रथातिरथ-संख्यान पर्व — रथियों और अतिरथियों की गणना

Bhishma said Rochamana, O great king, is a Maharatha on the side of the Pandavas and in the battle he will fight with the inimical hosts like a god, O Bharata.

The conqueror of enemies, Kuntibhoja, that great bowman, endued with great strength, the maternal uncle of Bhimasena too, is an Atiratha, in my opinion.

This hero is a great bowman, is skillful and experienced and can fight with diverse weapons; he is capable too, and in my opinion the foremost of Rathas.

He will fight, showing his prowess like Indra with the Danavas and those who are soldiers under him are well known names and are all well versed in the science of warfare.

For the sake of his nephew the hero will do great deeds in the battle for he is ever on the side of the Pandavas and devoted to their interests.

That lord of the Rakshasas, the son of Bhimasena, born of Hidimba, is endued with great powers of illusion and in my opinion is a commander of leaders of groups of chariots.

The one who has powers of illusions, will fight, my dear son, in battle for he is fond of weapons. Those Rakshasas, too, who follow him, are heroes.

These and many other lords of cities have been united together for the sake of the Pandavas headed by Vasudeva.

The great souled ones are the chief Rathas, and Atirathas, O king, on the side of the Pandava and these others are only half a Ratha, O ruler of men.

These will lead the terrible army of Yudhishthira, O ruler of men, protected by Kiritin (Arjuna) as by that hero namely the great Indra.

With them capable of powers of illusion, and actuated by desire for victory shall I fight in battle, O hero, desiring either victory or death in battle.

I shall fight against those two best among car-warriors, Vasudeva and Partha, wielding respectively the discus and the Gandiva, coming together as the Sun and Moon at the evening.

I shall advance also against these who are mighty car-warriors in the army of the son of Pandu along with their armies at the time of battle.

These are the more notable Rathas and Atirathas as has been described in due order by me to you, as also these others who are only half Rathas, O chief among the Kauravas.

Arjuna and Vasudeva and all those rulers of the earth that are on that side, I shall stand against, O Bharata.

But, O you of long arms, I shall not slay Shikhandin, the prince of Panchala even though I see him advancing against me ready to strike.

The word knows the fact that I desirous of doing what was agreeable to my father, abandoned a kingdom which I had obtained and observed the vow of Brahmacharya.

I installed Chitrangada in the lordship over the Kauravas and also installed the infant Vichitravirya as the heir presumptive,

Having proclaimed my religious vows among all the kings in the earth, “I shall never slay a woman or one that has been a woman.”

That Shikhandin, Oking, has formerly been a woman, perhaps you have heard of it; being originally a female he afterwards became a male and I shall not fight with him, O Bharata.

all other rulers of the earth, I shall slay, O foremost among the Bharatas, those whom I meet in battle, but not the son of Kunti, O ruler of men.