Shloka 10

पाण्डव-वृष्णि-समागमः तथा अश्वमेध-अनुज्ञा | Reunion at the Kuru Court and Authorization of the Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

तस्य कृष्णो ददौ हृष्टो बहुरत्नं विशेषतः । तथान्ये वृष्णिशार्दूला नाम चास्याकरोत्‌ प्रभु:

Transliteration

tasya kṛṣṇo dadau hṛṣṭo bahuratnaṃ viśeṣataḥ | tathānye vṛṣṇiśārdūlā nāma cāsyākarot prabhuḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Delighted at heart, Kṛṣṇa bestowed upon him abundant treasures—especially many precious jewels. Likewise, the mighty lord, along with the other tiger-like heroes of the Vṛṣṇis, also conferred a name upon him, marking him with honor and recognition.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• हृष्टः: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहु: much, many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रत्नम्: jewel/treasure
• रत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विशेषतः: especially
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस्

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वृष्णि-शार्दूलाः: tigers among the Vrishnis (chief Vrishnis)
• वृष्णि-शार्दूलाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि + शार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नाम: name (as a designation)
• नाम: Karma
• Type: Noun (indeclinable use)
• Root: नामन्

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

• अस्य: for him/of him
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अकरोत्: made; bestowed; conferred
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Vṛṣṇis (Vṛṣṇi heroes)
• bahuratna (jewels/treasures)
• nāma (name/title bestowed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of honoring worthy persons through dāna (generous gifting) and public recognition. Material gifts (jewels) are paired with social acknowledgment (bestowing a name), showing that dharmic patronage includes both support and esteem.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa, pleased, gives abundant precious gifts to a person being honored, and that Kṛṣṇa together with leading Vṛṣṇi heroes also assigns him a name/title—an act of formal recognition and celebration.