Shloka 146

भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene

Devanagari script

पाण्डवा: समरे शूरा: स्थिता युद्धाय दंशिता: । इस प्रकार शूरवीर पाण्डव भी समरांगणमें अत्यन्त दुर्जय महाव्यूहकी रचना करके कवच बाँध युद्धके लिये तैयार थे

Transliteration

pāṇḍavāḥ samare śūrāḥ sthitā yuddhāya daṃśitāḥ |

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಸಮರದಲ್ಲಿ ಶೂರರಾದ ಪಾಂಡವರು ಯುದ್ಧಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತರು. ಅವರು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುರ್ಜಯವಾದ ಮಹಾವ್ಯೂಹವನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿ, ಕವಚಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿ ಯುದ್ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಸನ್ನದ್ಧರಾದರು.

Word by Word

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

समरेin battle

शूराःbrave/heroic

स्थिताःstood/were stationed

युद्धायfor battle

दंशिताःarmed/accoutred (in armor)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

battlefield (samara)

armor (kavaca, implied by context)

battle-formation (mahāvyūha, implied by context)

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 readiness and steadfast courage in the face of righteous conflict: warriors must be prepared, organized, and resolute, treating war as a grave duty rather than impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas have taken their positions on the battlefield, fully armed and prepared, having arranged a powerful battle-formation and readied themselves to engage.