Shloka 40

Devanagari script

कंसमेकं परित्यज्य कुलार्थे सर्वयादवा: । सम्भूय सुखमेधन्ते भारतान्धकवृष्णय:,“भरतनन्दन! कुलकी रक्षाके लिये एकमात्र कंसका परित्याग करके अन्धक और वृष्णि आदि कुलोंके समस्त यादव परस्पर संगठित हो सुखसे रहते और उत्तरोत्तर उन्नति कर रहे हैं

Transliteration

kaṃsam ekaṃ parityajya kulārthe sarvayādavāḥ | sambhūya sukham edhante bhāratāndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “For the welfare of their clan, they cast aside Kamsa alone; and all the Yādavas—Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis among them—gathered in unity, live at ease, and continue to prosper.”

Word by Word

कंसम्Kamsa

एकम्alone/only

परित्यज्यhaving abandoned

कुलार्थेfor the sake of the family/clan

सर्वयादवाःall the Yadavas

सम्भूयhaving come together

सुखम्happiness/comfort

एधन्तेthey prosper/thrive

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

अन्धकवृष्णयःthe Andhakas and the Vrishnis

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kamsa

Yādavas

Andhakas

Vṛṣṇis

Bhārata (descendant of Bharata; addressee)

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?

A society protects its dharma and long-term welfare by uniting for the common good and decisively rejecting a single harmful, tyrannical force—even if that force is powerful—rather than tolerating it for short-term convenience.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana cites the example of the Yādava clans: by collectively abandoning Kamsa, they consolidate their unity, live securely, and prosper—presented as a model of clan-protective political action.