Shloka 173

युद्धसंग्रहः

Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary

Devanagari script

कृत्वा नसुकरं कर्म दानवेष्विव वासव: । जैसे इन्द्र दानवोंपर महान्‌ पराक्रम प्रकट करके आये हों

Transliteration

kṛtvā na sukaraṃ karma dānaveṣv iva vāsavaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Ayant accompli un acte qui n’était pas aisé — tel Vāsava (Indra) déployant une grande vaillance contre les Dānavas —, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, le cœur apaisé et joyeux après un long séjour au loin, revint et entra dans sa demeure.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सुकरम्: easy
• सुकरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दानवेषु: among/on the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• वासवः: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Dānavas
• Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇa’s residence (bhavana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of completing difficult, duty-oriented action (dushkara karma) with steadiness and inner satisfaction. True success is portrayed not only as outward victory but as the calm fulfillment that follows righteous effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa, after a long period away and after accomplishing a challenging task, returns in a triumphant-yet-composed manner and enters his residence, likened to Indra returning after displaying valor against the Dānavas.