Shloka 17

गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura

Devanagari script

किमेतन्महदा क्षर्यम भवद्‌ यदुनन्दन । तन्मे ब्रूहि महाबाहो श्रोतव्यं यदि मन्‍्यसे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

kim etan mahad āścaryaṃ bhavad yadunandana |

tan me brūhi mahābāho śrotavyaṃ yadi manyase ||

Translation

“အို ယဒုနန္ဒန၊ ဤမဟာအံ့ဖွယ်သည် အဘယ်နည်း။ အို လက်တံကြီးရှင်၊ ကြားသင့်သည်ဟု ထင်ပါက ထိုအကြောင်းကို ကျွန်ုပ်အား ပြောပြပါ။”

Word by Word

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• महदा: by/with something great; greatly
• महदा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• आश्चर्यम्: wonder, marvel
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• भवत्: of you
• भवत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• यदु-नन्दन: O delight of the Yadus
• यदु-नन्दन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु + नन्दन
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: dative/genitive, singular

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: imperative, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• श्रोतव्यम्: fit to be heard
• श्रोतव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Verbal adjective
• Root: श्रु (शृणोति)
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular, gerundive (तव्यत्)

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• मन्यसे: you think/consider
• मन्यसे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: present, 2nd, singular, ātmanepada

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa (Yadunandana, Mahābāhu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models disciplined inquiry joined with reverence: when confronted with an extraordinary event, one should seek clarification from a trustworthy authority, and ask only what is 'śrotavya'—appropriate and beneficial to hear.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports a moment of astonishment and questioning addressed to Kṛṣṇa (as Yadunandana), requesting an explanation of a great marvel that has occurred, provided Kṛṣṇa deems it suitable to disclose.