Shloka 44

Devanagari script

गृह्यानुमन्त्रय गाण्डीवं शरान्‌ संनतपर्वण: । अनुमान्य महात्मानं भरतानां महारथम्‌

Transliteration

gṛhyānumantraya gāṇḍīvaṃ śarān sannatapārvaṇaḥ | anumānya mahātmānaṃ bharatānāṃ mahāratham ||

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಗಾಂಡೀವ ಧನುಸ್ಸನ್ನೂ, ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಹೊಂದಿದ ಸಂಧಿಗಳಿರುವ ಬಾಣಗಳನ್ನೂ ಹಿಡಿದು, ಭರತರಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಮಹಾರಥಿಯ ಯಥಾವಿಧಿ ಅನುಮತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು…

Word by Word

गृह्यtake, seize

अनुमन्त्रयaddress/encourage, give counsel to

गाण्डीवम्the Gāṇḍīva (bow)

शरान्arrows

संनतपर्वणःhaving well-bent joints (of the arrows)

अनुमान्यhaving approved/assented to; after honoring

महात्मानम्the great-souled one

भरतानाम्of the Bharatas

महारथम्the great chariot-warrior

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Gāṇḍīva (bow)

arrows

Bharatas (Kuru lineage)

mahāratha (great chariot-warrior)

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?

Even in war, action is framed by discipline and propriety: the warrior prepares his weapons but proceeds only after due consultation and respectful assent, reflecting restraint and adherence to kṣatriya protocol.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (implicitly connected with the Gāṇḍīva) taking up bow and arrows and, after seeking/receiving approval from a great-souled mahāratha among the Bharatas, moving forward to the next action in the battle sequence.