Shloka 46

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

स केशवस्यानुमते रथं दारुकसंयुतम्‌

Transliteration

sa keśavasyānumate rathaṁ dārukasaṁyutam

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。ケーシャヴァの許しを得て、彼はダールカの御する戦車を引き受けた――私情の衝動ではなく、正当な承認のもとに動いたのである。戦にあっても、正しい助言と規律ある指揮にかなうとき、行為は道義の重みを帯びることを示していた。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केशवस्य: of Keśava (Krishna)
• केशवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनुमते: with/under the permission
• अनुमते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दारुकसंयुतम्: yoked/attended by Dāruka
• दारुकसंयुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुक-संयुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Dāruka
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical importance of acting with proper sanction and guidance: in a charged context like war, decisions should be grounded in legitimate authority and wise counsel rather than unchecked personal will.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, having obtained Keśava’s approval, the concerned person proceeds with the chariot associated with Dāruka, indicating a sanctioned and organized movement within the battlefield events.