Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 38
Devanagari script
न ते5पराधमिह वै दृष्टवानस्मि सुव्रत । प्रीतो5स्मि तव गोविन्द वृणु कामान् यथेप्सितान्
Transliteration
na te 'parādham iha vai dṛṣṭavān asmi suvrata | prīto 'smi tava govinda vṛṇu kāmān yathepsitān ||
Translation
“ହେ ସୁବ୍ରତ! ଏଠାରେ ତୁମର କୌଣସି ଅପରାଧ ମୁଁ ଦେଖିନାହିଁ। ହେ ଗୋବିନ୍ଦ! ମୁଁ ତୁମପରେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ; ଯେପରି ଇଚ୍ଛା, ସେପରି ବର ମାଗ।”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेof you/your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormGenitive, Singular
अपराधम्offence, fault
अपराधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअपराध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
दृष्टवान्having seen
दृष्टवान्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्तवतु (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular
सुव्रतO one of good vows
सुव्रत:
TypeNoun
Rootसुव्रत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रीतःpleased, satisfied
प्रीतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्री
Formक्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormGenitive, Singular
गोविन्दO Govinda
गोविन्द:
TypeNoun
Rootगोविन्द
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वृणुchoose, select
वृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृणोति)
FormImperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular
कामान्desires, boons
कामान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
यथाas, according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
ईप्सितान्desired, wished-for
ईप्सितान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootईप्सित
Formक्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu-devaG
Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical discernment and self-mastery: when one has conquered anger and is found free of wrongdoing, the righteous response is approval and benevolence (here, the offering of a boon), not blame or retaliation.
Vāyu-deva addresses Govinda (Kṛṣṇa), declares that he has detected no offense on Kṛṣṇa’s part in the present situation, expresses satisfaction, and invites him to ask for any desired boon.