Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 154 Shloka 9 - Mahabharata | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

सहर्षय: सश्‌ड्राश्व सप्रासविविधायुधा: । सकुठारा: सकुद्दाला: सतैलक्षौमसर्पिष:

Transliteration

saharṣayaḥ saṣḍrāśva saprāsavividhāyudhāḥ | sakuṭhārāḥ sakuddālāḥ satailakṣaumasarpiṣaḥ ||

Translation

वैशम्पायन उवाच—सहर्षयः सशड्राश्वाः सप्रासविविधायुधाः; सकुठाराः सकुद्दालाः सतैलक्षौमसर्पिषश्च ते—युद्धोपकरणैः सह समाययुः।

Word by Word

सहर्षयःalong with sages / having sages (with them)

सशड्राश्वाःwith six horses / having six horses

सप्रासविविधायुधाःwith spears and various weapons / having spears and diverse arms

सकुठाराःwith axes / having axes

सकुद्दालाःwith spades / having spades

सतैलक्षौमसर्पिषःwith oil, linen, and ghee / having oil, linen cloth, and ghee

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Ṛ

ṛṣis (seers)

horses

spears (prāsa)

weapons (āyudha)

axes (kuṭhāra)

spades (kuddāla)

oil (taila)

linen (kṣauma)

ghee (sarpiṣ)

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?

Even in a dharma-framed conflict, victory is not only about valor but also about disciplined preparation—tools, provisions, and organization. The verse highlights the ethical realism of governance and warfare: responsibility includes sustaining people and resources, not merely wielding weapons.

What is happening in the narrative?

A contingent arrives enthusiastically, accompanied by seers, bringing horses, spears, assorted weapons, and practical supplies like oil, cloth, and ghee—indicating large-scale mobilization and readiness for impending war.