Shloka 12

द्रोणेन केकय-चेदि-वीरवधः

Droṇa’s engagements with the Kekayas and Cedis

Devanagari script

नान्यस्य समरे राजन्‌ गतपूर्वस्तथा रथ: । यथा ययावर्जुनस्य मनो$भिप्रायशीघ्रग:,राजन! समरभूमिमें दूसरे किसीका रथ पहले कभी उस प्रकार तीव्र गतिसे नहीं चला था, जैसे अर्जुनका रथ मनकी अभिलाषाके अनुरूप शीघ्र गतिसे चलता था

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | nānyasya samare rājan gatapūrvas tathā rathaḥ | yathā yayāv arjunasya mano'bhiprāya-śīghragaḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: O King, in battle no other warrior’s chariot had ever moved with such speed as Arjuna’s—rushing forward swiftly in exact accord with his mind’s intent. The verse underscores the extraordinary harmony of will, skill, and martial readiness that can decide the course of a righteous yet terrible war.

Word by Word

nanot

anyasyaof any other

samarein battle

rājanO king

gata-pūrvaḥhaving gone before; previously occurred

tathāthus; in that manner

rathaḥchariot

yathāas; just as

yayauwent; moved

arjunasyaof Arjuna

manaḥof the mind

abhiprāya-śīghra-gaḥmoving swiftly according to intention

rājanO king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhritarashtra

Arjuna

chariot

battlefield

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes