Shloka 21
Devanagari script
पुत्रश्न ते महातेजा धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वर: । उपस्थित: सहामात्यो वासुदेवश्च वीर्यवान्
Transliteration
putraśna te mahātejā dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ | upasthitaḥ sahāmātyo vāsudevaś ca vīryavān ||
Translation
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—آپ کے فرزند، مہاتجسوی جَنیشور دھرتراشٹر، اپنے وزیروں سمیت یہاں موجود ہیں؛ اور زورآور واسودیو—شری کرشن—بھی تشریف لا چکے ہیں۔
Word by Word
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेof you / your
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormGenitive, Singular
महातेजाःof great splendor
महातेजाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धृतराष्ट्रःDhritarashtra
धृतराष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जन-ईश्वरःlord of people (king)
जन-ईश्वरः:
TypeNoun
Rootजनेश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उपस्थितःpresent / arrived
उपस्थितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउपस्थित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
अमात्यैःwith ministers
अमात्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअमात्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वासुदेवःVasudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वीर्यवान्mighty / valorous
वीर्यवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraV
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)M
ministers (amātyas)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
That major decisions should be approached with proper counsel (ministers) and under the guidance of dharma; the presence of Kṛṣṇa signifies an ethical compass alongside political authority.
The narrator announces that Dhṛtarāṣṭra has arrived with his ministers and that Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) is also present, setting the stage for a serious exchange involving royal responsibility and dharmic guidance.