गत्वा गजाह्वयं रामो बाह्योपवनमास्थित: । उद्धवं प्रेषयामास धृतराष्ट्रं बुभुत्सया ॥ १६ ॥
gatvā gajāhvayaṁ rāmo bāhyopavanam āsthitaḥ uddhavaṁ preṣayām āsa dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ bubhutsayā
- gatvā
- going
- gajāhvayam
- to Hastināpura
- rāmaḥ
- Lord Balarāma
- bāhya
- outside
- upavanam
- in a garden
- āsthitaḥ
- He stayed
- uddhavam
- Uddhava
- preṣayām āsa
- He sent
- dhṛtarāṣṭram
- about Dhṛtarāṣṭra
- bubhutsayā
- desiring to find out
Upon arriving at Hastināpura, Lord Balarāma remained in a garden outside the city and sent Uddhava ahead to probe King Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s intentions.