अम्बोपाख्यान पर्व — सेनाहरूको कूच

Vaishampayana said Then, the next morning, when all was cloudy, all the kings, advanced against the son of Pandu, being excited by Duryodhana the son of Dhritarashtra.

And they were all purified by having bathed and (decked) with garlands, and clothed in white raiment's, And having taken their weapons, and raised banners they received the blessings, after the sacred fires had been lighted.

All of them were versed in the Vedas, and were powerful warriors, and all of them had always ably observed their vows, and all could do as they pleased, and all showed signs of having (previously) fought.

Desirous of earning for themselves regions of bliss in the next world, and in battle, might and strenght, they had their attention fixed and had faith in each other.

(First of all) Vinda and Anuvinda, both of Avanti, and the Kaikeyas with the Balhika's went out with Bharadvaja at their head.

Then (came) Ashvathama and the son of Shantanu, and Jayadratha of the Sindhu country, and those kings who came from the south and west and other mountainous territories.

And then the Gandharva king named Shakuni and all those who came from the east and north from all parts, and the Shakas, Kiratas, Yavanas, Shibis and the Vasatis,

All these with their respective forces, surrounded their Maharathas, and all the Maharathas went out in the second division of the army.

Then (came) Kritavarman with his forces, and the great car-warrior Trigarta, and king Duryodhana, surrounded by his brothers.

And Shalya and Brihadratha the monarch of the Kausalya, marched in the rear, led by the sons of Dhritarashtra.

And these followers of the great and mighty son of Dhritarashtra, uniting together according to the proper mode took up their station, all clad in Armour, on the back part of the plains of Kurukshetra.

And Duryodhana caused his camp to be so made, O Bharata, as to look like a second Hastinapur, well-ornamented.

And, O great king, even the clever men who lived in the city could not detect any distinguishing feature if their encampment from the city.

And the descendant of Kuru, a lord of the earth, caused camps similar to this, inaccessible (to others). to be made, by hundreds and thousands, for the kings.

That encampment of war stood on a circular area of five Yojanas. And into them,O king, he made soldiers with their horses &c., enter in groups of hundreds.

Therein those rulers of earth entered, according to their respective strength and prowess, in camps which abounded in things by thousands.

And king Duryodhana ordered provisions of the best kind for high-souled (warriors) with their forces, consisting of infantry.

And elephants, horses and other men. Those who lived by mechanical arts and those who followed them there as bards, singers and panegyrists.

And merchants and prostitutes and spies, and those who came as sight-seers, the Kuru king looked into (the needs of) all of them, with all proper care.