Shloka 26

Devanagari script

भूयश्चोवाच मतिमान्‌ माधवो धर्मनन्दनम्‌

Transliteration

bhūyaś covāca matimān mādhavo dharmanandanam

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then again, the wise Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) spoke to Dharmanandana (Yudhiṣṭhira), continuing his counsel in the midst of the war’s moral strain.

Word by Word

• भूयः: again, further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्
• Form: Avyaya (comparative adverbial use)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• मतिमान्: wise, intelligent
• मतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मतिमत्
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• माधवः: Mādhava (Krishna)
• माधवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• धर्मनन्दनम्: Dharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मनन्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मनन्दन
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Dharmanandana (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames Kṛṣṇa as the discerning guide who repeatedly returns to counsel grounded in dharma, implying that ethical clarity in war often requires renewed instruction and reflection rather than a single decisive answer.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa again addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, signaling a continuation of strategic and moral guidance during the intense events of the Karṇa Parva.