Shloka 38

साम्ब-हरणम्, बलदेवस्य रोषः, हस्तिनापुर-आकर्षणम्

Devanagari script

ततस् तु कौरवाः साम्बं संपूज्य हलिना सह प्रेषयाम् आसुर् उद्वाहधनभार्यासमन्वितम्

Transliteration

tatas tu kauravāḥ sāmbaṃ saṃpūjya halinā saha preṣayām āsur udvāhadhanabhāryāsamanvitam

Translation

Then the Kauravas, having duly honoured Sāmba, sent him back with Halin (Balarāma), endowed with wedding gifts and wealth, and accompanied by his wife.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereupon/then)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = indeclinable; विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• कौरवाः: the Kauravas
• कौरवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• साम्बम्: Sāmba
• साम्बम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संपूज्य: having honored
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal); अर्थ: ‘पूजयित्वा’ (having honored)

• हलिना: with Halin (Balarāma)
• हलिना: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश/सहार्थक) = indeclinable; सहार्थे (with)

• प्रेषयाम्: (they) sent
• प्रेषयाम्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + इष् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), उत्तमपुरुष? न; अत्र ‘प्रेषयाम्’ = लुङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (they sent) — परस्मैपद; धात्वर्थ: प्रेषण (to send)

• आसुः: (they) did / were (auxiliary with aorist)
• आसुः: Kriya (Auxiliary/सहायकक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; सहायकक्रिया (auxiliary)

• उद्वाह-धन-भार्या-समन्वितम्: accompanied by wedding gifts/wealth and wife
• उद्वाह-धन-भार्या-समन्वितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्वाह (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (सम् + अन्वि/अनु + इ (धातु) → क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः: तत्पुरुष (समन्वितः = ‘युक्तः’), अर्थ: उद्वाहेन धनया भार्यया च समन्वितम् (endowed with wedding, wealth, and wife)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Balarāma (Halin)

FAQs

What is the significance of Sāmba being sent with wedding wealth and his wife in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals formal acceptance of the marriage and a restoration of diplomatic order—an outward token of legitimacy, alliance, and royal honour between houses.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Balarāma’s (Halin’s) role in this episode?

By placing Sāmba “with Halin,” the narration presents Balarāma as the stabilizing elder who safeguards Yādava interests and ensures a proper, lawful resolution.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even in political and familial events, the Purana’s Krishna-cycle (Vishnu’s manifestation) portrays dharma being re-established through rightful conduct, social order, and the protection of legitimate bonds.