Shloka 86

द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake

Devanagari script

ततः स रथमास्थाय द्रुतमश्चानचोदयत्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ sa ratham āsthāya drutam aśvān acodayat

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then he mounted his chariot and swiftly urged on the horses—pressing forward with decisive haste amid the urgency of battle.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• आस्थाय: having mounted
• आस्थाय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (स्था)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), 'having mounted/ascended'

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत
• Form: Avyaya (adverbial accusative)

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• अनचोदयत्: urged/impelled
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-चुद् (चुद्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)
• horses (aśva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive action and readiness: in moments of crisis (especially in war), hesitation can be costly, so one must act promptly and purposefully within one’s role and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that the warrior in question mounts his chariot and immediately drives the horses forward, signaling a rapid advance or engagement in the unfolding battle scene.