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वैशंपायन उवाच । ततः सेनापतिं चक्रे विधिवद्भूरिदक्षिणम् । धृतराष्ट्रात्मजो भीष्मं सोऽभिषिक्तो व्यरोचत॥५-१५३-२६॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son, in due form, appointed Bhīṣma commander of the army, bestowing abundant honors and gifts. Consecrated, Bhīṣma shone with distinction.
english translation
ततो भेरीश्च शङ्खांश्च शतशश्चैव पुष्करान् । वादयामासुरव्यग्राः पुरुषा राजशासनात्॥५-१५३-२७॥
Then, at the king’s command, men without hesitation sounded the bherī-kettledrums, the conches (śaṅkhas), and hundreds of puṣkara-drums.
english translation
सिंहनादाश्च विविधा वाहनानां च निस्वनाः । प्रादुरासन्ननभ्रे च वर्षं रुधिरकर्दमम्॥५-१५३-२८॥
Then arose various lion-like roars and the rumbling of vehicles; and though the sky was cloudless, there appeared a rain of mud tinged like blood.
english translation
निर्घाताः पृथिवीकम्पा गजबृंहितनिस्वनाः । आसंश्च सर्वयोधानां पातयन्तो मनांस्युत॥५-१५३-२९॥
There were thunderous crashes, tremors of the earth, and sounds like the trumpeting of elephants—omens that unsettled the minds of all combatants.
english translation
वाचश्चाप्यशरीरिण्यो दिवश्चोल्काः प्रपेदिरे । शिवाश्च भयवेदिन्यो नेदुर्दीप्तस्वरा भृशम्॥५-१५३-३०॥
Disembodied voices were heard, and fiery meteors fell from the sky. Jackals, sensing danger, cried out loudly with piercing calls.
english translation