Shloka 10

प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः

Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa

Devanagari script

ततस्ते रथघोषेण रथनेमिस्वनेन च । पूरयन्तो दिश: सर्वा धनंजयमुपाद्रवन्‌,यह देख त्रिगर्तदेशीय वीर रथकी घरघराहट और पहियोंकी आवाजसे सारी दिशाओंको गुँजाते हुए वहाँ अर्जुनपर टूट पड़े

Transliteration

tataste rathaghoṣeṇa rathanemisvanena ca | pūrayanto diśaḥ sarvā dhanañjayam upādravan |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Da erfüllten jene Krieger mit dem Donner ihrer Wagen und dem heulenden Surren der Räder alle Himmelsrichtungen und stürmten auf Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) los.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• रथघोषेण: by the roar/sound of chariots
• रथघोषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथघोष
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• रथनेमिस्वनेन: by the sound of chariot-wheels (rims)
• रथनेमिस्वनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथनेमिस्वन
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पूरयन्तः: filling, causing to resound
• पूरयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरयत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, शतृ (present active participle), पूर्/पॄ (to fill) (causative: पूरय-)

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: feminine, accusative, plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: feminine, accusative, plural

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उपाद्रवन्: they rushed upon/attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + द्रु (द्रव्)
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• chariots (ratha)
• chariot-wheels (nemi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how the outward force of war—noise, speed, and collective charge—can amplify aggression and overwhelm restraint. Ethically, it frames the battlefield as a test of steadiness and right conduct (kṣatriya-dharma) under pressure, where a hero must respond with discipline rather than panic.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of warriors (contextually identified in the surrounding passage as Trigarta fighters) surge forward in their chariots. Their chariot-roar and wheel-noise fill all directions as they charge directly at Arjuna (Dhanañjaya).