Shloka 223

Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement

Devanagari script

हृष्ट: सम्पूजयामास वचन चेदमब्रवीत्‌ | संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! भीमसेनने जब ऐसी बात कही, तब भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण बहुत प्रसन्न होकर उनकी प्रशंसा करने लगे और इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | hṛṣṭaḥ sampūjayāmāsa vacanaṃ cedam abravīt |

Translation

Sanjaya said: Delighted, he warmly honored Bhimasena and then spoke these words. The scene underscores how righteous resolve and courageous speech, offered in the service of a just cause, is acknowledged and encouraged by Krishna, who strengthens the moral spirit of the warriors amid the harsh demands of war.

Word by Word

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

• सम्पूजयामास: honoured, praised (did honour)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhimasena (implied by context)
• Shri Krishna (implied by context)