vasudeva,
Sanskrit: विराटदुपदाभ्यां च सपुत्राभ्यां समन्वितम्। केकयैर्वृष्णिभिश्चैव पार्थिवैः शतशो वृतम्॥
English: And by Virata and Drupada along with their sons, and by the Kaikeyas and Vrishnis and surrounded by the rulers of the earth by hundreds,
Sanskrit: महेन्द्रमिव चादित्यैरभिगुप्तं महारथैः। श्रुत्वा दुर्योधनो राजा किं कार्यं प्रत्यपद्यत॥
English: Protected by mighty car-warriors as the great Indra by the Adityas-what did the king Duryodhana do?
Sanskrit: एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण महामते। सम्भ्रमे तुमुले तस्मिन् यदासीत् कुरुजाङ्गले॥
English: I desire to hear this in detail, O you of great wisdom-what happened at Kurujangala on that terrible occasion,
Sanskrit: व्यथयेयुरिमे देवान् सेन्द्रानपि समागमे। पाण्डवा वासुदेवश्च विराटद्रुपदौ तथा॥
English: These assembled together would strike terror into the hearts of the gods even with Indra-namely the son of Pandu Vasudeva, Virata and Drupada,
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पाञ्चाल्यः शिखण्डी च महारथः। युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्तो देवैरपि दुरासदः॥
English: Dhrishtadyumna, the princess of Panchala and the great car-warriors Shikhandi and the powerful Yudhamanyu hard to withstand even by the gods.
Sanskrit: एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण तपोधन। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च यद् यदासीद् विचेष्टितम्॥
English: This I desire to hear in detail, O you whose only wealth is devotion, namely the movements respectively of the Kurus and the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रतियाते तु दाशार्हे राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। कर्णं दुःशासनं चैव शकुनि चाब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said The scion of the Dasharha race having gone away, the king Duryodhana then said thus to Karna, Dushasana and Shakuni.
Sanskrit: अकृतेनैव कार्येण गतः पार्थानधोक्षजः। स एनान्मन्युनाऽऽविष्टो ध्रुवं धक्ष्यत्यसंशयम्॥
English: “With his object unsuccessful has the one whom the senses cannot know (Krishna) gone back to the son of Pritha and being filled with malice he will surely excite them (against us). there is no doubt of it.
Sanskrit: इष्टो हि वासुदेवस्य पाण्डवैर्मम विग्रहः। भीमसेनार्जुनौ चैव दाशार्हस्य मते स्थितौ॥
English: It is the desire of Vasudeva that there should be war between the sons of Pandu and myself; and Bhimasena and Arjuna ever follow the opinions of that scion of the Dasharha race.
Sanskrit: अजातशत्रुरत्यर्थं भीमसेनवशानुगः। निकृतश्च मया पूर्वं सह सर्वैः सहोदरैः॥
English: Yudhishthira who has no enemies, too is greatly under the influence of Bhimasena-besides he had been persecuted by me before along with all his brothers.
Sanskrit: विराटदुपदौ चैव कृतवैरौ मया सह। तौ च सेनाप्रणेतारौ वासुदेववशानुगौ॥
English: Virata and Drupada too entertain feelings of enmity towards me; and those two leaders of armies too are under the influence of Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: भविता विग्रहः सोऽहं तुमुलो लोमहर्षणः। तस्मात् सांग्रामिकं सर्वं कारयध्वमतन्द्रिताः॥
English: Therefore will there be a fierce war which will make one's hair stand on end; therefore do you make all preparations of war very carefully.
Sanskrit: शिबिराणि कुरुक्षेत्रे क्रियन्तां वसुधाधिपाः। सुपर्याप्तावकाशानि दुरादेयानि शत्रुभिः॥
English: Let the rulers of the earth fix their tents in Kurukshetra-tents which are spacious and large, and incapable being captured by enemies.
Sanskrit: आसन्नजलकाष्ठानि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। अच्छेद्याहारमार्गाणि बन्धोच्छ्यचितानि च॥
English: Let them be fixed by hundreds and thousands near a place abounding in water and fuel and in such a place that the way leading to it for supplying rations may not be cut off at the sweet will of the foe.
Sanskrit: विविधायुधपूर्णानि पताकाध्वजवन्ति च। समाश्च तेषां पन्थानः क्रियन्तां नगराद् बहिः॥
English: Let them be full of diverse kinds of weapons, flags and banners and let the roads leading to it out of the town be made level and cleared.
Sanskrit: प्रयाणं घुष्यतामद्य श्वोभूते इति मा चिरम्। ते तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय श्वोभूते चक्रिरे तथा॥
English: Proclaim without delay that we march forth tomorrow and they too saying "very well” obeyed these instructions on the day after.
Sanskrit: हृष्टरूपा महात्मानो निवासाय महीक्षिताम्। ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे तच्छ्रुत्वा राजशासनम्॥
English: Then did those rulers of the earth hearing those commands of the king become cheerful and made the necessary arrangements for the residence of the allies.
Sanskrit: आसनेभ्यो महार्हेभ्य उदतिष्ठन्नमर्षिताः। बाहून् परिघसंकाशान् संस्पृशन्तः शनैः शनैः॥
English: Being excited with wrath (towards the Pandavas) they rose up from their seats of great value and began slowly to rub their arms which had the circumference, of maces.
Sanskrit: काञ्चनाङ्गददीप्तांश्च चन्दनागुरुभूषितान्। उष्णीषाणि नियच्छन्तः पुण्डरीकनिभैः करैः। अन्तरीयोत्तरीयाणि भूषणानि च सर्वशः॥
English: And which were blazing with golden ornaments and ornamented with sandal paste; and they began to put on their head gears by the help of their lotus like hands as also their lower and upper garments in all parts body.
Sanskrit: ते रथान् रथिनः श्रेष्ठा हयांश्च हयकोविदाः। सज्जयन्ति स्म नागांश्च नागशिक्षास्वनुष्ठिताः॥
English: The foremost among the car-warriors looked to the equipment of the cars, while those who were experts about horses looked to the harnessing of the steeds, and those who knew all about elephants began to get ready the elephants for war.
Sanskrit: अथ वर्माणि चित्राणि काञ्चनानि बहूनि च। विविधानि च शस्त्राणि चक्रुः सर्वाणि सर्वशः॥
English: All those warriors then began to take up diverse sorts of coats of mail, many amours which were made of gold and all sorts of weapon in all directions.
Sanskrit: पदातयश्च पुरुषा शस्त्राणि विविधानि च। उपाजह्वः शरीरेषु हेमचित्राण्यनेकशः॥
English: The soldiers of the infantry began to take up different sorts of weapons and to protect their bodies by various sorts of amours made of gold.
Sanskrit: तदुत्सव इवोदचं सम्प्रहृष्टनरावृतम्। नगरं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भारतासीत् समाकुलम्॥
English: Then did that army, of the son of Dhritarashtra made up of cheerful men, look like a festive city, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: जनौघसलिलावर्तो रथनागाश्वमीनवान्। शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः कोशसंचयरत्नवान्॥
English: The crowd of human beings looked like the water of the sea, the cars, horses, and elephants like the fishes, the sound of conches and the beat of drums were its roar and the collection of treasures was the gems.
Sanskrit: चित्राभरणवर्मोर्मिः शस्त्रनिर्मलफेनवान्। प्रासादमालाद्रिवृतो रथ्यापणमहाह्रदः॥
English: The diverse sorts of ornaments were the lesser waves, the bright and spotless weapons the foam, the clusters, of houses in the city were like the mountains on the sea shore and the groups of chariots were the large lakes on the bed of the sea.
Sanskrit: योधचन्द्रोदयोद्भूतः कुरुराजमहार्णवः। व्यदृश्यत तदा राजंश्चन्द्रोदय इवोदधिः॥
English: In short, O king, was that great sea of the Kuru king brightened by the moon of warriors and it really then looked like the great sea at the rise of the moon.
Sanskrit: ॥इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि दुर्योधनसैन्यसज्जकरण त्रिपञ्चादधिकशततमोऽध्यायः॥
English: Thus ends the one hundred and fifty third chapter, the in Sainya Niryana of the Udyoga Parva.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच वासुदेवस्य तद् वाक्यमनुस्मृत्य युधिष्ठिरः। पुनः पप्रच्छ वार्ष्णेयं कथं मन्दोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Yudhishthira, remembering these words of Vasudeva again asked the scion of the Vrishni race as to how that fool could say it.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्नभ्यागते काले किं च नः क्षममच्युत। कथं च वर्तमाना वै स्वधर्मान्न च्यवेमहि॥
English: "Under the present circumstances which have developed before us, what should we do, O you who never go away from the right path; and by shaping our course in what way shall we not fall off from the duties of our class.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्य कर्णस्य शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। वासुदेव मतक्षोऽसि मम सभ्रातृकस्य च॥
English: O Vasudeva, you know the minds of Duryodhana, Karma, Shakuni and the son of Subala as also of myself along with my brothers.
Sanskrit: विदुरस्यापि तद् वाक्यं श्रुतं भीष्मस्य चोभयोः। कुन्त्याश्च विपुलप्रज्ञ प्रज्ञा कात्स्न्येन ते श्रुता॥
English: The words of Vidura have been heard by you as also those of Bhishma, as also the entire wisdom of the greatly wise Kunti, as embodied in her words.
Sanskrit: सर्वमेतदतिक्रम्य विचार्य च पुनः पुनः। क्षमं यन्नो महाबाहो तद् ब्रवीह्यविचारयन्॥
English: Reviewing in your mind all this and reflecting again and again, speak unhesitatingly what our capabilities are, O you of along arms.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वैतद् धर्मराजस्य धर्मार्थसहितं वचः। मेघदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः कृष्णो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing these words of the virtuous king consistent with both virtue and worldly profit, Krishna said these words with the voice resembling the roar of clouds and beat of drums.
Sanskrit: कृष्ण उवाच उक्तवानस्मि यद् वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम्। न तु तन्निकृतिप्रज्ञे कौरव्ये प्रतितिष्ठति।७॥
English: Krishna said The words that you have said consistent with virtue and profit and are indeed to your benefit but then these do not seem acceptable to the son of Kuru, with whom ignorance has now become wisdom.
Sanskrit: न च भीष्मस्य दुर्मेधाः शृणोति विदुरस्य वा। मम वा भाषितं किंचित् सर्वमेवातिवर्तते॥
English: That man of bad intellect does not even listen to the words of Bhima nor to those of Vidura nor even the words spoken by me-he disobeys all.
Sanskrit: नैष कामयते धर्म नैष कामयते यशः। जितं स मन्यते सर्वं दुरात्मा कर्णमाश्रितः॥
English: He does not seek virtue, nor does he see renown, under the protection of Karna, that evil souled one considers everything as conquered.
Sanskrit: बन्धमाज्ञापयामास मम चापि सुयोधनः। न च तं लब्धवान् कामं दुरात्मा पापनिश्चयः॥
English: Suyodhana even ordered for my capture; but that evil-souled one of sinful determination did not succeed in his desire.
Sanskrit: न च भीष्मो न च द्रोणो युक्तं तत्राहतुर्वचः। सर्वे तमनुवर्तन्ते ऋते विदुरमच्युत॥
English: In that case neither Bhishma nor Drona said anything-in fact all follow him more or less save Vidura, O you who never swerve from your duties.
Sanskrit: शकुनिः सौबलश्चैव कर्णदुःशासनावपि। त्यय्युक्तान्यभाषन्त मूढा मूढममर्षणम्॥
English: Shakuni, the son of Subala, Karna and Dushasana-all these fools, spoke of you in a way you did not deserve, to that wrathful one.
Sanskrit: किं च तेन मयोक्तेन यान्यभाषत कौरवः। संक्षेपेण दुरात्मासौ न युक्तं त्वयि वर्तते॥
English: What is the use of my repeating everything that the son of Kuru said; in brief that evilsouled one does not hold the opinion, you deserve, of yourself.
Sanskrit: पार्थिवेषु न सर्वेषु य इमे तव सैनिकाः। यत् पापं यन्नकल्याणं सर्वं तस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
English: Not even in all these rulers of the earth who constitute your army combined is there the same wickedness and the want of righteousness as is rooted in him.
Sanskrit: न चापि वयमत्यर्थं परित्यागेन कहिंचित्। कौरवैः शममिच्छामस्तत्र युद्धमनन्तरम्॥
English: We do not desire peace with the sons of Kuru, at the sacrifice of our own interest and therefore war is what we should follow.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थिवाः सर्वे वासुदेवस्य भाषितम्। अब्रुवन्तो मुखं राज्ञःसमुदैक्षन्त भारत॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing those words spoken by Vasudeva all the kings looked on the face of the king Yudhishthira, without saying anything, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरस्त्वभिप्रायमभिलक्ष्य महीक्षिताम्। योगमाज्ञापयामास भीमार्जुनयमैः सह॥
English: Yudhishthira too having divined the intentions of those kings ordered for the arraying of the troops along with Bhima and Arjuna and the twins.
Sanskrit: ततः किलकिलाभूतमनीकं पाण्डवस्य ह। आज्ञापिते तदा योगे समहष्यन्त सैनिकाः॥
English: Then was there a din in the army of the Pandavas, and on the order of the arraying troops being given the soldiers became cheerful.
Sanskrit: अवध्यानां वधं पश्यन् धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। निःश्वसन भीमसेनं च विजयं चेदमब्रवीत्॥
English: The virtuous king Yudhishthira, now seeing that a slaughter of innocent men was unavoidable, began to sign repeatedly and said these words to Bhimasena and Vijaya.
Sanskrit: यदर्थं वनवासश्च प्राप्तं दुःखं च यन्मया। सोऽयमस्मानुपैत्येव परोऽनर्थः प्रयत्नतः॥
English: The very thing to avoid which (a war) I went to exile in the forest and experienced other troubles-that Very calamity overtakes us as if with a set purpose.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् यत्नः कृतोऽस्माभिः स नो हीनः प्रयत्नतः। अकृते तु प्रयत्नेऽस्मानुपावृत्तः कलिर्महान्॥
English: The object, for which we took so much care, leaves as for our wishing it; and without our wishing for it has the mighty Kali come.
Sanskrit: कथं ह्यवध्यैः संग्रामः कार्यः सह भविष्यति। कथं हत्वा गुरून् वृद्धान् विजयो नो भविष्यति॥
English: How shall we fight with these who cannot be slain and who lead honorable lives and how now can we expect victory by slaying aged men our elders?
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य सव्यसाची परंतपः। यदुक्तं वासुदेवेन श्रावयामास तद् वचः॥
English: Savyasachin that chastiser of foes, hearing these words of the virtuous king, repeated before him the words said by Vasudeva (in this connection).
Sanskrit: उक्तवान् देवकीपुत्रः कुन्त्याच विदुरस्य च। वचनं तत् त्वया राजन् निखिलेनावधारितम्॥
English: (He said addressing Yudhishthira), you have, O king, understood the words spoken by Kunti and Vidura in their entirely as repeated before you by the son of Devaki.
Sanskrit: न च तौ वक्ष्यतोऽधर्ममिति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः। नापि युक्तं च कौन्तेय निवर्तितुमयुध्यतः॥
English: I firmly adhere to the opinion that they will not say what is unrighteous, not is it proper, O son of Kunti, that we should turn back without enjoying war."
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा वासुदेवोऽपि सव्यसाचिवचस्तदा। स्मयमानोऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं पार्थमेवमिति ब्रुवन्॥
English: Vasudeva too hearing those words of Savyasachin, said laughingly to the son of Pritha (Arjuna) “It is as you have said.”
Sanskrit: ततस्ते धृतसंकल्पा युद्धाय सहसैनिकाः। पाण्डवेया महाराज तां रात्रिं सुखमावसन्॥
English: Then did those sons of Pandu make up their minds for war, O great king, and passed the night with their soldiers without any mental agitation. um f
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच व्युष्टायां वै रजन्यां हि राजा दुर्योधनस्ततः। व्यभजत् तान्यनीकानि दश चैकं च भारत॥
English: Vaishampayana said The night having passed away, king Duryodhana then made the usual divisions of his army which consisted of ten and one Akshauhinis, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: नरहस्तिस्थाश्वानां सारं मध्यं च फल्गु च। सर्वेष्वेतेष्वनीकेषु संदिदेश नराधिपः॥
English: He divided his men, elephants, chariots and horses into superior, inferior inferior and indifferent; and then that ruler of men distributed them in his army.
Sanskrit: सानुकर्षाः सतूणीराः सवरूथाः सतोमराः। सोपासङ्गाः सशक्तीकाः सनिषङ्गाः सहर्टयः॥
English: Furnished with all the requirements of a large army, namely with materials for repairs of chariots, with quivers to be carried on chariots, with large sticks fixed to spear blades for throwing with the hand, with quivers suitable to be carried on horses and elephants, with Shaktis, (a sort of long handled weapon) with arrow-holders suitable for the infantry and with heavy sticks,
Sanskrit: सध्वजाः सपताकाश्च सशरासनतोमराः। रज्जुभिश्च विचित्राभिः सपाशाः सपरिच्छदाः॥
English: With flags and banners, with huge arrows, and bows and bowstrings and diverse suites of ropes, with nooses and lashes;
Sanskrit: सकचग्रहविक्षेपाः सतैलगुडवालुकाः। साशीविषघटाः सर्वे ससर्जरसपांसवः॥
English: With plain pointed sticks, oil, molasses and sand (to be thrown heated at the enemy) pots full of poisonous snakes, with pounded lac and other inflammable articles;
Sanskrit: सघण्टफलकाः सर्वे सायोगुडजलोपलाः। सशालभिन्दिपालाश्च समधूच्छिष्टमुद्गराः॥
English: With barbed weapons, with skins furnished with bells and all sorts of weapons and instruments for throwing hot molasses water and sand, with maces making a peculiar sound, with syringes for throwing hot liquids;
Sanskrit: सकाण्डदण्डकाः सर्वे ससीरविषतोमराः। सशूर्पपिटकाः सर्वे सदात्राङ्कुशतोमराः॥
English: With staffs having thorns or barbs fixed to them, weapons for thrcwing poison, and sloughs, as also devices for hurling javelins;
Sanskrit: सकीलकवचाः सर्वे वासीवृक्षादनान्विताः। व्याघ्रचर्मपरीवारा द्वीपिचर्मावृताश्च ते॥
English: With battle axes, forked lances, sharp spikes, iron gloves with barbs and chariots covered by tiger skins are skins of leopards;
Sanskrit: सहर्टयः सशृङ्गाश्च सप्रासविविधायुधाः। सकुठाराः सकुद्दालाः सतैलक्षौमसर्पिषः॥
English: With forbid pieces of wood, with excellent horses, with diverse weapons of offense and defense, with felling axes and spades and with oil-clothes, and clarified butter.
Sanskrit: रुक्मजालप्रतिच्छन्ना नानामणिविभूषिताः। चित्रानीका: सुवपुषो ज्वलिता इव पावकाः॥
English: Glittering with robes embroidered with gold and decked with diverse gems and consisting of beautiful warriors, the army of Duryodhana blazed forth like fire.
Sanskrit: तथा कवचिनः शूराः शस्त्रेषु कृतनिश्चयाः। कुलीना हययोनिज्ञाः सारथ्ये विनिवेषिताः॥
English: Heroes clad in coats of mail and masters in the use of weapons and of good parentage, competent judges of the breed of horses, were appointed to be charioteers.
Sanskrit: बद्धारिष्टा बद्धकक्षा बद्धध्वजपताकिनः। बद्धाभरणनि'हा बद्धचर्मासिपट्टिशाः॥
English: The chariots had on them all sorts of drugs and weapons, were drawn by horses having bells and pearls on their necks and had also flags and standards attached. They had also on their turrets ornaments and shields, swords, Pattishas and cther weapons.
Sanskrit: चतुर्युजो रथाः सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमवाजिनः। सप्रासऋष्टिकाः सर्वे सर्वे शतशरासनाः॥
English: All the chariots were drawn by four horses each, all of whom again were the best of their species; each of them was furnished with a hundred bows and all sorts of defensive weapons.
Sanskrit: धुर्ययोर्हययोरेकस्तथाऽन्यौ पार्ष्णसारथी। तौ चापि रथिनां श्रेष्ठो रथी च हयवित् तथा॥
English: Each of them had one driver for the horses in front and one again for each of the horses at the sides and those men were the foremost among car-warriors and also familiar with horse driving.
Sanskrit: नगराणीव गुप्तानि दुराधर्षाणि शत्रुभिः। आसन् रथसहस्राणि हेममालीनि सर्वशः॥
English: Each was protected as a city should be and was therefore hard to be captured by the enemies; thousands of those decked with gold were posted in all directions.
Sanskrit: यथा रथास्तथा नागा बद्धकक्षाः स्वलंकृताः। बभूवुः सप्तपुरुषा रत्नवन्त इवाद्रयः॥
English: As the chariots had bells and wreaths of pearls and other ornaments so had the elephants and on the back of each were mounted seven men making the animals look like hills decks with jewels.
Sanskrit: द्वावङ्कुशधरो तत्र द्वावुत्तमधनुर्धरौ। द्वौ वरासिधरौ राजन्नेकः शक्तिपिनाकधूक्॥
English: These seven were made up of two men holding hooks for driving the elephants, two again who were excellent bowmen, two who could fight well with swords, O king, and one was armed with a lance and a trident.
Sanskrit: गजैर्मत्तैः समाकीर्णं सवर्मायुधकोशकैः। तद् बभूव बलं राजन् कौरव्यस्य महात्मनः॥
English: That army of the great-souled Kurus, O king, was full of infuriated animals and was furnished with all necessary weapons and treasuries.
Sanskrit: आमुक्तकवचैर्युक्तैः सपताकैः स्वलङ्कतैः। सादिभिश्चोपपन्नास्तु तथा चायुतशो हयाः॥
English: It was also made up of tens of thousands of horse soldiers clad in mail, with ornaments on and holding up flags.
Sanskrit: असंग्राहाः सुसम्पन्ना हेमभाण्डपरिच्छदाः। अनेकशतसाहस्राः सर्वे सादिवशे स्थिताः॥
English: All the horses numbering many hundreds and thousands were kept under proper control and were free from the habit of scratching the ground with the fore feet.
Sanskrit: नानारूपविकाराश्च नानाकवचशस्त्रिणः। पदातिनो नरास्तत्र बभूवुर्हेममालिनः॥
English: sena There were also in that army, hundreds of thousands of infantry decked with gold, clad in diverse sorts of arms and diverse temper.
Sanskrit: रथस्यासन् दश गजा गजस्य दश वाजिनः। नरा दश हयस्यासन् पादरक्षाः समन्ततः।।२२।
English: For every chariot there were ten elephants, for every elephants ten horses, for every horse ten men for the proper protection.
Sanskrit: रथस्य नागाः पञ्चाशन्नागस्यासन् शतं हयाः। हयस्य पुरुषाः सप्त भिन्नसंधानकारिणः॥
English: There was also another reserve army in which for every chariot there were five elephants, for every elephant one hundred horses, and for every horse seven men.
Sanskrit: सेना पञ्चशतं नागा रथास्तावन्त एव च। दश सेना च पृतना पृतना दशवाहिनी॥
English: A consisted of five hundred elephants, and the same number of elephants (with infantry and cavalry); ten Senas made a Pritana and ten Pritanas a Vahini.
Sanskrit: सेना च वाहिनी चैव पृतना ध्वजिनी चमूः। अक्षौहिणीति पर्यायैर्निरुक्ता च वरूथिनी॥
English: Sena, Vahini, Pritana, Dhvajini and Bhuhini, Akshauhini, Chamu, and Varuthini mean however the same thing in common usage.
Sanskrit: एवं व्यूढान्यनीकानि कौरवेयेण धीमता। अक्षौहिण्यो दशैका च संख्याताः सप्त चैव ह॥
English: In this way was the army of the intelligent Kaurava arrayed by him; there were seven and eleven Akshauhini of troops altogether.
Sanskrit: अक्षौहिण्यस्तु सप्तैव पाण्डवानामभूद् बलम्। अहौहिण्यो दशैका च कौरवाणामभूद् बलम्॥
English: The army of the Pandavas consisted of seven Akshauhini, while that of the Kauravas consisted of ten and one Akshauhini.