Shloka 10

Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory

Devanagari script

तेषामन्योन्यसम्मर्दादूष्मेपत समजायत । दिदृक्षूणां हयं तं च तं चैव हयसारिणम्‌

Transliteration

teṣām anyonya-sammardād ūṣmepata samajāyata | didṛkṣūṇāṁ hayaṁ taṁ ca taṁ caiva haya-sāriṇam ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：他们彼此推挤，汗水从身上迸出。人群之盛，皆因渴望见到那匹祭马，也渴望见到紧随其后的骑者。

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अन्योन्यसम्मर्दात्: from mutual jostling/pressing
• अन्योन्यसम्मर्दात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्यसम्मर्द
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• ऊष्मे: in heat (i.e., in the state of heat)
• ऊष्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊष्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अपतत्: fell/occurred (came forth)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular

• समजायत: arose/was produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular

• दिदृक्षूणाम्: of those wishing to see
• दिदृक्षूणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिदृक्षु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• हयम्: the horse
• हयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तम्: that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हयसारिणम्: the horse-following rider (Arjuna)
• हयसारिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयसारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Aśvamedha horse (yajña-haya)
• Arjuna (implied as haya-sārin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the magnetic public force of royal ritual: the Aśvamedha is not merely a private sacrifice but a social event that gathers people in overwhelming numbers, reflecting how kingship and dharma are publicly witnessed and affirmed.

What is happening in the narrative?

People crowd together to see the sacrificial horse and the one accompanying it; the press of bodies becomes so intense that perspiration breaks out from the jostling.