Shloka 23

कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court

Devanagari script

अभ्यतीत्य तु तत्‌ सर्वमुवाच मधुसूदन: । युधिष्ठिरस्य कार्यार्थमिह वत्स्यामहे क्षपाम्‌

Transliteration

abhyatītya tu tat sarvam uvāca madhusūdanaḥ | yudhiṣṭhirasya kāryārtham iha vatsyāmahe kṣapām |

Translation

Habiendo concluido todas aquellas observancias, Madhusūdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) dijo: «Para cumplir el propósito de Yudhiṣṭhira, esta noche nos quedaremos aquí».

Word by Word

• अभ्यतीत्य: having gone over / having passed through
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-इ (धातु √इ)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययीभाव-प्राय), कर्तरि, having gone over/after approaching

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु √वच्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Krishna)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरस्य: of Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कार्यार्थम्: for the purpose of (his) task
• कार्यार्थम्: Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्यार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• वत्स्यामहे: we shall stay/dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु √वस्)
• Form: Future (लृट्), First, Plural, Ātmanepada

• क्षपाम्: the night
• क्षपाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षपा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Madhusūdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purposeful action in service of dharma should be carried out with steadiness and discipline: Kṛṣṇa completes due observances and then commits to a concrete plan to advance Yudhiṣṭhira’s rightful objective.

What is happening in the narrative?

After finishing the relevant duties/observances, Kṛṣṇa announces that they will remain there for the night so that Yudhiṣṭhira’s intended work can be successfully carried out.