Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ययातेस्त्वेव भोजानां विस्तरो गुणतो महान्‌ | भजतेडटद्य महाराज विस्तरं स चतुर्दिशम्‌

Transliteration

yayātes tveva bhojānāṁ vistaro guṇato mahān | bhajate ’ṭaḍya mahārāja vistaraṁ sa caturdiśam ||

Translation

కాని భోజులలో యయాతి వంశం నిజంగా విస్తారమైనది, గుణములలో మహత్తరమైనది. ఓ మహారాజా, అది నేడు నాలుగు దిక్కులకూ దూరదూరాల వరకు వ్యాపించి ఉంది.

Word by Word

ययातेःof Yayāti

तुbut/indeed

एवindeed/just

भोजानाम्of the Bhojas

विस्तरःextent/spread

गुणतःin respect of qualities

महान्great

भजतेpartakes of/has/attains

अटतिwanders/extends (goes about)

यःwho

महाराजO great king

विस्तरम्extent/spread

सःhe/that

चतुर्दिशम्the four directions (all quarters)

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yayāti

Bhojas

Mahārāja (addressed king)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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 that a dynasty’s true greatness is measured not only by territorial spread but by guṇa—ethical and noble qualities—implying that virtue legitimizes and sustains royal expansion and reputation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Kṛṣṇa, addressing a king, remarks on the prominence of the Bhojas descended from Yayāti, emphasizing both their wide influence across the four quarters and their distinguished virtues.