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संजय उवाच । उलूकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । सेनां निर्यापयामास धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाम्॥५-१६१-१॥
Sañjaya said: Having heard Ulūka’s words, Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī, set the army in motion, with Dhṛṣṭadyumna at its head.
english translation
पदातिनीं नागवतीं रथिनीमश्ववृन्दिनीम् । चतुर्विधबलां भीमामकम्प्यां पृथिवीमिव॥५-१६१-२॥
It was an army of infantry, elephants, chariots, and masses of horses—fourfold in its forces—formidable and unshakable, like the earth itself.
english translation
भीमसेनादिभिर्गुप्तां सार्जुनैश्च महारथैः । धृष्टद्युम्नवशां दुर्गां सागरस्तिमितोपमाम्॥५-१६१-३॥
Protected by Bhīmasena and others, and by great chariot-warriors including Arjuna, it stood under Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s command—hard to penetrate, like the ocean’s stillness.
english translation
तस्यास्त्वग्रे महेष्वासः पाञ्चाल्यो युद्धदुर्मदः । द्रोणप्रेप्सुरनीकानि धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रकर्षति॥५-१६१-४॥
At its front, Dhṛṣṭadyumna of Pāñcāla—an eminent archer, fiercely driven for battle—pressed the divisions forward, seeking to confront Droṇa.
english translation
यथाबलं यथोत्साहं रथिनः समुपादिशत् । अर्जुनं सूतपुत्राय भीमं दुर्योधनाय च॥५-१६१-५॥
He assigned the chariot-warriors according to their strength and resolve: Arjuna to the Sūta’s son (Karna), and Bhīma to Duryodhana.
english translation