Shloka 25

खाण्डवदाहे देवविमुखता तथा मयदानवाभयदानम् | Khāṇḍava Burning: Devas Withdraw; Maya Granted Protection

Devanagari script

ततो<ब्रवीद्‌ वासुदेवं वचो राम: परंतप: । किमवागुपविष्टो$सि प्रेक्षमाणो जनार्दन,तदनन्तर परंतप बलरामजी भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णसे बोले--जनार्दन! यह सब कुछ देखते हुए भी तुम क्‍यों मौन होकर बैठे हो?

Transliteration

tato ’bravīd vāsudevaṃ vaco rāmaḥ parantapaḥ | kim avāg upaviṣṭo ’si prekṣamāṇo janārdana ||

Translation

แล้วพระราม (พระพลราม) ผู้เผาผลาญศัตรู ตรัสแก่พระวาสุเทพว่า “โอ้ชนารทนะ เหตุใดท่านจึงนั่งนิ่ง ก้มพักตร์ เพียงเฝ้ามองเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดนี้?”

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna) (as object addressed/mentioned)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वचः: words, speech
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रामः: Rama (Balarama)
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परंतपः: scorcher of foes
• परंतपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परंतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• किम्: why? / what (reason)?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• अवाक्: silent, without speech
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवाक् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोगः)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial use)

• उपविष्टः: seated, having sat down
• उपविष्टः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु) → उपविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रेक्षमाणः: watching, looking on
• प्रेक्षमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईक्ष् (धातु) → प्रेक्षमाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जनार्दन: O Janardana (Krishna)
• जनार्दन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Balarāma (Rāma)
• Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva, Janārdana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds ethical accountability: when one clearly perceives a troubling situation, mere silent spectatorship can be morally inadequate; wise and capable persons are expected to respond appropriately rather than remain withdrawn.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Balarāma turns to Kṛṣṇa and challenges his quiet, downcast silence while he watches events unfold, implicitly urging him to speak or act.