Shloka 13

Devanagari script

उच्चावचमुपादाय धर्मराजाय माधव: । धनौघं पुरुषव्याप्रो बलेन महता55वृत:,वे सम्पूर्ण वृष्णिवंशियोंके परकोटेकी भाँति संरक्षक, आपत्तिमें अभय देनेवाले तथा उनके शत्रुओंका संहार करनेवाले हैं। पुरुषसिंह माधव अपने पिता वसुदेवजीको द्वारकाकी सेनाके आधिपत्यपर स्थापित करके धर्मराजके लिये नाना प्रकारके धन-रत्नोंकी भेंट ले विशाल सेनाके साथ वहाँ आये थे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | uccāvacam upādāya dharmarājāya mādhavaḥ | dhanaughaṃ puruṣavyāghro balena mahatā vṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Taking with him gifts of many kinds for Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)—that tiger among men—came surrounded by a great force, bringing a flood of wealth.

Word by Word

उच्चावचम्various (high and low), diverse

उपादायhaving taken, taking up

धर्मराजायto Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)

माधवःMadhava (Krishna)

धनौघम्a mass/heap of wealth

पुरुषव्याघ्रःtiger among men (hero)

बलेनwith strength/force

महताgreat, large

वृतःsurrounded, accompanied

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical kingship and alliance-dharma: honouring a righteous ruler with appropriate offerings, and the responsibility of powerful allies to support stability and protection, not merely display wealth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava), accompanied by a large force, arrives bringing abundant and varied wealth as gifts for Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), signalling support and honour in a royal-political context.