Mahabharata 5.196: ṣaṇṇavatyadhika śatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

5.196.1

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ prabhāte vimale dhārtarāṣṭreṇa coditāḥ |
duryodhanena rājānaḥ prayayuḥ pāṇḍavānprati || 1 ||

"Vaisampayana said, 'Next morning, under a cloudless sky, all the kings, urged by Dhritarashtra's son, Duryodhana,--set out against the Pandavas. And all of them had purified themselves by baths, were decked in garlands, and attired in white robes. And having poured libations on fire, caused Brahmanas to utter benedictions on them, they took up their weapons and raised their (respective) standards. And all of them were conversant with the Vedas, and endued with great bravery, and had practised excellent vows. And all of them were grantors of (other people's) wishes, and all were skilled in battle. Endued with great strength, they set out, reposing confidence on one another, and with singleness of purpose desiring to win in battle the highest regions. And first Vinda and Anuvinda, both of Avanti, and Kekayas, and the Vahlikas, all set out with Bharadwaja's son at their head. Then came Aswatthaman, and Santanu's son (Bhishma), and Jayadratha of the country of the Sindhu, and the kings of the southern and the western countries and of the hilly regions, and Sakuni, the ruler of the Gandharas, and all the chiefs of the eastern and the northern regions, and the Sakas, the Kiratas, and Yavanas, the Sivis and the Vasatis with their Maharathas at the heads of their respective divisions. All these great car-warriors marched in the second division. Then came Kritavarman at the head of his troops, and that mighty car-warrior, viz., the ruler of the Trigartas, and the king Duryodhana surrounded by his brothers, and Sala, and Bhurisravas, and Salya, and Vrihadratha, the ruler of the Kosalas. These all marched in the rear, with Dhritarashtra's sons at their head. And all these Dhartarashtras endued with great might, uniting together in proper order, and all clad in mail, took up their position at the other end of Kurukshetra, and, O Bharata, Duryodhana caused his encampment to be so adorned as to make it look like a second Hastinapura. Indeed, O king, even those that were clever among the citizens of Hastinapura could not distinguish their city from the encampment. And the Kuru king caused inaccessible pavilions, similar to his own, to be erected by hundreds and thousands for the (other) kings (in his army). And those tents, O king, for the accommodation of the troops were well-planted on an area measuring full five yojanas of that field of battle. And into those tents by thousands that were full of provisions, the rulers of the earth entered, each according to his courage according to the strength he possessed. And king Duryodhana ordered excellent provisions to be supplied for all those high-souled kings with their troops consisting of infantry, elephants, and horses, and with all their followers. And as regards all those that subsisted upon mechanical arts and all the bards, singers, and panegyrists devoted to his cause, and vendors and traders, and prostitutes, and spies, and persons who had come to witness the battle, the Kuru king made due provision for all of them.'"

5.196.2

āplāvya śucayaḥ sarve sragviṇaḥ śuklavāsasaḥ |
gṛhītaśastrā dhvajinaḥ svasti vācya hutāgnayaḥ || 2 ||

5.196.3

sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve sucaritavratāḥ |
sarve karmakṛtaścaiva sarve cāhavalakṣaṇāḥ || 3 ||

5.196.4

āhaveṣu parām̐llokāñjigīṣanto mahābalāḥ |
ekāgramanasaḥ sarve śraddadhānāḥ parasya ca || 4 ||

5.196.5

vindānuvindāvāvantyau kekayā bāhlikaiḥ saha |
prayayuḥ sarva evaite bhāradvājapurogamāḥ || 5 ||

5.196.6

aśvatthāmā śāṃtanavaḥ saindhavo'tha jayadrathaḥ |
dākṣiṇātyāḥ pratīcyāśca pārvatīyāśca ye rathāḥ || 6 ||

5.196.7

gāndhārarājaḥ śakuniḥ prācyodīcyāśca sarvaśaḥ |
śakāḥ kirātā yavanāḥ śibayo'tha vasātayaḥ || 7 ||

5.196.8

svaiḥ svairanīkaiḥ sahitāḥ parivārya mahāratham |
ete mahārathāḥ sarve dvitīye niryayurbale || 8 ||

5.196.9

kṛtavarmā sahānīkastrigartāśca mahābalāḥ |
duryodhanaśca nṛpatirbhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ || 9 ||

5.196.10

śalo bhūriśravāḥ śalyaḥ kausalyo'tha bṛhadbalaḥ |
ete paścādavartanta dhārtarāṣṭrapurogamāḥ || 10 ||

5.196.11

te samena pathā yātvā yotsyamānā mahārathāḥ |
kurukṣetrasya paścārdhe vyavatiṣṭhanta daṃśitāḥ || 11 ||

5.196.12

duryodhanastu śibiraṃ kārayāmāsa bhārata |
yathaiva hāstinapuraṃ dvitīyaṃ samalaṃkṛtam || 12 ||

5.196.13

na viśeṣaṃ vijānanti purasya śibirasya vā |
kuśalā api rājendra narā nagaravāsinaḥ || 13 ||

5.196.14

tādṛśānyeva durgāṇi rājñāmapi mahīpatiḥ |
kārayāmāsa kauravyaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 14 ||

5.196.15

pañcayojanamutsṛjya maṇḍalaṃ tadraṇājiram |
senāniveśāste rājannāviśañśatasaṃghaśaḥ || 15 ||

5.196.16

tatra te pṛthivīpālā yathotsāhaṃ yathābalam |
viviśuḥ śibirāṇyāśu dravyavanti sahasraśaḥ || 16 ||

5.196.17

teṣāṃ duryodhano rājā sasainyānāṃ mahātmanām |
vyādideśa sabāhyānāṃ bhakṣyabhojyamanuttamam || 17 ||

5.196.18

sagajāśvamanuṣyāṇāṃ ye ca śilpopajīvinaḥ |
ye cānye'nugatāstatra sūtamāgadhabandinaḥ || 18 ||

5.196.19

vaṇijo gaṇikā vārā ye caiva prekṣakā janāḥ |
sarvāṃstānkauravo rājā vidhivatpratyavaikṣata || 19 ||