Sanjaya said, “O chief of the Bharatas, Ganga’s son, once more addressing thy son who was plunged in thought, told him these delightful words, ’Myself and Drona and Salya and Kritavarman of Satwata’s race, and Aswatthaman and Vikarna and Bhagadatta and Suvala’s son and Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, and Valhika with the Valhikas,[410] and the mighty king of the Trigartas and the invincible ruler of the Magadhas, Vrihadvala the king of the Kosalas, and Chitrasena and Vivingsati and many thousands of car-warriors graced with tall standards, a large number of country-born steeds well-mounted with excellent horse-soldiers and many infuriate elephants of large size with temporal juice issuing from their mouths and cheeks, and many brave foot-soldiers armed with diverse weapons and born in diverse realms, are all prepared to do battle for thy sake.[411] These, and many others ready for thy sake to lay down their lives, are, as I think, competent to vanquish the very gods in battle.  I should, however, always tell thee, O king, what is for thy good.  The Pandavas are incapable of being vanquished by the very gods with Vasava.  They have Vasudeva for their ally and are equal to Mahendra himself in prowess.  As regards myself, I shall, however, always do thy bidding.  Either I shall vanquish the Pandavas in battle or they will vanquish me.  Having said these words, the grandsire gave him an excellent herb of great efficacy for healing his wounds.  And therewith thy son was cured of his wounds.  Then at dawn when the sky was clear, the valiant Bhishma, that foremost of men well-versed in all kinds of array, himself disposed his troops in that array called Mandala bristling with weapons.  And it abounded with foremost of warriors and with tuskers and foot-soldiers.  And it was surrounded on all sides with many thousands of cars, and with large bodies of horsemen armed with swords and lances.  Near unto every elephant were placed seven cars, and near unto every car were placed seven horsemen.  And behind every horseman were placed seven bowmen, and behind every bowman were seven combatants with shields.  And thus, O king, thy army, arrayed by mighty car-warriors, stood for fierce battle, protected by Bhishma.  And ten thousand horses, and as many elephants, and ten thousand cars, and thy sons, all equipped in mail, viz., the heroic Chitrasena and others, protected the grandsire.  And it was seen that Bhishma was protected by those brave warriors, and those princes themselves of great strength, accoutred in mail, were (in their turn) protected by him.  And Duryodhana accoutred in mail sat upon his car on the field, and possessed of every grace, looked resplendent like Sakra himself in heaven.  Then, O Bharata, loud were the shouts uttered by thy sons and deafening the clatter of cars and the uproar of musical instruments.  That mighty and impenetrable array of those slayer of foes, viz., the Dhartarashtras (in the form called) Mandala, (thus) arrayed by Bhishma, began