Shloka 56
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः
Devanagari script
जघनं पालयामास विराट: सह केकयै:
Transliteration
jaghanaṃ pālayāmāsa virāṭaḥ saha kekayaiḥ
Translation
سنجے نے کہا—ویرات نے کیکیوں کے ساتھ مل کر صف بندی کے پچھلے حصے (جَغَن) کی نگہبانی سنبھالی—جہاں اچانک حملہ سب سے زیادہ ابتری پھیلا سکتا تھا۔
Word by Word
जघनम्rear, rear-guard
जघनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजघन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पालयामासprotected, guarded
पालयामास:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपाल्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular
विराटःVirāṭa (proper name)
विराटः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविराट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
केकयैःwith the Kekayas
केकयैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकेकय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)व
विराट (Virāṭa)क
केकय (Kekaya)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
Even in war, duty includes disciplined protection of the vulnerable points of a formation; leadership is shown not only in attack but in safeguarding the rear, preventing disorder and unnecessary loss.
Sañjaya reports battlefield dispositions: Virāṭa, supported by the Kekayas, is assigned to secure the rear of the army formation, ensuring it is defended against flanking or surprise assaults.