Shloka 70

Devanagari script

तव वाक्यानि दिव्यानि तथा तेषां च माधव

Transliteration

tava vākyāni divyāni tathā teṣāṃ ca mādhava

Translation

वैशम्पायन उवाच—माधव! तव वाक्यानि दिव्यानि, तथा तेषामपि।

Word by Word

• तव: of you / your
• तव: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वाक्यानि: words; statements
• वाक्यानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दिव्यानि: divine; celestial
• दिव्यानि: विशेषण (कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: thus; likewise; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: —, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• माधव: O Mādhava (Krishna)
• माधव: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of speech: words can carry a ‘divine’ authority when they are aligned with dharma, and the narrative acknowledges the power and responsibility inherent in counsel and testimony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), affirming that Kṛṣṇa’s statements are exalted and that the statements of the others being discussed are likewise significant—setting a tone of serious evaluation of counsel in the lead-up to major decisions.