Mahabharata, Book 6, Section XXIVभीष्मपर्व

Kisari Mohan Ganguli’s English prose (1883–96), beside the Sanskrit of adhyāya 6.24.

24Sanskrit adhyāya 6.24 · Sanskrit source · English source

Sanskrit

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच।
केषां प्रहृष्टास्तत्राग्रे योधा युध्यन्ति सञ्जय।
उदग्रमनसः के वा के वा दीना विचेतसः ।।
के पूर्वं प्राहरंस्तत्र युद्धे हृदयकम्पने ।
मामकाः पाण्डवेया वा तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ।।
कस्य सेनासमुदये गन्धो माल्यसमुद्भवः ।
वायुः प्रदक्षिणश्चैव योधानामभिगर्जताम् ।।
सञ्जय उवाच।
उभयोः सेनयोस्तत्र योधा जहृषिरे तदा।
स्रजः समाः सुगन्धानामुभयत्र समुद्भवः ।।
संहतानामनीकानां व्यूढानां भरतर्षभ ।
संसर्गात्समुदीर्णानां विमर्दः सुमहानभूत् ।।
वादित्रशब्दस्तुमुलः शङ्खभेरीविमिश्रितः।
शूराणां रणशूराणां गर्जतामितरेतरम् ।।
उभयोः सेनयो राजन्महान्व्यतिकरोऽभवत्।
अन्योन्यं वीक्षमाणानां योधानां भरतर्षभ।
कुञ्जराणां च नदतां सैन्यानां च प्रहृष्यताम् ।।
।। इति श्रीमन्महाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि
भगवद्गीतापर्वणि चतुर्विशोऽध्यायः ।।

English Ganguli

Dhritarashtra said,—“There (on the field of battle) O Sanjaya, the warriors of which side first advanced to battle cheerfully. Whose hearts were filled with confidence, and who were spiritless from melancholy? In that battle which maketh the hearts of men tremble with fear, who were they that struck the first blow, mine or they belonging to the Pandavas? Tell me all this, O Sanjaya. Among whose troops did the flowery garlands and unguents emit fragrant odours? And whose troops, roaring fiercely, uttered merciful words?"

Sanjaya said,—“The combatants of both armies were cheerful then and the flowery garlands and perfumes of both troops emitted equal fragrance. And, O bull of Bharata’s race, fierce was the collision that took place when the serried ranks arrayed for battle encountered each other. And the sound of musical instruments, mingled with the blare of conches and the noise of drums, and the shouts of brave warriors roaring fiercely at one another, became very loud. O bull of Bharata’s race, dreadful was the collision caused by the encounter of the combatants of both armies, filled with joy and staring at one another, and the elephants uttering obstreperous grunts."