Shloka 11

उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly

Devanagari script

अब्रवीत्‌ कृतवर्माणि क्षिप्रं योजय वाहिनीम्‌ । व्यूढानीक: सभाद्वारमुपतिष्ठस्व दंशित:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | abravīt kṛtavarmāṇi kṣipraṃ yojaya vāhinīm | vyūḍhānīkaḥ sabhādvāram upatiṣṭhasva daṃśitaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Sogleich wandte er sich an Kṛtavarmā: „Stelle unverzüglich die Truppen zusammen. Mit dem Heer in Schlachtordnung, und du selbst voll gerüstet, halte standhaft Wache am Tor der Versammlungshalle.“

Word by Word

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, parasmaipada

• कृतवर्माणि: to Kṛtavarmā
• कृतवर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• योजय: prepare/arrange (you)
• योजय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, parasmaipada

• वाहिनीम्: the army
• वाहिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• व्यूढ: arrayed/drawn up
• व्यूढ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ऊह् (धातु) → व्यूढ (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• अनीकः: having an army/with troops (as a descriptor)
• अनीकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सभाद्वारम्: the assembly-hall door
• सभाद्वारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• उपतिष्ठस्व: stand by/keep watch at
• उपतिष्ठस्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, ātmanepada

• दंशितः: armored/with armor on
• दंशितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंशित (प्रातिपदिक; past participle used adjectivally)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛtavarmā
• vāhinī (army)
• sabhā (assembly hall)
• sabhādvāra (door of the assembly hall)
• vyūha/anīka (battle formation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣipratā (swift action) and niyama (discipline) in protecting a vital civic-political space: when danger approaches, leadership must organize forces promptly, maintain order, and ensure security without hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

A leader issues an urgent directive to Kṛtavarmā: prepare the troops immediately, arrange them in a battle formation, and personally—fully armed—hold position at the entrance of the assembly hall, indicating imminent confrontation and the need to secure the council area.