Shloka 7

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

Devanagari script

सहित: पृथिवीपालो भ्रातृभिस्तनयैस्तथा । अक्षौहिण्यैव सैन्यानां वृत: पार्थ समाश्रित:

Transliteration

sahitaḥ pṛthivīpālo bhrātṛbhis tanayais tathā | akṣauhiṇyaiva sainyānāṃ vṛtaḥ pārtha samāśritaḥ ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: كان الملك، ومعه إخوته وأبناؤه، مُحاطًا بجيشٍ كاملٍ من «أكشوهِني». وهكذا مُسنَدًا ومُحتمًى، يا بارثا، وقف معتمدًا على تلك القوّة.

Word by Word

सहितःaccompanied, together (with)

पृथिवीपालःthe king (protector of the earth)

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

तनयैःwith (his) sons

तथाand also, likewise

अक्षौहिण्याwith an akṣauhiṇī (full army division)

एवindeed, just

सैन्यानाम्of the troops/armies

वृतःsurrounded, encompassed

पार्थO Pārtha (Arjuna)

समाश्रितःhaving resorted to, having taken refuge with

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārtha (Arjuna)

pṛthivīpāla (the king)

bhrātṛ (brothers)

tanaya (sons)

akṣauhiṇī (military division)

sainyāni (troops/armies)

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?

The verse highlights how rulers consolidate authority through kinship networks and military force; ethically, it foreshadows the danger of relying on sheer power and familial factions as the basis for action when dharma is under strain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Pārtha (Arjuna) that the king is accompanied by his brothers and sons and is encircled by a full akṣauhiṇī of troops, indicating a major mobilization and readiness for the coming confrontation.