Shloka 46

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

Devanagari script

बीभत्सुर्वासुदेवेन सहितो नृपसत्तम । नातिभारो हि पार्थस्य केशवेन सहाभवत्‌

Transliteration

bībhatsur vāsudevena sahito nṛpasattama | nātibhāro hi pārthasya keśavena sahābhavat ||

Translation

హే నృపశ్రేష్ఠా! వాసుదేవుడు (శ్రీకృష్ణుడు) తోడుగా ఉండగా బీభత్సుడైన అర్జునునికి ఆ కార్యము అతిభారముగా అనిపించలేదు; కేశవుడు పక్కన ఉండగా పార్థునిపై భారం అధికమగదు.

Word by Word

बीभत्सुःArjuna (Bībhatsu)

वासुदेवेनwith/along with Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

सहितःaccompanied (together)

नृपसत्तमO best of kings

नnot

अतिभारःan excessive burden

हिindeed/for

पार्थस्यof Pārtha (Arjuna)

केशवेनwith Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

सहtogether with

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Bībhatsu, Pārtha)

Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva, Keśava)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A difficult duty becomes bearable and rightly executed when one is supported by wise, dharmic guidance—here symbolized by Arjuna’s strength being steadied by Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator notes that Arjuna, traveling/acting together with Kṛṣṇa, did not experience the undertaking as an excessive burden; Kṛṣṇa’s companionship makes the task manageable.