Shloka 50

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

तेषां प्रहषमनसां नाद: समभवन्महान्‌ । योग इत्यथ सैन्यानां त्वरतां सम्प्रधावताम्‌

Transliteration

teṣāṁ praharṣa-manasāṁ nādaḥ samabhavan mahān | yogo ity atha sainyānāṁ tvaratāṁ sampradhāvatām ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：他们心怀欢腾，遂起一声巨吼。军士奔走疾趋、汹涌向前之时，“瑜伽！”的呼号——意为“套轭备战！”——四处回响，宣告战备已成、战势将起。

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• प्रहृष्ट-मनसाम्: of those whose minds were delighted
• प्रहृष्ट-मनसाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्टमनस्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• नादः: sound; roar
• नादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• समभवत्: arose; came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• महान्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• योगे: in (battle-)array; in readiness
• योगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अथ: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सैन्यानाम्: of the troops
• सैन्यानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: neuter, genitive, plural

• त्वरताम्: of those hurrying
• त्वरताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• सम्प्रधावताम्: of those running about; rushing forth
• सम्प्रधावताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + धाव्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍava army (sainyāni implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective emotion and resolve can rapidly translate into coordinated action: exhilaration becomes mobilization. Ethically, it marks the moment when intention hardens into readiness for war, underscoring the gravity of choosing conflict and the momentum that follows once armies commit.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a rousing development (implied by the surrounding passage), the warriors become joyful and energized. A loud roar rises, and the troops rush about making preparations; the call “yoga” functions as an order to yoke up and get fully equipped for battle.