Shloka 386

जयद्रथवधः — The Slaying of Jayadratha

Sunset Vow and Curse-Condition

Devanagari script

प्रापपन्‌ यवनान्‌ शीघ्र॑ं मन:ःपवनरंहस: । मन और वायुके समान वेगवाले उन उत्तम घोड़ोंने आकाशको पीते हुए-से चलकर युयुधानको शीघ्र ही यवनोंके पास पहुँचा दिया

Transliteration

prāpapan yavanān śīghraṁ manaḥ-pavana-raṁhasaḥ | manaḥ-vāyu-samāna-vegālais te varāśvā ākāśaṁ pīvant iva gatvā yuyudhānaṁ śīghram eva yavanānāṁ samīpaṁ prāpayām āsuḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Kuda-kuda unggul itu, secepat pikiran dan angin, melesat seakan meneguk langit, dan dengan segera mengantarkan Yuyudhāna ke hadapan para Yavana.”

Word by Word

• प्रापपन्: they reached / they caused to reach
• प्रापपन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु: आप्/आप्नोति)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद) / परोक्षभूत (perfect), 3, plural

• यवनान्: the Yavanas
• यवनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवन
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• पवन: wind
• पवन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• रंहसः: of speed / swiftness
• रंहसः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: रंहस्
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Yavanas
• horses
• sky (ākāśa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how determination and effective means (swift horses, decisive movement) shape outcomes in war; ethically, it highlights the relentless momentum of conflict and the way human intent is amplified by instruments of action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Yuyudhāna being rapidly conveyed by exceptionally swift horses to the Yavanas, using a vivid simile—‘as if drinking the sky’—to convey the speed and intensity of battlefield movement.