Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथेत्युक्त:ः केशवस्तु पार्थेन यदुपुज्भव: । पर्यावर्तयदव्यग्रो रथं॑ रथवरस्य तम्‌

Transliteration

tathety uktaḥ keśavas tu pārthena yadupūjabhavaḥ | paryāvartayad avyagro rathaṁ rathavarasya tam ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「パールタ（アルジュナ）にそう告げられると、ヤドゥ族の栄光ケーシャヴァは『然り』と応じて命を受けた。動じることなく静かに、彼は第一の車戦士たるアルジュナの戦車を転じ、ユディシュティラの陣へと向けた。」

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been told / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केशवः: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पार्थेन: by Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यदुपुङ्गवः: the foremost of the Yadus
• यदुपुङ्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदुपुङ्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्यावर्तयत्: turned back / caused to return
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, परि,आ

• अव्यग्रः: unagitated, calm
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• रथवरस्य: of the best of chariot-warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथवर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तम्: that (him/that one)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Yadu lineage (Yadus)
• Arjuna’s chariot
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Yudhiṣṭhira’s camp (śibira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the chaos of battle, right conduct is shown through disciplined responsiveness and inner steadiness: Kṛṣṇa accepts Arjuna’s instruction without agitation and acts with calm control, modeling ethical leadership and self-mastery.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa; Kṛṣṇa assents (‘tathā’) and, remaining composed, turns Arjuna’s chariot back toward Yudhiṣṭhira’s camp.