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अश्वत्थामा ययौ यत्तः सिंहलाङ्गूलकेतनः । श्रुतायुश्चित्रसेनश्च पुरुमित्रो विविंशतिः॥६-१७-२१॥
Aśvatthāmā advanced with resolve, bearing a banner marked with a lion’s tail; and with him came Śrutāyu, Citrasena, Purumitra, and Viviṃśati.
english translation
शल्यो भूरिश्रवाश्चैव विकर्णश्च महारथः । एते सप्त महेष्वासा द्रोणपुत्रपुरोगमाः । स्यन्दनैर्वरवर्णाभैर्भीष्मस्यासन्पुरःसराः॥६-१७-२२॥
Śalya, Bhūriśravā, and Vikarṇa the great chariot-warrior—these seven mighty archers, led by Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā), rode before Bhīṣma in chariots of splendid, radiant form.
english translation
तेषामपि महोत्सेधाः शोभयन्तो रथोत्तमान् । भ्राजमाना व्यदृश्यन्त जाम्बूनदमया ध्वजाः॥६-१७-२३॥
Their lofty standards, adorning the finest chariots, were seen blazing forth—wrought of Jāmbūnada gold.
english translation
जाम्बूनदमयी वेदिः कमण्डलुविभूषिता । केतुराचार्यमुख्यस्य द्रोणस्य धनुषा सह॥६-१७-२४॥
Droṇa’s standard—of Jāmbūnada gold—was adorned with a ritual altar (vedi) and a water-pot (kamaṇḍalu), together with his bow, befitting the foremost of teachers.
english translation
अनेकशतसाहस्रमनीकमनुकर्षतः । महान्दुर्योधनस्यासीन्नागो मणिमयो ध्वजः॥६-१७-२५॥
As he drew along a host numbering many hundreds of thousands, Duryodhana’s great standard bore a jeweled elephant.
english translation