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Shloka 5

Aśvamedha-saṃbhāra: Return of the Horse, Auspicious Timing, and Construction of the Yajña Enclosure

युयुधानेन सहित: प्रद्मुम्नेन गदेन च । निशठेनाथ साम्बेन तथैव कृतवर्मणा

yuyudhānena sahitaḥ pradyumnena gadena ca | niśaṭhenātha sāmbena tathaiva kṛtavarmaṇā ||

毗湿摩波耶那说:与尤尤陀那(萨底耆)同行,又有普拉丢摩那与迦陀,并尼沙吒、三婆以及克利多跋摩那——这些众生中最为杰出的弗利施尼族人,奉薄伽梵圣奎师那与婆罗提婆为首,前来拜见尤提士提罗。

युयुधानेनwith Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
युयुधानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयुयुधान
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सहितःaccompanied (together)
सहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रद्युम्नेनwith Pradyumna
प्रद्युम्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रद्युम्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
गदेनwith Gada
गदेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
निशठेनwith Niśaṭha
निशठेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनिशठ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
साम्बेनwith Sāmba
साम्बेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसाम्ब
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कृतवर्मणाwith Kṛtavarman
कृतवर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृतवर्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
P
Pradyumna
G
Gada
N
Niśaṭha
S
Sāmba
K
Kṛtavarman
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
B
Baladeva (Balarāma)
V
Vṛṣṇis
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

Even after victory and upheaval, dharma is upheld through humility, proper honor, and collective responsibility: leaders and allies approach the righteous king in an orderly, respectful manner, placing the highest-worthy figures at the forefront.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Vṛṣṇi heroes—Sātyaki, Pradyumna, Gada, Niśaṭha, Sāmba, and Kṛtavarman—come to Yudhiṣṭhira, with Kṛṣṇa and Baladeva leading them, indicating a formal visit of support and counsel in the Ashvamedha context.