Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 7.87
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7.87.1
तस्यां निशायां व्युष्टायां द्रोणः शस्त्रभृतां वरः ।
स्वान्यनीकानि सर्वाणि प्राक्रामद्व्यूहितुं ततः ॥ ७.८७.१ ॥
When that night had passed and dawn had come, Droṇa, best of those who bear weapons, advanced to array all his own armies.
7.87.2
शूराणां गर्जतां राजन्सङ्क्रुद्धानाममर्षिणाम् ।
श्रूयन्ते स्म गिरश्चित्राः परस्परवधैषिणाम् ॥ ७.८७.२ ॥
O king, the varied cries of heroes roaring, greatly enraged and intolerant, each seeking the other's death, were heard.
7.87.3
विष्फार्य च धनूंष्यन्ये ज्याः परे परिमृज्य च ।
विनिःश्वसन्तः प्राक्रोशन्क्वेदानीं स धनञ्जयः ॥ ७.८७.३ ॥
Some twanged their bows, others wiped their bowstrings, and breathing hard they cried out, "Where now is that Dhanañjaya?"
7.87.4
विकोशान्सुत्सरूनन्ये कृतधारान्समाहितान् ।
पीतानाकाशसङ्काशानसीन्केचिच्च चिक्षिपुः ॥ ७.८७.४ ॥
Some drew out from their scabbards sharp-edged, well-prepared swords, yellow and sky-coloured, and others brandished them.
7.87.5
चरन्तस्त्वसिमार्गांश्च धनुर्मार्गांश्च शिक्षिताः ।
सङ्ग्राममनसः शूरा दृश्यन्ते स्म सहस्रशः ॥ ७.८७.५ ॥
Thousands of heroes were seen, trained, their minds set on battle, moving about along the paths of the sword and the bow.
7.87.6
सघण्टाश्चन्दनादिग्धाः स्वर्णवज्रविभूषिताः ।
समुत्क्षिप्य गदाश्चान्ये पर्यपृच्छन्त पाण्डवम्। ॥ ७.८७.६ ॥
Others raised high their maces, hung with bells, smeared with sandal and adorned with gold and diamonds, and challenged the Pāṇḍava.
7.87.7
अन्ये बलमदोन्मत्ताः परिघैर्बाहुशालिनः ।
चक्रुः सम्बाधमाकाशमुच्छ्रितेन्द्रध्वजोपमैः ॥ ७.८७.७ ॥
Others, maddened by the pride of strength and proud of their arms, filled the sky with iron clubs, like raised banners of Indra.
7.87.8
नानाप्रहरणैश्चान्ये विचित्रस्रगलङ्कृताः ।
सङ्ग्राममनसः शूरास्तत्रतत्र व्यवस्थिताः ॥ ७.८७.८ ॥
Other heroes, armed with various weapons, adorned with variegated garlands, their minds set on battle, stood stationed here and there.
7.87.9
क्वार्जुनः क्व स गोविन्दः क्व च मानी वृकोदरः ।
क्व च ते सुहृदस्तेषामाह्वयन्ते रणे तदा ॥ ७.८७.९ ॥
Where is Arjuna? Where is that Govinda? Where is the proud Vṛkodara? Where are your friends? Then, in battle, they were calling out for them.
7.87.10
ततः शङ्खमुपाध्माय त्वरयन्वाजिनः स्वयम् ।
इतस्ततस्तान्रचयन्द्रोणश्चरति वेगितः ॥ ७.८७.१० ॥
Then, blowing his conch and himself urging on the horses, Droṇa swiftly moved about, arranging the troops here and there.
7.87.11
तेष्वनीकेषु सर्वेषु स्थितेष्वाहवनन्दिषु ।
भारद्वाजो महाराज जयद्रथमथाब्रवीत् ॥ ७.८७.११ ॥
O great king, when all those armies, delighting in battle, were stationed, Bhāradvāja (Droṇa) spoke to Jayadratha.
7.87.12
त्वं चैव सौमदत्तिश्च कर्णश्चैव महारथः ।
अश्वत्थामा च शल्यश्च वृषसेनः कृपस्तथा ॥ ७.८७.१२ ॥
You, and likewise the son of Somadatta, the great charioteer Karṇa, Aśvatthāman, Śalya, Vṛṣasena and Kṛpa.
7.87.13
शतं चाश्वसहस्राणां रथानामयुतानि षट् ।
द्विरदानां प्रभिन्नानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ॥ ७.८७.१३ ॥
A hundred thousand horses, six ayutas of chariots, and fourteen thousand rut-maddened elephants.
7.87.14
पदातीनां सहस्राणि दंशितान्येकविंशतिः ।
गव्यूतिषु त्रिमात्रासु मामनासाद्य तिष्ठत ॥ ७.८७.१४ ॥
Twenty-one thousand armored foot soldiers. Within three gavyūtis, stand without reaching me.
7.87.15
तत्रस्थं त्वां न संसोढुं शक्ता देवाः सवासवाः ।
किं पुनः पाण्डवाः सर्वे समाश्वसिहि सैन्धव ॥ ७.८७.१५ ॥
Standing there, you could not be withstood even by the gods with Vāsava; how much less all the Pāṇḍavas? Take heart, O Saindhava.
7.87.16
एवमुक्तः समाश्वस्तः सिन्धुराजो जयद्रथः ।
सम्प्रायात्सहगान्धारैर्वृतस्तैश्च महारथैः।
वर्मिभिः सादिभिर्यत्तैः प्रासपाणिहयस्थितैः ॥ ७.८७.१६ ॥
Thus addressed and reassured, the king of the Sindhus, Jayadratha, set out with the Gāndhāras, surrounded by those great chariot-warriors — armored, horsemen, ready, spears in hand, mounted on horses.
7.87.17
चामरापीडिनः सर्वे जाम्बूनदविभूषिताः ।
जयद्रथस्य राजेन्द्र हयाः साधुप्रवाहिनः ॥ ७.८७.१७ ॥
All adorned with yak-tail fans and decked with gold — the horses of Jayadratha, O lord of kings, swift runners.
7.87.18
ते चैकसप्तसाहस्रास्त्रिसाहस्राश्च सैन्धवाः ॥ ७.८७.१८ ॥
And those Saindhavas numbered seventeen thousand and three thousand.
7.87.19
मत्तानां सुविरूढानां हस्त्यारोहैर्विशारदैः ।
हस्तिनां भीमरूपाणां वर्मिणां रौद्रकर्मिणाम् ॥ ७.८७.१९ ॥
(With) maddened, fully grown elephants, driven by skilled elephant-riders, terrible in form, armored, fierce in their deeds.
7.87.20
अध्यर्धेन सहस्रेण पुत्रो दुर्मर्षणस्तव ।
अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां योत्स्यमानो व्यवस्थितः ॥ ७.८७.२० ॥
Your son Durmarṣaṇa, with one and a half thousand, stood in front of all the armies, ready to fight.
7.87.21
ततो दुःशासनश्चैव विकर्णश्च तवात्मजौ ।
सिन्धुराजार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमग्रानीके व्यवस्थितौ ॥ ७.८७.२१ ॥
Then your two sons, Duḥśāsana and Vikarṇa, stood at the front of the army to accomplish the purpose of the king of Sindh.
7.87.22
दीर्घो द्वादशगव्यूतिः पश्चार्धे पञ्चविस्तृतः ।
व्यूहस्तु चक्रशकटो भारद्वाजेन निर्मितः ॥ ७.८७.२२ ॥
This formation, called the wheel-and-cart, was twelve gavyūti long and five gavyūti wide at its rear half; it was devised by the son of Bharadvāja.
7.87.23
नानानृपतिभिर्वीरैस्तत्रतत्र व्यवस्थितैः ।
रथाश्वगजपत्त्योघैर्द्रोणेन विहितः स्वयम् ॥ ७.८७.२३ ॥
With various kings and heroes stationed here and there, along with multitudes of chariots, horses, elephants and foot soldiers, it was arranged by Droṇa himself.
7.87.24
पश्चार्धे तस्य पद्मस्तु गर्भव्यूहः पुनः कृतः ।
सूचीपद्मस्य गर्भस्थो गूढो व्यूहः कृतः पुनः ॥ ७.८७.२४ ॥
In its rear half the garbha-vyūha called Padma was again made; and a hidden formation lying within the needle-lotus was again arranged.
7.87.25
एवमेतं महाव्यूहं व्यूह्य द्रोणो व्यवस्थितः ।
सूचीमुखे महेष्वासः कृतवर्मा व्यवस्थितः ॥ ७.८७.२५ ॥
Having thus arrayed this great formation, Droṇa took his stand. At the needle's point stood the great archer Kṛtavarman.
7.87.26
अनन्तरं च काम्भोजो जलसन्धश्च मारिष ।
दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च तदनन्तरमेव च ॥ ७.८७.२६ ॥
Next came the Kamboja king and Jayasandha, O sir, and Duryodhana and Karṇa, and immediately after that as well.
7.87.27
ततः शतसहस्राणि योदानानमनिवर्तिनाम् ।
व्यवस्थितानि सर्वाणि शकटे मुखरक्षिणाम् ॥ ७.८७.२७ ॥
Then hundreds of thousands of warriors who would not turn back, all of them, were posted in the cart-formation, guarding the front.
7.87.28
तेषां च पृष्ठतो राजा बलेन महता वृतः ।
जयद्रथस्ततो राजा सूचीपार्श्वे व्यवस्थितः ॥ ७.८७.२८ ॥
Behind them the king, surrounded by a great army; then King Jayadratha stood posted at the flank of the needle.
7.87.29
शकटस्य तु राजेन्द्र भारद्वाजो मुखे स्थितः ।
नात्र तस्याभवद्भोदो जुगोपैनं ततः स्वयम् ॥ ७.८७.२९ ॥
O lord of kings, at the front of the cart-formation stood the son of Bharadvāja (Droṇa); here there was no fear for him, and then he himself guarded it.
7.87.30
श्वेतवर्माम्बरोष्णीषो व्यूढोरस्को महाभुजः ।
धनुर्विस्फारयन्द्रोणस्तस्थौ क्रुद्ध इवान्तकः।
तस्य सैन्यस्य सर्वस्य नेता गोप्ता च वीर्यवान् ॥ ७.८७.३० ॥
Clad in white armour, white garment and turban, broad-chested and great-armed, Droṇa stood drawing his bow wide, like Death enraged; he was the leader and protector of that whole army, mighty in valour.
7.87.31
ताकिनं शोणहयं वेदीकृष्णाजिनध्वजम् ।
द्रोणस्य रथमालोक्य प्रहृष्टाः कुरवोऽभवन् ॥ ७.८७.३१ ॥
Seeing Droṇa's swift chariot, with red horses and a banner of black antelope hide in the shape of an altar, the Kurus rejoiced.
7.87.32
सिद्धचारणसङ्घानां विस्मयः सुमहानभूत् ।
द्रोणेन विहितं दृष्ट्वा व्यूहं क्षुब्धार्णवोपमम् ॥ ७.८७.३२ ॥
Seeing the battle formation arranged by Droṇa, like a churned ocean, the hosts of Siddhas and Cāraṇas were greatly amazed.
7.87.33
सशैलसागरवनां नानाजनपदाकुलाम् ।
ग्रसेद्व्यूहः क्षितिं सर्वामिति भूतानि मेनिरे ॥ ७.८७.३३ ॥
The beings thought that this formation would swallow the whole earth, with its mountains, seas, forests and many countries.
7.87.34
बहुरथमनुजाश्वपत्तिनागं ।
प्रतिभयनिःस्वनमद्भुतानुरूपम्।
अहितहृदयभेदनं महद्वै ।
शकटमवेक्ष्य कृतं ननन्द राजा ॥ ७.८७.३४ ॥
Seeing the great wagon formation, filled with many chariots, men, horses, foot soldiers and elephants, with a terrifying roar, marvellous and piercing the hearts of the enemy, the king rejoiced.