Devanagari
स चाश्वै: शैब्यसुग्रीवमेघपुष्पबलाहकै: ।
युक्तं रथमुपानीय तस्थौ प्राञ्जलिरग्रत: ॥ ५ ॥
Verse text
sa cāśvaiḥ śaibya-sugrīva-
meghapuṣpa-balāhakaiḥ
yuktaṁ ratham upānīya
tasthau prāṣjalir agrataḥ
Synonyms
saḥ
—
he, Dāruka
;
ca
—
and
;
aśvaiḥ
—
with the horses
;
śaibya
—
sugrīva — meghapuṣpa — balāhakaiḥ — named Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka
;
yuktam
—
yoked
;
ratham
—
the chariot
;
upānīya
—
bringing
;
tasthau
—
stood
;
prāṣjaliḥ
—
with palms joined in reverence
;
agrataḥ
—
in front .
Translation
Dāruka brought the Lord’s chariot, yoked with the horses named Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka. He then stood before Lord Kṛṣṇa with joined palms.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Dāruka brought the Lord's chariot, yoked with the horses named Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa and Balāhaka. He then stood before Lord Kṛṣṇa with joined palms.
KB 10.53.5
After hearing this order, the driver brought Kṛṣṇa’s four special horses. The names and descriptions of these horses are mentioned in the Padma Purāṇa. The first one, Śaibya, was greenish; the second, Sugrīva, was grayish like ice; the third, Meghapuṣpa, was the color of a new cloud; and the last, Balāhaka, was of ashen color. When the horses were yoked and the chariot was ready to go, …
Purport
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī quotes the following text of the
Padma Purāṇa
describing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s chariot horses:
śaibyas tu śuka-patrābhaḥ
sugrīvo hema-piṅgalaḥ
meghapuṣpas tu meghābhaḥ
pāṇḍuro hi balāhakaḥ
“Śaibya was green like a parrot’s wings, Sugrīva yellow-gold, Meghapuṣpa the color of a cloud, and Balāhaka whitish.”
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The colors of the horses are described in the Padma Purana: saibya was the color of a sirisa tree leaf. Sugriva was golden. Meghapuspa was the color of a cloud. Balahaka was white.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
The word ca indicates that the chariot appeared immediately. Sometimes saibya is seen instead of śaibya. The colors of the horses are described in Padma Purāṇa.
śaibyas tu śuka-patrābhaḥ sugrīvo hema-piṅgalaḥ
meghapuṣpas tu meghābhaḥ pāṇḍuro hi balāhakaḥ
Śaibya was green like a parrot’s wings, Sugrīva yellow-gold, Meghapuṣpa the color of a cloud, and Balāhaka whitish.
The horses were yoked the chariot called Sugrīva-puṣpaka. Dāruka brought the chariot near to Kṛṣṇa. He placed his hands on his head with devotion (pra—añjaliḥ).