Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सस्‍्नातापवृत्तैस्तुरगैर्लब्धतोयैरविद्वलै: । प्रभाते चोदिते सूर्य ततो युद्धमवर्तत,घोड़े टहलाये गये और लोट-पोट कर लेनेपर नहलाये गये; फिर उन्हें पानी पिलाया गया, इस प्रकार जब वे स्वस्थ और शान्त हुए, तब प्रातःकाल सूर्योदय होनेपर पुनः युद्ध आरम्भ हुआ

Transliteration

snātāpavṛttais turagair labdhato yair avidvalaiḥ | prabhāte codite sūrye tato yuddham avartata ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：战马先被牵着缓行，又在地上翻滚如同沐浴，随后饮水——于是精神复苏，不再困苦——黎明时分，太阳升起，战斗便再度开始。

Word by Word

• सस्नात: bathed
• सस्नात: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपवृत्तैः: having rolled about / rubbed (in dust)
• अपवृत्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपवृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तुरगैः: by/with horses
• तुरगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• लब्धतोयैः: having obtained water / having been given water
• लब्धतोयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्धतोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अविद्वलैः: not weary, unexhausted
• अविद्वलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविद्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रभाते: at dawn / in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उदिते: having risen
• उदिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सूर्ये: when the sun (was) risen
• सूर्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युद्धम्: the battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्तत: began / took place / proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• turagāḥ (horses)
• Sūrya (the sun)
• yuddha (battle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the harsh setting of war, conduct is governed by order and responsibility: one prepares properly, tends to dependents (here, the horses), and only then undertakes one’s duty. The verse hints at restraint and discipline rather than chaotic violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

After tending to the horses—walking them, letting them roll to clean and soothe themselves, and giving them water—once they are refreshed, the warriors resume fighting at sunrise.