Shloka 43

भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः

Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas

Devanagari script

क्षणेन स रथस्तस्यथ सहय: सहसारथि:

Transliteration

kṣaṇena sa rathas tasyātha sahayaḥ sahasārathiḥ

Translation

桑阇耶说道：转瞬之间，他的战车——连同战马与御者——便被稳稳控制并整备就绪，显出在战争重压之下仍能迅捷而严整地行动。

Word by Word

• क्षणेन: in a moment; by a moment
• क्षणेन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• रथः: chariot
• रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him; his
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: then; now
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सह: together with
• सह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• हयः: horse
• हयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सारथिः: charioteer
• सारथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• ratha (chariot)
• aśva (horses)
• sārathi (charioteer)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the value of prompt, coordinated action—readiness and discipline in one’s instruments and support (chariot, horses, charioteer) as essential for effective conduct in a crisis like war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a rapid development on the battlefield: the chariot associated with the person in context is swiftly managed or prepared, along with its horses and charioteer, indicating immediate mobilization.