Shloka 10

अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः

Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच अर्जुनेनैवमुक्तस्तु वैराटिहेम भूषणान्‌ | चोदयामास तानश्वचान्‌ भारद्वाजरथं प्रति

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca arjunenaivam uktas tu vairāṭir hema-bhūṣaṇān | codayāmāsa tān aśvān bhāradvāja-rathaṃ prati ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «¡Oh rey! Dicho esto por Arjuna, el hijo de Virāṭa azuzó aquellos caballos, engalanados con arreos de oro, y los dirigió hacia el carro del hijo de Bhāradvāja (Droṇa).»

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अर्जुनेन: by Arjuna
• अर्जुनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been told/addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)

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

• वैराटिः: the son of Virata (Uttara)
• वैराटिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराटि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हेमभूषणान्: gold ornaments
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम-भूषण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• चोदयामास: urged/drove on
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

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

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भारद्वाजरथम्: the chariot of Bharadvaja's son (Drona)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Uttara (son of Virāṭa)
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)
• horses
• golden trappings/ornaments
• chariot

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined responsiveness to rightful command: in a crisis, ethical action is expressed through prompt, orderly execution of duty, subordinating fear or ego to the larger responsibility of the moment.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving Arjuna’s instruction, Virāṭa’s son (Uttara) urges the gold-adorned horses forward, steering the chariot toward Droṇa’s chariot—positioning them in the thick of the Kurukṣetra-style confrontation occurring in the Virāṭa episode.