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Shloka 131

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १५१: कृष्णस्य कौरव-अवज्ञा-निर्णयः तथा पाण्डव-योगाज्ञा

Krishna on the Kauravas’ Rejection of Counsel; Pandava Readiness Ordered

शिबिराणि महाहणि राज्ञां तत्र पृथक्‌ पृथक्‌ । विमानानीव राजेन्द्र निविष्टानि महीतले

śibirāṇi mahāhaṇi rājñāṁ tatra pṛthak pṛthak | vimānānīva rājendra niviṣṭāni mahītale ||

វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ នៅទីនោះ ជំរំធំៗរបស់ស្តេចទាំងឡាយបានឈរតាំងឡើង ដោយបែងចែកទីតាំងរៀងៗខ្លួន ឱ ព្រះរាជាអធិរាជ! ស្ថិតលើផែនដីដូចជាវិមានស្ថានសួគ៌។

शिबिराणिcamps
शिबिराणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिबिर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
महाहणिon the great day (of battle)
महाहणि:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाहन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
राज्ञाम्of kings
राज्ञाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
पृथक्each apart (repeated for emphasis)
पृथक्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
विमानानिaerial chariots/palaces
विमानानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविमान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इवlike/as if
इव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
राजेन्द्रO king of kings (O best of kings)
राजेन्द्र:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
निविष्टानिwere set/placed, stood established
निविष्टानि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-विश्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
महीतलेon the surface of the earth/ground
महीतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहीतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
kings (rājānaḥ)
E
encampments (śibira)
V
vimānas
E
earth/ground (mahītala)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights disciplined organization and the grandeur of royal power; ethically, it frames the impending war as a moment of immense responsibility where rulers’ choices will carry heavy dharmic consequences.

The narrator describes the kings’ vast camps arranged separately across the ground, comparing their splendid appearance to celestial vimānas, emphasizing the scale and readiness of the assembled forces.