Shloka 46

Devanagari script

किरातरूपी भगवान्‌ सुधृत्या त्वया महात्मा परितोषितो5भूत्‌

Transliteration

kirātarūpī bhagavān sudhṛtyā tvayā mahātmā paritoṣito ’bhūt

Translation

Sañjaya said: By your steadfast resolve and disciplined endurance, the Blessed Lord—who had assumed the form of a Kirāta, a mountain-hunter—the great-souled One, was wholly pleased with you. It declares that divine favor is won not by mere might, but by unwavering intent aligned with one’s dharma.

Word by Word

• किरातरूपी: having the form of a Kirāta (hunter)
• किरातरूपी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरात-रूपिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुधृत्या: by (your) good resolve/steadfastness
• सुधृत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधृति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परितोषितः: pleased/satisfied
• परितोषितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-तुष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भगवान् (Bhagavān)
• किरात (Kirāta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast resolve (dhṛti)—patient endurance and disciplined determination—draws divine approval; spiritual success is linked to inner firmness rather than outward force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Lord, appearing in the guise of a Kirāta (hunter), became pleased with the addressed hero because of that person’s unwavering fortitude.