| BHISHMA PARV MAHABHARAT BOOK 6 CHAPTER 52 Mahabharat
Book 6 Chapter 52 : English
Describes the order of army in Mahabharat War
Sanjay said,--"When the night having passed away, the dawn came, Santanu's son Bhishma, that chastiser of foes, gave the order for the (Kuru) army to prepare for battle. And the son of Santanu, the old Kuru grandsire, desirous of victory to thy sons, formed that mighty array known after the name of Garud. And on the beak of that Garud was thy sire Devvrat himself. And its two eyes were Bharadwaja's son and Kritavarman of Satwat's race. And those renowned warriors, Aswatthaman and Kripacharya, supported by the Trigarts, the Matsyas, the Kekayas, and the Vatadhans, were in its head. And Bhurisravs and Sal, and Shalya and Bhagdatt, O sire, and the Madraks, the Sindhu-Sauvirs, and they that were called the Panchanads, together with Jayadrath, were placed on its neck. And on its back was king Duryodhana with all his followers. And Vinda and Anuvind of Avanti, and the Kambojs with the Sakas, and the Sursens, O sire, formed its tail, O great king. And the Magadhs and the Kalings, with all the tribes of the Daseraks, accoutred in mail, formed the right wing of that array. And the Karushs, the Vikunjs, the Munds, and the Paundravishs, with Vrithadval, were stationed on the left wing. Then that chastiser of foes, Savyasachin, beholding the host disposed in battle-array, aided by Dhrishtadyumna, disposed his troops in counter-array. And in opposition to that array of thine, the son of Pandu formed fierce array after the form of the half-moon. And stationed on the right horn, Bhimasena shone surrounded by kings of diverse countries abundantly armed with various weapons. Next to him were those mighty car-warriors Virat and Drupad; and next to them was Nila armed with envenomed weapons. And next to
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[paragraph continues] Nila was the mighty car-warrior Dhrishtaketu, surrounded by the Chedis, the Kasis, the Karushs, and the Pauravs. And Dhrishtadyumn, and Sikhandin, with the Panchals and the Prabhadraks, and supported by other troops, were stationed in the middle, O Bharat, for battle. And thither also was king Yudhishthir the just, surrounded by his elephant division. And next to him were Satyaki, O king, and the five sons of Draupadi. And immediately next to them was Iravan. And next to him were Bhimsen's son (Ghatotkach) and those mighty car-warriors, the Kekayas. And next, on the left horn (of that array), was that best of men, viz., he who had for his protector (Gopta), Janardan--that protector of the whole Universe. It was thus that the Pandavs formed their mighty counter-array for the destruction of thy sons and of those who had sided with them. Then commenced the battle between thy troops and those of the foe striking one another, and in which cars and elephants mingled in the clash of combat. Large numbers of elephants and crowds of cars were seen everywhere, O king, to rush towards one another for purposes of slaughter. And the rattle of innumerable cars rushing (to join the fray), or engaged separately raised a loud uproar, mingling with the beat of drums. And the shouts of the heroic combatants belonging to thy army and theirs, O Bharata, slaying one another in that fierce encounter, reached the very heavens."
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