Shloka 33

Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta

Devanagari script

शिशुपालके वधके लिये भगवान्‌का हाथमें चक्र ग्रहण करना दुर्योधनका स्थलके भ्रमसे जलमें गिरना प्रह्श: केशवं जग्मु: संस्तुवन्तो महर्षय: । ब्राह्मणाश्न महात्मान: पार्थिवाश्न महाबला:

Transliteration

prahr̥ṣṭāḥ keśavaṃ jagmuḥ saṃstuvanto maharṣayaḥ | brāhmaṇāś ca mahātmānaḥ pārthivāś ca mahābalāḥ ||

Translation

In freudiger Erregung gingen die großen Seher zu Keśava und priesen ihn; ebenso taten es die Brahmanen von erhabener Gesinnung und die mächtigen Könige. Die Szene betont einen moralischen Konsens: Wenn Hochmut und Gewalt die Ordnung der Versammlung bedrohen, bekennen die Rechtschaffenen — aus geistlichem wie aus königlichem Stand — den Beschützer des Dharma durch ehrfürchtiges Lob und Gefolgschaft.

Word by Word

प्रहृष्टाःdelighted, rejoicing

केशवम्Keshava (Krishna)

जग्मुःwent, approached

संस्तुवन्तःpraising, extolling

महर्षयःgreat sages

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

चand

महात्मानःgreat-souled ones

पार्थिवाःkings, rulers

चand

महाबलाःmighty, of great strength

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Maharṣis (great seers)

Brāhmaṇas

Pārthivas (kings)

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?

When dharma is upheld in a public and royal setting, the wise and the righteous openly support and praise the protector of order; ethical authority is affirmed not by fear or faction, but by collective recognition from sages, Brahmins, and kings.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the decisive events in the assembly, groups of eminent sages, Brahmins, and powerful kings approach Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) with joy and offer praises, indicating approval and reverence for his role in restoring order.