Shloka 9
Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)
धृष्टय्युम्नेन सहितो महत्या सेनयावृत: । नरेश्वर! सेनापति विराट विशाल सेनासे घिरकर धृष्टद्युम्नके साथ उस व्यूहके पृष्ठ भागमें खड़े हुए ।। केकया भ्रातर: पञ्च वामपार्श्व समाश्रिता:,पाँच भाई केकयराजकुमार उनके वामपार्श्चमें खड़े थे। नरश्रेष्ठ धृष्टकेतु और पराक्रमी चेकितान--ये व्यूहके दाहिने भागमें स्थित होकर उसकी रक्षा करते थे
sañjaya uvāca |
dhṛṣṭadyumnena sahito mahatyā senayāvṛtaḥ |
nareśvara! senāpatiḥ virāṭaḥ viśālena senāghirakara dhṛṣṭadyumnena sārdhaṃ tasya vyūhasya pṛṣṭhabhāge tiṣṭhati ||
kekayā bhrātaraḥ pañca vāmapārśvaṃ samāśritāḥ |
naraśreṣṭhaḥ dhṛṣṭaketuḥ parākramaś ca cekitānaḥ—ete vyūhasya dakṣiṇabhāge sthitvā tasya rakṣāṃ kurvanti ||
Sañjaya said: “O king, accompanied by Dhṛṣṭadyumna and surrounded by a great host, the commander Virāṭa, with his vast army, stood at the rear of that battle-formation. The five Kekaya brothers took position on its left flank. On the right flank, the excellent warrior Dhṛṣṭaketu and the valiant Cekitāna stood to guard and protect the array.”
संजय उवाच