Shloka 38
अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च
Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents
Devanagari script
नासीच्चक्रपथस्तत्र पाण्डवस्य महात्मन:
Transliteration
nāsīc cakrapathas tatra pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ
Translation
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—அங்கே மகாத்மையான பாண்டவனின் தேர்ச் சக்கரத் தடம் எதுவும் காணப்படவில்லை।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आसीत्was/existed
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भू)
Formलङ् (imperfect/past), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
चक्रपथःwheel-track; path made by wheels
चक्रपथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचक्रपथ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
पाण्डवस्यof the Pandava
पाण्डवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled (one)
महात्मनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
Pāṇḍava (Arjuna / a son of Pāṇḍu)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 verse highlights how excellence in one’s rightful duty (kṣatriya-dharma in battle) can appear almost superhuman: disciplined mastery and focused action leave opponents unable to anticipate or trace one’s course.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene where the great Pāṇḍava’s chariot movement is so swift or tumultuous amid dust and combat that no wheel-track is visible, emphasizing his dominance and agility in the fight.