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अश्वत्थाम्ने च नकुलं शैब्यं च कृतवर्मणे । सैन्धवाय च वार्ष्णेयं युयुधानमुपादिशत्॥५-१६१-६॥
He assigned Nakula to Aśvatthāman, Śaibya to Kṛtavarman, and Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) of the Vṛṣṇis to the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha).
english translation
शिखण्डिनं च भीष्माय प्रमुखे समकल्पयत् । सहदेवं शकुनये चेकितानं शलाय च॥५-१६१-७॥
He set Śikhaṇḍin in the foremost place against Bhīṣma; he assigned Sahadeva to face Śakuni, and Cekitāna to meet Śalya.
english translation
धृष्टकेतुं च शल्याय गौतमायोत्तमौजसम् । द्रौपदेयांश्च पञ्चभ्यस्त्रिगर्तेभ्यः समादिशत्॥५-१६१-८॥
He assigned Dhṛṣṭaketu to oppose Śalya, and Uttamaujāsa to oppose Gautama; and he ordered the five sons of Draupadī to engage the Trigartas.
english translation
वृषसेनाय सौभद्रं शेषाणां च महीक्षिताम् । समर्थं तं हि मेने वै पार्थादभ्यधिकं रणे॥५-१६१-९॥
To Vṛṣasena he assigned Saubhadra (Abhimanyu), and to the remaining kings as well. For he deemed him fully able—indeed superior to Pārtha (Arjuna) in battle.
english translation
एवं विभज्य योधांस्तान्पृथक्च सह चैव ह । ज्वालावर्णो महेष्वासो द्रोणमंशमकल्पयत्॥५-१६१-१०॥
Thus, having apportioned those fighters—separately and in companies—the great archer, radiant like flame, assigned to Droṇa a specific share of the opposing force to be met.
english translation