Shloka 23

Khāṇḍava-dāha: Strategic containment and Indra’s rain (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 217)

Devanagari script

कृष्णस्य भवने रम्ये रत्नभोज्यसमावृते । उवास सह कृष्णेन बहुलास्तत्र शर्वरी:

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasya bhavane ramye ratnabhojyasamāvṛte | uvāsa saha kṛṣṇena bahulāstatra śarvarīḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Trong dinh thất mỹ lệ của Kṛṣṇa, được bày biện đầy châu báu và của ngon vật lạ, ông đã ở lại cùng Kṛṣṇa; và nhiều đêm đã trôi qua tại đó. Câu kệ nêu bật đạo lý hiếu khách và tình bằng hữu—rằng tình bạn chính trực được nuôi dưỡng bằng sự cư trú kính trọng, thời gian sẻ chia và sự chăm sóc hào hiệp.

Word by Word

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भवने: in the house/palace
• भवने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रम्ये: pleasant, beautiful
• रम्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रत्न: jewel(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Stem (compound member), —

• भोज्य: food, eatables
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Stem (compound member), —

• समावृते: surrounded/covered (with)
• समावृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-वृत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उवास: dwelt, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

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

• बहुला: abundant, long (night)
• बहुला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अत्र: here, there (in that place)
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• शर्वरीः: nights
• शर्वरीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• bhavana (Kṛṣṇa’s residence)
• ratna (treasures/jewels)
• bhojya (provisions/food)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic hospitality and the sustaining power of companionship: a righteous household provides safety, abundance, and respectful welcome, and friendship is strengthened by shared time and mutual regard.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the person being spoken of stayed in Kṛṣṇa’s pleasant, well-appointed home, spending many nights there in Kṛṣṇa’s company—signaling a period of residence, alliance, and intimate association.