Shloka 75

Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals

Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness

Devanagari script

प्रीतस्तेडभिगमेनाहं जयं तव नराधिप । आशासिष्ये सदोत्थाय सत्यमेतद्‌ ब्रवीमि ते,“नरेश्वर! तुम्हारे इस आगमनसे मुझे बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई है; अतः: सदा उठकर मैं तुम्हारी विजयके लिये शुभकामना करूँगा। यह तुमसे सच्ची बात कहता हूँ

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

prītaste'bhigamenāhaṃ jayaṃ tava narādhipa |

āśāsiṣye sadotthāya satyam etad bravīmi te ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O king, I am delighted by your coming. Rising each day, I shall continually offer blessings for your victory. This I tell you in truth.”

Word by Word

• {'sañjaya uvāca': 'Sañjaya said', 'prītaḥ': 'pleased, delighted', 'te': 'to you', 'abhigamena': 'by the approach, arrival, coming', 'aham': 'I', 'jayam': 'victory, triumph', 'tava': 'your', 'narādhipa': 'O ruler of men, O king', 'āśāsiṣye': 'I shall bless, I shall wish (auspiciously)', 'sadā': 'always, continually', 'utthāya': 'having risen

• rising up (as a respectful act)', 'satyam': 'truthfully, in truth', 'etat': 'this', 'bravīmi': 'I say, I speak'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• narādhipa (the king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights truthful speech and loyal goodwill expressed through respectful conduct—rising up and offering sincere blessings—especially in a tense wartime setting where words can be used either to flatter or to speak honestly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses the king, expressing happiness at his arrival and promising that he will regularly rise and offer auspicious wishes for the king’s victory, emphasizing that he is speaking sincerely.