SánscritoIASTSignificado
तंtaṃthat; him
मेरुशिखरप्रख्यंmeruśikharaprakhyaṃresembling the peak of Meru; shining like the summit of Meru
मेघदुन्दुभिनिस्वनम्meghadundubhinisvanamwith the rumble of cloud and drum; resounding like a thunderous kettledrum
आरुरोहārurohamounted; ascended
रथंrathaṃthe chariot; the carriage
शौरिर्śaurirShauri; Krishna of the line of Shura
विमानम्vimānama celestial chariot; an aerial palace
इवivaas; like
पुण्यकृत्puṇyakṛtone who has performed meritorious deeds; the pious one
ततःtataḥthen; after this
सात्यकिम्sātyakimSatyaki; Yuyudhana
आरोप्यāropyahaving seated; having placed
प्रययौprayayauset out; departed
पुरुषोत्तमःpuruṣottamaḥthe supreme person; Purushottama
पृथिवींpṛthivīṃthe earth; the earthly world
चान्तरिक्षंcāntarikṣaṃand the sky; and the intermediate world
चcaand; also
रथघोषेणrathaghoṣeṇawith the rumble of chariots; with the noise of chariots; with the roar of the chariot wheels
नादयन्nādayanmaking resound; causing to echo
व्यपोढाभ्रघनःvyapoḍhābhraghanaḥcleared of dense clouds; when the thick clouds had scattered
कालःkālaḥthe time; the season
क्षणेनkṣaṇenain an instant; swiftly
समपद्यतsamapadyatabecame; turned into
शिवश्śivaśauspicious; favorable
चानुववौcānuvavauand blew; and wafted
वायुःvāyuḥthe wind; the breeze
प्रशान्तम्praśāntamcalmed; settled
अभवद्abhavadbecame; turned out to be; was
रजःrajaḥthe dust; the taint of rajas
प्रदक्षिणानुलोमाश्pradakṣiṇānulomāśmoving to the right and favorably; going along an auspicious course
चcaand; also
मङ्गल्याmaṅgalyāauspicious; fortunate
मृगपक्षिणःmṛgapakṣiṇaḥbeasts and birds; animals and fowl
प्रयाणेprayāṇeat the setting out; on the march
वासुदेवस्यvāsudevasyaof Vasudeva; of Krishna
बभूवुर्babhūvurbecame; turned out to be
अनुयायिनःanuyāyinaḥattendants; followers
मङ्गल्यार्थपदैःmaṅgalyārthapadaiḥwith words of auspicious meaning; with speech bearing fortunate signs
शब्दैर्śabdairwith sounds; with words
अन्ववर्तन्तanvavartantafollowed; acted in accordance
सर्वशःsarvaśaḥeverywhere; on all sides
सारसाःsārasāḥsarasa cranes; sarasa waterbirds
शतपत्राश्śatapatrāśshatapatra ducks; birds with dappled wings
चcaand; also
हंसाश्haṃsāśswans; geese
चcaand; also
मधुसूदनम्madhusūdanamMadhusudana; Krishna
This passage (5.81.21-25) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: Krishna. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.