Shloka 15

Devanagari script

प्रयातस्याथ पार्थस्य महान्‌ स्वेदो व्यजायत,प्रयाहि शीघ्र॑ गोविन्द सूतपुत्रजिघांसया । “गोविन्द! अब मेरा रथ तैयार हो। उसमें पुनः उत्तम घोड़े जोते जायँ और मेरे उस विशाल रथमें सब प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्र सजाकर रख दिये जायाँ। अअभ्वारोहियोंद्वारा सिखलाये और टहलाये गये घोड़े रथसम्बन्धी उपकरणोंसे सुसज्जित हो शीघ्र यहाँ आवें और आप सूतपुत्रके वधकी इच्छासे जल्दी ही यहाँसे प्रस्थान कीजिये”

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | prayātasya atha pārthasya mahān svedo vyajāyata, prayāhi śīghraṁ govinda sūtaputra-jighāṁsayā |

Translation

三阇耶说道：“当帕尔塔（阿周那）出发时，他身上涌出大汗。他催促道：‘快走吧，戈文达——怀着诛杀车夫之子的决意。’”

Word by Word

प्रयातस्यof (him) having set out / when (he) had set out

अथthen

पार्थस्यof Partha (Arjuna)

महान्great

स्वेदःsweat

व्यजायतarose / was produced

प्रयाहिgo forth / depart

शीघ्रम्quickly

गोविन्दO Govinda (Krishna)

सूतपुत्रthe charioteer’s son (Karna)

जिघांसयाwith the desire to kill

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Govinda (Kṛṣṇa)

Sūtaputra (Karṇa)

sweat (sveda)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the psychological and ethical pressure of righteous war: even a foremost warrior like Arjuna shows bodily signs of strain, yet he channels that intensity into decisive action. It also reflects reliance on Kṛṣṇa’s guidance—speed and strategy are sought, but the moral burden of killing remains palpable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that as Arjuna sets out, he breaks into heavy sweat and urgently commands Kṛṣṇa (Govinda) to drive swiftly, intent on killing Karṇa (called sūtaputra). The scene conveys immediate mobilization toward a climactic confrontation.