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Shloka 34

राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

गते तु नारदे पार्थो भ्रातृभि: सह कौरव: । राजसू[यं क्रतुश्रेष्ठ चिन्तयामास पार्थिव:

Transliteration

gate tu nārade pārtho bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kauravaḥ | rājasūyaṃ kratuśreṣṭhaṃ cintayāmāsa pārthivaḥ ||

Translation

Depois que Nārada partiu, Pārtha—Yudhiṣṭhira, o mais eminente dos Kurus—sentou-se com seus irmãos e começou a deliberar sobre o Rājasūya, o mais elevado dos sacrifícios reais.

Word by Word

गतेwhen (he) had gone

तुbut/indeed

नारदेwhen Narada (was gone)

पार्थःthe son of Pritha (Yudhishthira)

भ्रातृभिःwith brothers

सहtogether with

कौरवःthe Kuru prince (Yudhishthira)

राजसूयम्the Rajasuya (sacrifice)

क्रतुश्रेष्ठम्the best of sacrifices

चिन्तयामासthought/considered

पार्थिवःthe king

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Pārtha (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Yudhiṣṭhira's brothers (the Pāṇḍavas)

Rājasūya (sacrifice)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Great power and public rites like the Rājasūya should arise from thoughtful deliberation and rightful means; a dharmic king does not act impulsively but reflects with trusted counsel (here, his brothers) before pursuing sovereignty-enhancing actions.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the sage Nārada leaves, Yudhiṣṭhira (called Pārtha and Kaurava) consults with his brothers and begins considering the performance of the Rājasūya, the premier royal sacrifice that proclaims imperial status.