Shloka 22

Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु चक्रे हस्तगते सति । उवाच भगवानुच्चैर्वाक्यं वाक्यविशारद:,चिन्तन करते ही तत्काल चक्र हाथमें आ गया। तब बोलनेमें कुशल भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने उच्च स्वरसे यह वचन कहा--

Transliteration

etasminn eva kāle tu cakre hastagate sati | uvāca bhagavān uccair vākyaṁ vākyaviśāradaḥ ||

Translation

ในขณะนั้นเอง เมื่อจักรได้มาอยู่ในพระหัตถ์ พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ศรีกฤษณะ ผู้ชำนาญถ้อยคำอันเหมาะควร ได้ตรัสด้วยเสียงกังวานดังนี้

Word by Word

एतस्मिन्in this

एवindeed/just

कालेtime

तुbut/and

चक्रेin/with the discus

हस्तगतेhaving come into (his) hand; in hand

सतिwhen (it) was/being

उवाचsaid/spoke

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

उच्चैःaloud

वाक्यम्speech/words

वाक्यविशारदःskilled in speech

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Cakra (Sudarśana discus)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 power aligned with dharma is expressed through timely, deliberate action and carefully chosen speech. The Lord’s readiness (the discus in hand) is paired with discernment (skill in words), implying that righteous force should be guided by ethical intention and clear counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

At a critical moment in the assembly narrative, the discus comes into Kṛṣṇa’s hand, signaling preparedness to intervene. Immediately thereafter, Kṛṣṇa speaks aloud—introducing a decisive statement that frames the next action or judgment in the unfolding episode.