Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ततः स्वरथमारोप्य पौरवं तनयस्तव । जयत्सेनो रथेनाजावपोवाह रणाजिरात्‌,तब आपके पुत्र जयत्सेनने पौरवको अपने रथपर बिठा लिया और उस रथके द्वारा ही वह उसे समरांगणसे बाहर हटा ले गया

Transliteration

tataḥ svaratham āropya pauravaṁ tanayas tava | jayatseno rathenājāv apovāha raṇājirāt ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then your son Jayatsena lifted the Paurava onto his own chariot and, using that very chariot, carried him away from the battlefield.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: Avyaya

• स्व-रथम्: his own chariot
• स्व-रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आरोप्य: having mounted/placed (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• पौरवम्: the Paurava (prince)
• पौरवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive, Singular (pronoun)

• जयत्सेनः: Jayatsena
• जयत्सेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयत्सेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथेन: by/with the chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अजौ: in battle
• अजौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक) / alternatively अजा (not intended here)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular (Vedic/epic locative: अजौ = अजे/अजि)

• अपोवाह: carried away, removed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-वाह् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• रणाजिरात्: from the battlefield
• रणाजिरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रणाजिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Jayatsena
• Paurava
• chariot
• battlefield (raṇājira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid warfare, dharma includes safeguarding comrades and kin: a warrior’s responsibility is not only to strike but also to preserve life and uphold loyalty by rescuing the vulnerable when possible.

What is happening in the narrative?

Jayatsena, the king’s son, places the Paurava onto his own chariot and drives him away from the fighting ground, removing him from immediate danger.