Shloka 31

Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)

Devanagari script

क्षत्तारं चापि संगृहा पृष्टत्वा कुशलमव्ययम्‌

Transliteration

kṣattāraṃ cāpi saṃgṛhya pṛṣṭvā kuśalam avyayam

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having also taken hold of (approached) the chamberlain, he inquired after his enduring welfare—asking whether all was well and unharmed. The line reflects the dharmic courtesy of first ensuring another’s well-being before proceeding to one’s own business.

Word by Word

• क्षत्तारम्: the chamberlain/attendant (kṣattā)
• क्षत्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• संगृह्य: having taken/received (having gathered)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ग्रह्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पृष्ट्वा: having asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: पृच्छ्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• कुशलम्: welfare/well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अव्ययम्: undiminished/unchanged; safe
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kṣattṛ (chamberlain/attendant)