A Prose English Translation of the Mahabharata (Translated Literally from the Original Sanskrit Text) - Drona Parva

Then to the von ce of the trumpets and to the roar of the drums the army of your sons and that of their adversaries formed in battle-array. [...] Owing to your own foolishness and that of your sons and owing to the death of the son of Santanu the descendants of the Kum race together with all the (asembled) Icings appeared to be summoned by the God of death. [...] " May you be the refuge of your friends even as theocean is the refuge of the rivers the sun of the other planets the pious of the truth fertile soil of the seeds and Pariannya of the created beings. [...] 4. May you be the hum iliator of the pride of your enemies ; and may you be the enhancer of the delight of your friends the Kouravas as Vishnu is of the denizens of heaven. [...] 15—t 7. Then the Madras the Trigartas the Amvasthas the warriors itmihe \Vest and the North the Mailliteta the Sivis the Surasenas the Sudrsis with the Malavas the Souviras the Kitavas the warriors from the East and the South —all these with your son Duryodhana at their head and the son of Suta at their rear cheering the hearts of their own partisans marched forth and increased