Shloka 19

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

वाजिभि: शैब्यसुग्रीवमेघपुष्पबनलाहकै: । स्नातै: सम्पादयामासु: सम्पन्नै: सर्वसम्पदा

Transliteration

vājibhiḥ śaibya-sugrīva-meghapuṣpa-balāhakaiḥ | snātaiḥ sampādayāmāsuḥ sampannaiḥ sarva-sampadā ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Con los caballos llamados Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa y Balāhaka—bañados, dispuestos y ricamente provistos de toda clase de arreos y adornos—los servidores de Kṛṣṇa concluyeron los preparativos y los uncieron al carro.

Word by Word

• वाजिभिः: with horses
• वाजिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शैब्य: Śaibya (name of a horse)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैब्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative (as name, in compound), Singular

• सुग्रीव: Sugrīva (name of a horse)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative (as name, in compound), Singular

• मेघपुष्प: Meghapuṣpa (name of a horse; 'cloud-flower')
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघपुष्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative (as name, in compound), Singular

• बलाहकैः: with Balāhakas / with Balāhaka (name; lit. cloud)
• बलाहकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाहक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• स्नातैः: having been bathed/washed
• स्नातैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नात
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्पादयामासुः: they caused to be made ready / they prepared
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पद् (causative: सम्पादयति)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सम्पन्नैः: equipped, furnished
• सम्पन्नैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सर्वसम्पदा: with all kinds of wealth/accoutrements
• सर्वसम्पदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वसम्पद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇa’s attendants/servants
• chariot (ratha)
• horses: Śaibya
• horses: Sugrīva
• horses: Meghapuṣpa
• horses: Balāhaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethic of sevā (dutiful service) expressed through meticulous preparation: readiness, cleanliness, and proper equipment are portrayed as virtues that support righteous action, especially when great decisions and conflicts are imminent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa’s attendants bathe and fully adorn four named horses—Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa, and Balāhaka—and then yoke them to the chariot, completing the chariot’s preparation.