Shloka 42

अध्याय ८ — शल्यस्य सत्कारः, वरदानं, पाण्डवसमागमश्च (Śalya’s Reception, the Boon, and Meeting the Pāṇḍavas)

Devanagari script

ममत्ववेक्षया वीर शृणु विज्ञापयामि ते । भवानिह च सारथ्ये वासुदेवसमो युधि

Transliteration

mamatvavekṣayā vīra śṛṇu vijñāpayāmi te | bhavāniha ca sārathye vāsudevasamo yudhi ||

Translation

యుధిష్ఠిరుడు పలికెను—ఓ వీరా! నా పట్ల ఆప్యాయతతో విను; నేను నీకు వినతిచేస్తున్నాను. ఈ యుద్ధంలో సారథ్య విషయంలో నీవు వాసుదేవుడు (శ్రీకృష్ణుడు) సమానుడిగా భావించబడుతున్నావు।

Word by Word

• ममत्व: by (a sense of) mine-ness, possessiveness
• ममत्व: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ममत्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अवेक्षया: with regard to, in consideration of
• अवेक्षया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवेक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• विज्ञापयामि: I inform, I submit (to you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (वि + √ज्ञा; causative stem विज्ञापय-)
• Form: Present, First, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• भवान्: your honour, you
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

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

• सारथ्ये: in charioteering, in the role of charioteer
• सारथ्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वासुदेव: with/like Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• वासुदेव: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• समः: equal, comparable
• समः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights respectful petition and recognition of merit: a king frames his request with humility and personal regard, while affirming that true competence in war-support roles (like charioteering) is ethically significant and worthy of honor—so much so that it can be compared to Kṛṣṇa’s exemplary standard.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a heroic figure and begins to state a request. He prefaces it by praising the addressee’s battlefield charioteering skill, saying that in this capacity the person is considered equal to Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa).