Shloka 9
Devanagari script
कृष्णौ चापि महेष्वासावभिवाद्य हलायुधम्
Transliteration
kṛṣṇau cāpi maheṣvāsāv abhivādya halāyudham
Translation
Санджая сказал: И два Кришны — могучие лучники — также почтительно приветствовали Халаюдху (Балараму). Этот миг подчёркивает нравственный закон эпоса: чтить старших и почитаемых родичей даже под гнётом и расколами войны.
Word by Word
कृष्णौthe two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)
कृष्णौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
महेष्वासौthe two great archers
महेष्वासौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अभिवाद्यhaving saluted / having paid respects to
अभिवाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + वद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)
हलायुधम्Halāyudha (Balarāma; 'whose weapon is a plough')
हलायुधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहलायुध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)K
Kṛṣṇa (Arjuna, often called Kṛṣṇa/Śyāma in epic usage)H
Halāyudha (Balarāma)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
Even in a fractured, war-driven setting, dharma expresses itself through basic ethical discipline—showing reverence to elders and honored relatives. Courtesy and respect are not suspended by conflict; they are markers of inner restraint.
Sañjaya reports that the two figures referred to as ‘the two Kṛṣṇas’—described as great archers—approach and formally salute Halāyudha, i.e., Balarāma, acknowledging his seniority and revered status.