Shloka 186

Devanagari script

आरुरोह महाबाहु: सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यत: । विचित्र रीतिसे युद्ध करनेवाले महाबाहु नकुल परिश्रमको जीत चुके थे। वे सारी सेनाके देखते-देखते चित्रसेनके रथके समीप जा उसपर चढ़ गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

āruroha mahābāhuḥ sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ |

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন—বিচিত্র যুদ্ধরীতিতে লড়ে মহাবাহু নকুল ক্লান্তিকে জয় করল; আর সমগ্র সেনার দৃষ্টির সামনেই চিত্রসেনের রথের কাছে গিয়ে সে তাতে উঠে পড়ল।

Word by Word

आरुरोहmounted, climbed up

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)

सर्वसैन्यस्यof the entire army

पश्यतःwhile (it/they) were watching; in the presence of (the watchers)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

mahābāhu (epithet: the mighty-armed warrior)

sarvasainya (the entire army)

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 martial virtue (kṣātra-tejas) is demonstrated openly: decisive action taken under the gaze of many becomes a test of steadiness, courage, and responsibility, influencing collective morale and the ethical perception of one’s conduct in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a mighty warrior mounts up (typically onto a chariot) as the entire army watches, marking a conspicuous, morale-charged moment in the battle sequence.