Shloka 13

भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः

Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā

Devanagari script

सज्जयित्वा रथान्‌ केचिद्‌ यथामुख्यं विशाम्पते

Transliteration

sajjayitvā rathān kecid yathāmukhyaṁ viśāmpate

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai tuan rakyat sekalian, ada yang setelah menyiapkan kereta perang dengan sempurna, menyusunnya menurut darjat dan keutamaan.”

Word by Word

• सज्जयित्वा: having prepared/made ready
• Type: Verb
• Root: सज्जय् (सज्जयति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक: क-; सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथामुख्यम्: according to rank/precedence; as appropriate
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + मुख्य
• Form: true

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम् + पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• ratha (chariots)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, action is expected to be orderly and disciplined: resources are prepared properly and arranged by rightful precedence, reflecting the ethical value of organization and respect for rank in collective duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that certain warriors or attendants have readied the chariots and set them in formation according to status and priority, indicating preparations for imminent battle movements.