Shloka 26

सेनासमागमः — The Convergence of Armies

Devanagari script

ततस्ततस्तु सर्वेषां भूमिपानां महात्मनाम्‌

Transliteration

tatastatastu sarveṣāṃ bhūmipānāṃ mahātmanām

Translation

Dann, im rechten Fortgang der Zeit, schritten unter all jenen großgesinnten Herrschern der Erde die Ereignisse weiter voran—und bereiteten die Bühne für gemeinsame Entscheidungen und moralische Spannungen, die den kommenden Konflikt gestalten sollten.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter / then
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/thereafter')

• ततः: then (again/thereupon)
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (repetition for emphasis/sequence)

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Avyaya (particle)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• भूमिपानाम्: of the kings (earth-protectors)
• भूमिपानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled (noble) ones
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• bhūmipāḥ (kings/rulers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a brief narrative transition highlights a key Mahābhārata ethic: the fate of society turns on the choices of rulers, whose greatness is measured not only by power but by adherence to dharma in moments of escalating conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana signals a transition: the story moves forward to what unfolds among the assembled or concerned kings, preparing the reader for subsequent deliberations and developments in the political crisis.