Shloka 63

Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta

Devanagari script

(सात्यकि: कृतवर्मा च रथमारुह[ सत्वरौ । वीजयामासतुस्तत्र चामराभ्यां हरिं तथा ।।

Transliteration

taṁ paddhyām anuvavrāja dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ śrīmān vāsudevaṁ mahābalam ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, sina Sātyaki at Kṛtavarmā ay dali-daling sumakay sa karwahe at, upang maglingkod kay Hari, ay nagpaypay sa kanya ng chāmara. Si Baladeva, panginoon ng mga diyos, kasama ang libu-libong Yādava—na pinarangalan ni Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira—ay lumisan mula roon na wari’y mga hari. Pagkatapos nito, iniwan ni Yudhiṣṭhira, ang maringal na Hari ng Dharma, ang iginagalang na gintong trono; at kasama ang kanyang mga kapatid, naglakad siyang sumusunod sa likuran ng makapangyarihang Vāsudeva.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पद्धया: on foot
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पद् (पद्या/पद्धति-प्रयोगः)

• अनुवव्राज: followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√व्रज्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मराजः: King of Dharma (Dharmaraja)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: illustrious, splendid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाबलम्: mighty/very strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sātyaki
• Kṛtavarmā
• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Baladeva
• Yādavas
• Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pāṇḍava brothers
• ratha (chariot)
• cāmara (yak-tail fan/whisk)
• sauvarṇam āsanam (golden throne)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a crowned king should embody dharma through humility and respectful conduct. Yudhiṣṭhira’s leaving the golden throne and walking behind Vāsudeva models ethical leadership: honor the worthy, prefer service over status, and place righteousness above comfort.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being honored, Kṛṣṇa (Hari/Vāsudeva), along with Baladeva and many Yādavas, departs like a royal party. Sātyaki and Kṛtavarmā mount the chariot and fan Hari with cāmaras. Yudhiṣṭhira then rises from his golden seat and, with his brothers, follows Vāsudeva on foot as a gesture of reverence.