Shloka 33

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

अनाक्षर्यो जयस्तेषां येषां नाथोडसि केशव,“केशव! आप जिनके रक्षक हैं, उनकी विजय हो, इसमें कोई आश्वर्यकी बात नहीं है। आपके कृपा-प्रसादसे राजा युधिष्छिर सम्पूर्ण भूमण्डलका राज्य प्राप्त कर लेंगे। वृष्णिनन्दन! प्रभो! यह आपका ही प्रभाव और आपकी ही विजय है। मधुसूदन! आपकी बधाईके पात्र तो हमलोग सदा ही बने रहेंगे!

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | anākāryo jayas teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ nātho ’si keśava | tava kṛpā-prasādena rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ samasta-bhūmaṇḍalasya rājyaṃ prāpsyati | vṛṣṇinandana prabho etat tavaiva prabhāvaḥ tavaiva ca jayaḥ | madhusūdana tvad-āśīrvāda-pātrāṇi vayaṃ sadā bhaviṣyāmaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Keśava, tiada mengherankan bila kemenangan menjadi milik mereka yang engkau lindungi. Berkat anugerahmu, Raja Yudhiṣṭhira akan meraih kedaulatan atas seluruh lingkar bumi. Wahai Vārṣṇeya, wahai Tuhan—ini kuasamu; inilah kemenanganmu. Wahai Madhusūdana, kami akan senantiasa layak menerima restumu.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'anākāryaḥ', 'definition': 'not astonishing

• not a matter for wonder'}, {'term': 'jayaḥ', 'definition': 'victory

• triumph'}, {'term': 'teṣām', 'definition': 'of those'}, {'term': 'yeṣām', 'definition': 'of whom

• whose'}, {'term': 'nāthaḥ', 'definition': 'protector

• refuge'}, {'term': 'asi', 'definition': 'you are'}, {'term': 'Keśava', 'definition': 'epithet of Kṛṣṇa (Keśava)'}, {'term': 'kṛpā-prasāda', 'definition': 'grace and favor

• benevolent blessing'}, {'term': 'rājā', 'definition': 'king'}, {'term': 'Yudhiṣṭhira', 'definition': 'eldest Pāṇḍava

• king devoted to dharma'}, {'term': 'samasta', 'definition': 'entire

• complete'}, {'term': 'bhūmaṇḍala', 'definition': 'the earth-circle

• the whole world/realm'}, {'term': 'rājya', 'definition': 'kingdom

• rule'}, {'term': 'prāpsyati', 'definition': 'will obtain

• will attain'}, {'term': 'Vṛṣṇinandana', 'definition': 'delight/son of the Vṛṣṇis

• Kṛṣṇa'}, {'term': 'prabho', 'definition': 'O Lord

• O master'}, {'term': 'prabhāva', 'definition': 'power

• effective influence'}, {'term': 'Madhusūdana', 'definition': 'slayer of Madhu

• Kṛṣṇa'}, {'term': 'āśīrvāda-pātra', 'definition': 'fit recipient of blessing

• worthy of benediction'}, {'term': 'vayam', 'definition': 'we'}, {'term': 'sadā', 'definition': 'always'}]

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vṛṣṇis
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Bhūmaṇḍala (the earth/world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Victory and rightful sovereignty are portrayed as naturally following where Kṛṣṇa’s protection and grace operate; the verse frames success not merely as human strategy but as alignment with divine support and dharmic legitimacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya praises Kṛṣṇa, declaring that the Pāṇḍavas’ victory is unsurprising because Kṛṣṇa is their protector, and he foretells Yudhiṣṭhira’s attainment of universal kingship, attributing the outcome to Kṛṣṇa’s power and blessing.