Shloka 213

भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्

Departure to Behold Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

दारुकश्नोदयामास वासुदेवस्य वाजिन: । दारुकने वसुदेवनन्दन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके बलाहक, मेघपुष्प, शैब्य और सुग्रीव नामक घोड़ोंको हाँका

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | dārukaḥ śnodayāmāsa vāsudevasya vājinaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Dāruka trieb die Pferde Vāsudevas an. Dāruka lenkte die Rosse des Herrn Śrī Kṛṣṇa, des Sohnes Vasudevas, mit Namen Balāhaka, Meghapuṣpa, Śaibya und Sugrīva.“

Word by Word

• दारुकः: Daruka (the charioteer)
• दारुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्नोदयामास: drove/urged on
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (अश्नोति) + उद्-यम् (यामास)
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vasudeva (Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वाजिनः: horses
• वाजिनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dāruka
• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• horses (vājinaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as disciplined performance of one’s role: Dāruka, as charioteer, acts promptly and responsibly in service to Vāsudeva, illustrating faithful execution of duty without hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dāruka drives/urges forward Kṛṣṇa’s horses, indicating the chariot’s movement and the commencement or continuation of an important action sequence.