Shloka 1

Devanagari script

अफ्--_क+ द्विसप्ततितमो< ध्याय: श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनकी रणयात्रा

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | prasādya dharmarājānaṁ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā | pārthaḥ provāca govindaṁ sūtaputravadhodyataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: O König! Nachdem Pārtha (Arjuna) Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) zufriedengestellt hatte, sprach er—innerlich erhoben und voller Freude—zu Govinda (Kṛṣṇa), entschlossen, Karṇa, den Sohn des Wagenlenkers, zu töten. Dieser Augenblick rahmt Arjunas Gelübde als eine Tat, die erst nach des Königs Zustimmung unternommen wird, sodass persönlicher Entschluss mit königlicher Pflicht und den umfassenderen Forderungen des Dharma im Krieg in Einklang tritt.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रसाद्य: having pleased
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रसादय् (प्र + सद्/साद् caus.)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• धर्मराजानम्: the king of dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रहृष्टेन: with delighted (mind/heart)
• प्रहृष्टेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अन्तरात्मना: with inner self (inwardly)
• अन्तरात्मना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रोवाच: said (addressed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (प्र + वच्)
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda (Kṛṣṇa)
• गोविन्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सूतपुत्रवधोद्यतः: intent on killing the charioteer’s son (Karna)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत (उद् + यम्) + सूतपुत्रवध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• Partha (Arjuna)
• Govinda (Krishna)
• Karna (Sutaputra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Before undertaking a grave act in war, Arjuna first secures Dharmaraja’s satisfaction/assent, suggesting that personal valor should be harmonized with rightful authority and dharma; resolve is ethically framed through counsel and legitimate approval.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Arjuna, encouraged inwardly after pleasing Yudhishthira, turns to Krishna and speaks, readying himself for the decisive confrontation aimed at Karna’s death.