Shloka 8

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 58: Yudhiṣṭhira’s dawn rites, royal gifts, and the reception of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

नो यन्तारं धुरस्तस्य कज्चिदन्यं प्रजापति:

Transliteration

no yantāraṃ dhuras tasya kaścid anyaṃ prajāpatiḥ

Translation

Nārada said: “For him there is no other charioteer to bear that burden—Prajāpati alone is the one who guides and sustains it.” In context, the statement underscores that certain responsibilities and outcomes exceed human control and ultimately rest with the divine ordainer, urging humility and ethical restraint amid conflict.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• उ: indeed/also (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ

• यन्तारम्: driver, controller
• यन्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धुरः: of the yoke/burden
• धुरः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुर्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कश्चित्: anyone, someone
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (Lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Prajāpati