Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11

The Slaying of Śālva and the Destruction of Saubha

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तश्चोदयामास रथमास्थाय दारुक: । विशन्तं दद‍ृशु: सर्वे स्वे परे चारुणानुजम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

ity uktaś codayām āsa ratham āsthāya dārukaḥ viśantaṁ dadṛśuḥ sarve sve pare cāruṇānujam

Translation

Thus ordered, Dāruka took command of the Lord’s chariot and drove forth. As the chariot entered the battlefield, everyone there, both friend and foe, caught sight of the emblem of Garuḍa.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been told/addressed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चोदयामास: urged/started (to drive)
• चोदयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense ‘set in motion/urged’ (चोदय- causative stem)

• रथम्: the chariot
• रथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having mounted
• आस्थाय: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having mounted/taken (as vehicle)’

• दारुकः: Dāruka
• दारुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विशन्तम्: entering
• विशन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-शम्/विश् (धातु) + शतृ
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्वे: their own (men)
• स्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘one’s own (people)’

• परे: the others/enemies
• परे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘others/enemies’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अरुण-अनुजम्: the younger brother of Aruṇa (Garuḍa)
• अरुण-अनुजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: अरुणानुज = अरुणस्य अनुजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Dāruka
• Cārudeṣṇa

FAQs

Who is Dāruka in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Dāruka is Lord Kṛṣṇa’s charioteer; in this verse, after receiving instructions, he mounts the chariot and drives it forward.

Who is the “younger brother of Cārū” mentioned in Bhagavatam 10.77.11?

The phrase “cāruṇānujam” refers to Cārudeṣṇa, a Yādava prince, identified here by relation as the younger brother of Cārū.

What is the practical takeaway from Bhagavatam 10.77.11 for modern life?

Faithful service means acting promptly and responsibly when given a clear duty—like Dāruka, who immediately carries out the instruction without hesitation.