Shloka 41

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

त॑ प्रीयमाणो गोविन्दो विनयेनाभिपूजयन्‌ । भीमं च पुरुषव्यात्रं विधिवत्‌ प्रत्यपूजयत्‌,भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने प्रसन्न होकर विनीतभावसे युधिष्ठिरका सम्मान किया। नरश्रेष्ठ भीमसेनका भी उन्होंने विधिवत्‌ पूजन किया

Transliteration

taṁ prīyamāṇo govindo vinayenābhipūjayan | bhīmaṁ ca puruṣavyāghraṁ vidhivat pratyapūjayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Pleased at heart, Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) honored Yudhiṣṭhira with humble courtesy. He also duly offered formal respect to Bhīmasena, the tiger among men—showing that true greatness expresses itself through disciplined, proper reverence toward the worthy.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीयमाणः: being pleased
• प्रीयमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (लट्-कर्तरि), Atmanepada (middle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गोविन्दः: Govinda (Krishna)
• गोविन्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विनयेन: with humility
• विनयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अभिपूजयन्: honouring, paying respect
• अभिपूजयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (लट्-कर्तरि), Parasmaipada (active), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पुरुषव्याघ्रम्: tiger among men (best of men)
• पुरुषव्याघ्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• प्रत्यपूजयत्: honoured in return / duly worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)