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Shloka 26

दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: स कृष्णेन राजा राजीवलोचन: । हितार्थ सर्वलोकस्य समुत्तस्थौ महामना:

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktaḥ sa kṛṣṇena rājā rājīvalocanaḥ | hitārthaṁ sarvalokasya samuttiṣṭhau mahāmanāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Được Kṛṣṇa nói như vậy, đức vua mắt như hoa sen, bậc đại tâm, liền đứng dậy, một lòng hướng đến lợi ích của muôn dân.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःaddressed; spoken to

सःhe

कृष्णेनby Krishna

राजाthe king

राजीव-लोचनःlotus-eyed

हित-अर्थम्for the welfare (purpose)

सर्व-लोकस्यof all the world/people

समुत्तस्थौrose up; stood up

महामनाःgreat-souled

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira (the king, rājā; rājīvalocanaḥ)

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?

A ruler should respond to wise counsel by taking up action aimed at the welfare of all, embodying dharma through public-spirited responsibility rather than private interest.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Kṛṣṇa speaks, Yudhiṣṭhira—described as lotus-eyed and great-souled—stands up, signaling readiness to proceed with a course of action meant for the good of everyone.