Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अन्वारुरोह चाप्येनं प्रेम्णा राजा युधिष्ठिर: । अपास्य चास्य यन्तारं दारुक॑ यन्तृसत्तमम्‌,उस समय श्रीकृष्णका रथ हाँकनेवाले सारथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ दारुकको हटाकर उसके स्थानमें राजा युधिष्ठिर प्रेमपूर्वक भगवान्‌के साथ रथपर जा बैठे

Transliteration

anvāruroha cāpy enaṁ premṇā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | apāsya cāsya yantāraṁ dārukaṁ yantr̥sattamam ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：其时，国王尤提士提罗怀着深情与敬仰，也登上车与他同乘；他让达鲁迦——最卓越的御者——退下，自己坐在主的身旁。

Word by Word

अन्वारुरोहmounted after / mounted along with

चand

अपिalso

एनम्him

प्रेम्णाwith affection

राजाthe king

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

अपास्यhaving removed / setting aside

चand

अस्यof him / his

यन्तारम्the charioteer/driver

दारुकम्Dāruka

यन्तृसत्तमम्the best among charioteers

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Dāruka

chariot (ratha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic conduct through humility and reverence: a righteous king honors a revered person not merely with words but by personally accompanying him, even altering normal arrangements. It reflects ethical hospitality (satkāra) and devotion expressed through respectful action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira climbs onto the chariot with the honored figure and has Dāruka, the expert charioteer, step aside. The scene emphasizes Yudhiṣṭhira’s affectionate respect and his desire to be personally present rather than delegating the moment to attendants.