Shloka 6

Devanagari script

इतरेतरमन्वीयुर्यथाभागमवस्थिता: । रथिनः पत्तयश्चैव दन्तिन: सादिनस्तथा,फिर यथाभाग खड़े हुए रथी, पैदल, हाथीसवार और घुड़सवार सब एक-दूसरेका अनुसरण करते हुए चल दिये

Transliteration

itaretaramanvīyur yathābhāgam avasthitāḥ | rathinaḥ pattayaś caiva dantinaḥ sādinās tathā ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：各部依其分队列阵，车兵、步兵、象骑与马骑一齐推进——前后相随，秩序井然。此等行军显出战争中的严整协同：履行职责凭借编制与服从，而非冲动的暴烈。

Word by Word

इतरेतरम्one another (mutually)

अन्वीयुःfollowed

यथाas, according to

भागम्share, division, allotted portion

अवस्थिताःstanding/placed (having taken position)

रथिनःchariot-warriors

पत्तयःfoot-soldiers

चand

एवindeed, also

दन्तिनःelephant-riders / those on elephants

सादिनःhorsemen (mounted warriors)

तथाso, likewise

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

chariot-warriors (rathinaḥ)

foot-soldiers (pattayaḥ)

elephant-riders (dantinaḥ)

horsemen/cavalry (sādināḥ)

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

What is the core teaching?

Even in warfare, action is expected to be governed by order, discipline, and assigned duty (yathābhāgam). The verse highlights coordinated conduct rather than chaotic aggression, implying that responsibility and structure shape ethical action in a grave context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the troops beginning to move forward in formation: chariot-warriors, infantry, elephant units, and cavalry proceed in their respective divisions, following one another as the battle lines advance.