Shloka 34

Devanagari script

श्वेतवर्णर्हयैर्युक्ते कालवालैर्मनोजवै: । आस्थाय पुरुषव्याप्र: स्वबलेनाभिसंवृत:

Transliteration

śvetavarṇair hayair yukte kālavālair manojavaiḥ | āsthāya puruṣavyāghraḥ svabalenābhisaṃvṛtaḥ ||

Translation

白き馬を繋ぎ、思いのごとく疾く、黒き鬣をなびかせる戦車に乗りて、人中の虎たるその勇士は、自軍に囲まれ守られつつ前進した。

Word by Word

• श्वेतवर्णैः: with white-colored
• श्वेतवर्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेतवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• हयैः: horses
• हयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युक्ते: yoked/attached (in)
• युक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कालवालैः: with black tails
• कालवालैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालवाल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मनोजवैः: with mind-swift (very swift)
• मनोजवैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोजव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आस्थाय: having mounted/entered
• आस्थाय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः: tiger among men (great hero)
• पुरुषव्याघ्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वबलेन: by/with his own force (army/strength)
• स्वबलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वबल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अभिसंवृतः: surrounded/encircled
• अभिसंवृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-सम्-वृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• white horses
• chariot (implied by yoking and mounting)
• the hero described as puruṣavyāghra (unnamed in this verse)
• his own army/troops (svabala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, power is shown not merely by personal valor but by disciplined preparedness—swift resources (the horses) and loyal protection (one’s own troops) enabling a leader to act effectively.

What is happening in the narrative?

A principal warrior—praised as a ‘tiger among men’—mounts his fast chariot drawn by white horses with dark manes and proceeds while being surrounded/escorted by his own forces, signaling an organized advance into battle.