Shloka 90

Devanagari script

केशवप्रेरितैरश्वैः श्वेते: काउ्चनभूषणै:

Transliteration

keśavapreritair aśvaiḥ śvetaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。黄金の飾りをまとった白馬たちは、ケーシャヴァの促しに駆られて前へと進み、戦車を押し進めた――戦の道義的な重みのただ中で、クリシュナの導きの働きが際立ったのである。

Word by Word

• केशव-प्रेरितैः: impelled by Keśava
• केशव-प्रेरितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केशव-प्रेरित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अश्वैः: by horses
• अश्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• श्वेतैः: white
• श्वेतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• काञ्चन-भूषणैः: with golden ornaments
• काञ्चन-भूषणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन-भूषण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• white horses
• golden ornaments

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the chaos of battle, effective action is shown as guided by higher discernment and purposeful leadership—here symbolized by Keśava directing the horses—suggesting that agency, when aligned with right counsel, shapes outcomes amid moral conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the chariot’s movement: the team of white horses, decorated with gold, is being urged on under Keśava’s direction, emphasizing Kṛṣṇa’s active role as charioteer and guide in the unfolding combat.