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Bhīṣmavadha). § 577: Beholding Arjuna again taking up the Gāṇḍīva, the Pāṇḍavas and Somakas were filled with joy and blew their conches, etc. D., G., P., Si., Cā., and R. came with Indra in order to behold the fight. Putting off his coat of mail, etc., Yudhiṣṭhira, followed by his brothers (a) (who did not know his intentions) and Kṛṣṇa, proceeded on foot, with joined hands, to Bhīṣma, and after another, and asked their permission to fight. He also inquired about the means of vanquishing Bhīṣma and Droṇa, and as they said that they were invincible he asked them to indicate the means of killing them. They gave the permission, said they would pray for his victory, though they were bound by the wealth of the Kurus to fight for them. Bhīṣma said that his time of death had not yet come, he must come to see him once more. Droṇa said that if he did not give himself up to death and drop his weapons nobody would be able to slay him; he would drop his arms if he heard something very disagreeable from someone whose speech was trustworthy. Kṛpa said he was incapable of being slain. Çalya renewed his promise to weaken the energy of Karṇa. When the Kauravas saw Yudhiṣṭhira, they contemned him, believing that he had come in terror. Kṛṣṇa endeavoured to bring Karṇa over to the Pāṇḍavas, as long as Bhīṣma was not slain, but in vain. ### [c5.s2.386.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sorensen-1904.c5.s2.386.2) Yudhiṣṭhira exclaimed, "He who chooses us, him we will choose for our ally"; Yuyutsu went over to the Pāṇḍavas, and Yudhiṣṭhira said that the propagation of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's lineage and his çrāddha oblations rested on him. The Mlecchas and Aryans wept for joy at the behaviour of the Pāṇḍavas, and blew their conches, etc. (VI, 43). — § 578: THE FIRST DAY'S ENCOUNTER: Duḥçāsana advanced with his troops with Bhīṣma at their head, and the Pāṇḍavas headed by Bhīmasena, who roared frightfully. Duryodhana, etc. (a), attacked Bhīmasena. The Draupadeyas, etc. (β), rushed against the Dhārtarāṣṭras. The disciples of Droṇa always hit the mark (VI, 44). (1) Bhīṣma attacked Arjuna; (2) Sātyaki attacked Kṛtavarman; (3) Abhimanyu fought with Bṛhadbala; (4) Bhīmasena struggled with Duryodhana; (5) Duḥçāsana fought with Nakula; (6) Durmukha fought with Sahadeva; (7) Yudhiṣṭhira fought with the Madra king (Çalya); (8) Dhṛṣṭadyumna attacked Droṇa; (9) Çaṅkha encountered Somadatta's son; (10) Dhṛṣṭaketu (the king of the Cedis) encountered Bāhlika, they looked like the planets Aṅgāraka (Mars) and Budha (Mercury); (11) Ghaṭotkaca encountered Alambuṣa; (12) Çikhaṇḍin encountered Aṣvatthāman; (13) Virāṭa attacked Bhagadatta; (14) Kṛpa attacked the Kaikeya king Bṛhatkṣattra; (15) Drupada attacked the Sindhu king Jayadratha, they resembled the planets Çukra (Venus) and Aṅgāraka (Mars); (16) Vikarṇa (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) attacked Sutasoma; (17) Cekitāna, who sided with the Pāṇḍavas, attacked Suçarman; ### [c5.s2.386.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sorensen-1904.c5.s2.386.3) (18) Çakuni attacked Prativindhya; (19) Çrutakarman (tho son of Sahadeva) attacked the Kāmboja king Sudakṣiṇa, and stood like the Maināka mountain; (20) Irāvat (son of Arjuna) attacked Çrutāyus; (21) the two princes of Avanti, Vinda and Anuvinda, encountered Kuntibhoja with his son; (22) the Kekaya-brothers encountered the five Gāndhāra-princes; (23) Vīrabāhu (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) encountered Uttara (the son of Virāṭa); (24) the Cedi king attacked Uluka. Thousands of single combats took place. D.-r., Si., and Cā. beheld the battle, which resembled the combat of D. und As. (VI, 45). The Pāṇḍavas and the Kurus fought as if they were possessed by demons. The divisions of the Pāṇḍavas, approaching Bhīṣma (b), began to yield (VI, 46). (25) After the greater part of the forenoon had worn out, Durmukha, etc. (γ), began to protect Bhīṣma, who rushed upon the Cedis, etc. (δ). (26) Then Abhimanyu (e) attacked Bhīṣma, Kṛtavarman, Çalya, Durmukha (cutting off the head of his charioteer), and Kṛpa (cutting in two his bow); he was regarded as equal to Arjuna, and his bow sent forth a twang like that of the Gāṇḍīva; he stood firm like the Maināka mountain. When Bhīṣma's standard fell down, Bhīma shouted. Bhīṣma used celestial weapons. (27) In order to protect Abhimanyu, Virāṭa, etc. (e), attacked Bhīṣma, who wounded Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Sātyaki, and they cut off the standard of Bhīmasena (d), who wounded Bhīṣma and Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman. ### [c5.s2.386.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sorensen-1904.c5.s2.386.4) (28) Mounted on an elephant, Uttara (the son of Virāṭa) attacked the Madra king Çalya, whose steeds were killed by the elephant; Çalya, with a dart, deprived Uttara of his senses, and mounted the chariot of Kṛtavarman. (29) Seeing his brother Uttara slain and Çalya staying with Kṛtavarman, Çveta (the son of Virāṭa) attacked Çalya. (30) The Kosala king Bṛhadbala, etc. (ζ), attacked Çveta in order to protect Çalya; Çveta wounded Rukmaratha, who was borne away by his charioteer. (31) Then Duryodhana, with Bhīṣma, etc., attacked Çveta and rescued Çalya; Bhīṣma shot at Abhimanyu, etc. (η) (VI, 47). The Pāṇḍavas, with Çikhaṇḍin, desired to rescue the generalissimo Çveta and attacked Bhīṣma. The Kurus retreated from fear, abandoned Bhīṣma. (32) Duryodhana averted Çveta, Bhīṣma, and was routed; (33) Çveta once more at Bhīṣma, whose standard he cut down; (34) then D. etc. (θ), attacked Çveta in order to protect Bhīṣma; chariot Çveta reduced to ashes, with standard, etc. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sorensen-1904.c5.s2.386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sorensen-1904.c5.s2.386) · Pramāṇa