Shloka 276

Devanagari script

हृष्टरोमा महाराज प्रत्युवाच जनार्दनम्‌ | महाराज! श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके शरीरमें रोमांच हो आया। वे उनसे इस प्रकार बोले

Transliteration

hṛṣṭaromā mahārāja pratyuvāca janārdanam | mahārāja! śrīkṛṣṇake etā kahanepara dharmarāja yudhiṣṭhirake śarīrameṃ romāñca ho āyā | ve unase isa prakāra bole

Translation

Hearing these words addressed to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, King Yudhiṣṭhira—the upholder of dharma—was overcome with a thrill of reverent awe, his hair standing on end. With his mind stirred by the moral weight of what had been said, he then replied to Janārdana in this manner.

Word by Word

• हृष्टरोमा: one whose hairs are thrilled (thrill-haired)
• हृष्टरोमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्टरोमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied / spoke in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जनार्दनम्: to Janārdana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Hṛṣṭaromā
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical seriousness with which Yudhiṣṭhira receives counsel: true dharma is approached with humility and reverent awe, and moral speech should be answered thoughtfully rather than impulsively.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Śrī Kṛṣṇa is addressed and something significant is said, Yudhiṣṭhira experiences romāñca (awe) and then begins his formal reply to Janārdana; the line functions as a transition into Yudhiṣṭhira’s response.