Shloka 24

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

Devanagari script

ये चान्ये पार्थिवा राजन प्रत्युद्यास्यन्ति सड़रे । समाद्दानेन तांश्वापि पाण्डुपुत्रा अकल्पयन्‌,राजन! दूसरे भी जो-जो नरेश (आपकी ओरसे) युद्धमें पदार्पण करेंगे, उन सबका भी नाम ले-लेकर पाण्डवोंने उन्हें अपना भाग निश्चित किया है

Transliteration

ye cānye pārthivā rājan pratyudyāsyanti saṅgare | samādānena tān śv āpi pāṇḍuputrā akalpayan ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「大王よ、汝の側に立って戦場へ進み出る他の諸王がいかなる者であれ—その名を一人ひとり前もって挙げつつ—パーンドゥの子らはすでに彼らを互いに割り振り、誰が誰と相対するかを定め終えている。」

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

चand

अन्येother

पार्थिवाःkings

राजन्O king

प्रत्युद्यास्यन्तिwill set out/advance (to meet, in battle)

स-आगरेin the battle/host (lit. in the camp/field); with (their) forces

समाद्दानेनby taking up/mentioning (their names) one by one

तान्them

चalso/and

अपिalso

पाण्डु-पुत्राःthe sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)

अकल्पयन्assigned/arranged (as their share/portion)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as rājan)

Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍuputrāḥ)

other kings/rulers (pārthivāḥ)

battle/war (saṅgara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined resolve and strategic responsibility: the Pāṇḍavas do not rush into war blindly; they deliberately accept accountability by identifying likely opponents and assigning duties, reflecting a kṣatriya ethic of preparedness and orderly conduct in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, besides the main Kaurava leaders, any additional allied kings who come forth to fight for the Kauravas have already been anticipated by the Pāṇḍavas, who have named them and decided among themselves who will face each one in battle.