Shloka 29

Devanagari script

स निर्याय महाबाहु: पुण्डरीकेक्षणस्ततः । गिरिव्रजाद्‌ बहिस्तस्थौ समदेशे महायशा:,महायशस्वी कमलनयन महाबाहु श्रीकृष्ण गिरिव्रजसे बाहर आ समतल भूमिपर खड़े हुए

Transliteration

sa niryāya mahābāhuḥ puṇḍarīkekṣaṇas tataḥ | girivrajād bahis tasthau samadeśe mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Darauf trat Kṛṣṇa, der Ruhmreiche, mächtig an Armen und lotusäugig, hinaus und blieb jenseits von Girivraja auf ebenem Boden stehen.

Word by Word

सःhe

निर्यायhaving gone out

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

पुण्डरीकेक्षणःlotus-eyed

ततःthen/thereupon

गिरिव्रजात्from Girivraja (Rajagriha)

बहिःoutside

तस्थौstood

समदेशेon level ground

महायशाःthe greatly renowned one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Girivraja

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined strength and clarity: a leader of great power acts without haste, placing himself deliberately in a stable, open setting—suggesting readiness for counsel, negotiation, or decisive action grounded in self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa leaves Girivraja and stands outside on level ground, marking a transition point in the scene as he positions himself for the next interaction or development.