Shloka 35

Kailāsa-darśana, Badarī-vāsa, and Sarasvatī–Dvaitavana Transition (कैलासदर्शन–बदरीवास–सरस्वतीद्वैतवनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

ततस्तानि सहस्राणि रथिनां चित्रयोधिनाम्‌

Transliteration

tatastāni sahasrāṇi rathināṃ citrayodhinām

Translation

Then those thousands of chariot-warriors—fighters of varied and striking prowess—came into view, revealing the vast scale of the host and the many forms of skill and resolve gathered for the coming conflict.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, nominative, plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, nominative, plural

• रथिनाम्: of chariot-warriors
• रथिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

• चित्रयोधिनाम्: of varied/remarkable fighters
• चित्रयोधिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रयोधिन्
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rathin (chariot-warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores how conflict in the epic is not a small personal quarrel but a vast convergence of many capable agents; ethically, it hints that decisions in such a setting carry amplified consequences and demand steadiness, discernment, and responsibility from leaders and warriors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna describes the appearance or presence of immense numbers of chariot-fighters, emphasizing the magnitude and diversity of the assembled warriors and setting the scene for a major martial encounter.