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Mahabharat

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इतश्चेतश्च सर्वेषां भूमिपानां महात्मनाम् । तिस्रोऽन्याः समवर्तन्त वाहिन्यो भरतर्षभ॥५-१९-२६॥

From various directions, for all those great-souled rulers, three other divisions of troops also assembled, O bull of the Bharatas.

english translation

एवमेकादशावृत्ताः सेना दुर्योधनस्य ताः । युयुत्समानाः कौन्तेयान्नानाध्वजसमाकुलाः॥५-१९-२७॥

Thus Duryodhana’s forces—arrayed in eleven divisions—stood ready for strategic engagement against the sons of Kuntī, thronged with banners of many kinds.

english translation

न हास्तिनपुरे राजन्नवकाशोऽभवत्तदा । राज्ञां सबलमुख्यानां प्राधान्येनापि भारत॥५-१९-२८॥

O King, at that time there was no space in Hāstinapura—even for the foremost rulers who had arrived with their forces, despite their rank, O Bhārata.

english translation

ततः पञ्चनदं चैव कृत्स्नं च कुरुजाङ्गलम् । तथा रोहितकारण्यं मरुभूमिश्च केवला॥५-१९-२९॥

Then the entire Pañcanada region, the whole of Kuru-jāṅgala, as well as the Rohitaka forest and the desert tract in its entirety, became involved in the mustering.

english translation

अहिच्छत्रं कालकूटं गङ्गाकूलं च भारत । वारणा वाटधानं च यामुनश्चैव पर्वतः॥५-१९-३०॥

Ahicchatra, Kālākūṭa, and the banks of the Gaṅgā, O Bhārata; Vāraṇā, Vāṭadhāna, and also the Yāmuna mountain region were likewise drawn into the mobilization.

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