Shloka 79
Devanagari script
स दृष्टवा पुनरायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम्
Transliteration
sa dṛṣṭvā punarāyāntaṃ rathena rathināṃ varam
Translation
स दृष्ट्वा पुनरायान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम् । प्रेक्षकाः समरे तस्य पुनरुत्थानं मन्यन्ते स्म—यत्र शौर्यं धृतिश्च च, शुभाशुभहेतुभूतौ, पुरुषान् पुनः पुनः रणमध्ये प्रेरयतः ॥
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
आयान्तम्coming/approaching
आयान्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ + या
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
रथेनby/with a chariot
रथेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
रथिनाम्of chariot-warriors
रथिनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वरम्the best, the foremost
वरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaR
ratha (chariot)R
rathin (chariot-warrior)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
The line highlights the battlefield ethic of persistence: a leading warrior, even after withdrawal or repositioning, returns again—showing how resolve and martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) propel continued engagement, with moral weight depending on the cause served.
Sañjaya reports that a foremost chariot-fighter is seen coming back again in his chariot, signaling a renewed entry into the combat and drawing attention to that warrior’s prominence among rathins.