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ततो रणायाभिमुखी प्रयाता प्रत्यर्जुनं शांतनवाभिगुप्ता । सेना महोग्रा सहसा कुरूणां वेगो यथा भीम इवापगायाः॥६-५६-६॥
Then the Kuru force—most formidable and guarded by the Śāṃtanava—moved swiftly toward battle, advancing against Arjuna like the mighty surge of a great river.
english translation
तं व्यालनानाविधगूढसारं गजाश्वपादातरथौघपक्षम् । व्यूहं महामेघसमं महात्मा ददर्श दूरात्कपिराजकेतुः॥६-५६-७॥
From afar, the great-souled Kapirāja-ketu—Arjuna bearing the monkey-banner—beheld that battle-array: dense with hidden strength, its wings formed by masses of elephants, horses, infantry, and chariots, resembling a great cloud.
english translation
स निर्ययौ केतुमता रथेन नरर्षभः श्वेतहयेन वीरः । वरूथिना सैन्यमुखे महात्मा वधे धृतः सर्वसपत्नयूनाम्॥६-५६-८॥
That hero, a bull among men, set forth in his bannered chariot drawn by white horses; with his protector beside him, the great-souled one stood at the army’s front, resolved to quell and break all rival warriors.
english translation
सूपस्करं सोत्तरबन्धुरेषं यत्तं यदूनामृषभेण संख्ये । कपिध्वजं प्रेक्ष्य विषेदुराजौ सहैव पुत्रैस्तव कौरवेयाः॥६-५६-९॥
Seeing in the fray that well-appointed chariot—well-yoked and well-harnessed—driven by the bull among the Yadus and bearing the monkey-banner, your Kaurava sons, with their sons, grew despondent upon the field.
english translation
प्रकर्षता गुप्तमुदायुधेन किरीटिना लोकमहारथेन । तं व्यूहराजं ददृशुस्त्वदीयाश्चतुश्चतुर्व्यालसहस्रकीर्णम्॥६-५६-१०॥
Your men beheld that “king of formations” being drawn forward by the crowned, world-renowned great chariot-warrior; weapons held ready and well-guarded, it was densely packed on every side with thousands upon thousands of formidable units.
english translation