Shloka 456

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

रथमन्वानयत्‌ तस्मै सुपर्णोच्छितकेतनम्‌ । दारुकने उस शंखध्वनिको सुनकर भगवान्‌के संदेशको स्मरण करके तुरंत ही उनके लिये अपना रथ ला दिया, जिसपर गरुड़चिह्से युक्त ऊँची ध्वजा फहरा रही थी

Transliteration

ratham anvānayat tasmai suparṇocchitaketanam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Hearing the sound of the conch and recalling the Lord’s message, Dāruka immediately brought for him the chariot—marked by a lofty banner bearing the emblem of Garuḍa. The moment underscores disciplined service and alert devotion amid the pressures of war: duty is fulfilled promptly when one keeps the divine command in mind.

Word by Word

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

• अन्वानयत्: brought (along), fetched
• अन्वानयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-नी
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• सुपर्ण: Garuḍa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Stem (in compound), —

• उच्छित: raised, lofty
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-शि (उच्छि)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Stem (in compound), —

• केतनम्: banner/standard (with Garuḍa as emblem, lofty)
• केतनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dāruka
• Bhagavān (the Lord, i.e., Kṛṣṇa)
• ratha (chariot)
• śaṅkha-dhvani (conch-sound)
• Garuḍa (Suparṇa) emblem/banner