Shloka 45
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
Devanagari script
रोचते मे महाबाहो गमनं तव केशव । मातुलश्रिरदृष्टो मे त्वया देवी च देवकी,महाबाहु केशव! मुझे आपका जाना इसलिये ठीक लगता है कि आपने मेरे मामाजी और मामी देवकी देवीको बहुत दिनोंसे नहीं देखा है
Transliteration
rocate me mahābāho gamanaṁ tava keśava | mātulaś cira-dṛṣṭo me tvayā devī ca devakī ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O mighty-armed Keśava, your departure seems right to me. For you have not seen my maternal uncle for a long time, nor the goddess Devakī.”
Word by Word
रोचतेis pleasing/appears good
रोचते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootरुच्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular
मेto me/for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative (also used as Genitive enclitic), Singular
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
गमनम्the going/departure
गमनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगमन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
केशवO Keshava
केशव:
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मातुलश्रीःthe maternal-uncle’s wife (aunt)
मातुलश्रीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातुलश्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अदृष्टःnot seen/unseen
अदृष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदृश्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मेby me (i.e., by you, not seen by me)
मे:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental (also used as Genitive enclitic), Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
देवीthe देवी (lady/goddess)
देवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
देवकीDevakī
देवकी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवकी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraK
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)D
DevakīM
mātula (maternal uncle of Yudhiṣṭhira; unnamed in this verse)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes