Shloka 69

Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्याश्च सायाह्वे निवासं रोचयामहे । साथ्चनागरथा: सर्वे विश्रमामो नराधिपा:,“अब हमलोगोंका कार्य पूरा हो गया, अतः सायंकालके समय विश्राम करनेकी इच्छा हो रही है। राजाओ! हम सब लोग घोड़े, हाथी एवं रथसहित विश्राम करें”

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyāś ca sāyāhve nivāsaṃ rocayāmahe | sāśvanāgarathāḥ sarve viśramāmo narādhipāḥ ||

Translation

സായാഹ്നസമയത്ത് നമ്മുടെ കർത്തവ്യം പൂർത്തിയായി; അതിനാൽ ഇപ്പോൾ നാം പാളയത്തിൽ താമസിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ നരാധിപന്മാരേ, നാം എല്ലാവരും കുതിരകളും ആനകളും രഥങ്ങളുമായി വിശ്രമിക്കാം.

Word by Word

कृतकृत्याःhaving accomplished the task (successful)

चand

सायाह्वेin the evening-time

निवासम्resting-place; lodging

रोचयामहेwe desire/approve (we wish for)

सthey

अश्व-नाग-रथाःhorses, elephants, and chariots

सर्वेall

विश्रमामःwe rest

नराधिपाःO kings (lords of men)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

kings (narādhipāḥ)

camp/lodging (nivāsa)

horses (aśva)

elephants (nāga)

chariots (ratha)

evening (sāya)

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 highlights disciplined closure of action: once the day’s duty is completed, leaders should order a proper halt and allow men and animals to rest. It reflects responsible command—balancing effort with timely respite.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that the warriors consider their immediate objective finished and, as evening comes, they propose returning to camp and resting along with their cavalry, elephant corps, and chariot units.