Shloka 17

Devanagari script

माधवस्य तु विद्धस्य तोमरेण महारणे । प्रतोद: प्रापतद्धस्ताद्‌ रश्मयश्न विशाम्पते,प्रजानाथ! उस महासमरमें तोमरसे घायल हुए श्रीकृष्णके हाथसे चाबुक और बागडोर गिर पड़ी

Transliteration

mādhavasya tu viddhasya tomareṇa mahāraṇe | pratodaḥ prāpatad hastād raśmayaś ca viśāmpate prajānātha |

Translation

三阇耶说道：人中之主、护民之君啊，在那场大战中，摩陀婆（奎师那）被标枪击中时，鞭子自他手中滑落，缰绳也一并坠下。

Word by Word

• माधवस्य: of Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
• माधवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• विद्धस्य: of (him) who was pierced/wounded
• विद्धस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तोमरेण: with a javelin/spear
• तोमरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महा-रणे: in the great battle
• महा-रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्रतॊदः: the whip/goad
• प्रतॊदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतॊद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रापतत्: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हस्तात्: from (his) hand
• हस्तात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• रश्मयः: the reins
• रश्मयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• विशाम्-पते: O lord of the people (king)!
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम् + पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
• tomara (javelin)
• pratoda (whip)
• raśmi (reins)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by viśāmpate/prajānātha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast performance of duty amid danger: even Kṛṣṇa, serving as charioteer, endures the hazards of war without abandoning his role, illustrating composure and commitment in the face of adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the fierce fighting, Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) is struck by a tomara (javelin). From the impact, the charioteer’s whip and the reins slip and fall from his hand, and Sañjaya reports this to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.