Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सज्जं तु तद्बलं दृष्ट्वा भरतो गुरुसन्निधौ।रथं मे त्वरयस्वेति सुमन्त्रं पार्श्वतोऽब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

sajjaṁ tu tad-balaṁ dṛṣṭvā bharato guru-sannidhau |

rathaṁ me tvarayasv eti sumantraṁ pārśvato 'bravīt ||

Translation

సేన సిద్ధంగా ఉన్నదని చూచి భరతుడు గురువరి సన్నిధిలో, పక్కన ఉన్న సుమంత్రునితో— “నా రథాన్ని వెంటనే సిద్ధం చేయి” అని అన్నాడు.

Word by Word

• sajjam: ready
• sajjam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sajja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ready)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (particle ‘but/indeed’)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्

• balam: army
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gurusannidhau: in the preceptor's presence
• gurusannidhau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समास: गुरोः सन्निधौ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ratham: chariot
• ratham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• tvarayasva: hasten (it)
• tvarayasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tvar (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थ: शीघ्रं कुरु (hasten/prepare quickly)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यपरिसमाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)

• sumantram: Sumantra (to)
• sumantram: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pārśvataḥ: from his side
• pārśvataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pārśvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: from the side/at his side)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-√brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

When Bharata saw that the army was ready, he instructed Sumantra who was standing by the side of the preceptor to quickly prepare his chariot.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Sumantra
• guru (Vasiṣṭha, implied by context as the royal preceptor)
• bala (army)
• ratha (chariot)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes reverence and restraint before elders/teachers: Bharata acts decisively yet within the decorum of the guru’s presence.

What is the narrative situation?

With the army prepared, Bharata instructs Sumantra to ready his personal chariot for departure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s disciplined urgency combined with respect for authority and tradition.