Shloka 11

अध्याय ८७: कृष्णस्य हस्तिनापुरप्रवेशः

Krishna’s Entry into Hastināpura and Court Reception

Devanagari script

धर्म्यमर्थ्य च धर्मात्मा ध्रुवं वक्ता जनार्दन: । तस्मिन्‌ वाच्या: प्रिया वाचो भवता बान्धवै: सह,“धर्मात्मा भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण जो कुछ कहेंगे, वह निश्चय ही धर्म और अर्थके अनुकूल होगा। अतः तुम्हें अपने बन्धु-बान्धवोंके साथ उनसे प्रिय वचन ही बोलना चाहिये”

Transliteration

dharmyam arthyaṁ ca dharmātmā dhruvaṁ vaktā janārdanaḥ | tasmin vācyāḥ priyā vāco bhavatā bāndhavaiḥ saha ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଧର୍ମାତ୍ମା ଜନାର୍ଦନ ଯାହା କହିବେ, ତାହା ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଧର୍ମ ଓ ଅର୍ଥ—ଦୁହିଁଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁକୂଳ ହେବ। ତେଣୁ ତୁମେ ନିଜ ବନ୍ଧୁ-ବାନ୍ଧବମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରିୟ ଓ ସମ୍ମାନଜନକ ବଚନ ହିଁ କହିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

धर्म्यम्righteous, in accordance with dharma

अर्थ्यbeneficial/useful (in accordance with artha)

चand

धर्मात्माthe righteous-souled one

ध्रुवम्certainly, surely

वक्ताspeaker; one who will speak

जनार्दनःJanardana (Krishna)

तस्मिन्in/with regard to him

वाच्याःshould be spoken

प्रियाःpleasant, dear

वाचःwords; speech

भवताby you (honorific)

बान्धवैःwith kinsmen/relatives

सहtogether with

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes