Shloka 6

Brahmāstra-pratisaṃhāraḥ, Parīkṣit-nāmakaraṇam, Nagarotsava-varṇanam

Withdrawal of the Brahmāstra; Naming of Parīkṣit; Description of Civic Festivities

Devanagari script

धर्मज्ञस्य सुतः स त्वमधर्म नावबुध्यसे । यस्त्वं वृष्णिप्रवीरस्य कुरुषे नाभिवादनम्‌

Transliteration

dharmajñasya sutaḥ sa tvam adharmaṃ nāvabudhyase | yas tvaṃ vṛṣṇipravīrasya kuruṣe nābhivādanam ||

Translation

ବତ୍ସ! ତୁମେ ଧର୍ମଜ୍ଞ ପିତାଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର; ତଥାପି ତୁମେ କରୁଥିବା ଅଧର୍ମକୁ କାହିଁକି ବୁଝୁନାହ? ବୃଷ୍ଣିବଂଶର ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବୀର ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ସାମ୍ନାରେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ; ତଥାପି ତୁମେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କାହିଁକି କରୁନାହ?

Word by Word

• धर्मज्ञस्य: of the knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: that (he)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अधर्मम्: unrighteousness
• अधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अवबुध्यसे: you understand/realize
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√बुध्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• वृष्णिप्रवीरस्य: of the foremost hero of the Vrishnis
• वृष्णिप्रवीरस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णिप्रवीर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कुरुषे: you do/perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभिवादनम्: salutation
• अभिवादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिवादन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Vṛṣṇi (clan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharma is shown not only in ideals but in conduct: recognizing adharma in oneself and offering due respect to the worthy—especially to a revered elder/leader like Kṛṣṇa—is an ethical obligation and a marker of humility.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker rebukes someone for improper behavior: despite being born to a dharma-knowing father, he fails to perceive his wrongdoing and neglects to salute Kṛṣṇa, praised as the foremost hero of the Vṛṣṇi clan, who is present before him.