Shloka 20

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

महिमानं तु कृष्णस्य भूय एवाभिवर्धयन्‌ । सुघोष: पतगेन्द्रेण ध्वजेन युयुजे रथ:

Transliteration

mahimānaṃ tu kṛṣṇasya bhūya evābhivardhayan | sughoṣaḥ patagendreṇa dhvajena yuyuje rathaḥ |

Translation

ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କ ମହିମାକୁ ଆହୁରି ବଢ଼ାଇଦେଉଥିବା ‘ସୁଘୋଷ’ ନାମକ ସେଇ ରଥ ପକ୍ଷିରାଜ ଗରୁଡ଼-ଚିହ୍ନିତ ଧ୍ୱଜ ସହ ଯୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଶୋଭା ପାଉଥିଲା; ଚାଲିବାବେଳେ ତାହାର ଚକ୍ରରୁ ଗମ୍ଭୀର ନାଦ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• महिमानम्: greatness, glory
• महिमानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भूयः: again, further, more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभिवर्धयन्: increasing, augmenting
• अभिवर्धयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुघोषः: the well-sounding one (name of the chariot)
• सुघोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुघोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पतगेन्द्रेण: with the lord of birds (Garuda)
• पतगेन्द्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतगेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ध्वजेन: with a banner/standard
• ध्वजेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• युयुजे: was yoked/was joined, was furnished
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथः: the chariot
• रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Sughoṣa (chariot)
• Garuḍa
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• ratha (chariot)
• cakra (wheels, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how righteous authority is communicated not only through words but through symbols and conduct: the Garuḍa-emblem and the chariot’s grave sound signify protection, resolve, and divine alignment, reinforcing Kṛṣṇa’s stature in a moment of impending conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a chariot named Sughoṣa, adorned with a Garuḍa-marked banner. As it moves, its wheels produce a deep, resonant sound, and this spectacle is said to further magnify Kṛṣṇa’s greatness.