Shloka 4

Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)

Devanagari script

तान्‌ रथान्‌ साधुसम्पन्नान्‌ संयुक्ताउ्जवनै्हयै:

Transliteration

tān rathān sādhusampannān saṁyuktaujavanaiḥ hayaiḥ

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang mga karwaheng iyon, na maayos at ganap ang pagkakabuo, ay ikinabit sa mga kabayong bata at matutulin—palatandaan ng maingat na paghahanda at disiplinadong kahandaan para sa paglalakbay na nasa unahan.

Word by Word

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• साधु-सम्पन्नान्: well-equipped / well-furnished
• साधु-सम्पन्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु-सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• संयुक्त-उज्जवनैः: with yoked, vigorous (horses)
• संयुक्त-उज्जवनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त-उज्जव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• हयैः: by/with horses
• हयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ratha (chariots)
• haya (horses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the value of orderly preparation and proper resources before undertaking an important task—readiness achieved through discipline rather than haste.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes chariots that are well-appointed and already harnessed with strong, youthful horses, indicating that travel or a significant departure is being arranged.