Shloka 366

Devanagari script

युधामन्युरथं तूर्णमारुरोह परंतप: । रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ शत्रुदमन रणशूर सात्यकि विन्दका वध करके तुरंत ही युधामन्युके रथपर चढ़ गये

Transliteration

yudhāmanyur athaṁ tūrṇam āruroha parantapaḥ | rathīnāṁ śreṣṭhaḥ śatrudamana raṇaśūraḥ sātyakiḥ vindakāṁ vadhaṁ kṛtvā tūrṇam eva yudhāmanyo ratham āruroha ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Then Yudhāmanyu, the scorcher of foes, swiftly mounted his chariot. And Satyaki—foremost among chariot-warriors, a subduer of enemies and a hero of the battlefield—having slain Vindaka, immediately climbed onto Yudhāmanyu’s chariot.

Word by Word

• युधामन्युः: Yudhāmanyu
• युधामन्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• आरुरोह: mounted / climbed up
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परंतपः: the scorcher of foes (epithet)
• परंतपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhāmanyu
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Vindaka
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya conduct in wartime: swift resolve, courage, and solidarity with allies. Ethically, it shows how loyalty and protection of one’s side are enacted through immediate, decisive action, even as the narrative acknowledges the harsh reality of lethal conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports rapid movements on the battlefield: Yudhāmanyu mounts his chariot, and Sātyaki—after killing the warrior Vindaka—quickly boards Yudhāmanyu’s chariot, indicating coordination and continued engagement in the fight.