Shloka 123

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

Devanagari script

एवमुकक्‍्त्वा शिनेर्नप्ता दीर्घबाहुररिंदम

Transliteration

evam uktvā śiner naptā dīrghabāhur arindamaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം ശിനിയുടെ പൗത്രൻ—ദീർഘബാഹുവും അരിന്ദമനും—(സാത്യകി) മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• शिनेः: of Śini
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिनि
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• नप्ता: grandson/descendant
• नप्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नप्तृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• दीर्घबाहुः: the long-armed one
• दीर्घबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घबाहु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अरिंदमः: foe-subduer
• अरिंदमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śini
• Śini’s grandson (likely Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses integrity between speech and deed: a warrior’s words are not mere rhetoric but a commitment that must be carried into action, especially under the moral pressures of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that after making a statement or declaration, Śini’s grandson—described with heroic epithets—moves forward to act, marking a transition from dialogue to battlefield action.