Shloka 64

Devanagari script

न्यवारयन्त संदहृष्टा: पाण्डुसैन्ये बृहत्तमा: । इस प्रकार उन्हें युयुधानके पीछे दौड़ते देख पाण्डव-सेनाके प्रमुख वीर हर्षमें भरकर द्रोणाचार्यको रोकनेका प्रयत्न करने लगे ।। ६३ $ ।। समासाद्य तु हार्दिक्यं रथानां प्रवरं रथम्‌

Transliteration

nyavārayanta saṃdahṛṣṭāḥ pāṇḍusainye bṛhattamāḥ | samāsādya tu hārdikyaṃ rathānāṃ pravaraṃ ratham ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The foremost heroes in the Pāṇḍava host, filled with exhilaration, tried to check Droṇācārya when they saw him pursuing Yuyudhāna. Then, closing in upon Hārdikya, they confronted that excellent chariot among chariots—seeking to restrain the onrush and uphold their side’s duty in the chaos of battle.

Word by Word

• न्यवारयन्त: they restrained/stopped
• न्यवारयन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारय् (√वृ, caus.)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• संदहृष्टाः: greatly delighted
• संदहृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संदहृष्ट (from √हृष् with सम्-)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डु-सैन्ये: in the Pandava army
• पाण्डु-सैन्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुसैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• बृहत्तमाः: the greatest/most eminent
• बृहत्तमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहत्तम (superlative of बृहत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समासाद्य: having approached/reached
• समासाद्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• हार्दिक्यम्: the son of Hṛdika (Kṛtavarman)
• हार्दिक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रथानाम्: of chariots
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रवरम्: excellent, foremost
• प्रवरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍava army (Pāṇḍu-sainya)
• Droṇācārya
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid exhilaration and fury, warriors act within the frame of kṣatriya-dharma: protecting comrades, checking an overwhelming foe, and meeting force with disciplined resistance rather than panic.

What is happening in the narrative?

Droṇa is seen charging after Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki). The leading Pāṇḍava fighters, heartened by the moment, attempt to block Droṇa’s advance; they also close in upon Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman), confronting his renowned chariot in the press of battle.