Shloka 26
सेनासमागमः — The Convergence of Armies
Devanagari script
ततस्ततस्तु सर्वेषां भूमिपानां महात्मनाम्
Transliteration
tatastatastu sarveṣāṃ bhūmipānāṃ mahātmanām
Translation
ನಂತರ ಆ ಮಹಾತ್ಮರಾದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಭೂಪಾಲರ ನಡುವೆ ಕ್ರಮಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ಘಟನೆಗಳು ಮುಂದುವರಿಯತೊಡಗಿದವು।
Word by Word
ततःthereafter / then
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/thereafter')
ततःthen (again/thereupon)
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (repetition for emphasis/sequence)
तुbut / indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
FormAvyaya (particle)
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
भूमिपानाम्of the kings (earth-protectors)
भूमिपानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootभूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
महात्मनाम्of the great-souled (noble) ones
महात्मनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
Speaker
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
bhūmipāḥ (kings/rulers)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
Even a brief narrative transition highlights a key Mahābhārata ethic: the fate of society turns on the choices of rulers, whose greatness is measured not only by power but by adherence to dharma in moments of escalating conflict.
Vaiśaṃpāyana signals a transition: the story moves forward to what unfolds among the assembled or concerned kings, preparing the reader for subsequent deliberations and developments in the political crisis.