The Eagle and the Half-Moon: the Arrays of the Third Day

Verse 1 (6.56.1)

प्रभातायां च शर्वर्यां भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तदा । अनीकान्यनुसंयाने व्यादिदेशाथ भारत ॥

prabhātāyāṃ ca śarvaryāṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavastadā | anīkānyanusaṃyāne vyādideśātha bhārata

When night had given way to dawn, Bhishma son of Shantanu then gave the divisions their orders for the march out, Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected शान्तनः → शान्तनवः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped व; the critical edition reads śāṃtanavaḥ) and व्यादिदेशाय → व्यादिदेशाथ (misprint in Wikisource; य for थ; the critical edition reads vyādideśātha).

Verse 2 (6.56.2)

गारुडं च महाव्यूहं चक्रे शान्तनवस्तदा । पुत्राणां ते जयाकाङ्क्षी भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः ॥

gāruḍaṃ ca mahāvyūhaṃ cakre śāntanavastadā | putrāṇāṃ te jayākāṅkṣī bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ

Shantanu's son Bhishma, grandsire of the Kurus, eager for your sons' victory, formed the great Garuda (eagle) array.

Verse 3 (6.56.3)

गरुडस्य स्वयं तुण्डे पिता देवव्रतस्तव । चक्षुषी च भरद्वाजः कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ॥

garuḍasya svayaṃ tuṇḍe pitā devavratastava | cakṣuṣī ca bharadvājaḥ kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ

Your father Devavrata himself stood at the eagle's beak; Bharadvaja's son (Drona) and Kritavarman of the Satvatas were its eyes.

Note on the text: Corrected भरज्वाजः → भरद्वाजः (misprint in Wikisource; ज्व for द्व; the critical edition reads bharadvājaḥ).

Verse 4 (6.56.4)

अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव शिर आस्तां यशस्विनौ । त्रैगर्त्तैरथ कैकेयैर्वाटधानैश्च संयुगे ॥

aśvatthāmā kṛpaścaiva śira āstāṃ yaśasvinau | traigarttairatha kaikeyairvāṭadhānaiśca saṃyuge

The renowned Ashvatthama and Kripa formed its head, together with the Trigartas, the Kekayas and the Vatadhanas in the battle.

Note on the text: Line 2 (with the Trigartas, Kekayas and Vatadhanas "in battle") differs from the critical edition's trigartair matsyakaikeyair vāṭadhānaiś ca saṃyutau (which adds the Matsyas); kept as a recension variant.

Verse 5 (6.56.5)

भूरिश्रवाः शलः शल्यो भगदत्तश्च मारिष । मद्रकाः सिन्धुसौवीरास्तथा पाञ्चनदाश्च ये ॥

bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyo bhagadattaśca māriṣa | madrakāḥ sindhusauvīrāstathā pāñcanadāśca ye

Bhurishravas, Shala, Shalya and Bhagadatta, sir, the Madrakas, the Sindhu-Sauviras and the men of the Five Rivers,

Verse 6 (6.56.6)

जयद्रथेन सहिता ग्रीवायां सन्निवेशिताः । पृष्ठे दुर्योधनो राजा सोदर्यैः सानुगैर्वृतः ॥

jayadrathena sahitā grīvāyāṃ sanniveśitāḥ | pṛṣṭhe duryodhano rājā sodaryaiḥ sānugairvṛtaḥ

together with Jayadratha, were stationed at the neck. At the back was King Duryodhana, surrounded by his brothers and followers.

Verse 7 (6.56.7)

विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ काम्भोजश्च शकैः सह । पुच्छमासन्महाराज शूरसेनाश्च सर्वशः ॥

vindānuvindāvāvantyau kāmbhojaśca śakaiḥ saha | pucchamāsanmahārāja śūrasenāśca sarvaśaḥ

Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, and the Kamboja king with the Shakas, together with all the Shurasenas, formed the tail, great king.

Note on the text: Corrected पच्छम् → पुच्छम् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped vowel sign; the critical edition reads puccham).

Verse 8 (6.56.8)

मागधाश्च कलिङ्गाश्च दासेरकगणैः सह । दक्षिणं पक्षमासाद्य स्थिता व्यूहस्य दंशिताः ॥

māgadhāśca kaliṅgāśca dāserakagaṇaiḥ saha | dakṣiṇaṃ pakṣamāsādya sthitā vyūhasya daṃśitāḥ

The Magadhas and the Kalingas, with the bands of the Daserakas, took their stand in armour on the right wing of the array.

Verse 9 (6.56.9)

काकरुशा विकुञ्चाश्च मुण्डाः कुण्डीवृषास्तथा । बृहद्बलेन सहिता वामं पार्श्वमवस्थिताः ॥

kākaruśā vikuñcāśca muṇḍāḥ kuṇḍīvṛṣāstathā | bṛhadbalena sahitā vāmaṃ pārśvamavasthitāḥ

The Kakarushas, the Vikunchas, the Mundas and the Kundivrishas, together with Brihadbala, took their position on the left flank.

Note on the text: Corrected बृहद्वलेन → बृहद्बलेन (misprint in Wikisource; व for ब; Brihadbala, as in the critical edition's bṛhadbalena). The automatic alignment missed this verse: it is the critical edition's 6.52.9. Its list of peoples differs (critical edition kānanāś ca vikuñjāś ca muktāḥ puṇḍrāviṣas, and vāmaṃ pakṣam upāśritāḥ in line 2); kept as recension variants.

Verse 10 (6.56.10)

व्यूढं दृष्ट्वा तु तत्सैन्यं सव्यसाची परंतपः । धृष्टद्युम्नेन सहितः प्रत्यव्यूहत संयुगे ॥

vyūḍhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu tatsainyaṃ savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnena sahitaḥ pratyavyūhata saṃyuge

Seeing that army drawn up, Savyasachin, scorcher of foes, together with Dhrishtadyumna, formed a counter-array in the battle:

Note on the text: The automatic alignment missed this verse: it is the critical edition's 6.52.10a–d.

Verse 11 (6.56.11)

अर्धचन्द्रेण व्यूहेन व्यूहन्तमतिदारुणम् । दक्षिणं शृङ्गमास्थाय भीमसेनो व्यरोचत ॥

ardhacandreṇa vyūhena vyūhantamatidāruṇam | dakṣiṇaṃ śṛṅgamāsthāya bhīmaseno vyarocata

the half-moon array, against that most terrible array. Bhimasena shone forth, holding the right horn,

Note on the text: Corrected आस्वय → आस्थाय (misprint in Wikisource; garbled conjunct and dropped vowel sign; the critical edition reads āsthāya) and भिमसेनो → भीमसेनो (misprint in Wikisource; short i; the critical edition reads bhīmaseno). The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.10ef and line 2 its 6.52.11ab (Wikisource divides verses 11–22 half a verse later than the critical edition). The critical edition's star passage 6.52.10d*0187 is not in Wikisource.

Verse 12 (6.56.12)

नानाशस्त्रौघसंपन्नैर्नानादेश्यैर्नृपैर्वृतः । तदन्वेव विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः ॥

nānāśastraughasaṃpannairnānādeśyairnṛpairvṛtaḥ | tadanveva virāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ

surrounded by kings of many lands, furnished with masses of every kind of weapon. Right behind him came Virata and Drupada, the great chariot-warrior.

Note on the text: Corrected नानासंस्त्रौपसंषत्रैः → नानाशस्त्रौघसंपन्नैः (misprint in Wikisource; the compound is garbled throughout; the critical edition reads nānāśastraughasaṃpannair) and तदन्येव → तदन्वेव (misprint in Wikisource; य for व; the critical edition reads tad anv eva). The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.11cd and line 2 its 6.52.12ab.

Verse 13 (6.56.13)

तदनन्तरमेवासीन्नीलो नीलायुधैः सह । नीलादनन्तरश्चैव धृष्टकेतुर्महाबलः ॥

tadanantaramevāsīnnīlo nīlāyudhaiḥ saha | nīlādanantaraścaiva dhṛṣṭaketurmahābalaḥ

Next to them was Nila with his blue-weaponed troops, and next to Nila the mighty Dhrishtaketu,

Note on the text: The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.12cd and line 2 its 6.52.13ab. महाबलः for the critical edition's mahārathaḥ kept as a variant.

Verse 14 (6.56.14)

चेदिकाशिकरूषैश्च पौरवैरपि संवृतः । धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च पाञ्चालाश्च प्रभद्रकाः ॥

cedikāśikarūṣaiśca pauravairapi saṃvṛtaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca pāñcālāśca prabhadrakāḥ

surrounded by the Chedis, the Kashis, the Karushas and the Pauravas too. Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandin, the Panchalas and the Prabhadrakas

Note on the text: Corrected करूपेश्च → करूषैश्च (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष and a dropped vowel sign; the Karushas, as in the critical edition's cedikāśikarūṣaiś). The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.13cd and line 2 its 6.52.14ab.

Verse 15 (6.56.15)

मध्ये सैन्यस्य महतः स्थिता युद्धाय भारत । तत्रैव धर्मराजोऽपि गजानीकेन संवृतः ॥

madhye sainyasya mahataḥ sthitā yuddhāya bhārata | tatraiva dharmarājo'pi gajānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ

stood ready for battle in the middle of the great army, Bharata. There too was the King of Dharma (Yudhishthira), surrounded by a division of elephants.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.14cd and line 2 its 6.52.15ab.

Verse 16 (6.56.16)

ततस्तु सात्यकी राजन्द्रौपद्याः पञ्च चात्मजाः । अभिमन्युस्ततः शूर इरावांश्च ततः परम् ॥

tatastu sātyakī rājandraupadyāḥ pañca cātmajāḥ | abhimanyustataḥ śūra irāvāṃśca tataḥ param

Then came Satyaki, O king, and the five sons of Draupadi; then the hero Abhimanyu, and after him Iravat;

Note on the text: The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.15cd and line 2 its 6.52.16ab. शूर for the critical edition's tūrṇam kept as a variant.

Verse 17 (6.56.17)

भैमसेनिस्ततो राजन्केकयाश्च महारथाः । एते सर्वे महाराज वामं पार्श्वमुपाश्रिताः ॥

bhaimasenistato rājankekayāśca mahārathāḥ | ete sarve mahārāja vāmaṃ pārśvamupāśritāḥ

then Bhima's son (Ghatotkacha), O king, and the Kekayas, great chariot-warriors. All these, great king, took their place on the left flank.

Note on the text: The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.16cd. Line 2 differs from its 6.52.17ab (tato 'bhūd dvipadāṃ śreṣṭho vāmaṃ pārśvam upāśritaḥ, which the page's footnote gives as the reading of manuscript ख); kept as a recension variant.

Verse 18 (6.56.18)

सर्वस्य जगतो गोप्ता गोप्ता यस्य जनार्दनः । तत्रानुरथिनां श्रेष्ठो वामशृङ्गे व्यवस्थितः । एवमेतं महाव्यूहं प्रत्यव्यूहन्त पाण्डवाः ॥

sarvasya jagato goptā goptā yasya janārdanaḥ | tatrānurathināṃ śreṣṭho vāmaśṛṅge vyavasthitaḥ | evametaṃ mahāvyūhaṃ pratyavyūhanta pāṇḍavāḥ

And there, next, stood on the left horn the best of chariot-warriors (Arjuna), protector of the whole world, whose own protector is Janardana. In this way the Pandavas formed their counter-array against that great array,

Note on the text: Removed the backtick and quote mark that mark line 2 as an inserted line, and corrected वामश्रृङ्गे → वामशृङ्गे (misprint in Wikisource; श्रृ for शृ). A three-line verse as the page prints it (18a–c). The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.17cd; line 2 is not in its text (vulgate recension) but is recorded in its apparatus as the star passage 6.52.17d*0188; line 3 is 6.52.18ab.

Verse 19 (6.56.19)

वधार्थं तव पुत्राणां तत्पक्षे ये च सङ्गताः । ततः प्रववृते युद्धं व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम् ॥

vadhārthaṃ tava putrāṇāṃ tatpakṣe ye ca saṅgatāḥ | tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ vyatiṣaktarathadvipam

to slay your sons and those who had joined their side. Then the battle began, with chariots and elephants entangled,

Note on the text: Corrected पुत्रामां → पुत्राणां (misprint in Wikisource; म for ण; the critical edition reads putrāṇāṃ). The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.18cd and line 2 its 6.52.19ab.

Verse 20 (6.56.20)

तावकानां परेषां च निघ्नतामितरेतरम् । हयौघाश्च रथौघाश्च तत्र तत्र विशांपते ॥

tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca nighnatāmitaretaram | hayaughāśca rathaughāśca tatra tatra viśāṃpate

yours and the enemy's killing one another. Masses of horses and masses of chariots, here and there, lord of the people,

Note on the text: Corrected रथौघाश्व → रथौघाश्च (misprint in Wikisource; व for च; the critical edition reads rathaughāś ca). The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.19cd and line 2 its 6.52.20ab.

Verse 21 (6.56.21)

संपतन्तो व्यदृश्यन्त निघ्नन्तस्ते परस्परम् । धावतां च रथौघानां निघ्नतां च पृथक् पृथक् ॥

saṃpatanto vyadṛśyanta nighnantaste parasparam | dhāvatāṃ ca rathaughānāṃ nighnatāṃ ca pṛthak pṛthak

were seen charging together and striking at one another. And from the masses of chariots dashing about and killing, each on its own,

Note on the text: Corrected रथोघानां → रथौघानां (misprint in Wikisource; o for au; the critical edition reads rathaughānāṃ). The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.20cd and line 2 its 6.52.21ab.

Verse 22 (6.56.22)

बभूव तुमुलः शब्दो विमिश्रो दुन्दुभिस्वनैः । दिवस्पृङ्नरवीराणां निघ्नतामितरेतरम् । संप्रहारे सुतुमुले तव तेषां च भारत ॥

babhūva tumulaḥ śabdo vimiśro dundubhisvanaiḥ | divaspṛṅnaravīrāṇāṃ nighnatāmitaretaram | saṃprahāre sutumule tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata

a tumultuous roar arose, mingled with the sound of drums and reaching the sky, from the heroes killing one another in that most tumultuous clash of yours and theirs, Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected दिवस्पृङ्वरवीराणां → दिवस्पृङ्नरवीराणां (misprint in Wikisource; the ङ् of दिवस्पृक् can stand only before a nasal, so a dropped न is evident; the critical edition reads divaspṛṅ naravīrāṇāṃ). A three-line verse as the page prints it (22a–c). The automatic alignment missed this verse: line 1 is the critical edition's 6.52.21cd and lines 2–3 its 6.52.22. The critical edition's star passage 6.52.22d*0189 is not in Wikisource.