Shloka 46

Devanagari script

किरातरूपी भगवान्‌ सुधृत्या त्वया महात्मा परितोषितो5भूत्‌

Transliteration

kirātarūpī bhagavān sudhṛtyā tvayā mahātmā paritoṣito ’bhūt

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Par ta résolution inébranlable et ton endurance disciplinée, le Seigneur Bienheureux—qui avait pris la forme d’un Kirāta (chasseur des montagnes)—l’âme magnanime, fut pleinement satisfait de toi. Ce vers souligne que la faveur divine ne s’obtient pas par la seule puissance, mais par la constance, la maîtrise de soi et une intention ferme accordée au devoir (dharma).

Word by Word

• किरातरूपी: having the form of a Kirāta (hunter)
• किरातरूपी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरात-रूपिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुधृत्या: by (your) good resolve/steadfastness
• सुधृत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधृति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परितोषितः: pleased/satisfied
• परितोषितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-तुष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भगवान् (Bhagavān)
• किरात (Kirāta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast resolve (dhṛti)—patient endurance and disciplined determination—draws divine approval; spiritual success is linked to inner firmness rather than outward force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Lord, appearing in the guise of a Kirāta (hunter), became pleased with the addressed hero because of that person’s unwavering fortitude.