Mahabharata 7.17.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 17, Shloka 1

Saṃśaptakas in Candrārdha-vyūha; Arjuna’s Devadatta and the Traigarta Rout

Chapter 17

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके १० श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ६४ श्लोक हैं।) ऑपनआक्रात बछ। अकाल (संशप्तकवधपर्व) सप्तदशो< ध्याय: सुशर्मा आदि संशप्तकवीरोंकी प्रतिज्ञा तथा अर्जुनका युद्धके लिये उनके निकट जाना संजय उवाच ते सेने शिबिरं गत्वा न्‍्यविशेतां विशाम्पते । यथाभागं यथान्यायं यथागुल्मं च सर्वश:

Transliteration

sajaya uv
01ca | te sene bibira gatv
01 nyavibet
01 vi
01mpate | yath
01bh
01ga yath
01ny
01ya yath
01gulma ca sarvaa ||

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—ते सेने शिबिरं गत्वा न्यविशेतां विशाम्पते। यथाभागं यथान्यायं यथागुल्मं च सर्वशः॥

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: those two (armies)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सेने: the two armies
• सेने: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• शिबिरम्: camp
• शिबिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Active (kartari)

• न्यविशेताम्: they took position / they settled
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-शि
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada, नि,वि

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथा: according to / as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• भागम्: allotted share/section
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: rule/order (proper arrangement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• गुल्मम्: troop-division / squad
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुल्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वशः: everywhere / in all respects
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sajaya
• Dhtar
  01ra (Vi
  01mpati)
• the two armies (P
  01ava and Kaurava forces)
• military camp (bibira)
• gulma (troop-unit)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, conduct is expected to follow niyama (rule) and ny
01ya (propriety). The verse highlights disciplined organizationeach soldier taking the place assigned by duty and orderas a practical expression of dharma in a chaotic setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the days fighting, both sides withdraw to their respective camps. Sanjaya reports to Dhtar
01ra that the troops settle into their allotted divisions and units, setting the stage for the next episode involving the Sasaptakas and Arjuna.