Shloka 34

राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

गते तु नारदे पार्थो भ्रातृभि: सह कौरव: । राजसू[यं क्रतुश्रेष्ठ चिन्तयामास पार्थिव:

Transliteration

gate tu nārade pārtho bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kauravaḥ | rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭhaṃ cintayāmāsa pārthivaḥ ||

Translation

After Nārada had departed, Pārtha—Yudhiṣṭhira, the foremost of the Kurus—sat together with his brothers and began to deliberate upon the Rājasūya, the highest of royal sacrifices.

Word by Word

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• नारदे: when Narada (was gone)
• नारदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पार्थः: the son of Pritha (Yudhishthira)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• कौरवः: the Kuru prince (Yudhishthira)
• कौरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजसूयम्: the Rajasuya (sacrifice)
• राजसूयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्रतुश्रेष्ठम्: the best of sacrifices
• क्रतुश्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रतुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चिन्तयामास: thought/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect (narrative past), Third, Singular

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārtha (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Yudhiṣṭhira's brothers (the Pāṇḍavas)
• Rājasūya (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Great power and public rites like the Rājasūya should arise from thoughtful deliberation and rightful means; a dharmic king does not act impulsively but reflects with trusted counsel (here, his brothers) before pursuing sovereignty-enhancing actions.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the sage Nārada leaves, Yudhiṣṭhira (called Pārtha and Kaurava) consults with his brothers and begins considering the performance of the Rājasūya, the premier royal sacrifice that proclaims imperial status.