Shloka 20

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

ततः: सर्वेश्वरत्वं च सम्प्रदाय शचीपते: । मानुषेषु महाबाहो प्रादुर्भूतोईसि केशव,महाबाहु केशव! तदनन्तर शचीपतिको सर्वेश्वर-पद प्रदान करके आप इस समय मनुष्योंमें प्रकट हुए हैं

Transliteration

tataḥ sarveśvaratvaṃ ca sampradāya śacīpateḥ | mānuṣeṣu mahābāho prādurbhūto 'si keśava ||

Translation

Dijo Arjuna: «Después, aun habiendo conferido a Śacīpati (Indra) la dignidad de señor universal, oh Keśava de poderosos brazos, ahora te has manifestado entre los seres humanos».

Word by Word

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

• सर्वेश्वरत्वम्: the state of being lord of all (supreme lordship)
• सर्वेश्वरत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वेश्वरत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• सम्प्रदाय: having bestowed / having granted
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• शचीपतेः: of Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• शचीपतेः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मानुषेषु: among humans
• मानुषेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रादुर्भूतः: manifested, appeared
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रादुर्भूत (भू-धातु से क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• केशव: O Keśava
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Kṛṣṇa (Keśava)
• Indra (Śacīpati)
• Śacī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights Kṛṣṇa’s transcendent authority—so great that he can grant sovereignty even to Indra—while emphasizing that his appearance in the human world is intentional and purposeful, typically understood as serving the restoration and protection of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging his supreme power and noting that after granting Indra his lordly status, Kṛṣṇa has now manifested among humans; it is a reverential recognition of Kṛṣṇa’s divine stature within a human setting.