Shloka 19

वसुदेव–अर्जुन संवादः

Vasudeva–Arjuna Dialogue in the Aftermath of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

ततः शौरिं नृयुक्तेन बहुमूल्येन भारत । यानेन महता पार्थो बहिर्निष्क्रामयत्‌ तदा

Transliteration

tataḥ śauriṁ nṛyuktena bahumūlyena bhārata | yānena mahatā pārtho bahir niṣkrāmayat tadā ||

Translation

ఆపై, ఓ భారతా, పార్థుడు (అర్జునుడు) శౌరిని (కృష్ణుని) మనుష్యులు లాగు మహత్తరమైన, బహుమూల్యమైన యానములో ఉంచి బయటకు తీసికొనివచ్చెను.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

शौरिम्Śauri (Kṛṣṇa)

नृयुक्तेनyoked with men (i.e., drawn/attended by men)

बहुमूल्येनvery valuable, costly

भारतO Bhārata

यानेनby/with a vehicle, conveyance

महताgreat, large

पार्थःPārtha (Arjuna)

बहिःoutside

निष्क्रामयत्led out, caused to go out

तदाat that time

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śauri (Kṛṣṇa)

Pārtha (Arjuna)

yāna (conveyance/vehicle)

Bhārata (addressee)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in times of collapse and mourning, dharma expresses itself through careful, respectful action—honoring the worthy and performing one’s responsibilities with dignity rather than haste or negligence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna arranges for Kṛṣṇa (Śauri) to be brought out in a large, costly conveyance drawn by men, indicating a formal, honor-laden movement in the Mausala Parva’s somber sequence of events.