Shloka 58

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

Devanagari script

सबाह्नल्विकान्‌ कुरून्‌ ब्रूया: प्रातिपियाउशरद्वत: । सूतपुत्रं तथा द्रोणं सहपुत्र॑ जयद्रथम्‌

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumna uvācedaṃ māṃ vaco gatasādhvasam | sabāhnalvikān kurūn brūyāḥ prātipiyāuśaradvataḥ | sūtaputraṃ tathā droṇaṃ sahaputraṃ jayadratham ||

Translation

Dhṛṣṭadyumna berkata: “Sampaikan kata-kataku—kini tanpa gentar—kepada majlis Kuru: kepada Bāhlīka dan para Kuru, kepada Śaradvat keturunan Pratīpa (Kṛpa), kepada putera Sūta (Karna), juga kepada Droṇa, dan kepada Jayadratha bersama puteranya. Biarkan mereka mendengar dengan jelas apa yang aku isytiharkan.”

Word by Word

सhim

अबाह्नल्विकान्those who are not (to be treated as) fire/fiery (epithet; uncertain)

कुरून्the Kurus

ब्रूयाःyou should say / tell

प्रातिपियPrātipiya (proper name; reading uncertain)

औशरद्वतःdescendant of Śaradvat (i.e., Kṛpa/Kṛpācārya; patronymic)

सूतपुत्रम्the charioteer’s son (Karna)

तथाalso / likewise

द्रोणम्Droṇa

सहtogether with

पुत्रम्son

जयद्रथम्Jayadratha

Speaker

धृष्टद्युम्न उवाचेदं मां वचो गतसाध्वसम्‌ |

Characters & Entities

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Kurus

Bāhlīka

Pratīpa

Śaradvat (Kṛpa)

Sūtaputra (Karṇa)

Droṇa

Jayadratha

Jayadratha’s son

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights fearless, accountable speech in a public forum: a warrior-leader must state his position openly to all responsible parties, without intimidation, especially when ethical and political stakes are high.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna instructs that his message be delivered in the Kuru assembly, explicitly naming key elders and champions—Bāhlīka, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa, and Jayadratha (with his son)—signaling a direct address to those shaping the coming conflict.