Shloka 32

अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः

Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection

Devanagari script

"0१ 3 कह डर ब् ९" । ४ नैतच्चित्र॑ं महाबाहो त्वयि देवकिनन्दने । भीमार्जुनबलोपेते धर्मस्य प्रतिपालनम्‌,“महाबाहो! आप देवकी देवीको आनन्दित करनेवाले साक्षात्‌ भगवान्‌ हैं, भीमसेन और अर्जुनका बल भी आपके साथ है। आपके द्वारा जो धर्मकी रक्षा हो रही है, वह आप-सरीखे धर्मावतारके लिये आश्वर्यकी बात नहीं है

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | naitac citraṃ mahābāho tvayi devakīnandane | bhīmārjunabalopete dharmasya pratipālanam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O du Mächtigarmiger, o Freude Devakīs, es ist kein Wunder, dass durch dich das Dharma gewahrt wird. Gestützt auf die Kraft Bhīmas und Arjunas entspricht dein Schutz der Rechtschaffenheit ganz dem, der das Dharma verkörpert.“

Word by Word

• {'vaiśampāyana uvāca': 'Vaiśampāyana said', 'na': 'not', 'etat': 'this', 'citraṃ': 'wonderful

• a matter of surprise', 'mahābāho': 'O mighty-armed one (epithet of a heroic figure, here addressing Kṛṣṇa)', 'tvayi': 'in you

• with respect to you', 'devakīnandana': 'O son/delight of Devakī (Kṛṣṇa)', 'bhīma': 'Bhīma', 'arjuna': 'Arjuna', 'bala': 'strength

• power', 'upeta': 'endowed with

• accompanied by', 'dharmasya': 'of dharma

• of rightful order', 'pratipālanam': 'protection

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa (Devakīnandana)
• Devakī
• Bhīma
• Arjuna
• Dharma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Upholding dharma is presented as the natural duty and defining mark of a dharma-embodying leader; when righteous power is supported by capable allies (Bhīma and Arjuna), the maintenance of moral order should be expected rather than treated as extraordinary.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana praises Kṛṣṇa (addressed as Devakī’s son and ‘mighty-armed’) and remarks that it is not surprising that dharma is being protected through him, especially since he is backed by the formidable strength of Bhīma and Arjuna.