Virata Parva Adhyaya 62 Shloka 1 - Mahabharata | German | Vedapath

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Shloka 1

Kuru-Sainika-Āśvāsana and Vijayaghoṣaṇa

Reassuring the Kuru Soldiers; Proclaiming Victory

Devanagari script

/ अप८ा अपर () ऑज अपार द्विषष्टितमो<5 ध्याय: अर्जुनका सब योद्धाओं और महारथियोंके साथ युद्ध वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ संगम्य सर्वे ते कौरवाणां महारथा: । अर्जुनं सहिता यत्ता: प्रत्ययुध्यन्त भारत

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | atha saṅgamya sarve te kauravāṇāṃ mahārathāḥ | arjunaṃ sahitā yattāḥ pratyayudhyanta bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Dann versammelten sich all jene großen Wagenkämpfer der Kauravas, rückten in abgestimmter Ordnung vor und traten Arjuna mit größter Vorsicht zum Gegenkampf entgegen, o Bhārata.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

अथthen

संगम्यhaving assembled / having come together

सर्वेall

तेthose

कौरवाणाम्of the Kauravas

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

अर्जुनम्Arjuna

सहिताःtogether / united

यत्ताःstriving / intent / prepared

प्रत्ययुध्यन्तthey fought against / engaged in battle with

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

Kauravas

Janamejaya (implied by address 'Bhārata')

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how unity and disciplined coordination amplify martial power, yet it also frames war as a moral test: the many converge upon the one, and the ethical weight lies in intent, restraint, and adherence to kṣatriya-dharma even amid rivalry.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Goharaṇa episode of the Virāṭa Parva, the Kaurava elite chariot-warriors assemble and, acting together, launch a counter-battle against Arjuna, who is confronting them on the battlefield.