Shloka 13

Khāṇḍava-dāha: Indra’s Countermeasures and the Nāga Aśvasena’s Escape (आदि पर्व, अध्याय २१८)

Devanagari script

चित्रकौतूहले तस्मिन्‌ वर्तमाने महाद्धुते । वासुदेवश्व पार्थश्ष सहितौ परिजग्मतु:,उस अत्यन्त अद्भुत विचित्र कौतूहलपूर्ण उत्सवमें भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन एक साथ घूम रहे थे

Transliteration

citrakautūhale tasmin vartamāne mahādbhute | vāsudevaś ca pārthaś ca sahitau parijagmatuḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: While that wondrous festival—full of striking marvels and curious spectacle—was in progress, Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) and Pārtha (Arjuna) moved about together, observing it side by side.

Word by Word

• चित्रकौतूहले: in the wondrous-curious (spectacle)
• चित्रकौतूहले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकौतूहल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वर्तमाने: while (it was) going on / occurring
• वर्तमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular, Shatru (present active participle)

• महाद्भुते: in the very marvelous (event)
• महाद्भुते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वासुदेवः: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहितौ: together (the two)
• सहितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परिजग्मतुः: they two went about / wandered
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada, परि-

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights companionship and shared attention: exemplary figures move together in public life, suggesting that right conduct is strengthened through trusted association and mutual presence, even amid spectacle.

What is happening in the narrative?

During an extraordinary, curiosity-filled celebration, Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) and Arjuna (Pārtha) are together, walking around and taking in the ongoing festivities.