Shloka 32

Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)

Devanagari script

त॑ मया सह गत्वाद्य राजानं कुरु वर्धनम्‌ | आपूृच्छ कुरुशार्दूल गमन द्वारकां प्रति,कुरुश्रेष्ठ॒ अब तुम मेरे साथ चलकर राजाको बधाई दो और मेरे द्वारका जानेके विषयमें उनसे पूछकर आज्ञा दिला दो

Transliteration

taṁ mayā saha gatvādya rājānaṁ kuru-vardhanam | āpṛccha kuruśārdūla gamanaṁ dvārakāṁ prati ||

Translation

Vāyu sprach: „Komm heute mit mir und bring dem König, dem Mehrer des Kuru-Geschlechts, Glückwünsche dar. O Tiger unter den Kurus, bitte ihn dann um Urlaub und erwirke seine Erlaubnis für meine Reise nach Dvārakā.“

Word by Word

तत्that (act/thing)

मयाby me / with me

सहtogether with

गत्वाhaving gone

अद्यtoday / now

राजानम्the king

कुरुवर्धनम्the increaser of the Kurus (epithet of the king)

आपृच्छask / inquire (you)

कुरुशार्दूलO tiger among the Kurus

गमनम्going / departure

द्वारकाम्to Dvārakā

प्रतिtowards

कुरुश्रेष्ठO best of the Kurus

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Kuru king (Kuru-vardhana; likely Yudhiṣṭhira in context)

Dvārakā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even powerful beings and heroes observe dharmic protocol: they congratulate the rightful king and seek formal permission before departing, emphasizing respect for authority, gratitude, and orderly conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu instructs the addressed Kuru hero to accompany him to the king, offer felicitations, and then request and secure the king’s consent for Vāyu’s onward journey to Dvārakā.