Shloka 42

Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13

Devanagari script

व्यतीत्य विविधान्‌ देशांस्त्वरावान्‌ क्षिप्रवाहन:,मार्गमें अनेक देशोंको लाँघते हुए वे बड़ी उतावलीके साथ आगे बढ़ रहे थे। उनके रथके घोड़े बहुत तेज चलनेवाले थे

Transliteration

Vyatītya vividhān deśāṁs tvarāvān kṣipravāhanaḥ.

Translation

他疾速越过诸多国土，怀着迫切之心一路前行；其车马迅捷非常，驱使行程毫无迟滞。

Word by Word

• व्यतीत्य: having crossed/passed beyond
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अति + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• विविधान्: various, diverse
• विविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• देशान्: countries/regions
• देशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्वरावान्: hasty, in great hurry
• त्वरावान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षिप्रवाहनः: having swift conveyance/steeds (swift-mounted)
• क्षिप्रवाहनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप्र-वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• deśa (regions/territories)
• ratha (chariot, implied by context)
• aśva (horses, implied by kṣipravāhanaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights purposeful urgency: when duty or a pressing objective calls, one should act decisively and without needless delay, using appropriate means while remaining focused on the goal.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a person traveling rapidly—crossing many regions in haste—driven forward by swift chariot-horses, indicating an urgent mission or time-sensitive movement within the story.