Shloka 22

कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court

Devanagari script

दारुको5पि हयान्‌ मुक्त्वा परिचर्य च शास्त्रत: । मुमोच सर्वयोक्‍त्रादि मुक्त्वा चैतानवासृजत्‌

Transliteration

dāruko 'pi hayān muktvā paricarya ca śāstrataḥ | mumoca sarvayoktrādi muktvā caitān avāsṛjat ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: Dāruka cũng tháo ách ngựa, chăm sóc chúng theo đúng phép tắc; rồi tháo bỏ toàn bộ dây cương và trang bị, cởi mọi dây ràng buộc và thả chúng ra.

Word by Word

• दारुकः: Daruka (charioteer)
• दारुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मुक्त्वा: having released/unfastened
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• परिचर्य: having attended/served
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (परि-चर्)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शास्त्रतः: according to rule/ordinance
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शास्त्र
• Form: तसिल् (ablatival adverb)

• मुमोच: released/let go
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वयोक्‍त्रादि: all harness etc. (all tack)
• सर्वयोक्‍त्रादि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-योक्‍त्र-आदि
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मुक्त्वा: having removed/unfastened
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एतान्: these (horses)
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अवासृजत्: set free/let loose
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (अव-सृज्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dāruka
• horses
• harness/straps (yoktra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in tense or transitional moments, one should uphold dharma through disciplined, rule-guided care—especially toward dependent beings like animals—showing compassion expressed as proper service rather than neglect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dāruka unharnesses the horses, tends to them in the prescribed manner, removes their gear, and then releases them from all restraints, letting them go free.