Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

उपायास्यति दाशार्ह: पाण्डवार्थे पराक्रमी । स नो मान्यश्नव पूज्यश्व सर्वथा मधुसूदन:

Transliteration

upayāsyati dāśārhaḥ pāṇḍavārthe parākramaḥ | sa no mānyaś ca pūjyaś ca sarvathā madhusūdanaḥ ||

Translation

പാണ്ഡവരുടെ കാര്യാർത്ഥം പരാക്രമശാലിയായ ദാശാർഹൻ (ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ) ഉടൻ ഇവിടെ എത്തും. ആ മധുസൂദനൻ നമ്മൾക്ക് മാന്യനും സർവ്വഥാ പൂജ്യനും ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• उपयास्यति: will come/approach
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-या (धातु: या)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• दाशार्हः: the Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa, descendant of Daśārha)
• दाशार्हः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पाण्डव-अर्थे: for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas / in the Pāṇḍavas' interest
• पाण्डव-अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• पराक्रमी: mighty/valiant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रमिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सः: he
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• नः: of us/our
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: genitive, plural

• मान्यः: honourable, to be respected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship/reverence
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; from धातु पूज्)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वथा: in every way, entirely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Madhusūdana
• Dāśārha
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid impending conflict, dharmic conduct begins with recognizing true worth: honoring the righteous mediator (Kṛṣṇa) and treating him as universally worthy of respect and reverence, regardless of factional interests.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana announces that Kṛṣṇa, famed for valor and known as Dāśārha/Madhusūdana, is about to arrive representing the Pāṇḍavas’ cause—framing his coming as significant and calling for proper honor from those present.