Shloka 84

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

"५५४ 407-#495 #॥ त॑ तथा विरथं दृष्टवा रथमारोप्य तं॑ तदा

Transliteration

taṁ tathā virathaṁ dṛṣṭvā ratham āropya taṁ tadā

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing him thus left without a chariot, they then lifted him up and placed him upon a chariot—an act that, amid the chaos of battle, reflects the urgent duty to preserve a warrior’s capacity to continue the fight and not abandon an ally in distress.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (him/it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• विरथम्: without a chariot, dismounted
• विरथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आरोप्य: having mounted/placed (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्/आ-रोप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, one should not abandon a comrade in immediate vulnerability; restoring an ally’s means to act (here, placing him on a chariot) reflects responsibility and solidarity within one’s side.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that someone is seen ‘viratha’ (without a chariot), and others promptly place him onto a chariot so he can rejoin the ongoing combat.