Shloka 35

कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies

Devanagari script

एवमुक्‍्त्वा महाबाहुरनुज्ञातश्व पाण्डवै: । तीर्थयात्रां ययौ रामो निर्वर्त्य मधुसूदनम्‌,ऐसा कहकर महाबाहु बलरामजी पाण्डवोंसे विदा ले मधुसूदन श्रीकृष्णको संतुष्ट करके तीर्थयात्राके लिये चले गये

Transliteration

evam uktvā mahābāhur anu jñātaś ca pāṇḍavaiḥ | tīrthayātrāṃ yayau rāmo nirvartya madhusūdanam ||

Translation

So sprach er, und Rāma (Balarāma), der Mächtigarmige, nahm Abschied mit Erlaubnis der Pāṇḍavas und brach zu einer Pilgerfahrt zu den heiligen Furten auf. Vor seinem Aufbruch stellte er Madhusūdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) zufrieden und handelte so, dass Eintracht und Anstand gewahrt blieben, obgleich der Krieg bereits heraufzog.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one (Balarama)

अनुज्ञातःpermitted / given leave

चand

पाण्डवैःby the Pandavas

तीर्थयात्राम्pilgrimage (journey to holy places)

ययौwent

रामःRama (Balarama)

निर्वर्त्यhaving satisfied / having fulfilled (for)

मधुसूदनम्Madhusudana (Krishna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Rāma (Balarāma)

Pāṇḍavas

Madhusūdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

tīrtha (sacred places)

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 in times of impending war, one should act with restraint and propriety: seek consent, maintain cordial relations, and pursue purifying duties (like tīrthayātrā) without inflaming conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking to the Pāṇḍavas, Balarāma takes their permission, ensures Kṛṣṇa is satisfied (i.e., matters are duly settled), and then departs for a pilgrimage to sacred places.