Shloka 193

अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

सूतो हेमपरिच्छन्नान्‌ शनैरश्वानचोदयत्‌ । कुरुराज दुर्योधनके इस श्रेष्ठ वीरोचित वचनको सुनकर सारथिने सोनेके साज-बाजसे ढके हुए अश्वोंको धीरेसे आगे बढ़ाया

Transliteration

sa
6bto hemaparicchann1n 9anai9av1n acodayat |

Translation

三阇耶说道：听到俱卢王难敌那番高贵而具武士气概的话，御者便轻轻催动那套着金饰鞍具与缰络的骏马，令其缓缓向前行进，谨守军令而不纵于急躁。

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: the charioteer
• sūtaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hema-paricchannān: covered/adorned with gold
• hema-paricchannān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema-paricchanna
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• śanaiḥ: slowly, gently
• śanaiḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śanaiḥ

• aśvān: horses
• aśvān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśva
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• acodayat: urged, drove forward
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cud
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saf1jaya
• S
  6bta (charioteer)
• Duryodhana
• horses
• golden harness/trappings

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, action is ideally governed by restraint and role-based duty: the charioteer advances only as directed, slowly and under control, illustrating disciplined execution rather than reckless haste.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Duryodhana speaks in a heroic manner, his charioteer responds by gently driving forward the gold-adorned horses, moving the chariot ahead in accordance with the king's words.