Shloka 69

Devanagari script

भक्तश्न कुलपुत्रश्न शूरश्न पृतनापति: । युक्त तस्य परित्राणं कर्तुमस्माभिरच्युत,“राजा भगदत्त कुलीन, शूरवीर, हमारे भक्त और सेनापति हैं। अतः अच्युत! हमें उनकी रक्षा अवश्य करनी चाहिये”

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhaktaś ca kula-putraś ca śūraś ca pṛtanā-patiḥ | yuktaṃ tasya paritrāṇaṃ kartum asmābhir acyuta |

Translation

Raja Bhagadatta adalah bangsawan, pahlawan teruji, sekutu yang berbakti, dan panglima pasukan. Karena itu, wahai Acyuta, sudah sepantasnya kita melindunginya.

Word by Word

भक्तश्नःone who eats the food of devotees / dependent on devotees’ offerings

कुलपुत्रश्नःone who eats (the food of) noble sons / of good family

शूरश्नःone who eats (the food of) heroes / associated with heroes

पृतनापतिःcommander of the army

युक्तम्proper; fitting

तस्यof him; his

परित्राणम्protection; rescue

कर्तुम्to do; to perform

अस्माभिःby us

अच्युतO Acyuta (Krishna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)

Bhagadatta

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?

The verse frames protection of a loyal ally as a matter of propriety (yuktam) and duty: devotion, noble conduct, and service in leadership create reciprocal obligations in wartime—one should safeguard those who stand faithfully with one’s side.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the battlefield context, Sañjaya reports an appeal addressed to Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta) urging that Bhagadatta—described as devoted, noble, heroic, and an army-commander—should be protected, emphasizing alliance-duty amid the unfolding combat.