Shloka 55

Devanagari script

गच्छन्तु पदवीं शक्‍्त्या भीमपार्षतयोर्युधि । सौभद्रप्रमुखा वीरा रथा द्वादश दंशिता:

Transliteration

gacchantu padavīṁ śaktyā bhīmapārṣatayor yudhi | saubhadrapramukhā vīrā rathā dvādaśa daṁśitāḥ ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: “ຂໍໃຫ້ນັກຮົບລົດສົງຄາມທີ່ຕິດອາວຸດດີ 12 ຄົນ—ມີສາວພັດຣະ (ອະພິມັນຍຸ) ເປັນຜູ້ນຳ—ກ້າວໄປດ້ວຍກຳລັງທັງໝົດ ຕາມເສັ້ນທາງໃນການຮົບລະຫວ່າງພີມະ ແລະ ປາຣະສະຕະ.”

Word by Word

• गच्छन्तु: let (them) go
• गच्छन्तु: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गच्छ्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), 3rd, plural, परस्मैपदम्

• पदवीं: path, course
• पदवीं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्त्या: with (their) power/ability
• शक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीमपार्षतयोः: of Bhima and (Dhrishtadyumna) the son of Prishata
• भीमपार्षतयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमपार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सौभद्रप्रमुखाः: having Abhimanyu (son of Subhadra) as their leader
• सौभद्रप्रमुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौभद्र-प्रमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीराः: heroes
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथाः: charioteers / chariot-warriors
• रथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• दंशिताः: armed, equipped
• दंशिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंशित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, past passive participle (क्त) from √दंश्/दंश (to arm, to equip)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
• twelve chariot-warriors

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined action in war: coordinated advance under a recognized leader, using one’s full strength in the performance of duty. It reflects the ethic of organized courage rather than reckless individualism.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a tactical movement: twelve well-armed chariot-warriors, led by Abhimanyu (Saubhadra), are directed to move forward along a chosen route amid the fighting involving Bhīma and Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna).