Shloka 27

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

कोशसंचयवाहांश्ष॒ कोष्ठागारं तथैव च । गजानीकेन संगृहा शनै: प्रायाद्‌ युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

kośasañcayavāhāṁś ca koṣṭhāgāraṁ tathaiva ca | gajānīkena saṅgṛhya śanaiḥ prāyād yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Habiendo reunido las reservas del tesoro y a quienes las transportaban, así como los almacenes, Yudhiṣṭhira partió lentamente, avanzando junto con un cuerpo de elefantes». La escena subraya una salida deliberada y ordenada: los recursos y la logística se disponen con mesura y no con prisa, mientras el rey se encamina al conflicto inminente manteniendo compostura y responsabilidad.

Word by Word

• kośa-saṃcaya-vāhān: carriers/transporters of treasury-collections
• kośa-saṃcaya-vāhān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: kośa-saṃcaya-vāha
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• koṣṭhāgāram: storehouse/granary
• koṣṭhāgāram: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṣṭhāgāra
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tathā: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

• eva: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• gajānīkena: with/by the elephant-corps
• gajānīkena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: gajānīka
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• saṅgṛhya: having collected/gathered
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√grah
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• śanaiḥ: slowly/gradually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śanaiḥ

• prāyāt: set out/went forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Yudhiṣṭhira
• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhiṣṭhira
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• kośa (treasury/wealth)
• koṣṭhāgāra (storehouses)
• gajānīka (elephant corps)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even on the brink of war, a righteous ruler proceeds with measured restraint and careful stewardship—organizing resources responsibly rather than acting in panic or greed.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira is departing after assembling treasury resources and storehouses, moving slowly and orderly with an elephant division—indicating large-scale mobilization and preparation.