Shloka 53

Devanagari script

तमुवाचैवमुक्तस्तु धर्मराजो जनार्दनम्‌ तव प्रसादाद्‌ गोविन्द प्राप्त: क्रतुवरो मया,उनके ऐसा कहनेपर धर्मराज युधिष्छिर जनार्दनसे बोले--“गोविन्द! आपकी ही कृपासे मैंने यह श्रेष्ठ यज्ञ सम्पन्न किया है

Transliteration

tam uvācaivam uktas tu dharmarājo janārdanam | tava prasādād govinda prāptaḥ kratuvaro mayā ||

Translation

এ কথা শুনে ধর্মরাজ যুধিষ্ঠির জনার্দনকে বললেন— “গোবিন্দ! তোমার কৃপা দ্বারাই আমি এই শ্রেষ্ঠ যজ্ঞ লাভ করে সম্পূর্ণ করেছি।”

Word by Word

तम्him

उवाचsaid/spoke

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed/said to

तुbut/indeed

धर्मराजःKing of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)

जनार्दनम्Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

तवof you/your

प्रसादात्from (your) grace/favor

गोविन्दO Govinda

प्राप्तःobtained/attained

क्रतुवरःthe excellent sacrifice

मयाby me

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Govinda (Kṛṣṇa)

Kratu (sacrifice/yajña)

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 humility and the ethic of attributing success to divine grace rather than personal pride: even a righteous king regards great achievements—especially sacred rites—as fulfilled through Govinda’s favor.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sabha Parva context surrounding the great royal sacrifice, Yudhiṣṭhira responds to Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), acknowledging that the successful completion and excellence of the yajña is due to Kṛṣṇa’s support and blessing.