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Shloka 256

सैन्यसंनिवेशः (Sainyasaṃniveśaḥ) — Deployment, Omens, and Yuddha-Dharma Conventions

तेन सेनासमूहेन समानीतेन कौरवै: । कौरवोंद्वारा संग्रह करके वहाँ लाये हुए उस सैन्यसमूहद्वारा सारी पृथ्वी नवयुवकोंसे सूनी-सी हो रही थी। सर्वत्र केवल बालक और बूढ़े ही शेष रह गये थे। सारी वसुधा घोड़े

tena senāsamūhena samānītena kauravaiḥ |

វៃសម្បាយនៈ បាននិយាយថា៖ ដោយសារកងទ័ពដ៏មហាសាល ដែលកៅរវបានប្រមូលផ្តុំ និងនាំមកជុំគ្នានោះ ផែនដីហាក់ដូចជាត្រូវបានបោសសំអាតចេញពីយុវជន។ គ្រប់ទីកន្លែង នៅសល់តែ​ក្មេងៗ និងមនុស្សចាស់ប៉ុណ្ណោះ; ដែនដីទាំងមូលហាក់ដូចជាខ្វះសេះ ដំរី រថ និងយុវបុរសដ៏ក្លាហាន—ជាសញ្ញាអមង្គលថាសង្គ្រាមបូមយកកម្លាំង និងអនាគតរបស់សង្គម។

तेनby that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
सेना-समूहेनby the mass of the army
सेना-समूहेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसेनासमूह
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
समानीतेनbrought/assembled
समानीतेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-नी
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
कौरवैःby the Kauravas
कौरवैः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

वैशग्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
K
Kauravas
A
army host (senāsamūha)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the ethical and social cost of war: when rulers mobilize vast armies, the land is stripped of its young and able, leaving only the very young and the old—an implicit warning that even ‘duty-bound’ warfare carries grave collective consequences.

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the Kauravas’ massive mobilization: their assembled host is so extensive that it makes the earth seem emptied of youth, as men and resources (horses, elephants, chariots) have been drawn into the coming Kurukṣetra conflict.