Shloka 10

Devanagari script

आगच्छतस्तान्‌ सहसा सर्वोद्योगेन पाण्डवान्‌

Transliteration

āgacchatastān sahasā sarvodyogena pāṇḍavān

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Jene Pāṇḍavas rückten plötzlich vor, in voller Bereitschaft und mit ganzer Kraft, und drängten im Hitzegewühl der Schlacht nach vorn.“

Word by Word

• आगच्छतः: were coming / approach (they two)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (गच्छ्)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम, द्विवचन

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सहसा: suddenly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• सर्वोद्योगेन: with full effort / with all exertion
• सर्वोद्योगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-उद्योग
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights disciplined readiness and wholehearted effort in a righteous struggle: when duty demands action, hesitation gives way to swift, organized exertion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas are moving in suddenly and energetically, indicating a rapid escalation or decisive maneuver on the battlefield.