Shloka 7
उत्तरोपदेशः
Uttara’s Fear and Arjuna’s Martial Reassertion
Devanagari script
तमन्वशासच्छत्रुघ्नो रथे तिष्तन् धनंजय: । अवरोपय वृक्षाग्राद धनूंष्येतानि मा चिरम्
Transliteration
tam anvāśāsac chatrughno rathe tiṣṭhan dhanañjayaḥ | avaropaya vṛkṣāgrād dhanūṃṣy etāni mā ciram ||
Translation
రథంపై నిలిచిన ధనంజయుడు (అర్జునుడు) శత్రుఘ్నునికి ఆజ్ఞాపించాడు—“వృక్షశిఖరంనుండి ఈ ధనుస్సులను వెంటనే దించు; ఆలస్యం చేయకు.”
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अन्वशासत्instructed/commanded
अन्वशासत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-शास्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शत्रुघ्नःŚatrughna (enemy-slayer)
शत्रुघ्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रुघ्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रथेin/on the chariot
रथे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तिष्ठन्standing
तिष्ठन्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अवरोपयcause to bring down / take down
अवरोपय:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-रुह्
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true
वृक्षाग्रात्from the top of the tree
वृक्षाग्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्षाग्र
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
धनूंषिbows
धनूंषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
एतानिthese
एतानि:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
चिरम्for long / long time
चिरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिर
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)C
Chatru-ghnaC
chariotT
tree-topB
bowsCharacter 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 disciplined promptness in carrying out one’s duty: when a righteous task is clear and danger is near, delay (cira) becomes a moral and practical fault.
Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), standing on the chariot, orders Chatru-ghna to quickly retrieve the bows kept atop a tree—signaling immediate preparation for the confrontation that is about to unfold.