Shloka 45

Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)

Devanagari script

तौ हताश्वौ विभिन्नाज्ै धृतराष्ट्रात्मजावुभौ । अभिपत्य रथैरन्यैरपनीतौ पदानुगै:,घोड़ोंके मारे जाने और शरीरके बिंध जानेपर उन दोनों धृतराष्ट्रकुमारोंक पास उनके सेवक आ पहुँचे और उन्हें दूसरे रथपर डालकर अन्यत्र हटा ले गये

Transliteration

tau hatāśvau vibhinnājai dhṛtarāṣṭrātmajāv ubhau | abhipatya rathair anyair apanītau padānugaiḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩耶那说：当他们的战马被杀、身躯又被箭矢洞穿之时，那两位持国之子立刻被随从冲上前护住；随从们牵来别的战车，将他们扶起载走，移离原处——在战场严酷的逼迫之下，仍显出忠诚侍从之举。

Word by Word

तौthose two

हताश्वौwhose horses were slain

विभिन्नैःwith (their) pierced/wounded (limbs/bodies)

धृतराष्ट्रात्मजौthe two sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

उभौboth

अभिपत्यhaving rushed up / having approached

रथैःby/with chariots

अन्यैःwith other (ones)

अपनीतौwere carried away / removed

पदानुगैःby attendants/followers (lit. those who follow at the feet)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhārtarāṣṭras)

attendants/followers (padānugāḥ)

chariots (rathāḥ)

horses (aśvāḥ)

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 warfare, duty expresses itself through steadfast service: attendants protect and evacuate wounded leaders, showing loyalty and responsibility amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Two sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, left without horses and wounded, are approached by their foot-attendants, who bring other chariots and remove them from danger.