Shloka 17

Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)

Devanagari script

इदं चाद्भुतमत्यन्तं कृतमस्मत्प्रियेप्सपा

Transliteration

idaṃ cādbhutam atyantaṃ kṛtam asmatpriyepsapā

Translation

And this, too, is an exceedingly wondrous deed—done by one intent on winning what is dear to us (our favor and affection).

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• adbhutam: wonderful, marvelous
• adbhutam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• atyantam: exceedingly, extremely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atyanta

• kṛtam: done, accomplished
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ
• Form: kta, neuter, nominative/accusative, singular, passive/resultative (PPP)

• asmat: from us/me
• asmat: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: —, ablative, singular/plural (context-dependent)

• priya: in/with regard to what is dear
• priya: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• īpsā: desire, wish
• īpsā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: īpsā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of intention: a deed becomes especially praiseworthy when performed with loyal purpose—seeking to please and benefit those one is bound to by duty and affection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana remarks that a particular action just described is extraordinarily marvelous, emphasizing that it was undertaken by someone aiming to win the goodwill or what is dear to the listeners (or their side).