Shloka 44

Devanagari script

गृह्यानुमन्त्रय गाण्डीवं शरान्‌ संनतपर्वण: । अनुमान्य महात्मानं भरतानां महारथम्‌

Transliteration

gṛhyānumantraya gāṇḍīvaṃ śarān sannatapārvaṇaḥ | anumānya mahātmānaṃ bharatānāṃ mahāratham ||

Translation

قال سَنجايا: «فأخذ قوسَ غانديفا، وأخذ السهامَ المحكمةَ الوصلات، وبعد أن التمس على الوجه اللائق ونال موافقةَ ذلك العظيمِ النفس، المقاتلِ الجبّار على العربة بين آلِ بهاراتا، …»

Word by Word

गृह्यtake, seize

अनुमन्त्रयaddress/encourage, give counsel to

गाण्डीवम्the Gāṇḍīva (bow)

शरान्arrows

संनतपर्वणःhaving well-bent joints (of the arrows)

अनुमान्यhaving approved/assented to; after honoring

महात्मानम्the great-souled one

भरतानाम्of the Bharatas

महारथम्the great chariot-warrior

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Gāṇḍīva (bow)

arrows

Bharatas (Kuru lineage)

mahāratha (great chariot-warrior)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, action is framed by discipline and propriety: the warrior prepares his weapons but proceeds only after due consultation and respectful assent, reflecting restraint and adherence to kṣatriya protocol.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (implicitly connected with the Gāṇḍīva) taking up bow and arrows and, after seeking/receiving approval from a great-souled mahāratha among the Bharatas, moving forward to the next action in the battle sequence.