Shloka 34

अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्

Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement

Devanagari script

ततो<भिवीक्ष्याप्रतिमप्र भाव- स्तवात्मजस्त्वरमाणो रथेन

Transliteration

tato ’bhivīkṣyāpratimapra-bhāvaḥ tavātmajas tvaramāṇo rathena

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, having looked upon that warrior of incomparable might, your son—hastening in his chariot—moved to respond, driven by urgency amid the moral pressure of battle and reputation.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• अभिवीक्ष्य: having looked at/seeing
• अभिवीक्ष्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वीक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable; 'having looked at'

• अप्रतिमप्रभावः: of incomparable might/splendor
• अप्रतिमप्रभावः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिमप्रभाव
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, singular (2nd person pronoun)

• आत्मजः: son
• आत्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• त्वरमाणः: hastening
• त्वरमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्वर्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine, nominative, singular

• रथेन: by/with a chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')
• your son (Duryodhana implied)
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how the perception of another’s extraordinary prowess can compel swift action; in a dharma-framed war, urgency is shaped not only by strategy but also by honor, reputation, and the pressure to meet a worthy challenge.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that, after observing an opponent of incomparable power, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) quickly advances or prepares to act, mounting his chariot and moving with haste in response to what he has seen.