Shloka 7

Varuṇa’s Bestowal of the Gāṇḍīva and the Arming of Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna

Khāṇḍava Prelude

Devanagari script

वैशग्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: स धर्मात्मा ब्राह्मण: शुभकर्मकृत्‌ । प्रसादं कृतवान्‌ वीर रविसोमसमप्रभ:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--वीरवर! उनके ऐसा कहनेपर सूर्य और चन्द्रमाके समान तेजस्वी तथा शुभ कर्म करनेवाले उन धर्मात्मा ब्राह्मणने उन सबपर कृपा की

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam uktaḥ sa dharmātmā brāhmaṇaḥ śubhakarmakṛt | prasādaṃ kṛtavān vīra ravi-soma-samaprabhaḥ |

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు అన్నాడు—వీరా! ఇలా పలికినప్పుడు, సూర్యచంద్రుల సమాన కాంతిమంతుడూ, శుభకర్మకర్తయైన ఆ ధర్మాత్మ బ్రాహ్మణుడు వారందరిపై ప్రసన్నుడై అనుగ్రహం చూపెను.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

सःhe

धर्मात्माrighteous-souled

ब्राह्मणःbrahmin

शुभकर्मकृत्doer of auspicious deeds

प्रसादम्favor, grace

कृतवान्did, showed (has done)

वीरO hero

रविसोमसमप्रभःwhose splendor is like the sun and moon

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

brāhmaṇa (unnamed)

sun (Ravi)

moon (Soma)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical model: a truly dharmic person (dharmātmā), marked by auspicious conduct (śubhakarmakṛt), responds to being properly addressed with prasāda—grace, kindness, and favorable regard—showing that virtue naturally expresses itself as compassion.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, an unnamed brāhmaṇa—described as radiant like the sun and moon—has been spoken to (evam uktaḥ). In response, he grants favor or mercy (prasādaṃ kṛtavān) to those involved, indicating a benevolent turn in the episode.