Shloka 14

गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura

Devanagari script

सोपासड्र: सरश्मिश्न साश्वः सयुगबन्धुर: । भस्मी भूतो 5पतद्‌ भूमौ रथो गाण्डीवधन्चन:,गाण्डीवधारीका वह रथ उपासंग, बागडोर, जूआ, बन्धुरकाष्ठ और घोड़ोंसहित भस्म होकर भूमिपर गिर पड़ा

Transliteration

sopāsaḍraḥ saraśmiś ca sāśvaḥ sayugabandhuraḥ | bhasmī bhūto 'patad bhūmau ratho gāṇḍīvadhanañjayaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Arjuna’s chariot—together with its fittings, reins, horses, yoke, and the pole that binds the team—was reduced to ashes and fell upon the earth. The scene underscores the grim law of war: even the most celebrated instruments of righteous struggle are impermanent, and when their sustaining protection is withdrawn, they collapse into ruin.

Word by Word

सोपासङ्गःhaving the side-attachments (upāsanga)

सरश्मिःwith the reins

साश्वःwith horses

सयुगबन्धुरःwith yoke and pole (yuga-bhandhura)

भस्मीभूतःhaving become ashes, reduced to ash

अपतत्fell

भूमौon the ground

रथःthe chariot

गाण्डीवधन्वनःof the wielder of Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)

Gāṇḍīva

chariot (ratha)

horses (aśva)

reins (raśmi)

yoke (yuga)

chariot pole/shaft (bandhura)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes