Shloka 7

Śālva–Pradyumna Yuddha: Sārathya-kauśala, Astra-pratikāra, Daiva-niyati

Chapter 20

Devanagari script

ततो<हं भरतश्रेष्ठ समाश्वास्य पुरे जनम्‌ । राजानमाहुकं चैव तथैवानकदुन्दुभिम्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ) तदनन्तर मैं नगरनिवासियोंको आश्वासन देकर राजा उग्रसेन, पिता वसुदेव तथा सम्पूर्ण वृष्णिवंशियोंका हर्ष बढ़ाते हुए बोला--'यदुकुलके श्रेष्ठ पुरुषो! आपलोग नगरकी रक्षाके लिये सदा सावधान रहें

Transliteration

tato 'haṃ bharataśreṣṭha samāśvāsya pure janam | rājānam āhukaṃ caiva tathaivānakadundubhim ||

Translation

ഹേ ഭാരതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! തുടർന്ന് ഞാൻ നഗരജനങ്ങളെ ആശ്വസിപ്പിച്ചു; രാജാവായ ആഹുകൻ (ഉഗ്രസേനൻ) എന്നും ആനകദുന്ദുഭി (വസുദേവൻ) എന്നും അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു. വൃഷ്ണികളുടെ ഹർഷവും ധൈര്യവും വർധിപ്പിച്ച് ഞാൻ പറഞ്ഞു: “ഹേ യദുകുലശ്രേഷ്ഠരേ! നഗരത്തിന്റെ രക്ഷയ്ക്കായി എപ്പോഴും ജാഗ്രത പാലിക്കുവിൻ.”

Word by Word

• {'tataḥ': 'then, thereafter', 'aham': 'I', 'bharataśreṣṭha': 'O best among the Bharatas (honorific address)', 'samāśvāsya': 'having consoled/reassured, having given confidence', 'pure': 'in the city', 'janam': 'the people', 'rājānam': 'the king', 'āhukam': 'Āhuka (name/epithet associated with Ugrasena in this context)', 'ca eva': 'and indeed/also', 'tathā eva': 'likewise, in the same manner', 'ānakadundubhim': 'Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva

• epithet meaning ‘kettledrum-like’)', 'rakṣā': 'protection, defense', 'sadā': 'always', 'sāvadhāna': 'attentive, vigilant'}

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (speaker)
• Bharataśreṣṭha (addressee, honorific)
• people of the city (pura-jana)
• Āhuka (Ugrasena)
• Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• Vṛṣṇis
• Yadu lineage (Yadukula)
• the city (pura)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler and leading elders must steady public morale and remain continually vigilant in safeguarding the city; protecting subjects and preventing panic are key duties aligned with rājadharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva says that after calming the city’s people, he speaks to King Āhuka (Ugrasena) and to Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva), encouraging the Vṛṣṇis and urging constant readiness to defend the city.