Shloka 12

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः

Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly

Devanagari script

ततो रथेन शुभ्रेण महता किड्किणीकिना । हयोत्तमयुजा शीघ्रमुपातिषछ्तत दारुक:

Transliteration

tato rathena śubhreṇa mahatā kiṅkiṇīkinā | hayottamayujā śīghram upātiṣṭhata dārukaḥ ||

Translation

Bấy giờ Dāruka liền mau chóng đến hầu, đưa theo một cỗ chiến xa lớn, rực sáng, trang sức bằng những chiếc chuông nhỏ leng keng, và được thắng bởi những tuấn mã thượng hạng.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• रथेन: by/with a chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• शुभ्रेण: bright, shining
• शुभ्रेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• महता: great, huge
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• किङ्किणीकिणा: having small bells (jingling ornaments)
• किङ्किणीकिणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किङ्किणीक
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• हयोत्तमयुजा: yoked with excellent horses
• हयोत्तमयुजा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हयोत्तमयुज्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र
• Form: indeclinable (adverb)

• उपातिष्ठत्: stood near; presented himself; attended
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• दारुकः: Dāruka (Krishna’s charioteer)
• दारुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dāruka
• ratha (chariot)
• haya (horses)
• kiṅkiṇī (tinkling bells)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic readiness: a servant or attendant should respond promptly and with disciplined respect, bringing the proper means (here, the well-prepared chariot) for the task at hand—an ethical model of responsible service.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dāruka quickly arrives to attend, bringing a magnificent, bell-adorned chariot yoked with excellent horses—signaling immediate preparation for the next royal or strategic movement.