Shloka 29

Devanagari script

प्रहसंस्तु नरव्याप्र: श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथि:

Transliteration

prahasaṁs tu naravyāghraḥ śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Smiling (or laughing), that tiger among men—Arjuna, the rider of the white horses with Kṛṣṇa as his charioteer—(advanced in the battle). The line underscores Arjuna’s composed confidence and moral steadiness amid the violence of war, grounded in the guidance of Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• प्रहसन्: laughing, smiling
• प्रहसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• नरव्याघ्रः: tiger among men, best of men
• नरव्याघ्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्वेताश्वः: he whose horses are white / the white-horsed one
• श्वेताश्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेताश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णसारथिः: he whose charioteer is Krishna
• कृष्णसारथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णसारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Kṛṣṇa
• white horses (Arjuna’s chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a righteous but terrible conflict, the ideal warrior maintains inner steadiness and acts with clarity; Arjuna’s calm smile signifies disciplined courage supported by wise guidance (Kṛṣṇa as sārathi).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna—distinguished by his white-horsed chariot and Kṛṣṇa as charioteer—moving forward in battle with confident composure.