Shloka 5

Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथ: । व्यादिदेश महाराज रथिनो रथिनां वर:,महाराज! कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिरके ऐसा कहनेपर रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ महारथी धृष्टद्युम्नने अपने समस्त रथियोंको मकरव्यूह बनानेके लिये आज्ञा दे दी

Transliteration

evam uktas tu pārthena dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ | vyādideśa mahārāja rathino rathināṁ varaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thus addressed by Pārtha, the great chariot-warrior Dhṛṣṭadyumna—foremost among charioteers—issued orders, O King, to the chariot-fighters to form the Makara battle-array.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

तुbut/indeed

पार्थेनby Partha (Arjuna)

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna

महारथःthe great chariot-warrior

व्यादिदेशcommanded / ordered

महाराजO great king

रथिनःthe chariot-warriors

रथिनाम्of the chariot-warriors

वरःthe best

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Mahārāja, implied addressee)

rathinaḥ (chariot-warriors)

Makara-vyūha (battle formation)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes