संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
अथ माम् पुरुषः कः चित् द्वारकानिलयः अब्रवीत् त्वरितः रथम् अभ्येत्य सौहृदात् इव भारतatha mām puruṣaḥ kaḥ cit dvārakānilayaḥ abravīt tvaritaḥ ratham abhyetya sauhṛdāt iva bhāratathen some man living in Dvaraka, quickly approaching the chariot as if out of friendship, spoke to me, O Bharata
आहुकस्य वचः वीर तस्य एव परिचारकः विषण्णः सन्नकण्ठः वै तत् निबोध युधिष्ठिरāhukasya vacaḥ vīra tasya eva paricārakaḥ viṣaṇṇaḥ sannakaṇṭhaḥ vai tat nibodha yudhiṣṭhiraa word from Ahuka, O hero — his servant, sorrowful and with a choked throat, spoke; hear this, Yudhishthira
द्वारकाधिपतिः वीर आह त्वाम् आहुकः वचः केशव इह विजानीष्व यत् त्वाम् पितृसखः अब्रवीत्dvārakādhipatiḥ vīra āha tvām āhukaḥ vacaḥ keśava iha vijānīṣva yat tvām pitṛsakhaḥ abravītthe lord of Dvaraka, Ahuka, sends you a word, O hero; Keshava, know here what your father's friend has said to you
उपयात्वा अद्य शाल्वेन द्वारकाम् वृष्णिनन्दन विषक्ते त्वयि दुर्धर्ष हतः शूरसुतः बलात्upayātvā adya śālvena dvārakām vṛṣṇinandana viṣakte tvayi durdharṣa hataḥ śūrasutaḥ balāttoday, while Shalva has attacked Dvaraka and you were bound in battle, O joy of the Vrishnis, the son of Shura has been slain by force
तत् अलम् साधु युद्धेन निवर्तस्व जनार्दन द्वारकाम् एव रक्षस्व कार्यम् एतत् महत् तवtat alam sādhu yuddhena nivartasva janārdana dvārakām eva rakṣasva kāryam etat mahat tavatherefore enough of this battle, return, Janardana; guard Dvaraka itself — this is your great task
इति अहम् तस्य वचनम् श्रुत्वा परमदुर्मनाः निश्चयम् न अधिगच्छामि कर्तव्यस्य इतरस्य वाiti aham tasya vacanam śrutvā paramadurmanāḥ niścayam na adhigacchāmi kartavyasya itarasya vāhearing his word, I became utterly downcast and could not settle on a decision as to what should or should not be done
सात्यकिम् बलदेवम् च प्रद्युम्नम् च महारथम् जगर्हे मनसा वीर तत् श्रुत्वा विप्रियम् वचःsātyakim baladevam ca pradyumnam ca mahāratham jagarhe manasā vīra tat śrutvā vipriyam vacaḥhearing this unwelcome word, I reproached Satyaki, Baladeva and the great chariot-warrior Pradyumna in my mind, O hero
अहम् हि द्वारकायाः च पितुः च कुरुनन्दन तेषु रक्षाम् समाधाय प्रयातः सौभपातनेaham hi dvārakāyāḥ ca pituḥ ca kurunandana teṣu rakṣām samādhāya prayātaḥ saubhapātanefor I, O joy of the Kurus, having entrusted them with the protection of Dvaraka and my father, set out to destroy Saubha
बलदेवः महाबाहुः कच्चित् जीवति शत्रुहा सात्यकी रौक्मिणेयः च चारुदेष्णः च वीर्यवान्baladevaḥ mahābāhuḥ kaccit jīvati śatruhā sātyakī raukmiṇeyaḥ ca cārudeṣṇaḥ ca vīryavānis the mighty-armed Baladeva, the slayer of enemies, alive? Are Satyaki, the son of Rukmini, and the valiant Charudeshna alive?
साम्बप्रभृतयः च एव इति अहम् आसम् सुदुर्मनाःsāmbaprabhṛtayaḥ ca eva iti aham āsam sudurmanāḥand Samba and the others — so I became utterly distressed
मांmāṃoriginal form "māṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्वारकानिलयोdvārakānilayooriginal form "dvārakānilayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽब्रवीत्'bravītoriginal form "'bravīt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वरितोtvaritooriginal form "tvarito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सौहृदाद्sauhṛdādoriginal form "sauhṛdād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचोvacooriginal form "vaco", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्यैवtasyaivaoriginal form "tasyaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सन्नकण्ठोsannakaṇṭhooriginal form "sannakaṇṭho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तन्tanoriginal form "tan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्वारकाधिपतिर्dvārakādhipatiroriginal form "dvārakādhipatir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आहुकोāhukooriginal form "āhuko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
केशवेहkeśavehaoriginal form "keśaveha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वांtvāṃoriginal form "tvāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितृसखोpitṛsakhooriginal form "pitṛsakho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽब्रवीत्'bravītoriginal form "'bravīt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपयात्वाद्यupayātvādyaoriginal form "upayātvādya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्वारकांdvārakāṃoriginal form "dvārakāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शूरसुतोśūrasutooriginal form "śūrasuto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अलंalaṃoriginal form "alaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतन्etanoriginal form "etan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form "ahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचनंvacanaṃoriginal form "vacanaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निश्चयंniścayaṃoriginal form "niścayaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाधिगच्छामिnādhigacchāmioriginal form "nādhigacchāmi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्तव्यस्येतरस्यkartavyasyetarasyaoriginal form "kartavyasyetarasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सात्यकिंsātyakiṃoriginal form "sātyakiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलदेवंbaladevaṃoriginal form "baladevaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रद्युम्नंpradyumnaṃoriginal form "pradyumnaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तच्tacoriginal form "tac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छ्रुत्वाchrutvāoriginal form "chrutvā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विप्रियंvipriyaṃoriginal form "vipriyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form "ahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्वारकायाश्dvārakāyāśoriginal form "dvārakāyāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितुश्pituśoriginal form "pituś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रक्षांrakṣāṃoriginal form "rakṣāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलदेवोbaladevooriginal form "baladevo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिज्kaccijoriginal form "kaccij", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रौक्मिणेयश्raukmiṇeyaśoriginal form "raukmiṇeyaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चारुदेष्णश्cārudeṣṇaśoriginal form "cārudeṣṇaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
साम्बप्रभृतयश्sāmbaprabhṛtayaśoriginal form "sāmbaprabhṛtayaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवेत्य्caivetyoriginal form "caivety", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसंāsaṃoriginal form "āsaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Shalva's illusion strikes at the most tender place — Krishna's love for his father and his city. Even a lie grows powerful once it takes the shape of duty. This is why discernment must test not only the facts but the sudden turmoil of the heart.