Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.56
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5.56.1
अक्षौहिणीः सप्त लब्ध्वा राजभिः सह सञ्जय ।
किंस्विदिच्छति कौन्तेयो युद्धप्रेप्सुर्युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ५.५६.१ ॥
Sañjaya, having obtained seven akṣauhiṇīs of troops together with the kings, what does Kaunteya Yudhiṣṭhira, eager for battle, still desire?
5.56.2
अतीव मुदितो राजन्युद्धप्रेप्युर्युधिष्ठिरः ।
भीमसेनार्जुनौ चोभौ यमावपि न बिभ्यतः ॥ ५.५६.२ ॥
O king, Yudhiṣṭhira, eager for battle, is exceedingly delighted; Bhīmasena and Arjuna, both, and the twins too, do not fear.
5.56.3
रथं तु दिव्यं कौन्तेयः सर्वा विभ्राजयन्दिशः ।
मन्त्रं जिज्ञासमानः सन्बीभत्सुः समयोजयत् ॥ ५.५६.३ ॥
Kaunteya (Arjuna), desiring to learn the battle-counsel, yoked the divine chariot, which lit up all the directions.
5.56.4
तमपश्याम सन्नद्धं मेघं विद्युद्युतं यथा ।
समन्तात्समभिध्या हृष्यमाणोऽभ्यभाषत।
पूर्वरूपमिदं पश्य वयं जेष्याम सञ्जय ॥ ५.५६.४ ॥
We saw him, armoured, like a cloud lit with lightning; attentive on every side and rejoicing, he spoke: 'Sañjaya, see this portent; we shall conquer.'
5.56.5
बीभत्सुर्मां यथोवाच तथाऽवैम्यहमप्युत ॥ ५.५६.५ ॥
As Bībhatsu (Arjuna) said to me, so too I understand it.
5.56.6
प्रशंसस्यभिनन्दंस्तान्पार्थानक्षपराजितान् ।
अर्जुनस्य रथे ब्रूहि कथमश्वाः कथं ध्वजाः ॥ ५.५६.६ ॥
You praise and acclaim those sons of Pṛthā, unvanquished at dice. Tell me: how are the horses in Arjuna's chariot, and how are the banners?
5.56.7
भौमनः सह शक्रेण बहुचित्रं विशांपते ।
रूपाणि कल्पयामास त्वष्टा धाता सदा विभो ॥ ५.५६.७ ॥
Bhauma, together with Indra, O lord of men, fashioned many wondrous forms; Tvaṣṭṛ and Dhātṛ, O mighty one, always shaped them.
5.56.8
ध्वजे हि तस्मिन्रूपाणि चक्रुस्ते देवमायया ।
महाधनानि दिव्यानि महान्ति च लघूनि च ॥ ५.५६.८ ॥
On that banner they made forms by divine magic, precious and divine, both great and small.
5.56.9
भीमसेनानुरोधायक हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः ।
आत्मप्रतिकृतिं तस्मिन्ध्वज आरोपयिष्यति ॥ ५.५६.९ ॥
Out of regard for Bhīmasena, Hanumān, son of the Wind-god, will set his own image upon that banner.
5.56.10
सर्वा दिशो योजनमात्रमन्तरं ।
सतिर्यगूर्ध्वं च रुरोध वै ध्वजः।
न संसञ्जेत्तरुभिः संवृतोऽपि ।
तथा हि माया विहिता भौमनेन ॥ ५.५६.१० ॥
That banner fills every direction, a full yojana of space, sideways and upward as well; though surrounded by trees it does not catch on them, for Bhauma has wrought such illusion.
5.56.11
यथाऽऽकाशे शक्रधनुः प्रकाशते ।
न चैकवर्णं न च वेद्मि किं नु तत्।
तथा ध्वजो विहितो भौमनेन ।
बह्वाकारं दृश्यते रूपमस्य ॥ ५.५६.११ ॥
As the rainbow shines in the sky, of no single colour, and I do not know what it is, so this banner made by Bhauma appears in many shapes; its form is manifold.
5.56.12
यथाऽग्निधूमो दिवमेति रुद्ध्वा ।
वर्णान्बिभ्रत्तैजसांश्चित्ररूपान्।
तथा ध्वजो विहितो भौमनेन ।
न चेद्भारो भविता नोत रोधः ॥ ५.५६.१२ ॥
As the smoke of fire, filling the sky, reaches on high, bearing radiant colours of many forms; so is this banner made by Bhauma. If it has no weight, it will not be an obstruction either.
5.56.13
हतंहतं दत्तवरं पुरस्तात् ॥ ५.५६.१३ ॥
Those who had been granted boons were slain one after another in front.
5.56.14
तथा राज्ञो दन्तवर्णा बृहन्तो ।
रथे युक्ता भान्ति तद्वीर्यतुल्याः।
ऋक्षप्रख्या भीमसेनस्य वाहा ।
रथे वायोस्तुल्यवेग बभूवुः ॥ ५.५६.१४ ॥
Likewise the king's large horses, tooth-coloured, yoked to the chariot, shone equal to his valour; and Bhīmasena's bear-like horses in the chariot were equal in speed to the wind.
5.56.15
कल्माषाङ्गास्तित्तिरिचित्रपृष्ठा ।
भ्रात्रा दत्ताः प्रीयता फाल्गुनेन।
भ्रातुर्बीरस्य स्वैस्तुरङ्गैर्विशिष्टा ।
मुदा युक्ताः सहदेवं वहन्ति ॥ ५.५६.१५ ॥
Horses spotted-limbed and variegated-backed like partridges, given by their brother, gladly given by Phālguna, distinguished by the hero brother's own horses, yoked joyfully, carry Sahadeva.
5.56.16
माद्रीपुत्रं नकुलं त्वाजमीढं ।
महेन्द्रदत्ता हरयो वाजिमुख्याः ।
समा वायोर्बलवन्तस्तरस्विनो ।
वहन्ति वीरं वृत्रशत्रुं यथेन्द्रम् । ॥ ५.५६.१६ ॥
The horses given by Mahendra, chief among steeds, equal to the wind, strong and swift, carry the son of Mādrī, Nakula, and the Ajamīḍha, as they carried the hero, the foe of Vṛtra, Indra.
5.56.17
तुल्याश्चैभिर्वयसा विक्रमेण ।
महाजवाश्रित्ररूपाः सदश्वाः ।
सौभद्रादीन्द्रौपदेयान्कुमारान् ।
वहन्त्यश्वा देवदत्ता बृहन्तः ॥ ५.५६.१७ ॥
Equal to these in age and prowess, very swift, variegated in form, noble horses given by the gods, large, carry Saubhadra and the others, and the young princes, the sons of Draupadī.