Shloka 146

Devanagari script

सेनापतिपतिं चक्रे गुडाकेशं धनंजयम्‌ । तदनन्तर उन्होंने निद्राविजयी वीर धनंजयको उन समस्त महामना वीर सेनापतियोंका भी अधिपति बना दिया

Transliteration

senāpatipatiṁ cakre guḍākeśaṁ dhanañjayam |

Translation

తదనంతరం నిద్రావిజయి గుడాకేశుడైన ధనంజయుడు (అర్జునుడు) సమస్త సేనాపతులకూ అధిపతిగా—అంటే పరమ సేనానాయకుడిగా—నియమింపబడెను.

Word by Word

• सेनापतिपतिम्: lord of the commanders (commander-in-chief)
• सेनापतिपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेनापतिपति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चक्रे: made, appointed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गुडाकेशम्: Guḍākeśa (Arjuna)
• गुडाकेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडाकेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Guḍākeśa
• Dhanañjaya
• senāpati (army commanders)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Effective and dharmic conduct in war requires unified command under a leader marked by competence and self-mastery; the epithet Guḍākeśa highlights inner discipline as a qualification for outer command.

What is happening in the narrative?

After preceding arrangements, Arjuna (Dhanañjaya/Guḍākeśa) is appointed as the chief over the army’s commanders, placing overall military direction and responsibility in his hands.