Shloka 67

Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena

Devanagari script

ततः प्रयातो दाशार्ह: श्रुत्वा पाण्डवभाषितम्‌ | रथेनातिपताकेन मनोमारुतरंहसा,श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुनका वह कथन सुनकर मन और वायुके समान वेगशाली तथा अत्यन्त ऊँची पताकावाले रथके द्वारा वहाँसे चल दिये

Transliteration

tataḥ prayāto dāśārhaḥ śrutvā pāṇḍavabhāṣitam | rathenātipatākena manomārutaraṁhasā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Hearing the words spoken by the Pāṇḍava, the descendant of the Daśārhas (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) set out from there on a chariot crowned with a very lofty banner, moving with the speed of mind and wind.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereupon')

• प्रयातः: departed; set out
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु: या)
• Form: past passive participle, masculine nominative singular

• दाशार्हः: the Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• दाशार्हः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine nominative singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु: श्रु)
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable

• पाण्डव: of the Pāṇḍava
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine genitive singular (as first member in compound)

• भाषितम्: speech; what was spoken
• भाषितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाषित (कृदन्त; धातु: भाष्)
• Form: neuter accusative singular

• रथेन: by/with the chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine instrumental singular

• अतिपताकेन: with a very lofty banner (having an exceedingly high flag)
• अतिपताकेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिपताक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine instrumental singular

• मनः: mind
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter (stem used in compound)

• मारुत: wind
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine (stem used in compound)

• रंहसा: with speed; by swiftness
• रंहसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter instrumental singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna, implied by context)
• ratha (chariot)
• patākā (banner/standard)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive action after attentive listening: once the righteous side’s intent is understood, Kṛṣṇa moves swiftly to execute what duty and strategy require. Ethically, it underscores that clarity of purpose should be followed by prompt, disciplined action in a crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Kṛṣṇa, after hearing the Pandava’s statement (contextually Arjuna’s words), departs immediately in Arjuna’s chariot, described as bearing a lofty standard and moving with mind-and-wind-like speed—signaling a rapid transition to the next battlefield development.