Mahabharata 7.188.58 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 188, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

संसक्तान्येव चादृश्यन्‌ रथवृन्दानि मारिष

Transliteration

saṃsaktānyeva cādṛśyan rathavṛndāni māriṣa

Translation

قال بهيماسينا: «يا أيها الجليل، لقد رأيتُ جموعَ المركبات الحربية متشابكةً، تقاتل عن قربٍ شديد».

Word by Word

• संसक्तानि: clinging together, closely packed
• संसक्तानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अदृश्यन्: they saw
• अदृश्यन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural

• रथवृन्दानि: groups/companies of chariots
• रथवृन्दानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथवृन्द
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मारिष: O venerable one / O sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• rathavṛnda (companies of chariots)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the immediacy and intensity of righteous warfare: a warrior must perceive the battlefield clearly and report truthfully, since accurate observation guides responsible action within kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma reports what he witnessed: chariot formations were not merely approaching but already interlocked in close combat, indicating a dense, chaotic engagement requiring swift decisions.