Shloka 51

अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च

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Devanagari script

स त्वन्यं रथमास्थाय विधिवत्‌ कल्पितं पुन:

Transliteration

sa tv anyaṁ ratham āsthāya vidhivat kalpitaṁ punaḥ

Translation

三阇耶说道：随后他登上另一辆战车，那战车又依仪轨重新整备妥当——遵循既定法度——昭示他在战场重压之下迅疾回归严整的战斗行动。

Word by Word

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

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

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having mounted/ascended
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• विधिवत्: according to rule/properly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• कल्पितम्: prepared/arranged
• कल्पितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्पित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), कॢप्/कल्प्

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in crisis, action should be undertaken with vidhivat—order, propriety, and disciplined preparedness—rather than haste or disorder; the verse highlights rule-governed conduct as a stabilizing ethical principle in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warrior (contextually, the principal combatant being described in this passage) leaves one chariot and mounts another that has been properly re-equipped, indicating a tactical reset and immediate continuation of the fight.