Shloka 64

युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरस्तु कौरव्य रथमारुह्य सत्वरम्‌

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiras tu kauravya ratham āruhya satvaram

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O descendant of the Kurus, Yudhiṣṭhira quickly mounted his chariot—an urgent movement on the battlefield, signaling decisive action amid the moral weight of fraternal war.”

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कौरव्य: O Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

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

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सत्वरम्: quickly/in haste
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kauravya (Kuru-descendant, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a dharma-minded king like Yudhiṣṭhira must act promptly when duty demands it; moral reflection in the Mahābhārata does not negate timely, responsible action in crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yudhiṣṭhira hastily mounts his chariot, indicating an immediate shift toward engagement or movement on the battlefield.