Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते तु कृष्णेन यथोद्दधिष्टा महारथा:

Transliteration

evam ukte tu kṛṣṇena yathoddadhiṣṭā mahārathāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Als Kṛṣṇa so gesprochen hatte, machten sich die großen Wagenkämpfer, wie sie angewiesen worden waren, daran, entsprechend zu handeln und nahmen seine Führung unter dem Druck von Krieg und Pflicht an.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), locative singular neuter (उक्ते) agreeing with implied 'वचने/वाक्ये'

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, instrumental singular

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• उद्दधिष्टाः: they held up / they raised (their weapons/arms)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-धा
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

• महारथाः: the great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, nominative plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• mahārathāḥ (great warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined adherence to rightful instruction in a crisis: when a trusted guide gives counsel, capable leaders align their actions with that directive, balancing personal valor with ordered duty (dharma) in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that after Kṛṣṇa speaks, the foremost warriors proceed to act in the manner he prescribed—indicating a shift from deliberation to coordinated execution on the battlefield.