Shloka 17

कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line

Devanagari script

ततो विबुधशार्दूलास्ते रथं समकल्पयन्‌

Transliteration

tato vibudhaśārdūlāste rathaṃ samakalpayan

Translation

Pagkatapos, yaong mga marurunong at may kakayahan—na tila mga tigre sa hanay ng mga pantas—ay inihanda ang kanyang karwahe upang maging handa; larawan ito ng mabilis at disiplinadong paghahanda sa ilalim ng bigat ng dharma ng digmaan, kung saan ang paninindigan ay isinasakatuparan sa maayos na pagkilos.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• विबुधशार्दूलाः: the best of the wise (lit. tigers among the wise)
• विबुधशार्दूलाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुधशार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• समकल्पयन्: prepared, arranged, made ready
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a morally fraught conflict, outcomes hinge on disciplined readiness and coordinated effort; the verse highlights how intention becomes action through orderly preparation.

What is happening in the narrative?

In response to Duryodhana’s words, capable attendants/warriors make the chariot ready, signaling immediate mobilization for the next phase of battle.