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Shloka 4

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti

एवमुक्‍्त्वा जहासोच्चै: केशव: परवीरहा । तस्य संस्मयत: शौरेरविंद्युद्रपा महात्मन:

evam uktvā jahāsa uccaiḥ keśavaḥ paravīrahā | tasya saṃsmayataḥ śaurer avindyudrapā mahātmanaḥ |

এ কথা বলে পরবীর-সংহারী কেশব উচ্চস্বরে অট্টহাস্যে ফেটে পড়লেন। সেই মহাত্মা শৌরির হাসির সঙ্গে সঙ্গে বিস্ময়করভাবে তাঁর অঙ্গে বিদ্যুৎসম দীপ্তিময় দিব্য তেজ প্রকাশ পেতে লাগল।

एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active (parasmaipada sense)
जहासlaughed
जहास:
TypeVerb
Rootहस्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3, singular, parasmaipada
उच्चैःaloud, loudly
उच्चैः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउच्चैः
केशवःKeshava (Krishna)
केशवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
परवीरहाslayer of enemy-heroes
परवीरहा:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरवीरहन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
संस्मयतःwhile he was smiling/laughing
संस्मयतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंस्मयत्
Formpresent active participle (शतृ), masculine, genitive, singular
शौरेःof Shouri (Krishna)
शौरेः:
TypeNoun
Rootशौरि
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
अविन्द्यत्found, obtained
अविन्द्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3, singular, parasmaipada
उद्रपाःsmall beings/dwarfish attendants (udrapas)
उद्रपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउद्रप
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
महात्मनःof the great-souled one
महात्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
K
Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
Ś
Śauri (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores Kṛṣṇa’s divine sovereignty: his mere presence and expression (loud laughter) signals irresistible power and the moral gravity of the coming conflict, reminding listeners that dharma is ultimately upheld by a higher cosmic order.

After speaking, Kṛṣṇa (Keśava/Śauri) laughs loudly; the narration frames this as an awe-inspiring, superhuman moment, foreshadowing the overwhelming divine force that will shape the war’s outcome.