Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 154 Shloka 3 - Mahabharata | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Shloka 3

पाण्डवसेनानायकाभिषेकः तथा बलरामागमन-उपदेशः | Appointment of Pandava Commanders and Balarama’s Counsel

Devanagari script

सानुकर्षा: सतूणीरा: सवरूथा: सतोमरा: । सोपासड्रा: सशक्तीका: सनिषड़ा: सहर्शय:

Transliteration

sānukarṣāḥ satūṇīrāḥ savarūthāḥ satomarāḥ | sopāsaḍrāḥ saśaktīkāḥ saniṣaḍāḥ saharśayaḥ ||

Translation

सानुकर्षाः सतूणीराḥ सवरूथाः सतोमराः । सोपासङ्गाः सशक्तीकाः सनिषङ्गाः सहृष्टयः ॥

Word by Word

सानुकर्षाःhaving anukarsa (chassis/under-beam for chariot repair)

सतूणीराḥhaving quivers

सवरूथाःhaving chariot-covers/armour (varūtha)

सतोमराःhaving javelins (tomara)

सोपासड्राःhaving upāsadra/upāsaṅga (auxiliary quivers/weapon-holders)

सशक्तीकाःhaving spears/lances (śakti)

सनिषडाःhaving niṣaḍa/niṣaṅga (quivers carried by foot-soldiers)

सहर्षयःhaving r̥ṣṭis (iron staff/spear-like weapon)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

anukarṣa

tūṇīra (quiver)

varūtha (chariot-covering)

tomara (javelin)

upāsaḍra/upāsaṅga (auxiliary quiver/gear)

śakti (spear)

niṣaṅga/niṣaḍa (weapon-case/quiver)

harśaya/ṛṣṭi-type thrusting weapon

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 disciplined preparedness and organized mobilization. Ethically, it reflects the kṣatriya-world’s emphasis on readiness and duty-bound action, showing that war—when it comes—is approached with planning and full provisioning rather than impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing forces being outfitted with chariot fittings and a range of weapons—quivers, coverings, javelins, spears, and related gear—indicating a large-scale, systematic preparation for the coming conflict in the Udyoga Parva.