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Shloka 93

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

धर्मराजश्न तान्‌ सर्वानिपजग्राह पाण्डव: । महता मेघवर्णेन नागानीकेन पृष्ठत:,तत्पश्चात्‌ पाण्डुनन्दन धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर मेघोंकी घटाके समान हाथियोंकी विशाल सेना साथ लिये पीछेसे आकर उन सबकी सहायता करने लगे

sañjaya uvāca | dharmarājaś ca tān sarvān upajagrāha pāṇḍavaḥ | mahatā meghavarṇena nāgānīkena pṛṣṭhataḥ |

Sinabi ni Sanjaya: Pagkaraan, si Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, ang Pāṇḍava, ay lumapit at kinuha silang lahat sa ilalim ng kanyang pag-iingat at tulong. Mula sa likuran, sumulong siya na may napakalaking hukbong elepante, maitim na gaya ng kumpol ng ulap-ulan, upang palakasin sila.

धर्मराजःKing of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपिalso/indeed
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
जग्राहtook up/accepted/seized
जग्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
पाण्डवःthe Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
पाण्डवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महताwith great (magnitude)
महता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मेघवर्णेनwith cloud-like color
मेघवर्णेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमेघवर्ण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
नागानीकेनwith an elephant-corps/elephant-army
नागानीकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनागानीक
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
पृष्ठतःfrom behind/at the rear
पृष्ठतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृष्ठतः

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
P
Pāṇḍavas
N
Nāgānīka (elephant corps)

Educational Q&A

Even in warfare, dharma expresses itself as responsible leadership: Dharmarāja does not abandon allies but actively supports and protects them, embodying the ruler’s duty to uphold morale and safeguard his forces.

Sañjaya describes Yudhiṣṭhira moving in to assist his side, arriving from the rear with a large, cloud-dark elephant corps and thereby strengthening and protecting the troops already engaged.