Shloka 24

रामस्य पम्पातीरगमनम्, सुग्रीवसख्यं, वालिवधः, सीतारक्षणवृत्तान्तश्च

Rāma at Pampā; alliance with Sugrīva; Vālin’s fall; Sītā’s guarded captivity

Devanagari script

इति निर्बन्धतः स्थालीमानाय्य स यदूद्वह: । स्थाल्या: कण्ठेडथ संलग्नं शाकाजन्नं वीक्ष्य केशव:

Transliteration

iti nirbandhataḥ sthālīm ānīya sa yadūdvahaḥ | sthālyāḥ kaṇṭhe ’tha saṃlagnaṃ śākājannaṃ vīkṣya keśavaḥ ||

Translation

இவ்வாறு அவர்களின் பிடிவாதமான வேண்டுதலால் யாதவர்களில் சிறந்தவன் ஸ்தாலியை கொண்டு வந்தான். அப்போது கேசவன் பார்த்தான்—ஸ்தாலியின் கழுத்துப்பகுதியில் கீரை-சோறு சிறிதளவு ஒட்டிக் கிடந்தது.

Word by Word

इतिthus

निर्बन्धतःfrom insistence/pressure

स्थालीम्a pot/bowl

आनाय्यhaving brought

सःhe

यदूद्धवःthe foremost of the Yadus

स्थाल्याःof the pot

कण्ठेon/at the neck (rim)

अथthen

संलग्नम्stuck/attached

शाकम्vegetable/greens

अन्नम्food/rice

वीक्ष्यhaving seen

केशवःKeshava (Krishna)

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Yadūdvaha (Kṛṣṇa)

sthālī (cooking pot)

śākājanna (vegetable-and-rice food)

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?

The verse highlights how persistent insistence (nirbandha) can force actions that reveal hidden remnants and consequences; even a small leftover can become significant, suggesting that moral outcomes may hinge on seemingly minor details when intent is obstinate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Under pressure, Kṛṣṇa (Yadūdvaha/Keśava) brings the cooking pot and notices a bit of vegetable-and-rice food stuck at its neck, a detail presented as narratively important and suggestive of impending consequence.