Shloka 46

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

Devanagari script

बीभत्सुर्वासुदेवेन सहितो नृपसत्तम । नातिभारो हि पार्थस्य केशवेन सहाभवत्‌

Transliteration

bībhatsur vāsudevena sahito nṛpasattama | nātibhāro hi pārthasya keśavena sahābhavat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Tâu bậc vương giả tối thượng, Arjuna (Bībhatsu), có Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) đồng hành, không thấy công việc ấy quá nặng nề; bởi có Keśava kề bên, gánh nặng đặt lên Pārtha chẳng hề quá sức.

Word by Word

बीभत्सुःArjuna (Bībhatsu)

वासुदेवेनwith/along with Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

सहितःaccompanied (together)

नृपसत्तमO best of kings

नnot

अतिभारःan excessive burden

हिindeed/for

पार्थस्यof Pārtha (Arjuna)

केशवेनwith Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

सहtogether with

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Bībhatsu, Pārtha)

Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva, Keśava)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A difficult duty becomes bearable and rightly executed when one is supported by wise, dharmic guidance—here symbolized by Arjuna’s strength being steadied by Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator notes that Arjuna, traveling/acting together with Kṛṣṇa, did not experience the undertaking as an excessive burden; Kṛṣṇa’s companionship makes the task manageable.