Shloka 7

गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura

Devanagari script

शिबिरं समनुप्राप्य कुरुराजस्य पाण्डवा: । अवतेरुम॑हाराज रथेभ्यो रथसत्तमा:,महाराज! कुरुराजके शिबिरमें पहुँचकर रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ पाण्डव अपने रथोंसे नीचे उतरे

Transliteration

śibiraṃ samanuprāpya kururājasya pāṇḍavāḥ | avaterur mahārāja rathebhyo rathasattamāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having reached the camp of the Kuru king, O great king, the Pāṇḍavas—foremost among chariot-warriors—alighted from their chariots. The verse marks a deliberate pause in the movement of war: arrival, dismounting, and readiness, suggesting disciplined conduct even amid hostility.

Word by Word

• शिबिरम्: camp
• शिबिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समनुप्राप्य: having reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + प्र + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (root sense)

• कुरुराजस्य: of the Kuru king
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• अवतेरुः: they descended / got down
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + तॄ (तॄ/तॄँ = to cross; here: to descend, to get down)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रथेभ्यः: from the chariots
• रथेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• रथसत्तमाः: best of chariot-warriors
• रथसत्तमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kuru king (Kaurava ruler)
• śibira (camp)
• ratha (chariot)