Shloka 13

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

ततः पुनरनीकानि न्‍्ययोजयत बुद्धिमान । मोहयन्‌ धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणां बुद्धिनिश्चयम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ punar anīkāni nyayojayat buddhimān | mohayan dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇāṃ buddhi-niścayam ||

Translation

ထို့နောက် ဉာဏ်ပညာရှိသော မဟာဘုရင်သည် စစ်တန်းစီများကို ထပ်မံ ပြန်လည် စီမံတပ်ဆင်하였다။ ထိုသို့ စနစ်တကျ ပြန်လည်ဖွဲ့စည်းခြင်းဖြင့် ဓೃತရာഷ്ടရ၏ သားတို့၏ ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်နှင့် အကြံအစည်ကို လှုပ်ခတ်စေ၍ မောဟဖြစ်စေလို하였다။

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: अव्यय

• अनीकानि: armies, divisions (of troops)
• अनीकानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• न्ययोजयत्: he arranged/organized
• न्ययोजयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (योजने)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बुद्धिमान्: the wise (one)
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• मोहयन्: bewildering, deluding
• मोहयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (मोहने) → मोहय (णिजन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• पुत्राणाम्: of the sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन

• बुद्धिनिश्चयम्: the resolve/decision of the mind
• बुद्धिनिश्चयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धिनिश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (Kauravas)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, intelligence and disciplined organization can be ethically significant: leadership involves clear judgment and strategic action that reduces the opponent’s harmful resolve without needless escalation. The verse highlights prudence (buddhi) as a form of power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira, after moving a short distance, reorganizes his forces again. This tactical redeployment is intended to confuse the Kauravas’ settled plans and weaken their confidence and coordination.