Shloka 8

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reception Plan for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa): Gifts, Procession, and Protocol

Devanagari script

स चेत्‌ तुष्यति दाशार्ह उपचारैररिंदम: । कृष्णात्‌ स्निभिप्रायान्‌ प्राप्स्याम: सर्वराजसु,'शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण यदि हमारे सत्कार-साधथनोंसे संतुष्ट हो जायँगे, तब हम समस्त राजाओंमें उनसे अपने सारे मनोरथ प्राप्त कर लेंगे

Transliteration

sa cet tuṣyati dāśārha upacārair arindamaḥ | kṛṣṇāt snigdhīprāyān prāpsyāmaḥ sarvarājasu ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「もしダ―シャールハ、すなわち敵を屈するシュリー・クリシュナが、我らの敬意と歓待によって御心を喜ばれるなら、クリシュナの力により、諸王の中にあって我らの望みはことごとく成就するであろう。」

Word by Word

सःhe (that one)

चेत्if

तुष्यतिis pleased / becomes satisfied

दाशार्हःthe Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa, descendant of Daśārha)

उपचारैःby attentions / by services / by courtesies

अरिंदमःenemy-subduer

कृष्णात्from Kṛṣṇa

स्निग्धिप्रायान्desired favors / affectionate intentions (as objects to be obtained)

प्राप्स्यामःwe shall obtain

सर्वराजसुamong all kings

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that respectful conduct and proper hospitality toward a righteous, influential person (here Kṛṣṇa) can secure legitimate support and success; ethical relationship-building is presented as a powerful means in statecraft.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, the speaker frames a strategy: if Kṛṣṇa is pleased by their honors and attentions, his backing will help them achieve their objectives in the wider assembly of kings.