Shloka 863

Devanagari script

संवाहयितवांश्वापि राजदारानू्‌ पुरं प्रति । तत्पश्चात्‌ उसने रथपर बैठाकर तुरंत ही अपने घोड़े बढ़ाये और राजकुलकी स्त्रियोंको राजधानीमें पहुँचा दिया

Transliteration

saṃvāhayitavāṃś cāpi rājadarān puraṃ prati | tatpaścāt sa rathopari āropya tūrṇaṃ svān aśvān pravartayāmāsa, rājakuṭumbastriyaś ca rājadhānīṃ prāpitaḥ |

Translation

三阇耶说：他也护送王族妇女朝城中而去；随后立刻让她们登上战车，当即催策骏马，确保王室内眷安然抵达都城。此刻彰显了武士之责：纵在战乱翻覆之际，亦当护佑弱者。

Word by Word

• संवाहयितवान्: having conveyed / having transported
• संवाहयितवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: संवाहय् (सम् + वह्, caus.)
• Form: क्तवतु (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राजदारान्: the king’s wives / royal women
• राजदारान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजदार (राजन् + दार)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुरम्: the city
• पुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• rājadarāḥ (royal women/queens)
• pura (city/capital)
• ratha (chariot)
• aśvāḥ (horses)
• rājadhānī (capital)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in wartime, dharma includes safeguarding those who are not fighting—especially the vulnerable members of society. Swift, practical action in protection is presented as a moral responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that the royal women are escorted toward the city; they are placed on a chariot, the horses are driven quickly, and they are brought safely to the capital.