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Mahabharat

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वैशंपायन उवाच । व्युषितायां रजन्यां तु राजा दुर्योधनस्ततः । व्यभजत्तान्यनीकानि दश चैकं च भारत॥५-१५२-१॥

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: When the night had passed, King Duryodhana then apportioned those formations into eleven divisions, O Bhārata.

english translation

नरहस्तिरथाश्वानां सारं मध्यं च फल्गु च । सर्वेष्वेतेष्वनीकेषु संदिदेश महीपतिः॥५-१५२-२॥

Of infantry, elephants, chariots, and horses, the ruler assigned the best, the middling, and the lighter elements across all these divisions.

english translation

सानुकर्षाः सतूणीराः सवरूथाः सतोमराः । सोपासङ्गाः सशक्तीकाः सनिषङ्गाः सपोथिकाः॥५-१५२-३॥

They were equipped with bow-strings, quivers, protective coverings, and javelins; with side-arms, spears, swords, and auxiliary gear.

english translation

सध्वजाः सपताकाश्च सशरासनतोमराः । रज्जुभिश्च विचित्राभिः सपाशाः सपरिस्तराः॥५-१५२-४॥

They bore standards and banners, bows and javelins; and also varied ropes, nooses, and the necessary camp furnishings.

english translation

सकचग्रहविक्षेपाः सतैलगुडवालुकाः । साशीविषघटाः सर्वे ससर्जरसपांसवः॥५-१५२-५॥

All were furnished with devices for seizing and casting, with oil, molasses, and sand; with jars containing venomous serpents, and with materials such as resin and dust for dispersal.

english translation