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Shloka 3

Dvārakāyāṃ Sāhāyya-vibhāgaḥ (Alliance Allocation at Dvārakā) / उद्योगपर्व अध्याय ७

गते द्वारवतीं कृष्णे बलदेवे च माधवे । सह वृष्ण्यन्धकै: सर्वेरभोजैश्न शतशस्तदा

gate dvāravatīṁ kṛṣṇe baladeve ca mādhave | saha vṛṣṇyandhakaiḥ sarvair bhojaiś ca śataśas tadā ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi Kṛṣṇa và Baladeva—Mādhava cùng người anh—lên đường về Dvāravatī, có các Vṛṣṇi, Andhaka và Bhoja hàng trăm người tháp tùng, thế cuộc đã sớm siết chặt: mọi động tĩnh của các Pāṇḍava bị theo dõi và cân nhắc, và cuộc hành trình của các thủ lĩnh Yādava báo hiệu sự chuyển dịch liên minh cùng sự chuẩn bị trước thềm đại chiến.

गतेwhen (he) had gone
गते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त (past passive participle), masculine, locative, singular
द्वारवतीम्to Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
द्वारवतीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वारवती
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
कृष्णेwhen Kṛṣṇa (was gone)
कृष्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
Formmasculine, locative, singular
बलदेवेand when Baladeva (was gone)
बलदेवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबलदेव
Formmasculine, locative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
माधवेin/when Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) (was gone)
माधवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव
Formmasculine, locative, singular
सहtogether with
सह:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
वृष्णि-अन्धकैःwith the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas
वृष्णि-अन्धकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्णि + अन्धक
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
सर्वैःwith all
सर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
भोजैःwith the Bhojas
भोजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभोज
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
शतशःby hundreds; in hundreds
शतशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशतशस्
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
Kṛṣṇa
B
Baladeva (Balarāma)
M
Mādhava (epithet of Kṛṣṇa)
D
Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
V
Vṛṣṇis
A
Andhakas
B
Bhojas

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores how major leaders’ movements carry ethical and political weight: in a dharma-crisis, vigilance, alliances, and preparedness shape outcomes. It hints that power struggles often turn on intelligence-gathering and strategic positioning, not merely open declarations.

Kṛṣṇa and Baladeva depart for Dvārakā with large contingents of the Vṛṣṇi, Andhaka, and Bhoja clans. This sets the stage for subsequent political maneuvers in the Udyoga Parva, where both sides monitor each other and seek advantage before war.