Shloka 23

Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement

Devanagari script

त्वामाश्रित्य महाबाहो धर्मराजो युधिषछिर:

Transliteration

tvām āśritya mahābāho dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—“ஓ மகாபாகோ! உம்மைச் சார்ந்தே தர்மராஜ யுதிஷ்டிரன் (தர்மத்தில்) உறுதியாக நிற்கிறான்.”

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रित्य: having taken refuge in / relying on
• आश्रित्य: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (श्रि)
• Form: क्त्वा (ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (gerund/absolutive), —, —, —

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धर्मराजः: Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
• mahābāhu (epithet addressing an unnamed hero)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights dharmic leadership sustained through right reliance: Yudhiṣṭhira, defined by righteousness, is portrayed as taking refuge in a worthy support (a mighty-armed ally), suggesting that ethical action in crisis is strengthened by dependable counsel and protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describing Yudhiṣṭhira’s stance in the war context: the Dharmarāja is depicted as depending upon a powerful figure addressed as “mahābāhu,” indicating strategic and moral support amid the events of the Śalya Parva.