Shloka 563

Devanagari script

यदेक॑ सहिता: पार्था न शेकुरतिवर्तितुम्‌ । उस समय हमलोगोंने आपके पुत्रका अद्भुत पराक्रम देखा कि कुन्तीके सभी पुत्र एक साथ प्रयत्न करनेपर भी उसे लाँधकर आगे न जा सके

Transliteration

yad eka-sahitāḥ pārthā na śekur ativartitum |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Even when the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas) acted together as one, they were unable to pass beyond him. At that moment we witnessed the astonishing prowess of your son: though all of Kuntī’s sons strove at once, they could not overleap him and press forward.

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (fact that)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एके: together/as one (all as one group)
• एके: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• शेकुः: were able
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अतिवर्तितुम्: to pass beyond, to overstep
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + वृत्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'your son')
• Pārthas / Pāṇḍavas
• Kuntī
• Kaurava prince (your son; unspecified in this half-verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary strength and resolve can momentarily check even a united force; ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s sober recognition of martial excellence on both sides, without reducing the conflict to simple moral caricature.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas, though acting together, could not get past a single Kaurava champion—thus emphasizing the formidable resistance and the dramatic intensity of the battle scene.