Shloka 123

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

Devanagari script

एवमुकक्‍्त्वा शिनेर्नप्ता दीर्घबाहुररिंदम

Transliteration

evam uktvā śiner naptā dīrghabāhur arindamaḥ

Translation

یوں کہہ کر شِنی کا پوتا—طویل بازوؤں والا اور دشمنوں کو دبانے والا—(ساتْیَکی) آگے بڑھا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• शिनेः: of Śini
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिनि
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• नप्ता: grandson/descendant
• नप्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नप्तृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• दीर्घबाहुः: the long-armed one
• दीर्घबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घबाहु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अरिंदमः: foe-subduer
• अरिंदमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śini
• Śini’s grandson (likely Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses integrity between speech and deed: a warrior’s words are not mere rhetoric but a commitment that must be carried into action, especially under the moral pressures of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that after making a statement or declaration, Śini’s grandson—described with heroic epithets—moves forward to act, marking a transition from dialogue to battlefield action.