Shloka 66

Devanagari script

सज्जं निवेदयामास पाण्डवस्य महात्मन: । नृपश्रेष्ठ! श्रीकृष्णके इस प्रकार आदेश देनेपर दारुकने व्याप्र-चर्मसे आच्छादित तथा शत्रुओंको तपानेवाले रथको जोतकर तैयार कर दिया और महामना पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुनके पास आकर निवेदन किया कि “आपका रथ सब सामग्रियोंसे सुसज्जित है”

Translation

Dāruka approached the great-souled Arjuna, son of Pāṇḍu, and reported: “O best of kings! At Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s command, I have yoked and made ready the war-chariot, covered with tiger-skin and fierce to the foes; and I have come to declare: ‘Your chariot is fully equipped with every requisite.’”

Word by Word

सज्जम्ready, prepared

निवेदयामासreported, informed

पाण्डवस्यof/unto the Pandava

महात्मनःof the great-souled one

नृपश्रेष्ठO best of kings

श्रीकृष्णकेof Shri Krishna

एवम्thus

आदेशcommand, order

दत्त्वाhaving given

दारुकःDaruka (Krishna's charioteer)

व्याघ्रचर्मणाwith tiger-skin

आच्छादितम्covered

शत्रून्enemies

तापयन्तम्scorching, tormenting

रथम्chariot

योजयित्वाhaving yoked/harnessed

सज्जीकृतवान्made ready, prepared

महामनाgreat-minded

पाण्डुकुमारम्the son of Pandu

अर्जुनम्Arjuna

उपगम्यhaving approached

निवेदयामासreported, informed

तवyour

रथःchariot

सर्वसामग्रीभिःwith all equipment/materials

सुसज्जितःwell-equipped, fully prepared

इतिthus (quotative)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes