Shloka 26

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: स कृष्णेन राजा राजीवलोचन: । हितार्थ सर्वलोकस्य समुत्तस्थौ महामना:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर कमलनयन महामनस्वी राजा युधिष्छिर सम्पूर्ण जगत्‌॒के हितके लिये उठ खड़े हुए

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena rājā rājīvalocanaḥ | hitārthaṁ sarvalokasya samuttiṣṭhau mahāmanāḥ ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—เมื่อพระกฤษณะตรัสดังนั้น พระราชาผู้มีเนตรดุจดอกบัว ผู้มีใจยิ่งใหญ่ ก็ลุกขึ้นเพื่อประโยชน์เกื้อกูลแก่สรรพชนทั้งปวง

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःaddressed; spoken to

सःhe

कृष्णेनby Krishna

राजाthe king

राजीव-लोचनःlotus-eyed

हित-अर्थम्for the welfare (purpose)

सर्व-लोकस्यof all the world/people

समुत्तस्थौrose up; stood up

महामनाःgreat-souled

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira (the king, rājā; rājīvalocanaḥ)

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?

A ruler should respond to wise counsel by taking up action aimed at the welfare of all, embodying dharma through public-spirited responsibility rather than private interest.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Kṛṣṇa speaks, Yudhiṣṭhira—described as lotus-eyed and great-souled—stands up, signaling readiness to proceed with a course of action meant for the good of everyone.