Shloka 14

उपायैः पूर्ववधकथनम् / Strategic Justifications for Prior Eliminations

Devanagari script

तथेतरे नरव्याप्रा: पाण्डवानां महारथा:

Transliteration

tathetare naravyāprāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: So too, the other great chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas, fully engaged in the work of men—striving and intent on their duty in battle—pressed on with their efforts.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• इतरे: the others
• इतरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• नर-व्याप्राः: engaged in manly exertion / active as men
• नर-व्याप्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नरव्याप्र
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

• महा-रथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महा-रथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores disciplined exertion in one’s appointed role: the Pāṇḍavas’ foremost warriors are portrayed as fully engaged in purposeful action, reflecting the kṣatriya ideal of committed effort in a righteous cause rather than hesitation or passivity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his battlefield report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, noting that the remaining great chariot-warriors on the Pāṇḍava side are likewise actively occupied—pressing forward with their martial tasks amid the ongoing conflict.