Verse 1
1.1Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra, desiring to fight?
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Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra, desiring to fight?
But then, King Duryodhana, having seen the army of the Pandavas drawn up in battle array, approached his teacher and spoke these words.
Behold, O teacher, this vast army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed by the son of Drupada, your intelligent disciple.
Here are the heroes, mighty archers, equal to Bhima and Arjuna in battle; Yuyudhana, Virata, and Drupada, the great chariot warriors.
Here are heroes, mighty archers, equal to Bhima and Arjuna in battle, Yuyudhana, Virata, and Drupada, the great chariot warriors.
Yudhamanyu, the mighty; Uttamauja, the heroic; Saubhadra (Abhimanyu, son of Subhadra); and the sons of Draupadi – all of them are great chariot warriors.
But, O best of the twice-born, hear also of the distinguished among our own, the leaders of my army, whom I shall name to you for your information.