Shloka 26
सेनासमागमः — The Convergence of Armies
Devanagari script
ततस्ततस्तु सर्वेषां भूमिपानां महात्मनाम्
Transliteration
tatastatastu sarveṣāṃ bhūmipānāṃ mahātmanām
Translation
तत्पश्चात उन समस्त महात्मा भूमिपालों के बीच क्रमशः आगे की घटनाएँ घटित होने लगीं।
Word by Word
ततःthereafter / then
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/thereafter')
ततःthen (again/thereupon)
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (repetition for emphasis/sequence)
तुbut / indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
FormAvyaya (particle)
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
भूमिपानाम्of the kings (earth-protectors)
भूमिपानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootभूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
महात्मनाम्of the great-souled (noble) ones
महात्मनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
Speaker
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
bhūmipāḥ (kings/rulers)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even a brief narrative transition highlights a key Mahābhārata ethic: the fate of society turns on the choices of rulers, whose greatness is measured not only by power but by adherence to dharma in moments of escalating conflict.
Vaiśaṃpāyana signals a transition: the story moves forward to what unfolds among the assembled or concerned kings, preparing the reader for subsequent deliberations and developments in the political crisis.