Shloka 9

पाण्डव-वृष्णि-समागमः तथा अश्वमेध-अनुज्ञा | Reunion at the Kuru Court and Authorization of the Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

उत्थाय तु यथाकालमुत्तरा यदुनन्दनम्‌ | अभ्यवादयत प्रीता सह पुत्रेण भारत,भरतनन्दन! फिर प्रसन्न हुई उत्तरा यथासमय उठकर पुत्रको गोदमें लिये हुए यदुनन्दन श्रीकृष्णके समीप आयी और उन्हें प्रणाम किया

Transliteration

utthāya tu yathākālam uttarā yadunandanam | abhyavādayat prītā saha putreṇa bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: Rồi đến đúng lúc, Uttarā đứng dậy; lòng vui mừng, nàng bồng con đến gần Yadunandana Kṛṣṇa và kính cẩn đảnh lễ Ngài.

Word by Word

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु: स्था)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

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

• यथा: according to/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तरा: Uttarā
• उत्तरा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यदु-नन्दनम्: the delight of the Yadus (Kṛṣṇa)
• यदु-नन्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यवादयत्: she saluted/greeted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वद्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रीता: pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पुत्रेण: with (her) son
• पुत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Uttarā
• Yadunandana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Uttarā's son (Parīkṣit, implied)
• Bhārata (Janamejaya, implied addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through timely, grateful reverence: one should approach benefactors and elders with humility and proper etiquette, expressing gratitude through respectful salutations and disciplined behavior.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttarā, pleased and at the appropriate moment, rises and comes before Kṛṣṇa carrying her son, and offers him respectful salutations—marking a courteous, devotional acknowledgment of Kṛṣṇa’s protection and guidance in the aftermath of the war.