Shloka 13

Devanagari script

सज्जयित्वा रथान्‌ केचिद्‌ यथामुख्यं विशाम्पते

Transliteration

sajjayitvā rathān kecid yathāmukhyaṁ viśāmpate

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—மக்கள்தலைவா! சிலர் ரதங்களை முறையாகத் தயார் செய்து, பதவி‑முன்னுரிமைக்கேற்ப அவற்றை ஒழுங்குபடுத்தினர்।

Word by Word

• सज्जयित्वा: having prepared/made ready
• Type: Verb
• Root: सज्जय् (सज्जयति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

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

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

• यथामुख्यम्: according to rank/precedence; as appropriate
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + मुख्य
• Form: true

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम् + पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• ratha (chariots)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, action is expected to be orderly and disciplined: resources are prepared properly and arranged by rightful precedence, reflecting the ethical value of organization and respect for rank in collective duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that certain warriors or attendants have readied the chariots and set them in formation according to status and priority, indicating preparations for imminent battle movements.