Shloka 16

Devanagari script

हर्षयुक्तस्तत: पार्थ: प्रहसन्निव वीर्यवान्‌ । रथं रथेन द्रोणस्य समासाद्य महारथ:,तदनन्तर शत्रुवीरोंका नाश करनेवाले महारथी और महापराक्रमी कुन्तीपुत्र महाबाहु अर्जुन हर्षोल्लासमें भर गये और आचार्य द्रोणके रथसे अपना रथ भिड़ाकर उन्हें प्रणाम करके हँसते हुए-से शान्तिपूर्वक मधुर वाणीमें यों बोले---

Transliteration

harṣayuktas tataḥ pārthaḥ prahasan iva vīryavān | rathaṁ rathena droṇasya samāsādya mahārathaḥ ||

Translation

于是帕尔塔（阿周那）心怀欢欣，那位雄健的英雄仿佛含笑，驱车逼近德罗纳的战车。作为大车战士的他沉着自信，靠近自己所敬奉的师长——既显出临阵的决断，又守住合乎达摩的克制：即便在战场上，与师相对亦当持礼自持。

Word by Word

हर्षयुक्तःfilled with joy

ततःthen/thereupon

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

प्रहसन्laughing/smiling

इवas if/like

वीर्यवान्valorous, mighty

रथम्chariot

रथेनwith (his) chariot

द्रोणस्यof Drona

समासाद्यhaving approached/reached

महारथःthe great chariot-warrior

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Droṇa

chariot (ratha)

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

What is the core teaching?

Even in a martial confrontation, dharma requires inner discipline: courage without loss of composure, and the ethical tension of facing one’s teacher with respect while fulfilling one’s duty as a warrior.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, energized and confident, drives his chariot up to Droṇa’s chariot, initiating a direct encounter with the renowned teacher-warrior.