Shloka 19

विदुरस्य द्रुपदसमीपगमनम् — Vidura Conveys Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Message to Drupada

Devanagari script

तत्‌ सर्व प्रतिजग्राह धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । मुदा परमया युक्तो गोविन्दप्रियकाम्यया,धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णकी प्रसन्नताके लिये वह सारा उपहार ग्रहण कर लिया

Transliteration

tat sarvaṁ pratijagrāha dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | mudā paramayā yukto govinda-priya-kāmyayā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „König Yudhiṣṭhira, der Dharmarāja, nahm all diese Gaben mit höchster Freude an, getragen von dem Wunsch, Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) zu erfreuen.“

Word by Word

तत्that (thing)

सर्वम्all, the whole

प्रतिजग्राहaccepted, received

धर्मराजःthe king of dharma (Dharmaraja)

युधिष्ठिरःYudhishthira

मुदाwith joy

परमयाsupreme, very great

युक्तःendowed, joined (with)

गोविन्दप्रियकाम्ययाwith the desire to please Govinda

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)

Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

gifts/offerings (upahāra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that the ethical value of receiving wealth or gifts depends on intention and alignment with dharma. Yudhiṣṭhira’s acceptance is portrayed as disciplined and devotional—done to honor and please Govinda, not from personal craving.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the ongoing account narrated by Vaiśampāyana, Yudhiṣṭhira receives and accepts the entire set of offerings presented to him. His emotional state is emphasized: he accepts with great joy, specifically wishing to bring satisfaction to Govinda (Kṛṣṇa).