Mahabharata · 7.75.28–29
॥
Devanāgarī
ततः शीघ्रतरं प्रायात् पाण्डवः सैन्धवं प्रति ॥
निवर्तमाने तिग्मांशौ हृष्टैः पीतोदकैर् हयैः ॥
तं प्रयान्तं महाबाहुं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् ॥
नाशक्नुवन् वारयितुं योधाः क्रुद्धम् इवान्तकम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ śīghrataraṃ prāyāt pāṇḍavaḥ saindhavaṃ prati ||
nivartamāne tigmāṃśau hṛṣṭaiḥ pītodakair hayaiḥ ||
taṃ prayāntaṃ mahābāhuṃ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varam ||
nāśaknuvan vārayituṃ yodhāḥ kruddham ivāntakam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः शीघ्रतरम् प्रायात्tataḥ śīghrataram prāyātthen still more swiftly he rushed forth; then still more swiftly he rushed forth
पाण्डवः सैन्धवम् प्रतिpāṇḍavaḥ saindhavam pratithe Pandava toward the Sindhu king; the Pandava toward the Sindhu king
निवर्तमाने तिग्मांशौnivartamāne tigmāṃśau[as] the fiercely-radiant sun was declining; as the fierce sun was declining
हृष्टैः पीतोदकैः हयैःhṛṣṭaiḥ pītodakaiḥ hayaiḥwith joyful, watered horses; with joyful, watered horses
तम् प्रयान्तम् महाबाहुम्tam prayāntam mahābāhumhim, riding, mighty-armed; him, riding, mighty-armed
सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् वरम्sarvaśastrabhṛtām varamthe best of all bearers of weapons; the foremost of the armed
न अशक्नुवन् वारयितुम्na aśaknuvan vārayitumcould not restrain; could not restrain
योधाः क्रुद्धम् इव अन्तकम्yodhāḥ kruddham iva antakamthe warriors, [as if] wrathful Antaka; the warriors, as if wrathful Antaka
Translation
Then the Pandava rushed still more swiftly toward the Sindhu king, as the fiercely-radiant sun was declining, with joyful, watered horses. The warriors could not restrain him, riding, mighty-armed, the best of all bearers of weapons, as if he were wrathful Antaka.
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Time presses — 'nivartamāne tigmāṃśau,' the sun is declining, and Arjuna hastens 'śīghrataram,' still faster, on refreshed horses. The respite has turned into acceleration. It is telling that care for the horses did not delay but hastened the path to the goal. The verse teaches that rightly-timed care pays back a hundredfold: a brief rest, granted out of mercy, restored speed for the decisive dash; and a wise pause for the restoration of strength is not delay but the pledge of swiftness where it matters most.