Shloka 14

Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances

Devanagari script

मैत्रनक्षत्रयोगे सम सहित: सर्वयादवै: । आश्रयामास भोजस्तु दुर्योधनमरिंदम:,इसके बाद शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले कृतव्माने सम्पूर्ण यादवोंके साथ अनुराधानक्षत्रमें दुर्योधनका पक्ष ग्रहण किया

Transliteration

maitranakṣatrayoge sama sahitaḥ sarvayādavaiḥ | āśrayāmāsa bhojas tu duryodhanam ariṃdamaḥ ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—مَیتر (اَنُرادھا) نَکشتر کے یوگ میں، دشمنوں کو دبانے والا بھوج سورما تمام یادَووں کے ساتھ دُریودھن کی پناہ میں گیا اور اسی کا ساتھ اختیار کر لیا۔

Word by Word

• मैत्र: in (the) Maitra (nakshatra)
• मैत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नक्षत्र: in the constellation
• नक्षत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• योगे: at the conjunction/auspicious time
• योगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सम्: together/with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

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

• सर्व: by all
• सर्व: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• यादवैः: by/with the Yadavas
• यादवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आश्रयामास: took refuge in / resorted to / joined
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• भोजः: the Bhoja (king/hero)
• भोजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अरिंदमः: enemy-subduing (one)
• अरिंदमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duryodhana
• Yādavas
• Bhoja (a Yādava/Bhoja chief)
• Maitra/Anurādhā nakṣatra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that choosing an alliance in wartime is a morally consequential act. Even when framed through auspicious timing (nakṣatra-yoga), the ethical burden remains: whom one supports can strengthen adharma or uphold dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a Bhoja leader, accompanied by the Yādavas, formally aligns with Duryodhana during the Maitra/Anurādhā nakṣatra conjunction—indicating a decisive political shift toward the Kaurava side.