Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

त्वामाश्रित्य महाबाहो धर्मराजो युधिषछिर:

Transliteration

tvām āśritya mahābāho dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Relying upon you, O mighty-armed one, King Yudhiṣṭhira—the upholder of dharma—(acts and stands firm).”

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रित्य: having taken refuge in / relying on
• आश्रित्य: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (श्रि)
• Form: क्त्वा (ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (gerund/absolutive), —, —, —

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धर्मराजः: Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
• mahābāhu (epithet addressing an unnamed hero)