Shloka 48
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana
Keśava-vākya aftermath
Devanagari script
इदं संनिहितं तात समग्र पार्थिवं बलम्
Transliteration
idaṃ saṃnihitaṃ tāta samagraṃ pārthivaṃ balam
Translation
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“താതാ, ഇവിടെ സമഗ്രമായ രാജസൈന്യം മുഴുവനായി ഒന്നിച്ചുകൂടി നിൽക്കുന്നു.”
Word by Word
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
संनिहितम्assembled, present, stationed
संनिहितम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-नि-धा (धातु) → संनिहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तातO dear (son), O child
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात (संबोधन-शब्द)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन
समग्रम्entire, complete
समग्रम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पार्थिवम्royal, of kings/earthly
पार्थिवम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
बलम्army, force
बलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaT
tāta (addressed listener, traditionally Janamejaya)P
pārthiva-bala (the royal army/host)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
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of political decisions when power is fully mobilized: once the entire royal force is assembled, the responsibility to choose restraint, diplomacy, or war becomes immense because the potential harm is vast.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana informs his listener that the kings’ forces have gathered completely and are standing ready—signaling that events have reached a decisive stage in the Udyoga Parva’s march toward war.