Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सहित: पृथिवीपालो भ्रातृभिस्तनयैस्तथा । अक्षौहिण्यैव सैन्यानां वृत: पार्थ समाश्रित:

Transliteration

sahitaḥ pṛthivīpālo bhrātṛbhis tanayais tathā | akṣauhiṇyaiva sainyānāṃ vṛtaḥ pārtha samāśritaḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。その王は兄弟たちと息子たちを伴い、全軍一アクシャウヒニーに取り囲まれていた。かく支えられ守られて、パールタよ、彼はその力を頼みとして立っていた。

Word by Word

• सहितः: accompanied, together (with)
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिवीपालः: the king (protector of the earth)
• पृथिवीपालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तनयैः: with (his) sons
• तनयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: and also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अक्षौहिण्या: with an akṣauhiṇī (full army division)
• अक्षौहिण्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षौहिणी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सैन्यानाम्: of the troops/armies
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वृतः: surrounded, encompassed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थ: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समाश्रितः: having resorted to, having taken refuge with
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (समाश्रित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• pṛthivīpāla (the king)
• bhrātṛ (brothers)
• tanaya (sons)
• akṣauhiṇī (military division)
• sainyāni (troops/armies)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how rulers consolidate authority through kinship networks and military force; ethically, it foreshadows the danger of relying on sheer power and familial factions as the basis for action when dharma is under strain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Pārtha (Arjuna) that the king is accompanied by his brothers and sons and is encircled by a full akṣauhiṇī of troops, indicating a major mobilization and readiness for the coming confrontation.