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Shloka 193

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

चारयित्वा हयश्रेष्ठमुपागच्छेदृते3$र्जुनात्‌ । 'अर्जुनके सिवा दूसरा कौन ऐसा वीर पुरुष है जो समूची पृथ्वीको जीतकर युद्धमें राजाओंको परास्त करके और अपने श्रेष्ठ अश्वको सर्वत्र घुमाकर उसके साथ सकुशल लौट आ सके

cārayitvā hayaśreṣṭham upāgacched ṛte 'rjunāt |

యుధిష్ఠిరుడు అన్నాడు— “శ్రేష్ఠమైన అశ్వాన్ని సంచరింపజేసి, సమస్త భూమిని జయించి, యుద్ధంలో రాజులను ఓడించి, ఆ ఉత్తమ అశ్వాన్ని అన్ని చోట్ల తిప్పి, దానితో పాటు క్షేమంగా తిరిగి రావగలవాడు—అర్జునుని తప్ప—ఇంకెవరు?”

चारयित्वाhaving caused to wander / having led about
चारयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)
हयश्रेष्ठम्the best horse
हयश्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहयश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उपागच्छेत्would return / would come back
उपागच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-गम् (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ऋतेexcept / without
ऋते:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋते (अव्यय)
अर्जुनात्than Arjuna / from Arjuna
अर्जुनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
A
Arjuna
A
Aśvamedha horse (haya/aśva)
K
kings (rājānaḥ)
T
the earth (pṛthivī)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of capability joined with responsibility: imperial rites like the Aśvamedha demand not only power to subdue rivals but also the discipline to protect the sacrificial mission and return without disorder—here embodied in Arjuna as the uniquely qualified agent of Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharmic sovereignty.

In the Aśvamedha context, the sacrificial horse is sent to roam, and any king who stops it must be challenged. Yudhiṣṭhira remarks that no one except Arjuna could successfully escort the horse everywhere, defeat opposing kings, and return safely—underscoring Arjuna’s central role in completing the rite.