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Makarakrauñcavyūhayuddham (The Battle of the Makara and Krauñca Formations)6.71.1-5
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Mahabharata · 6.71.1-5
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Devanāgarī

संजय उवाच
विहृत्य च ततो राजन् सहिताः कुरुपाण्डवाः ॥
व्यतीतायां तु शर्वर्यां पुनर् युद्धाय निर्ययुः ॥
तत्र शब्दो महान् आसीत् तव तेषां च भारत ॥
युज्यतां रथमुख्यानां कल्प्यतां चैव दन्तिनाम् ॥
संनह्यतां पदातीनां हयानां चैव भारत ॥
शङ्खदुन्दुभिनादश् च तुमुलः सर्वतो ऽभवत् ॥
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धृष्टद्युम्नम् अभाषत ॥
व्यूहं व्यूह महाबाहो मकरं शत्रुतापनम् ॥
एवम् उक्तस् तु पार्थेन धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथः ॥
व्यादिदेश महाराज रथिनो रथिनां वरः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

saṃjaya uvāca
vihṛtya ca tato rājan sahitāḥ kurupāṇḍavāḥ ||
vyatītāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ punar yuddhāya niryayuḥ ||
tatra śabdo mahān āsīt tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata ||
yujyatāṃ rathamukhyānāṃ kalpyatāṃ caiva dantinām ||
saṃnahyatāṃ padātīnāṃ hayānāṃ caiva bhārata ||
śaṅkhadundubhinādaś ca tumulaḥ sarvato 'bhavat ||
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā dhṛṣṭadyumnam abhāṣata ||
vyūhaṃ vyūha mahābāho makaraṃ śatrutāpanam ||
evam uktas tu pārthena dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ ||
vyādideśa mahārāja rathino rathināṃ varaḥ ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning
संजय उवाचsaṃjaya uvācaSanjaya said; Sanjaya spoke
विहृत्य च ततः राजन्vihṛtya ca tataḥ rājanhaving rested then, o king; after resting
सहिताः कुरुपाण्डवाःsahitāḥ kurupāṇḍavāḥthe Kurus and Pandavas together; the Kurus with the Pandavas
व्यतीतायाम् तु शर्वर्याम्vyatītāyām tu śarvaryāmwhen the night had passed; after the night had gone by
पुनः युद्धाय निर्ययुःpunaḥ yuddhāya niryayuḥagain went forth for battle; set out for battle once more
तत्र शब्दः महान् आसीत्tatra śabdaḥ mahān āsītthere arose a great sound; a great noise arose there
तव तेषाम् च भारतtava teṣām ca bhārataof yours and of theirs, o Bharata; among yours and among theirs
युज्यताम् रथमुख्यानाम्yujyatām rathamukhyānāmlet the finest chariots be yoked; yoke the foremost chariots
कल्प्यताम् च एव दन्तिनाम्kalpyatām ca eva dantināmand let the elephants be made ready; prepare the elephants
संनह्यताम् पदातीनाम्saṃnahyatām padātīnāmlet the foot soldiers arm themselves; equip the infantry
हयानाम् च एव भारतhayānām ca eva bhārataand the horses too, o Bharata; and the horses
शङ्खदुन्दुभिनादः चśaṅkhadundubhinādaḥ caand the sound of conches and drums; the din of shankhas and dundubhis
तुमुलः सर्वतः अभवत्tumulaḥ sarvataḥ abhavattumultuous, arose from every side; became loud everywhere
ततः युधिष्ठिरः राजाtataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ rājāthen King Yudhishthira; after this, Yudhishthira
धृष्टद्युम्नम् अभाषतdhṛṣṭadyumnam abhāṣataaddressed Dhrishtadyumna; spoke to Dhrishtadyumna
व्यूहम् व्यूह महाबाहोvyūham vyūha mahābāhoarray the formation, o mighty-armed one; arrange the battle array
मकरम् शत्रुतापनम्makaram śatrutāpanamthe makara, scorcher of foes; the makara formation
एवम् उक्तः तु पार्थेनevam uktaḥ tu pārthenathus addressed by Partha; after the words of Partha
धृष्टद्युम्नः महारथःdhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ mahārathaḥDhrishtadyumna, the great chariot-warrior; the great warrior Dhrishtadyumna
व्यादिदेश महाराजvyādideśa mahārājagave the orders, o great king; issued commands
रथिनः रथिनाम् वरःrathinaḥ rathinām varaḥto the chariot-warriors, the best of chariot-warriors; to the rathins, foremost among them
Translation

Sanjaya said: 'Having rested, o king, the Kurus and Pandavas together went forth again to battle when the night had passed. There, o Bharata, a great tumult arose among your men and theirs: "Yoke the finest chariots! Make ready the elephants! Arm the foot soldiers and the horses!" And from every side arose the tumultuous sound of conches and drums. Then King Yudhishthira addressed Dhrishtadyumna: "Array the makara formation, scorcher of foes, o mighty-armed one." Thus addressed by Partha, the great chariot-warrior Dhrishtadyumna, foremost of chariot-warriors, gave his orders to the charioteers, o great king.'

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