Shloka 3

Devanagari script

कृष्ण: श्वेतान्‌ महावेगानश्वानूकाञज्चनभूषणान्‌ । मुक्ताजालप्रतिच्छन्नान्‌ प्रैषीत्‌ कर्णरथं प्रति,श्रीकृष्णने सोनेके आभूषणोंसे विभूषित तथा मोतीकी जालियोंसे आच्छादित श्वेत रंगके महान्‌ वेगशाली अश्वोंको कर्णके रथकी ओर बढ़ाया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | kṛṣṇaḥ śvetān mahāvegān aśvān ūkāñcana-bhūṣaṇān | muktājāla-praticchannān praiṣīt karṇa-rathaṃ prati ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Krishna directed forward, toward Karna’s chariot, swift white horses of tremendous speed—adorned with gold ornaments and covered with netted strings of pearls. In the charged ethics of war, the verse underscores deliberate, skillful action: even amid violence, strategy and mastery over resources are employed with clear intent, shaping the encounter that is about to unfold.

Word by Word

कृष्णःKrishna

श्वेतान्white

महावेगान्of great speed

अश्वान्horses

उकाञ्चनभूषणान्adorned with golden ornaments

मुक्ताजालप्रतिच्छन्नान्covered with nets of pearls

प्रैषीत्sent/urged forward

कर्णरथम्Karna's chariot

प्रतिtowards

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Krishna (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Karna

chariot (ratha)

white swift horses (aśvāḥ)

gold ornaments (kāñcana-bhūṣaṇa)

pearl-net covering (muktājāla)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes