Mahabharata 4.62.1 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 62, Shloka 1

Kuru-Sainika-Āśvāsana and Vijayaghoṣaṇa

Reassuring the Kuru Soldiers; Proclaiming Victory

Devanagari script

/ अप८ा अपर () ऑज अपार द्विषष्टितमो<5 ध्याय: अर्जुनका सब योद्धाओं और महारथियोंके साथ युद्ध वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ संगम्य सर्वे ते कौरवाणां महारथा: । अर्जुनं सहिता यत्ता: प्रत्ययुध्यन्त भारत

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | atha saṅgamya sarve te kauravāṇāṃ mahārathāḥ | arjunaṃ sahitā yattāḥ pratyayudhyanta bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors tous ces grands guerriers de char des Kaurava, s’étant rassemblés, avancèrent en formation concertée et, avec une extrême prudence, engagèrent le contre-combat contre Arjuna, ô Bhārata.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• संगम्य: having assembled / having come together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• कौरवाणाम्: of the Kauravas
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• यत्ताः: striving / intent / prepared
• यत्ताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (यत्-धातु, 'to strive/endeavor')
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रत्ययुध्यन्त: they fought against / engaged in battle with
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + युध्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Kauravas
• Janamejaya (implied by address 'Bhārata')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how unity and disciplined coordination amplify martial power, yet it also frames war as a moral test: the many converge upon the one, and the ethical weight lies in intent, restraint, and adherence to kṣatriya-dharma even amid rivalry.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Goharaṇa episode of the Virāṭa Parva, the Kaurava elite chariot-warriors assemble and, acting together, launch a counter-battle against Arjuna, who is confronting them on the battlefield.