Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तत्‌ सर्व प्रतिजग्राह धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । मुदा परमया युक्तो गोविन्दप्रियकाम्यया,धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णकी प्रसन्नताके लिये वह सारा उपहार ग्रहण कर लिया

Transliteration

tat sarvaṁ pratijagrāha dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | mudā paramayā yukto govinda-priya-kāmyayā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “King Yudhiṣṭhira, renowned for his commitment to dharma, accepted all of those gifts with the highest joy, motivated by the wish to please Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa).”

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, the whole
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिजग्राह: accepted, received
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मराजः: the king of dharma (Dharmaraja)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• परमया: supreme, very great
• परमया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तः: endowed, joined (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गोविन्दप्रियकाम्यया: with the desire to please Govinda
• गोविन्दप्रियकाम्यया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोविन्दप्रियकाम्य
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
• Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• gifts/offerings (upahāra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that the ethical value of receiving wealth or gifts depends on intention and alignment with dharma. Yudhiṣṭhira’s acceptance is portrayed as disciplined and devotional—done to honor and please Govinda, not from personal craving.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the ongoing account narrated by Vaiśampāyana, Yudhiṣṭhira receives and accepts the entire set of offerings presented to him. His emotional state is emphasized: he accepts with great joy, specifically wishing to bring satisfaction to Govinda (Kṛṣṇa).