Shloka 23

Devanagari script

इन्द्रसेनादयश्रैव रथैस्तै: सुसमाहितै: । आययु: सहिता: सर्वे परिसंवत्सरोषिता:,जिन्होंने एक वर्षतक द्वारकामें निवास किया था, वे इन्द्रसेन आदि सारथि भी अच्छी तरह सब सामग्रियोंसे सम्पन्न किये हुए रथोंसहित वहाँ आये थे

Transliteration

indrasenādayaś caiva rathais taiḥ susamāhitaiḥ | āyayuḥ sahitāḥ sarve pari-saṃvatsaroṣitāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Indrasena und die übrigen Wagenlenker kamen ebenfalls gemeinsam dort an und brachten wohlgerüstete, sorgfältig vorbereitete Streitwagen mit, die mit allem Nötigen ausgestattet waren—eben jene Gefolgsleute, die ein volles Jahr in Dvārakā geweilt hatten.

Word by Word

इन्द्रसेनादयःIndrasena and others

एवindeed/also

रथैःwith chariots

तैःwith those

सुसमाहितैःwell-prepared / well-equipped

आययुःthey came/arrived

सहिताःtogether/assembled

सर्वेall

परिसंवत्सरोषिताःhaving dwelt for a full year

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Indrasena

charioteers (sārathis)

chariots (rathas)

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?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of responsible service: attendants and charioteers fulfill their role by arriving together with chariots properly prepared, showing discipline, readiness, and reliability in support of their leaders.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Indrasena and other charioteers, who had been staying for a full year in Dvārakā, now come to the scene bringing well-equipped chariots, indicating organized arrival and logistical readiness for the next events.