Shloka 5

Devanagari script

स वै पथि समागम्य भीष्मेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । द्रोणेन धार्तराष्ट्रैश्न तैर्वृतो नगरं ययौ,अनायास ही महान्‌ पराक्रम कर दिखानेवाले भीष्म तथा द्रोणाचार्यसे मार्गमें ही मिलकर धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंसे घिरे हुए भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने नगरमें प्रवेश किया

Transliteration

sa vai pathi samāgamya bhīṣmeṇākliṣṭa-karmaṇā | droṇena dhārtarāṣṭraiś ca tair vṛto nagaraṃ yayau ||

Translation

On the way, he met Bhīṣma—whose deeds were tireless and untroubled—and Droṇa; then, surrounded by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, he proceeded into the city.

Word by Word

सःhe (that person)

वैindeed

पथिon the road

समागम्यhaving met

भीष्मेणwith Bhishma

अक्लिष्टकर्मणाby/with (one) of unwearied deeds

द्रोणेनwith Drona

धार्तराष्ट्रैःby/with the sons of Dhritarashtra

तैःby them

वृतःsurrounded

नगरम्to the city

ययौwent

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons (Dhārtarāṣṭras / Kauravas)

Kṛṣṇa

Hastināpura (implied by 'the city')

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?

Even at the threshold of conflict, dharma operates through counsel and restraint: Kṛṣṇa’s entry among revered elders (Bhīṣma, Droṇa) and the Kaurava princes highlights the moral weight of authority and the responsibility to seek a just resolution before war.

What is happening in the narrative?

While traveling, Kṛṣṇa meets Bhīṣma and Droṇa on the road; accompanied and surrounded by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, he then proceeds into the city (Hastināpura), marking his arrival for high-stakes negotiations.