Shloka 52

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच ततोअब्रवीन्महाराज वार्ष्णेय: कुरुनन्दनम्‌ । रोचते मे महाप्राज्ञ राजेन्द्र तव भाषितम्‌,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! तब भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने कुरुनन्दन युधिष्ठिरसे कहा --“महामते राजेन्द्र! आपका कथन मुझे ठीक जान पड़ता है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca tato 'bravīn mahārāja vārṣṇeyaḥ kurunandanam | rocate me mahāprajña rājendra tava bhāṣitam ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—اے مہاراج! تب وارشنیہ شری کرشن نے کورو نندن یدھشٹھِر سے فرمایا—“اے نہایت دانا راجندر! تمہارا کہا مجھے پسند آیا؛ وہ مجھے درست معلوم ہوتا ہے۔”

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

ततःthen/thereupon

अब्रवीत्spoke/said

महाराजO great king

वार्ष्णेयःthe Vrishni-descendant (Krishna)

कुरुनन्दनम्the delight of the Kurus (Arjuna/Yudhishthira, addressed)

रोचतेpleases/is agreeable

मेto me/for me

महाप्राज्ञO very wise one

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

तवyour

भाषितम्speech/statement (what was spoken)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Vārṣṇeya)

Yudhiṣṭhira (Kurunandana)

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 the ethical ideal of receptive counsel: a righteous leader’s words are to be weighed and affirmed when they align with dharma. Kṛṣṇa’s approval signals that wise speech—especially in a crisis like war—should be recognized and followed.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira and expresses agreement with what Yudhiṣṭhira has just said, marking a moment of counsel and validation within the broader Kurukṣetra war narrative.