Shloka 45

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

रथानां काञज्चनाड़ानां किड॒ुकिणीजालमालिनाम्‌ । चतुर्युजामुपेतानां सूतैे: कुशलशिक्षितै:,किंकिणी और झालरोंसे सुशोभित सुवर्णखबचित एक हजार रथ जिनमेंसे प्रत्येकमें चार-चार घोड़े जुते हुए थे और प्रत्येकमें पूर्ण शिक्षित चतुर सारथि बैठा हुआ था, श्रीमान्‌ कृष्णने समर्पित किये तथा मथुरामण्डलकी पवित्र तेजवाली दस हजार दुधारू गौएँ दीं

Transliteration

rathānāṁ kāñcanāḍānāṁ kiṅkiṇījālamālinām | caturyujām upetānāṁ sūtaiḥ kuśalaśikṣitaiḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Kṛṣṇa ofreció mil carros, adornados con herrajes de oro y guirnaldas de campanillas y tintineos; cada uno uncido a cuatro caballos y atendido por aurigas diestramente adiestrados. También dio diez mil vacas lecheras de la región sagrada y radiante de Mathurā.

Word by Word

रथानाम्of chariots

काञ्चनाड्यानाम्of those having golden fittings/ornaments

किङ्किणीजालमालिनाम्of those garlanded with networks of tinkling bells

चतुर्युजानाम्of four-yoked (with four horses)

उपेतानाम्endowed with / furnished with

सूतैःby charioteers

कुशलशिक्षितैःwell-trained, expertly instructed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

ratha (chariots)

sūta (charioteers)

kiṅkiṇī (bells)

Mathurā-maṇḍala

go (milch-cows)

horses (four-horse teams)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna as a dharmic practice: wealth and power are to be expressed through generous, fitting gifts—well-equipped and responsibly staffed—thereby honoring relationships and upholding social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates Krishna’s lavish presentation of gifts: a thousand richly ornamented four-horse chariots with trained charioteers, and ten thousand milch-cows from the Mathurā region.