Shloka 2

Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)

Devanagari script

अभेद्यानि ततः सर्वे समनहान्त भारत | जाम्बूनदविचित्राणि कवचानि महारथा:,भारत! तदनन्तर उन समस्त महारथियोंने जाम्बूनद नामक सुवर्णसे विभूषित एवं विचित्र शोभा धारण करनेवाले अभेद्य कवच धारण किये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca |

abhedyāni tataḥ sarve samanahānta bhārata |

jāmbūnadavicitrāṇi kavacāni mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Hỡi Bhārata! Rồi sau đó, tất cả những đại chiến xa ấy đều trang bị đầy đủ, khoác lên mình áo giáp bất khả xuyên phá, rực rỡ hoa văn, điểm sức bằng vàng Jāmbūnada. Cảnh tượng nhấn mạnh sự chuẩn bị có chủ ý và kỷ luật trước cuộc giao tranh, nơi vẻ huy hoàng bên ngoài đi cùng quyết tâm nghiêm trọng của chiến trận.

Word by Word

• अभेद्यानि: unpierceable, invulnerable
• अभेद्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभेद्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

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

• समनह्यन्त: they put on / armed themselves
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नह्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जाम्बूनद-विचित्राणि: variegated/ornate with Jāmbūnada-gold
• जाम्बूनद-विचित्राणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाम्बूनदविचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कवचानि: armours, cuirasses
• कवचानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (addressed listener)
• mahārathāḥ (great chariot-warriors)
• kavaca (armor)
• Jāmbūnada gold

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined readiness and the gravity of entering conflict: warriors do not rush blindly but arm themselves with care, reflecting the kṣatriya ideal of preparedness and responsibility in warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding developments, the assembled great warriors equip themselves, putting on ornate, gold-adorned, supposedly impenetrable armors as they prepare for the next phase of action.