Shloka 36

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

तमारोप्य रथे राजन्‌ दण्डधारो नराधिपम्‌

Transliteration

tam āropya rathe rājan daṇḍadhāro narādhipam

Translation

हे राजन्, उस नराधिप को रथ पर चढ़ाकर दण्डधारी (सेवक/सारथि) ने उसे संभाल लिया। हिंसा के बीच भी गिरे हुए नरेश की रक्षा और अपने कर्तव्य की मर्यादा वहाँ निभाई गई।

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आरोप्य: having mounted/placed (him) up
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• रथे: in/on the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दण्डधारः: the staff-bearer (policeman/guard)
• दण्डधारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डधार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नराधिपम्: the lord of men (king)
• नराधिपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• King (Dhritarashtra, addressed as rājan)
• ratha (chariot)
• daṇḍa (staff/rod of authority)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights role-based duty (svadharma) in war: even in chaos, attendants act with discipline and responsibility toward a leader, reflecting the ethical expectation of order, protection, and proper conduct amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to the king that an attendant/charioteer (daṇḍadhāra) lifts a ruler (narādhipa) onto a chariot—suggesting the removal or securing of a king/commander in the midst of battle.