Shloka 433

Devanagari script

दारुकं रथमारोप्य येन राजाम्बिकासुत: । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! ऐसा कहकर पाण्डवोंने यदुकुल॒तिलक भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णको हस्तिनापुर भेजा। प्रतापी वासुदेव दारुकको रथपर बिठाकर स्वयं भी बैठे और जहाँ अम्बिकानन्दन राजा धृतराष्ट्र थे, वहाँ पहुँचनेके लिये बड़े वेगसे चले

Transliteration

dārukaṁ ratham āropya yena rājāmbikāsutaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having seated Dāruka upon the chariot, Vāsudeva himself set out at great speed toward the place where the king—Ambikā’s son, Dhṛtarāṣṭra—was staying. The narrative underscores purposeful, disciplined action in service of a larger duty: swift movement and clear intent in a moment of political and moral consequence.

Word by Word

दारुकम्Daruka (the charioteer)

रथम्chariot

आरोप्यhaving seated / having made (him) mount

येनby whom / by which

राजाthe king

अम्बिकासुतःAmbika's son (Dhritarashtra)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dāruka

Ratha (chariot)

Ambikā

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid upheaval, dharma is served through timely, disciplined action: one should act decisively and responsibly to meet obligations toward elders, rulers, and the social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dāruka is placed on the chariot and the journey begins swiftly toward Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Ambikā’s son), indicating an urgent mission to the Kuru court in the war’s aftermath.