06056001a vyuSTAnM nizAmM bhArata bhAratAnAm anIkinInAmM pramukhe mahAtmA 'When the night passed away, O bharata, the high-souled bhISma, stationed at the head of the bharata army,
06056001c yayau sapatnAn prati jAtakopo vRtasH samagreNa balena bhISmaH proceeded against the foe, with wrath engendered, supported by a large force.
06056002a tanM droNaduryodhanabAhlikAz ca tathaiva durmarSaNacitrasenau And droNa and duryodhana and Valhika, and also Durmarshana and citrasena,
06056002c jayadrathaz cAtibalo balaughair nRpAs tathAnye 'nuyayusH samantAt the mighty jayadratha, and other royal warriors, supported by large divisions accompanied, surrounding him all sides.
06056003a sa tair mahadbhiz ca mahArathaiz ca tejasvibhir vIryavadbhiz ca rAjan And surrounded by those great and mighty car-warriors endued with great prowess and energy, O king,
06056003c rarAja rAjottama rAjamukhyair vRtasH sa devair iva vajrapANiH he shone, O best of monarchs, in the midst of those foremost of royal warriors, like the chief of the celestials in the midst of the gods.
