Shloka 1
अलम्बुस-वधः
The Neutralization of Alambusa
: द्रयशीतितमो< ध्याय: युधिष्ठटिरका प्रात:काल उठकर स्नान और नित्यकर्म आदिसे निवत्त हो ब्राह्मणोंको दान देना, वस्त्राभूषणोंसे विभूषित हो सिंहासनपर बैठना और वहाँ पधारे हुए भगवान् श्रीकृष्णका पूजन करना संजय उवाच तयो: संवदतोरेवं कृष्णदारुकयोस्तथा । सात्यगाद् रजनी राजन्नथ राजा<न्वबुध्यत,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! इधर श्रीकृष्ण और दारुकमें पूर्वोक्त प्रकारसे बातें हो ही रही थीं कि वह रात बीत गयी। दूसरी ओर राजा युधिष्ठिर भी जाग गये
sañjaya uvāca | tayoḥ saṃvadator evaṃ kṛṣṇa-dārukayos tathā | sātyagād rajanī rājan atha rājānvabudhyata ||
Sanjaya said: “O King, while Kṛṣṇa and Dāruka were conversing in this manner, the night passed away. Then, on the other side, King Yudhiṣṭhira awoke.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the turmoil of war, dharma expresses itself through steadiness and timely action: counsel happens, time passes, and the king must rise to meet the day’s obligations. The verse underscores disciplined readiness and the inevitability of time.
Sanjaya reports that Kṛṣṇa and his charioteer Dāruka continue their discussion until the night ends; with dawn, Yudhiṣṭhira awakens, signaling a shift from private conversation to the next day’s unfolding events.