Shloka 106

उलूकदूतवाक्यम् / Ulūka’s Message to the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

रुक्मिण्या हरणं वीरो वासुदेवेन धीमता । यह वही वीर रुक्मी था, जो अपने बाहुबलके घमंडमें आकर पहले परम बुद्धिमान्‌ भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके द्वारा किये गये रुक्मिणीके अपहरणको नहीं सह सका था

Transliteration

rukmiṇyā haraṇaṃ vīro vāsudevena dhīmatā |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Der tapfere Rukmī konnte die Entführung seiner Schwester Rukmiṇī durch den weisen Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) nicht ertragen. Vom Stolz auf die eigene Kraft überwältigt, nährte er Groll gegen Kṛṣṇas Tat.

Word by Word

• रुक्मिण्याः: of Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिण्याः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• हरणम्: abduction/carrying off
• हरणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वीरः: the hero/warrior
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवेन: by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• वासुदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धीमता: by the wise/intelligent one
• धीमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Rukmiṇī
• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Rukmī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unchecked pride in one’s strength and status can turn a perceived insult into enduring hostility; wisdom and dharma require mastery over ego and resentment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator recalls that Rukmī, Rukmiṇī’s brother, remained unable to tolerate Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) taking Rukmiṇī away; this background explains his antagonism and the ethical tension around honor and retaliation.