Shloka 32

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्युम्न: सपुत्रश्न विराट: केकयै: सह । संसाधनार्थ प्रययु: क्षत्रिया: क्षत्रियर्षभ

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ saputraś ca virāṭaḥ kekayaiḥ saha | saṃsādhanārthaṃ prayayuḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha kṣatriyaśiromaṇe ||

Translation

ธฤษฏทฺยุมน์พร้อมด้วยโอรสทั้งหลาย และพระเจ้าวิราฏะร่วมกับชาวเคกยะ ออกเดินทางเพื่อจัดเตรียมสิ่งจำเป็น; โอ้ยอดแห่งกษัตริย์นักรบ เหล่ากษัตริย์ทั้งปวงนั้นมุ่งไปเพื่อให้ภารกิจสำเร็จ

Word by Word

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सपुत्रैः: with (his) sons
• सपुत्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विराटः: Virata
• विराटः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केकयैः: with the Kekayas
• केकयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केकय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• संसाधनार्थम्: for accomplishing the purpose
• संसाधनार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसाधनार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रययुः: they went / set out
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• क्षत्रियाः: the Kshatriyas (warriors)
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्षत्रियर्षभ: O bull among Kshatriyas
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रियर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्षत्रियशिरोमणे: O crest-jewel of Kshatriyas
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रियशिरोमणि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s sons
• Virāṭa
• Kekayas
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed through disciplined coordination, readiness, and proper conduct: leaders and allies act promptly to secure resources and fulfill social-ethical obligations (saṃsādhanārtha and śiṣṭācāra) rather than acting impulsively.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s movement/departure in the Udyoga context, key Pāṇḍava-aligned rulers—Dhṛṣṭadyumna with his sons, Virāṭa, and the Kekayas—set out to make arrangements and to accompany/follow in due order, signaling organized mobilization among allies.