Shloka 6

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements

Devanagari script

श्रुतर्वा च महाबाहु: सर्वे युद्धविशारदा: । इत्येते सहिता भूत्वा तव पुत्रा: समन्‍्तत:

Transliteration

śrutārvā ca mahābāhuḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ | itye te sahitā bhūtvā tava putrāḥ samantataḥ ||

Translation

“และศรุตารวาผู้มีพาหุอันเกรียงไกรด้วย—ทั้งหมดล้วนชำนาญในศิลปะแห่งสงคราม. ดังนี้โอรสของพระองค์เมื่อรวมกำลังกันแล้ว ก็ยืนล้อมอยู่โดยรอบทุกทิศ.”

Word by Word

• श्रुतर्वा: Shrutarvan (proper name)
• श्रुतर्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्धविशारदाः: skilled in battle
• युद्धविशारदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सहिता: united, together
• सहिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भूत्वा: having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śrutārvā
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')
• Kaurava princes (tava putrāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the collective mobilization of trained warriors: martial skill and unity can create formidable force, yet it also hints at the ethical tension of war—prowess and numbers do not by themselves establish righteousness (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śrutārvā and the other battle-expert Kaurava princes have assembled together and are positioned all around, indicating a coordinated formation or encirclement in the ongoing conflict.