Shloka 163
Devanagari script
रथादवातरद् वीर: शैलाग्रादिव केसरी । धनुष कट जानेपर रथहीन हुए वीर नकुल हाथमें ढाल-तलवार लेकर पर्वतके शिखरसे उतरनेवाले सिंहके समान रथसे नीचे आ गये
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca |
rathād avātarad vīraḥ śailāgrād iva kesarī |
Translation
サञ्जयは語った。「その勇士は、山の峰から降りる獅子のように戦車から降り立った。弓を断たれて戦車を失っても、勇気と義務を捨てはしない。剣と盾を手に取り、戦の混乱のただ中で、揺るがぬ決意をもって戦いを続けるため地に降りたのである。」
Word by Word
रथात्from the chariot
रथात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अवातरद्descended
अवातरद्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअव-तॄ
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular
वीरःthe hero
वीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शैलाग्रात्from a mountain-peak
शैलाग्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशैलाग्र
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
केसरीa lion
केसरी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेसरी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaC
chariot (ratha)L
lion (kesarī)M
mountain peak (śailāgra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even when external supports are lost (such as a chariot), a warrior committed to duty does not collapse into fear or confusion; he adapts and continues with courage and steadiness, embodying kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes a hero dismounting from his chariot in the midst of battle, compared to a lion coming down from a mountain peak—an image emphasizing fearless readiness to engage on foot.