Shloka 13

Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ

Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host

Devanagari script

भविता विग्रह: सो<यं तुमुलो लोमहर्षण: । तस्मात्‌ सांग्रामिकं सर्व कारयध्वमतन्द्रिता:

Transliteration

bhavitā vigrahaḥ so 'yaṃ tumulo lomaharṣaṇaḥ | tasmāt sāṅgrāmikaṃ sarvaṃ kārayadhvam atandritāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : « Le conflit qui s’annonce sera assurément tumultueux et fera se hérisser les cheveux. Aussi, sans la moindre négligence, faites accomplir en entier tous les préparatifs de guerre. »

Word by Word

• भविता: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• विग्रहः: battle, conflict
• विग्रहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सः: that (he/it)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अयम्: this (he/it)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तुमुलः: tumultuous, fierce
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• लोमहर्षणः: hair-raising, thrilling
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तस्मात्: therefore
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: ablative used adverbially as 'therefore/from that reason'

• सांग्रामिकम्: pertaining to battle; war-related
• सांग्रामिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सांग्रामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• सर्वम्: all, everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• कारयध्वम्: have (it) done; arrange; cause to be prepared
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative: कारय-]
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, plural, आत्मनेपद

• अतन्द्रिताः: unwearied, without negligence
• अतन्द्रिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kings (rājānaḥ, implied addressees)
• war/conflict (vigraha, saṅgrāma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses vigilant preparedness and responsible leadership when a grave conflict becomes inevitable—urging rulers to abandon negligence and ensure complete martial readiness, aligning action with duty rather than complacency.

What is happening in the narrative?

As narrator, Vaiśampāyana characterizes the coming war as fierce and terrifying, and he conveys an exhortation to the assembled rulers to make all necessary battle preparations promptly and without slackness.