Shloka 54

Devanagari script

एकचक्रं रथं तस्य तमूहुः सुचिरं हया: । एकचक्रमिवार्कस्य रथं सप्त हया यथा,कर्णके घोड़े उसके एक पहियेवाले रथको बहुत देरतक ढोते रहे, मानो सूर्यके सात अश्व उनके एक चक्रवाले रथको खींच रहे हैं

Transliteration

ekacakraṁ rathaṁ tasya tam ūhuḥ suciraṁ hayāḥ | ekacakram ivārkasya rathaṁ sapta hayā yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: His chariot, having but a single wheel, was borne along for a long time by the horses—like the Sun’s one-wheeled car that is drawn by seven steeds. The simile heightens the scene’s intensity: even amid the ruin and strain of battle, the warrior’s onward motion is portrayed with a cosmic grandeur, suggesting relentless momentum and the awe such martial prowess inspires.

Word by Word

एकचक्रम्single-wheeled

रथम्chariot

तस्यof him/that (his)

तम्that (him/it)

ऊहुःthey carried/drew

सुचिरम्for a very long time

हयाःhorses

एकचक्रम्single-wheeled

इवas/like

अर्कस्यof the Sun

रथम्chariot

सप्तseven

हयाःhorses

यथाjust as

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

chariot (ratha)

horses (hayāḥ)

Sun (Arka)

seven steeds of the Sun

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes