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CHAPTER IDhritirashtra:Ranged thus for battle on the sacred plain--On Kurukshetra--say, Sanjaya! sayWhat wrought my people, and the Pandavas? Sanjaya:When he beheld the host of Pandavas,Raja Duryodhana to Drona drew,And spake these words: "Ah, Guru! see this line,How vast it is of Pandu fighting-men,Embattled by the son of Drupada,Thy scholar in the war! Therein stand rankedChiefs like Arjuna, like to Bhima chiefs,Benders of bows; Virata, Yuyudhan,Drupada, eminent upon his car,Dhrishtaket, Chekitan, Kasi's stout lord,Purujit, Kuntibhoj, and Saivya,With Yudhamanyu, and UttamaujSubhadra's child; and Drupadi's;-all famed!All mounted on their shining chariots!On our side, too,--thou best of Brahmans! seeExcellent chiefs, commanders of my line,Whose