Shloka 213

भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्

Departure to Behold Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

दारुकश्नोदयामास वासुदेवस्य वाजिन: । दारुकने वसुदेवनन्दन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके बलाहक, मेघपुष्प, शैब्य और सुग्रीव नामक घोड़ोंको हाँका

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | dārukaḥ śnodayāmāsa vāsudevasya vājinaḥ |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Pinasulong ni Dāruka ang mga kabayo ni Vāsudeva. Si Dāruka ang nagpatakbo sa mga kabayo ni Panginoong Śrī Kṛṣṇa, anak ni Vasudeva—na ang mga pangalan ay Balāhaka, Meghapuṣpa, Śaibya, at Sugrīva.”

Word by Word

• दारुकः: Daruka (the charioteer)
• दारुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्नोदयामास: drove/urged on
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (अश्नोति) + उद्-यम् (यामास)
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vasudeva (Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वाजिनः: horses
• वाजिनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dāruka
• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• horses (vājinaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as disciplined performance of one’s role: Dāruka, as charioteer, acts promptly and responsibly in service to Vāsudeva, illustrating faithful execution of duty without hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dāruka drives/urges forward Kṛṣṇa’s horses, indicating the chariot’s movement and the commencement or continuation of an important action sequence.