संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
जितः अहम् पूर्वकं नाम मुञ्चामि अङ्गारपर्णताम्jitaḥ aham pūrvakaṃ nāma muñcāmi aṅgāraparṇatāmI am defeated; my former name — I renounce the title of Angaraparna;
न च श्लाघे बलेन अद्य न नाम्ना जनसंसदिna ca ślāghe balena adya na nāmnā janasaṃsadiand I will no longer boast of strength or name in the assembly of men;
साधु इमं लब्धवान् लाभं यः अहम् दिव्यास्त्रधारिणम्sādhu imaṃ labdhavān lābhaṃ yaḥ aham divyāstradhāriṇamit is good for me that I have gained this benefit [= lesson] — I, who [presumed]
गान्धर्व्या मायया योद्धुम् इच्छामि वयसा वरम्gāndharvyā māyayā yoddhum icchāmi vayasā varamto fight with gandharva illusion against the bearer of divine weapons, superior [to me];
अस्त्राग्निना विचित्रः अयं दग्धः मे रथः उत्तमःastrāgninā vicitraḥ ayaṃ dagdhaḥ me rathaḥ uttamaḥthe fire of [his] weapon has burned my wondrous, excellent chariot;
सः अहम् चित्ररथः भूत्वा नाम्ना दग्धरथः अभवम्saḥ aham citrarathaḥ bhūtvā nāmnā dagdharathaḥ abhavamand I, [formerly] known as Chitraratha ["of the wondrous chariot"], have become, by name, Dagdharatha ["of the burnt chariot"];
गन्धर्वgandharvaoriginal form "gandharva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जितोjitooriginal form "jito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form "'haṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुञ्चाम्य्muñcāmyoriginal form "muñcāmy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलेनाद्यbalenādyaoriginal form "balenādya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
साध्व्sādhvoriginal form "sādhv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लब्धवांल्labdhavāṃloriginal form "labdhavāṃl", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form "'haṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विचित्रोvicitrooriginal form "vicitro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दग्धोdagdhooriginal form "dagdho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रथrathaoriginal form "ratha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सोsooriginal form "so", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽहं'haṃoriginal form "'haṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चित्ररथोcitrarathooriginal form "citraratho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दग्धरथोdagdharathooriginal form "dagdharatho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवम्'bhavamoriginal form "'bhavam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here defeat gives birth to humility and insight in the gandharva. It is telling that he renounces his boastful name and recognizes the lesson as a benefit: 'it is good for me that I have been overcome' — the wise see in defeat a teaching, not mere dishonor. Here is the saving power of humility: broken pride comes to see the truth about itself. Telling, too, is the new name — 'of the Burnt Chariot': the very loss itself becomes a reminder of the lesson learned. Thus scripture shows that defeat, accepted with humility, turns into gain; and the recent boaster is made wiser by his own fall.