Shloka 463

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

रथे कुर्वन्तु मे राजन्‌ यथावद्‌ रथकल्पका: । 'परंतु जैसे आग तिनकोंको जला डालती है, उसी प्रकार मैं उन समस्त कौरव-सैनिकोंको मथ डालूँगा। अतः राजन्‌! रथको सुसज्जित करनेवाले लोग आज मेरे रथपर यथावत्‌ रूपसे भरे हुए तरकसों तथा अन्य सब आवश्यक उपकरणोंको रख दें

Transliteration

ratha kurvantu me r1jan yath
01vad rathakalpak
01 |

Translation

Sanjaya said: “O King, let the chariot-builders and attendants prepare my chariot properly and in due order.” In the ethical atmosphere of the war narrative, this line underscores deliberate readiness and disciplined execution of one’s chosen course amid escalating violence.

Word by Word

• रथे: on/in the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कुर्वन्तु: let them do / let them arrange
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथावत्: properly, as prescribed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• रथकल्पकाः: the chariot-makers / chariot-fitters
• रथकल्पकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथकल्पक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• King (Dhtar
  01ra, implied addressee)
• chariot
• rathakalpakas (chariot-preparers/attendants)