Shloka 53

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच तस्य सर्वानुपासंगान्‌ सर्वोपकरणानि च

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca tasya sarvānupāsaṅgān sarvopakaraṇāni ca

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「彼に付き従う一切の持ち物、そして装備のすべてもまた。」

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सर्वानुपासंगान्: all attendants/retinue
• सर्वानुपासंगान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अनुपासंग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वोपकरणानि: all implements/equipment
• सर्वोपकरणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपकरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• tasyā (unnamed 'his'—contextual referent in surrounding verses)
• anupāsaṅga (attendant belongings)
• upakaraṇa (equipment/implements)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the completeness of material preparedness—personal effects and implements alike—highlighting how, in war narratives, outcomes are shaped not only by valor but also by the full array of supporting resources.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues a battlefield report, noting that along with the person being described (identified in the surrounding context), all accompanying belongings and all equipment are being accounted for—suggesting a detailed depiction of readiness, movement, or seizure of war-gear.