Shloka 33

Devanagari script

भग्नचक्रान्‌ रथान्‌ केचिदहरंस्तुरगा रणे

Transliteration

bhagnacakrān rathān kecid aharaṃs turagā raṇe

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਰਣ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਕੁਝ ਘੋੜੇ ਟੁੱਟੇ ਪਹੀਿਆਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਰਥਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਘਸੀਟ ਕੇ ਲੈ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ।

Word by Word

• भग्नचक्रान्: with broken wheels
• भग्नचक्रान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्नचक्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क-चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अहरन्: carried off / took away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तुरगाः: horses
• तुरगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariots (ratha)
• wheels (cakra)
• horses (turaga)
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the fragility of power and equipment in war: even formidable chariots become useless when damaged, highlighting the instability of worldly strength and the harsh cost of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a battlefield scene where some horses pull away chariots whose wheels have been smashed, conveying the disorder and devastation as the fighting continues.