Shloka 64

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

पुनस्तु रथमास्थाय धनुरादाय चापरम्‌

Transliteration

punas tu ratham āsthāya dhanur ādāya cāparam

Translation

फिर वह पुनः रथ पर आरूढ़ हुआ और दूसरा धनुष हाथ में लेकर युद्ध में फिर से प्रविष्ट होने को उद्यत हुआ।

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

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

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having mounted/ascended
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपरम्: another (one)
• अपरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot
• bow

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights renewed determination in the midst of conflict: even after setback or pause, the warrior resumes his role. Ethically, it evokes the tension between perseverance as a virtue and the grim necessity of violence within a dharma-framed war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the (contextual) warrior returns to action—mounting the chariot again and taking up another bow—signaling continuation or escalation of combat after a prior exchange.