Shloka 37

जयद्रथवधः — The Slaying of Jayadratha

Sunset Vow and Curse-Condition

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच एवमुक्तस्तदा सूत: शिक्षितान्‌ साधुवाहिन:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca evam uktas tadā sūtaḥ śikṣitān sādhuvāhinaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Ainsi interpellé alors, le cocher—bien entraîné et versé dans la conduite juste—se prépara à agir en conséquence.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• सूतः: the charioteer
• सूतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिक्षितान्: trained / instructed (ones)
• शिक्षितान्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिक्ष्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• साधु-वाहिनः: one whose conveyance/army is good; having a good vehicle/host
• साधु-वाहिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु-वाहिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sūta (charioteer)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in violent and chaotic circumstances, dharma is upheld through disciplined competence and proper conduct in one’s role; the charioteer’s training symbolizes responsible action rather than impulsive reaction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that a charioteer, having been instructed, responds as a well-trained driver—setting up the next action in the battle sequence by emphasizing readiness and skillful execution.