Shloka 93

Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals

Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच तच्छुत्वा वचन कृष्ण: संन्यवर्तत भारत | युधिष्ठिरपुरोगैश्व पाण्डवै:ः सह संगत:,संजय कहते हैं--भारत! कर्णकी यह बात सुनकर श्रीकृष्ण लौट आये और युधिष्छिर आदि पाण्डवोंसे जा मिले

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca tac chrutvā vacanaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ saṁnyavartata bhārata | yudhiṣṭhira-purogaś ca pāṇḍavaiḥ saha saṅgataḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: O Bharata, having heard Karna’s words, Krishna turned back and rejoined the Pandavas, with Yudhishthira at their head. The moment underscores Krishna’s measured restraint in diplomacy—after receiving the reply, he returns to his own side, leaving the moral weight of the decision to those who must choose between conciliation and war.

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

तत्that

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

वचनम्speech; words

कृष्णःKrishna

संन्यवर्ततturned back; returned

भारतO Bharata

युधिष्ठिर-पुरोगैःwith those having Yudhishthira in front (led by Yudhishthira)

चand

पाण्डवैःwith the Pandavas

सहtogether with

संगतःmet; joined; came together (with)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Krishna

Yudhishthira

Pandavas

Bharata (as an epithet/address)

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?

Even amid impending war, righteous conduct includes clear communication and restraint: after hearing the opposing side’s position, one returns without rash escalation, allowing choices to be made with full awareness of their moral consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Krishna, after hearing Karna’s statement, turns back and goes to the Pandava camp, joining Yudhishthira and the other Pandavas.