Shloka 393

Devanagari script

विप्रद्रवन्तं सहसा ददर्श मधुसूदन: । इसी समय तक्षकके निवासस्थानसे निकलकर सहसा भागते हुए मयासुरपर भगवान्‌ मधुसूदनकी दृष्टि पड़ी

Transliteration

vipradravantaṃ sahasā dadarśa madhusūdanaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: In eben diesem Augenblick erblickte Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) plötzlich Mayāsura, der aus Takṣakas Wohnstatt hervorstürzte und in Panik davonlief.

Word by Word

• विप्रद्रवन्तम्: running away swiftly
• विप्रद्रवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-प्र-द्रवत् (धाव्/द्रु धातु से वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सहसा: suddenly, at once
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Krishna, slayer of Madhu)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the immediacy with which disorder and fear become visible, and suggests an ethical contrast: panic-driven flight often follows harmful or reckless conduct, while the righteous (here signified by Madhusūdana) remain alert and responsive to sudden upheaval.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) suddenly sees someone fleeing in haste. It functions as a quick narrative pivot, drawing attention to an urgent event and setting up the next action or encounter.