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Shloka 13

Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)

पार्थिवानां समेतानां बहून्यासन्‌ नरोत्तम | तदबले पाण्डवानां च सहस्राणि शतानि च,नरश्रेष्ठ आपकी और पाण्डवोंकी सेनाओंमें सब ओरसे एकत्र हुए भूमिपालोंके सैकड़ों और हजारों दल थे

sañjaya uvāca |

pārthivānāṃ sametānāṃ bahūny āsan narottama |

tad-bale pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sahasrāṇi śatāni ca ||

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai insan terbaik, di segenap penjuru terdapat banyak pasukan raja-raja yang berhimpun; dan dalam bala tentera itu, kekuatan pihak Pāṇḍava juga berdiri dalam ratusan dan ribuan. Pemandangan ini menggambarkan gabungan besar pelbagai pemerintah yang terseret ke dalam perang, ketika kesetiaan peribadi dan kewajipan diraja bertemu menjadi satu kenyataan medan tempur yang mengatasi segalanya.

पार्थिवानाम्of the kings
पार्थिवानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
समेतानाम्of those assembled
समेतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसमेत (सम् + इ + क्त)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
बहूनिmany
बहूनि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
आसन्were
आसन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural
नर-उत्तमO best of men
नर-उत्तम:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनर + उत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्in that
तत्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
बलेarmy/force
बले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पाण्डवानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas
पाण्डवानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सहस्राणिthousands
सहस्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
शतानिhundreds
शतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
N
Narottama (addressee, i.e., Dhritarashtra in context)
P
Pandavas
P
Pārthivas (kings/rulers)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores how war draws together many kings and vast forces, highlighting the weight of kshatriya obligations and political alliances; it implicitly invites reflection on the ethical burden created when royal duty and ambition mobilize entire peoples into conflict.

Sanjaya describes to the listener the immense mustering of troops: numerous contingents of kings have assembled, and the Pandavas’ forces within that broader battlefield setting are counted in hundreds and thousands, emphasizing the magnitude of the engagement.