Shloka 11

रणभूमिवर्णनम् — Devāsuropama-yuddha and the ‘River’ Metaphor of the Battlefield

Devanagari script

तथैव पाण्डवा राजन व्यूहा सैन्यं महारणे

Transliteration

tathaiva pāṇḍavā rājan vyūhā sainyaṃ mahāraṇe

Translation

Sañjaya said: “In the same manner, O King, the Pāṇḍavas also arranged their battle-formations and marshalled their army in that great combat.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• व्यूहाः: battle-formations, arrays
• व्यूहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सैन्यम्: the army
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महा-रणे: in the great battle
• महा-रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• army (sainya)
• battle formations (vyūha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined preparedness in warfare: both sides organize their forces through vyūhas, reflecting the kṣatriya duty of strategic order and resolve amid a morally weighty conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, just as the opposing side arranged its formations, the Pāṇḍavas likewise drew up their army in organized battle arrays for the great engagement.