Shloka 69

Devanagari script

पश्यतां कुरुवीराणां सर्वेषां तव भारत । चर्माथादत्त गाड़ेयो जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्‌

Transliteration

paśyatāṃ kuruvīrāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ tava bhārata | carmāthādattagāḍeyo jātarūpapariṣkṛtam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata, while all the Kuru heroes were watching, a firmly fastened protective covering—well-fitted and refined with gold—was put on.”

Word by Word

पश्यताम्while (they) were watching / in the presence of the onlookers

कुरुवीराणाम्of the Kuru heroes/warriors

सर्वेषाम्of all

तवof you/your

भारतO Bharata

चर्मa hide/leather (shield)

अथthen

आदत्तtook up / seized

गाडेयःGāḍeya (a warrior/person named Gāḍeya)

जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्adorned/embellished with gold

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)

Kuru warriors

protective covering/armor (carman)

gold (jātarūpa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the public, witnessed nature of martial readiness: preparations for battle are not merely personal acts but communal and political spectacles, where power is displayed through disciplined equipment and costly adornment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, in full view of the Kuru heroes, a securely fastened protective covering—finished and embellished with gold—was put on, indicating immediate battle preparation and the formal arming of a warrior.