Shloka 93

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha

Devanagari script

सस्वजाते परिप्रीतौ प्रीयमाणौ यशस्विनौ । यशस्वी महाधनुर्धर श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन भी बलरामजीको प्रणाम करके अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो प्रेमपूर्वक उनके हृदयसे लग गये

Transliteration

sa-svajāte pariprītau prīyamāṇau yaśasvinau | yaśasvī mahā-dhanurdharaḥ śrīkṛṣṇaḥ arjunaś ca balarāmaṃ praṇamya atyanta-prasannau premṇā tasya hṛdayena saṃśliṣṭau |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Erfreut, ihrem Älteren zu begegnen, verneigten sich die beiden ruhmreichen Helden—Śrī Kṛṣṇa, berühmt und ein gewaltiger Bogenschütze, und Arjuna—zuerst vor Balarāma. Dann, von tiefer Freude erfüllt, umarmten sie ihn in herzlicher, ehrerbietiger Zuneigung.

Word by Word

• सस्वजाते: in (their) mutual embrace / having embraced each other
• सस्वजाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-स्वजात (स्वजात)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Dual

• परिप्रीतौ: fully delighted
• परिप्रीतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-प्रि (परिप्रीत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• प्रीयमाणौ: rejoicing / being pleased
• प्रीयमाणौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (प्रीयमाण)
• Form: Atmanepada (Passive/Reflexive participle), Present (Shatru/Shanach-like: -माण), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• यशस्विनौ: the two illustrious ones
• यशस्विनौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Balarāma
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a war setting, dharma is upheld through respect for elders and kin: formal salutation (praṇāma) and sincere affection (premṇā hṛdayena) express self-control, gratitude, and proper social-ethical order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna meeting Balarāma: they first bow to him and then embrace him warmly, showing joy and reverence toward their revered elder.