Sanjaya Describes the Banners of the Warriors

Verse 1 (7.105.1)

ध्वजान्बहुविधाकारान्भ्राजमानानतिश्रिया । पार्थानां मामकानां च तान्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥

dhvajānbahuvidhākārānbhrājamānānatiśriyā | pārthānāṃ māmakānāṃ ca tānmamācakṣva sañjaya

"Describe to me, Sanjaya, the banners of the Parthas and of my own men, of many forms and shining with exceeding splendour."

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Verse 2 (7.105.2)

ध्वजान्बहुविधाकाराञ्शृणु तेषां महात्मनाम् । रूपतो वर्णतश्चैव नामतश्च निबोध मे ॥

dhvajānbahuvidhākārāñśṛṇu teṣāṃ mahātmanām | rūpato varṇataścaiva nāmataśca nibodha me

Listen to the banners of those great men, of many forms; learn from me their shapes, their colours and their names.

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Verse 3 (7.105.3)

तेषां तु रथमुख्यानां रथेषु विविधा ध्वजाः । प्रत्यदृश्यन्त राजेन्द्र ज्वलिता इव पावकाः ॥

teṣāṃ tu rathamukhyānāṃ ratheṣu vividhā dhvajāḥ | pratyadṛśyanta rājendra jvalitā iva pāvakāḥ

On the chariots of those foremost charioteers, O best of kings, the many kinds of banners looked like blazing fires.

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Verse 4 (7.105.4)

काञ्चनाः काञ्चनापीडाः काञ्चनस्रगलङ्कृताः । काञ्चनानीव शृङ्गाणि काञ्चनस्य महागिरेः ॥

kāñcanāḥ kāñcanāpīḍāḥ kāñcanasragalaṅkṛtāḥ | kāñcanānīva śṛṅgāṇi kāñcanasya mahāgireḥ

They were golden, with golden crests, adorned with golden garlands, like the golden peaks of a great golden mountain.

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Verse 5 (7.105.5)

अनेकवर्णा विविधा ध्वजाः परमशोभनाः । ते ध्वजाः संवृतास्तेषां पताकाभिः समन्ततः । नानावर्णविरागाभिः शुशुभुः सर्वतो वृताः ॥

anekavarṇā vividhā dhvajāḥ paramaśobhanāḥ | te dhvajāḥ saṃvṛtāsteṣāṃ patākābhiḥ samantataḥ | nānāvarṇavirāgābhiḥ śuśubhuḥ sarvato vṛtāḥ

Banners of many colours and kinds, supremely beautiful; those banners, hemmed in on every side by their pennants of varied hues, shone, encircled all about.

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Verse 6 (7.105.6)

पताकाश्च ततस्तास्तु श्वसनेन समीरिताः । नृत्यमाना व्यदृश्यन्त रङ्गमध्ये विलासिकाः ॥

patākāśca tatastāstu śvasanena samīritāḥ | nṛtyamānā vyadṛśyanta raṅgamadhye vilāsikāḥ

And those pennants, stirred by the wind, were seen dancing like charming dancers in the middle of a stage.

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Verse 7 (7.105.7)

इन्द्रायुधसवर्णाभाः पताका भरतर्षभ । दोधूयमाना रथिनां शोभयन्ति महारथान् ॥

indrāyudhasavarṇābhāḥ patākā bharatarṣabha | dodhūyamānā rathināṃ śobhayanti mahārathān

Pennants as bright as Indra's bow, O best of the Bharatas, fluttering, adorned the great chariot-warriors on their chariots.

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Verse 8 (7.105.8)

सिंहलाङ्गूल उग्रास्यो ध्वजो वानरलक्षणः । धनञ्जयस्य सङ्ग्रामे प्रत्यदृश्यत भारत ॥

siṃhalāṅgūla ugrāsyo dhvajo vānaralakṣaṇaḥ | dhanañjayasya saṅgrāme pratyadṛśyata bhārata

The banner of Dhananjaya, bearing the sign of an ape with a lion's tail and a fierce face, was seen in the battle, O Bharata.

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Verse 9 (7.105.9)

स वानरध्वजो राजन्पताकाभिरलङ्कृतः । त्रासयामास तत्सैन्यं ध्वजो गाण्डीवधन्वनः ॥

sa vānaradhvajo rājanpatākābhiralaṅkṛtaḥ | trāsayāmāsa tatsainyaṃ dhvajo gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ

That ape-banner, O king, adorned with pennants, the banner of the wielder of the Gandiva, terrified your army.

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Verse 10 (7.105.10)

तथैव सिंहलाङ्गूलं द्रोणपुत्रस्य भारत । ध्वजाग्रं समपश्याम बालसूर्यसमप्रभम् ॥

tathaiva siṃhalāṅgūlaṃ droṇaputrasya bhārata | dhvajāgraṃ samapaśyāma bālasūryasamaprabham

And in the same way, O Bharata, we saw on the banner-top of Drona's son a lion's tail, bright as the young sun.

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Verse 11 (7.105.11)

काञ्चनं पवनोद्धूतं शक्रध्वजसमप्रभम् । नन्दनं कौरवेन्द्राणां द्रौणेर्लक्ष्म समुच्छ्रितम् ॥

kāñcanaṃ pavanoddhūtaṃ śakradhvajasamaprabham | nandanaṃ kauravendrāṇāṃ drauṇerlakṣma samucchritam

Golden, tossed by the wind, bright as Shakra's banner, delighting the Kaurava lords — the raised emblem of Drona's son.

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Verse 12 (7.105.12)

हस्तिकक्ष्या पुनर्हैमी बभूवाधिरथेर्ध्वजः । आहवे खं महाराज ददृशे पूरयन्निव ॥

hastikakṣyā punarhaimī babhūvādhiratherdhvajaḥ | āhave khaṃ mahārāja dadṛśe pūrayanniva

The banner of Adhiratha's son was a golden elephant-rope; in the battle, O great king, it was seen as though filling the sky.

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Verse 13 (7.105.13)

पताकी काञ्चनः स्रग्वी ध्वजः कर्णस्य संयुगे । नृत्यतीव रथोपस्थे श्वसनेन समीरितः ॥

patākī kāñcanaḥ sragvī dhvajaḥ karṇasya saṃyuge | nṛtyatīva rathopasthe śvasanena samīritaḥ

Karna's golden banner in the battle, with its pennant and garland, seemed to dance on the chariot-seat, stirred by the wind.

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Verse 14 (7.105.14)

आचार्यस्य तु पाण्डूनां ब्राह्मणस्य तपस्विनः । गोवृषो गौतमस्यासीत्कृपस्य सुपरिष्कृतः ॥

ācāryasya tu pāṇḍūnāṃ brāhmaṇasya tapasvinaḥ | govṛṣo gautamasyāsītkṛpasya supariṣkṛtaḥ

The banner of the teacher of the Pandavas, the austere brahmin Gautama Kripa, was a finely adorned bull.

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Verse 15 (7.105.15)

स तेन भ्राजते राजन्गोवृषेण महारथः । त्रिपुरघ्नरथो यद्वद्गोवृषेण विराजता ॥

sa tena bhrājate rājangovṛṣeṇa mahārathaḥ | tripuraghnaratho yadvadgovṛṣeṇa virājatā

With that bull, O king, the great chariot-warrior shone, as the chariot of the destroyer of Tripura shone with its gleaming bull.

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Verse 16 (7.105.16)

मयूरो वृषसेनस्य काञ्चनो मणिरत्नवान् । व्याहरिष्यन्निवातिष्ठत्सेनाग्रमुपशोभयन् ॥

mayūro vṛṣasenasya kāñcano maṇiratnavān | vyāhariṣyannivātiṣṭhatsenāgramupaśobhayan

Vrishasena's banner was a golden peacock studded with gems and jewels; it stood as though about to speak, adorning the front of the army.

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Verse 17 (7.105.17)

तेन तस्य रथो भाति मयूरेण महात्मनः । यथा स्कन्दस्य राजेन्द्र मयूरेण विराजता ॥

tena tasya ratho bhāti mayūreṇa mahātmanaḥ | yathā skandasya rājendra mayūreṇa virājatā

With that peacock the chariot of that great man shines, O best of kings, as Skanda's shines with its radiant peacock.

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Verse 18 (7.105.18)

मद्रराजस्य शल्यस्य ध्वजाग्रेऽग्निशिखामिव । सौवर्णीं प्रतिपश्याम सीतामप्रतिमां शुभाम् ॥

madrarājasya śalyasya dhvajāgre'gniśikhāmiva | sauvarṇīṃ pratipaśyāma sītāmapratimāṃ śubhām

On the banner-top of Shalya, king of the Madras, we saw a golden furrow, peerless and beautiful, like a tongue of flame.

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Verse 19 (7.105.19)

सा सीता भ्राजते तस्य रथमास्थाय मारिष । सर्वबीजविरूढेव यथा सीता श्रिया वृता ॥

sā sītā bhrājate tasya rathamāsthāya māriṣa | sarvabījavirūḍheva yathā sītā śriyā vṛtā

That furrow shines on his chariot, O lord, like a furrow clothed in splendour when every seed has sprouted.

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Verse 20 (7.105.20)

वराहः सिन्धुराजस्य राजतोऽभिविराजते । ध्वजाग्रे लोहिताङ्गाभो हेमजालपरिष्कृतः ॥

varāhaḥ sindhurājasya rājato'bhivirājate | dhvajāgre lohitāṅgābho hemajālapariṣkṛtaḥ

A silver boar, the banner of the king of the Sindhus, shines on the banner-top, red-limbed in its lustre and adorned with a golden net.

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Verse 21 (7.105.21)

शुशुभे केतुना तेन राजतेन जयद्रथः । यथा देवासुरे युद्धे पुरा पूषा स्म शोभते ॥

śuśubhe ketunā tena rājatena jayadrathaḥ | yathā devāsure yuddhe purā pūṣā sma śobhate

Jayadratha shone with that silver banner, as Pushan shone long ago in the battle of the gods and asuras.

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Verse 22 (7.105.22)

सौमदत्तेः पुनर्यूपो यज्ञशीलस्य धीमतः । ध्वजः सूर्य इवाभाति सोमश्चात्र प्रदृश्यते ॥

saumadatteḥ punaryūpo yajñaśīlasya dhīmataḥ | dhvajaḥ sūrya ivābhāti somaścātra pradṛśyate

Again, the banner of the wise Saumadatti, devoted to sacrifice, was a sacrificial post; it shines like the sun, and the moon too is seen upon it.

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Verse 23 (7.105.23)

स यूपः काञ्चनो राजन्सौमदत्तेर्विराजते । राजसूये मखश्रेष्ठे यथा यूपः समुच्छ्रितः ॥

sa yūpaḥ kāñcano rājansaumadattervirājate | rājasūye makhaśreṣṭhe yathā yūpaḥ samucchritaḥ

That golden post of Saumadatti, O king, shines like the post set up at a Rajasuya, the best of sacrifices.

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Verse 24 (7.105.24)

शलस्य तु महाराज राजतो द्विरदो महान् । केतुः काञ्चनचित्राङ्गैर्मयूरैरुपशोभितः ॥

śalasya tu mahārāja rājato dvirado mahān | ketuḥ kāñcanacitrāṅgairmayūrairupaśobhitaḥ

Shala's banner, O great king, was a great silver elephant, adorned with peacocks of varied golden limbs.

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Verse 25 (7.105.25)

स केतुः शोभयामास सैन्यं ते भरतर्षभ । यथा श्वेतो महानागो देवराजचमूं तथा ॥

sa ketuḥ śobhayāmāsa sainyaṃ te bharatarṣabha | yathā śveto mahānāgo devarājacamūṃ tathā

That banner adorned your army, O best of the Bharatas, as the great white elephant adorns the host of the king of the gods.

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Verse 26 (7.105.26)

नागो मणिमयो राज्ञो ध्वजः कनकसंवृतः । किङ्किणीशतसंह्रादो भ्राजंश्चित्रो रथोत्तमे ॥

nāgo maṇimayo rājño dhvajaḥ kanakasaṃvṛtaḥ | kiṅkiṇīśatasaṃhrādo bhrājaṃścitro rathottame

The king's banner was a jewelled elephant wrapped in gold, ringing with hundreds of little bells, shining and variegated on his excellent chariot.

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Verse 27 (7.105.27)

व्यभ्राजत भृशं राजन्पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते । ध्वजेन महता सङ्ख्ये कुरूणामृषभस्तदा ॥

vyabhrājata bhṛśaṃ rājanputrastava viśāmpate | dhvajena mahatā saṅkhye kurūṇāmṛṣabhastadā

With that great banner, O king, O lord of the people, your son, the bull of the Kurus, shone greatly then in the battle.

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Verse 28 (7.105.28)

नवैते तव वाहिन्यामुच्छ्रिताः परमध्वजाः । व्यदीपयंस्ते पृतनां युगान्तादित्यसन्निभाः ॥

navaite tava vāhinyāmucchritāḥ paramadhvajāḥ | vyadīpayaṃste pṛtanāṃ yugāntādityasannibhāḥ

These nine supreme banners were raised in your army; they lit up the host, like suns at the end of an age.

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Verse 29 (7.105.29)

दशमस्त्वर्जुनस्यासीदेक एव महाकपिः । अदीप्यतार्जुनो येन हिमवानिव शम्भुना ॥

daśamastvarjunasyāsīdeka eva mahākapiḥ | adīpyatārjuno yena himavāniva śambhunā

The tenth was Arjuna's, the one great ape, by which Arjuna blazed as the Himalaya does with Shambhu.

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Verse 30 (7.105.30)

ततश्चित्राणि शुभ्राणि सुमहान्ति महारथाः । कार्मुकाण्याददुस्तूर्णमर्जुनार्थे परन्तपाः ॥

tataścitrāṇi śubhrāṇi sumahānti mahārathāḥ | kārmukāṇyādadustūrṇamarjunārthe parantapāḥ

Then the great chariot-warriors, tormentors of foes, quickly took up their bright, beautiful, very great bows against Arjuna.

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Verse 31 (7.105.31)

तथैव धनुरायच्छत्पार्थः शत्रुविनाशनः । गाण्डीवं दिव्यकर्मा तद्राजन्दुर्मन्त्रिते तव ॥

tathaiva dhanurāyacchatpārthaḥ śatruvināśanaḥ | gāṇḍīvaṃ divyakarmā tadrājandurmantrite tava

In the same way Partha, destroyer of foes, of divine deeds, strung his Gandiva, O king, through your evil counsel.

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Verse 32 (7.105.32)

तवापराधाद्राजानो निहता बहुशो युधि । नानादिग्भ्यः समाहूताः सहयाः सरथद्विपाः ॥

tavāparādhādrājāno nihatā bahuśo yudhi | nānādigbhyaḥ samāhūtāḥ sahayāḥ sarathadvipāḥ

By your fault, kings have been slain many times over in the battle, summoned from many quarters with their horses, chariots and elephants.

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Verse 33 (7.105.33)

तेषामासीद्व्यतिक्षेपो गर्जतामितरेतरम् । दुर्योधनमुखानां च पाण्डूनामृषभस्य च ॥

teṣāmāsīdvyatikṣepo garjatāmitaretaram | duryodhanamukhānāṃ ca pāṇḍūnāmṛṣabhasya ca

Among them, roaring, there was a mutual clash between those led by Duryodhana and the bull of the Pandavas.

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Verse 34 (7.105.34)

तत्राद्भुतं परं चक्रे कौन्तेयः कृष्णसारथिः । यदेको बहुभिः सार्धं समागच्छदभीतवत् ॥

tatrādbhutaṃ paraṃ cakre kaunteyaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ | yadeko bahubhiḥ sārdhaṃ samāgacchadabhītavat

There Kaunteya, with Krishna as his charioteer, did a supreme marvel: alone, he met many together, fearless.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (verse printed 5-105-34a); the input merged it into a single row. Corrected सार्घं → सार्धं (misprint in Wikisource; घ for ध; CE sārdhaṃ).

Verse 35 (7.105.35)

अशोभत महाबाहुर्गाण्डीवं विक्षिपन्धनुः । जिगीषुस्तान्नरव्याघ्रो जिघांसुश्च जयद्रथम् ॥

aśobhata mahābāhurgāṇḍīvaṃ vikṣipandhanuḥ | jigīṣustānnaravyāghro jighāṃsuśca jayadratham

The mighty-armed one, tiger among men, shone as he drew the Gandiva, wishing to conquer them and to kill Jayadratha.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (verse printed 5-105-35a); the input merged it into a single row.

Verse 36 (7.105.36)

तत्रार्जुनो नरव्याघ्रः शरैर्मुक्तैः सहस्रशः । अदृश्यांस्तावकान्योधान्प्रचक्रे शत्रुतापनः ॥

tatrārjuno naravyāghraḥ śarairmuktaiḥ sahasraśaḥ | adṛśyāṃstāvakānyodhānpracakre śatrutāpanaḥ

There Arjuna, tiger among men, tormentor of foes, with the thousands of arrows he loosed, made your warriors invisible.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (verse printed 5-105-36a); the input merged it into a single row.

Verse 37 (7.105.37)

ततस्तेऽपि नरव्याघ्राः पार्थं सर्वे महारथाः । अदृश्यं समरे चक्रुः सायकौघैः समन्ततः ॥

tataste'pi naravyāghrāḥ pārthaṃ sarve mahārathāḥ | adṛśyaṃ samare cakruḥ sāyakaughaiḥ samantataḥ

Then they too, all those tigers among men, the great chariot-warriors, made Partha invisible in the battle on every side with floods of arrows.

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Verse 38 (7.105.38)

संवृते नरसिंहैस्तु कुरूणामृषभेऽर्जुने । महानासीत्समुद्भूतस्तस्य सैन्यस्य निःस्वनः ॥

saṃvṛte narasiṃhaistu kurūṇāmṛṣabhe'rjune | mahānāsītsamudbhūtastasya sainyasya niḥsvanaḥ

When Arjuna, the bull of the Kurus, was thus shrouded by those lion-like men, a great uproar rose from his army.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (verse printed 5-105-38a); the input merged it into a single row. Corrected कूरूणा → कुरूणा (misprint in Wikisource; long ū in the first syllable; the name is Kuru).