Shloka 36

Devanagari script

त्वमपीमां महाबाहो चमूं द्रोणपुरस्कृताम्‌

Transliteration

tvam apīmāṁ mahābāho camūṁ droṇapuraskṛtām

Translation

Sanjaya said: “You too, O mighty-armed one, behold this army—marshalled with Droṇa at its head.” The line underscores how leadership and moral responsibility in war are concentrated in the commander who stands foremost, shaping both strategy and the ethical weight of the battle’s outcomes.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Prathama, Eka

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• इमाम्: this (fem., acc. sg.)
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Stri, Dvitiya, Eka

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Pum, Sambodhana, Eka

• चमूम्: army/host
• चमूम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमू
• Form: Stri, Dvitiya, Eka

• द्रोणपुरस्कृताम्: having Droṇa in front/led by Droṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रोणपुरस्कृत
• Form: Stri, Dvitiya, Eka

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Droṇa
• camū (army/host)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of command: when an army is explicitly ‘led by Droṇa,’ responsibility for the conduct and consequences of warfare is closely tied to the leader who stands at the front.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya, narrating events, draws attention to the opposing host arranged under Droṇa’s leadership, emphasizing the battle formation and the prominence of Droṇa as the army’s foremost figure.