Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कृष्णसारथिमायान्तं दृष्टवा श्वेतहयं रथम्‌

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasārathim āyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā śvetahayaṃ ratham

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Melihat kereta perang yang ditarik kuda-kuda putih datang menghampiri, dengan Kṛṣṇa sebagai saisnya, mereka mengenali ketibaan kereta Arjuna yang dipandu secara ilahi—suatu pemandangan yang bukan sekadar tanda kekuatan tempur, tetapi juga kehadiran nasihat yang tajam dan strategi yang benar di tengah kekacauan perang.”

Word by Word

• कृष्णसारथिम्: Krishna as charioteer (him)
• कृष्णसारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णसारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आयान्तम्: coming/approaching
• आयान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• श्वेतहयम्: the white-horsed (one)
• श्वेतहयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेतहय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• chariot
• white horses

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and practical significance of right guidance in conflict: Kṛṣṇa as sārathi symbolizes discerning counsel that steers power toward dharma, implying that victory is not only force but also righteous direction and clarity of purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports the sight of a white-horsed chariot approaching with Kṛṣṇa as its charioteer—an identifying battlefield image that signals the arrival of the Pandava side’s principal chariot (associated with Arjuna) and the imminent engagement it brings.