Shloka 58

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

Devanagari script

सबाह्नल्विकान्‌ कुरून्‌ ब्रूया: प्रातिपियाउशरद्वत: । सूतपुत्रं तथा द्रोणं सहपुत्र॑ जयद्रथम्‌

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumna uvācedaṃ māṃ vaco gatasādhvasam | sabāhnalvikān kurūn brūyāḥ prātipiyāuśaradvataḥ | sūtaputraṃ tathā droṇaṃ sahaputraṃ jayadratham ||

Translation

Dhṛṣṭadyumna sprach: „Überbringe meine Worte — nun ohne Furcht gesprochen — der Versammlung der Kurus: Bāhlīka und den Kurus; Śaradvat, dem Nachkommen Pratīpas (Kṛpa); dem Sohn des Wagenlenkers (Karna) und ebenso Droṇa; und Jayadratha samt seinem Sohn. Sie sollen klar vernehmen, was ich verkünde.“

Word by Word

• स: him
• स: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अबाह्नल्विकान्: those who are not (to be treated as) fire/fiery (epithet; uncertain)
• अबाह्नल्विकान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अबाह्नल्विक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कुरून्: the Kurus
• कुरून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ब्रूयाः: you should say / tell
• ब्रूयाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रातिपिय: Prātipiya (proper name; reading uncertain)
• प्रातिपिय: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: प्रातिपिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• औशरद्वतः: descendant of Śaradvat (i.e., Kṛpa/Kṛpācārya; patronymic)
• औशरद्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Patronymic/Proper name)
• Root: औशरद्वत (शरद्वत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूतपुत्रम्: the charioteer’s son (Karna)
• सूतपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: also / likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जयद्रथम्: Jayadratha
• जयद्रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: जयद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धृष्टद्युम्न उवाचेदं मां वचो गतसाध्वसम्‌ |

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Kurus
• Bāhlīka
• Pratīpa
• Śaradvat (Kṛpa)
• Sūtaputra (Karṇa)
• Droṇa
• Jayadratha
• Jayadratha’s son

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights fearless, accountable speech in a public forum: a warrior-leader must state his position openly to all responsible parties, without intimidation, especially when ethical and political stakes are high.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna instructs that his message be delivered in the Kuru assembly, explicitly naming key elders and champions—Bāhlīka, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa, and Jayadratha (with his son)—signaling a direct address to those shaping the coming conflict.