Shloka 8

Book 3, Āraṇyaka-parva — Adhyāya 19: Pradyumna’s Reproach of Withdrawal and the Ethics of Kṣātra Reputation

Devanagari script

मण्डलानि विचित्राणि यमकानीतराणि च । सव्यानि च विचित्राणि दक्षिणानि च सर्वश:,उसने समान-असमान और वाम-दक्षिण आदि सब प्रकारकी विचित्र मण्डलाकार गतिसे रथका संचालन किया

Transliteration

maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi yamakānītarāṇi ca | savyāni ca vicitrāṇi dakṣiṇāni ca sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyudeva berkata: “Dia memandu kereta perang dalam segala cara—melakar pusingan bulat yang menakjubkan, melakukan gerak berpasangan dan helah yang rumit, serta membelok ke semua arah, ke kiri dan ke kanan.”

Word by Word

• मण्डलानि: circles; circular patterns/movements
• मण्डलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• विचित्राणि: variegated; diverse; wonderful
• विचित्राणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• यमकानि: paired/double (maneuvers); twin patterns
• यमकानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• इतराणि: other; different
• इतराणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सव्यानि: left (hand/side) (maneuvers)
• सव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विचित्राणि: variegated; diverse
• विचित्राणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• दक्षिणानि: right (hand/side) (maneuvers)
• दक्षिणानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वशः: in every way; altogether
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu-deva
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and speed become admirable only when governed by discipline and precision; mastery is shown through controlled, all-directional command rather than impulsive force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu-deva describes a display of expert chariot-driving: the driver makes intricate circular patterns and complex paired maneuvers, turning left and right in every possible way.