Shloka 14

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

कृपश्च सोमदत्तश्न महाराजश्न बाह्वलिक: । आसनेभ्योडचलन्‌ सर्वे पूजयन्तो जनार्दनम्‌

Transliteration

kṛpaś ca somadattaś ca mahārājaś ca bāhvlikaḥ | āsanebhyo 'calan sarve pūjayanto janārdanam ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—କୃପ, ସୋମଦତ୍ତ ଓ ମହାରାଜ ବାହ୍ଲୀକ—ସମସ୍ତେ ଜନାର୍ଦନ (ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ)ଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ମାନ କରି ନିଜ ନିଜ ଆସନରୁ ଉଠି ଦାଁଡ଼ାଇଲେ।

Word by Word

• कृपः: Kripa (Kripacharya)
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सोमदत्तः: Somadatta
• सोमदत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• महाराजः: the great king
• महाराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• बाह्वलिकः: Bahlika
• बाह्वलिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्वलिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आसनेभ्यः: from (their) seats
• आसनेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• उदचलन्: rose up / stood up
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-चल्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पूजयन्तः: honouring / worshipping
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जनार्दनम्: Janardana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Somadatta
• Bāhvlika
• Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in politically charged settings, dharma is upheld through visible acts of respect and proper conduct; honoring a righteous envoy like Kṛṣṇa signals recognition of moral authority beyond factional interests.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Kṛṣṇa is received in the Kuru court, respected elders—Kṛpa, Somadatta, and King Bāhvlika—rise from their seats to honor him, marking a formal and ethically significant welcome.