Shloka 34

सैन्यसंनिवेशः (Sainyasaṃniveśaḥ) — Deployment, Omens, and Yuddha-Dharma Conventions

Devanagari script

निविश्य च महात्मानस्ततस्ते पुरुषर्षभा: | हृष्टरूपा: सुमनसो बभूवु: सहसैनिका:,तदनन्तर वे महामना पुरुषरत्न अपने-अपने स्थानपर स्थित हो सैनिकोंसहित प्रसन्नचित्त होकर हर्ष एवं उत्साहसे भर गये

Transliteration

niviśya ca mahātmānas tatas te puruṣarṣabhāḥ | hṛṣṭarūpāḥ sumanaso babhūvuḥ sahasainikāḥ ||

Translation

แล้วบรรดามหาตมะ บุรุษผู้ประดุจโคอุสภะนั้น ครั้นเข้าประจำ ณ ที่ของตนแล้ว ก็มีสีหน้าชื่นบาน ใจผ่องใส; พร้อมด้วยกองทัพต่างเปี่ยมด้วยความยินดีและฮึกเหิมอีกครั้ง।

Word by Word

निविश्यhaving taken position / having sat down

चand

महात्मानःgreat-souled ones

ततःthen / thereafter

तेthey

पुरुषर्षभाःbulls among men / best of men

हृष्ट-रूपाःwith delighted appearance

सु-मनसःcheerful / of good mind

बभूवुःbecame / were

सहtogether with

सैनिकाःsoldiers

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical dimension of leadership in crisis: when commanders take their proper stations and act with steadiness, collective morale rises. Inner composure (sumanas) and disciplined readiness become visible as confidence and enthusiasm, shaping the conduct of the whole force.

What is happening in the narrative?

After arranging themselves in their assigned places, the leading warriors—along with their troops—settle into formation. Their faces and minds show joy and eagerness, indicating that the army is now organized and emotionally prepared for the impending battle.