Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

स श्रुत्वा माधवं यानन्‍्तं सदश्वैरनिलोपमै: । बलेन नातिमहता द्वारकामभ्ययात्‌ पुरीम्‌

Transliteration

sa śrutvā mādhavaṁ yāntaṁ sadaśvair anilopamaiḥ | balena nātimahatā dvārakām abhyayāt purīm ||

Translation

Nghe tin Mādhava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) lên đường, hắn cũng tiến về thành Dvārakā, với những tuấn mã nhanh như gió và một lực lượng không lớn—hối hả đáp lại cơn khủng hoảng chính trị đang lan rộng và mệnh lệnh khẩn thiết của dharma.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for absolutive)

• माधवम्: Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
• माधवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यानन्तम्: going, proceeding
• यानन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सदश्वैः: with good horses
• सदश्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनिलोपमैः: like the wind (in speed)
• अनिलोपमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिल-उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बलेन: with a force/army
• बलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अतिमहता: very great (i.e., not very large)
• अतिमहता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• द्वारकाम्: Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्ययात्: went towards, set out for
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) उपसर्ग: अभि
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/Imperfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mādhava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Dvārakā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights timely, measured action: when dharma and public affairs demand response, one should act swiftly yet without unnecessary show of force—speed with restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

On hearing that Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) is departing, the unnamed person in this verse promptly travels to Dvārakā with wind-swift horses and only a small contingent, indicating urgency and purposeful intent rather than military display.