Shloka 53

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents

Devanagari script

षट्‌ सहस्रान्‌ हयान्‌ वीरान्‌ पुनर्दशशतान्‌ वरान्‌

Transliteration

ṣaṭ-sahasrān hayān vīrān punar daśa-śatān varān

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—(ସେ ସମାହାର କଲେ) ଛଅ ହଜାର ବୀର ଅଶ୍ୱ, ଏବଂ ପୁନଃ ଆଉ ଏକ ହଜାର—ସମସ୍ତେ ଚୟିତ, ଯୁଦ୍ଧଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଘୋଡ଼ା।

Word by Word

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्
• Form: —, —, —

• सहस्रान्: thousands
• सहस्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वीरान्: heroic, valiant
• वीरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुनः: again, further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: —, —, —

• दशशतान्: ten hundreds (i.e., a thousand)
• दशशतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशशत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वरान्: excellent, choice
• वरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the scale and deliberateness of war preparations: resources are amassed in vast numbers, reminding the listener that violence is not accidental but organized—raising ethical reflection on responsibility for collective harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a mobilization of cavalry resources—six thousand horses and an additional thousand superior ones—indicating the gathering or deployment of a substantial mounted force in the Drona Parva battle sequence.