Shloka 24
Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon
मुमोह सारथिस्तस्य रथशकक््त्या समाहत: । स रथोपस्थमासाद्य मुहूर्त संन्यषीदत,द्रोणकी रथशक्तिसे आहत हो सारथि मूर्च्छिंत हो गया। वह रथकी बैठकमें पहुँचकर वहाँ दो घड़ीतक चुपचाप बैठा रहा
mumohā sārathis tasya rathaśaktyā samāhataḥ | sa rathopastham āsādya muhūrtaṃ saṃnyasīdat ||
サンジャヤは言った。「戦車から投げられたその槍に打たれ、彼の御者は朦朧として意識を失った。戦車の座へたどり着くと、しばし黙して座り込み、その一撃に圧倒されていた――戦の暴力の中では、武人の務めを支える熟練の従者でさえ突然無力化され、戦場の秩序そのものが乱れうることを示す。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the fragility of human capacity amid warfare: even those supporting a warrior’s role (like a charioteer) can be suddenly incapacitated, showing how violence disrupts order and duty (dharma) on the battlefield.
A charioteer is struck by a chariot-thrown spear (śakti), becomes dazed/unconscious, reaches the chariot-seat, and sits there silently for a short while, unable to perform his function.