Shloka 27

धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)

Devanagari script

यश्न तेषां प्रणेता वै वासुदेवोी महाबल:

Transliteration

yasya teṣāṃ praṇetā vai vāsudevo mahābalaḥ

Translation

ສໍາລັບພວກເຂົາ ຜູ້ນໍາທີ່ແທ້ຈິງແມ່ນ ວາສຸເທວະ (Vāsudeva) — ຜູ້ມີພະລັງອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ — ຜູ້ຊີ້ນໍາໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າໄປຕາມທາງ. ຖ້ອຍຄໍານີ້ຊີ້ວ່າ ອໍານາດໃນສົງຄາມບໍ່ແມ່ນແຕ່ແຮງກາຍ ແຕ່ຍັງເປັນການນໍາພາທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ ແລະ ຄໍາປຶກສາອັນຮອບຄອບອີກດ້ວຍ.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• प्रणेता: leader / guide
• प्रणेता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणेता (प्रातिपदिक; √नी + प्र + तृच्)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: true

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाबलः: mighty / of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that decisive strength in a conflict comes from rightful leadership and guiding intelligence—embodied here by Vāsudeva—rather than from brute force alone.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker points out that a particular side’s direction and success are grounded in having Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) as their guide/leader, emphasizing his strategic and moral influence within the unfolding war context.