Shloka 17
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
ततो विबुधशार्दूलास्ते रथं समकल्पयन्
Transliteration
tato vibudhaśārdūlāste rathaṃ samakalpayan
Translation
ثم إن أولئك الحكماء القادرين، كالنمور بين أهل الرأي، أعدّوا مركبته وأقاموها على أهبة الاستعداد—صورةٌ لاستعدادٍ سريعٍ منضبط تحت وطأة الضغط الأخلاقي للحرب، حيث تُجسَّد العزيمة في فعلٍ منظّم.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
विबुधशार्दूलाःthe best of the wise (lit. tigers among the wise)
विबुधशार्दूलाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविबुधशार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन
समकल्पयन्prepared, arranged, made ready
समकल्पयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + कल्प् (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
ratha (chariot)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
Even in a morally fraught conflict, outcomes hinge on disciplined readiness and coordinated effort; the verse highlights how intention becomes action through orderly preparation.
In response to Duryodhana’s words, capable attendants/warriors make the chariot ready, signaling immediate mobilization for the next phase of battle.