Character

全勝

सञ्जयSañjaya

verses
2,246
books
2
chapters
445

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Sanjaya is the charioteer who tells King Dhritarashtra what happens in the war. Mahabharata 5.29.1, 6.2.9, 6.2.10 Before the war, Vyasa tells the king that Sanjaya will describe the conflict to him, endowed with divine sight and all-knowing about the battle. Mahabharata 6.2.9, 6.2.10 Wishing for peace, Dhritarashtra also sends Sanjaya as an envoy to the Pandavas, the sons of Pandu. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.2.225Mahabharata 5.21.20 Later, Sanjaya says that through the favour of the sage Vyasa he saw with his own eyes the passing of the teacher Drona. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.194.723 In the Bhagavad Gita, Sanjaya relates to the king how Krishna, the great Lord of Yoga, revealed his supreme, majestic form to the warrior Arjuna. Bhagavad Gita 11.9

Where to read

Every verse that names 全勝, book by book.

    • 5.30.1

      三阇耶曰:我今辞别于汝,王中之神;我将启程,般度之子,愿吉祥安泰随汝。因心神扰动,我可曾说出任何不当之言?

    • 7.19.1

      三阇耶曰:那一夜既过,婆罗堕阇之大车战士(德罗那)长谈既毕,便对苏优陀那王说道,王啊。

    • 7.35.1

      三阇耶说:绍婆陀罗听闻睿智的法王之言,便催御者直趋德罗那的军阵,婆罗多啊。

    • 1.1

      持国王说道:善哉,桑阇耶,在法之圣地——俱卢之野(库鲁克舍特拉)集结、渴望交战之时,我方与般度之子究竟作了什么?

    • 2.1

      三阇耶说:见他如此,被怜悯所笼罩,双目含泪而惶乱,沉入忧悒;灭摩杜者(克里希那)对他说了这番话。

    • 11.9

      三阇耶曰:大王!如是言已,伟大的瑜伽自在者哈利,便向帕尔塔显现其至上、具神威的形相。

Key chapters

The chapters where 全勝 matters most.

  1. Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 30: Sañjaya’s Departure and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Commission of Greetings

    Mahabharata 5.30 · 44 verses

    Departing envoy and moral interlocutor who seeks to keep speech…

  2. Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array

    Mahabharata 7.19 · 36 verses

    Battle-narrator and tactical interpreter for Dhṛtarāṣṭra

  3. द्रोणानीकाभिमुखगमनम् (Abhimanyu advances toward Droṇa’s host)

    Mahabharata 7.35 · 10 verses

    Witness-narrator to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, framing Abhimanyu’s advance as…

  4. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry to Sañjaya

    Mahabharata 7.61 · 28 verses

    Witness-narrator being prompted

  5. अध्याय ८८ · घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम् (Ghaṭotkaca-Duryodhana Engagement)

    Mahabharata 6.88 · 27 verses

    Narrator-witness

  6. Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki-Karṇa Duel

    Mahabharata 7.122 · 26 verses

    Narrator and moral interpreter, balancing tactical detail with…

  7. Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

    Mahabharata 5.50 · 23 verses

    Listener and stabilizing court-intellect

  8. The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel

    Mahabharata 9.31 · 22 verses

    वृत्तांतकर्ता

  9. Droṇa’s engagements with the Kekayas and Cedis

    Mahabharata 7.101 · 20 verses

    Narrator to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

  10. Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle

    Mahabharata 7.159 · 20 verses

    वर्णनकर्ता

Key episodes

  1. The Gita Begins: Arjuna's Despair on the Battlefield

    Bhagavad Gita 1-2

  2. Krishna Reveals the Cosmic Form (Vishvarupa)

    Bhagavad Gita 11

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