Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.17
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6.17.1
यथा स भगवान्व्यासः कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत् ।
तथैव सहिताः सर्वे समाजग्मुर्महीक्षितः ॥ ६.१७.१ ॥
Just as the venerable Vyāsa, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, had said, so all the kings came together.
6.17.2
मघाविषयगः सोमस्तद्दिनं प्रत्यपद्यत ।
दीप्यमानाश्च संपेतुर्दिवि सप्त महग्रहाः ॥ ६.१७.२ ॥
On that day the Moon had entered the lunar mansion Maghā, and seven great planets, blazing, converged in the sky.
6.17.3
द्विधाभूत इवादित्य उदये प्रत्यदृश्यत ।
ज्वलन्त्या शिखया भूयो भानुमानुदितो रविः ॥ ६.१७.३ ॥
At sunrise the sun appeared as if split in two; with a blazing flame, the radiant sun rose again.
6.17.4
ववाशिरे च दीप्तायां दिशि गोमायुवायसाः ।
लिप्समानाः शरीराणि मांसशोणितभोजनाः ॥ ६.१७.४ ॥
In the blazing quarter jackals and crows began to cry out, desiring bodies, feeding on flesh and blood.
6.17.5
अहन्यहनि पार्थानां वृद्धः कुरुपितामहः ।
भरद्वाजात्मजश्चैव प्रातरुत्थाय संयतौ ॥ ६.१७.५ ॥
Day after day, against the sons of Pṛthā, the aged grandsire of the Kurus and the son of Bharadvāja rose at dawn, self-controlled, ready.
6.17.6
जयोऽस्तु पाण्डुपुत्राणामित्यूचतुरिन्दमौ ।
युयुधाते तवार्थाय यथा स समयः कृतः ॥ ६.१७.६ ॥
"Let there be victory for the sons of Pāṇḍu," the two subduers of foes said; and they fought for your sake, as the agreement had been made.
6.17.7
सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
समानीय महीपालानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ६.१७.७ ॥
Your father Devavrata, knower of the special duties of all dharmas, gathered the kings and spoke this word.
6.17.8
इदं वः क्षत्रिया द्वारं स्वर्गायापावृतं महत् ।
गच्छध्वं तेन शक्रस्य ब्रह्मणः सहलोकताम् ॥ ६.१७.८ ॥
Kṣatriyas, this great gate to heaven is opened for you; go through it and join the world of Indra and Brahmā.
6.17.9
एष वः शाश्वतः पन्थाः पूर्वैः पूर्वतरैः कृतः ।
संभावयध्वमात्मानमव्यग्रमनसो युधि ॥ ६.१७.९ ॥
This is your eternal path, trodden by those before and by those even earlier. Hold yourselves in honour, with steady minds, in battle.
6.17.10
नाभागोऽथ ययातिश्च मान्धाता नहुषो नृगः ।
संसिद्धाः परमं स्थानं गताः कर्मभिरीदृशैः ॥ ६.१७.१० ॥
Nābhāga, Yayāti, Māndhātṛ, Nahuṣa and Nṛga, perfected by such deeds, attained the supreme state.
6.17.11
अधर्मः क्षत्रियस्यैष यद्व्याधिमरणं गृहे ।
यदयोनिधनं याति सोऽस्य धर्मः सनातनः ॥ ६.१७.११ ॥
For a kṣatriya, to die of disease at home is unrighteous; to die outside battle is not his eternal duty.
6.17.12
एवमुक्ता महीपाला भीष्मेण भरतर्षभ ।
निर्ययुः स्वान्यनीकानि शोभयन्तो रथोत्तमैः ॥ ६.१७.१२ ॥
Thus addressed by Bhīṣma, O bull of the Bharatas, the kings set out with their own armies, adorning them with excellent chariots.
6.17.13
स तु वैकर्तनः कर्णः सामात्यः सह बन्धुभिः ।
न्यासितः समरे शस्त्रं भीष्मेण भरतर्षभ ॥ ६.१७.१३ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, that son of Vikartana, Karṇa, together with his ministers and kinsmen, was made by Bhīṣma to lay down his weapon in battle.
6.17.14
अपेतकर्णाः पुत्रास्ते राजनश्चैव तावकाः ।
निर्ययुः सिंहनादेन नादयन्तो दिशो दश ॥ ६.१७.१४ ॥
Your sons and kings, heedless, set out with lion-roars, filling the ten directions with sound.
6.17.15
श्वेतैश्छत्रैः पताकाभिर्ध्वजवारणवाजिभिः ।
तान्यनीकानि शोभन्ते गजैरथ पदातिभिः ॥ ६.१७.१५ ॥
Those armies shone with white parasols, banners, standards, elephants and horses, and with elephants and foot soldiers as well.
6.17.16
भेरीपणवशब्दैश्च दुन्दुभीनां च निःस्वनैः ।
रथनेमिनिनादैश्च बभूवाकुलिता मही ॥ ६.१७.१६ ॥
With the sound of kettledrums and drums, the roar of war-drums, and the rumble of chariot-wheels, the earth was made to tremble.
6.17.17
काञ्चनाङ्गदकेयूरैः कार्मुकैश्च महारथाः ।
भ्राजमाना व्यराजन्त साग्नयः पर्वता इव ॥ ६.१७.१७ ॥
The great chariot-warriors, gleaming with golden armlets, bracelets and bows, shone like mountains with their fires.
6.17.18
तालेन महता भीष्मः पञ्चतारेण केतुना ।
विमलादित्यसंकाशस्तस्थौ कुरुचमूपरि ॥ ६.१७.१८ ॥
With a great palm-tree banner and a five-starred standard, Bhīṣma, like the stainless sun, stood above the Kuru army.
6.17.19
ये त्वदीया महेष्वासा राजानो भरतर्षभ ।
अवर्तन्त यथादेशं राजञ्शान्तनवस्य ते ॥ ६.१७.१९ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, the great archers who were on your side, O king, advanced each to his assigned place at the command of Śāntanu's son (Bhīṣma).
6.17.20
स तु गोवासनः शैब्यः सहितः सर्वराजभिः ।
ययौ मातङ्गराजेन राजार्हेण पताकिना ।
पद्मवर्णस्त्वनीकानां सर्वेषामग्रतः स्थितः ॥ ६.१७.२० ॥
Govāsana, the Śaibya, went together with all the kings, on a royal elephant fit for a king, adorned with banners. The lotus-coloured one stood in front of all the armies.
6.17.21
अश्वत्थामा ययौ यत्तः सिंहलाङ्गूलकेतुना ।
श्रुतायुधश्चित्रसेनः पुरुमित्रो विविंशतिः ॥ ६.१७.२१ ॥
Aśvatthāman went, vigilant, with a banner bearing a lion's tail; Śrutāyudha, Citrasena, Purumitra and Viviṃśati went too.
6.17.22
शल्यो भूरिश्रवाश्चैव विकर्णश्च महारथः ।
एते सप्त महेष्वासा द्रोणपुत्रपुरोगमाः ॥ ६.१७.२२ ॥
Śalya, Bhūriśravas and the great charioteer Vikarṇa too — these seven great archers, with Droṇa's son at their head.
6.17.23
स्यन्दनैर्वरवर्माणो भीष्मस्यासन्पुरोगमाः ।
तेषामपि महोत्सेधाः शोभयन्तो रथोत्तमान् ॥ ६.१७.२३ ॥
Warriors clad in excellent armour, on chariots, stood before Bhīṣma; among them the tall ones, adorning the finest chariots.
6.17.24
भ्राजमाना व्यरोचन्त जाम्बूनदमया ध्वजाः ।
जाम्बूनदमयी वेदी कमण्डलुविभूषिता ॥ ६.१७.२४ ॥
Golden banners shone out brilliantly; and the golden altar, adorned with water-pots, gleamed as well.
6.17.25
केतुराचार्यमुख्यस्य द्रोणस्य धनुषा सह ।
अनेकशतसाहस्रमनीकमनुकर्षतः ॥ ६.१७.२५ ॥
The banner of the foremost teacher Droṇa, together with his bow, drawing along an army of many hundreds of thousands.
6.17.26
महान्दुर्योधनस्यासीन्नागो मणिमयो ध्वजः ।
तस्य पौरवकालिङ्गकाम्भोजाः समुदक्षिणाः ॥ ६.१७.२६ ॥
Duryodhana's great banner was an elephant made of jewels; under it were the Pauravas, Kaliṅgas, Kāmbojas and the southerners.
6.17.27
क्षेमधन्वा च शल्यश्च तस्थुः प्रमुखतो रथाः ।
स्यन्दनेन महार्हेण केतुना वृषभेण च।
प्रकर्षन्नेव सेनाग्नं मागधस्य कृपो ययौ ॥ ६.१७.२७ ॥
Kṣemadhanvan and Śalya stood at the front with their chariots; and Kṛpa went, drawing forth the van of the Māgadha king's army, on a very costly chariot with a bull banner.
6.17.28
तदङ्गपतिनां गुप्तं कृपेण च मनस्विना ।
शारदाम्बुधरप्रख्यं प्राच्यानां सुमहद्बलम् ॥ ६.१७.२८ ॥
That very great force of the eastern peoples, protected by the lords of Aṅga and by the high-minded Kṛpa, was like autumn clouds.
6.17.29
अनीकप्रमुखे तिष्ठन्वराहेण महायशाः ।
शुशुभे केतुमुख्येन राजतेन जयद्रथः ॥ ६.१७.२९ ॥
Standing at the head of the army, the greatly famed Jayadratha shone with the boar banner and the chief banner of silver.
6.17.30
शतं रतसहस्राणां तस्यासन्वशवर्तिनः ।
अष्टौ नागसहस्राणि सादिनामयुतानि षट् ॥ ६.१७.३० ॥
Under his command there were a hundred thousand chariots, eight thousand elephants, and six tens of thousands of horsemen.
6.17.31
तत्सिन्धुपतिना राज्ञा पालितं ध्वजिनीमुखम् ।
अनन्तरथनागाश्वमशोभत महद्बलम् ॥ ६.१७.३१ ॥
The vanguard of the army, protected by the king of the Sindhus, shone with a great force of chariots, elephants and horses drawn up close together.
6.17.32
षष्ट्या रथसहस्रैस्तु नागानामयुतेन च ।
पतिः सर्वकलिङ्गानां ययौ केतुमता सह ॥ ६.१७.३२ ॥
Together with Ketumat, the lord of all the Kalingas advanced with sixty thousand chariots and ten thousand elephants.
6.17.33
तस्य पर्वतसंकाशा व्यरोचन्त महागजाः ।
यन्त्रतोमरतूणीरैः पताकाभिः सुशोभिताः ॥ ६.१७.३३ ॥
His great elephants, like mountains, shone brightly, well adorned with war-engines, spears, quivers and banners.
6.17.34
शुशुभे केतुमुख्येन पावकेन कलिङ्गकः ।
श्वेतच्छत्रेण निष्केण चामरव्यजनेन च ॥ ६.१७.३४ ॥
The king of the Kalingas shone like fire, beneath the chief banner of Ketu, with a white parasol, a gold necklace, and yak-tail fans.
6.17.35
केतुमानपि मातङ्गं विचित्रपरमाङ्कुशम् ।
आस्थितः समरे राजन्मेघस्थ इव भानुमान् ॥ ६.१७.३५ ॥
O king, Ketumat too, mounted on an elephant with a wondrous and supreme goad, shone in battle like the sun standing in a cloud.
6.17.36
तेजसा दीप्यमानस्तु वारणोत्तममास्थितः ।
भगदत्तो ययौ राजा यथा वज्रधरस्तथा ॥ ६.१७.३६ ॥
Blazing with splendour, King Bhagadatta, mounted on the finest elephant, advanced just as the wielder of the thunderbolt does.
6.17.37
गजस्कन्धगतावास्तां भगदत्तेन संमितौ ।
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ केतुमन्तमनुव्रतौ ॥ ६.१७.३७ ॥
Seated on the elephant's shoulders with Bhagadatta, the two equally matched princes of Avantī, Vindā and Anuvindā, followed Ketumat.
6.17.38
स रथानीकवान्व्यूहो हस्त्यङ्गो नृपशीर्षवान् ।
वाजिपक्षः पतत्युग्रः प्रहसन्सर्वतोमुखः ॥ ६.१७.३८ ॥
That array, with chariot divisions for its van, elephants for its body, kings for its head and horses for its wings, swooped fiercely forward, laughing, facing every direction.
6.17.39
द्रोणेन विहितो राजन्राज्ञा शान्तनवेन च ।
तथैवाचार्यपुत्रेण बाह्लीकेन कृपेम च ॥ ६.१७.३९ ॥
This array, O king, was arranged by Droṇa, by the king, the son of Śantanu, and likewise by the teacher's son, by Bāhlīka and by Kṛpa.