Shloka 34

Kurukṣetra Pilgrimage: Sages Praise Kṛṣṇa; Vasudeva Inquires on Karma; Viṣṇu-yajña Performed

Devanagari script

अथोचुर्मुनयो राजन्नाभाष्यानकदुन्दुभिम् । सर्वेषां श‍ृण्वतां राज्ञां तथैवाच्युतरामयो: ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

athocur munayo rājann ābhāṣyānalsadundabhim sarveṣāṁ śṛṇvatāṁ rājñāṁ tathaivācyuta-rāmayoḥ

Translation

O König, da sprachen die Weisen erneut und wandten sich an Vasudeva, genannt Ānakadundubhi, während alle Könige sowie der Herr Acyuta und der Herr Rāma zuhörten.

Synonyms

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• आभाष्य: having addressed
• आभाष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + भाष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• आनक-दुन्दुभिम्: Ānaka-dundubhi (Vasudeva)
• आनक-दुन्दुभिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनक + दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (आनकश्च दुन्दुभिश्च; नामरूपेण)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• शृण्वताम्: while (they were) listening / of the listeners
• शृण्वताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• राज्ञाम्: of the kings
• राज्ञाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus, in that manner)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/just)

• अच्युत-रामयोः: of Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) and Rāma
• अच्युत-रामयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत + राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (अच्युतश्च रामश्च)

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit
• Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)
• Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)
• Rāma (Balarāma)
• munayaḥ (sages)
• rājānaḥ (kings)

FAQs

Who is Ānakadundubhi in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.84?

Ānakadundubhi is Vasudeva, the father of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; the sages address him directly in this verse.

Why did the sages speak to Vasudeva in the presence of Krishna and Balarama?

In the Kurukṣetra assembly, the sages offer instruction and glorification meant for all—Vasudeva, the gathered kings, and even with Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta) and Balarāma hearing, highlighting the sanctity of saintly discourse.

What is the practical application of this verse for modern life?

Seek out satsanga—hear and reflect on spiritual teachings in the company of devotees and learned persons, because attentive hearing itself is a powerful form of bhakti.