Shloka 49

अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः

Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्ठिर: कृष्णं पूजयित्वा यथाहत: । भीमसेनार्जुनौ चैव प्रहृष्टः परिषस्वजे,तब युधिष्ठिरने श्रीकृष्णका यथायोग्य सत्कार करके भीमसेन और अर्जुनको भी प्रसन्नतापूर्वक गले लगाया

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kṛṣṇaṃ pūjayitvā yathārhataḥ | bhīmasenārjunau caiva prahṛṣṭaḥ pariṣasvaje ||

Translation

Alors Yudhiṣṭhira, après avoir honoré Kṛṣṇa comme il convenait à sa dignité, embrassa aussi, dans la joie, Bhīmasena et Arjuna.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

कृष्णम्Kṛṣṇa

पूजयित्वाhaving honored/worshipped

यथाas, according to

आहतःhonored/received (as befitting); treated

भीमसेनBhīmasena

अर्जुनौArjuna (the two: Bhīma and Arjuna as a pair in context)

चand

एवindeed, also

प्रहृष्टःdelighted, very pleased

परिषस्वजेembraced

Speaker

सहदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kṛṣṇa

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

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?

One should honor the worthy in a manner proportionate to their merit (yathārhataḥ), and cultivate unity and goodwill among one’s own through sincere affection and gratitude—ethical conduct expressed through respectful action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira first offers due honor to Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging his stature and support; then, in a mood of joy, he embraces his brothers Bhīma and Arjuna, reinforcing solidarity among the Pāṇḍavas.