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ध्वजा बहुविधाकारास्तावकानां नराधिप । काञ्चनाङ्गदिनो रेजुर्ज्वलिता इव पावकाः॥६-१८-६॥
O ruler of men, the many-shaped banners of your forces, fitted with golden ornaments, shone like fires ablaze.
english translation
स्वेषां चैव परेषां च समदृश्यन्त भारत । महेन्द्रकेतवः शुभ्रा महेन्द्रसदनेष्विव॥६-१८-७॥
O Bhārata, the bright standards of both their own side and the opposing side appeared alike—like the banners in the hall of Mahendra (Indra).
english translation
काञ्चनैः कवचैर्वीरा ज्वलनार्कसमप्रभैः । संनद्धाः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त ग्रहाः प्रज्वलिता इव॥६-१८-८॥
The warriors, clad in golden cuirasses whose radiance rivaled fire and the sun, appeared fully armed—like luminous celestial bodies set ablaze.
english translation
उद्यतैरायुधैश्चित्रैस्तलबद्धाः पताकिनः । ऋषभाक्षा महेष्वासाश्चमूमुखगता बभुः॥६-१८-९॥
With varied weapons held aloft, bearing standards and banners, bull-eyed great archers took their station at the army’s front.
english translation
पृष्ठगोपास्तु भीष्मस्य पुत्रास्तव नराधिप । दुःशासनो दुर्विषहो दुर्मुखो दुःसहस्तथा॥६-१८-१०॥
O king, your sons served as Bhīṣma’s rear-guard protectors—Duḥśāsana, Durviṣaha, Durmukha, and likewise Duḥsaha.
english translation