Shloka 39

अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च

Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

Devanagari script

आतड्कादिव सीदन्ति रथचक्राणि मारिष

Transliteration

āṭaṅkādiva sīdanti rathacakrāṇi māriṣa

Translation

សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ «ឱ ព្រះអង្គដ៏គួរគោរព កង់រទេះទាំងឡាយកំពុងលិចចុះ ដូចជាកើតពីការភ័យស្លន់ស្លោភ្លាមៗ»។ ក្នុងការប៉ះទង្គិចដ៏សាហាវ សូម្បីឧបករណ៍សង្គ្រាមក៏រអាក់រអួល—បង្ហាញថា ភ័យខ្លាច ភាន់ច្រឡំ និងទម្ងន់នៃសង្គ្រាមអាចបំផ្លាញកម្លាំង និងរបៀបរៀបរយបាន។

Word by Word

• आतङ्कात्: from fear/panic
• आतङ्कात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• सीदन्ति: sink down/flag/lose strength
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• रथचक्राणि: chariot-wheels
• रथचक्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथचक्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• मारिष: O venerable one/sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• chariot wheels (rathacakrāṇi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how fear and turmoil can destabilize even powerful systems—here symbolized by chariot-wheels—implying that inner disturbance and the chaos of adharma-driven conflict erode effectiveness and control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports battlefield conditions to the listener, describing chariot-wheels sinking as though caused by panic—an image of confusion and strain amid the fighting in the Karṇa Parva.