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dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ।
dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ ।
māmakāḥ(f) pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata sañjaya
Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Sañjaya what his sons and the Pāṇḍavas, assembled in holy Kurukṣetra and eager to fight, did.
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sañjaya uvāca ।
dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ(v̐) vyūḍhaṁ(n) duryodhanastadā ।
ācāryamupasaṅgamya rājā vacanamabravīt
Sañjaya said that King Duryodhana, seeing the Pāṇḍava army tactically arranged, approached Droṇācārya and spoke.
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paśyaitāṁ pāṇḍuputrāṇām ācārya mahatīṁ(ñ) camūm ।
vyūḍhāṁ(n) drupadaputreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā
Duryodhana asks Droṇācārya to look at the vast Pāṇḍava army arranged by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Drupada’s son and Droṇa’s own clever disciple.
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atra śūrā maheṣvāsā(ḥ) bhīmārjunasamā yudhi ।
yuyudhāno virāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ
Duryodhana says that in the Pāṇḍava army there are many brave, powerful archers equal to Bhīma and Arjuna in battle, including Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa, and Drupada.
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dhṛṣṭaketuścekitānaḥ(kh) kāśirājaśca vīryavān ।
purujitkuntibhojaśca śaibyaśca narapuṅgavaḥ
Duryodhana continues naming powerful Pāṇḍava-side warriors: Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, the mighty king of Kāśī, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Śaibya, the best among men.
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yudhāmanyuśca vikrānta uttamaujāśca vīryavān ।
saubhadro draupadeyāśca sarva eva mahārathāḥ
Duryodhana continues naming powerful Pāṇḍava-side warriors: the mighty Yudhāmanyu, the valiant Uttamaujā, Abhimanyu the son of Subhadrā, and the sons of Draupadī — all of them great warriors.
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asmākaṁ(n) tu viśiṣṭā ye tānnibodha dvijottama ।
nāyakā mama sainyasya saṁjñārthaṁ(n) tānbravīmi te
Duryodhana tells Droṇācārya, “O best among brāhmaṇas, now know the prominent leaders of my army; I shall mention them to you for your information.”
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bhavānbhīṣmaśca karṇaśca kṛpaśca samitiñjayaḥ ।
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca saumadattistathaiva ca
Duryodhana names the powerful leaders on his side: Droṇa himself, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Kṛpa the undefeated warrior, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa, and Saumadatti.
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anye ca bahavaḥ(sh) śūrā(ḥ) madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ ।
nānāśastrapraharaṇāḥ(s) sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ
Duryodhana says that many other brave warriors are also ready to give up their lives for his sake, equipped with many kinds of weapons and missiles, and skilled in warfare.
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aparyāptaṁ(n) tadasmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam ।
paryāptaṁ(n) tvidameteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam
Duryodhana says that his army, though protected by Bhīṣma, is insufficient, while the Pāṇḍava army, protected by Bhīma, is more than sufficient to defeat them.
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ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgamavasthitāḥ ।
bhīṣmamevābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ(s) sarva eva hi
Duryodhana instructs all the warriors stationed at their assigned positions to protect Bhīṣma alone from every side.
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tasya sañjanayanharṣaṁ(ṅ) kuruvṛddhaḥ(f) pitāmahaḥ ।
siṁhanādaṁ(v̐) vinadyoccaiḥ(sh) śaṅkhaṁ(n) dadhmau pratāpavān
The powerful Bhīṣma, the grandsire and eldest of the Kurus, generated enthusiasm in Duryodhana by roaring loudly like a lion and blowing his conch.
Open shloka /kids/chapter/1/verse/12tataḥ(sh) śaṅkhāśca bheryaśca paṇavānakagomukhāḥ ।
sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdastumulo'bhavat
Thereafter, conches, kettledrums, drums, and horns were immediately sounded together, and that sound became tumultuous.
Open shloka /kids/chapter/1/verse/13tataḥ(sh) śvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau ।
mādhavaḥ(f) pāṇḍavaścaiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ
Thereafter, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, seated in the great chariot yoked with white horses, blew their divine conches.
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pauṇḍraṁ(n) dadhmau mahāśaṅkhaṁ bhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ
Hṛṣīkeśa Kṛṣṇa blew Pāñcajanya, Dhanañjaya Arjuna blew Devadatta, and Bhīma, the terrible-doer and wolf-bellied one, blew the great conch Pauṇḍra.
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