Shloka 286

Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)

Devanagari script

स ययौ रथवंशेन यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर: । राजन्‌! आपके पुत्रकी यह बात सुनकर प्रतापी राजा शल्य रथसमूहके साथ उसी स्थानपर गये, जहाँ राजा युधिष्ठिर विद्यमान थे

Transliteration

sa yayau rathavaṁśena yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |

Translation

三阇耶说道：听到奉王子之意传来的话后，勇武的舍利耶王便率一队战车出发，前往坚战王所在之处。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (यि) गतौ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथवंशेन: with the line/column of chariots
• रथवंशेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथवंश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• ratha (chariots)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, actions are shaped by duty and command: leaders move decisively in response to royal intent, illustrating how responsibility and obedience operate within a dharma-strained battlefield context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that King Śalya, after hearing the statement/message connected with the king’s son, proceeds with a formation of chariots to the location where King Yudhiṣṭhira is present.