Shloka 32

त्रिगर्त-मात्स्य-संग्रामः

The Trigarta–Matsya Engagement at Twilight

Devanagari script

स्वारूढा युद्धकुशलै: शिक्षिता हस्तिसादिभि: । राजानमन्वयु: पश्चाच्चलन्त इव पर्वता:

Transliteration

svārūḍhā yuddhakuśalaiḥ śikṣitā hastisādibhiḥ | rājānam anvayuḥ paścāc calanta iva parvatāḥ ||

Translation

स्वारूढा युद्धकुशलैः शिक्षिता हस्तिसादिभिः । राजानमन्वयुः पश्चाच्चलन्त इव पर्वताः ॥

Word by Word

• स्वारूढाः: having riders mounted (with riders mounted)
• स्वारूढाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वारूढ (स्व + आरूढ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्धकुशलैः: by those skilled in battle
• युद्धकुशलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धकुशल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शिक्षिताः: trained
• शिक्षिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिक्षित (√शिक्ष्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हस्तिसादिभिः: by elephant-drivers (mahouts) and the like
• हस्तिसादिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिसादि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वयुः: followed
• अन्वयुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (अनु + √इ)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• पश्चात्: behind, afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

• चलन्तः: moving
• चलन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चलत् (√चल्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पर्वताः: mountains
• पर्वताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• King Virāṭa
• war-elephants
• mahouts/elephant-drivers
• riders

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that effective power in a kingdom is disciplined and trained: even immense force (elephants) becomes ethically and practically meaningful when guided by skilled instruction and orderly command.

What is happening in the narrative?

A royal military retinue is described: trained war-elephants carrying riders proceed behind King Virāṭa, their massive, steady movement compared to walking mountains.