Shloka 49

Adhyāya 22: Śālva’s Weapon-Shower, Dāruka’s Wounding, and the Māyā-Report of Vasudeva’s Father

Devanagari script

ततः प्रयाते दाशाहें धृष्टद्युम्नोडपि पार्षत: । द्रौपदेयानुपादाय प्रययौ स्वपुरं तदा,श्रीकृष्णके चले जानेपर ट्रुपदपुत्र धृष्टद्युम्नने भी द्रौपदीकुमारोंको साथ ले अपनी राजधानीको प्रस्थान किया

Transliteration

tataḥ prayāte dāśārhe dhṛṣṭadyumno 'pi pārṣataḥ | draupadeyān upādāya prayayau svapuraṃ tadā ||

Translation

Cuando Śrī Kṛṣṇa, del linaje Dāśārha, hubo partido, Dhṛṣṭadyumna también—hijo de Pṛṣata—se puso en camino, llevando consigo a los hijos de Draupadī, y se dirigió entonces a su propia capital.

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereupon

प्रयातेwhen (he) had departed / upon departure

दाशार्हेin/when the Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) (had gone)

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhṛṣṭadyumna

अपिalso

पार्षतःson of Pṛṣata (i.e., Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

द्रौपदेयान्the sons of Draupadī

उपादायhaving taken/bringing along

प्रययौdeparted/went forth

स्वपुरम्his own city

तदाat that time

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Dāśārha)

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)

Svapura (his own capital/city)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores responsible leadership: after a major ally departs, a commander-king ensures the safe custody and proper relocation of the young princes (dependents), reflecting dharma as protection, order, and guardianship within rightful political structures.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Śrī Kṛṣṇa has left, Dhṛṣṭadyumna also departs, taking Draupadī’s sons with him, and travels to his own capital—signaling the close of a meeting/episode and the organized movement of allied parties.