Shloka 67

Devanagari script

ततः प्रयातो दाशार्ह: श्रुत्वा पाण्डवभाषितम्‌ | रथेनातिपताकेन मनोमारुतरंहसा,श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुनका वह कथन सुनकर मन और वायुके समान वेगशाली तथा अत्यन्त ऊँची पताकावाले रथके द्वारा वहाँसे चल दिये

Transliteration

tataḥ prayāto dāśārhaḥ śrutvā pāṇḍavabhāṣitam | rathenātipatākena manomārutaraṁhasā ||

Translation

پانڈو کے بیٹے کی بات سن کر داشارھ شری کرشن نہایت بلند جھنڈے والے رتھ پر سوار ہوئے اور دل و ہوا کی مانند تیز رفتاری سے وہاں سے روانہ ہو گئے۔

Word by Word

ततःthen; thereupon

प्रयातःdeparted; set out

दाशार्हःthe Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

पाण्डवof the Pāṇḍava

भाषितम्speech; what was spoken

रथेनby/with the chariot

अतिपताकेनwith a very lofty banner (having an exceedingly high flag)

मनःmind

मारुतwind

रंहसाwith speed; by swiftness

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Pāṇḍava (Arjuna, implied by context)

ratha (chariot)

patākā (banner/standard)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive action after attentive listening: once the righteous side’s intent is understood, Kṛṣṇa moves swiftly to execute what duty and strategy require. Ethically, it underscores that clarity of purpose should be followed by prompt, disciplined action in a crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Kṛṣṇa, after hearing the Pandava’s statement (contextually Arjuna’s words), departs immediately in Arjuna’s chariot, described as bearing a lofty standard and moving with mind-and-wind-like speed—signaling a rapid transition to the next battlefield development.