Shloka 27

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

कोशसंचयवाहांश्ष॒ कोष्ठागारं तथैव च । गजानीकेन संगृहा शनै: प्रायाद्‌ युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

kośasañcayavāhāṁś ca koṣṭhāgāraṁ tathaiva ca | gajānīkena saṅgṛhya śanaiḥ prāyād yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：“聚拢了国库之积与负载之人，又整备诸仓廪之后，犹提士提罗缓缓启行，与象军同行。”此景强调其出发之从容与秩序：物资与辎重皆以克制而非仓促加以调度；国王迈向迫近的冲突，却仍守持镇定与责任。

Word by Word

• kośa-saṃcaya-vāhān: carriers/transporters of treasury-collections
• kośa-saṃcaya-vāhān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: kośa-saṃcaya-vāha
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• koṣṭhāgāram: storehouse/granary
• koṣṭhāgāram: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṣṭhāgāra
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tathā: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

• eva: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• gajānīkena: with/by the elephant-corps
• gajānīkena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: gajānīka
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• saṅgṛhya: having collected/gathered
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√grah
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• śanaiḥ: slowly/gradually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śanaiḥ

• prāyāt: set out/went forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Yudhiṣṭhira
• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhiṣṭhira
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• kośa (treasury/wealth)
• koṣṭhāgāra (storehouses)
• gajānīka (elephant corps)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even on the brink of war, a righteous ruler proceeds with measured restraint and careful stewardship—organizing resources responsibly rather than acting in panic or greed.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira is departing after assembling treasury resources and storehouses, moving slowly and orderly with an elephant division—indicating large-scale mobilization and preparation.