Shloka 66

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

ततः स्वरथमास्थाय पाज्चाल्योडन्यच्च कार्मुकम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ svaratham āsthāya pāñcālyo 'nyac ca kārmukam

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the Pāñcāla warrior mounted his own chariot and took up another bow as well—signaling renewed resolve and readiness to continue the fight despite the strain and losses of battle.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• स्वरथम्: his own chariot
• स्वरथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having mounted; having taken position on
• आस्थाय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), परस्मैपदी

• पाञ्चाल्यः: the Panchala prince (Dhrishtadyumna)
• पाञ्चाल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अन्यत्: another; a different
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• कार्मुकम्: bow
• कार्मुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcālya (a Pāñcāla warrior)
• chariot (ratha)
• bow (kārmuka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the epic’s war setting, the verse highlights steadfastness and the kṣatriya ethic of not yielding to discouragement: when a weapon is spent or circumstances change, one regathers composure, equips oneself anew, and continues one’s duty with determination.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a Pāñcāla warrior gets back onto his own chariot and takes up another bow, indicating a tactical reset—re-arming and re-entering the combat after a prior bow was likely lost, broken, or set aside.