Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततः प्रायाद्‌ रथेनाशु केशवस्तव वाहिनीम्‌ । कर्ण प्रति महेष्वासं द्वैरथे सव्यसाचिना

Transliteration

tataḥ prāyād rathenāśu keśavas tava vāhinīm | karṇa-prati maheṣvāsaṁ dvairathe savyasācinā ||

Translation

于是，凯沙瓦迅疾驱车进入你的军阵，直趋伟大弓手迦尔那，使善于左右开弓者（阿周那）得以与之进行正面的战车对战车决斗。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereupon')

• प्रायात्: went forth, proceeded
• प्रायात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु: या)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रथेन: by/with a chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु
• Form: Avyaya

• केशवः: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वाहिनीम्: army, host
• वाहिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहिनी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards, against
• प्रति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति
• Form: Avyaya (upasarga/preposition governing accusative)

• महेष्वासम्: great bowman
• महेष्वासम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्वैरथे: in a chariot-duel (single-chariot combat)
• द्वैरथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैरथ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सव्यसाचिना: with Savyasacin (Arjuna)
• सव्यसाचिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Savyasācin (Arjuna)
• Karṇa
• ratha (chariot)
• vāhinī (army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights purposeful confrontation guided by wise leadership: Kṛṣṇa decisively positions Arjuna to meet Karṇa directly, reflecting the kṣatriya ethic of facing a worthy adversary and bearing responsibility for one’s chosen action in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa (Keśava), acting as Arjuna’s charioteer, quickly drives into the opposing host toward Karṇa, arranging a direct chariot-to-chariot duel between Arjuna (Savyasācin) and the great archer Karṇa.