Shloka 2
Kṛṣṇasya asāṃnidhya-kāraṇaṃ — Śālva–Soubha-vṛttāntaḥ
Why Kṛṣṇa was absent; the Śālva and Saubha account
Devanagari script
वायुदेव उवाच हतं श्रुत्वा महाबाहो मया श्रौतश्रवं नृप । उपायाद् भरतश्रेष्ठ शाल्वो द्वारवतीं पुरीम्,भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण बोले--महाबाहो! नरेश्वर! भरतमश्रेष्ठ! श्रुतश्रवा- के पुत्र शिशुपालके मारे जानेका समाचार सुनकर शाल्वने द्वारकापुरीपर चढ़ाई की
Transliteration
vāyudeva uvāca | hataṃ śrutvā mahābāho mayā śrautśravaṃ nṛpa | upāyād bharataśreṣṭha śālvo dvāravatīṃ purīm ||
Translation
Vāyudeva said: “O mighty-armed king, O best of the Bharatas—on hearing that Śrautśrava had been slain by me, Śālva marched against the city of Dvāravatī.”
Word by Word
वायुदेवःVāyu-deva (the Wind-god)
वायुदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायुदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
हतम्slain
हतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive)
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
श्रौतश्रवम्Śrautśrava (a proper name)
श्रौतश्रवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रौतश्रव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
उपायात्approached / came (marched)
उपायात्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-या
FormImperfect, Third, Singular
भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas
भरतश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शाल्वःŚālva
शाल्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशाल्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्वारवतीम्Dvāravatī
द्वारवतीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वारवती
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पुरीम्city
पुरीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāyudevaŚ
ŚrautśravaŚ
ŚālvaD
Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes