Shloka 77

Devanagari script

सारथ्ये कल्पितो देवैरीशानस्य महात्मन: । तस्मिन्नारोहति क्षिप्रं स्पन्दने लोकपूजिते

Transliteration

sārathye kalpito devair īśānasya mahātmanaḥ | tasminn ārohati kṣipraṃ spandane lokapūjite ||

Translation

Os deuses o nomearam para o ofício de cocheiro do magnânimo Īśāna (Śiva). Portanto, sobe depressa a esse Spandana, o veículo honrado pelo mundo.

Word by Word

सारथ्येin (the role of) charioteership

कल्पितःappointed/ordained

देवैःby the gods

ईशानस्यof Īśāna (Śiva)

महात्मनःof the great-souled one

तस्मिन्on/into that (chariot/vehicle)

आरोहतिmounts/ascends

क्षिप्रम्quickly

स्पन्दनेin/onto Spandana (name of the chariot/vehicle)

लोकपूजितेworld-honoured

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

प

पितामह (Bhīṣma)

द

देवाः (the gods)

ई

ईशान (Īśāna/Śiva)

स

स्पन्दन (Spandana—chariot/vehicle)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores legitimacy and duty in action: when a means (here, a revered chariot/vehicle) is sanctioned by higher authority and tradition, one should act decisively and without hesitation in fulfilling one’s appointed role.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks, pointing out that a particular charioteer/arrangement was divinely appointed for Īśāna (Śiva), and urges the listener to mount the famed, world-honoured Spandana quickly—an exhortation to proceed promptly with the next martial step.