Shloka 11

उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly

Devanagari script

अब्रवीत्‌ कृतवर्माणि क्षिप्रं योजय वाहिनीम्‌ । व्यूढानीक: सभाद्वारमुपतिष्ठस्व दंशित:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | abravīt kṛtavarmāṇi kṣipraṃ yojaya vāhinīm | vyūḍhānīkaḥ sabhādvāram upatiṣṭhasva daṃśitaḥ |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Agad niyang kinausap si Kṛtavarmā, “Mabilis mong tipunin at ayusin ang hukbo. Ihanay ang sandatahan sa anyong pangdigma, at ikaw mismo, na ganap na nakabaluti at may sandata, ay tumindig na matatag sa pintuan ng bulwagang kapulungan.”

Word by Word

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, parasmaipada

• कृतवर्माणि: to Kṛtavarmā
• कृतवर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• योजय: prepare/arrange (you)
• योजय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, parasmaipada

• वाहिनीम्: the army
• वाहिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• व्यूढ: arrayed/drawn up
• व्यूढ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ऊह् (धातु) → व्यूढ (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• अनीकः: having an army/with troops (as a descriptor)
• अनीकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सभाद्वारम्: the assembly-hall door
• सभाद्वारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• उपतिष्ठस्व: stand by/keep watch at
• उपतिष्ठस्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, ātmanepada

• दंशितः: armored/with armor on
• दंशितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंशित (प्रातिपदिक; past participle used adjectivally)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛtavarmā
• vāhinī (army)
• sabhā (assembly hall)
• sabhādvāra (door of the assembly hall)
• vyūha/anīka (battle formation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣipratā (swift action) and niyama (discipline) in protecting a vital civic-political space: when danger approaches, leadership must organize forces promptly, maintain order, and ensure security without hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

A leader issues an urgent directive to Kṛtavarmā: prepare the troops immediately, arrange them in a battle formation, and personally—fully armed—hold position at the entrance of the assembly hall, indicating imminent confrontation and the need to secure the council area.