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ततः पुनरनीकानि व्ययोजयत बुद्धिमान् । मोहयन्धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणां बुद्धिनिस्रवम्॥५-१९७-११॥

Then the intelligent commander once more arrayed the battle-divisions, thereby confounding the strategic designs of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons.

english translation

द्रौपदेयान्महेष्वासानभिमन्युं च पाण्डवः । नकुलं सहदेवं च सर्वांश्चैव प्रभद्रकान्॥५-१९७-१२॥

The Pāṇḍava also mustered the Draupadeyas—great archers—together with Abhimanyu, and Nakula and Sahadeva, and all the Prabhadrakas as well.

english translation

दश चाश्वसहस्राणि द्विसाहस्रं च दन्तिनः । अयुतं च पदातीनां रथाः पञ्चशतास्तथा॥५-१९७-१३॥

There were ten thousand horses, two thousand elephants, ten thousand infantry, and likewise five hundred chariots.

english translation

भीमसेनं च दुर्धर्षं प्रथमं प्रादिशद्बलम् । मध्यमे तु विराटं च जयत्सेनं च मागधम्॥५-१९७-१४॥

He assigned the first division to the formidable Bhīmasena; and in the middle he placed Virāṭa and Jayatsena of Magadha.

english translation

महारथौ च पाञ्चाल्यौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ । वीर्यवन्तौ महात्मानौ गदाकार्मुकधारिणौ । अन्वयातां ततो मध्ये वासुदेवधनंजयौ॥५-१९७-१५॥

And the two Pāñcāla mahārathas, Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā—powerful, high-minded, bearing mace and bow—were stationed there in the center; then, in the middle, Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya were aligned.

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