Shloka 313

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

Devanagari script

न्यवेदयद्‌ रथं सज्जं केशवाय महात्मने । केशवका यह आदेश सुनकर दारुकने बड़ी उतावलीके साथ रथको सुसज्जित किया और उन महात्माको इसकी सूचना दी

Transliteration

nyavedayad rathaṃ sajjaṃ keśavāya mahātmane |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Dāruka, having heard Keśava’s instruction, promptly had the chariot made fully ready and then informed that great-souled Keśava that it was prepared.

Word by Word

• न्यवेदयत्: informed / reported
• न्यवेदयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवेदय् (√विद् caus.)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सज्जम्: ready / prepared
• सज्जम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सज्ज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• केशवाय: to Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Dāruka
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic service: a subordinate carries out a rightful command quickly and accurately, showing readiness, loyalty, and responsibility—virtues essential in crisis, especially in wartime.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving Keśava’s order, Dāruka hastens to have the chariot fully prepared and then reports back to Keśava that it is ready.