Shloka 17

कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line

Devanagari script

ततो विबुधशार्दूलास्ते रथं समकल्पयन्‌

Transliteration

tato vibudhaśārdūlāste rathaṃ samakalpayan

Translation

Kemudian, mereka yang bijaksana dan cekap—laksana harimau di antara para arif—menyediakan keretanya hingga siap sedia; suatu gambaran persiapan yang pantas dan berdisiplin di bawah tekanan dharma peperangan, ketika tekad dizahirkan melalui tindakan yang teratur.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• विबुधशार्दूलाः: the best of the wise (lit. tigers among the wise)
• विबुधशार्दूलाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुधशार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• समकल्पयन्: prepared, arranged, made ready
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a morally fraught conflict, outcomes hinge on disciplined readiness and coordinated effort; the verse highlights how intention becomes action through orderly preparation.

What is happening in the narrative?

In response to Duryodhana’s words, capable attendants/warriors make the chariot ready, signaling immediate mobilization for the next phase of battle.