Shloka 533

Devanagari script

पज्चाला: पाण्डवाश्वैव युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमा: । तब पांचालों और पाण्डवोंने युधिष्ठिरको आगे करके कवच आदिसे सुसज्जित हो डंके पीटे और शंख बजाये

Transliteration

Pañcālāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva yudhiṣṭhira-purogamāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The Pañcālas and the Pāṇḍavas, with Yudhiṣṭhira leading them, advanced in readiness for battle—armored and fully equipped—while beating their war-drums and sounding their conches, affirming resolve and righteous purpose amid the demands of war.

Word by Word

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• युधिष्ठिर-पुरोगमाः: having Yudhishthira in front/led by Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिर-पुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pañcālas
• Pāṇḍavas
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• conch (śaṅkha)
• war-drum (ḍaṅka/dundubhi)
• armor (kavaca)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, action is framed by leadership and dharma: the army’s disciplined preparation and unified signals (drums and conches) reflect collective resolve under a righteous commander, emphasizing duty, order, and moral intention rather than mere aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pañcālas and Pāṇḍavas, with Yudhiṣṭhira at their head, move forward fully armed; they beat war-drums and blow conches as battlefield signals to rally troops and announce readiness for engagement.