Shloka 4

युद्धसंग्रहः

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Devanagari script

वर्तमाने महाराज महे रैवतकस्य च । उपायात्‌ पुण्डरीकाक्षो युयुधानानुगस्तदा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

vartamāne mahārāja mahe raivatakasya ca |

upāyāt puṇḍarīkākṣo yuyudhānānugas tadā ||

Translation

वैशम्पायन ने कहा—महाराज! रैवतक पर्वत पर जब वह महान उत्सव चल रहा था, तब युयुधान (सात्यकि) के साथ कमलनयन (श्रीकृष्ण) वहाँ आ पहुँचे।

Word by Word

• वर्तमाने: while (it was) going on / in the course of
• वर्तमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तमान (वृत्-धातोः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महे: in/at the great (festival)
• महे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रैवतकस्य: of Raivataka
• रैवतकस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवतक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उपायात्: arrived / came
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-या (या धातु)
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular

• पुण्डरीकाक्षः: the lotus-eyed one (Krishna)
• पुण्डरीकाक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युयुधान-अनुगः: accompanied by Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधान-अनुगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then / at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya (implied by address mahārāja)
• Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Raivataka (mountain)
• Dvārakā (city)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights auspicious association and timely participation in dhārmic communal life: Kṛṣṇa, the ‘lotus-eyed’ lord, arrives with a devoted companion to a public celebration. Ethically, it underscores harmony, shared rites, and the role of exemplary leaders in sustaining social and religious cohesion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana tells the king that a grand festival is underway on Mount Raivataka near Dvārakā. At that time Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Yuyudhāna/Sātyaki, arrives—after traversing varied terrain—entering the festive setting and marking a transition to events in Dvārakā.