Shloka 29

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

तदनीकमभिप्रेक्ष्य ततस्ते पाण्डुनन्दना:

Transliteration

tadanīkam abhiprekṣya tatas te pāṇḍunandanāḥ

Translation

ఆ సేనావ్యూహాన్ని చూచి, అప్పుడు పాండునందనులు (తదుపరి కార్యానికి నిశ్చయించిరి)॥

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अनीकम्: army, host
• अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having looked at, observing
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्रेक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पाण्डुनन्दनाः: sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पाण्डुनन्दनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुनन्दन
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)
• anīka (battle-array/army formation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined perception before action: leaders and warriors first assess the opposing formation carefully, implying that righteous conduct in war includes awareness, restraint, and deliberate decision-making rather than impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas, after observing the enemy’s battle-array, proceed to their next step—setting up the transition from mere sight of the formation to the ensuing tactical or martial response.