Shloka 15

Devanagari script

उवाच च महाबाहु: पुनः पुनररिंदम: । वासुदेवार्जुनौ प्रेमणा तावुभौ परिषस्वजे,शत्रुदमन महाबाहु युधिष्ठिर, श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनसे बारंबार प्रेमपूर्वक बोलने और उन दोनोंको हृदयसे लगाने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | uvāca ca mahābāhuḥ punaḥ punar arindamaḥ | vāsudevārjunau premṇā tāv ubhau pariṣasvaje |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Yudhiṣṭhira yang berlengan perkasa, penunduk musuh, berkali-kali berkata dengan penuh kasih, lalu memeluk Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) dan Arjuna dengan segenap hati.

Word by Word

उवाचsaid/spoke

चand

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)

पुनःagain

पुनःagain (repeatedly)

अरिंदमःfoe-subduer

वासुदेवVasudeva (Krishna)

अर्जुनौthe two Arjunas / Arjuna (dual form used with another; here paired with Vasudeva)

प्रेमणाwith affection

तौthose two

उभौboth

परिषस्वजेembraced

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Yudhiṣṭhira

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Arjuna

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 amid conflict, dharmic leadership expresses gratitude and reverence through speech and conduct. Yudhiṣṭhira’s repeated affectionate words and embrace highlight humility, recognition of support, and the ethical duty to honor those who protect and guide.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira repeatedly speaks lovingly and embraces Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) and Arjuna, indicating emotional relief, respect, and reliance on their counsel and valor during the events of the war.