Shloka 4

Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)

Devanagari script

तान्‌ रथान्‌ साधुसम्पन्नान्‌ संयुक्ताउ्जवनै्हयै:

Transliteration

tān rathān sādhusampannān saṁyuktaujavanaiḥ hayaiḥ

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Aquellos carros, bien provistos y excelentemente dispuestos, fueron uncidos a caballos jóvenes y veloces; señal de una preparación cuidadosa y de una prontitud disciplinada para la marcha que se avecinaba.

Word by Word

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• साधु-सम्पन्नान्: well-equipped / well-furnished
• साधु-सम्पन्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु-सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• संयुक्त-उज्जवनैः: with yoked, vigorous (horses)
• संयुक्त-उज्जवनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त-उज्जव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• हयैः: by/with horses
• हयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ratha (chariots)
• haya (horses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the value of orderly preparation and proper resources before undertaking an important task—readiness achieved through discipline rather than haste.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes chariots that are well-appointed and already harnessed with strong, youthful horses, indicating that travel or a significant departure is being arranged.