Shloka 32

Devanagari script

गत्या दशम्या ते गत्वा जघ्नुरवाजिरथद्विपान्‌

Transliteration

gatyā daśamyā te gatvā jaghnur avājiratha-dvipān

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: Avanzando en su décima formación, se movieron hacia delante y abatieron los caballos, los carros y los elefantes del enemigo—imagen de un movimiento táctico disciplinado que se trueca en una destrucción veloz y total en el campo de batalla.

Word by Word

• गत्या: by (their) speed/movement
• गत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• दशम्या: tenth (i.e., tenfold / of the tenth degree)
• दशम्या: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशमी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• जघ्नुः: they slew/struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अवाजि-रथ-द्विपान्: foot-soldiers, chariots, and elephants
• अवाजि-रथ-द्विपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवाजि-रथ-द्विप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• horses
• chariots
• elephants

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how disciplined, organized advance in war (a numbered formation or tactical movement) can translate into decisive outcomes; ethically, it reflects the grim reality of kṣatriya warfare where strategy and duty operate within a violent field of action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a group of warriors, moving in their ‘tenth’ tactical advance/formation, pressed forward and killed the opposing side’s key battlefield assets—horses, chariots, and elephants—indicating a successful, forceful push.