Shloka 48

Devanagari script

न 2 ५9 ( १) स पीडितो महाबाहुर्गृहीत्वा रथकूबरम्‌ । गाड़ेयो युद्धदुर्धर्षस्तस्थौ दीर्घमिवान्तरम्‌

Transliteration

sa pīḍito mahābāhur gṛhītvā rathakūbaram | gāḍheyo yuddhadurdharṣas tasthau dīrgham ivāntaram ||

Translation

ទោះបីត្រូវសង្កត់សង្កិនក៏ដោយ វីរបុរសដៃខ្លាំងបានចាប់កន្ទុយរទេះ (ដំបងរទេះ) យ៉ាងមាំមួន ហើយដោយឈរយ៉ាងរឹងមាំ មិនងាយឲ្យគេវាយបំបាក់ក្នុងសង្គ្រាម បានរក្សាទីតាំងរបស់ខ្លួន—ឈរដូចជាយូរអង្វែងមួយចន្លោះ។

Word by Word

नnot

सःhe

पीडितःpressed/afflicted

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (hero)

गृहीत्वाhaving seized/taken hold of

रथकूबरम्the chariot-pole (yoke/pole of the chariot)

गाढेयःGāḍheya (proper name/patronymic)

युद्धदुर्धर्षःhard to assail in battle

तस्थौstood (firm)

दीर्घम्for a long (time/space)

इवas if/like

अन्तरम्interval/gap

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana (narrator)

ratha (chariot)

rathakūbara (chariot-pole/drawbar)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores steadfastness and composure under duress: even when afflicted, one should grasp the means of stability and remain firm in one’s duty, especially in moments of danger and moral testing.

What is happening in the narrative?

A battle-hardened, mighty-armed warrior—though pressured—grabs the chariot’s pole and stands his ground, presenting an image of unshakable resistance and controlled strength amid combat.