Shloka 186
Devanagari script
रथेष्वन्ये गजेष्वन्ये हयेष्वन्ये च भारत । भारत! दूसरे बहुत-से सैनिक अपने अस्त्र-शस्त्र छोड़कर नींदसे अन्धे होकर सो रहे थे। कुछ लोग रथोंपर, कुछ हाथियोंपर और कुछ लोग घोड़ोंपर ही सो गये थे
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | ratheṣv anye gajeṣv anye hayeṣv anye ca bhārata |
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata, some were upon chariots, some upon elephants, and some upon horses.” In context, the scene portrays an army overcome by fatigue and heedlessness—warriors laying aside vigilance and even their weapons, falling into sleep—showing how exhaustion and negligence in battle become a vulnerability both ethical and strategic.
Word by Word
रथेषुon/in chariots
रथेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गजेषुon/in elephants
गजेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगज
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हयेषुon/in horses
हयेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहय
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)R
ratha (chariot)G
gaja (elephant)H
haya (horse)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes