Shloka 17

Śānti Parva Adhyāya 43 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Stuti of Kṛṣṇa

Assembly Hymn of Many Names

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुतो धर्मराजेन कृष्ण: सभामध्ये प्रीतिमान्‌ पुष्कराक्ष: । तमभ्यनन्दद्‌ भारतं पुष्कलाभि- वम्भिज्येष्ठं पाण्डवं यादवाग्र्य:

Transliteration

evaṁ stuto dharmarājena kṛṣṇaḥ sabhāmadhye prītimān puṣkarākṣaḥ | tam abhyanandad bhārataṁ puṣkalābhir vākbhir jyeṣṭhaṁ pāṇḍavaṁ yādavāgryaḥ ||

Translation

Được Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira ca tụng giữa triều hội, Kṛṣṇa—đấng mắt như hoa sen, lòng tràn hoan hỷ—đã hết sức vui mừng và dùng nhiều lời tốt đẹp, ân hậu mà tán dương vị trưởng tử nhà Pāṇḍava, bậc đứng đầu dòng Bhārata ấy.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• स्तुतः: praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, singular

• धर्मराजेन: by Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सभामध्ये: in the midst of the assembly
• सभामध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा + मध्य
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• प्रीतिमान्: pleased, delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पुष्कराक्षः: lotus-eyed (one)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कराक्ष
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अभ्यनन्दत्: congratulated, greeted
• Type: Verb
• Root: नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• भारतं: the Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• भारतं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पुष्कलाभिः: with abundant (words)
• पुष्कलाभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कला
• Form: feminine, instrumental, plural

• वाक्यैः: with words/speeches
• वाक्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• अभिनन्द्य: having congratulated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ल्यप् (अभिनन्द्य)

• ज्येष्ठम्: eldest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• यदवाग्र्यः: the foremost among the Yadavas
• यदवाग्र्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदव + अग्र्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Sabhā (royal assembly)
• Bhārata lineage
• Pāṇḍavas
• Yādavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical reciprocity: when a ruler grounded in dharma offers sincere reverence and right speech, the worthy respond with gracious affirmation. It models ideal courtly conduct—humility, gratitude, and the strengthening of dharmic leadership through respectful dialogue.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the assembly, Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja) has just praised Kṛṣṇa. Pleased, Kṛṣṇa—described as lotus-eyed and foremost among the Yādavas—responds by congratulating and honoring Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest Pāṇḍava, with abundant, auspicious words.