Dhrishtadyumna Assigns the Pandava Warriors

Verse 1 (5.164.1)

उलूकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । सेनां निर्यापयामास धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाम् ॥

ulūkasya vacaḥ śrutvā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | senāṃ niryāpayāmāsa dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamām

Having heard Uluka's words, Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, led out his army with Dhrishtadyumna at its head —

Note on the text: Corrected वृत्तः → वचः (misprint in Wikisource; a nominative that has no place as the object of श्रुत्वा; the critical edition reads vacaḥ). Corrected नियापयामास → निर्यापयामास (misprint in Wikisource; dropped repha; the critical edition reads niryāpayām āsa).

Verse 2 (5.164.2)

पदातिनीं नागवतीं रथिनीमश्वबृन्दिनीम् । चतुर्विधबलां भीमामकम्पां पृथिवीमिव ॥

padātinīṃ nāgavatīṃ rathinīmaśvabṛndinīm | caturvidhabalāṃ bhīmāmakampāṃ pṛthivīmiva

an army of foot soldiers, elephants, chariots and troops of horse, a formidable fourfold force, unshakeable as the earth;

Verse 3 (5.164.3)

भीमसेनादिभिर्गुप्तां सार्जुनैश्च महारथैः । धृष्टद्युम्नवशां दुर्गां सागरस्तिमितोपमाम् ॥

bhīmasenādibhirguptāṃ sārjunaiśca mahārathaiḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnavaśāṃ durgāṃ sāgarastimitopamām

guarded by Bhimasena and the other great chariot-warriors, Arjuna among them; under Dhrishtadyumna's command, hard to assail, like the still and boundless ocean.

Verse 4 (5.164.4)

तस्यास्त्वग्रे महेष्वासः पाञ्चाल्यो युद्धदुर्मदः । द्रोणप्रेप्सुरनीकानि धृष्टद्युम्नो व्यकर्षत ॥

tasyāstvagre maheṣvāsaḥ pāñcālyo yuddhadurmadaḥ | droṇaprepsuranīkāni dhṛṣṭadyumno vyakarṣata

At its head the great archer of the Panchalas, Dhrishtadyumna, fierce in battle and eager to meet Drona, drew the divisions forward.

Verse 5 (5.164.5)

यथाबलं यथोत्साहं रथिनः समुपादिशत् । अर्जुनं सूतपुत्राय भीमं दुर्योधनाय च ॥

yathābalaṃ yathotsāhaṃ rathinaḥ samupādiśat | arjunaṃ sūtaputrāya bhīmaṃ duryodhanāya ca

He assigned the chariot-warriors according to their strength and their ardour: Arjuna against the son of the charioteer, and Bhima against Duryodhana;

Verse 6 (5.164.6)

धृष्टकेतुं च शल्याय गौतमायोत्तमौजसम् । अश्वत्थाम्ने च नकुलं शैब्यं च कृतवर्मणे ॥

dhṛṣṭaketuṃ ca śalyāya gautamāyottamaujasam | aśvatthāmne ca nakulaṃ śaibyaṃ ca kṛtavarmaṇe

Dhrishtaketu against Shalya, and Uttamaujas against Gautama (Kripa); Nakula against Ashvatthaman, and Shaibya against Kritavarman;

Note on the text: Corrected अश्वात्थाम्ने → अश्वत्थाम्ने (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads aśvatthāmne). The automatic alignment left this verse unmatched: the first line is CE 5.161.8ab and the second CE 5.161.6ab; the vulgate lists these pairings in a different order.

Verse 7 (5.164.7)

सैन्धवाय च वार्ष्णेयं युयुधानं समादिशत् । शिखण्डिनं च भीष्माय प्रमुखे समकल्पयत् ॥

saindhavāya ca vārṣṇeyaṃ yuyudhānaṃ samādiśat | śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca bhīṣmāya pramukhe samakalpayat

he assigned Yuyudhana of the Vrishnis against the king of the Sindhus, and set Shikhandi in the forefront against Bhishma;

Note on the text: The automatic alignment left this verse unmatched: the first line is CE 5.161.6cd (reading समादिशत् for upādiśat) and the second CE 5.161.7ab.

Verse 8 (5.164.8)

सहदेवं शकुनये चेकितानं शलाय वै । द्रौपदेयांस्तथा पञ्च त्रिगर्तेभ्यः समादिशत् ॥

sahadevaṃ śakunaye cekitānaṃ śalāya vai | draupadeyāṃstathā pañca trigartebhyaḥ samādiśat

Sahadeva against Shakuni, Chekitana against Shala, and the five sons of Draupadi against the Trigartas;

Note on the text: The automatic alignment left this verse unmatched: the first line is CE 5.161.7cd (reading वै for ca) and the second CE 5.161.8cd (reading तथा पञ्च for ca pañcabhyas).

Verse 9 (5.164.9)

वृषसेनाय सौभद्रं शेषाणां च महीक्षिताम् । स समर्थं हि तं मेने पार्थादभ्यधिकं रणे ॥

vṛṣasenāya saubhadraṃ śeṣāṇāṃ ca mahīkṣitām | sa samarthaṃ hi taṃ mene pārthādabhyadhikaṃ raṇe

and Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) against Vrishasena and the remaining kings, for he thought him capable — even greater than Partha in battle.

Verse 10 (5.164.10)

एवं विभज्य योधांस्तान्पृथक्च सह चैव ह । ज्वालावर्णो महेष्वासो द्रोणमंशमकल्पयत् ॥

evaṃ vibhajya yodhāṃstānpṛthakca saha caiva ha | jvālāvarṇo maheṣvāso droṇamaṃśamakalpayat

Having thus divided the warriors, singly and in groups, the great archer of flaming hue took Drona as his own share.

Note on the text: Corrected पृथक्व → पृथक्च (misprint in Wikisource; व for च; the critical edition reads pṛthak ca).

Verse 11 (5.164.11)

धृष्टद्युम्नो महेष्वासः सेनापतिपतिस्ततः । विधिवद्व्यूह्य मेधावी युद्धाय धृतमानसः ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumno maheṣvāsaḥ senāpatipatistataḥ | vidhivadvyūhya medhāvī yuddhāya dhṛtamānasaḥ

Then Dhrishtadyumna, the great archer, commander over the commanders, wise and resolved on battle, arrayed the troops according to rule

Verse 12 (5.164.12)

यथोद्दिष्टानि सैन्यानि पाण्डवानामयोजयत् । जयाय पाण्डुपुत्राणां यत्तस्तस्थौ रणाजिरे ॥

yathoddiṣṭāni sainyāni pāṇḍavānāmayojayat | jayāya pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ yattastasthau raṇājire

and yoked the armies of the Pandavas as they had been assigned; and he stood on the field of battle, ready, for the victory of Pandu's sons.