Shloka 77

Devanagari script

सारथ्ये कल्पितो देवैरीशानस्य महात्मन: । तस्मिन्नारोहति क्षिप्रं स्पन्दने लोकपूजिते

Transliteration

sārathye kalpito devair īśānasya mahātmanaḥ | tasminn ārohati kṣipraṃ spandane lokapūjite ||

Translation

Von den Göttern war er zum Wagenlenker des großherzigen Īśāna (Śiva) bestimmt worden. Darum besteige eilends jenen Spandana, das von der Welt geehrte Gefährt.

Word by Word

• सारथ्ये: in (the role of) charioteership
• सारथ्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कल्पितः: appointed/ordained
• कल्पितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्पित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ईशानस्य: of Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तस्मिन्: on/into that (chariot/vehicle)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आरोहति: mounts/ascends
• आरोहति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• स्पन्दने: in/onto Spandana (name of the chariot/vehicle)
• स्पन्दने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पन्दन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोकपूजिते: world-honoured
• लोकपूजिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकपूजित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• पितामह (Bhīṣma)
• देवाः (the gods)
• ईशान (Īśāna/Śiva)
• स्पन्दन (Spandana—chariot/vehicle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores legitimacy and duty in action: when a means (here, a revered chariot/vehicle) is sanctioned by higher authority and tradition, one should act decisively and without hesitation in fulfilling one’s appointed role.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks, pointing out that a particular charioteer/arrangement was divinely appointed for Īśāna (Śiva), and urges the listener to mount the famed, world-honoured Spandana quickly—an exhortation to proceed promptly with the next martial step.