Shloka 24

Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival

Devanagari script

विशीर्णबन्धने तस्मिन्‌ गते कृष्णाजिने महीम्‌

Transliteration

viśīrṇabandhane tasmin gate kṛṣṇājine mahīm, vidaśyāsthen valmīkaṁ viveśātha sa kuṇḍale |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“当束缚断裂，那张黑羚羊皮落到地上时，一条蛇恰巧看见了它。那是阿伊罗婆多一族所生的多叉迦（Takṣaka）。它看见鹿皮中藏着镶宝耳环，便迅速以牙衔住耳环，钻入蚁丘之中。”

Word by Word

• विशीर्णबन्धने: in (the state of) broken bonds
• विशीर्णबन्धने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशीर्ण-बन्धन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that (time/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गते: when (it/that) had gone / had occurred
• गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• कृष्णाजिने: in/with the black antelope-skin
• कृष्णाजिने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णाजिन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महीम्: the earth/ground
• महीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विदश्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ल्यप् (ya), having seen/observed

• अस्थेन: with a bone
• अस्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वल्मीकम्: an anthill
• वल्मीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्मीक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विवेश: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

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

• कुण्डले: the two earrings
• कुण्डले: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇājina (black antelope-skin)
• Takṣaka
• Airāvata (nāga lineage)
• Kuṇḍala (gem-studded earrings)
• Valmīka (anthill)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Valuables and attachment can attract predatory opportunism; ethical vigilance and non-attachment are implied, as harm may arise swiftly when desire finds an opening.

What is happening in the narrative?

A black antelope-skin falls to the ground after its fastening breaks; the serpent Takṣaka notices it, sees gem-like earrings inside, grabs them with his teeth, and quickly disappears into an anthill.