Shloka 13

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

ततः पुनरनीकानि न्‍्ययोजयत बुद्धिमान । मोहयन्‌ धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणां बुद्धिनिश्चयम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ punar anīkāni nyayojayat buddhimān | mohayan dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇāṃ buddhi-niścayam ||

Translation

Dann ordnete der weise König seine Schlachtaufstellungen abermals neu. Durch diese bewusst gesetzte Umgruppierung suchte er den gefestigten Entschluss und die Planung der Söhne Dhṛtarāṣṭras zu verwirren und zu erschüttern.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: अव्यय

• अनीकानि: armies, divisions (of troops)
• अनीकानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• न्ययोजयत्: he arranged/organized
• न्ययोजयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (योजने)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बुद्धिमान्: the wise (one)
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• मोहयन्: bewildering, deluding
• मोहयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (मोहने) → मोहय (णिजन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• पुत्राणाम्: of the sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन

• बुद्धिनिश्चयम्: the resolve/decision of the mind
• बुद्धिनिश्चयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धिनिश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (Kauravas)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, intelligence and disciplined organization can be ethically significant: leadership involves clear judgment and strategic action that reduces the opponent’s harmful resolve without needless escalation. The verse highlights prudence (buddhi) as a form of power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, after moving a short distance, reorganizes his forces again. This tactical redeployment is intended to confuse the Kauravas’ settled plans and weaken their confidence and coordination.