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

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Dāruka thúc ngựa của Vāsudeva tiến lên. Người đánh xe Dāruka điều khiển những tuấn mã của Đức Śrī Kṛṣṇa, con của Vasudeva—mang tên Balāhaka, Meghapuṣpa, Śaibya và 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.