Shloka 16

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

तेषु धर्मानुपूर्वी तां प्रयुज्य मधुसूदन: । यथावय: समीयाय राजभि: सह माधव:,यदुकुलतिलक मधुसूदन उन सबकी धर्मानुकूल पूजा करके अवस्थाक्रमके अनुसार वहाँ आये हुए समस्त राजाओंसे मिले

Transliteration

teṣu dharmānupūrvīṁ tāṁ prayujya madhusūdanaḥ | yathāvayaḥ samīyāya rājabhiḥ saha mādhavaḥ ||

Translation

Rồi Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa), sau khi dâng đủ lễ nghi và vinh kính hợp với dharma, theo đúng thứ tự, đã chào hỏi và gặp gỡ các vua chúa tụ hội, tùy theo tuổi tác và phẩm vị của từng người. Như vậy Mādhava, niềm rạng rỡ của dòng Yadu, đã xử sự đúng mực, giữ trọn lễ nghi xã hội và đạo lý, dù cuộc hội tụ chính trị đang căng như dây đàn.

Word by Word

• तेषु: among them / in their case
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• धर्मानुपूर्वीम्: the proper order according to dharma
• धर्मानुपूर्वीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मानुपूर्वी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• ताम्: that (order/sequence)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• प्रयुज्य: having applied / having performed
• प्रयुज्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-युज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Krishna)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper epithet)
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• वयः: age (seniority)
• वयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• समीयाय: met / approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ (समेति)
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• राजभिः: with kings
• राजभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

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

• माधवः: Mādhava (Krishna)
• माधवः: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper epithet)
• Root: माधव
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
• rājānaḥ (kings/royal assembly)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in politically charged settings, dharma expresses itself through disciplined conduct—honoring people in the proper order, respecting seniority, and maintaining decorum. Right action is shown not only in grand decisions but also in correct, ethical social behavior.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana/Mādhava) performs the appropriate, dharma-aligned honors for those present and then formally meets the gathered kings, greeting them according to age and precedence within the royal assembly.