Shloka 12

भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene

Devanagari script

चेकितानो महाबाहु: कुन्तिभोजश्न वीर्यवान्‌ । स्थिता रणे महाराज महत्या सेनया वृता:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

cekitāno mahābāhuḥ kuntibhojaś ca vīryavān |

sthitā raṇe mahārāja mahatyā senayā vṛtāḥ ||

Translation

桑阇耶说道：“伟大的王啊，臂力雄健的切吉坦那与英勇的昆提菩阇，在战斗中稳立不移，周遭为大军所环护。”

Word by Word

• चेकितानः: Cekitāna (a warrior)
• चेकितानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेकितान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुन्तिभोजः: Kuntibhoja (a king/warrior)
• कुन्तिभोजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तिभोज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीर्यवान्: valorous, possessing prowess
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्थिताः: stood / were stationed
• स्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महत्या: by/with a great
• महत्या: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सेनया: army
• सेनया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वृताः: surrounded / encompassed
• वृताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Cekitāna
• Kuntibhoja
• battlefield (raṇa)
• army (senā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, dharma expresses itself as disciplined conduct: warriors take their rightful stations, act with steadiness, and uphold kṣatriya responsibility without descending into chaos or cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Cekitāna and Kuntibhoja are standing on the battlefield, surrounded by a large force—part of the broader description of troop placements and readiness in the Bhīṣma Parva war scene.