Shloka 32

Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla

Devanagari script

यूयं पात्रविदां श्रेष्ठा मा मन्ध्वं बालभाषितम् । सदसस्पतय: सर्वे कृष्णो यत् सम्मतोऽर्हणे ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

yūyaṁ pātra-vidāṁ śreṣṭhā mā mandhvaṁ bāla-bhāṣītam sadasas-patayaḥ sarve kṛṣṇo yat sammato ’rhaṇe

Translation

O leaders of the assembly, you are foremost in judging who is worthy of honor; do not heed a child’s speech. Even if he claims that Kṛṣṇa deserves worship, do not accept it.

Synonyms

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Sambodhana/Karta (सम्बोधन/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पात्र-विदाम्: of the knowers of who is worthy (recipient)
• पात्र-विदाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (कृदन्त: विद्वस्/विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘pātraṃ vidanti’ (knowers of the worthy recipient)

• श्रेष्ठाः: the best
• श्रेष्ठाः: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• मन्ध्वम्: think/consider
• मन्ध्वम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘मन्यध्वम्’ (Vedic/contracted form)

• बाल-भाषितम्: a child’s utterance
• बाल-भाषितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + भाषित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘बालस्य भाषितम्’

• सदसः: of the assembly
• सदसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पतयः: lords, leaders
• पतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता) (in subordinate clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्: since, because
• यत्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (conjunctional/causal ‘since/that’), नपुंसक-यद् used as particle

• सम्मतः: is approved/accepted
• सम्मतः: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-मत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally

• अर्हणे: in the matter of honoring (worship)
• अर्हणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्हण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

Why was Krishna chosen for worship (agrapūjā) in the Rājasūya sacrifice?

This verse states that the qualified leaders of the assembly agreed Kṛṣṇa was the proper recipient of honor, recognizing Him as most worthy of worship.

Why did Sahadeva call the opposing words “childish talk” in this scene?

He urges the elders and kings not to be swayed by immature objections, since the assembly’s consensus had already established Kṛṣṇa’s fitness for arhaṇa (honor).

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

Seek guidance from genuinely qualified, principled people, and don’t let loud but uninformed criticism derail decisions grounded in dharma and sound discernment.