Shloka 15

Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat

Devanagari script

सर्वोपकरणोपेतं युक्तमश्वचिर्मनोजवै: । सचक्रोपस्करं श्रीमान्‌ हेमभाण्डपरिष्कृतम्‌

Transliteration

sarvopakaraṇopetaṁ yuktam aśvacirmamanojavaiḥ | sacakropaskaraṁ śrīmān hemabhāṇḍapariṣkṛtam ||

Translation

Kereta perang yang gemilang itu telah diperlengkapi sepenuhnya dengan segala sarana peperangan. Ia dipasangi kuda-kuda secepat pikiran; roda dan perlengkapan lain pun siap sedia. Berhias tatahan emas dan disempurnakan dengan bejana-bejana emas, kereta itu memancarkan wibawa kerajaan. Dengan panji tinggi berlambang singa berkibar, Raja Babhruvāhana yang mulia menaiki kereta terbaik yang dihormati itu dan maju untuk menghadapi Arjuna, sesuai dharma dan kehormatan.

Word by Word

• सर्वोपकरणोपेतम्: endowed with all equipment
• सर्वोपकरणोपेतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-उपकरण-उपेत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युक्तम्: yoked/attached (harnessed)
• युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अश्वैः: with horses
• अश्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• मनोजवैः: with mind-swift (very fast) ones
• मनोजवैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोजव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सचक्रोपस्करम्: with wheels and equipment
• सचक्रोपस्करम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-चक्र-उपस्कर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: splendid/illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हेमभाण्डपरिष्कृतम्: adorned with golden vessels/ornaments
• हेमभाण्डपरिष्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम-भाण्ड-परिष्कृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• chariot (ratha)
• horses (aśvāḥ)
• wheels (cakra)
• golden vessels/fittings (hemabhāṇḍa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma through disciplined readiness: power and wealth (golden adornments, swift horses) are presented not for vanity but to meet a duty-bound confrontation with proper preparation and honor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a magnificently equipped chariot—fully prepared with war-gear and mind-swift horses—signaling that a royal warrior is about to advance to face Arjuna in the Aśvamedha-related episode.