Shloka 17

रथानामयुतं चापि पुत्राश्न तव दंशिता: । चित्रसेनादय: शूरा अभ्यरक्षन्‌ पितामहम्‌

rathānām ayutaṃ cāpi putrāśna tava daṃśitāḥ | citrasenādayaḥ śūrā abhyarakṣan pitāmaham ||

قال سانجيا: «وكذلك، يا ابنَك، كان هناك أيضًا أيوتا (عشرةُ آلاف) من العربات—مُحكَمةُ السلاح مصطفّة—ومعها أبطالٌ مثل تشيتراسينا، أحاطوا بالجدّ الأكبر وحموه. وهكذا حُرِس الشيوخ بقوةٍ منضبطة، تعكس عزمَ الكورو على التمسك بالواجب الذي اختاروه في الحرب.»

रथानाम्of chariots
रथानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अयुतम्ten thousand
अयुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअयुत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
पुत्रO son
पुत्र:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this (battle/context)
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
तवyour
तव:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
दंशिताःarmed/accoutred
दंशिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदंशित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चित्रसेन-आदयःChitrasena and others
चित्रसेन-आदयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रसेन + आदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शूराःheroes/warriors
शूराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अभ्यरक्षन्protected/guarded
अभ्यरक्षन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-रक्ष्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
पितामहम्the grandsire (Bhishma)
पितामहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
B
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)
C
Citrasena
C
Chariots (ratha)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights disciplined protection of a senior leader in a righteous-war framework: loyalty to one’s commander and orderly martial conduct are presented as part of the Kuru understanding of kṣatriya-dharma, even amid morally fraught conflict.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a large force—ten thousand chariots—along with warriors led by Citrasena, formed a protective screen around Bhīṣma, ensuring the grandsire’s safety on the battlefield.