Shloka 303

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

आमन्त्र्य दारुक॑ प्राह रथ: सज्जो विधीयताम्‌ । धर्मराजकी यह बात सुनकर यदुकुलतिलक श्रीकृष्णने दारुकको बुलाकर कहा--'रथ तैयार करो”

Transliteration

āmantṛya dārukaṁ prāha rathaḥ sajjo vidhīyatām |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having summoned Dāruka, he spoke, “Let the chariot be made ready.” Hearing the resolve of Dharmarāja, Śrī Kṛṣṇa—the ornament of the Yadu line—called Dāruka and ordered that the chariot be prepared.

Word by Word

आमन्त्र्यhaving summoned/called

दारुकम्Daruka (the charioteer)

प्राहsaid/spoke

रथःthe chariot

सज्जःready/prepared

विधीयताम्let it be made/arranged

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dāruka

Ratha (chariot)

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive readiness in the service of dharma: when a righteous course is chosen, action should be prompt, orderly, and supported by disciplined cooperation (the charioteer preparing the chariot on command).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa summons his charioteer Dāruka and instructs him to prepare the chariot, responding to Dharmarāja’s situation and indicating imminent movement or engagement.