Shloka 23

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

ततो राजा सहामात्य: कृष्णश्न॒ यदुनन्दन:

Transliteration

tato rājā sahāmātyaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca yadunandanaḥ

Translation

Then the king, accompanied by his ministers, and Kṛṣṇa—the delight of the Yadus—(proceeded onward). The line signals a deliberate, counsel-guided royal action undertaken in the presence of Kṛṣṇa, emphasizing governance aligned with wise advice and dharmic oversight.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्-अर्थे)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: अव्यय (साकं-अर्थे)

• अमात्यः: the minister/counsellor
• अमात्यः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदुनन्दनः: the delight/son of the Yadus
• यदुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु + नन्दन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛṣṇa
• Amātyas (ministers/counselors)
• Yadu dynasty