Tatraapashyat sthitaan paarthaHa pitRoonatha
pitaamahaan
Aachaaryaanmaatulaan bhratRoon putraan
putraan sakhIMstathaa
Shwashuraan suhRudashchaiva
sEnayOrubhayOrapi || 26 ||
Partha saw his fathers (meaning brothers and
cousins of his father), grand fathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers,
children (meaning includes children of his brothers and cousins), grand
children, friends, relatives and his well wishers in both the armies.
Partha saw all his relatives,
friends, teachers and well wishers in the army. It was a war where generations
of his grandfather to that of his grand children were involved - that is five
generations. And they had assembled to fight against each other.
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