Shloka 9

द्रोणेन सात्यकिपीडनम् — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Charge to Sātyaki amid Droṇa’s Onslaught

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्ठिरस्तेषां शृण्वतां मधुसूदनम्‌ | अब्रवीत्‌ पुण्डरीकाक्षमाभाष्य मधुरं वच:,तब युधिष्ठिरने उन सब लोगोंके सुनते हुए कमलनयन भगवान्‌ मधुसूदनको सम्बोधित करके मधुर वाणीमें कहा--

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiras teṣāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ madhusūdanam | abravīt puṇḍarīkākṣam ābhāṣya madhuraṃ vacaḥ ||

Translation

Then Yudhiṣṭhira, while all those present were listening, addressed Madhusūdana—lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa—and spoke to him in gentle, sweet words. The verse highlights Yudhiṣṭhira’s deliberate, respectful speech even amid the harshness of war, signaling a dharmic approach to counsel and decision-making.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• शृण्वताम्: while (they were) listening
• शृण्वताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (शृणोति)
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• मधुसूदनम्: Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• मधुसूदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: the lotus-eyed one
• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आभाष्य: having addressed, after speaking to
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-भाष्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund, ल्यप्)

• मधुरम्: sweet, pleasant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Kṛṣṇa)