Shloka 24

Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच अरोषणो हि धर्मात्मा सततं धर्मवत्सल: । भवान्‌ प्रख्यायते लोके तस्मात्‌ संशाम्य मा क्रुध:

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca: aroṣaṇo hi dharmātmā satataṃ dharmavatsalaḥ | bhavān prakhyāyate loke tasmāt saṃśāmya mā krudhaḥ ||

Translation

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच—अरोषणो हि धर्मात्मा सततं धर्मवत्सलः। भवान् प्रख्यायते लोके तस्मात् संशाम्य मा क्रुधः॥

Word by Word

श्रीकृष्णःŚrī Kṛṣṇa

उवाचsaid

अरोषणःnot prone to anger, unwrathful

हिindeed, for

धर्मात्माone whose nature is dharma; righteous-souled

सततम्always, constantly

धर्मवत्सलःfond of dharma; devoted to righteousness

भवान्you (honorific)

प्रख्यायतेis proclaimed/known (as), is renowned

लोकेin the world

तस्मात्therefore, from that reason

संशाम्यhaving calmed (yourself), restraining

माdo not

क्रुधःbe angry

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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?

Kṛṣṇa links true righteousness with mastery over anger: one devoted to dharma should restrain wrath, especially when one’s public reputation is grounded in ethical conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shalya Parva context, Kṛṣṇa addresses someone who is becoming angry and urges him to calm down, reminding him that a dharmic person is known for forbearance and steady commitment to righteousness.