Shloka 44

Devanagari script

गृह्यानुमन्त्रय गाण्डीवं शरान्‌ संनतपर्वण: । अनुमान्य महात्मानं भरतानां महारथम्‌

Transliteration

gṛhyānumantraya gāṇḍīvaṃ śarān sannatapārvaṇaḥ | anumānya mahātmānaṃ bharatānāṃ mahāratham ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Taking up the Gāṇḍīva bow and the arrows whose joints were well-fitted, and having duly sought and received the assent of that great-souled mighty chariot-warrior among the Bharatas, …”

Word by Word

• गृह्य: take, seize
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: लोट्, मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अनुमन्त्रय: address/encourage, give counsel to
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्र् (अनु-)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गाण्डीवम्: the Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• गाण्डीवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीव
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• संनतपर्वणः: having well-bent joints (of the arrows)
• संनतपर्वणः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संनतपर्वन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अनुमान्य: having approved/assented to; after honoring
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (अनु-)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समासार्थे), कर्मणि/भावे (gerundial usage)

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भरतानाम्: of the Bharatas
• भरतानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• महारथम्: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• arrows
• Bharatas (Kuru lineage)
• mahāratha (great chariot-warrior)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, action is framed by discipline and propriety: the warrior prepares his weapons but proceeds only after due consultation and respectful assent, reflecting restraint and adherence to kṣatriya protocol.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (implicitly connected with the Gāṇḍīva) taking up bow and arrows and, after seeking/receiving approval from a great-souled mahāratha among the Bharatas, moving forward to the next action in the battle sequence.