Shloka 276

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

तथैव रथवाहिन्य: प्रतिव्यूह्मृ व्यवस्थिता: । हाथियोंकी सेनाएँ चुपचाप खड़ी थीं, घुड़सवार सैनिकोंकी भी यही दशा थी तथा रथसेनाएँ भी व्यूह बनाकर वहाँ स्थिरभावसे खड़ी थीं

Transliteration

tathaiva rathavāhinyaḥ prativyūhamṛ vyavasthitāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the same manner, the chariot-divisions too stood firmly in their counter-formations—silent, steady, and disciplined—holding their positions as the battle-lines settled into ordered readiness.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• रथवाहिन्यः: chariot-divisions/companies
• रथवाहिन्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथवाहिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रतिव्यूह्मृ: in the counter-array (counter-formation)
• प्रतिव्यूह्मृ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिव्यूह्मृ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• व्यवस्थिता: arranged, stationed
• व्यवस्थिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यवस्थित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariots
• chariot-divisions (rathavāhinī)
• battle-array (vyūha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined restraint in warfare: even amid impending violence, troops are expected to maintain order, formation, and self-control—an ethical ideal of regulated conduct rather than chaotic aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the chariot units, like the other divisions, remain quietly stationed in counter-formations, indicating that both sides have taken up structured battle positions and are poised for engagement.