Shloka 58

Devanagari script

तेषु राजसु सर्वेषु निवृत्तेषु जनार्दन: । तूर्णमभ्यगमद्धृष्ट: शैब्यसुग्रीववाहन:,उन सब राजाओंके लौट जानेपर शैब्य और सुग्रीव आदिसे युक्त रथपर चलनेवाले जनार्दन श्रीकृष्ण बड़े हर्षके साथ तीव्र गतिसे आगे बढ़े

Transliteration

teṣu rājasu sarveṣu nivṛtteṣu janārdanaḥ | tūrṇam abhyagamaddhṛṣṭaḥ śaibya-sugrīva-vāhanaḥ ||

Translation

When all those kings had withdrawn and departed, Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), riding in the chariot drawn by Śaibya and Sugrīva, advanced swiftly with confident joy.

Word by Word

तेषुamong those

राजसुkings

सर्वेषुall

निवृत्तेषुhaving turned back / returned

जनार्दनःJanardana (Krishna)

तूर्णम्swiftly

अभ्यगमत्went forward / approached

हृष्टःdelighted

शैब्यसुग्रीववाहनःhe whose vehicle (chariot) was drawn by Shaibya and Sugriva

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Śaibya

Sugrīva

ratha (chariot)

rājānaḥ (kings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive leadership after deliberation: once others withdraw, Kṛṣṇa moves forward swiftly and fearlessly, suggesting that dharma requires timely action, not hesitation, especially when guiding events toward a just resolution.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the assembled kings have left, Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) sets out rapidly in his chariot drawn by the horses Śaibya and Sugrīva, indicating a transition from the gathering’s conclusion to the next urgent phase of the mission.