Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

मां तु संहृष्टमनसं क्षिप्रं मातलिरानयत्‌

Transliteration

māṃ tu saṃhṛṣṭa-manasaṃ kṣipraṃ mātalir ānayat

Translation

Arjuna said: “As for me—my mind uplifted and delighted—Mātali quickly brought me away.”

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• संहृष्टमनसम्: having a delighted mind; joyful-minded
• संहृष्टमनसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्टमनस्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• मातलिः: Mātali (Indra's charioteer)
• मातलिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातलि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आनयत्: brought/led (here)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (आ + नी)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Mātali

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic disposition: when a righteous task or divine directive arises, one should respond with inner clarity and willing resolve rather than reluctance—readiness of mind supports right action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna narrates that Mātali swiftly conveyed him onward; Arjuna is described as joyful and energized, suggesting he is prepared for the next stage of the divine or heroic undertaking.