Shloka 8

Sauptika-parva Adhyāya 13 — Bhīmasena’s Pursuit of Drauṇi and the Release of a Divine Astra

Devanagari script

तावुपारोप्य दाशार्ह: स्यन्दनं लोकपूजितम्‌ । प्रतोदेन जवोपेतान्‌ परमाश्चानचोदयत्‌,उन दोनों भाइयोंको उस लोकपूजित रथपर चढ़ाकर दशार्हवंशी श्रीकृष्णने वेगशाली उत्तम अश्वोंको चाबुकसे हाँका

Transliteration

tāv upāropya dāśārhaḥ syandanaṁ lokapūjitam | pratodena javopetān paramāśvān acodayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Après avoir fait monter les deux frères sur le char honoré du monde, Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) fouetta pour lancer les chevaux, rapides et d’élite.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उपारोप्य: having mounted/placed (them) upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-रुह्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दाशार्हः: the Dāśārha (Krishna)
• दाशार्हः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्यन्दनम्: chariot
• स्यन्दनम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लोकपूजितम्: worshipped/renowned in the world
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक-पूजित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतोदेन: with the whip/goad
• प्रतोदेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• जवोपेतान्: endowed with speed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जव-उपेत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• परमान्: excellent, best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• अचोदयत्: urged/drove on
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• syandana (chariot)
• pratoda (whip/goad)
• aśvāḥ (horses)
• two brothers (unspecified in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and speed become meaningful only when guided by disciplined leadership; in the war’s aftermath, decisive movement under a reliable guide reflects responsible action rather than impulsive force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa, described as Dāśārha, seats two brothers on a renowned chariot and drives the swift horses forward with a whip, indicating urgent travel and purposeful direction within the unfolding events of the Sauptika Parva.