Shloka 26

खाण्डवदाहे देवविमुखता तथा मयदानवाभयदानम् | Khāṇḍava Burning: Devas Withdraw; Maya Granted Protection

Devanagari script

सत्कृतस्त्वत्कृते पार्थ: सर्वैरस्माभिरच्युत । न च सोऊहति तां पूजां दुर्बुद्धि: कुलपांसन:,“अच्युत! तुम्हारे संतोषके लिये ही हम सब लोगोंने अर्जुनका इतना सत्कार किया; परंतु वह खोटी बुद्धिवाला कुलांगार उस सत्कारके योग्य कदापि न था

Transliteration

satkṛtas tvatkṛte pārthaḥ sarvair asmābhir acyuta | na ca so 'ūhati tāṁ pūjāṁ durbuddhiḥ kulapāṁsanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô Acyuta, c’est pour te satisfaire que nous tous avons comblé Pārtha (Arjuna) d’honneurs. Pourtant cet homme — l’esprit dévoyé, honte de sa lignée — ne méritait nullement une telle vénération, et ne pouvait ni la porter ni la comprendre comme il se doit.»

Word by Word

सत्कृतःhonoured, well-received

त्वत्कृतेfor your sake

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

सर्वैःby all

अस्माभिःby us

अच्युतO Achyuta (Krishna)

नnot

चand

सःhe

ऊहतिconsiders, deems, understands

ताम्that

पूजाम्honour, worship, respect

दुर्बुद्धिःevil-minded one

कुलपांसनःstain of the family, disgrace to the clan

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor should align with merit and dharma. The verse contrasts outward reverence (given to please a revered person) with inner worthiness, warning that a corrupt mind neither deserves nor can properly value true respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta), explaining that Arjuna was publicly honored to satisfy Kṛṣṇa; however, the speaker condemns another person as unworthy—calling him evil-minded and a disgrace—who cannot rightly appreciate or sustain the honor associated with that reception.