Shloka 213
भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्
Departure to Behold Bhīṣma
दारुकश्नोदयामास वासुदेवस्य वाजिन: । दारुकने वसुदेवनन्दन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके बलाहक, मेघपुष्प, शैब्य और सुग्रीव नामक घोड़ोंको हाँका
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | dārukaḥ śnodayāmāsa vāsudevasya vājinaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Dāruka pressa les chevaux de Vāsudeva. Il mena les coursiers du Seigneur Śrī Kṛṣṇa, fils de Vasudeva, nommés Balāhaka, Meghapuṣpa, Śaibya et Sugrīva.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as disciplined performance of one’s role: Dāruka, as charioteer, acts promptly and responsibly in service to Vāsudeva, illustrating faithful execution of duty without hesitation.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dāruka drives/urges forward Kṛṣṇa’s horses, indicating the chariot’s movement and the commencement or continuation of an important action sequence.