Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एवमेतं महाव्यूहं व्यूह्यू भारत पाण्डवा: । सूर्योदये महाराज पुनर्युद्धाय दंशिता:,महाराज! भरतनन्दन! इस प्रकार उस महान्‌ मकरव्यूहकी रचना करके पाण्डव कवच बाँधकर सूर्योदयके समय पुनः युद्धके लिये तैयार हो गये

Transliteration

evam etaṃ mahāvyūhaṃ vyūhyaū bhārata pāṇḍavāḥ | sūryodaye mahārāja punar yuddhāya daṃśitāḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“如是，婆罗多啊，般度诸子既布置成那宏大的战阵，披甲坚决，于日出之时，王啊，又一次整装待战。”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एतम्: this (object)
• एतम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाव्यूहम्: the great battle-array
• महाव्यूहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाव्यूह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यूह्य: having arranged (in formation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यूह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

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

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सूर्योदये: at sunrise
• सूर्योदये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्योदय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• दंशिताः: armoured, having put on armour
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंशित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Bhārata, Mahārāja)
• Pāṇḍavas
• mahāvyūha (great battle formation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined readiness and steadfastness in one’s appointed duty: after arranging strategy (vyūha), the warriors re-enter action at the proper time, showing resolve without wavering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas have arranged a large battle formation and, at sunrise, put on armour and prepared to resume fighting.