Shloka 56

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेश: शीघ्रमश्चानचोदयत्‌ । दूरं प्रयान्तं राजानमन्वगच्छज्जनार्दन:,ऐसा कहकर भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने शीघ्र ही घोड़ोंको हाँका और दूर जाते हुए राजाका अनुसरण किया

Transliteration

evam uktvā hṛṣīkeśaḥ śīghram aśvān acodayat | dūraṃ prayāntaṃ rājānam anvagacchaj janārdanaḥ ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນແລ້ວ ພຣະຫຣິສີເກສະ (ກຣິສນະ) ກໍເຮັດໃຫ້ມ້າພຸ້ນໄປຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ ແລະ ພຣະຊະນາຣະດະນະ ກໍຕາມພະຣາຊາຜູ້ກໍາລັງໄປໄກນັ້ນໄປທັນທີ.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, prior action

• हृषीकेशः: Hrishikesha (Krishna)
• हृषीकेशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अचोदयत्: urged/drove
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3rd, singular, active

• दूरम्: far
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर

• प्रयान्तम्: going forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, accusative, singular

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अन्वगच्छत्: followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-गम्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3rd, singular, active

• जनार्दनः: Janardana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa)
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• the king (Arjuna)
• horses

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined responsiveness and faithful service: Kṛṣṇa, as charioteer and guide, acts immediately after speaking, embodying steadiness in duty and attentive support of the warrior-king in a crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

After finishing his words, Kṛṣṇa quickly urges the chariot horses forward and follows the king (Arjuna) who is moving away, indicating a rapid pursuit or repositioning on the battlefield.