Shloka 6

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 54 — Missile-Exchange and Tactical Redirection

Arjuna, Aśvatthāman, Karṇa

Devanagari script

स तैहयैर्वातजवैर्बृहदूभि: पुत्रो विराटस्य सुवर्णकक्षै: व्यध्वंसयत्‌ तद्‌ रथिनामनीकं ततो5वहत्‌ पाण्डवमाजिमध्ये

Transliteration

sa taihayair vātajavair bṛhadūbhiḥ putro virāṭasya suvarṇakakṣaiḥ vyadhvaṃsayat tad rathinām anīkaṃ tato ’vahat pāṇḍavam ājimadhye

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa pamamagitan ng malalaking kabayong yaon—kasingbilis ng hangin—ang anak ni Virāṭa (Uttara), na ang mga telang nakakabit sa harness ay may ginintuang hulihang dulo, ay mabilis na nagpatakbo at ipinayapak ang mga kabayo upang durugin at wasakin ang hanay ng mga karwaheng pandigma ng mga Kaurava; at pagkatapos ay dinala niya ang Pāṇḍava (Arjuna) sa pinakasentro ng labanan.

Word by Word

• सः: he (Uttara)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• हयैः: horses
• हयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वातजवैः: having wind-like speed
• वातजवैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात-जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बृहदूभिः: with large/strong (horses)
• बृहदूभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहदू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विराटस्य: of Virata
• विराटस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुवर्णकक्षैः: with golden girths/straps
• सुवर्णकक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण-कक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• व्यध्वंसयत्: he crushed/destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्वंस् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) + णिच्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रथिनाम्: of the chariot-warriors
• रथिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अनीकम्: army/host
• अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)

• अवहत्: he carried/drove (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु) + अव (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आजि: in battle
• आजि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Virāṭa
• Uttara (son of Virāṭa)
• Arjuna (Pāṇḍava)
• Kaurava chariot-warriors
• horses
• chariot
• battle-array (anīka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive action and courage in service of a righteous aim: when fear is overcome and one acts with skill and resolve, confusion in conflict can be broken and the just cause advanced.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttara, driving a chariot drawn by very swift horses, charges into the Kaurava chariot-warriors’ formation, breaks their array, and brings Arjuna into the center of the battlefield.