Shloka 146

भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene

Devanagari script

पाण्डवा: समरे शूरा: स्थिता युद्धाय दंशिता: । इस प्रकार शूरवीर पाण्डव भी समरांगणमें अत्यन्त दुर्जय महाव्यूहकी रचना करके कवच बाँध युद्धके लिये तैयार थे

Transliteration

pāṇḍavāḥ samare śūrāḥ sthitā yuddhāya daṃśitāḥ |

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—میدانِ جنگ میں بہادر پانڈو جنگ کے لیے ثابت قدم کھڑے تھے۔ انہوں نے نہایت دشوار شکن عظیم جنگی صف بندی قائم کی اور زرہ باندھ کر پوری طرح لڑائی کے لیے تیار ہو گئے۔

Word by Word

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शूराः: brave/heroic
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्थिताः: stood/were stationed
• स्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle), Passive (participial)

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• दंशिताः: armed/accoutred (in armor)
• दंशिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंशित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• battlefield (samara)
• armor (kavaca, implied by context)
• battle-formation (mahāvyūha, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined readiness and steadfast courage in the face of righteous conflict: warriors must be prepared, organized, and resolute, treating war as a grave duty rather than impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas have taken their positions on the battlefield, fully armed and prepared, having arranged a powerful battle-formation and readied themselves to engage.