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Mahābhārata • Parva 5 (Udyogaparva) • Adhyāya 56

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 56

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 56

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 56 of the classical Mahābhārata with 61 verses.

Total: 61 Verses • Citations: MBh 5.56.1–61 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
कांस्तत्र संजयापश्यः प्रत्यर्थेन समागतान् । ये योत्स्यन्ते पाण्डवार्थे पुत्रस्य मम वाहिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said Whom have you, O Sanjaya, seen there coming out of love and who will fight with the army of my sons on behalf of the sons of Pandu?
मुख्यमन्धकवृष्णीनामपश्यं कृष्णमागतम् । चेकितानं च तत्रैव युयुधानं च सात्यकिम् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said The chief of the Andhakas and Vrishnis, Krishna have I seen come there; as also Chekitana, Yuyudhana and Satyaki.
पृथगक्षौहिणीभ्यां तौ पाण्डवानभिसंश्रितौ । महारथौ समाख्यातावुभौ पुरुषमानिनौ ॥
English Translation
The two famous and great car-warriors, proud among men, each with a separate Akshauhini of soldiers, have gone to the side of the Pandavas.
अक्षौहिण्याथ पाञ्चाल्यो दशभिस्तनयैर्वृतः । सत्यजित्प्रमुखैर्वीरैर्धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमैः ॥
English Translation
And the king of the Panchalas Drupada, surrounded by his ten heroic sons, headed by Dhrishtadyumna, with an Akshauhini.
द्रुपदो वर्धयन्मानं शिखण्डिपरिपालितः । उपायात्सर्वसैन्यानां प्रतिच्छाद्य तदा वपुः ॥
English Translation
And protected by Shikhandin has joined them after well protecting the limbs of his soldiers, enhancing the honour of the Pandavas.
विराटः सह पुत्राभ्यां शङ्खेनैवोत्तरेण च । सूर्यदत्तादिभिर्वीरैर्मदिराश्वपुरोगमैः ॥
English Translation
Virata, too, with his two sons Shankha and Uttara and with the heroes Suryadatta and others headed by Madiraksha and with his brother and sons, surrounded by an Akshauhini of troops, has joined the son of Pritha.
सहितः पृथिवीपालो भ्रातृभिस्तनयैस्तथा । अक्षौहिण्यैव सैन्यस्य वृतः पार्थं समाश्रितः ॥
English Translation
Virata, too, with his two sons Shankha and Uttara and with the heroes Suryadatta and others headed by Madiraksha and with his brother and sons, surrounded by an Akshauhini of troops, has joined the son of Pritha.
जारासंधिर्मागधश्च धृष्टकेतुश्च चेदिराट् । पृथक्पृथगनुप्राप्तौ पृथगक्षौहिणीवृतौ ॥
English Translation
The king of Magadha, the of Jarasandha, too and Dhrishtaketu, the king of the Chedis-these two have come separately each surrounded by an Akshauhini.
केकया भ्रातरः पञ्च सर्वे लोहितकध्वजाः । अक्षौहिणीपरिवृताः पाण्डवानभिसंश्रिताः ॥
English Translation
The five brothers of Kaikeya, all having red flags, surrounded by an Akshauhini, have joined the sons of Pandu.
एतानेतावतस्तत्र यानपश्यं समागतान् । ये पाण्डवार्थे योत्स्यन्ति धार्तराष्ट्रस्य वाहिनीम् ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said Whom have you, O Sanjaya, seen there coming out of love and who will fight with the army of my sons on behalf of the sons of Pandu?
यो वेद मानुषं व्यूहं दैवं गान्धर्वमासुरम् । स तस्य सेनाप्रमुखे धृष्टद्युम्नो महामनाः ॥
English Translation
He, who is acquainted with the human system of fight, is celestial and is followed by the Gandharvas and by the Asuras that great car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna, is at the head of that army.
भीष्मः शांतनवो राजन्भागः कॢप्तः शिखण्डिनः । तं विराटोऽनु संयाता सह मत्स्यैः प्रहारिभिः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, O king, has been reserved as the share of Shikhandin. Virata will help him (the latter) along with the soldiers from Matsya.
ज्येष्ठस्य पाण्डुपुत्रस्य भागो मद्राधिपो बली । तौ तु तत्राब्रुवन्केचिद्विषमौ नो मताविति ॥
English Translation
The ruler of the Madras, endued with strength, has been reserved as the share of the eldest son of Pandu, through somebody in their party said that he was of opinion that the two did match very well.
दुर्योधनः सहसुतः सार्धं भ्रातृशतेन च । प्राच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्याश्च भीमसेनस्य भागतः ॥
English Translation
Duryodhana with his son and his hundred brothers and the soldiers coming from the castern and southern countries have fallen to the share of Bhimasena.
अर्जुनस्य तु भागेन कर्णो वैकर्तनो मतः । अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सैन्धवश्च जयद्रथः ॥
English Translation
Arjuna has for his share Karna the son of Vikartana, Ashvathaman, Vikarna and the king of Sindhu Jayadratha.
अशक्याश्चैव ये केचित्पृथिव्यां शूरमानिनः । सर्वांस्तानर्जुनः पार्थः कल्पयामास भागतः ॥
English Translation
Whoever there is in this world who boasts that he is invincible. Arjuna, the son Pritha, has accepted all of them also as his share.
महेष्वासा राजपुत्रा भ्रातरः पञ्च केकयाः । केकयानेव भागेन कृत्वा योत्स्यन्ति संयुगे ॥
English Translation
The great bowmen, the five Kaikeya princes, brothers to one another, taking the Kaikeya warriors (on the Kurus side) for his share, will fight in the battle. same sons
तेषामेव कृतो भागो मालवाः शाल्वकेकयाः । त्रिगर्तानां च द्वौ मुख्यौ यौ तौ संशप्तकाविति ॥
English Translation
In their share have also fallen the Malavas, the Shalvakas and the two foremost of the Trigartas, who have resolved to win or to die.
दुर्योधनसुताः सर्वे तथा दुःशासनस्य च । सौभद्रेण कृतो भागो राजा चैव बृहद्बलः ॥
English Translation
In the way all the sons of Duryodhana and Dushasana have been accepted by the son of Subhadra as his share, as also the king Brihadbala.
द्रौपदेया महेष्वासाः सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः । धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा द्रोणमभियास्यन्ति भारत ॥
English Translation
The mighty bowmen, the of Draupadi, having their flag ornamented with gold, with Dhrishtadyumna at their head, will fight with Drona, O Bharata.
चेकितानः सोमदत्तं द्वैरथे योद्धुमिच्छति । भोजं तु कृतवर्माणं युयुधानो युयुत्सति ॥
English Translation
Chekitana desires to fight with Somadatta in single combat, each seated on his own car; and Yuyudhana is desirous of fighting against Kritavarma of the Bhoja tribe.
सहदेवस्तु माद्रेयः शूरः संक्रन्दनो युधि । स्वमंशं कल्पयामास श्यालं ते सुबलात्मजम् ॥
English Translation
The son of Madri, the hero Sahadeva, who makes loud roars in battle, has accepted as his own share your brother the son of Subala.
उलूकं चापि कैतव्यं ये च सारस्वता गणाः । नकुलः कल्पयामास भागं माद्रवतीसुतः ॥
English Translation
Uluka, the deceitful one and hordes of Sarasvata tribes have been accepted by Nakula, the son of Madravati; as his own share.
ये चान्ये पार्थिवा राजन्प्रत्युद्यास्यन्ति संयुगे । समाह्वानेन तांश्चापि पाण्डुपुत्रा अकल्पयन् ॥
English Translation
The other rulers, too, Oking, who will fight in the battle, have been assigned to the share of some one on their side by the sons of Pandu.
एवमेषामनीकानि प्रविभक्तानि भागशः । यत्ते कार्यं सपुत्रस्य क्रियतां तदकालिकम् ॥
English Translation
In this way has this army been divided into batches. Do whatever is to be done by you, along with your son, speedily.
न सन्ति सर्वे पुत्रा मे मूढा दुर्द्यूतदेविनः । येषां युद्धं बलवता भीमेन रणमूर्धनि ॥
English Translation
Dhritarashtra said All my foolish sons, those addicted to the wicked dice who have taken it in their hand to fight with the powerful Bhima, have ceased to exist already.
राजानः पार्थिवाः सर्वे प्रोक्षिताः कालधर्मणा । गाण्डीवाग्निं प्रवेक्ष्यन्ति पतङ्गा इव पावकम् ॥
English Translation
The kings and the rulers, too, all consecrated by the king of death himself shall enter the Gandiva bow as moths fall on fire.
विद्रुतां वाहिनीं मन्ये कृतवैरैर्महात्मभिः । तां रणे केऽनुयास्यन्ति प्रभग्नां पाण्डवैर्युधि ॥
English Translation
I see in my mind my army already routed by these large minded ones, whom I converted into enemies, who will follow them to battle, who have been routed by the Pandavas in fight.
सर्वे ह्यतिरथाः शूराः कीर्तिमन्तः प्रतापिनः । सूर्यपावकयोस्तुल्यास्तेजसा समितिंजयाः ॥
English Translation
All of them are extremely good carwarriors, heroes, famous and powerful having might like that of the sun or fire and victorious in battle.
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