Mahabharata 9.63.303 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 63, Shloka 303

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

आमन्त्र्य दारुक॑ प्राह रथ: सज्जो विधीयताम्‌ । धर्मराजकी यह बात सुनकर यदुकुलतिलक श्रीकृष्णने दारुकको बुलाकर कहा--'रथ तैयार करो”

Transliteration

āmantṛya dārukaṁ prāha rathaḥ sajjo vidhīyatām |

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: призвав Даруку, он произнёс: «Пусть колесница будет приготовлена». Услышав решение Дхармараджи, Шри Кришна — украшение рода Яду — позвал Даруку и повелел подготовить колесницу.

Word by Word

• आमन्त्र्य: having summoned/called
• आमन्त्र्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√मन्त्र्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थक अव्यय), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• दारुकम्: Daruka (the charioteer)
• दारुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह् (ब्रू-अर्थे)
• Form: लिट्, Perfect (narrative past), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथः: the chariot
• रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सज्जः: ready/prepared
• सज्जः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सज्ज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विधीयताम्: let it be made/arranged
• विधीयताम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा
• Form: लोट्, Imperative, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada, कर्मणि (passive)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dāruka
• Ratha (chariot)
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive readiness in the service of dharma: when a righteous course is chosen, action should be prompt, orderly, and supported by disciplined cooperation (the charioteer preparing the chariot on command).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa summons his charioteer Dāruka and instructs him to prepare the chariot, responding to Dharmarāja’s situation and indicating imminent movement or engagement.