Shloka 15

Virāṭa’s Mobilization to Recover the Cattle (गोधनरक्षणार्थ विराटस्य सैन्यसमायोजनम्)

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ क्षिप्रं विनिर्यामो योजयित्वा वरूथिनीम्‌ | विभज्य चाप्यनीकानि यथा वा मन्यसेडनघ,“इसलिये सेनाको सुसज्जित करके उसे कई टुकड़ियोंमें बाँ.कर हमलोग शीघ्र यहाँसे कूच कर देंगे। अथवा अनघ! आपको जैसा ठीक लगे, वैसा करें

Transliteration

tasmāt kṣipraṁ viniryāmo yojayitvā varūthinīm | vibhajya cāpy anīkāni yathā vā manyase 'naghā ||

Translation

因此，让我们立刻出发，先将军阵整肃齐备；再把诸军分为各部，从此迅速进军——或者，哦无瑕者，一切悉听你所裁断的最善之策。

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore; from that

क्षिप्रम्quickly

विनिर्यामःwe shall go out / we shall march forth

योजयित्वाhaving arranged / having equipped

वरूथिनीम्the army; the host

विभज्यhaving divided

चand

अपिalso; even

अनीकानिdivisions (of the army); troops

यथाas; in whatever way

वाor

मन्यसेyou think; you consider

अनघO sinless one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana (narrator)

varūthinī (the army)

anīkāni (military divisions)

anagha (the addressed person, unnamed in this verse)

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?

Effective action in a crisis should be disciplined and well-organized (arraying and dividing the army), yet guided by prudent counsel and humility—deferring to the best judgment of the responsible leader rather than acting rashly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a decision to march out swiftly: the army is to be properly arranged and split into divisions for coordinated movement, while the final plan is left to the discretion of the person addressed as 'anagha' (blameless one).