Shloka 26

दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: स कृष्णेन राजा राजीवलोचन: । हितार्थ सर्वलोकस्य समुत्तस्थौ महामना:

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena rājā rājīvalocanaḥ | hitārthaṁ sarvalokasya samuttiṣṭhau mahāmanāḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った――クリシュナにそのように告げられると、蓮華の眼をもつ大いなる魂の王は立ち上がり、万民の安寧を願って行動しようとした。

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: addressed; spoken to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (kta)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजीव-लोचनः: lotus-eyed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजीवलोचन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हित-अर्थम्: for the welfare (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हितार्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्व-लोकस्य: of all the world/people
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• समुत्तस्थौ: rose up; stood up
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, सम् + उत्

• महामनाः: great-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Yudhiṣṭhira (the king, rājā; rājīvalocanaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should respond to wise counsel by taking up action aimed at the welfare of all, embodying dharma through public-spirited responsibility rather than private interest.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Kṛṣṇa speaks, Yudhiṣṭhira—described as lotus-eyed and great-souled—stands up, signaling readiness to proceed with a course of action meant for the good of everyone.