Shloka 58

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

तेषु राजसु सर्वेषु निवृत्तेषु जनार्दन: । तूर्णमभ्यगमद्धृष्ट: शैब्यसुग्रीववाहन:

Transliteration

teṣu rājasu sarveṣu nivṛtteṣu janārdanaḥ | tūrṇam abhyagamaddhṛṣṭaḥ śaibya-sugrīva-vāhanaḥ ||

Translation

ସମସ୍ତ ରାଜାମାନେ ଫେରିଯାଇବା ପରେ, ଶୈବ୍ୟ ଓ ସୁଗ୍ରୀବ ଯୁକ୍ତ ରଥରେ ଆରୋହଣ କରିଥିବା ଜନାର୍ଦନ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ହର୍ଷିତ ଓ ନିର୍ଭୀକ ହୋଇ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଗତିରେ ଆଗେଇଲେ।

Word by Word

• तेषु: among those
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• राजसु: kings
• राजसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सर्वेषु: all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• निवृत्तेषु: having turned back / returned
• निवृत्तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-वृत्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• जनार्दनः: Janardana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: swiftly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• अभ्यगमत्: went forward / approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• शैब्यसुग्रीववाहनः: he whose vehicle (chariot) was drawn by Shaibya and Sugriva
• शैब्यसुग्रीववाहनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैब्य-सुग्रीव-वाहन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Śaibya
• Sugrīva
• ratha (chariot)
• rājānaḥ (kings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive leadership after deliberation: once others withdraw, Kṛṣṇa moves forward swiftly and fearlessly, suggesting that dharma requires timely action, not hesitation, especially when guiding events toward a just resolution.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the assembled kings have left, Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) sets out rapidly in his chariot drawn by the horses Śaibya and Sugrīva, indicating a transition from the gathering’s conclusion to the next urgent phase of the mission.