Shloka 20

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

तदहं यटष्टमिच्छामि दाशा्ह सहितस्त्वया । अनुजैश्न महाबाहो तन्मानुज्ञातुमहसि,महाबाहु दाशार्ह! अब मैं आप तथा अपने छोटे भाइयोंके साथ यज्ञ करना चाहता हूँ। इसके लिये आप मुझे आज्ञा दें

Transliteration

tad ahaṁ yaṣṭum icchāmi dāśārha sahitas tvayā | anujaiś ca mahābāho tan mām anu jñātum arhasi ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „Darum, o Dāśārha, wünsche ich nun, ein Opfer (yajña) zu vollziehen — mit dir und zusammen mit meinen jüngeren Brüdern. O Mächtigarmiger, gewähre mir dafür deine Zustimmung.“

Word by Word

तत्that (act/thing)

अहम्I

यष्टुम्to sacrifice / to perform a yajña

इच्छामिI desire / I wish

दाशार्हैःwith the Dāśārhas (Yādavas)

सहितःaccompanied (together)

त्वयाwith you

अनुजैःwith (my) younger brothers

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

तत्that (request/act)

अनुज्ञातुम्to permit / to authorize

अर्हसिyou should / you are fit to

महाबाहुO mighty-armed one

दाशार्हO Dāśārha (Krishna)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kṛṣṇa (Dāśārha)

Younger brothers of Yudhiṣṭhira (the Pāṇḍavas collectively)

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?

Even a righteous king does not act merely on personal desire; he seeks proper authorization and wise counsel before undertaking major public rites. The verse highlights humility, procedural legitimacy, and the ethical weight of yajña as a communal and dharmic act.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sabha Parva context, Yudhiṣṭhira expresses his intention to perform a sacrifice and respectfully requests Kṛṣṇa’s consent, indicating that the undertaking should proceed with the support of trusted elders/allies and with his brothers united.