Shloka 15

Devanagari script

प्रयातश्न॒ महाबाहु: पाण्डवानुज्ञया हरि: । आश्वासयन्‌ रथेनैव पाण्डुसैन्यानि सर्वश:,अर्जुनकी अनुमतिसे महाबाहु श्रीकृष्ण रथके द्वारा ही पाण्डव-सेनाओंको सब ओरसे आश्वासन देते हुए आगे बढ़े

Transliteration

prayātaś ca mahābāhuḥ pāṇḍavānujñayā hariḥ | āśvāsayan rathenaiva pāṇḍusainyāni sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

在般度诸子的允准下，哈利——臂力雄伟者——遂启程前行。他即便身在战车之上，也向前推进，四面安抚般度之子诸军，稳住其战心。

Word by Word

• प्रयातः: having set forth / proceeded
• प्रयातः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु) / प्रयात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पाण्डव-अनुज्ञया: with the permission of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डव-अनुज्ञया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Kṛṣṇa)
• हरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आश्वासयन्: comforting / encouraging
• आश्वासयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस् (धातु) / आश्वासयत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रथेन: by/with the chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed / just / only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पाण्डु-सैन्यानि: the Pāṇḍava armies/troops
• पाण्डु-सैन्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वशः: on all sides / entirely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pāṇḍu-sainyas (Pandava armies)
• Ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a righteous but painful conflict, leadership grounded in dharma includes sustaining others’ courage: reassurance, clarity, and steadiness are ethical duties that protect the community from fear and collapse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa (Hari), having received the Pandavas’ assent, advances in the chariot and encourages the Pandava forces on all sides, strengthening their morale as the battle continues.