Shloka 46
Devanagari script
किरातरूपी भगवान् सुधृत्या त्वया महात्मा परितोषितो5भूत्
Transliteration
kirātarūpī bhagavān sudhṛtyā tvayā mahātmā paritoṣito ’bhūt
Translation
સંજય બોલ્યો—તારી અડગ ધૃતિ અને દૃઢ સંકલ્પથી કિરાત-રૂપ ધારણ કરનાર ભગવાન, તે મહાત્મા, તારા પર સંપૂર્ણ પ્રસન્ન થયા।
Word by Word
किरातरूपीhaving the form of a Kirāta (hunter)
किरातरूपी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकिरात-रूपिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुधृत्याby (your) good resolve/steadfastness
सुधृत्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुधृति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
महात्माthe great-souled one
महात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परितोषितःpleased/satisfied
परितोषितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-तुष्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
अभूत्became/was
अभूत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)भ
भगवान् (Bhagavān)क
किरात (Kirāta)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
Steadfast resolve (dhṛti)—patient endurance and disciplined determination—draws divine approval; spiritual success is linked to inner firmness rather than outward force.
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.