Bhagavad Gita

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11. " And therefore do ye all, occupying your respective positions in the several

divisions of the army, support Bhisma only. "

 

12. His mighty grandsire, (Bhisma), the oldest of the Kauravas, in order to

cheer him, sounded on high a lion's roar and blew his conch.

 

13. Then, all at once, conches and kettle-drums, cymbols, drums and horns were

played upon, and the sound was a tumultuous uproar.

 

14. Then, too, Madhava and the son of Pandu, seated in a grand chariot yoked to

white horses, blew their celestial conches.

 

15. Hrishikesa blew the Panchajanya; and Arjuna blew the Devadatta. Bhima, (the

doer) of terrible deeds, blew his great conch Paundra.

 

16. Prince Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, while Nakula

and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and the Manipushpaka.

 

17. The King of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandin, the master of a great car,

Dhrishtadyumna and Virata, and the unconquered Satyaki;

 

18. Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, O Lord of earth, and the son of Subhadra,

of mighty arms, all together blew their respective conches.

 

19. That tumultuous sound rent the hearts of (the people) of Dhritarashtra's

party, making both heaven and earth resound.

 

20-22. Then seeing the people of Dhritarashtra's party regularly marshalled,

while the discharge of weapons began, Arjuna, the son of Pandu, whose ensign was

a monkey, O King of earth, took up his bow and said thus to Krishna:

 

O Achyuta (Immortal), place my chariot between the two armies, that I may just

see those who stand here desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight in

this strife of battle.

 

23. " I will observe those who are assembled here and are about to engage in

battle desirous to do service in war to the evil-minded son of Dhritarashtra " .

 

to be continued...