Shloka 29

गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura

Devanagari script

भवततस्तु प्रसादेन संशप्तकगणा जिता:

Transliteration

bhavatastu prasādena saṁśaptakagaṇā jitāḥ

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „Durch deine gnädige Gunst sind die Scharen der Saṁśaptakas besiegt worden.“

Word by Word

• भवतः: of you (your)
• भवतः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रसादेन: by (your) favor/grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• संशप्तकगणाः: the bands of the Saṁśaptakas
• संशप्तकगणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशप्तकगण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जिताः: conquered/defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Saṁśaptakas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights humility and gratitude in leadership: success in battle is acknowledged not as mere personal prowess but as arising from another’s favor (prasāda), aligning victory with ethical restraint and reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a respected ally/benefactor and credits him with enabling the defeat of the Saṁśaptaka warrior-companies, a fierce vowed contingent on the battlefield.