Shloka 6

Devanagari script

इतरेतरमन्वीयुर्यथाभागमवस्थिता: । रथिनः पत्तयश्चैव दन्तिन: सादिनस्तथा,फिर यथाभाग खड़े हुए रथी, पैदल, हाथीसवार और घुड़सवार सब एक-दूसरेका अनुसरण करते हुए चल दिये

Transliteration

itaretaramanvīyur yathābhāgam avasthitāḥ | rathinaḥ pattayaś caiva dantinaḥ sādinās tathā ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Nakaayos ayon sa kani-kanilang bahagi, ang mga mandirigmang nakasakay sa karwahe, ang mga kawal na naglalakad, ang mga sakay sa elepante, at ang mga kabalyero ay sumulong—bawat pangkat ay sumusunod sa kasunod sa maayos na pagkakasunud-sunod. Ipinakikita ng pag-usad na ito ang disiplinadong pagkakaugnay sa digmaan, kung saan ang tungkulin ay isinasagawa sa pamamagitan ng kaayusan at pagsunod, hindi ng bugso ng marahas na damdamin.

Word by Word

इतरेतरम्one another (mutually)

अन्वीयुःfollowed

यथाas, according to

भागम्share, division, allotted portion

अवस्थिताःstanding/placed (having taken position)

रथिनःchariot-warriors

पत्तयःfoot-soldiers

चand

एवindeed, also

दन्तिनःelephant-riders / those on elephants

सादिनःhorsemen (mounted warriors)

तथाso, likewise

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

chariot-warriors (rathinaḥ)

foot-soldiers (pattayaḥ)

elephant-riders (dantinaḥ)

horsemen/cavalry (sādināḥ)

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?

Even in warfare, action is expected to be governed by order, discipline, and assigned duty (yathābhāgam). The verse highlights coordinated conduct rather than chaotic aggression, implying that responsibility and structure shape ethical action in a grave context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the troops beginning to move forward in formation: chariot-warriors, infantry, elephant units, and cavalry proceed in their respective divisions, following one another as the battle lines advance.