Shloka 13

Dvārakāyāṃ Sāhāyya-vibhāgaḥ (Alliance Allocation at Dvārakā) / उद्योगपर्व अध्याय ७

Devanagari script

तथा सम्बन्धकं तुल्यमस्माकं त्वयि माधव । अहं चाभिगत: पूर्व त्वामद्य मधुसूदन

Transliteration

tathā sambandhakaṃ tulyam asmākaṃ tvayi mādhava | ahaṃ cābhigataḥ pūrva tvām adya madhusūdana ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు అన్నాడు—“హే మాధవా! అలాగే నీతో మా బంధమూ అదే విధంగా సమానమైనది. నేను ముందే నీ దగ్గరకు వచ్చాను; ఈ రోజు మళ్లీ, హే మధుసూదనా, నీ వద్దకు వచ్చాను.”

Word by Word

तथाthus, likewise

सम्बन्धकम्relationship, connection

तुल्यम्equal, similar

अस्माकम्of us, our

त्वयिin/with regard to you

माधवO Mādhava (Krishna)

अहम्I

चand

अभिगतःapproached, come to

पूर्वम्formerly, earlier

त्वाम्you (object)

अद्यtoday, now

मधुसूदनO slayer of Madhu (Krishna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)

Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)

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?

The verse underscores the ethical weight of established relationships: when bonds are mutual and comparable, one may rightly seek counsel or support again, appealing to shared obligation and trust rather than mere advantage.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, the speaker addresses Kṛṣṇa by honorific epithets and states that their connection with him is equally strong; having approached him earlier, he has come again today—signaling renewed diplomatic seeking of Kṛṣṇa’s guidance or assistance.