Shloka 67

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

Devanagari script

ततः कालिडूसैन्यानां प्रमुखे भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

tataḥ kālīḍūsainyānāṃ pramukhe bharatarṣabha

Translation

ततः कालिडूसैन्यानां प्रमुखे भरतर्षभ ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/ततः = thereafter/from there)

• कालिडूसैन्यानाम्: of the Kalidu troops/armies
• कालिडूसैन्यानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिडू-सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• प्रमुखे: in the forefront; at the head
• प्रमुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)
• भरतर्षभ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by the address bharatarṣabha)
• Kāliḍū troops/contingent

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is primarily narrative rather than doctrinal: it models attentive, responsible witnessing—Sañjaya reports events precisely, reminding the listener that actions in war unfold through identifiable agents and formations, and that consequences arise from choices made on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya transitions to describe something occurring at the front (vanguard) of a particular contingent called the Kāliḍū troops, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra respectfully as ‘bharatarṣabha’ while continuing the battle report.