Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

आयुधानि च दिव्यानि विविधानि समादधु: । ते दंशिता रथै: सर्वे ध्वजिन: सशरासना:

Transliteration

āyudhāni ca divyāni vividhāni samādadhuḥ | te daṃśitā rathaiḥ sarve dhvajinaḥ saśarāsanāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Họ cầm lấy nhiều loại thần binh khác nhau. Rồi tất cả, đã trang bị đầy đủ, lên chiến xa của mình—cờ phướn phấp phới, tay cầm cung và mang theo tên—sẵn sàng gánh lấy bổn phận ở phía trước.

Word by Word

आयुधानिweapons

चand

दिव्यानिdivine

विविधानिvarious

समादधुःthey took up / equipped themselves with

तेthey

दंशिताःarmed / equipped

रथैःwith chariots

सर्वेall

ध्वजिनःbannered (warriors) / having standards

स-शर-आसनाःhaving bows and arrows

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

divine weapons (divyāni āyudhāni)

chariots (rathāḥ)

banners/standards (dhvaja)

bows and arrows (śarāsana, śara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined readiness: when a righteous task or peril approaches, one should be properly equipped and organized, not reckless—strength and resources are to be gathered with responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The group previously described prepares for an impending conflict or expedition by taking up celestial weapons and mounting their bannered chariots, armed with bows and arrows.