Shloka 27

भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शमोपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel of Conciliation to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

ततः प्रयाते दाशाहें कुरव: संगता मिथ: । जजल्पुर्महदाश्चर्य केशवे परमाद्भुतम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ prayāte dāśārhe kuravaḥ saṅgatā mithāḥ | jajalpūr mahad āścaryaṃ keśave paramādbhutam ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: When Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) had departed, the Kurus gathered together among themselves and began speaking of the great wonder—Kṛṣṇa’s supremely astonishing power and majesty.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• प्रयाते: when (he) had departed / after departure
• प्रयाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु) / प्रयात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचन (पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), प्रयात, सप्तमी-absolute (locative absolute): 'when (he) had departed'

• दाशाहे: in/at the Dāśāha (Krishna, of the Dāśārha clan)
• दाशाहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कुरवः: the Kurus (Kauravas)
• कुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संगताः: having assembled, gathered
• संगताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-गम् (धातु) / संगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मिथः: mutually, among themselves
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथः (अव्यय)

• जजल्पुः: they talked, they conversed
• Type: Verb
• Root: जल्प् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आश्चर्यम्: wonder, marvel
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• केशवे: about/in regard to Keśava (Krishna)
• केशवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• परम्: supreme, exceedingly
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्भुतम्: marvellous, extraordinary
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Kuravaḥ (the Kurus/Kauravas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Recognition of greatness is not the same as choosing dharma: the Kurus can marvel at Kṛṣṇa’s extraordinary power, yet the ethical test lies in whether that insight leads them to restrain adharma and pursue peace and justice.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Śrī Kṛṣṇa leaves, the Kuru side gathers and talks among themselves, remarking on the immense and astonishing wonder associated with Keśava—his prowess, influence, and majestic presence.