Shloka 10

सैन्यसंनिवेशः (Sainyasaṃniveśaḥ) — Deployment, Omens, and Yuddha-Dharma Conventions

Devanagari script

तेषां युधिष्ठिरो राजा सर्वेषां पुरुषर्षभ । व्यादिदेश सवाह्यानां भक्ष्यभोज्यमनुत्तमम्‌,नरश्रेष्ठ! राजा युधिष्ठिरने सेना और सवारियों-सहित उन सबके लिये उत्तमोत्तम भोजन प्रस्तुत करनेका आदेश दे दिया था

Transliteration

teṣāṃ yudhiṣṭhiro rājā sarveṣāṃ puruṣarṣabha | vyādideśa savāhyānāṃ bhakṣyabhojyam anuttamam ||

Translation

Disse Vaiśaṃpāyana: O rei Yudhiṣṭhira, o mais eminente entre os homens, ordenou que se servissem excelentes alimentos e provisões a todos, incluindo as montarias e os acompanhantes.

Word by Word

तेषाम्for/of them

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

राजाthe king

सर्वेषाम्of/for all

पुरुषर्षभO bull among men

व्यादिदेशordered/commanded

सtogether with

वाह्यानाम्of those to be carried/transported (i.e., mounts/vehicles)

भक्ष्यfood to be eaten (edibles)

भोज्यम्food to be enjoyed/consumed (meal)

अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, excellent

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

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 rājadharma: a king’s ethical responsibility to provide proper hospitality and sustenance for all dependents—people and even their mounts—showing that care, order, and generosity remain duties even when conflict looms.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira issues instructions to arrange the best food and provisions for everyone present, explicitly including those with their riding animals/vehicles, indicating organized reception and logistical care.