Shloka 5

अध्याय ७५ — दैव-पुरुषकार-समन्वयः

Reconciling Contingency and Human Effort

Devanagari script

तस्मादिदं प्रवक्ष्यामि वचन वृष्णिनन्दन

Transliteration

tasmād idaṃ pravakṣyāmi vacana vṛṣṇinandana

Translation

Portanto, ó deleite dos Vṛṣṇis, agora declararei estas palavras—com franqueza e firme resolução acerca do que deve ser feito.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall speak/tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular

• वचनम्: word/speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वृष्णि-नन्दन: O delight of the Vṛṣṇis (Krishna)
• वृष्णि-नन्दन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: वृष्णि + नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Kṛṣṇa (Vṛṣṇinandana)
• Vṛṣṇis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models decisive, responsible speech: after reflection (“therefore”), one should state one’s counsel clearly to the appropriate authority (here, Kṛṣṇa), especially when dharma and impending conflict demand frank guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma addresses Kṛṣṇa (called “Vṛṣṇinandana”) and signals that he is about to present his considered statement—introducing a forceful counsel within the Udyoga Parva’s negotiations and preparations leading toward war.