Shloka 92

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

Devanagari script

सेनापतिवच: श्रुत्वा शिखण्डिप्रमुखा गणा: । भीममेवाभ्यवर्तन्त रथानीकै: प्रहारिभि:,सेनापतिकी बात सुनकर शिखण्डी आदि महारथी प्रहारकुशल रथियोंकी सेनाओंके साथ भीमसेनका ही अनुसरण करने लगे

Transliteration

saen01patirvaca6 brutv01 bikha476ipramukh01 ga476a25 | bh2bmam ev01bhyavartanta rath01n2bkai25 prah01ribhi25 ||

Translation

ครั้นได้ยินถ้อยคำของแม่ทัพแล้ว เหล่านักรบที่มีศิขัณฑีเป็นผู้นำ ก็เคลื่อนพลเข้าประจัญบานกับภีมเสนเพียงผู้เดียว พร้อมกองรถศึกที่ชำนาญการโจมตีพุ่งทะยานเข้ากระหน่ำ

Word by Word

सेनापतिवचःthe words of the commander

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

शिखण्डिप्रमुखाःhaving Shikhaṇḍin as foremost

गणाःgroups, troops

भीमम्Bhima

एवindeed, only

अभ्यवर्तन्तthey advanced toward / attacked

रथानीकैःwith chariot-formations

प्रहारिभिःwith striking/assailing (warriors)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Sen01pati (commander)

Shikha476in

Bh2bma

ratha (chariots)

rath01n2bka (chariot divisions/formations)

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 weight of leadership and obedience in war: a commanders directive can unify many fighters into a single, focused effort. It also reflects the Mah01bh01ratas recurring theme that collective resolve and strategy often determine how dharma is pursued amid violent conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the commanders instruction, Shikha476in and other leading warriors move to engage Bh2bma, advancing with chariot units adept at delivering blows, indicating a coordinated assault aimed at checking Bh2bmas power on the battlefield.