Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 45
Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)
Devanagari script
तौ हताश्वौ विभिन्नाज्ै धृतराष्ट्रात्मजावुभौ । अभिपत्य रथैरन्यैरपनीतौ पदानुगै:
Transliteration
tau hatāśvau vibhinnājai dhṛtarāṣṭrātmajāv ubhau | abhipatya rathair anyair apanītau padānugaiḥ ||
Translation
ঘোড়া নিহত ও দেহ বিদ্ধ হয়ে ধৃতরাষ্ট্রের সেই দুই পুত্র হতাশ হল। তখন তাদের পদানুগ অনুচররা দ্রুত এসে অন্য রথ এনে তাদের তুলে নিয়ে সেই স্থান থেকে সরিয়ে দিল।
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
हताश्वौwhose horses were slain
हताश्वौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहताश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
विभिन्नैःwith (their) pierced/wounded (limbs/bodies)
विभिन्नैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविभिन्न
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
धृतराष्ट्रात्मजौthe two sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रात्मजौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्रात्मज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अभिपत्यhaving rushed up / having approached
अभिपत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√पत्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
रथैःby/with chariots
रथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अन्यैःwith other (ones)
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अपनीतौwere carried away / removed
अपनीतौ:
TypeVerb
Rootअप-नीत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
पदानुगैःby attendants/followers (lit. those who follow at the feet)
पदानुगैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपदानुग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraS
sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhārtarāṣṭras)A
attendants/followers (padānugāḥ)C
chariots (rathāḥ)H
horses (aśvāḥ)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 warfare, duty expresses itself through steadfast service: attendants protect and evacuate wounded leaders, showing loyalty and responsibility amid violence.
Two sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, left without horses and wounded, are approached by their foot-attendants, who bring other chariots and remove them from danger.