Shloka 12

Devanagari script

त्वां पुरस्कृत्य सगणं वयं योत्स्यामहे परान्‌ । न हि वैरान्तमनस: स्थास्यन्ति मम सैनिका:,'राक्षसराज! सैनिकोंसहित तुम्हें आगे रखकर हमलोग भी शत्रुओंके साथ युद्ध करेंगे; क्योंकि जिनका मन वैरका अन्त करनेमें लगा हुआ है, वे मेरे सैनिक चुपचाप खड़े नहीं रहेंगे!

Transliteration

tvāṁ puraskṛtya sagaṇaṁ vayaṁ yotsyāmahe parān | na hi vairāntamanasaḥ sthāsyanti mama sainikāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Placing you at our head, together with your retinue, we too shall fight the enemy. For my soldiers—whose minds are set on bringing this enmity to its end—will not stand by in silence.”

Word by Word

त्वाम्you

पुरस्कृत्यhaving placed in front / putting forward

सगणम्together with (your) troop/retinue

वयम्we

योत्स्यामहेwe shall fight

परान्the enemies / the others (opponents)

नnot

हिindeed / for

वैरान्तमनसःthose whose mind is set on the end of enmity

स्थास्यन्तिwill stand / will remain

ममmy

सैनिकाःsoldiers

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

soldiers (sainikāḥ)

enemy/opponents (parān)

leader addressed as 'you' (tvām)

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 ethical psychology of war: when a force believes the conflict must be concluded, its members will not remain passive. It also underscores the importance of leadership—placing a capable figure at the front to unify and embolden collective action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a declaration of intent: the speakers’ side will advance into battle with the addressed leader placed at the forefront along with his followers. The troops are eager to press the fight, driven by a determination to bring the feud to an end rather than linger in inaction.