Shloka 43

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

क्षणेन स रथस्तस्यथ सहय: सहसारथि:

Transliteration

kṣaṇena sa rathas tasyātha sahayaḥ sahasārathiḥ

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa isang kisapmata, ang kaniyang karwahe—kasama ang mga kabayo at ang tagapagmaneho—ay napasailalim sa ganap na pagpipigil at naihanda, hudyat ng mabilis at disiplinadong pagkilos sa gitna ng bigat ng digmaan.

Word by Word

• क्षणेन: in a moment; by a moment
• क्षणेन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथः: chariot
• रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him; his
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: then; now
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सह: together with
• सह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• हयः: horse
• हयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सारथिः: charioteer
• सारथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• ratha (chariot)
• aśva (horses)
• sārathi (charioteer)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the value of prompt, coordinated action—readiness and discipline in one’s instruments and support (chariot, horses, charioteer) as essential for effective conduct in a crisis like war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a rapid development on the battlefield: the chariot associated with the person in context is swiftly managed or prepared, along with its horses and charioteer, indicating immediate mobilization.