Shloka 27
गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura
Devanagari script
एवमुक्तस्तु कृष्णेन धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर:
Transliteration
evam uktas tu kṛṣṇena dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
Translation
Thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, King Yudhiṣṭhira—the very embodiment of dharma—responded in the wake of counsel given amid the moral strain of war.
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्तःspoken to / addressed
उक्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
कृष्णेनby Krishna
कृष्णेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
धर्मराजःKing of Dharma (Yudhishthira)
धर्मराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरःYudhishthira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KṛṣṇaY
Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical leadership as responsive to wise counsel: Yudhiṣṭhira, identified as Dharmarāja, is shown acting from a dharma-centered identity even when guided by Kṛṣṇa amid the pressures and consequences of war.
Kṛṣṇa has just spoken to Yudhiṣṭhira; the verse marks the transition to Yudhiṣṭhira’s reply, highlighting him by his epithet Dharmarāja to signal that his response will be grounded in righteousness.