Shloka 82

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

Devanagari script

एवं स तान्यनीकानि कलिड्ञानां पुन: पुन:

Transliteration

evaṁ sa tāny anīkāni kaliḍjñānāṁ punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

इस प्रकार उसने कलिंगों की उन युद्ध-व्यूह-रचनाओं को बार-बार देखा और परखा।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अनीकानि: armies, divisions (of troops)
• अनीकानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कलिड्ञानाम्: of the Kalidñas (a people/tribe; reading uncertain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिड्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, disciplined attention and repeated verification of facts are portrayed as necessary; vigilance and clarity of perception support responsible action under dharma, especially when consequences are grave.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a figure repeatedly surveying or reviewing the assembled military formations, emphasizing careful assessment of the forces before or during the unfolding battle.