Shloka 3

Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Reconciliation and Partition (भीष्मोपदेशः—संधि-राज्यविभागविचारः)

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञातास्तु ते सर्वे कृष्णेनामिततेजसा । आसजनेषु महार्लेंषु निषेदुर्द्धिपदां वरा:,फिर अमित-तेजस्वी व्यासजीकी आज्ञा पाकर वे सभी नरश्रेष्ठ बहुमूल्य आसनोंपर बैठे

Transliteration

anujñātās tu te sarve kṛṣṇenāmitatejasā | āsaneṣu mahārheṣu niṣedur dvipadāṃ varāḥ ||

Translation

Nang pahintulutan sila ni Kṛṣṇa na may di-masukat na ningning, ang lahat ng mararangal na lalaki—ang pinakamainam sa mga tao—ay umupo sa mga upuang mahalaga. Ipinakikita ng tagpong ito ang wastong pag-uugali: kahit ang pinakadakila ay umuupo lamang matapos pahintulutan, bilang paggalang sa kaayusan, pagtanggap sa panauhin, at pagpipigil.

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञाताः: permitted, having been allowed
• अनुज्ञाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुज्ञात (√ज्ञा + अनु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अमिततेजसा: by (him) of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमिततेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• आसनेषु: on seats
• आसनेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• महार्हेषु: very valuable, precious
• महार्हेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महार्ह
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• निषेदुः: sat down
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (नि + सद्)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• द्विपदाम्: of bipeds/men
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विपद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वराः: the best, excellent ones
• वराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• mahārha-āsana (precious seats)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic decorum: even eminent persons wait for proper permission before taking honored seats, reflecting humility, respect for the host, and orderly conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Kṛṣṇa grants leave, the assembled distinguished men take their places on valuable seats, marking the formal settling of the gathering in a manner consistent with protocol.