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साग्रं शतसहस्रं तु नागानां तव भारत । नागे नागे रथशतं शतं चाश्वा रथे रथे॥६-२०-१६॥
O Bhārata, you have a little over one hundred thousand war-elephants. For each elephant there are a hundred chariots, and for each chariot a hundred horses.
english translation
अश्वेऽश्वे दश धानुष्का धानुष्के दश चर्मिणः । एवं व्यूढान्यनीकानि भीष्मेण तव भारत॥६-२०-१७॥
For each horse there were ten archers, and for each archer ten shield-bearers. Thus, O Bhārata, were your divisions arrayed by Bhīṣma.
english translation
अव्यूहन्मानुषं व्यूहं दैवं गान्धर्वमासुरम् । दिवसे दिवसे प्राप्ते भीष्मः शांतनवोऽग्रणीः॥६-२०-१८॥
As each day arrived, Bhīṣma Śāṃtanava, the foremost leader, arranged formations—human, divine, gandharva-like, and āsura-like.
english translation
महारथौघविपुलः समुद्र इव पर्वणि । भीष्मेण धार्तराष्ट्राणां व्यूहः प्रत्यङ्मुखो युधि॥६-२०-१९॥
Vast with hosts of great chariot-warriors, like the ocean at the time of full tide, the Dhārtarāṣṭra formation—arranged by Bhīṣma—stood in battle facing the opposing side.
english translation
अनन्तरूपा ध्वजिनी त्वदीया नरेन्द्र भीमा न तु पाण्डवानाम् । तां त्वेव मन्ये बृहतीं दुष्प्रधृष्यां यस्या नेतारौ केशवश्चार्जुनश्च॥६-२०-२०॥
Your army, O king, is of countless forms and formidable—unlike that of the Pāṇḍavas. Yet I consider that force to be the truly great and difficult to overcome, for its leaders are Keśava and Arjuna.
english translation