Shloka 286

Devanagari script

बालेनापि सता तेन कृतं साहां जनार्दन । “जनार्दन! जब हमलोग वनमें थे, उन दिनों महामनस्वी हिडिम्बाकुमारने बालक होनेपर भी हमारी बड़ी भारी सहायता की थी

Transliteration

bālenāpi satā tena kṛtaṃ sāhāṃ janārdana

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Janārdana, ketika kami berada di hutan dahulu, putra Haidimba itu—meski masih kanak-kanak—telah memberi kami pertolongan yang besar.”

Word by Word

• बालेन: by a boy / by a child
• बालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सता: by that good/noble (one)
• सता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तेन: by him / by that (one)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कृतम्: done, performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• साहाय्यम्: help, assistance
• साहाय्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana (Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic importance of gratitude: one should remember and acknowledge help received, regardless of the helper’s age or status, and treat benefaction as morally significant.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇa as Janārdana and recalls that someone—described as virtuous and still a boy—once provided them substantial assistance, invoking a past obligation or reason for regard.