Shloka 13

Saṃśaptaka-Varūthinī Saṅgrāma — Binding and Counter-Binding (संशप्तक-वरूथिनी-संग्रामः)

Devanagari script

सुदान्तानपि चैवाहं दद्यामष्टादशापरान्‌ । रथं च शुभ्र॑ सौवर्ण दद्यां तस्मै सस्‍्वलंकृतम्‌

Transliteration

sudāntān api caivāhaṁ dadyām aṣṭādaśāparān | rathaṁ ca śubhraṁ sauvarṇaṁ dadyāṁ tasmai sa-sv-alaṅkṛtam ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ— “ମୁଁ ତାକୁ ଆହୁରି ଅଠାରଟି ସୁଶିକ୍ଷିତ, ସୁଦାନ୍ତ ଘୋଡ଼ା ଦେବି; ଏବଂ ଶୁଭ୍ର, ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣମୟ, ସମସ୍ତ ଅଲଙ୍କାରରେ ସୁସଜ୍ଜିତ ଏକ ରଥ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାକୁ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିବି।”

Word by Word

• सुदान्तान्: well-tamed (ones)
• सुदान्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदान्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दद्याम्: I would give / I should give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अष्टादश: eighteen
• अष्टादश: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टादश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपरान्: other/additional
• अपरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

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

• शुभ्रम्: white/bright
• शुभ्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सौवर्णम्: golden / made of gold
• सौवर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दद्याम्: I would give / I should give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• स: with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स

• स्वलंकृतम्: well-adorned
• स्वलंकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वलंकृत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)
• well-trained horses (sudāntāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights royal generosity and the readiness to offer valuable resources—trained horses and an ornate chariot—suggesting the ethical ideal of honoring and supporting a worthy recipient through substantial gifts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events, describes an offer of significant martial assets: additional well-trained horses and a splendid, gold-adorned white chariot to a certain person, emphasizing the scale and seriousness of the support being pledged.