Shloka 71

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्िरो राजा स्वान्यनीकान्यचोदयत्‌

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā svāny anīkāny acodayat

Translation

Then King Yudhiṣṭhira urged on his own battle-formations, rallying his troops to advance in the righteous yet grim duty of war as the conflict pressed forward.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• स्वानि: his own
• स्वानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, accusative, plural

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

• अचोदयत्: urged on, set in motion, commanded
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्
• Form: Imperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a dharmic ruler must sometimes act decisively in crisis: leadership includes the responsibility to direct and steady one’s own forces, balancing compassion with the duty to protect and uphold order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, as commander-king of the Pāṇḍavas, rouses and directs his own troop-divisions, signaling renewed movement and engagement in the battle.