Shloka 63

Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta

Devanagari script

(सात्यकि: कृतवर्मा च रथमारुह[ सत्वरौ । वीजयामासतुस्तत्र चामराभ्यां हरिं तथा ।।

Transliteration

taṁ paddhyām anuvavrāja dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ śrīmān vāsudevaṁ mahābalam ||

Translation

Alors Sātyaki et Kṛtavarmā montèrent promptement sur le char et, pour servir Hari, l’éventèrent de chāmaras. Baladeva, seigneur des dieux, et des milliers de Yādava, honorés par Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira, prirent congé de ce lieu à la manière de rois. Puis le glorieux Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, quittant son trône d’or honorifique et accompagné de ses frères, suivit à pied derrière le très puissant Vāsudeva.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पद्धया: on foot
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पद् (पद्या/पद्धति-प्रयोगः)

• अनुवव्राज: followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√व्रज्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मराजः: King of Dharma (Dharmaraja)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: illustrious, splendid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाबलम्: mighty/very strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sātyaki
• Kṛtavarmā
• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Baladeva
• Yādavas
• Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pāṇḍava brothers
• ratha (chariot)
• cāmara (yak-tail fan/whisk)
• sauvarṇam āsanam (golden throne)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a crowned king should embody dharma through humility and respectful conduct. Yudhiṣṭhira’s leaving the golden throne and walking behind Vāsudeva models ethical leadership: honor the worthy, prefer service over status, and place righteousness above comfort.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being honored, Kṛṣṇa (Hari/Vāsudeva), along with Baladeva and many Yādavas, departs like a royal party. Sātyaki and Kṛtavarmā mount the chariot and fan Hari with cāmaras. Yudhiṣṭhira then rises from his golden seat and, with his brothers, follows Vāsudeva on foot as a gesture of reverence.