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Shloka 11

पाण्डवसेनानायकाभिषेकः तथा बलरामागमन-उपदेशः | Appointment of Pandava Commanders and Balarama’s Counsel

Devanagari script

तथा कवचिन: शूरा: शस्त्रेषु कृतनिश्चया: । कुलीना हययोनिज्ञा: सारथ्ये विनिवेषिता:

Transliteration

tathā kavacinaḥ śūrāḥ śastreṣu kṛtaniścayāḥ | kulīnā hayayonijñāḥ sārathye viniveśitāḥ ||

Translation

ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပာယန မိန့်ကြားသည်—ထို့အတူ သံချပ်ကာဝတ်ဆင်ထားသော သူရဲကောင်းများ၊ လက်နက်အသုံးပြုမှု၌ လေ့ကျင့်ပြီး ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်ခိုင်မာသူများ၊ မျိုးရိုးမြင့်မြတ်သူများ၊ မြင်းမျိုးစိတ်နှင့် သဘောသဘာဝကို ခွဲခြားသိမြင်တတ်သူများကို ရထားမောင်းသူ (သာရထိ) တာဝန်အဖြစ် ခန့်အပ်ခဲ့ကြ၏။

Word by Word

तथाthus, likewise

कवचिनःarmoured, wearing armour

शूराःheroes, brave men

शस्त्रेषुin weapons (weapon-skills)

कृतनिश्चयाःhaving firm resolve/ascertained (i.e., well-trained, certain)

कुलीनाःwell-born, noble

हययोनिज्ञाःknowing the breeds/origins of horses

सारथ्येin charioteering; as charioteers

विनिवेषिताःwere appointed/placed/assigned

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

kavaca (armor)

śastra (weapons)

haya (horses)

sārathi (charioteer)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that dharma in warfare includes proper appointment of roles: charioteering is not menial but a critical responsibility requiring bravery, training in arms, noble reliability, and expert knowledge of horses—so that battle is conducted safely and effectively.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the organization of war preparations: armored, capable warriors—skilled with weapons and knowledgeable about horse lineages—are specifically assigned as charioteers, indicating careful selection of personnel for key battlefield functions.