इति प्रियां वल्गुविचित्रजल्पै: स सान्त्वयित्वाच्युतमित्रसूत: । अन्वाद्रवद्दंशित उग्रधन्वा कपिध्वजो गुरुपुत्रं रथेन ॥ १७ ॥
iti priyam valgu-vicitra-jalpaih sa santvayitvacyuta-mitra-sutah anvadravad damsita ugra-dhanva kapi-dhvajo guru-putram rathena
- iti
- thus
- priyam
- unto the dear
- valgu
- sweet
- vicitra
- variegated
- jalpaih
- by statements
- sah
- he
- santvayitva
- satisfying
- acyuta-mitra-sutah
- Arjuna, who is guided by the infallible Lord as a friend and driver
- anvadravat
- followed
- damsitah
- being protected by kavaca
- ugra-dhanva
- equipped with furious weapons
- kapi-dhvajah
- Arjuna
- guru-putram
- the son of the martial teacher
- rathena
- getting on the chariot
Arjuna, who is guided by the infallible Lord as friend and driver, thus satisfied the dear lady by such statements. Then he dressed in armor and armed himself with furious weapons, and getting into his chariot, he set out to follow Asvatthama, the son of his martial teacher.