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बहूनि च सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । कोट्यश्च लोकवीराणां समेताः कुरुजाङ्गले॥६-५-६॥
Many thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even crores of renowned heroes have assembled in Kuru-jāṅgala.
english translation
देशानां च परीमाणं नगराणां च संजय । श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वेन यत एते समागताः॥६-५-७॥
And, Sañjaya, I wish to hear accurately the extent of the regions and the cities from which these people have assembled.
english translation
दिव्यबुद्धिप्रदीपेन युक्तस्त्वं ज्ञानचक्षुषा । प्रसादात्तस्य विप्रर्षेर्व्यासस्यामिततेजसः॥६-५-८॥
You are endowed with the eye of knowledge, illumined by the lamp of divine intelligence—through the grace of that brahmarṣi Vyāsa, of immeasurable radiance.
english translation
संजय उवाच । यथाप्रज्ञं महाप्राज्ञ भौमान्वक्ष्यामि ते गुणान् । शास्त्रचक्षुरवेक्षस्व नमस्ते भरतर्षभ॥६-५-९॥
Sañjaya said: O greatly wise one, I shall describe to you—according to my understanding—the qualities of the terrestrial realm. Consider them with the eye of śāstra. Homage to you, O bull among the Bharatas.
english translation
द्विविधानीह भूतानि त्रसानि स्थावराणि च । त्रसानां त्रिविधा योनिरण्डस्वेदजरायुजाः॥६-५-१०॥
Beings here are of two kinds: the mobile and the immobile. Among the mobile, the modes of birth are three: egg-born, sweat/moisture-born, and womb-born.
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