Shloka 44
Devanagari script
गृह्यानुमन्त्रय गाण्डीवं शरान् संनतपर्वण: । अनुमान्य महात्मानं भरतानां महारथम्
Transliteration
gṛhyānumantraya gāṇḍīvaṃ śarān sannatapārvaṇaḥ | anumānya mahātmānaṃ bharatānāṃ mahāratham ||
Translation
三阇耶说道：“他执起甘狄婆神弓，又取那节榫严密、装配精良的箭矢；并依礼请得那位大心之人——婆罗多族中威名赫赫的大车战士——的允诺之后，……”
Word by Word
गृह्यtake, seize
गृह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formलोट्, मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
अनुमन्त्रयaddress/encourage, give counsel to
अनुमन्त्रय:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्त्र् (अनु-)
Formलोट्, मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
गाण्डीवम्the Gāṇḍīva (bow)
गाण्डीवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगाण्डीव
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
शरान्arrows
शरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
संनतपर्वणःhaving well-bent joints (of the arrows)
संनतपर्वणः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनतपर्वन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
अनुमान्यhaving approved/assented to; after honoring
अनुमान्य:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (अनु-)
Formल्यप् (क्त्वा-समासार्थे), कर्मणि/भावे (gerundial usage)
महात्मानम्the great-souled one
महात्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
भरतानाम्of the Bharatas
भरतानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootभरत
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
महारथम्the great chariot-warrior
महारथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaG
Gāṇḍīva (bow)A
arrowsB
Bharatas (Kuru lineage)M
mahāratha (great chariot-warrior)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is framed by discipline and propriety: the warrior prepares his weapons but proceeds only after due consultation and respectful assent, reflecting restraint and adherence to kṣatriya protocol.
Sañjaya describes a warrior (implicitly connected with the Gāṇḍīva) taking up bow and arrows and, after seeking/receiving approval from a great-souled mahāratha among the Bharatas, moving forward to the next action in the battle sequence.