Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एष मद्रेश्व॒रो राजा रथाग्रे पर्यवस्थित:

Transliteration

eṣa madreśvaro rājā rathāgre paryavasthitaḥ

Translation

एष मद्रेश्वरो राजा रथाग्रे पर्यवस्थितः ।

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मद्रेश्वरः: the lord of Madra (king of Madra)
• मद्रेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्र-ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथाग्रे: at the front of the chariot
• रथाग्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ-अग्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्यवस्थितः: standing/positioned (nearby)
• पर्यवस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + अव + √स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Madreśvara (king of Madra)
• Madra
• chariot

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethic of leadership in a kṣatriya context: a ruler demonstrates responsibility by taking a forward position in crisis, embodying courage and accountability rather than remaining removed from danger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, points out the king of Madra and notes that he is stationed at the front of the chariot formation, signaling his readiness and prominence in the unfolding combat.