Shloka 52

द्रोण-पार्थ-युद्धम्

Droṇa–Pārtha Strategic Engagement

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत विराटपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोहरणपर्वमें भीष्यजीके द्वारा येनाकी व्यूहरचनाविषयक बावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvake antargata-goharaṇa-parvaṇi bhīṣma-jīkena yūha-racanā-viṣayakaḥ dvāpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ ในศรีมหาภารตะ ตอนวิราฏปรวะ ภาคโกหรณะปรวะ บทที่ห้าสิบสอง อันว่าด้วยหลักการจัดกระบวนทัพ (วยูหะ) ที่ท่านภีษมะได้แสดงไว้ ก็สิ้นสุดลงเพียงนี้

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विराटपर्व: in the Virata Parva
• विराटपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोहरणपर्व: in the Goharana-parva (cattle-raid section)
• गोहरणपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोहरणपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीष्मजी: by Bhishma (honorific)
• भीष्मजी: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्वारा: through/by means of
• द्वारा: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वारा

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• व्यूह: battle-array/formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रचना: arrangement/formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: रचना
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बावन: fifty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विपञ्चाशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूरः: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Virāṭa Parva
• Goharaṇa Parvan

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage functions as a colophon: it emphasizes that warfare, when undertaken, is to be approached through disciplined order (yūha-racanā) and duty-bound instruction, not impulsive aggression—highlighting the ethical framing of martial knowledge within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana signals the conclusion of a chapter in the Goharaṇa section of the Virāṭa Parva, noting that Bhīṣma’s discussion on arranging military formations has been completed.