Shloka 44

Adhyāya 22: Śālva’s Weapon-Shower, Dāruka’s Wounding, and the Māyā-Report of Vasudeva’s Father

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक्‍्त्वा महाबाहु: कौरवं पुरुषोत्तम: । आमन्त्रय प्रययौ श्रीमान्‌ पाण्डवान्‌ मधुसूदन:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! ऐसा कहकर पुरुषोंमें श्रेष्ठ महाबाहु श्रीमान्‌ मधुसूदन कुरुनन्दन युधिष्ठिरकी आज्ञा लेकर द्वारकाकी ओर चले

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktvā mahābāhuḥ Kauravaṃ puruṣottamaḥ | āmantrya prayayau śrīmān Pāṇḍavān Madhusūdanaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那(Vaiśampāyana)说：说罢此言，光辉的摩度苏陀那(Madhusūdana)——人中至上、臂力雄伟——向般度诸子(Pāṇḍava)辞别；并在俱卢之王、即由提施提罗(Yudhiṣṭhira)的允准下，启程前往堕罗迦(Dvārakā)。

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

कौरवम्the Kaurava (son of Kuru; here Yudhiṣṭhira)

पुरुषोत्तमःthe best of men

आमन्त्र्यhaving taken leave / having addressed

प्रययौdeparted / went forth

श्रीमान्illustrious, glorious

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

मधुसूदनःMadhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa, slayer of Madhu)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Pāṇḍavas

Kaurava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Dvārakā

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 highlights dhārmic conduct in social and royal settings: even a supreme hero like Kṛṣṇa observes propriety—seeking consent, taking leave respectfully, and honoring the authority of the rightful leader (Yudhiṣṭhira).

What is happening in the narrative?

After finishing his message or counsel, Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana) formally bids farewell to the Pāṇḍavas, obtains Yudhiṣṭhira’s assent, and departs for Dvārakā, marking a transition to the next narrative movement.