Shloka 23
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
Devanagari script
वृद्धानां वचन श्रुत्वा यो<भ्युत्थानं प्रयोजयेत्
Transliteration
vṛddhānāṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā yo 'bhyutthānaṁ prayojayet
Translation
Kṛpa disse: “Tendo ouvido o conselho dos anciãos, quem quer que exorte (outros) a erguer-se e agir…”
Word by Word
वृद्धानाम्of the elders
वृद्धानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वचनम्speech/words
वचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभ्युत्थानम्rising up/standing up (in respect)
अभ्युत्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभ्युत्थान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रयोजयेत्should cause/should prompt (to do)
प्रयोजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-युज्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), Present-system (optative sense), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कृप उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Kṛpa (speaker)E
elders (vṛddhāḥ)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
The verse emphasizes that listening to elders’ counsel is not merely ceremonial; it should translate into disciplined readiness and purposeful action, aligning conduct with guidance and duty.
In the Sauptika Parva, Kṛpa is speaking amid the tense aftermath of the great war, offering counsel that stresses heeding senior advice and prompting decisive action in response to it.