Shloka 1

Śānti Parva Adhyāya 43 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Stuti of Kṛṣṇa

Assembly Hymn of Many Names

Devanagari script

नम + () अआसजआन+- ३. राज-काजके सम्बन्धमें गुप्त सलाह देना--“मन्त्रणा' है। २. सन्दधि

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca

abhiṣikto mahāprājño rājyaṃ prāpya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |

daśāhaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣam uvāca prāñjalīḥ śuciḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: После помазания на царство и обретения державы Юдхиштхира, великий мудрец и чистый в поведении, сложив ладони, обращался к лотосоокому Кришне из рода Дашархов в течение десяти дней.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed, consecrated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-षिच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• महाप्राज्ञः: greatly wise
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (sense)

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दश: ten
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural, Used as numeral with अहानि

• अहानि: days
• अहानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: the lotus-eyed one (Krishna/Vishnu)
• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: addressed, said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुचिः: pure, clean
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛṣṇa (Puṇḍarīkākṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous rule begins with humility and reverence: even after gaining sovereignty, Yudhiṣṭhira approaches Kṛṣṇa with folded hands, indicating that political power must be guided by dharma and wise counsel rather than pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

After his coronation and accession to the kingdom, Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully addresses Kṛṣṇa for an extended period (ten days), setting the stage for instruction and reflection on governance, ethics, and the duties of a king in the aftermath of war.