Shloka 57

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 96: Sātyaki’s Line-Penetration, Encirclement, and Advance toward Arjuna

Devanagari script

ते गत्वा सहिता देवा ब्रह्म॒णा सह मन्दरम्‌

Transliteration

te gatvā sahitā devā brahmaṇā saha mandaram

Translation

Sañjaya said: “United together, the gods went to Mandara, accompanied by Brahmā.”

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Perfective (having done)

• सहिता: together, united
• सहिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवा: the gods
• देवा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā / by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• मन्दरम्: Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Devas
• Brahma
• Mandara (mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights coordinated action under rightful guidance: even powerful beings act in unity and with higher counsel (Brahmā), suggesting that order and purpose are maintained through collective discipline rather than isolated will.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that the gods, together with Brahmā, proceed to Mandara. The line functions as a brief narrative transition indicating a purposeful divine movement to a significant location.