Shloka 23

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

ततो राजा सहामात्य: कृष्णश्न॒ यदुनन्दन:

Transliteration

tato rājā sahāmātyaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca yadunandanaḥ

Translation

Kemudian raja, diiringi para menteri, serta Kṛṣṇa—kegembiraan kaum Yadu—meneruskan perjalanan ke hadapan.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्-अर्थे)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: अव्यय (साकं-अर्थे)

• अमात्यः: the minister/counsellor
• अमात्यः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदुनन्दनः: the delight/son of the Yadus
• यदुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु + नन्दन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛṣṇa
• Amātyas (ministers/counselors)
• Yadu dynasty

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharmic rule is not solitary: the king acts with counsel (amātyas) and under the guiding presence of Kṛṣṇa, suggesting that righteous governance depends on wise advisors and alignment with higher moral-spiritual insight.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text transitions to the next action: the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) moves forward together with his ministers, and Kṛṣṇa is also present—marking a coordinated royal undertaking in the Ashvamedhika Parva context.