Shloka 73

अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्

Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

इत्येवं केशवेनोक्त: पाण्डुपुत्र: प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

ity evaṁ keśavenoktaḥ pāṇḍuputraḥ pratāpavān

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thus addressed by Keśava, the valiant son of Pāṇḍu listened and replied in the spirit of duty—accepting counsel meant to steady the mind amid the moral strain of war.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एवं: in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• केशवेन: by Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उक्तः: spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• पाण्डुपुत्रः: the son of Pandu (Arjuna)
• पाण्डुपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valiant
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pāṇḍuputra (Arjuna/Pāṇḍava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the importance of receiving wise counsel (especially from Kṛṣṇa/Keśava) to strengthen resolve and act according to dharma even under the intense ethical pressure of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that the valiant Pāṇḍava (contextually Arjuna) has been addressed by Keśava; it serves as a transition indicating that Kṛṣṇa has spoken and the Pāṇḍava is now poised to act or reply.