Shloka 893

Devanagari script

हंसवर्णा: प्रविविशुर्वहन्त: कृष्णपाण्डवौ । राजन! तदनन्तर श्रीकृष्णके द्वारा हाँके गये हंसके समान श्वेत रंगवाले घोड़े श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनको लेकर आपकी विशाल सेनामें घुस गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | haṃsavarṇāḥ praviviśur vahantaḥ kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau | rājan! tadanantaraṃ śrīkṛṣṇena dvārā hāṅke gaye haṃsake samāna śveta raṅgavāle ghoṛe śrīkṛṣṇa aura arjunako lekara āpakī viśāla senāmeṃ ghus gaye |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, thereafter the swan-hued horses—driven by Śrī Kṛṣṇa—carrying Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna), plunged into your vast army.

Word by Word

• हंसवर्णाः: swan-colored (white)
• हंसवर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंसवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रविविशुः: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• वहन्तः: carrying
• वहन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• कृष्णपाण्डवौ: Krishna and the Pandava (Arjuna)
• कृष्णपाण्डवौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णपाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra (Rajan)
• Sri Krishna
• Arjuna (Pandava)
• Horses (swan-white)
• Kaurava army (your vast army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, the epic highlights disciplined action aligned with duty: Krishna’s controlled guidance and Arjuna’s resolve symbolize purposeful engagement rather than reckless aggression, reminding the listener that skill, restraint, and responsibility must govern power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Krishna, acting as Arjuna’s charioteer, drives the swan-white horses so that their chariot penetrates deep into the king’s (Kaurava) large army, marking a bold tactical movement in the battle.