Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततस्तेषूपविष्टेषु पार्थिवेषु समन्तत: । वासुदेवमभिप्रेक्ष्य राहिणेयो5भ्य भाषत,फिर उन सब राजाओंके चारों ओर बैठ जानेपर रोहिणीनन्दन बलरामने भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णकी ओर देखते हुए कहा--

Transliteration

tatas teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu pārthiveṣu samantataḥ | vāsudevam abhiprekṣya rāhiṇeyo 'bhyabhāṣata ||

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក ពេលស្តេចទាំងឡាយបានអង្គុយជុំវិញគ្រប់ទិស ហលាយុធ បុត្ររបស់រោហិណី (បលរាម) បានមើលទៅកាន់វាសុទេវ (ក្រឹស្ណ) ហើយនិយាយទៅកាន់ទ្រង់—បើកឆាកសម្រាប់ពាក្យប្រឹក្សា នៅក្នុងសភាដែលអំណាចរាជ្យ កាតព្វកិច្ច និងជម្លោះជិតមកដល់ ទាមទារពាក្យច្បាស់ និងការណែនាំដោយទំនួលខុសត្រូវ។

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तेषुamong them / in their case

उपविष्टेषुwhen (they were) seated

पार्थिवेषुamong the kings

समन्ततःon all sides, all around

वासुदेवम्Vasudeva (Krishna)

अभिप्रेक्ष्यhaving looked at

राहिणेयःRohini's son (Balarama)

अभ्यभाषतspoke, addressed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

pārthivāḥ (kings)

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Rāhiṇeya (Balarāma)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even before arguments are stated, the verse highlights a dharmic norm of public deliberation: in a royal assembly, speech should be directed with clarity and accountability to the one capable of guiding action (here, Kṛṣṇa), because counsel given in such settings shapes collective ethical and political outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the surrounding kings have seated themselves, Balarāma turns his attention to Kṛṣṇa and begins to speak. The line functions as a narrative hinge, introducing Balarāma’s forthcoming statement within a formal court-like gathering.