Shloka 29

Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival

Devanagari script

भगवानपि तत्राङ्ग न्यावात्सीत्तत्प्रियंकर: । प्रस्थाप्य यदुवीरांश्च साम्बादींश्च कुशस्थलीम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

bhagavān api tatrāṅga nyāvātsīt tat-priyaṁ-karaḥ prasthāpya yadu-vīrāṁś ca sāmbādīṁś ca kuśasthalīm

Translation

Mein lieber Parīkṣit, um den König zu erfreuen, blieb der Höchste Herr noch eine Weile dort, nachdem er zuvor Sāmba und die übrigen Yadu-Helden nach Kuśasthalī (Dvārakā) entsandt hatte.

Synonyms

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• aṅga: O dear (address)
• aṅga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṅga (अङ्ग-अव्यय/सम्बोधन)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-निपात (vocative particle: O dear/indeed)

• nyāvātsīt: remained (a while)
• nyāvātsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-ava-ās (नि+अव+आस् धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘न्यवात्सीत्’ = stayed/paused

• tat-priyaṁ-karaḥ: doing what was pleasing to him
• tat-priyaṁ-karaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat + priyaṁkara (तत्+प्रियंकर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण; (तस्य प्रियं करोति इति)

• prasthāpya: having sent off
• prasthāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sthā (प्र+स्था धातु, causative)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); णिजन्त; ‘प्रस्थाप्य’ = having sent off/dispatched

• yadu-vīrān: the Yadu heroes
• yadu-vīrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu + vīra (यदु+वीर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; (यदूनां वीरान्)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• sāmba-ādīn: Sāmba and others
• sāmba-ādīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmba + ādi (साम्ब+आदि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; (साम्बः आदिः येषां ते)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• kuśasthalīm: to Kuśasthalī
• kuśasthalīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśasthalī (कुशस्थली-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; स्थाननाम (proper place-name)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Sāmba

FAQs

Why does Śrī Kṛṣṇa stay ‘to please His beloved devotees’ in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse highlights that Kṛṣṇa’s actions are guided by affection for His devotees—He remains where His presence brings them joy and spiritual fulfillment.

Who are the Yadu heroes ‘headed by Sāmba’ mentioned in Canto 10 Chapter 75?

They are prominent members of the Yadu dynasty, with Sāmba (a leading Yadu prince) mentioned as a representative leader among them as they depart for Kuśasthalī/Dvārakā.

How can a devotee apply this verse in modern life?

By cultivating relationships and actions that genuinely uplift devotees—serving and supporting sādhus and bhakti communities in a way that brings spiritual encouragement, as the Lord Himself exemplifies.