Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ततो वाहान्‌ समाश्रचस्य सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिन: । ऊने द्वियोजने गत्वा प्रत्यतिष्ठन्त कौरवा:

Transliteration

tato vāhān samāśvasya sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ | ūne dviyojane gatvā pratyatiṣṭhanta kauravāḥ ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—پھر جنگ کے شوقین ان سب سپاہیوں نے اپنے اپنے سواروں/سواریوں کو آرام دیا، دو یوجن سے کچھ کم فاصلہ طے کر کے کوروؤں نے وہیں ٹھہر کر لشکرگاہ قائم کی۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• वाहान्: mounts/vehicles (horses, chariots etc.)
• वाहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समाश्रित्य: having resorted to / having taken shelter of
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्धाभिनन्दिनः: those who rejoice in battle / battle-lovers
• युद्धाभिनन्दिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध-अभिनन्दिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊने: in (a distance) less than
• ऊने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्वियोजने: in two yojanas (distance)
• द्वियोजने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि-योजन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रत्यतिष्ठन्त: they halted / encamped
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कौरवाः: the Kauravas
• कौरवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kauravas
• vāhāḥ (mounts/vehicles)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid warfare, conduct is shaped by discipline and duty: the army pauses to rest its mounts and proceeds in an orderly manner. The verse implicitly highlights responsibility toward one’s resources and dependents, suggesting that ethical restraint and practical care remain obligations even in harsh contexts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava warriors, after resting their mounts/vehicles, march to a location slightly less than two yojanas away and then halt to set up camp.