Shloka 11

भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas

Devanagari script

संचोदय हयान्‌ शीघ्र धार्तराष्ट्रचमूं प्रति

Transliteration

sañcodaya hayān śīghra dhārtarāṣṭracamūṃ prati

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Urge the horses on quickly—drive straight toward the army of the Dhārtarāṣṭras.”

Word by Word

• संचोदय: urge/drive (you) on
• संचोदय: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + चुद् (प्रेरणे)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम, एकवचनम्

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र
• Form: true

• धार्तराष्ट्रचमूम्: the army of the Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)
• धार्तराष्ट्रचमूम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र-चमू
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• प्रति: towards/against
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति
• Form: true

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)
• horses
• army (camū)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of resolute, disciplined action: once a duty-bound course is chosen in war, one must act decisively and without wavering, directing one’s resources (here, the horses and chariot) toward the appointed objective.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a command to drive the chariot forward quickly, urging the horses toward the Dhārtarāṣṭra (Kaurava) host—an immediate tactical move signaling the onset or intensification of direct engagement.