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Shloka 19

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

वाजिभि: शैब्यसुग्रीवमेघपुष्पबनलाहकै: । स्नातै: सम्पादयामासु: सम्पन्नै: सर्वसम्पदा

Transliteration

vājibhiḥ śaibya-sugrīva-meghapuṣpa-balāhakaiḥ | snātaiḥ sampādayāmāsuḥ sampannaiḥ sarva-sampadā ||

Translation

វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ ដោយសេះឈ្មោះ «សៃប្យៈ», «សុគ្រីវៈ», «មេឃបុស្បៈ» និង «បលាហកៈ»—បានងូតទឹកសម្អាត ធ្វើឲ្យរួចរាល់ ហើយតុបតែងដោយគ្រឿងសព្វសម្បត្តិ និងអលង្ការដ៏មានតម្លៃគ្រប់ប្រភេទ—អ្នកបម្រើរបស់ព្រះក្រឹෂ្ណៈបានបំពេញការរៀបចំទាំងអស់ ហើយចងសេះទាំងនោះចូលនឹងរថ។

Word by Word

वाजिभिःwith horses

शैब्यŚaibya (name of a horse)

सुग्रीवSugrīva (name of a horse)

मेघपुष्पMeghapuṣpa (name of a horse; 'cloud-flower')

बलाहकैःwith Balāhakas / with Balāhaka (name; lit. cloud)

स्नातैःhaving been bathed/washed

सम्पादयामासुःthey caused to be made ready / they prepared

सम्पन्नैःequipped, furnished

सर्वसम्पदाwith all kinds of wealth/accoutrements

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Kṛṣṇa’s attendants/servants

chariot (ratha)

horses: Śaibya

horses: Sugrīva

horses: Meghapuṣpa

horses: Balāhaka

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethic of sevā (dutiful service) expressed through meticulous preparation: readiness, cleanliness, and proper equipment are portrayed as virtues that support righteous action, especially when great decisions and conflicts are imminent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa’s attendants bathe and fully adorn four named horses—Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa, and Balāhaka—and then yoke them to the chariot, completing the chariot’s preparation.