Shloka 95

गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह

Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation

Devanagari script

ततोअन्यं रथमास्थाय थधनुर्विस्फार्य दुर्मना:

Transliteration

tato 'nyaṃ ratham āsthāya tad dhanuḥ visphārya durmanāḥ

Translation

Pagkaraan, sumakay siya sa ibang karwahe at pinatunog ang tali ng kaniyang busog, subalit nanlumo ang kaniyang loob.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• आस्थाय: having mounted
• आस्थाय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (आ + स्था)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), 'having mounted/ascended'

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• विस्फार्य: having twanged/stretched
• विस्फार्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्फुर्/स्फार् (वि + स्फार्)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-भाव), 'having twanged/stretched (the bow)'

• दुर्मनाः: dejected/ill-minded
• दुर्मनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्मनस्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)
• bow (dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tension between outward martial preparedness and inward distress: even in a dharma-framed war, the mind can be burdened, reminding readers that ethical action often carries psychological cost.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) shifts to another chariot, twangs his bow as a signal of readiness, yet is described as durmanāḥ—mentally troubled—indicating a change in circumstance and mood amid the battle.