Shloka 52

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

स भारतरथश्रेष्ठ: सर्वभारतहर्षण:

Transliteration

sa bhārataraṭhaśreṣṭhaḥ sarvabhārataharṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “That foremost of the Bharata chariot-warriors—one who brings joy and renewed confidence to all the Bharatas—…”

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (man)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत-रथ-श्रेष्ठः: the best of the Bharata chariot-warriors
• भारत-रथ-श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक); भारत, रथ (समासाङ्ग)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व-भारत-हर्षणः: delighting all the Bharatas
• सर्व-भारत-हर्षणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षण (प्रातिपदिक); सर्व, भारत (समासाङ्ग)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (lineage/people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the ethical-psychological dimension of epic warfare: exemplary leadership is measured not only by prowess but by the ability to steady and uplift one’s community (the Bharatas) in crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his battlefield report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introducing or describing a key warrior as the foremost among chariot-fighters and as someone whose presence inspires the Bharata forces.