Mahabharata · 5.152.31
॥
Devanāgarī
तथा विनियताः सर्वे ये च तेषां पदानुगाः ॥
बभूवुः सैनिका राजन् राज्ञः प्रियचिकीर्षवः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tathā viniyatāḥ sarve ye ca teṣāṃ padānugāḥ ||
babhūvuḥ sainikā rājan rājñaḥ priyacikīrṣavaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तथाtathāthus; in this way
विनियताःviniyatāḥordered; subject to rules
सर्वेsarveall; each of them
येyewho; those who
चcaand; also
तेषांteṣāṃtheir; of these
पदानुगाःpadānugāḥfollowers; their attendants
बभूवुःbabhūvuḥbecame; were
सैनिकाsainikāsoldiers; warriors
राजन्rājanO king; sovereign
राज्ञःrājñaḥof the king; of the sovereign
प्रियचिकीर्षवःpriyacikīrṣavaḥwishing to please; eager to gratify
Translation
Thus all of them were made orderly; and those who followed after them, O king, became the king's soldiers, eager to please him.
Version
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This chapter shows the outward face of war: not a burst of anger, but a meticulously organized machine of violence. The detailed lists of weapons, supplies, chariots, elephants, horses, and units underscore the scale of the king's responsibility: when dharma is cast aside, the entire intelligence and order of the state comes to serve destruction.