सारथिरुवाच धर्मं विजानतायुष्मन् कृतमेतन्मया विभो । सूत: कृच्छ्रगतं रक्षेद् रथिनं सारथिं रथी ॥ ३२ ॥
sārathir uvāca dharmaṁ vijānatāyuṣman kṛtam etan mayā vibho sūtaḥ kṛcchra-gataṁ rakṣed rathinaṁ sārathiṁ rathī
- sārathiḥ uvāca
- the driver said
- dharmam
- prescribed duty
- vijānatā
- by one who properly understood
- āyuḥ-man
- O long-lived one
- kṛtam
- done
- etat
- this
- mayā
- by me
- vibho
- O my Lord
- sūtaḥ
- a driver
- kṛcchra
- into difficulty
- gatam
- gone
- rakṣet
- should protect
- rathinam
- the master of the chariot
- sārathim
- his charioteer
- rathī
- the chariot owner
The driver replied: O long-lived one, I have done this knowing full well my prescribed duty. O my Lord, the chariot driver must protect the master of the chariot when he is in danger, and the master must also protect his driver.