Shloka 36

Devanagari script

न हि तेऽविदितं किञ्चिल्ल‍ोकेष्वीश्वरकर्तृषु । अथ पृच्छामहे युष्मान्पाण्डवानां चिकीर्षितम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

na hi te ’viditaṁ kiñcil lokeṣv īśvara-kartṛṣu atha pṛcchāmahe yuṣmān pāṇḍavānāṁ cikīrṣitam

Translation

ഈശ്വരന്റെ സൃഷ്ടിയായ ലോകങ്ങളിൽ നിങ്ങള്ക്ക് അറിയാത്തത് ഒന്നുമില്ല; അതിനാൽ പാണ്ഡവർ എന്ത് ചെയ്യാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് ദയവായി ഞങ്ങളോട് പറയുക।

Synonyms

• na: not
• na: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negative particle

• hi: indeed
• hi: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• aviditam: unknown
• aviditam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avidita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nañ-Tatpurusha, Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• kiñcit: anything
• kiñcit: Visheshana (Adjective to implied subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim-cit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• lokeṣu: in the worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• īśvara-kartṛṣu: created by the Lords (Brahma etc.)
• īśvara-kartṛṣu: Visheshana (Adjective to Lokeshu)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īśvara-kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• atha: therefore/now
• atha: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Inceptive/Conjunctive particle

• pṛcchāmahe: we ask
• pṛcchāmahe: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pracch (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Atmanepada, Uttama Purusha, Plural

• yuṣmān: you
• yuṣmān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (Honorific)

• pāṇḍavānām: of the Pandavas
• pāṇḍavānām: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• cikīrṣitam: intention/plan (what is desired to be done)
• cikīrṣitam: Karma (Object of pṛcchāmahe)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Desiderative, Kta Pratyaya, Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Pandavas
• Rukmini

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna knowing everything?

This verse affirms that nothing is unknown to Śrī Kṛṣṇa because He is the īśvara (supreme controller) and the ultimate doer behind all worlds, yet devotees still lovingly inquire from Him.

Why did Rukmini (and the queens) ask Krishna about the Pandavas if He already knows everything?

Though Kṛṣṇa is omniscient, devotees ask questions to hear His will, to understand His dharmic purpose, and to deepen loving relationship through humble inquiry.

Practical application of trusting Krishna’s plan in modern life?

Do your duty sincerely, seek guidance through prayer and scripture, and trust that the Lord’s broader plan is purposeful even when outcomes are not fully visible.