Shloka 44

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक्‍्त्वा महाबाहु: कौरवं पुरुषोत्तम: । आमन्त्रय प्रययौ श्रीमान्‌ पाण्डवान्‌ मधुसूदन:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! ऐसा कहकर पुरुषोंमें श्रेष्ठ महाबाहु श्रीमान्‌ मधुसूदन कुरुनन्दन युधिष्ठिरकी आज्ञा लेकर द्वारकाकी ओर चले

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktvā mahābāhuḥ Kauravaṃ puruṣottamaḥ | āmantrya prayayau śrīmān Pāṇḍavān Madhusūdanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having spoken thus, the illustrious Madhusūdana—supreme among men and mighty-armed—took leave of the Pāṇḍavas and, with the Kaurava (Yudhiṣṭhira)’s consent, departed toward Dvārakā.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

कौरवम्the Kaurava (son of Kuru; here Yudhiṣṭhira)

पुरुषोत्तमःthe best of men

आमन्त्र्यhaving taken leave / having addressed

प्रययौdeparted / went forth

श्रीमान्illustrious, glorious

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

मधुसूदनःMadhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa, slayer of Madhu)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Pāṇḍavas

Kaurava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Dvārakā

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 dhārmic conduct in social and royal settings: even a supreme hero like Kṛṣṇa observes propriety—seeking consent, taking leave respectfully, and honoring the authority of the rightful leader (Yudhiṣṭhira).

What is happening in the narrative?

After finishing his message or counsel, Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana) formally bids farewell to the Pāṇḍavas, obtains Yudhiṣṭhira’s assent, and departs for Dvārakā, marking a transition to the next narrative movement.