Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 41
युयुधे चामरश्चान्यैश्चतुरङ्गबलान्वितः। रथानामयुतैः षड्भिरुदग्राख्यो महासुरः ॥ ४१ ॥
yuyudhē cāmaraścānyaiścaturaṅgabalānvitaḥ | rathānāmayutaiḥ ṣaḍbhirudagrākhyō mahāsuraḥ || 41 ||
Translation
'...and another (general) named Chamara, equipped with the four-fold army, fought. The great demon named Udagra fought with sixty thousand chariots.'
Word by word
- yuyudhe
- fought
- cāmaraḥ
- named Chamara
- ca
- and
- anyaiḥ
- with other (troops)
- caturaṅgabala
- with the four-fold army (chariots, elephants, cavalry, infantry)
- anvitaḥ
- equipped
- rathānām
- of chariots
- ayutaiḥ
- with ten thousands
- ṣaḍbhiḥ
- with six
- udagrākhyaḥ
- named Udagra
- mahāsuraḥ
- the great demon
Meaning
The list of generals and their massive forces continues. Chamara joins the battle with the complete traditional army composition. Then Udagra is introduced, commanding a staggering force of 60,000 chariots alone, emphasizing the overwhelming numerical advantage of the demonic army.