Shloka 31

Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)

Devanagari script

उपास्यमानो बहुभि: सिद्धैश्चवापि महात्मभि: । स्तूयमानश्न सततं वन्दिभिर्भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

upāsyamāno bahubhiḥ siddhaiś cāpi mahātmabhiḥ | stūyamānaś ca satataṁ vandibhir bharatarṣabha bharataśreṣṭha | dharmajño rājā yudhiṣṭhira idānīṁ dharmapūrvakaṁ sārāṁ pṛthivīṁ pālayatu ||

Translation

ହେ ଭରତବୃଷଭ! ଅନେକ ସିଦ୍ଧ ଓ ମହାତ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଉପାସିତ ଏବଂ ବନ୍ଦୀଜନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସଦା ସ୍ତୁତ ଧର୍ମଜ୍ଞ ରାଜା ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ଏବେ ଧର୍ମପୂର୍ବକ ସମଗ୍ର ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ପାଳନ କରୁନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• उपास्यमानः: being worshipped/served
• उपास्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु) → उपास्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सिद्धैः: by siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तूयमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सततम्: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• वन्दिभिः: by bards/panegyrists
• वन्दिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्दिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu)
• युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• सिद्ध (Siddhas)
• महात्मा (great-souled beings)
• वन्दी (bards/panegyrists)
• पृथ्वी (the earth/realm)
• भरतवंश (Bharata lineage, implied by honorifics)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate kingship is grounded in dharma: even when a ruler is celebrated by sages and bards, the true measure of sovereignty is governing and protecting the earth in accordance with righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu offers a benediction and public affirmation: Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded by revered Siddhas and praised by professional eulogists, is urged to assume (or continue) the burden of rule and maintain the realm through dharmic governance.