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Mahabharata · 7.89.1–2
॥
Дхритараштра
Devanāgarī
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
एवं बहुविधं सैन्यम् एवं प्रविचितं वरम् ॥
व्यूढम् एवं यथान्यायम् एवं बहु च संजय ॥
नित्यं पूजितम् अस्माभिर् अभिकामं च नः सदा ॥
प्रौढम् अत्यद्भुताकारं पुरस्ताद् दृढविक्रमम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ sainyam evaṃ pravicitaṃ varam ||
vyūḍham evaṃ yathānyāyam evaṃ bahu ca saṃjaya ||
nityaṃ pūjitam asmābhir abhikāmaṃ ca naḥ sadā ||
prauḍham atyadbhutākāraṃ purastād dṛḍhavikramam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम् बहुविधम् सैन्यम्evam bahuvidham sainyamsuch a manifold army; such a varied host
एवम् प्रविचितम् वरम्evam pravicitam varamso choice, so excellent; so select, so superb
व्यूढम् एवम् यथान्यायम्vyūḍham evam yathānyāyamarrayed as it should be; drawn up as is fitting
एवम् बहु च संजयevam bahu ca saṃjayaand so numerous, Sanjaya; and so vast, Sanjaya
नित्यम् पूजितम् अस्माभिःnityam pūjitam asmābhiḥconstantly honored by us; always honored by us
अभिकामम् च नः सदाabhikāmam ca naḥ sadāand always well-disposed toward us; and always devoted to us
प्रौढम् अत्यद्भुताकारम्prauḍham atyadbhutākārammature, of wondrous appearance; full-grown, of marvelous form
पुरस्तात् दृढविक्रमम्purastāt dṛḍhavikramamat the front, of firm valor; in the vanguard, of steadfast prowess
Translation
Such a manifold army, so choice and excellent, arrayed as it should be, and so numerous, Sanjaya; ever honored by us and always well-disposed toward us, mature, of wondrous appearance, firm in valor at the front...
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582c0b170320 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:02:23 PM UTC
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The blind king begins with a catalog of his army's greatness — choice, honored, valiant. Through this catalog already shows astonishment: how could all this not have helped? It is telling that the lament opens with pride, only to break against helplessness. The verse teaches that counting one's earthly supports is the beginning of a bitter awakening: one who relies on numbers and might sooner or later confronts the question of why all his strength proved futile.