Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एतावदुक्त्वा यन्तारं ब्राह्म॒णं परिवर्जयन्‌

Transliteration

etāvad uktvā yantāraṃ brāhmaṇaṃ parivarjayan

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Nachdem er nur dies gesagt hatte, wandte er sich ab und ließ den Brāhmaṇa, der ihm als Wagenlenker diente, mit Absicht beiseite—ein Zeichen dafür, wie sich mitten im Krieg der Entschluss verhärtet, wo Dringlichkeit und Zorn die gewohnte Ehrfurcht und Selbstzucht überdecken können.

Word by Word

एतावत्this much, so much

उक्त्वाhaving said

यन्तारम्the charioteer/driver

ब्राह्मणम्the Brahmin

परिवर्जयन्avoiding, leaving aside

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

brāhmaṇa (charioteer/driver)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights a moral tension: in the pressure of battle, a warrior’s single-minded pursuit can lead to neglect of customary dharma—here, the expected regard for a brāhmaṇa—showing how war tests ethical self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

After making a brief statement, the acting figure moves on, pointedly leaving aside the brāhmaṇa charioteer. Sañjaya’s narration marks a shift from speech to immediate action, emphasizing urgency and a decisive turn in events.