Shloka 31

Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)

Devanagari script

उपास्यमानो बहुभि: सिद्धैश्चवापि महात्मभि: । स्तूयमानश्न सततं वन्दिभिर्भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

upāsyamāno bahubhiḥ siddhaiś cāpi mahātmabhiḥ | stūyamānaś ca satataṁ vandibhir bharatarṣabha bharataśreṣṭha | dharmajño rājā yudhiṣṭhira idānīṁ dharmapūrvakaṁ sārāṁ pṛthivīṁ pālayatu ||

Translation

Vāyu nói: “Hỡi bậc tráng kiện nhất trong dòng Bharata, hỡi người ưu tú nhất của họ Bharata—được nhiều bậc siddha và các đại hồn tôn kính phụng sự, lại luôn được các thi nhân ca tụng—xin cho vị vua am tường Dharma là Yudhiṣṭhira nay trị vì toàn cõi địa cầu theo lẽ chính nghĩa.”

Word by Word

• उपास्यमानः: being worshipped/served
• उपास्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु) → उपास्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सिद्धैः: by siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तूयमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सततम्: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• वन्दिभिः: by bards/panegyrists
• वन्दिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्दिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu)
• युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• सिद्ध (Siddhas)
• महात्मा (great-souled beings)
• वन्दी (bards/panegyrists)
• पृथ्वी (the earth/realm)
• भरतवंश (Bharata lineage, implied by honorifics)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate kingship is grounded in dharma: even when a ruler is celebrated by sages and bards, the true measure of sovereignty is governing and protecting the earth in accordance with righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu offers a benediction and public affirmation: Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded by revered Siddhas and praised by professional eulogists, is urged to assume (or continue) the burden of rule and maintain the realm through dharmic governance.