Shloka 57

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः

Devanagari script

एवमेनं महाव्यूहं व्यूह्ू भारत पाण्डवा:

Transliteration

evam enaṃ mahāvyūhaṃ vyūhya bhārata pāṇḍavāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Ainsi, après avoir déployé cette vaste et redoutable formation de bataille, les Pāṇḍava, ô descendant de Bharata, se tinrent prêts pour le choc à venir.»

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एनम्: him/this (one)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• महाव्यूहम्: the great battle-array/formation
• महाव्यूहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाव्यूह
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• व्यूहुः: they arranged/drew up (in formation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यूह् (धातु)
• Form: perfect (लिट्), third, plural

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'bhārata')
• Pāṇḍavas
• mahāvyūha (battle formation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined preparation and strategic order in warfare, implying that even in a dharmic conflict, action should be organized, deliberate, and aligned with one’s duty rather than driven by chaos or impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas have arranged a large battle-formation, indicating that both sides are now set in formal arrays and the confrontation is about to proceed.