Shloka 52

द्रोण-पार्थ-युद्धम्

Droṇa–Pārtha Strategic Engagement

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत विराटपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोहरणपर्वमें भीष्यजीके द्वारा येनाकी व्यूहरचनाविषयक बावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvake antargata-goharaṇa-parvaṇi bhīṣma-jīkena yūha-racanā-viṣayakaḥ dvāpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet das zweiundfünfzigste Kapitel des Abschnitts Goharaṇa innerhalb der Virāṭa-Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, in dem Bhīṣma die Grundsätze der Schlachtordnung und Heeresaufstellung (vyūha) darlegte. Die Erzählung markiert den Abschluss dieses belehrenden und strategischen Teils und rahmt den Krieg als eine disziplinierte Kunst, gelenkt von Ordnung und Pflicht (dharma) statt von bloßer Gewalt.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विराटपर्व: in the Virata Parva
• विराटपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोहरणपर्व: in the Goharana-parva (cattle-raid section)
• गोहरणपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोहरणपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीष्मजी: by Bhishma (honorific)
• भीष्मजी: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्वारा: through/by means of
• द्वारा: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वारा

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• व्यूह: battle-array/formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रचना: arrangement/formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: रचना
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बावन: fifty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विपञ्चाशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूरः: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Virāṭa Parva
• Goharaṇa Parvan

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage functions as a colophon: it emphasizes that warfare, when undertaken, is to be approached through disciplined order (yūha-racanā) and duty-bound instruction, not impulsive aggression—highlighting the ethical framing of martial knowledge within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana signals the conclusion of a chapter in the Goharaṇa section of the Virāṭa Parva, noting that Bhīṣma’s discussion on arranging military formations has been completed.