Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततो देवर्षय: सर्वे तथा सप्तर्षयोडपि च । ब्रह्मर्षयश्च विजयं जेपु: पार्थस्य धीमत:,फिर तो समस्त देवर्षि, सप्तर्षि और ब्रह्मर्षि मिलकर बुद्धिमान्‌ अर्जुनकी विजयके लिये मन्त्र-जप करने लगे

Transliteration

tato devarṣayaḥ sarve tathā saptarṣayo 'pi ca | brahmarṣayaś ca vijayaṃ jepuḥ pārthasya dhīmataḥ ||

Translation

Then all the divine seers, along with the Seven Sages, and the Brahmarṣis as well, began the recitation of sacred mantras for the victory of the wise Pārtha (Arjuna).

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

देवर्षयःdivine seers (devarshis)

सर्वेall

तथाand also, likewise

सप्तर्षयःthe seven seers (saptarshis)

अपिalso, even

चand

ब्रह्मर्षयःbrahma-seers (brahmarshis)

चand

विजयम्victory

जेपुःthey chanted/recited (mantras)

पार्थस्यof/for Partha (Arjuna)

धीमतःof/for the intelligent one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Devarṣis

Saptarṣis

Brahmarṣis

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that success, especially in a dharmic enterprise, is not merely a product of strength but is supported by spiritual merit and the blessings of realized sages; mantra-recitation symbolizes alignment with cosmic order and ethical legitimacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that groups of exalted sages—Devarṣis, the Saptarṣis, and Brahmarṣis—collectively begin japa (mantra-recitation) to secure and bless Arjuna’s victory.