Ashvamedhika Parva Adhyaya 71 Shloka 1 - Mahabharata | Lao | Vedapath

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Shloka 1

Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse

Devanagari script

ऑपनआक्रात बछ। 2 एकसप्ततितमो<्ध्याय: भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण और उनके साथियोंद्वारा पाण्डवोंका स्वागत

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tān samīpagatān śrutvā pāṇḍavān śatrukarśanaḥ | vāsudevaḥ sahāmātyaḥ prayayau sasuhṛdgaṇaḥ ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ຊະນະເມຊະຍະ! ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນຂ່າວວ່າພວກປານດະວະໄດ້ເຂົ້າມາໃກ້ແລ້ວ ວາສຸເທວະ—ພຣະກຣິດສະນະ ຜູ້ປະຫານສັດຕູ—ກໍອອກເດີນທາງໄປພົບພວກເຂົາ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍອຳມາດ ແລະ ວົງມິດສະຫາຍອັນຫຼາຍ.»

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

तान्them

समीपगतान्having come near

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

शत्रुकर्शनःcrusher of enemies

वासुदेवःVāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

सहtogether with

अमात्यैःwith ministers

प्रययौwent forth

सhe

सुहृद्गणैःwith groups of friends

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Pāṇḍavas

Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma after conflict is sustained through right relationships: honoring allies, offering respectful reception, and providing wise counsel. Kṛṣṇa’s prompt, dignified response models leadership grounded in loyalty and responsibility rather than triumphalism.

What is happening in the narrative?

News reaches Kṛṣṇa that the Pāṇḍavas have arrived nearby. He immediately goes out to meet them, accompanied by ministers and friends, setting the stage for their welcome and for subsequent guidance regarding the forthcoming Aśvamedha sacrifice.