pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: सोऽभ्यगच्छत यक्षेन्द्रमाहूतः पृथिवीपते। स्त्रीसरूपो महाराज तस्थौ व्रीडासमन्वितः॥
English: Being summoned, O lord of the earth, he came before the king of the Yakshas; and O great king, having the form of a female, he stood bashfully.
Sanskrit: तं शशापाथ संक्रुद्धो धनदः कुरुनन्दन। एवमेव भवत्वद्य स्त्रीत्वं पापस्य गुह्यकाः॥
English: Then the giver of wealth crushed him in his anger, O descendant of Kuru's race, “even never thus let the womanhood of this sinful one remain, O Guhyakas!"
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीद् यक्षपतिर्महात्मा यस्माददास्त्ववमन्येह यक्षान्। शिखण्डिने लक्षणं पापबुद्धे स्त्रीलक्षणं चाग्रही: पापकर्मन्॥
English: And then that high-souled lord of Yakshas (again) said, “As you have humiliated all Yakshas by giving away your own sex of Shikhandin, O you of sinful understanding and by taking her female sex, O you of sinful deeds,"
Sanskrit: अप्रवृत्तं सुदुर्बुद्धे यस्मादेतत् त्वया कृतम्। तस्मादद्य प्रभृत्येव स्त्री त्वं सा पुरुषस्तथा॥
English: As you have perpetrated this, you of evil understanding, which had been attempted by any one (before this), so from this day forth you shall remain a woman, and she a man.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रसादयामासुर्यक्षा वैश्रवणं किला स्थूणस्यार्थं कुरुष्वान्तं शापस्येति पुनः पुनः॥
English: The Yakshas then began to appease (the anger of) Vaishravana, for the sake of Sthuna Karna, (saying) "set a limit to your course" again and again.
Sanskrit: ततो महात्मा यक्षेन्द्रः प्रत्युवाचानुगामिनः। सर्वान् यक्षगणांस्तात शापस्यान्तचिकीर्षया॥
English: Then that high-souled lord of the Yakshas, o son, answered his followers, all those Yakshas, with the desire of setting a limit to (his) curse.
Sanskrit: शिखण्डिनि हते यक्षाः स्वं रूपं प्रतिपत्स्यते। स्थूणो यक्षो निरुद्वेगो भवत्विति महामनाः॥
English: On the death of Shikhandin 0 you Yakshas of high minds, he shall regain his own form. Therefore let the Yaksha Sthuna be free from anxiety.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् देवो यक्षराजः सुपूजितः। प्रययौ सहितः सर्वैनिमेषान्तरचारिभिः॥
English: Having thus spoken, that mighty god, king of the Yakshas, departed well honored, with all those followers, who traveled (a great distance) in a moment.
Sanskrit: स्थूणस्तु शापं सम्प्राप्य तत्रैव न्यवसत् तदा। समये चागमत् तूर्णं शिखण्डी तं क्षपाचरम्॥
English: Sthuna, having received this curse, he stayed there. In due time Shikhandin came to that Rakshasa.
Sanskrit: सोऽभिगम्याब्रवीद् वाक्यं प्राप्तोऽस्मि भगवन्निति। तमब्रवीत् ततः स्थूण: प्रीतोऽस्मीति पुनः पुनः॥
English: Approaching him, he said these words” I am come to you) O god. “Thereupon Sthuna said to him again and again, I am pleased (with you).”
Sanskrit: आर्जवेनागतं दृष्ट्वा राजपुत्रं शिखण्डिनम्। सर्वमेव यथावृत्ताचचक्षे शिखण्डिने॥
English: Seeing that prince Shikhandin come to him without guile, he related to Shikhandin everything as it had happened.
Sanskrit: यक्षा उवाच ऊचुः शप्तो वैश्रवणेनाहं त्वत्कृते पार्थिवात्मज। गच्छेदानीं यथाकामं चर लोकान् यथासुखम्॥
English: The Yaksha said It is not your fault, O princess, that I have (thus) been crushed by Vaishravana (but of my own destiny). Depart now according to your pleasure, and live with all happiness on this earth.
Sanskrit: दिष्टमेतत् पुरा मन्ये न शक्यमतिवर्तितुम्। गमनं तव चेतो हि पौलस्त्यस्य च दर्शनम्॥
English: It is my belief that it was ordained before hand, and is incapable of being altered, viz., his coming here and my seeing Paulastya (the god of wealth).
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तः शिखण्डी तु स्थूणयक्षेण भारत। प्रत्याजगाम नगरं हर्षेण महता वृतः॥
English: Bhishma said Thus addressed by the Yaksha Sthuna o Bharata, Shikhandin went back to the city filled with great joy.
Sanskrit: पूजयामास विविधैर्गन्धमाल्यैर्महाधनैः। द्विजातीन् देवताश्चैव चैत्यानथ चतुष्पथान्॥
English: he And worshipped with great sumptuousness and with scents and garlands of all sorts, all those of the twice-born, and the gods and the (sacred) trees and cross-ways.
Sanskrit: दुपदः सह पुत्रेण सिद्धार्थेन शिखण्डिना। मुदं च परमां लेभे पाञ्चाल्यः सह बान्धवैः॥
English: And Drupada, the king of Panchalas, became exceedingly joyful, with his son Shikhandin who had obtained his desire and as well as with his friends.
Sanskrit: शिष्यार्थ प्रददौ चाथ द्रोणाय कुरुपुङ्गवा शिखण्डिनं महाराज पुत्रं स्त्रीपूर्विणं तथा॥
English: And then he gave away to Drona as a disciple, O best of the race, his son Shikhandin, who had been before (this) a daughter, O king.
Sanskrit: प्रतिपेदे चतुष्पादं धनुर्वेदं नृपात्मजः। शिखण्डी सह युष्माभिधृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः॥
English: And the king's son, Shikhandin, obtained (the knowledge) of the science of arms with its four divisions (receiving, holding, using, and baffling weapons), as also yourselves and Dhrishtadyumna of Prishata's race.
Sanskrit: मम त्वेतच्चरास्तात यथावत् प्रत्यवेदयन्। जडान्धबधिराकारा ये मुक्ता द्रुपदे मया॥
English: To me however, my spies who had been set on Drupada by me, (in the guise of) being idiots, who were blind and deaf, related all things as they happened, O son.
Sanskrit: एवमेष महाराज स्त्रीपुमान् दुपदात्मजः। स सम्भूतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ शिखण्डी रथसत्तमः॥
English: In this way it is, O great king, that the son of Drupada is both a man and woman, and he was born as Shikhandin, O best of Kurus, and as the best of car-warriors.
Sanskrit: ज्येष्ठा काशिपतेः कन्या अम्बानामेति विश्रुता। द्रुपदस्य कुले जाता शिखण्डी भरतर्षभ॥
English: (Thus it happened), 0 best among Bharata's race, that the eldest daughter of the king of Kashi, known by the name of Amba, is born in the family of Drupada as Shikhandin.
Sanskrit: नाहमेनं धनुष्पाणिं युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्। मुहूर्तमपि पश्येय प्रहरेयं न चाप्युत॥
English: I will not look for a single moment nor even strike, though appearing before me with his bow in his hand with the desire of
Sanskrit: व्रतमेतन्मम सदा पृथिव्यामपि विश्रुतम्। स्त्रियां स्त्रीपूर्वके चैव स्त्रीनाम्नि स्त्रीसरूपिणि॥
English: This is the vow which I have taken for all time, and it is known to all the earth, that on women, or on those who had been women before, on those whose names were those of women, or even those whose appearance resembles that of a woman,
Sanskrit: न मुञ्चेयमहं बाणमिति कौरवनन्दन। न हन्यामहमेतेन कारणेन शिखण्डिनम्॥
English: I will not let go my weapons, O son of Kuru's race, I will not, for this reason, slay this Shikhandin.
Sanskrit: एतत् तत्त्वमहं वेद जन्म तात शिखण्डिनः। ततो नैनं हनिष्यामि समरेष्वाततायिनम्॥
English: I know this truth about the birth of Shikhandin, O son, and therefore I will not slay him in any battle, through with weapon in his hand.
Sanskrit: यदि भीष्मः स्त्रियं हन्यात् सन्तः कुर्युर्विगर्हणम्। नैनं तस्माद्धनिष्यामि दृष्ट्वापि समरे स्थितम्॥
English: If Bhishma slays a woman, all rightminded men will censure him and therefore I will not slay him, even if I see him standing on the battle field.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पयान उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु कौरव्यो राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। मुहूर्तमिव स ध्यात्वा भीष्मे युक्तममन्यत॥
English: Vaishampayana said On hearing this, king Duryodhana, a descendant of Kuru's race, having reflected for a moment, considered this to be fitting in Bhishma.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां पुनरेव सुतस्तव। मध्ये सर्वस्य सैन्यस्य पितामहमपृच्छत॥
English: Sanjaya said When the night had dawned, your son again, in the midst of all the army, asked his Grandsire.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवेयस्य गाङ्गेय यदेतत् सैन्यमुद्यतम्। प्रभूतनरनागाश्वं महारथसमाकुलम्॥
English: This army O the son of Pandu, O son of Ganga, ready for fight, abounding in men and elephants, and crowded with mighty chariotwarriors,
Sanskrit: भीमार्जुनप्रभृतिभिर्महेष्वासैर्महाबलैः। लोकपालसमैर्गुप्तं धृष्टद्युम्नपुगेगमैः॥
English: Protected by such great archers of mighty strength as Bhima and Arjuna, equal to the legends (of the worlds) and Dhrishtadyumna is its leader,
Sanskrit: अप्रधृष्यमनावार्यमुद्भूतमिव सागरम्। सेनासागरमक्षोभ्यमपि देवैर्महाहवे॥
English: Which is incapable of being vanquished and irresistible and appearing like a raging ocean, this ocean of soldiers, incapable of being rifled even by the very gods in a mighty battle.
Sanskrit: केन कालेन गाङ्गेय क्षपयेथा महाद्युते। आचार्यो वा महेष्वासः कृपो वा सुमहाबलः॥
English: By what time, O son of Ganga, of great effulgence, can you annihilate and (in what time) the mighty archer (our preceptor) Drona or Kripa, of great strength.
Sanskrit: कर्णो वा समरश्लाघी द्रौणिर्वा द्विजसत्तमः। दिव्यास्त्रविदुषः सर्वे भवन्तो हि बले मम॥
English: Or Karna, who globes in battle, or that best of the twice-borm, the son of Drona, (can destiny it)? You that are well versed in celestial weapons, are in my army.
Sanskrit: एतदिच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं परं कौतूहलं हि मे। हृदि नित्यं महाबाहो वक्तुमर्हसि मन्मम॥
English: I very much desire to know this have a mighty curiosity in my heart always (to know this). (O mighty-armed one,) it is met for you to tell me this.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अनुरूपं कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्वय्येतत् पृथिवीपते। बलाबलममित्राणां तेषां यदिह पृच्छसि॥
English: Bhishma said This is, indeed, becoming just like yourself 0 best of Kurus, and O lord of the earth that you desire to know the strength and weakness of your enemies.
Sanskrit: शृणु राजन् मम रणे या शक्तिः परमा भवेत्। शस्त्रवीर्यं रणे यच्च भुजयोश्च महाभुज॥
English: Hear therefore, o king, of my utmost power which I can exert in battle, both with reference to the power of my weapons in battle, and also that of my arms, you of mighty arms.
Sanskrit: आर्जवेनैव युद्धेन योद्धव्य इतरो जनः। मायायुद्धेन मायावी इत्येतद् धर्मनिश्चयः॥
English: Ordinary men ought to be fought without artifice, and with deceptive artifices one versed in them; this is the rule that has been settled,
Sanskrit: हन्यामहं महाभाग पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्। दिवसे दिवसे कृत्वा भागं प्रागह्निकं मम॥
English: O highly blessed one, I can slay the army of the Pandavas, by making a division of the day, and taking the morning each day for my share,
Sanskrit: योधानां दशसाहस्रं कृत्वा भागं महाद्युते। सहस्रं रथिनामेकमेष भागो मतो मम॥
English: Ten thousand soldiers, by this division, O you of great effulgence, and of car-warriors, one thousand, this I think (I can take as) my share.
Sanskrit: अनेनाहं विधानेन संनद्धः सततोत्थितः। क्षपयेयं महत् सैन्यं कालेनानेन भारत॥
English: According to this way, being always with my Armour, and always (spending my time) in action, I can annihilate this huge army in a certain period, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: मुञ्चेयं यदि वास्त्राणि महान्ति समरे स्थितः। शतसाहिस्रघातीनि हन्यां मासेन भारत॥
English: But if I shoot my mighty weapons I can slay (at once) hundreds and thousands; being stationed in battle, I can slay (the army) in a month, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच श्रुत्वा भीष्मस्य तद् वाक्यं राजा दुर्योधनस्ततः। पर्यपृच्छत राजेन्द्र द्रोणमङ्गिरसां वरम्॥
English: Sanjaya said Hearing these words of Bhishma king Duryodhana then asked Drona, the foremost of Angira's race, O great king,
Sanskrit: आचार्य केन कालेन पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकान्। निहन्या इति तं द्रोणः प्रत्युवाच हसन्निव॥
English: “O preceptor, in what time can you annihilate the soldiers of the son of Pandu?” Drona replied to him, as if smilingly.
Sanskrit: स्थविरोऽस्मि महाबाहो मन्दप्राणविचेष्टितः। शस्त्रग्निना निर्दहेयं पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्॥
English: I am old and my energy and prowess of exertion have become weak, O mighty-armed one. I can consume this army of the Pandavas by the fire of my weapons,
Sanskrit: यथा भीष्मः शान्तनवो मासेनेति मतिर्मम। एषा मे परमा शक्तिरेतन्मे परमं बलम्॥
English: Just like Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, by a month's time; so I think. This is my utmost power, this is my greatest strength.
Sanskrit: द्वाभ्यामेव तु मासाभ्यां कृपः शारद्वतोऽब्रवीत्। द्रौणिस्तु दशरात्रेण प्रतिजज्ञे बलक्षयम्॥
English: Then Sharadvata's son, Kripa replied “In two month's time." And the son of Drona promised the destruction of the army in ten nights.
Sanskrit: कर्णस्तु पञ्चरात्रेण प्रतिजज्ञे महास्त्रवित्। तच्छ्रुत्वा सूतपुत्रस्य वाक्यं सागरगासुतः॥
English: Karna, knowing as he did (the use of) mighty weapons, promised it in five nights. Hearing those words of the son of Suta, the son of the ocean, going (Ganga),
Sanskrit: जहास सस्वनं हासं वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह। न हि यावद् रणे पार्थं बाणशङ्खधनुर्धरम्॥ वासुदेवसमायुक्तं रथेनायान्तमाहवे। समागच्छसि राधेय तेनैवमभिमन्यसे। शक्यमेवं च भूयश्च त्वया वक्तुं यथेष्टतः॥
English: Laughed an audible laugh, and spoke these words. "As long as the son of Pritha, holding his weapons and conch and bows in battle, You do not encounter, O son of Radha, coming as he does in battle, on his chariot guided by Vasudeva, so long can you think so. You indeed capable of saying anything again, even what you please.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः प्रभाते विमले धार्तराष्ट्रेण चोदिताः। दुर्योधनेन राजानः प्रययुः पाण्डवान् प्रति॥
English: Vaishampayana said Then, the next morning, when all was cloudy, all the kings, advanced against the son of Pandu, being excited by Duryodhana the son of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: आप्लाव्य शुचयः सर्वे स्रग्विणः शुक्लवाससः। गृहीतशास्त्रा ध्वजिनः स्वस्ति वाच्य हुताग्नयः॥
English: And they were all purified by having bathed and (decked) with garlands, and clothed in white raiment's, And having taken their weapons, and raised banners they received the blessings, after the sacred fires had been lighted.
Sanskrit: सर्वे ब्रह्मविदः शूराः सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः। सर्वे कामकृतश्चैव सर्वे चाहवलक्षणाः॥
English: All of them were versed in the Vedas, and were powerful warriors, and all of them had always ably observed their vows, and all could do as they pleased, and all showed signs of having (previously) fought.
Sanskrit: आहवेषु पराँल्लोकान् जिगीषन्तो महाबलाः। एकाचमनसः सर्वे श्रद्दधानाः परस्परम्॥
English: Desirous of earning for themselves regions of bliss in the next world, and in battle, might and strenght, they had their attention fixed and had faith in each other.
Sanskrit: विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ केकया बाह्निकैः सह। प्रययुः सर्व एवैते भारद्वाजपुरोगमा:॥
English: (First of all) Vinda and Anuvinda, both of Avanti, and the Kaikeyas with the Balhika's went out with Bharadvaja at their head.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा शान्तनवः सैन्धवोऽथ जयद्रथः। दाक्षिणात्याः प्रतीच्याच पार्वतीयाश्च ये नृपाः॥
English: Then (came) Ashvathama and the son of Shantanu, and Jayadratha of the Sindhu country, and those kings who came from the south and west and other mountainous territories.
Sanskrit: गान्धारराजः शकुनिः प्राच्योदीच्याश्च सर्वशः। शकाः किराता यवनाः शिवयोऽथ वसातयः॥
English: And then the Gandharva king named Shakuni and all those who came from the east and north from all parts, and the Shakas, Kiratas, Yavanas, Shibis and the Vasatis,
Sanskrit: स्वैः स्वैरनीकैः सहिताः परिवार्य महारथम्। एते महारथाः सर्वे द्वितीये निर्ययुले॥
English: All these with their respective forces, surrounded their Maharathas, and all the Maharathas went out in the second division of the army.
Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा सहानीकस्त्रिगर्तश्च महारथः। दुर्योधनश्च नृपतिर्भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः॥
English: Then (came) Kritavarman with his forces, and the great car-warrior Trigarta, and king Duryodhana, surrounded by his brothers.
Sanskrit: शलोभूरिश्रवाः शल्य: कौसल्योऽथ बृहद्रथः। एते पश्चादनुगता धार्तराष्ट्रपुरोगमाः॥
English: And Shalya and Brihadratha the monarch of the Kausalya, marched in the rear, led by the sons of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: ते समेत्य यथान्यायं धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबलाः। कुरुक्षेत्रस्य पश्चार्धे व्यवातिष्ठन्त दंशिताः॥
English: And these followers of the great and mighty son of Dhritarashtra, uniting together according to the proper mode took up their station, all clad in Armour, on the back part of the plains of Kurukshetra.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्तु शिबिरं कारयामास भारत। यथैव हास्तिनपुरं द्वितीयं समलंकृतम्॥
English: And Duryodhana caused his camp to be so made, O Bharata, as to look like a second Hastinapur, well-ornamented.
Sanskrit: न विशेषं विजानन्ति पुरस्य शिविरस्य वा। कुशला अपि राजेन्द्र नरा नगरवासिनः॥
English: And, O great king, even the clever men who lived in the city could not detect any distinguishing feature if their encampment from the city.
Sanskrit: तादृशान्येव दुर्गाणि राज्ञामपि महीपतिः। कारयामास कौरव्यः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: And the descendant of Kuru, a lord of the earth, caused camps similar to this, inaccessible (to others). to be made, by hundreds and thousands, for the kings.
Sanskrit: पञ्चयोजनमुत्सृज्य मण्डलं तद्रणाजिरम्। सेनानिवेशास्ते राजन्नाविशञ्छतसंधशः॥
English: That encampment of war stood on a circular area of five Yojanas. And into them,O king, he made soldiers with their horses &c., enter in groups of hundreds.
Sanskrit: तत्र ते पृथिवीपाला यथोत्साहं यथाबलम्। विविशुः शिबिराण्यत्र द्रव्यवन्ति सहस्रशः॥
English: Therein those rulers of earth entered, according to their respective strength and prowess, in camps which abounded in things by thousands.
Sanskrit: तेषां दुर्योधनो राजा ससैन्यानां महात्मनाम्। व्यादिदेश सवाह्यानां भक्ष्यभोज्यमनुत्तमम्॥
English: And king Duryodhana ordered provisions of the best kind for high-souled (warriors) with their forces, consisting of infantry.
Sanskrit: सनागाश्वमनुष्याणां ये च शिल्पोपजीविनः। ये चान्येऽनुगतास्तत्र सूतमागधबन्दिनः॥
English: And elephants, horses and other men. Those who lived by mechanical arts and those who followed them there as bards, singers and panegyrists.
Sanskrit: वणिजो गणिकाचारा ये चैव प्रेक्षका जनाः। सर्वांस्तान् कौरवो राजा विधिवत् प्रत्यवेक्षत॥
English: And merchants and prostitutes and spies, and those who came as sight-seers, the Kuru king looked into (the needs of) all of them, with all proper care.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तथैव राजा कौन्तेयो धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। धृष्टद्युम्नमुखान् वीरांश्चोदयामास भारत।।।।
English: Vaishampayana said In the same way the virtuous king Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, urged the warriors headed by Dhrishtadyumna, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: चेदिकाशिकरूषाणां नेतारं दृढविक्रमम। सेनापतिममित्रघ्नं धृष्टकेतुमथादिशत्॥
English: He ordered the leaders and commander of the Chedis, Kashis, and Karushas, Dhrishtaketu, of steady prowess, and the slayer of foes,
Sanskrit: विराटं दुपदं चैव युयुधान् शिखण्डिनम्। पाञ्चाल्यौ च महेष्वासौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ॥
English: And Virata, and Drupada and Yuyudhana and Shikhandin, and the mighty archers, rulers of Panchalas, the two Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas (to advance).
Sanskrit: ते शूराश्चित्रवर्माणस्तप्तकुण्डलधारिणः। आज्यावसिक्ताज्वलिताधिष्ण्येष्विव हुताशनाः॥
English: Those warriors, clad in variegated armours, and bearing golden ear-rings shone like clarified butter is poured (or them).
Sanskrit: अशोभन्त महेष्वासा ग्रहाः प्रज्वलिता इव। अथ सैन्यं यथायोगं पूजयित्वा नरर्षभः॥
English: Those mighty archers shone beautiful like burning constellations. At length having paid due homage to the army, that best among men,
Sanskrit: दिदेश तान्यनीकानि प्रयाणाय महीपतिः। तेषां युधिष्ठिरो राजा ससैन्यानां महात्मनाम्॥
English: The ruler of the earth, ordered those forces to advance. And king Yudhishthira ordered for those high-souled (warriors) with forces, consisting of infantry.
Sanskrit: व्यादिदेश सवाह्यानां भक्ष्यभोज्यमनुत्तमम्। सगजाश्वमनुष्याणां ये च शिल्पोपजीविनः॥
English: Together with elephants and steeds and other followers, provisions of the best kind, as well as for those who lived by means of mechanical arts.
Sanskrit: अभिमन्यु बृहन्तं च द्रौपदेयांश्च सर्वशः। धृष्टद्युम्नमुखानेतान् प्राहिणोत् पाण्डुनन्दनः॥
English: And the son of Pandu ordered Abhimanyu and Brihanta and all Draupadeyas, (the five sons of Draupadi), headed by Dhrishtadyumna, to advance.
Sanskrit: भीमं च युयुधानं च पाण्डवः च धनंजयम्। द्वितीयं प्रेषयामास बलस्कन्धं युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: And then he sent forth the second division of the army with Bhima, Yuyudhana and Dhananjaya, the son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: भाण्डं समारोपयतां चरतां सम्प्रधावताम्। हृष्टानां तत्र योधानां शब्दो दिवमिवास्पृशत्।।१०
English: And the noise of the warriors as they put on the equipment's of war, and moved and ran about, cheered as they were, reached the very heavens.
Sanskrit: स्वयमेव ततः पश्चाद् विराटदुपदान्वितः। अथापरैर्महीपालैः सह प्रायान्महीपतिः॥
English: Last of all, that ruler of the earth himself went forth in the rear, with other rulers of the earth, accompanied by Virata and Drupada.
Sanskrit: भीमधन्वायनी सेना धृष्टद्युम्नेन पालिता। गड्डेच पूर्णा स्तिमिता स्यन्दमाना व्यदृश्यत॥
English: Then that army, of terrible archers commanded by Dhrishtadyumna, as it moved to and fro, looked like the full Ganga, silently rushing on.
Sanskrit: ततः पुरननीकानि न्ययोजयत बुद्धिमान्। मोहयन् धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणां बुद्धिनिश्चयम्॥
English: Then the intelligent (Yudhishthira) again arranged his troops (in a different order), confounding the knowledge of the sons of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: द्रौपदेयान् महेष्वासानभिमन्युं च पाण्डवः। नकुलं सहदेवं च सर्वाश्चैव प्रभद्रकान्॥ दश चाश्वसहस्राणि द्विसहस्राणि दन्तिनाम्। अयुतं च पदातीनां रथाः पञ्चशतं तथा॥ भीमसेनस्य दुर्धर्ष प्रथमं प्रादिशद् बलम्। मध्यमे च विराटं च जयत्सेनं च पाण्डवः॥
English: And the son of Pandu ordered the five sons of Draupadi who were mighty bowmen, and Abhimanyu Nakula and Sahadeva, and all the Prabhadraka, and ten thousand horses and elephants; and ten thousand foot-soldiers, and five hundred chariots, to be the first division of the ariny, under the irresistible Bhimasena. And the son of Pandu (ordered) in the middle (division of his army) Virata and Jayatsena,
Sanskrit: महारथौ च पाञ्चाल्यौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ। वीर्यवन्तौ महात्मानौ न गदाकार्मुकधारिणौ॥
English: And the two Maharathas, the ruler of Panchala, Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas, who were high-souled (warriors) of great prowess holding clubs and bows.
Sanskrit: अन्वयातां तदा मध्ये वासुदेवधनंजयौ। बभूवुरतिसंरब्धाः कृतप्रहरणा नराः॥
English: And in this middle division followed Vasudeva and Dhananjaya. And these were men well-accomplished in arms, burning with anger.
Sanskrit: तेषां विंशतिसाहस्रा हयाः शूरैरधिष्ठिताः। पञ्च नागसहस्राणि स्थवंशाच सर्वशः॥
English: Amongst them were twenty thousand horses ridden by brave warriors, and five thousand elephants and cars on all sides round.
Sanskrit: पदातयश्च ये शूराः कार्मुकासिगदाधराः। सहस्रशोऽन्वयुः पञ्चादग्रतश्च सहस्रशः॥
English: Those warriors who composed the infantry, armed with bows, swords, and maces, followed by thousands in the vanguard, and thousands in the rear.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरो यत्र सैन्ये स्वयमेव बलार्णवे। तत्र ते पृथिवीपाला भूयिष्ठं पर्यवस्थिताः॥
English: And in that part of that ocean of forces, where Yudhishthira himself (was), stationed a large number of rulers of the earth.
Sanskrit: तत्र नागसहस्राणि हयानामयुतानि च। तथा रथसहस्राणि पदातीनां च भारत॥
English: And in that part (were) thousands of elephants, and ten thousands of steeds, as well as thousands of cars and foot-soldiers O Bharata.
Sanskrit: चेकितानः स्वसैन्येन महता पार्थिवर्षभ। धृष्टकेतुश्च चेदीनां प्रणेता पार्थिवो ययौ॥
English: And Chekitana, with his own mighty force, O best among kings, and king Dhrishtaketu, the leader of the Chedis, marched forth.
Sanskrit: सात्यकिश्च महेष्वासो वृष्णीनां प्रवरो रथः। वृतः शतसहस्रेण रथानां प्रणुदन् बली॥
English: And there (was) also Satyaki, that archer and the best of the car-warriors among the Vrishnis, surrounded by hundreds and thousands of chariots, and leading (them) forward, powerful as he was.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रदेवब्रह्मदेवो रथस्थौ पुरुषर्षभौ। जघनं पालयन्तौ च पृष्ठतोऽनुप्रजग्मतुः॥
English: And those foremost among men, seated on their chariots, Kshatradeva and Brahmadeva, followed behind, protecting the rear.
Sanskrit: शकटापणवेशाश्च यानं युग्यं च सर्वशः। तत्र नागसहस्राणि हयानामयुतानि च। फल्गु सर्वं कलत्रं च यत्किञ्चित् कृशदुर्बलम्॥
English: And there were (in the rear) carts shops, vehicles, and beast of burden of all kinds and thousands of elephants and ten thousands of steeds. And all the children and women, and those who were emaciated and weak.
Sanskrit: कोशसंचयवाहांश्च कोष्ठागारं तथैव च। गजानीकेन संगृह्य शनैः प्रायाद् युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: And with the animals carrying his treasures, and his granaries and uniting all these by means of an army of elephants, king Yudhishthira slowly marched forward.
Sanskrit: तमन्वयात् सत्यधृतिः सौचित्तियुद्धदुर्मदः। श्रेणिमान् वसुदानश्च पुत्रः काश्यस्य वा विभुः॥
English: Him (Yudhishthira) followed Suchitta, an unswerving adherent of truth, and who was invincible in battle, and Shrenimat and Vasudeva, and Vibhu, the son of the Kashis.
Sanskrit: रथा विंशतिसाहस्रा ये तेषामनुयायिनः। हयानां दश कोट्यश्च महतां किंकिणीकिनाम्॥
English: And they followed him, with twenty thousand chariots, and a hundred million steeds (of that mighty army) with great bells,