Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.76
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6.76.1
एवं बहुगुणं सैन्यमेवं बहुविधं परम् ।
व्यूढमेवं यथाशास्त्रममोघं चैव सञ्जय ॥ ६.७६.१ ॥
Sañjaya, thus is this army, endowed with many virtues, thus of many kinds and supreme, thus arrayed according to the treatise, unfailing.
6.76.2
जुष्टमस्माकमत्यन्तमभिकामं च नः सदा ।
प्रहृष्टं व्यसनोपेतं पुरस्ताद्दृष्टविक्रमम् ॥ ६.७६.२ ॥
Ever most cherished and desired by us, joyful, sharing our calamities, whose valour has been seen before.
6.76.3
नातिवृद्धमबालं च न कृशं न च पीवरम् ।
लघुवृत्तायतप्रायं सागराकारमव्ययम् ॥ ६.७६.३ ॥
Neither too old nor a boy, neither thin nor stout, mostly light-limbed, round and long, ocean-shaped, undiminished.
6.76.4
आत्तसन्नाहशस्त्रं च बहुशस्त्रपरिग्रहम् ।
असियुद्धे नियुद्धे च गदायुद्धे च कोविदम् ॥ ६.७६.४ ॥
Armed with mail and weapons, bearing many arms, skilled in sword-combat, wrestling and mace-combat.
6.76.5
प्रासर्ष्टितोमरेष्वाजौ परिघेष्वायसेषु च ।
भिण्डिपालेषु शक्तीषु मुसलेषु च सर्वशः ॥ ६.७६.५ ॥
In battle, in spears, lances and javelins, in iron clubs, in bhindipālas, in spears of power and in pestles—in all of these, entirely.
6.76.6
कम्पनेषु च चापेषु कणपेषु च सर्वशः ।
क्षेणणीयेषु चित्रेषु मुष्टयुद्धेषु च क्षमम् ॥ ६.७६.६ ॥
In quivering weapons, bows, kaṇapas, kṣeṇaṇīyas and varied weapons, and in fist-fighting—capable in all.
6.76.7
अपरोक्षं च विद्यासु व्यायामे च कृतश्रमम् ।
शस्त्रग्रहणविद्यासु सर्वासु परिनिष्ठितम् ॥ ६.७६.७ ॥
Clearly skilled in the sciences, one who has laboured in exercise, thoroughly established in all the arts of wielding weapons.
6.76.8
आरोहे पर्यवस्कन्दे सरणे सान्तरप्लुते ।
सम्यक्प्रहरणे याने व्यपयाने च कोविदम् ॥ ६.७६.८ ॥
Skilled in mounting and dismounting, in advancing, in leaping at intervals, in striking properly, in driving the vehicle, and in withdrawing.
6.76.9
नागाश्वरथयानेषु बहुशः सुपरीक्षितम् ।
परीक्ष्य च यथान्यायं वेतनेनोपपादितम् ॥ ६.७६.९ ॥
Thoroughly tested many times in vehicles of elephant, horse and chariot, and engaged with wages after due examination according to rule.
6.76.10
न गोष्ठ्या नोपकारेण न च बन्धुनिमित्ततः ।
न सौहृदबलैर्वापि नाकुलीनपरिग्रहैः ॥ ६.७६.१० ॥
Not through company, nor through favours, nor because of kinship, nor by the strength of friendship, nor by taking in those of low birth.
6.76.11
समृद्धजनमार्यं च तुष्टसंबन्धिबान्धवम् ।
कृतोपकारभूयिष्ठं यशस्वि च मनस्वि च ॥ ६.७६.११ ॥
Possessed of prosperous people, noble, with contented kin and relatives, one who has rendered many services, famous and high-minded.
6.76.12
स्वजनैस्तु नरैर्मुख्यैर्बहुशो दृष्टकर्मभिः ।
लोकपालोपमैस्तात पालितं लोकविश्रुतम् ॥ ६.७६.१२ ॥
Dear son, it is protected by its own people, by chief men proven in deeds many times over, by men like the world-guardians, and it is renowned in the world.
6.76.13
बहुभिः क्षत्रियैर्गुप्तं पृथिव्यां लोकसंमतैः ।
अस्मानभिगतैः कामात्सबलैः सपदानुगैः ॥ ६.७६.१३ ॥
Guarded by many kṣatriyas on earth, esteemed by the world, who out of desire have come against us with their forces and foot soldiers.
6.76.14
महोदधिमिवापूर्णमापगाभिः समन्ततः ।
अपक्षपक्षिसंकाशै रथैर्नागैश्च संवृतम् ॥ ६.७६.१४ ॥
Like a great ocean filled on all sides by rivers, surrounded by chariots resembling wingless birds, and by elephants.
6.76.15
नानायोधजलं भीमं वाहनोर्मितरङ्गिणम् ।
क्षेपण्यसिगदाशक्तिशरप्राससामाकुलम् ॥ ६.७६.१५ ॥
Terrible, its water the many warriors, its waves and ripples the mounts, agitated with missiles, swords, maces, spears, arrows and lances.
6.76.16
ध्वजभूषणसंबाधं रत्नपट्टसुसंचितम् ।
परिधावद्भिरश्वैश्च वायुवेगविकम्पितम् ॥ ६.७६.१६ ॥
Crowded with banners and ornaments, richly adorned with jeweled bands, shaken by horses running about with the speed of the wind.
6.76.17
अपारमिव गर्जन्तं सागरप्रतिमं महत् ।
द्रोणभीष्मासिसंगप्तं गुप्तं च कृतवर्मणा ॥ ६.७६.१७ ॥
Roaring as if boundless, great as the ocean, guarded by Droṇa, Bhīṣma and the sword, and guarded also by Kṛtavarman.
6.76.18
कृपदुःशासनाभ्यां च जयद्रथमुखैस्तथा ।
भगदत्तविकर्णाभ्यां द्रौणिसौबलबाह्लिकैः ॥ ६.७६.१८ ॥
By Kṛpa and Duḥśāsana, by those headed by Jayadratha, likewise by Bhagadatta and Vikarṇa, and by Drauṇi, Saubala and Bāhlika.
6.76.19
गुप्तं प्रवीरैर्लौकैश्च सारवद्भिर्महात्मभिः ।
यदहन्यत सैन्यं मे दिष्टमत्र परायणम् ॥ ६.७६.१९ ॥
Though guarded by heroic warriors and mighty great-souled men, my army was slain; here, this was fate's final ordinance.
6.76.20
नैतादृशं समुद्योगं दृष्टवन्तो हि मानुषाः ।
ऋषयो वा महाभागाः पुराणा भुवि सञ्जय ॥ ६.७६.२० ॥
O Sañjaya, neither the men of old on earth nor the greatly fortunate sages have ever seen such a mighty undertaking.
6.76.21
ईदृशोऽपि बलौघस्तु संयुक्तः शस्त्रसंपदा ।
वध्यते यत्र संग्रामे किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥ ६.७६.२१ ॥
Even such a vast host, endowed with abundant weapons, is being slain in battle; what other cause could there be than fate?
6.76.22
विपरीतमिदं सर्वं प्रतिभाति हि सञ्जय ।
यत्रेदृशं बलं घोरं नावधीद्युधि पाण्डवान् ॥ ६.७६.२२ ॥
O Sañjaya, all this appears reversed: such a terrible host did not slay the Pāṇḍavas in battle.
6.76.23
पाण्डवार्थाय नियतं देवास्तत्र समागताः ।
युध्यन्ते मामकं सैन्यं यथाऽवध्यत सञ्जय ॥ ६.७६.२३ ॥
O Sañjaya, surely the gods have gathered there for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas and are fighting my army, and so it was slain.
6.76.24
उक्तोऽपि विदुरेणाहं हितं पथ्यं च नित्यशः ।
न च जग्राह तन्मन्दः पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम ॥ ६.७६.२४ ॥
Though Vidura constantly advised me with what was beneficial and wholesome, my foolish son Duryodhana did not heed it.
6.76.25
तथ्यां मन्ये मतिं तस्य सर्वज्ञस्य महात्मनः ।
आसीत्तथाऽऽगतं तात येन दृष्टमिदं पुरा ॥ ६.७६.२५ ॥
I think his opinion, that of the all-knowing great-souled one, was true. Dear son, he saw long ago that this would come to pass as it has.
6.76.26
अथवा भाव्यमेवं हि संजयैतेन सर्वथा ।
पुरा धात्रा यथा दिष्टं तत्तथा न तदन्यथा ॥ ६.७६.२६ ॥
Or rather, Sañjaya, it was bound to happen just so, in every way. As the creator ordained long ago, so it comes to pass; it is not otherwise.