Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्राधान्यतस्तु गदत: समासेनैव मे शृणु । कर्माणि पृथिवीशानां यथावदमरथद्ुते,अतः देवताओंके समान तेजस्वी तात! मैं मुख्य-मुख्य घटनाओंको ही संक्षेपसे सुना रहा हूँ, आप उन भूपतियोंके कर्म यथावत्‌ रूपसे सुनिये

Transliteration

prādhānyatas tu gadataḥ samāsenaiva me śṛṇu | karmāṇi pṛthivīśānāṁ yathāvad amarathadute ||

Translation

โอ้ทูตแห่งอมตะ จงฟังเรากล่าวโดยสรุป เลือกเอาแต่สาระสำคัญเถิด โอ้บุตรผู้รุ่งเรืองดุจเทพ เราจะเล่าเพียงเหตุการณ์อันเป็นแก่น; เจ้าจงสดับกรรมและกิจของเหล่ากษัตริย์ผู้ครองแผ่นดินนั้นให้ถูกลำดับและตรงตามความจริง

Word by Word

प्राधान्यतःchiefly, in terms of the main points

तुbut, indeed

गदतःof (me) speaking/telling

समासेनbriefly, in summary

एवindeed, just

मेmy, of me

शृणुhear, listen

कर्माणिdeeds, actions

पृथिवीशानाम्of the kings (lords of the earth)

यथावत्properly, as it really is

अमरथद्यूतेin/at (the matter of) the divine chariot-and-dice (epithet/contextual phrase; text appears corrupt)

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

pṛthivīśāḥ (kings, rulers of the earth)

amarāḥ (the immortals/devas, implied)

amarathadūta (a divine messenger, addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes two ethical principles of discourse: (1) prādhānya—selecting what is essential rather than indulging in needless विस्तार (excess detail), and (2) yathāvat—faithfully presenting deeds as they truly occurred, especially when speaking of rulers whose actions carry moral and social consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva addresses a divine messenger and signals a shift into a concise account. He announces that he will relate only the principal events and urges the listener to attend to the kings’ deeds in their correct and truthful form, preparing the audience for a summarized yet accurate narration.