Shloka 20

पाण्डवसेनानायकाभिषेकः तथा बलरामागमन-उपदेशः | Appointment of Pandava Commanders and Balarama’s Counsel

Devanagari script

असंग्राहा: सुसम्पन्ना हेमभाण्डपरिच्छदा: । अनेकशतसाहमस्रा: सर्वे सादिवशे स्थिता:,वे घोड़े उछल-कूद मचाने आदि दोषोंसे रहित होनेके कारण सदा अपने सवारोंके वशमें रहते थे। उन्हें अच्छी शिक्षा मिली थी। वे सुनहरे साजोंसे सुसज्जित थे। उनकी संख्या कई लाख थी

Transliteration

asaṅgrāhāḥ susampannā hemabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ | anekaśatasāhasrāḥ sarve sādīvaśe sthitāḥ ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—সেই অশ্বসমূহ উচ্ছৃঙ্খল দোষৰ পৰা মুক্ত, ভালদৰে সাধা আৰু উৎকৃষ্টভাৱে প্ৰশিক্ষিত আছিল। সোনালী সাজ-সজ্জাৰে সজ্জিত আছিল। বহু শত-সহস্ৰ সংখ্যাত থাকিও, সিহঁত সকলোৱে নিজৰ আৰোহীৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ নিয়ন্ত্ৰণত অৱস্থিত আছিল।

Word by Word

असंग्राहाःunrestive; not hard to control

सुसम्पन्नाःwell-trained; well-endowed

हेमभाण्डपरिच्छदाःhaving golden trappings/equipment

अनेकशतसाहस्राःnumbering many hundreds of thousands

सर्वेall

सादिवशेunder the rider's control

स्थिताःwere situated/remained

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

horses

riders (sādī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined strength: true military power is not mere numbers or ornamentation, but training, restraint, and reliable control—resources that obey rightful command rather than becoming a danger through unruliness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a vast cavalry force: the horses are well-trained, free from troublesome behavior, richly caparisoned with golden gear, and fully obedient to their riders—emphasizing readiness for the impending conflict.