Santanu, in that great battle proceeded towards his
tent. And Drona, and Drona’s son, and Kripa,
and Salya, and Kritavarman of the Satwata race, surrounding
the whole (Dhartarashtra) army, proceeded towards their
tents. And similarly Satyaki also, O king, and
Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, surrounding their
army, proceeded towards their tents. It was thus,
O king, that those chastisers of foes,
viz.,
thy troops and the Pandavas, ceased to fight when
darkness came. Then the Pandavas, and the Kauravas,
retiring to their tents, entered the same, applauding
one another. And making arrangements for the
protection of their brave warriors and disposing outposts
according to rule, they plucked out the arrows (from
their bodies) and bathed in diverse kinds of water.
And Brahmanas performed propitiatory rites for them,
and bards sang their praises. And those renowned
men sported for a while in accompaniment with music
both vocal and instrumental. And for a while
the whole scene resembled heaven itself. And
those bulls among men for a while spoke not of battle.
And when both armies abounding with tired men and
elephants and steeds slept there, they became, O monarch,
beautiful to behold.”
Sanjaya said, “Having passed the night in sound
steep, those rulers of men, the Kauravas and the Pandavas,
once more proceeded to battle. And when the troops
of both armies were about to proceed to the field,
great was the uproar heard there, resembling the loud
uproar of the ocean itself. Then king Duryodhana,
and Chitrasena, and Vivinsati, and that foremost of
car-warriors, viz., Bhishma and Bharadwaja’s
son possessed of great prowess,—those mighty
car-warriors, clad in mail and uniting together, O
King, formed with great care the array of the Kauravas
against the Pandavas. Having formed that mighty
array fierce as the ocean and having for its billows
and current its steeds and elephants, thy sire Bhishma,
the son of Santanu, then, O king, proceeded in the
van of the whole army, supported by the Malavas, and
the inhabitants of the southern countries, and the
Avantis. Next to him was the valiant son of Bharadwaja,
accompanied by the Pulindas, the Paradas, and the
Kshudraka-Malavas. Next to Drona was the valiant
Bhagadatta. O king, firmly resolved on fight,
accompanied by the Magadhas, the Kalingas, and the
Pisachas. Behind Bhagadatta was Vrihadvala the
king of the Kosalas accompanied by the Melakas, the
Tripuras, and the Chichilas. Next to Vrihadvala
was the brave Trigarta, the ruler of the Prasthala,
accompanied by a large number of the Kamvojas, and
by Yavanas in thousands. Next to the ruler of
the Trigartas, O Bharata, proceeded that mighty hero,
viz., the son of Drona, uttering leonine roars
and filling the earth with those shouts. Next
to Drona’s son proceeded king Duryodhana with
the whole army, surrounded by his uterine brothers.
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