Shloka 236
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
संसज्जन्तु रथे क्षिप्रं शास्त्रवद् रथयोजका: । “अतः रथ जोतनेवाले लोग शीघ्र ही मेरे रथपर शास्त्रीय विधिके अनुसार अधिक-से- अधिक शस्त्र तथा अन्य सब आवश्यक सामग्री सजाकर रख दें
Transliteration
saṃsajjantu rathe kṣipraṃ śāstravad rathayojakāḥ |
Translation
三阇耶说道：“因此，驾车与整备战车之人当速速依照成法，使我的战车就绪——配齐应有的兵器与一切所需之具。”
Word by Word
संसज्जन्तुlet (them) equip/prepare
संसज्जन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + सज्ज्
FormLot, Parasmaipada, 3, Plural
रथेon/in the chariot
रथे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
क्षिप्रम्quickly
क्षिप्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्षिप्र
शास्त्रवत्according to the treatises/rules
शास्त्रवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशास्त्रवत्
रथयोजकाःchariot-fitters / chariot-harnessers
रथयोजकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथयोजक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaC
chariot (ratha)C
chariot-fitters/charioteers (rathayojakāḥ)Ś
śāstra (prescribed rules)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
Even in urgent wartime moments, one should act with discipline and according to established norms (śāstravat), emphasizing orderly duty over haste-driven disorder.
Sañjaya reports an instruction to the chariot attendants: the chariot is to be quickly outfitted and made ready, following proper procedural standards.