Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

भीष्म: शान्तनवो राजन्‌ भाग: क्लृप्त: शिखण्डिन: । तं॑ विराटोडनुसंयाता सार्थ मत्स्यै: प्रहारिभि:,राजन! शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मजीके वधका कार्य शिखण्डीको सौंपा गया है। राजा विराट मत्स्यदेशीय योद्धाओंके साथ शिखण्डीकी सहायताके लिये उसका अनुसरण करेंगे

Transliteration

bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo rājan bhāgaḥ klṛptaḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ | taṃ virāṭo 'nusamyātā sārthaṃ matsyaiḥ prahāribhiḥ ||

Translation

اے راجن! شانتنو کے نندن بھیشم کے وध (قتل) کا کام شکھنڈی کے سپرد کیا گیا ہے۔ راجا وِراٹ، متسیہ دیس کے ضرب لگانے والے یودھاؤں کے ساتھ، شکھنڈی کی مدد کے لیے اس کے پیچھے پیچھے چلے گا۔

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तनवः: son/descendant of Shantanu
• शान्तनवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भागः: share/portion; (here) the task/part
• भागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्लृप्तः: assigned, arranged, allotted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लृप्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिखण्डिनः: of Shikhandin (to/for Shikhandin)
• शिखण्डिनः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विराटः: Virata
• विराटः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुसंयाता: having followed; accompanying (as follower)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-सम्-या
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सार्थम्: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्थम्

• मत्स्यैः: with the Matsyas (men of Matsya country)
• मत्स्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रहारिभिः: with fighters/strikers, warriors
• प्रहारिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhishma
• Shantanu
• Shikhandin
• Virata
• Matsya (kingdom/people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights role-allocation in dharmic warfare: responsibilities are deliberately assigned according to circumstance and capability, and allies coordinate to support a designated agent. It also reflects the ethical tension of confronting an invincible elder through a specific, pre-arranged means.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports the planned arrangement: Shikhandin is designated as the key figure for Bhishma’s downfall, and King Virata, along with Matsya fighters, will accompany and support Shikhandin in that effort.