Shloka 3

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

Devanagari script

पृथगक्षौहिणी भ्यां तु पाण्डवानभिसंश्रितौ | महारथौ समाख्यातावुभौ पुरुषमानिनौ,अपनेको पौरुषशाली वीर माननेवाले वे दोनों विख्यात महारथी अलग-अलग एक-एक अक्षौहिणी सेनाके साथ पाण्डवोंकी सहायताके लिये आये हैं

Transliteration

pṛthag akṣauhiṇībhyāṃ tu pāṇḍavān abhiśaṃśritau | mahārathau samākhyātāv ubhau puruṣamāninau ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Yaong dalawang bantog na dakilang mandirigmang karwahe—na kapwa ipinagmamalaki ang lakas ng kanilang pagkalalaki—ay dumating nang magkahiwalay, bawat isa’y may dalang isang buong akṣauhiṇī, at kumampi upang tulungan ang mga Pāṇḍava.”

Word by Word

पृथक्separately

अक्षौहिणीभ्याम्with two (separate) armies (akṣauhiṇīs)

तुbut/indeed

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

अभिसंश्रितौhaving resorted to / having joined (in support of)

महारथौtwo great chariot-warriors

समाख्यातौrenowned / well-known

उभौboth

पुरुषमानिनौproud of their manliness / self-regarding as men of valor

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Pandavas

Akshauhini (army division)

Maharatha (great chariot-warrior)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and personal heroism are ethically significant not merely as strength, but as the side they are pledged to; the verse highlights the moral weight of choosing allegiance in a righteous conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that two famed maharathas arrive to aid the Pandavas, each bringing a full akshauhini force, indicating a major reinforcement and the consolidation of alliances before war.