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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच । एवं व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु मामकेष्वितरेषु च । के पूर्वं प्राहरंस्तत्र कुरवः पाण्डवास्तथा॥६-४२-१॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: When the armies of my side and those of the others were thus arrayed, who struck the first blow there—the Kauravas or the Pāṇḍavas?
english translation
संजय उवाच । भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजन्पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव । भीष्मं प्रमुखतः कृत्वा प्रययौ सह सेनया॥६-४२-२॥
Sañjaya said: O King, your son Duryodhana, accompanied by his brothers and placing Bhīṣma at the forefront, advanced with the army.
english translation
तथैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे भीमसेनपुरोगमाः । भीष्मेण युद्धमिच्छन्तः प्रययुर्हृष्टमानसाः॥६-४२-३॥
In the same way, all the Pāṇḍavas—Bhīmasena at their head—advanced with uplifted hearts, seeking battle with Bhīṣma.
english translation
क्ष्वेडाः किलकिलाशब्दाः क्रकचा गोविषाणिकाः । भेरीमृदङ्गमुरजा हयकुञ्जरनिस्वनाः॥६-४२-४॥
There arose kṣveḍa-calls and piercing cries, the sounds of krakaca-instruments and cow-horns, along with bhērī-kettledrums, mṛdaṅgas, and murajas, and the resounding of horses and elephants.
english translation
उभयोः सेनयो राजंस्ततस्तेऽस्मान्समाद्रवन् । वयं प्रतिनदन्तश्च तदासीत्तुमुलं महत्॥६-४२-५॥
O King, then the forces of both armies surged toward us; and as we answered with counter-cries, a great tumult arose.
english translation