Shloka 19

सहदेवस्य गोसंख्य-तन्तिपाल-रूपेण विराट-समागमः | Sahadeva’s Audience with Virāṭa as Cattle-Enumerator

Tantipāla

Devanagari script

आराधयं सत्यभामां कृष्णस्य महिषीं प्रियाम्‌

Transliteration

ārādhayaṃ satyabhāmāṃ kṛṣṇasya mahiṣīṃ priyām

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—“তাঁরা কৃষ্ণের প্রিয় প্রধান মহিষী সত্যভামার প্রতি ভক্তিভরে আরাধনা নিবেদন করলেন।”

Word by Word

• आराधयम्: I worshipped / I propitiated
• आराधयम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सत्यभामाम्: Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृष्णस्य: of Kṛṣṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महिषीम्: queen / chief consort
• महिषीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रियाम्: beloved, dear
• प्रियाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Satyabhāmā
• Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical importance of honoring worthy persons—especially respected women and elders within a household—as a form of dharmic conduct that sustains social harmony and strengthens relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, someone (contextually, the visiting party) is described as paying reverent service to Satyabhāmā, identifying her as Kṛṣṇa’s beloved queen, thereby marking an act of formal respect and goodwill.