Shloka 32

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

Devanagari script

उत्तमौजाश्व पाज्चाल्यो युधामन्युश्न दुर्जय: । शिखण्डी क्षत्रदेवश्ष तथा वैराटिरुत्तर:

Transliteration

uttamaujāś ca pāñcālyo yudhāmanyuś ca durjayaḥ | śikhaṇḍī kṣatradevaś ca tathā vairāṭir uttaraḥ, sañjaya |

Translation

ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર બોલ્યા—પાંચાલોના ઉત્તમૌજા, અજય યુધામન્યુ, શિખંડી, ક્ષત્રદેવ તથા વિરાટપુત્ર ઉત્તર—હે સંજય—આ પણ પાંડવોની બાજુએ છે.

Word by Word

• उत्तमौजाः: Uttamaujā (a warrior)
• उत्तमौजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तमौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पाञ्चाल्यः: the Pāñcāla (warrior)
• पाञ्चाल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधामन्युः: Yudhāmanyu
• युधामन्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दुर्जयः: hard to conquer; invincible
• दुर्जयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिखण्डी: Śikhaṇḍī
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रदेवः: Kṣatradeva (lit. 'kṣatriya-lord')
• क्षत्रदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वैराटिः: the son of Virāṭa (Vairāṭi)
• वैराटिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराटि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तरः: Uttara
• उत्तरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya
• Uttamaujā
• Pāñcāla
• Yudhāmanyu
• Śikhaṇḍī
• Kṣatradeva
• Uttara (prince of Virāṭa)
• Virāṭa (kingdom/line)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces the ethical pressure of recognizing strength aligned with a righteous coalition: when many eminent kṣatriyas stand together, it signals not only military power but also a moral consensus that makes obstinate pursuit of war (despite counsel) ethically blameworthy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, speaking to Sañjaya, continues enumerating prominent warriors supporting the Pāṇḍavas. This list functions as a strategic assessment and a dramatic reminder that Duryodhana’s course leads toward a war against formidable, widely supported opponents.