Shloka 31
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
Devanagari script
स चरन् विविधान् मार्गान् मण्डलानि च भागश:
Transliteration
sa caran vividhān mārgān maṇḍalāni ca bhāgaśaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya disse: “Movendo-se por muitos caminhos, ele também traçava círculos e divisões, em partes medidas.”
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चरन्moving/walking
चरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
विविधान्various
विविधान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मार्गान्paths/ways
मार्गान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमार्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मण्डलानिcircles/orbits/rounds
मण्डलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भागशःin parts/portion-wise
भागशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभागशस्
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)अ
अनिर्दिष्टः ‘सः’ (an unspecified ‘he’ in context)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
The verse highlights disciplined, methodical action—movement that is not random but structured (bhāgaśaḥ), suggesting the importance of strategy, order, and deliberate control amid conflict.
Sañjaya describes a figure (referred to as ‘he’) moving through varied routes and making circular courses and segmented maneuvers, indicating tactical motion or formation-work within the battlefield context.